Chapter 23: Staying

Pu Xiang immediately said, "Then please think about it again, old master. If you change your mind and don't want to sell it, and want to rent it out, I am willing to rent it for a long time. I will come to your place every time I come to the county town in the next few days."

She really had her eyes on it.

The middle-aged man found it funny, but after hearing this, he was indeed somewhat tempted and prepared to go back and discuss it with his family.

Although Mao City is good, it is still his hometown after all. His sons may not be able to get used to living here if they go there. Besides, when he is older and needs to retire, he still wants to come back here.

It is impossible for Pu Xiang, a stranger, to convince someone of such a big matter as whether to sell or rent the store with just a few words. She does not have that much money. After she firmly expressed her desire to rent the store for a long term, Pu Xiang could only wait for the result.

Still no money to make trouble.

If she had money on hand, she wouldn't bargain for even a cent of the 15,000.

In this location, you can buy a storefront and wake up smiling in your dreams.

After talking to the owner of the store, Pu Xiang turned around and looked at the several stores nearby, all of which were open for business.

One sells cloth, one sells small accessories and groceries, and the rest sell dry goods and snack bars.

A woman in her thirties was standing at the door of a dry goods store two doors away from the store where the goods were being sold. She looked at Pu Xiang and rolled her eyes exaggeratedly.

Pu Xiang:?

Is everything okay? How did she offend the other party?

Pu Xiang hadn't even walked to the other store, nor had she gone to her family's store to buy anything, so why was she so angry?

So it has something to do with this store that's for sale?

When you think about it, what is there to not understand? How could anyone not see the value of a store in this location?

I guess someone will want to sell it as soon as I hear about it. The only problem is definitely the money.

Pu Xiang simply took Shi Wenya to another noodle shop next door.

"It's already this late, I'm hungry, it's a rare opportunity to come to the county town, I'll treat you to noodles, you've been with me for most of the day, I guess your mother-in-law will scold you again when you go back."

Shi Wenya waved her hands quickly: "No, no, I'll pay for it myself. My mother-in-law always scolds me. That's just her personality."

Pu Xiang didn't argue with her and directly ordered two bowls of pork chop noodles and paid the 3 yuan together.

Shi Wenya wanted to be polite to her again, but she pulled her to sit down quickly. It was okay to be polite in the countryside, but now that they were in a store in the county town, she felt embarrassed and felt that her behavior was not presentable.

I thought to myself that I would give the money to Pu Xiang when I got back.

Pu Xiang and her partner sat down to eat the noodles. In fact, it was already past mealtime and there was no one else in the noodle shop except them, so she started talking to the boss.

"Boss, your store is in a great location. Business should be good, right?"

The boss said cheerfully, "It's not bad. It's my own store, so I just work hard."

Pu Xiang immediately added: "That's right, this store is good. Even if you don't want to run it anymore, you can rent it out. I see that the store next to yours is going to be sold. There should be a lot of people who want to buy it, right?"

When the boss heard this, he said without thinking, "That's right. If Master Xu hadn't sold his products at high prices, the store would have been sold long ago. I only put up the sign for two days, and I don't know how many people came to ask about it."

Pu Xiang: "I think the lady boss of the dry goods store next door seems to want to buy some. Her store is in a better location, further outside."

"Hmm."

The noodle shop owner said, "Her shop is in a good location, but she rents it. The landlord couple are both high school teachers. One of their children is a police officer and the other is a college student. They are not short of money and they don't want to sell the shop. They are jealous when they see that Lao Xu's shop is for sale."

Pu Guo said in her heart, she was right as expected.

"So these two companies didn't negotiate on price?"

Boss: "That's right. Lao Xu wanted 15,000 yuan. He refused to bargain and directly said 12,000 yuan. Isn't that a dead end?"

But it's not just the dry goods store that thinks it's expensive, everyone who comes to ask about the price thinks it's expensive. The location is good, but Lao Xu's store is too small. It's okay for him to start a tailor shop, but it's too small for others to buy and do other things, not to mention a noodle shop like theirs.

