Chapter 36 Obtaining a Certificate
Everything Pu Xiang did that day was a coincidence. When she went to Shijia Village to look for someone, she didn't meet anyone. But when she returned to the county town, found a lawyer, drafted an agreement, and was about to go back to the store, she ran into him at the gate of the central building.
They met at the same time. Shi Dafu brought his new girlfriend, Lin Meihua, and Murakami's young wife, four people together.
Pu Xiang smiled immediately after seeing the people. It seemed that she didn't have to go back to Shijia Village.
"Lin Meihua."
Pu Xiang shouted to someone, then turned the car and rode away.
When Lin Meihua and the other three heard someone shouting, they all turned around.
Can I still run into acquaintances in the county?
This voice sounds somewhat familiar... Only Shi Dafu straightened up upon hearing this voice.
No matter how bad their relationship was, they had been married for six years, and he was very familiar with Pu Xiang's voice.
Sure enough, Shi Dafu and the other three people turned around and saw Pu Xiang at the same time.
"Third sister?"
Lin Meihua still felt guilty when she saw Pu Xiang, and her expression suddenly became a little unnatural.
Pu Xiang locked the car and walked over as if nothing had happened.
"Come to the county town to play, do you want to visit the central building? Let's go together. I recently found a job in the county town and I am quite familiar with this place. I can introduce it to you."
Lin Meihua wanted to refuse: "No need for that, we're just strolling around."
Pu Xiang stood firmly with them: "Why are you being polite? We are all old neighbors. After you finish shopping in the central building, why don't you go to the store next door to see the women's clothing I work in? They are all from Lin City and are very fashionable."
"The store you work in?"
Lin Meihua and the young wife beside her looked at each other. They were still a little curious about what Pu Xiang was doing now.
A rural woman, divorced, turned around and came to the county town to work?
Shouldn't she go back to her parents' home in shame without even raising her head, and then find a divorced or widowed old man to remarry and live a hard life?
Thinking of this, looking at Pu Xiang, Lin Meihua and Shi Dafu were all a little stunned.
Although Pu Xiang still has short hair and is tall like before, it is hard to tell what is different about her.
Is it because you are a little whiter? Is it because you have a shorter haircut? Is it because you have earrings? Or is it because you are wearing brighter clothes?
She has become prettier, and few people would believe she is a country woman, but no one would doubt her if you said she was a city girl.
Shi Dafu blurted out: "How can you find a job in the county?"
He might be the person who didn't want Pu Xiang to live a good life even more than Lin Meihua, because he was reluctant to marry Pu Xiang, and the divorce caused him a lot of trouble, including being beaten by his father and falling into a feces pit.
Thinking of this, Shi Dafu now feels as if he can still smell that scent.
Tsk!
He felt nauseous again.
Pu Xiang didn't take into account a word that came out of Shi Dafu's mouth. Instead, she glanced at the young girl who was following Shi Dafu.
From the time she appeared until now, this girl has not spoken a word. Just now she just glanced at her indifferently, and her face seemed to show that she was not interested in anything.
Of course, she had no interest in Shi Dafu either.
It seems that she doesn't have much affection for Shi Dafu, but she has to agree to the marriage because of her family situation.
Pu Xiang smiled at the person and said, "You are Shi Dafu's date, right? I am his ex-wife. If you have time, come to my shop and take a look."
The young girl immediately raised her head.
Shi Dafu also immediately stared at her.
Pu Xiang glanced at him and said, "Why are you looking at me? I'm not saying bad things about you. I'm just doing business...Lin Meihua, let's go to my store and take a look."
She raised her chin in a gesture.
Lin Meihua, who originally felt a little uncomfortable seeing Pu Xiang, now realized that Pu Xiang was not coming for her, but for Shi Dafu, the newcomer.
Come to think of it, Shi Dafu wasn't the only one with her. He never quarreled with her before they got divorced, and he would definitely not do anything to her now.
But newcomers are different.
Lin Meihua immediately changed her mind: "Okay, let's go and have a look. The clothes that are popular in Lin City must be nice."
