They are not like Zhao Youcai, who has many lucrative business opportunities.
Nowadays, their only ways to make money, besides earning work points by digging in the soil, are through breeding farms.
The crowd, who had initially remained indifferent, now feared that the attendant beside the God of Wealth would abandon them, and they all stepped forward to say nice things.
"Don't be angry, Director Zhu's beautiful secretary. Zhao Youcai is definitely not home. I saw him riding his bicycle out this morning when I took my grandson to school."
The old lady didn't even blink; she could lie without batting an eye.
Who sends their grandson to school at 3 o'clock?
It's only because Chen Tingting is young and doesn't have any other children that she's easy to fool; anyone else would have figured it out.
The old lady's grandson stood behind her with his schoolbag on his back, his arms crossed in anger.
He just didn't understand. They were supposed to take him to school, so why did they start chatting with someone halfway there?
If we don't go to school soon, we'll be late, and the teacher will be angry!
I'll have to tell Grandpa next time that he shouldn't let Grandma take me to school anymore; she's too unreliable.
Fortunately, Da Mao also came out of the house.
The Mao family is much better off now. They passed their exams and can transfer to a new class without having to wait until next year.
As soon as I stepped out the door, I saw my classmate standing behind the crowd, stomping his feet in anger. I laughed, grabbed him, and ran around him.
Da Mao is such a smart kid; he knew from the scene that something big had happened at Grandpa Zhao's house next door.
The old lady, busy comforting Chen Tingting, didn't notice that her little grandson was missing from behind her, and was still praising and coaxing him.
Once Chen Tingting's complexion improved and she left with her head held high and a haughty expression, the old lady turned around.
"My grandson, Grandma will take you to school... Ah!"
The sudden shout startled the onlookers.
"My grandson is missing! Has anyone seen a child trafficker?"
That one word, "human trafficker," brought out the entire village.
The crowd gathered around the old woman to listen to her recount the details, and some even kindly ran to town to find a police officer.
The police officers heading towards Zhao Jia Gou were also puzzled, knowing that last year two human traffickers had come to the village. Before they could even leave the village, they were beaten up by a group of villagers wielding hoes.
When the police arrived, the two human traffickers' faces were so badly bruised that they didn't even recognize themselves.
The most terrifying thing was that a dozen or so elderly men and women from the village, who could barely walk, stood up and spoke with a lisp, insisting that they were the ones who beat the person.
Especially that old man who had been paralyzed for ten years, who had difficulty even breathing, managed to nod for five minutes straight.
The police officers looked at the villagers gathered near Zhao Youcai's house, somewhat speechless.
Every day, whenever I went to Zhao Jiagou, I was either at Zhao Youcai's house or near Zhao Youcai's house.
What kind of creature does Zhao Youcai keep at home? It's so good at causing trouble.
Fortunately, he only thought about it in his mind and didn't dare to say it out loud.
Otherwise, not only him, but probably all his colleagues in the bureau would be dragged into this mess because of his spreading superstition.
After finding out what had happened, the police officers who came to investigate looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Is it possible that your grandson went to school by himself because he was afraid of being late?"
Villagers: ...
The police officer then asked the old woman, "Has anyone in your family gone to the school to inquire?"
The old lady suddenly choked up, as if she had indeed forgotten about it.
She panicked, fearing she might really lose her grandson, and didn't even dare go home.
A young policeman immediately rode his bicycle straight to the primary school near Zhaojiagou, and returned shortly after, riding back with a smile on his face.
"Don't worry, the child is studying at school, and he reads the texts very loudly."
Nonsense, how could it not be big?
I almost got tricked by my own grandmother early this morning. When I got to school, I turned my grief and anger into shouting. I was already lucky that they didn't lift the roof off.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing they had made a big blunder.
In any case, as long as no one is lost, that's all that matters.
At this moment, Zhao Youcai finally arrived at the store, took out all the watches and arranged them one by one on the shelf, and also took out the extra dozen or so osmanthus-scented handmade soaps and put them on the shelf.
"Hmm? What good stuff is this?"
It looks similar to the soap bar I buy in my own store, only it smells much better.
Zhao Youcai smiled and took out two pieces, stuffing them into his hand. "Take them back to use for washing clothes. Let me know when you're done."
This stuff is sure to sell well. I'll go to the post office when it's less crowded around noon and send a telegram to my youngest son, asking him to buy another batch and send it back.
Zhao Youcai's family has already started using this osmanthus-scented handmade soap, and the clothes Zhao Youcai is wearing today have a faint floral fragrance.
Soon, someone entered the store, and the first thing they did was ask the store owner a question.
"I heard yesterday that your shop was getting a new batch of watches today, has it arrived yet?"
Boss Qi smiled and nodded, pointing in the direction where Zhao Youcai was.
"If you want to buy a watch, just go to him. He has a wide variety of styles and the prices are very reasonable."
Zhao Youcai was momentarily stunned.
Today is my first day selling watches in the store, so why are customers already asking about it by name?
"Oh my, this watch looks like jade, and the dial is even green."
"Oh my, this watch strap has a really nice color, like orange peel. My grandson will definitely love it."
"Oh! This white one looks nice, and this blue one is good too."
The woman stood in front of Zhao Youcai's watch counter for more than ten minutes, still unable to decide which model to buy.
Then I took another look at the price tags on each watch and was taken aback.
In the past, when buying things, you had to ask the salesperson how much they cost. Now, you can see the price at a glance, without even having to ask. It couldn't be more convenient.
With a determined heart and gritted teeth, the woman finally spent all the money in her pocket and tearfully bought four watches to take home.
After the woman left, Zhao Youcai restocked the shelves, and the counter was full again.
Seeing that there were no customers in the shop, Zhao Youcai finally spoke up to ask:
"That person just now..."
Boss Qi knew what he was going to ask. "Oh, her? She's my wife's card-playing friend. My wife mentioned her casually while playing cards yesterday afternoon, and she came looking for me today."
Boss Qi hadn't expected Zhao Youcai to be so capable; he could produce a whole bunch of watches without batting an eye, with such a wide variety and each one being exceptionally beautiful.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a powerful middleman.
No wonder my cousin personally certified him as a formidable old man; he really has some skills.
Zhao Youcai noticed the excitement in his eyes, smiled, and pointed to the watches displayed in the counter.
"If you don't like the watch I gave you yesterday, take a look around here and see if there's anything you like?"
Changing it up isn't a bad idea, since everything Zhao Youcai sells sells well anyway.
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