Chapter 68
Everything is new these days, and as soon as the big gift packages come out, many people buy them.
It's really not like that in the supply and marketing cooperatives. During the Chinese New Year, even with tickets, you had to queue up to grab candies and cakes. Here at Haopobo, you don't need tickets. This alone makes it much better than the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Although ordinary people don’t have much money, the New Year is not an ordinary day, so people don’t look at the price when buying things.
So when Zhen Zhen counted the money at night, he found that the sales on the first day of the promotion were 900 yuan.
I sold 350 yuan for cooked food, 250 yuan for melon seeds, and the remaining 300 yuan was snacks. After deducting the promotional gifts, half of it was profit.
Zhen Ersao passed by here on her way to buy groceries and saw that she was very busy. She went home, prepared dinner, and then came to the shop to help her.
The business in the store is good. Zhen's second sister-in-law admires and envies her. Her sister-in-law used to have a bad reputation, but who would have thought that she has changed a lot in recent years. Look at the business she is doing! It is so prosperous!
"His aunt, business is really good during the Chinese New Year. It would be great if it could be like this every day."
Zhen Zhen smiled and said, "It's true, but there won't be much business in the one or two months after the Chinese New Year. It won't pick up until March or April."
This is what Zhen Zhen heard from people in his previous life. Although business is good during the Chinese New Year, there is a period of off-season after the Chinese New Year, which is equivalent to earning two months' money in advance. However, there are advantages to a slow season. If you are so busy all year round, it will be really exhausting.
Zhen Ersao nodded and said, "His sister-in-law, Xiangyang and his wife have nothing to do. I was thinking of asking them to open a shop, but I don't know what they can do."
Zhen Zhen didn't expect her to have such thoughts. "Doesn't Xiang Yang work at the grain station?"
"Because of your second brother's incident, Xiang Yang and his wife were affected at the grain station. One of his colleagues' son wanted to be transferred back to the city, but he didn't have a job, so he wanted to squeeze Wang Ling out. But Wang Ling worked hard, and he couldn't find any fault with her, so he made up a lot of ugly charges against Wang Ling, causing a lot of trouble."
That damned old editor Wang Ling was having an affair with the stationmaster. Zhen Ersao knew her daughter-in-law's character well and didn't believe a word she said.
Wang Ling also went to confront the old man because of this, but he was too thick-skinned and refused to admit it, so the matter was left unresolved.
"Later, your second brother was rehabilitated. That colleague knew that your second brother had returned to be the principal and wanted to transfer his child back to be a teacher, so he rushed to curry favor with him. Xiangyang and his wife felt that the personal relationships in the factory were too complicated and meaningless, so they wanted to open their own shop so that whatever they earned would be theirs."
There are not many people who have this idea nowadays. Everyone wants to work in the same job until old age. Most people who work as self-employed individuals do so to make a living and are forced to do so. Few people quit their jobs.
"If I quit my job, wouldn't that just be a waste of my position?"
"The factory can now transfer jobs, and the two of us can earn a combined $2,000. However, your second brother and I both feel that selling our jobs is not safe, and we don't know what the situation will be like in the future." Zhen's second wife worriedly said.
"It won't be much different in the future. Now there are few people doing business, and people will support you no matter what you sell. As long as you have something, you won't have to worry about selling it. When there are more shops in the future, it will be difficult to run a grain station. If the economy is bad, you will have to lay off employees. It's better to start a business early, which is better than working in an office anyway."
We are now at the crossroads of transitioning from a planned economy to a market economy, and business is really good. Just like Zhen Zhen's shop, it looks inconspicuous but can make several hundred yuan a day. The profit of one day is enough to buy a house in the county town. The key is that there is no competition. The money is like a strong wind, going straight into your pocket.
But she couldn't say this to Zhen Ersao.
Zhen Ersao was moved by what she said, "I don't know what I can do?"
"I remember Xiangyang can repair tractors, can he repair motorcycles?"
