Chapter 33 Progress

Pu Xiang didn't have a good impression of Shi Weiye. Shi Weiye had little presence in the village. He always seemed to be timid and didn't do things out of the ordinary. He listened to his parents before he got married, and listened to his wife after he got married.

This guy is not as lazy as Shi Dafu, but he is not diligent either. He is just a very ordinary person.

But it was this man who later followed a few hooligans from Murakami to rob a car, and was then hit and killed by a car.

Everyone was stunned. According to Shi Wenya, he had no idea that those people were going to rob. They only told him that they were going to make money and stop cars to sell invoices.

There is a national highway in their town, and a few hundred meters away is the toll station connecting to the city. Some people came up with the idea of ​​stopping cars on the roadside, colluding with the people at the toll station, and selling a fake invoice. With the fake invoice, the people at the toll station would let them pass directly.

The money from selling tickets is shared equally with the people at the toll booth.

It was because there was no monitoring at the time that these people were able to make money in this illegal way.

However, those who can do this are all "insiders" of the toll station, and have nothing to do with ordinary people.

Shi Weiye is just naive. When those hooligans called him, he really thought that he had succeeded in life and good things would come to him.

Who knew that those hooligans had no idea what was going on with the car and they stopped it just to climb up and steal things.

Their targets were all trucks carrying goods, be it fruits or clothes. Seven or eight grown men would rush forward. Even if the trucks had escorts, there would only be two or three people at most. They were no match at all and did not even dare to get off the trucks.

Shi Weiye went there only once. After stopping the car, he listened to the gangster's words and stood in front of the car without moving.

He firmly believed what the gangster told him, that the driver would not dare to kill anyone.

Unfortunately, the truck driver they encountered that time ran away as soon as he saw that something was wrong. They also firmly believed that there would be no fool who didn't know how to hide, so they stepped on the accelerator. However, they didn't expect that they would encounter a stupid person who didn't run away. The person just rolled under the wheels and his middle section was crushed.

After the incident, all the hooligans ran away, but the driver failed to escape and ended up paying the fine.

Shi Wenya became a widow from then on. Later, she said she remarried, but in fact she just invited a man to live with her.

Anyway, I have never been able to live a good life.

Pu Xiang's evaluation of Shi Weiye was that he was stupid and wanted to make a lot of money without any ability. Now seeing his energetic look, he knew that he must have lost his mind.

In the 1990s, many people made money by doing business, but there were also some who lost money.

Pu Xiang asked Shi Wenya: "What did you say to Shi Weiye that made him so excited now?"

"I didn't say anything to him." Shi Wenya thought for a moment, "I just told him to find a job in the county town, with a salary of several dozen yuan a month. We can work together and try to earn a hundred yuan a month. After saving some money, we can also do some small business. Mo Yang has opened a wholesale department, so we should learn from him."

This is also thinking of becoming a boss.

Pu Xiang reminded him, "Remember to ask more questions about his job search, don't let him cheat you."

Society is developing too fast. There are many things that are not regulated, and there are a lot of scammers and thieves.

When Shi Wenya thought about her man's condition, she immediately felt guilty. Had she been "encouraging" him too much these days?

"I see. When he comes back later, I'll ask him and remind him... By the way, Third Sister, when I went back this time, I heard from my mother-in-law that Shi Hai had started dating Shi Dafu and was planning to find a virgin."

Pu Xiang smiled and didn't take it too seriously.

No matter who he marries, Shi Dafu's life will not be easy, because she knows this man's character too well.

This is a piece of garbage, a leech that sucks the blood of your family.

Whoever marries him will have a hard time.

Thinking of this, Pu Xiang suddenly felt that she had to do something. This kind of scumbag should not be allowed to circulate in the world. If he gets out of her hands and harms a good woman, she will be guilty.

Zhou Fang, Lin Meihua, any one of them, should be locked up with Shi Dafu.

"Wenya, please keep an eye on what Shi Dafu is seeing."

If Pu Xiang went to inquire on her own, it would definitely attract attention, but if Shi Wenya went, everyone would just think she was asking for gossip.

Shi Wenya said "Oh" and then reacted, suspiciously: "Third sister, you can't be..."

Pu Xiang immediately understood what she meant and patted her shoulder: "Don't let your imagination run wild. I just think that Lin Meihua and Shi Dafu should be a couple and not harm others."

Shi Wenya: "Oh, you scared me. I thought you wanted to come back. Of course, it's not that Shi Dafu is so good. I just thought you might want to come back for the sake of the child. If Shi Dafu remarries, the child will have a stepmother, and then..."

She is also a mother, and she feels uncomfortable thinking about her child living under the care of a stepmother.

Although Pu Xiang never mentioned her son after the divorce, he was her biological son after all.

Pu Xiang couldn't soften her heart at all when she thought of her son who was going to have a beautiful new mother.

"He has his biological father, grandfather and grandmother to protect him, so he won't suffer any loss. Even if Shi Dafu remarries and has another son, he will still be the eldest grandson of the Shi family, and his life will be difficult. I finally got out of the Shi family, and there is no way I can go back for the sake of the child. Besides, I love the child, so who will love me?"