Not only did she change her mind, she also bumped into the arm of the young wife who came with her, asking her to help urge Shi Dafu to take his new partner with him.
Shi Dafu did not feel guilty at all towards Lin Meihua, and he was not worried even though his new partner was by his side.
But it’s different when facing Pu Xiang. In his eyes, Pu Xiang is now a crazy woman who can do anything!
However, he was not too worried about what Pu Xiang would say to his new partner. This time, his father had fulfilled his wish and found him a petite and pretty girl. He really liked her height and looks, but this girl had a very dull personality.
She never smiles no matter what you say, and just responds with "hmm" to any question you ask. She's like a mute person, even more listless than that woman Pu Xiang.
He told his dad that he wanted to change it, but before he could finish his words, his dad went straight to get a broom.
As everyone was talking, Pu Xiang brought his people to his shop.
Shi Wenya was looking after the store alone. It wasn't too busy today so she could take care of it. However, without Pu Xiang, she still felt a little uneasy.
Feeling that the time was about right, she kept looking outside, and when she saw Pu Xiang, she immediately opened the door to welcome her out.
"Third sister, you are back. Everything is going well..."
She suddenly saw clearly who the people with Pu Xiang were. They were Shi Dafu and Lin Meihua!
Shi Wenya's face turned serious and she was about to curse, but Pu Xiang quickly winked at her and said, "A guest has arrived, Wenya, hurry up and greet him."
This is a shitty guest!
Shi Wenya resisted the urge to curse and said with gritted teeth: "Come in and take a look."
It is a clean and bright women's clothing store. As soon as you enter the store, you can smell a light and pleasant fragrance.
It was cold outside, but it felt warm inside the store.
Looking at the walls on both sides, there are well-matched clothes hanging on them, and on both sides of the wall are two rows of hangers full of clothes.
In the middle of the store, there is a long bench.
This place is not very big, but it gives people a sense of emptiness and grandeur.
As soon as Lin Meihua and the other three entered the store, they suddenly felt a little restrained, as if they had entered a central building.
Shi Wenya was signaled by Pu Xiang to greet Shi Dafu, his girlfriend, and the other young wife.
Pu Xiang reached out and took out a red tweed coat and handed it to Lin Meihua: "I'll be here soon. Do you want to buy new clothes? Take a look at this one."
Lin Meihua felt unnatural at first, but when she took one look at the clothes, she realized that they were her favorite colors and styles, and it was perfect for wearing during the Chinese New Year.
But she was still cautious and secretly took a look at the tag: 128 yuan.
Crazy!
Just one coat costs more than 100 yuan!
She couldn't even afford to buy it even if she sold it. Both her parents' and her husband's families were so poor that they could barely make ends meet. The only time she had seen so much money in her life was the gift money she received when she got married.
But the next day I used it to pay off the debt I owed for my wedding.
Pu Xiang knew what she was thinking by looking at her expression.
"Isn't Shi Dafu here? Let him pay you. You've been with him for so long, and he's reluctant to spend money on a piece of clothing?"
Lin Meihua's heart moved.
Pu Xiang smiled again and said, "You are just too honest. The Shi family was a household worth 10,000 yuan a few years ago. They are very wealthy. You can't make money even if you work for several lifetimes... Look at this store. I just told others that it was opened by someone else. I just come here to work, but it's actually mine. Guess where the money for opening this store came from? Shi Dafu is not a decent person, but a smart woman will not suffer a loss if she marries him even if they can't be together until the end and get divorced."
She lowered her voice and winked at people, saying everything without saying a word.
Lin Meihua: “…”
They are both marrying men, so why is there such a big difference?
Following the one at home, she can't even eat half a candy bar. She has a bad temper and beat her the other day. Recently, she has gone crazy and tortured her in bed.
Don’t you think, if he wasn’t useless, would she run away?
She just wants to live a better life, what's wrong with that?
Pu Xiang was talking nonsense, but Lin Meihua didn't suspect anything.