“I haven’t learned it, but his friends always ask him to repair their motorcycles when they break down.”
A few days ago, Zhao Meilan's husband's motorcycle broke down. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find a repair shop. He wondered when he could open one in the county town. Repairing cars is not a big business, but if it is done well, he can open a chain store, and then become a car sales agent in the future, which is not bad either.
"There is no motorcycle repair shop in our county. If a motorcycle breaks down, it has to be taken to the city for repair. It is expensive and troublesome. Sometimes if it cannot be repaired in one day, you have to stay there for several days. If Xiangyang has this idea, he might as well open a repair shop, focusing on repairing motorcycles first, and then slowly learn to repair car engines. If he succeeds, he can still make a lot of money."
After hearing what she said, Zhen Ersao felt that Zhen Xiangyang's future was much brighter.
"But if he opens a repair shop, Wang Ling can't work with him anymore."
"Wang Ling can start her own business. She can open a clothing store, a hotel, or a food store. Isn't the school my second brother runs very big? It has kindergarten to high school. With more students, it will need supporting services. She can open a bookstore, a stationery store, or a steamed rice shop."
Zhen Ersao had never thought about it in this way. She knew about book bars and stationery stores, but what about the rice steaming shop?
"The adults have to go to work, and the children cannot go home at noon, so they can bring their own rice to your place to steam it. Just charge a handling fee each time. Even though you can't make much money from a serving of rice, you can make small profits but quick turnover. This school with thousands of people will be great if it can be expanded. For families with better conditions, you can charge them monthly fees and provide them with meals. You can make money anyway." Zhen Zhen suggested.
Mrs. Zhen thought this was a good idea. She had opened a shop at the school gate and had gone through all the formal procedures. Even if someone wanted to ruin the reputation of Mr. Zhen, they wouldn't be able to find any fault.
Mrs. Zhen went back and told her son and daughter-in-law about it.
Zhen Xiangyang has liked repairing things since he was a child. He has taken apart the flashlights and bicycles at home. He can understand the working principle of anything after taking it apart. He can repair motorcycles, and if he has time, he can learn to repair engines. This shop will surely be able to run successfully.
Wang Ling was also quite tempted. She and Zhen Ersao were both very capable at their jobs, and steaming rice did not require much technical skills. They could just customize a few steamers to match the large straw pot, add water to the lunch boxes, and steam them in the pot. They could also sell some homemade pickles and side dishes. As long as two or three hundred students came to steam rice a day, the business would be good.
As for stationery stores and book bars, that's not impossible. Stationery stores go without saying, but what about book bars?
Wang Ling asked Zhen Ersao, and Zhen Ersao said, "Your aunt said that you can issue library cards for students. There are monthly cards, quarterly cards, and annual cards. You can also collect a deposit and charge a daily fee. Then you can sell some books, notebooks, pens, and study materials. This business is not bad."
Wang Ling also loves reading and has two cabinets of books at home.
When her father-in-law was persecuted, she specially sent the books to her parents' home to hide them. These books can be rented, and if she buys a few hundred copies, she can start circulating them.
The more Wang Ling thought about it, the better it seemed.
She also has an eye on the business of Good Mother-in-law Food Store. Every time she passes by, there are people queuing up to pay. How much money does she make?
Of course, they won’t feel jealous because their aunt is nice to them, but envy is inevitable. Who doesn’t want to get better and better?
The little girl is older than them, but she is willing to be the first to try something new. What is there to be afraid of for these young people?
Speaking of which, my sister-in-law has become a strong woman.
Everyone in the county knows the good mother-in-law and boss lady. Her colleagues all praise her for being smart and efficient, beautiful and having a good figure.
"She has given birth to four children, but she still has such a good figure. Her waist is so thin! Her bust is also plump. At first glance, she is really a slender branch with a plump figure!"
Her colleague also wants to introduce someone to my sister-in-law.
Wang Ling told her mother-in-law about this, "My sister-in-law is not young anymore. She can find a husband while her business is good."