Besides, the house is separated from his by another one, otherwise he could just buy one and knock down the wall to connect them together.

Pu Xiang had asked all the questions she wanted to know. Although she couldn't tell what would happen to the store in the end, she still took time out to come and check on it every day these days.

Of course, she also has to look for other suitable locations and cannot just focus on one place.

As they were talking, a bowl of pork chop noodles was quickly finished.

I have to say that the boss’s cooking skills are really good. In addition, since her body is now lacking in oil and water, the pork is really good meat. Pu Xiang finally drank up all the soup.

Shi Wenya followed her and drank up the soup with great satisfaction.

When the two came out of the store, Shi Wenya was still savoring the taste of the pork chops.

"This is really delicious. Next time I have the chance to go out, I will bring Chengcheng to have a bowl too."

As a mother, I always think about my children.

Pu Xiang frowned when she thought of the grown-up Shi Chengcheng. There were some things she couldn't say now.

"Well, then you have to find a way to make money, and then you can spend it however you want."

Make money.

Shi Wenya was just a village girl who had not even attended junior high school. The primary schools she attended were all run by the village. As soon as she arrived in the county town, she felt uncomfortable and thought everything looked high-end.

In fact, it wasn't just Shi Wenya who was like this; all the rural people at that time were pretty much the same.

The word "country bumpkin" is not considered to be unpleasant to the ear. The unpleasant word is "country bumpkin".

Ignorant, ignorant, clumsy and vulgar.

When country people look up to city people, they always look up to them.

The gap between urban and rural areas is not a little bit big.

After dinner, Pu Xiang walked around the area twice but couldn’t see any suitable store.

This matter cannot be rushed. She set a goal for herself to look for a store in half a month. If she couldn't find a suitable one, she would go to the station road or a slightly farther place and rent one there.

Her requirements were not high. She just wanted to make a living and then run her women's clothing store.

After going around in circles again and again, Shi Wenya finally felt that she was almost as familiar with the County Center Building as she was with Shijia Village.

It seems that there are only so many shops.

The two of them rode two bicycles for more than an hour and returned to Shijia Village.

I am used to doing farm work, so I don’t feel that tired.

Shi Wenya asked Pu Xiang to sleep at her house, and Pu Xiang did not refuse.

"Don't worry, Uncle Shi Hai came to my house today and told me that you can stay for two days. My mother-in-law will definitely not say anything for Uncle Shi Hai's sake."

She was also worried. It was okay to sleep for a few days, but what should she do with Pu Xiang next?

She is not the head of her own family. If she lets a divorced woman live in her home, her mother-in-law will tear her apart.

Shi Wenya's mother-in-law is called Yu Abao. She is very good at talking and she is extremely good at scolding people.

It turned out that in the production team that their family belonged to, almost no one was a match for Yu Abao.

Yu Abao is known to be fierce to outsiders, but fortunately, she does have some advantages. Although she is fierce and has a bad mouth, she is pretty nice to her family.

I'm okay with my parents-in-law and sisters-in-law.

If her family members are bullied, she will be the first to jump out and fight.

Shi Wenya's family agreed to marry their daughter to the family because of this reason. Moreover, they were in the same production team, and Shi Wenya's mother and Yu Abao had a good relationship.

I believe my daughter will not suffer any loss after getting married.

After marriage, Shi Wenya's life was indeed pretty good.

Her mother-in-law could be unforgiving at times, but she treated her daughter-in-law and son the same, so Shi Wenya didn't feel wronged.

Anyway, it was just a few words, not a scolding or yelling at her.

According to Shi Wenya, Pu Xiang's mother-in-law had a bad mouth. She really stared at people and cursed them in a very unpleasant way. She had heard it several times.

But outside, everyone thought that Mo A-mei was in poor health and could be killed by a gust of wind. How could she have the energy to curse others?

It’s infuriating just thinking about it.