In her opinion, once a woman gets married, she will definitely put money into her own pocket. Pu Xiang has been in the Shi family for so many years, so she must have put enough money into their pockets.
Pu Xiang saw her heartbeat and lowered her voice: "You and Brother Mo don't have children, so it's easy to divorce and remarry. If you're worried that his father won't agree, get pregnant first. It's your own grandson, so why don't you want him?"
Lin Meihua was a little absent-minded when trying on clothes.
Pu Xiang and Shi Wenya talked to Shi Dafu, and finally Shi Dafu actually paid for the red tweed coat.
On the contrary, Shi Dafu's boyfriend looked at it, but didn't even try it, let alone buy it.
“It’s too expensive.”
She said this softly and said no more.
After Pu Xiang finished talking to Lin Meihua, she saw her standing aside like a doll with no sense of existence, so she grabbed a few candies from the plate on the counter and stuffed them into her hands.
"There are many shops opening in the county now. I heard that you are a high school graduate. Have you ever thought about finding a job?"
As for Shi Dafu, Lin Meihua, who was trying on clothes, pulled him over to see how they looked on her, and they had a lively chat.
Zhao Qing looked up at Pu Xiang. She was still somewhat curious about her ex-wife.
"I thought about it. It's just that it's far from home. It's inconvenient to leave early and come back late. It's not easy to find a dormitory. My parents don't agree with me going so far away."
When Pu Xiang heard her say these words, she suddenly felt something in her heart.
"We are looking to hire people in our store. We provide food and accommodation, but the place is a bit small. Do you want to try it?"
Zhao Qing was really surprised this time.
蒲香給她算了一下賬：“照着文雅的工資算，一個月80塊的工資，再加上5%的提成，賣出一件算一件，一周休一天，一個月你至少有一百多的收入，一年就是一千多塊，石家給的一千八彩禮看着是多，但是你不用兩年，自己就能掙出來，你覺得呢？”
趙晴明顯呼吸停滞了一秒，一年掙一千多塊錢，這是她從來都不敢想的事。
“那個，我能問一下，你為什麽和他離婚嗎？你們還有個兒子……”
蒲香嘴角往上揚了一點，說：“半點活不幹，對偷人抱持着極高的熱情，腦子裏沒有半點想法，只想着一輩子靠着親爸親爺攢的家業過活，沒事還愛賭兩把，當然，除了有時候說話不好聽，他倒是不打人，這樣一個男人，我剩下的幾十年人生選擇不和他一起過，你現在也可以想想，要不要和他過，當然，如果你選擇反抗，你面臨的問題可能也不會少，比如你家裏，就像我現在，離了婚連家都回不去。”