Zhen Ersao also thought it was possible, "My little sister can make money and she's pretty. With her current reputation, not only can she find someone, but she can also look for one freely!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Second Brother Zhen, but unfortunately Second Brother Zhen didn't think this was a good thing. His younger sister finally earned some money, why not keep it for herself? Why did she have to think about serving a man?
He knows better than anyone what a man is.
If I happen to meet someone who is good at pretending and comes after my money, I will lose nothing!
"Okay, do you think my little sister is in need of a man?"
Mrs. Zhen was really stumped by her own husband. That was definitely not the case. Her sister-in-law was busy like a top and her life was so fulfilling. How could she lack a man?
"Guizhi finally has a few days of peace and quiet, let her make some money! A woman can stand up straight when she makes money, which is better than anything else! It doesn't matter if a man wants her or not!"
This is what Second Brother Zhen thought in his heart. He used to be a bit old-fashioned, but he understood a lot of things in the past two years. He really thinks that women live better without men.
Is being a widow necessarily miserable? Why would a widow with a son and money suffer?
It’s hard to have a man!
As a brother, he has no such intention, and Zhen Ersao is even more embarrassed to introduce a partner to her sister-in-law. However, she will still help keep an eye out and keep any good men for her sister-in-law.
Wang Ling and Zhen Xiangyang agreed that she would sell the job first and open a shop to try it out. If she could do a good job, Zhen Xiangyang would sell the job later.
There are many people who want to return to the city these days, so Wang Ling quickly negotiated a price. The buyer was more anxious than she was, so he didn't bargain much and sold it for 1,300 yuan.
Zhen Ersao helped her find two storefronts at the gate of the school. They also renovated the shop like Zhen Zhen did and found the Meng Dazhui brothers.
The two installed a canopy for the shop, painted the house inside and out, and separated the kitchen and dining area.
Wang Ling rented a room next door and planned to use it as a bookstore and stationery store. She moved hundreds of books from her home there, and Brother Zhen also helped her get some second-hand books.
There are so many second-hand books these days that she bought thousands of them, of all kinds. She put numbers on them as her aunt asked and repaired the covers.
The Meng Dazhu brothers made bookshelves and desks, and it took five days to complete everything.
The steamer next door has also been customized, and this big iron pot was bought at a high price by Zhen Zhen.
Mrs. Zhen posted a notice early in the morning to spread the news of the steamed rice. Don’t mention it, before dawn the next day, students were already lining up to wait.
Mrs. Zhen was startled when she opened the door; she didn't expect there were so many people.
"Boss, you're finally open. I'm going to be late for morning self-study."
The child was also very hardworking at this time. He came at five in the morning, wearing thin clothes. He hunched over when the cold wind blew, and he was still reciting the cheat sheets.
Mrs. Zhen took the lunch boxes that were delivered to her. The students had marked them, so there was no confusion. She received more than 200 lunch boxes in the morning.
She charged two cents for each steamed rice, and earned nearly five yuan in the morning.
It turns out that this steamed rice shop can earn more than one hundred yuan a month.
This is much better than working! Working only earns 100 or 200 yuan a year, but opening a store can earn back the money you make in a year in just one month.
The steamed rice shop was ready, and Wang Ling was very confident about the book bar. Although her book bar was not big, it was the only one in the county. As soon as it opened, many people came here by bike to rent books.
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, Zhao Meilan's husband Xu Jiang planned to sell pork as he did in previous years, and came to ask Meng Daguo early in the morning how many pigs he had.
Meng Daguo told the truth. There were more than ten pigs in the pig farm originally. He bought fifty piglets, one of which died. He planned to keep some pigs for breeding and continue raising them next year. Now that he has experience in raising pigs, he has plans.
Her mother meant to slaughter fifty pigs this year, and expand the scale next year to open a formal pig farm and raise one or two hundred pigs directly. They would both raise and collect pigs, and slaughter the collected pigs when they met the specifications. There would be pork sold out every day, and money would be earned every day.