After all, this kid isn't worth it.

Shi Wenya didn't dare tell Pu Xiang that Shi Jiajie didn't care about her as a mother at all, but instead kept asking his father to find a new mother.

She was afraid that Pu Xiang would be sad.

Instead, she was relieved to find that Pu Xiang was not planning to go back.

She felt it wasn't worth it for a child like that.

Shi Wenya said: "Don't worry, you won't miss anything that happens in Shi Dafu's family. My mother-in-law knows everything that happens in the village, including what happens in the bed of a couple. If she wants to know, she can find out."

There are many people in the village who like to listen to the footsteps on the wall and look into the windows of other people's houses.

Sometimes it's really annoying, but at this time it's surprisingly useful.

After Pu Xiang hired Shi Wenya as a staff member in her shop, she finally had time to go out for a walk on weekdays when there were fewer customers.

With her own shop and daily income, Pu Xiang became more relaxed.

She has now developed a habit of riding her bicycle around the county every day to observe the changes in the county.

It wasn't completely useless to run around every day. She felt that more and more people were doing business in the county.

For example, outside schools and some factories, there are more and more stalls selling food, fried nuts, and snacks.

There are also a few old neighborhoods that she remembers that are currently under construction. It looks like they will be able to be turned into commercial housing for sale in a year or two.

Pu Xiang also thought about taking out a loan and buying a house in a big city. At least there would definitely be houses for sale in the city.

But the problem is that she is too poor now, and even if she borrows money, she can't invest it all in a house.

In addition, if she bought a house and changed her household registration, it would be difficult for her to get a loan from a credit union in their town.

Going to a completely unfamiliar place as a stranger and a divorced woman alone, there are too many unknown variables.

After careful consideration, she chose the most stable approach, which was to first establish herself in the county town and then expand her business.

Pu Xiang's shop has been open for more than half a month. He already has several regular customers and has brought in many new customers.

Except for the first day of opening when the sales volume was less than 2,000 yuan, Puxiang's sales volume exceeded 2,000 yuan almost every weekend thereafter.

Also, because it was already December, all the clothes on sale were thick winter clothes, wool sweaters, tweed coats, cotton jackets, and ski jackets. When Pu Xiang went to purchase goods, she found a store that sold down jackets and bought dozens of down jackets.

There are not many down jackets at this time. The winter here is damp and cold. Woolen coats look good, but they are not warm enough. Many people buy cotton jackets and ski jackets, but these clothes seem much heavier than down jackets.

Pu Xiang bought some goods and wore a light woolen dress in the store. She wore a long down jacket on the outside and a pair of long boots. The whole outfit was sold out immediately, and even the down jacket she was wearing was bought out.

In addition, when the weather is cold, small items such as gloves, scarves, woolen socks, and warm underwear also sell well.

There has always been a saying in the clothing business that you can make a year's worth of money in one winter.

Pu Xiang is extremely busy. On weekdays, she has to purchase goods one day and Shi Wenya has to rest one day. In the remaining three days, Pu Xiang can do her own things when there is someone else watching the store and it is not too busy.

After opening the store for about a month, Pu Xiang has even thought about hiring another clerk.

She will expand the store sooner or later, so she has to find the right person first.

But there is no need to rush this matter, and it will take some time to find the right person.

Shi Wenya went home again and brought back a message for Pu Xiang.

Shi Dafu's blind date finally got some news. Shi Hai carefully selected the candidate for his son and finally found one that he was satisfied with.

The girl is 20 years old this year, a high school student, 1.6 meters tall, petite, sweet-looking, and gentle in character. The reason she agreed to marry into the Shi family is mainly because her family is poor and she has three unmarried brothers. If she marries him, the dowry money she gets will be enough to marry three daughters-in-law.

After listening to this, Pu Xiang felt very heavy.

Poor families, when marrying off their daughters, cannot resist a high gift, even if they know the other party is a bastard.

I would also hypnotize myself, thinking that maybe the person is not that bad after all, it’s just that the rumors are exaggerated, and in reality he is actually a nice person?

Besides, it's better to marry into such a rich family than into a poor family that can't even afford to eat, right?

No worries about food and drink, no beatings or scolding, what else do you want?

Pu Xiang asked Shi Wenya: "Where is Lin Meihua and Zhou Fang? Are they quiet? No other women are coming to make trouble?"

Shi Wenya shook her head: "There was no movement from these two people. I asked my mother-in-law to check, and the two families didn't even have a fight."

This is absolutely amazing.

Pu Xiang thought that Zhou Fang's man was not very smart, so it would be fine if he didn't make a fuss, but Lin Meihua's man was not a fool.

In her memory, the reason why Lin Meihua was able to get together with Shi Dafu later was simply because her husband beat someone to death in the 1990s and then spent more than ten years in prison. After he was released, he relied on her for support. When she wanted to help him, the man didn't say a word.

But now, it shouldn't be done.

Pu Xiang couldn't figure out the whole story, but she still decided to give it a push.

"Wenya, you will run the store by yourself tomorrow while I go back to the village."

Originally, her household registration should have been moved out of Shi Dafu's house. She went back to her parents' home and spent a lot of money to make this matter clear.