等到四個人從店裏離開，蒲香看着神色各異的三個當事人。
想着抓住機會嫁入“豪”門的林美華，思考着人生未來的趙晴，還有帶着對象出來卻給姘頭買衣服的蠢貨石大富。
她只希望大家都勇敢一點。
石文雅看着人走遠了，才站到蒲香邊上和她八卦。
“三妹，剛那個是石大富的新對象吧？我就聽過一嘴，還是第一次見到人，這姑娘看着挺好挺正經的，配石大富可惜了，我看她好像也不太願意的樣子。”
蒲香點頭：“是啊，還不是家裏窮鬧的，無論是父母手頭有錢，還是她自己手頭有錢，就都走不到這一步……女人啊，還是得多出來見見世面，然後經濟獨立啊。”
石文雅以前也不太懂這道理，只覺得有錢了日子就好了，但是現在等她自己也掙了錢，她就發現這其中真正的不同之處。
她第一個月的工資拿了快200塊，蒲香讓她回家少說一半，但就是那樣，公婆和她男人對她的态度都不一樣了，不說是哄着她，可一個個都是對她笑臉相迎，說話都撿着她喜歡聽的。
她要在家裏說個什麽事情，家裏人也會認真考慮她的意見。
就是她兒子也知道他媽厲害，能賺錢給他買糖吃、買衣服穿。
石文雅那男人，石偉業在第一天興沖沖到縣城找工作，最後碰壁失敗而歸，就像是死了心，然而在石文雅領到工資後又起了心思。
大男人，總不能比老婆差，最近他又開始找工作了，不過倒是比上一次來縣城的時候穩重多了，也沒有那麽着急了。
蒲香和石文雅感嘆完，又去中心大廈門口把自己的自行車推了回來。
沒想到剛走了的林美華這會兒又折了回來，在店門口等她。
“還有事？”
林美華特地甩開其他三個人，找了個借口回過來的。
“你剛才和我說的話，是存了什麽心思？你難道還真想我嫁給石大富？”
看來這是真心動了，就是怕掉坑裏。
蒲香鎖好車，用一種格外明晃晃的眼神上下掃了對方：“就你這樣，我還能圖在你身上得什麽好處？你有什麽是我值得圖的？”
林美華被她這一眼和幾句話氣得要死。
“石大富喜歡我，看不上你，還不值得你坑我？”
“噗。”
蒲香是真沒忍住，“對對對，一個掉糞坑裏的男人，我可稀罕死了。”
店裏的石文雅的憋笑聲都傳到外面來了。
蒲香朝着她揮了一下手，讓她聽八卦小聲着點。
林美華的臉色一下子漲得通紅，不是羞的，純氣的，這個蒲香，家裏還不是也和她家一樣沒錢，她憑什麽用這種高高在上的語氣。
“你，你……”
她一下子也“你”不出個所以然來。
蒲香看了她一眼，很認真地說：“石大富真不是什麽好男人，不管是你還是別的女人，其實我都不建議嫁，他就是個狗改不了吃屎的，和我結婚的時候在外面偷人，和別人結婚我也不相信他能改，懶惰不幹活，還喜歡賭，我撺掇你不過就是不想看石大富娶那個姑娘，人家看着就不情願，一定要有人嫁給石大富的，還是你這樣的更合适。”
林美華聽着前半段話，心裏還不屑，男人會出軌還不是女人的問題，就蒲香那個樣子，嫁給哪個男人都會想要往外跑，她可和人不一樣，石大富可迷她迷得不行，她有那個魅力！
不過話聽到後半段就不對勁了，什麽叫一定要有人嫁，希望是她這樣的？
她怎麽了！
不過也因為蒲香對她毫不掩飾的嫌棄，以及覺得她嫁給石大富就是跳進了最大的坑裏的表情，反倒讓林美華放下了戒心。
“我和你才不一樣，連自家男人都看不住，你自己都離婚了，還擔心別的女人嫁給他會怎麽樣，你是菩薩！”
哼。
她鼻孔裏出氣，扭頭仰着下巴走了。
蒲香看着人的背影搖頭，石文雅從店裏探頭出來：“她不會真想去攪黃石大富的婚事吧？那石海叔估計要發瘋了。”
兒子離婚就算了，可以再娶一個，但要是娶一個同村的，甚至是同一個生産小隊的，就隔了幾家的離婚兒媳婦……啧啧！
蒲香進了店裏，說：“我祝她成功。”
時間還不晚，蒲香想了一下，決定再去一次鎮上，把律師寫的協議拿去，讓他也看看，協議是保障雙方權益的，看看對方有沒有哪裏要改的，總不能都她說了算。
結果蒲香走了不到十分鐘，她嫂子郁高珠就找了過來。
“哎，這是三妹的小姐妹是不是？你們一個生産小隊的！”
也虧得這年頭大家縫年過節走親戚都不落下的，一起曬太陽，嗑瓜子，聊個天，這種住得近點的鄰居都能有個眼熟。
石文雅也認得郁高珠：“郁嫂子，你怎麽來了？來找三妹嗎，她剛出去。”
郁高珠着急：“她去哪了，什麽時候回來？”
石文雅搖頭：“我也不知道，她說如果回來晚，讓我自己關店門，應該不會很快吧。”
想起蒲香今天早上出門的目的，她還是知道的，這會兒郁高珠都追來了，也許是事情不順利？
剛才蒲香回來這一會兒石大富他們一直在，她也不好問。
“郁嫂子，三妹的戶口家裏還是沒給她遷？”
她問得小心。
郁高珠嘆氣：“她爸固執呢，當場沒答應，等人跑了，再一說他又不反對了，說到底還是一家人，我就是來找三妹的，讓她跟我去遷戶口。”
石文雅眨了兩下眼睛，她平時不是會想太多的人，但是總感覺不太對，要是蒲香家裏真同意了，那這事不得她大哥來，怎麽就讓一個嫂子過來？
因為感覺不對，石文雅也不敢多嘴，說：“嫂子，你要麽在這兒等會，實在要是等不到，我晚上碰着她給帶個話。”
郁高珠也沒辦法，就在店裏等着，一直等了一個多小時也不見人回來，她也只好先回去。