Xu Jiang didn't expect there would be so many. Come to think of it, people had started preparing early in the morning. This Sister Zhen is really capable.
If he could eat fifty pigs, he would make a lot of money this year.
Xu Jiang said: "Daguo, given the relationship between our two families, you have to give me the pig first."
Meng Daguo knew that Zhao Meilan had just bought three sewing machines for his wife, one of which was a brand new product that Zhao Meilan bought with her own industrial coupons. This was a big favor, and his mother's intention was also to focus on Xu Jiang.
Xu Jiang has several brothers under him, all of whom are veterans in the black market. Xu Jiang eats the meat and they drink the soup. In the future, all the meat stalls in the black market will be able to benefit from it. Although they will make less money, if everyone benefits, no one will be jealous and the business will last long.
Meng Daguo agreed, "Given the relationship between our two families, I definitely can't give this pork to anyone else. Don't worry, I'll give you as much as you want!"
Xu Jiang felt relieved after hearing this.
The sales of Good Mother-in-law Food Store were increasing every day. By the 29th of February, all the clothes from Jiao Huilan were delivered. She and Song Xiaohong came to the store to help. Tao Aihong and Meng Eryong were also asked by Zhen Zhen to look after the store. There was no other way. There were too many people. There was no room to turn around in the store.
Zhen Zhen was worried that the accounts wouldn't be settled clearly, and also worried that someone might steal, so he needed more people to watch over him.
The sales on that day directly exceeded 3,000, which also made Zhen Zhen understand what the Spring Festival traffic was. The profit in the second month alone was 20,000. Counting the previous profits, the profit in the first half of the year was about 30,000 to 40,000, which greatly exceeded Zhen Zhen's expectations.
Not to mention the early 1980s, even in later times, earning 30,000 or 40,000 in half a year was a respectable income.
But I guess there will be no business after the New Year. Business will only gradually pick up after the first month of the year and the beginning of spring.
After closing the shop, Zhen Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. After working for a whole year, she finally had some free time, so she took her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to take a bath. As for the grandson, she left him to the men in the family.
After she finished her shower, Sister Qian came to find her and said, "I have checked for you about the shop in front of my house. The property rights are in the hands of the Housing Authority. If you want to rent the house, you have to go to the Housing Authority to register it."
Most houses these days are allocated to employees, who only have the right to live in them but not the property rights. If employees want to buy a bigger house, they can only exchange it with others.
The house Zhen Zhen lives in now is privately owned, but this situation is rare after all, and most houses are owned by the Housing Authority.
Zhen Zhen put on his hat and said, "Okay, I will ask Daguo to rent this shop after the New Year."
Sister Qian was shocked and said, "Are you going to expand the scale or open a new store?"
"To expand the scale, we also need to open new stores." Who would complain about having too much money? Money is so easy to make these days that Zhen Zhen has a sense of crisis. He wants to make more money while it is easy to make money, buy a house when he has enough money, and retire when it is hard to make money in the future.
When Sister Qian returned home, she expressed her admiration to her son and daughter-in-law, saying that Boss Zhen was really good at making money. Her family already had two shops, and it was still not enough!
"If they expand the business and open another shop, how much money will they make!" Sister Qian said enviously.
Qian's daughter-in-law Song Qiao asked, "Did he say what kind of shop he was going to open?"
"He said he wanted to sell fabric."
"It's good to sell cloth!" Song Qiaotou supported it. Nothing is more popular than cloth these days. After all, Jiao Huilan's clothing shop is a small one. Ninety-nine percent of Chinese people buy cloth and make their own materials. The cloth sold by the supply and marketing cooperatives is expensive and ugly, with very few patterns, and you need cloth coupons.
If Boss Zhen’s cloth shop didn’t require tickets, she would be the first to support going!
After finishing the work in the city, it was time to go back to Batou Village to celebrate the New Year. Zhen Zhen told the employees about the holiday, and naturally did not forget the employees' benefits.