Pu Xiang and Shi Wenya entered the house. Yu Abao had just put away his clothes and went into the house. When he saw Pu Xiang, his eyes flashed, as if he had scolded her with his eyes.

She is already 65 years old, and she doesn't really care about this kind of look.

If you think about it carefully, she is actually a little older than Yu Abao.

The fear and timidity that a young daughter-in-law had towards her mother-in-law and aunts at that time no longer exists in her eyes.

"Mom, I'm collecting clothes."

Pu Xiang greeted them generously, "I'm coming over tonight to squeeze in with Wen Ya. Sorry to bother you. I went to the county today and bought two cans of luncheon meat and weighed some cream biscuits. I'll add a dish tonight. Auntie, you can try the biscuits. I bought them at the Central Building. I heard they're better than those in town."

Canned luncheon meat, cream biscuits!

I bought this from the Central Building!

Yu Abao smiled immediately: "We are all neighbors. You two sisters have a good relationship. If you want to live here, just stay. We have built a building at home, and there is room for you to stay."

Her family's conditions are considered pretty good in the village, not the best, but upper-middle.

Pu Xiang directly used the "sugar-coated bullet" to solve the problem of Aunt Yu. Shi Wenya was stunned watching from the side. Then she looked at her mother-in-law. She wanted to laugh but had to hold it back, and her face was cramping.

Yu Abao saw the expression on his daughter-in-law's face and glared at her: "Why don't you take the person upstairs and put the bag down quickly? You are just standing there like an idiot. You are so young and you don't understand anything at all."

Shi Wenya asked Pu Xiang to park the car, and then she led him upstairs in a flash.

"Third sister, you are really amazing. Look at my mother-in-law's expression. Hehehe, by the way, when did you buy the luncheon meat and biscuits? Why waste that money? You can just stay here. At most, she will say a few words. My mother-in-law is usually like that. It doesn't hurt anyway."

Pu Xiang followed her into the empty room reserved for her son Shi Chengcheng to sleep in, and put down the canvas bag she had been carrying all day.

In an instant, Pu Xiang felt her whole body lighten up.

"It's just a small amount of money, but it can buy you to say less about me, isn't it worth it? Besides, I'm going to have dinner at your house tonight, I can't eat for free."

She stretched her arms and legs, stretched her waist, and felt good.

Shi Wenya helped her put the bag into the low cabinet and locked it. The sons and men in the family would definitely rummage through the bag if they saw an unfamiliar bag, and it would be embarrassing if they found Pu Xiang's underwear or something.

She didn't think there was money in the cattail bag.

It was still early, so Shi Wenya went downstairs to cook, and Pu Xiang helped her. Shi Wenya knew that Pu Xiang was a good cook, so she didn't bother to be polite and let her take the lead in cooking.

Even if you are just stir-frying some vegetables, even without much oil, the ones fried with cattail sprouts are delicious.

I don’t know who to turn to for justice.

It was almost time, Shi Wenya and Pu Xiang were busy in the kitchen, and her husband and father-in-law also came back from chatting.

When farmers are free and have no other entertainment, they just get together as a team to chat, eat melon seeds, and play cards.

The two men, together with Yu Abao, the mother-in-law, began to feed the pigs, chickens and ducks efficiently, occasionally talking and arguing with each other.

Pu Xiang watched and listened there, thinking that this was what she had wanted in the past.

pity.

The dinner at the Shi family was quite pleasant and no one mentioned Shi Dafu.

Shi Wenya's husband and father-in-law are both men of few words. Knowing that their young wife had quarreled with her husband, they would not open their mouths to try to persuade her.

As gay men, it is not appropriate for them to say these things. There are women at home, so let the women say these things themselves.

However, when the meal was almost over, Shi Wenya's son Shi Chengcheng left the table and ran to the next door to play with his friends. Pu Xiang seized the opportunity and spoke.

"Mom, I'm selling my sewing machine for half the price. Can you help me ask if anyone wants it?"