晚上騎自行車從縣城回去她可不敢，又黑又冷，又臨近年關，摔跤還是小事，要是遇到搶-劫的，或者幹脆拖小樹林的……
“晚上記得一定和她說，明天上午9點，讓她到村委，我們一起去遷戶口，我等着她。”
……
蒲香到了鎮上，直奔莫陽的批發部。
莫陽這會兒倒不忙了，正在店裏掃地，看到蒲香也是愣了一下。
“怎麽又過來了？”
蒲香伸手将協議拿了出來：“找律師寫完了，先拿來給你看看，你今晚上再想想，有沒有什麽要補充的條款，或者你也可以再找個律師看一下，協議總歸是要保障雙方利益，要兩人都放心的。”
莫陽拿出那張紙看了一眼，上面條款寫得挺清楚，主要就是明确了兩人的財産與債務問題，與結婚另一方沒有關系，若今後兩人離婚，也不牽扯相關財産分割事項。
蒲香說：“我這邊大概需要兩三年時間，你那邊的話怎麽樣？如果沒有什麽問題的話，我希望可以先把離婚協議也簽好。”
又一張紙遞到了莫陽的面前。
莫陽頓了一下，伸手接了，臉上露出一點笑意：“你這是真結婚結怕了，就擔心離不掉？”
蒲香默默看了他一眼：“你不怕？”
莫陽：“……怕。”
兩個都是婚姻的失敗者，大家大哥別說二哥。
蒲香輕咳了一聲，說：“那你先看着，我明天上午8點來找你，可以嗎？”
莫陽點了頭。
蒲香探頭看了一眼沒見着莫晶晶。
莫陽不用她問，說：“剛困了，在後邊睡着了。”
小孩子的身體，每天還是睡得多。
“哦。”
蒲香揮手，“那我先走了，明天見。”
莫陽也沒留她。
等蒲香回到店裏，感覺自己餓得都快沒力了，她中午就吃了早上準備的兩個包子，早消化沒了。
“文雅，我回來了，我先到隔壁吃個面，有事叫我。”
She leaned over and shouted, then went into the noodle shop next door.
There were customers in the store, and Shi Wenya heard her voice and hurried out.
"Third sister, your sister-in-law is here to see you. She just left a few minutes ago!"
These two are really enough, they just missed each other like this.
Pu Xiang ordered some noodles with water and walked out again.
"What is my sister-in-law doing here?" How did she find her way into the store?
Shi Wenya repeated what she had just said, and Pu Xiang frowned when she heard it.
It was a good thing that her family agreed to transfer her household registration. She didn't need to find someone to marry to solve the household registration problem.
However, her household registration was moved back, and a new unknown began.
Today her mother can talk to her about Liu Quezui, so won’t she talk to her about Wang Quezi tomorrow?
To put it simply, she has no plans to remarry. To put it simply, her household registration will have to be kept for two or three years. How could her parents not say a word?
If I introduce one today and one tomorrow, she will be so annoyed that she will die.
Now that her household registration has been moved back, she is the daughter of the family and there are some things she cannot avoid.
Now that she has Mo Yang as her partner, she feels that this is more cost-effective than moving her household registration back home.
Isn't it easier to resolve a cooperation based on a signed contract than an unclear family relationship?
…
Pu Xiang considered it for a whole night, and finally decided to marry Mo Yang.
Since she has already made up her mind that she doesn't want to go back to her parents' home, she should follow her heart.
Just like her marriage with Shi Dafu, if she didn't want to live with it anymore, she should have left immediately instead of putting it off again and again for this or that reason, only to end up with regrets.
This time she followed her own choice. If the final result was not satisfactory, she could at least tell herself that it was her own choice.
She had thought about it, considered the worst possible consequences, and was not complacent, so she could accept any outcome of this choice.
eight o'clock.
Pu Xiang rode to Mo Yang's wholesale department. Both father and daughter had already gotten up and were eating breakfast in the store.
Seeing Pu Xiang enter the store, Mo Jingjing reached out and took out a glass wrapped in a towel from the side.
"Auntie, come and drink some soy milk. It's still hot. It's so cold outside today. I see there's a thick layer of frost."
As soon as Pu Xiang took off her gloves, a warm cup was stuffed into her hand.
She untied the large scarf that was wrapped around her head, revealing her face.
"Well, it's really cold today. Fortunately, I rode a bike to exercise. I felt much better halfway through the ride."
Pu Xiang didn't hesitate to take a sip of the soy milk. As expected, once the warm liquid entered her stomach, she felt a lot warmer.
After she finished drinking, she realized that what Mo Jingjing prepared for her was a glass cup, not the commonly used enamel cup.
Mo Jingjing noticed her look and said, "This is a new cup, clean. I bought it yesterday, thinking I could put soy milk in it this morning, so that you can drink it when you come."
It feels really good to be treated so attentively by others.
Pu Xiang thanked him and turned to look at Mo Yang.
Mo Yang took out the two agreements and said, "I've read them and there's no problem. I copied another one for you to take a look at. If there's no problem, we'll sign the agreement first and then go get the certificate."
Pu Xiang and her partner had agreed on the agreement and were about to pick up the pen to sign, but she suddenly thought of something and stopped.
"By the way, although we have no financial disputes, I still want to tell you one thing in advance. In addition to the store you know, I also have a loan of 6,000 yuan."
No money, but debts.
6,000 is a huge sum of money for the villagers.
Mo Yang nodded: "I have no debt."
Pu Xiang said, "Oh," and said, "Sign it if it's ok."
Mo Yang simply signed them, giving one copy to him and Pu Xiang, a prenuptial agreement plus a divorce agreement.
Marriage and divorce issues are resolved at one time.
Putting the papers in her bag, Pu Xiang said, "I'll go back to the village first. I need a household registration booklet for my marriage. I'll go get it from Shi Dafu."
Mo Yang stopped her: "No need to go, I went back last night and found Uncle Shi Hai. He will come with the household registration booklet later and go with us. I made an appointment with him at 8:30, so he should be here soon."
Pu Xiang was a little surprised, and then couldn't help but sigh that having a thoughtful partner really makes people worry-free.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Shi Hai came. He didn't say anything when he saw the two of them, and his face was expressionless. I guess he didn't have any positive emotions in his heart.''
Mo Yang greeted him naturally, "Uncle Shi Hai, please come with me on this trip."
Pu Xiang also called out "Uncle".
Shi Hai snorted as a sign of agreement, and said, "Let's go. The sooner we go, the sooner we can return."
It's clear that I don't want to say anything more.
Mo Yang responded, "Uncle, I called a car, you can push the bicycle to my shop."
Pu Xiang and Shi Hai both looked at him twice, but the person involved acted as if nothing had happened.
The car is a taxi.
Pu Xiang walked outside and took a look. Fortunately, it was not a newly purchased private car, otherwise she would be so jealous that her eyes would turn red.
They were silent all the way to the Civil Affairs Bureau, got the marriage certificate, returned to the town, and then went to the police station to transfer their household registration to Mo Yang's household registration booklet.
Finally, this matter that has been pending for a long time has been resolved.