Qiao Dazhuang and Sun Ying did a good job and were a great help. Song Xiaohong was also very capable. The three of them each received two bags of rice, a box of snacks, and a five-yuan red envelope.
This is better than the holiday gifts in the factory. The three of them had smiles on their faces before closing the door.
Old Mrs. Meng and her father cleaned up Zhen Zhen's house early in the morning. The quilts were dried, the sheets were washed, and even the thermos was filled for their daughter-in-law. Zhen Zhen was very touched seeing this.
But she was also a good person, and she brought two kilograms of nougat, two kilograms of peanuts, and two kilograms of walnut cakes to Old Lady Meng, who was naturally very satisfied.
"Your sister-in-law just told me that Shufen and her husband owe you a lot. Not only did they make money, but Pandi also learned a lot of skills from you."
Meng Pandi is indeed good. He is like a general under Zhen Zhen. He is in charge of goods, shipment and ordering.
"If Pandi works hard to do well, she will be willing to learn." As long as Meng Pandi can keep her composure and not cause any trouble, Zhen Zhen really plans to train her well. In the future, when she opens another shop or runs a business, she can still ask Meng Pandi to be a senior executive.
"Among the granddaughters of the old family, Zhaodi and Pandi are both good, but Xiangdi and Yingdi are a little young, so we can't see anything special about them for the time being." Old Mrs. Meng was very worried. "But Laidi is troublesome. She hangs out with people all day long. She has this boyfriend today and that one next year. She is nowhere to be found when she is asked to work. How could our Meng family produce such a playboy?"
"Zhang Qiaohong doesn't care?"
"Why does she care? She only cares about her two little sons. She is right. She never cared about Zhaodi. She went to college anyway. Zhaodi is pretty and will definitely marry a rich man in the future," Mrs. Meng complained. "I think rich people are not blind. How could they fall for such a lazy guy?"
Zhen Zhen is not in a position to interfere in other people's affairs. Everyone has his or her own way of living. As the saying goes, respect the fate of others.
Zhou Shufen earned more than 3,000 yuan from Zhen Zhen in the past six months. When she returned to her hometown for the New Year, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a lot of good things.
I bought some vanishing cream for my daughter, made her a new cotton coat, bought two packets of milk powder for my son, and also prepared chicken, duck, fish and meat for the house.
Zhang Qiaohong could smell her family cooking pickled mustard greens from a distance, so she went back and told Meng Dazhu:
"Your aunt is so biased. She praises Zhou Shufen and her husband so highly that she doesn't even bother to help our family."
Meng Dazhu wiped his face, looking stunned. "You are so heartless. Wasn't it my aunt who helped me to go to college? Wasn't it my aunt who introduced me to the decoration business?"
The decoration of Zhao Meilan's house in Zhen's second brother's home was all done by Meng Dazhu. In the past six months or so, several new shops have been opened in the county, all of which are run by Meng Dazhu. Without saying much, he has earned hundreds of yuan in more than half a year. Together with the income from the fields, it is enough for the family to live on!
Moreover, his aunt said that there are few shops now, but when there are more shops next year, he will be able to make a lot of money just from decoration.
"How much did you earn? Meng Dajian not only made money from renovations, but also from brined pork. I heard that brined pork can be sold for hundreds of dollars a day. Zhou Shufen should be able to get a few dozen yuan, right? He can earn two or three thousand in the past six months. Why didn't your aunt tell us to give us two or three thousand!"
It turns out that both families are very poor, and Zhang Qiaohong has nothing to envy, but as he is also a nephew, if he can help Meng Dajian, he can help their family.
Who doesn't want to make a few thousand bucks?
Zhang Qiaohong couldn't even take out a hundred yuan.
Meng Dazhu felt that this woman was confused. "How dare you say that? It's a favor for others to help you. If they don't help you, you'll be a sinner. My aunt raised Zhaodi to be a college student. Just based on this, she has done a great favor to our family. If you can have Zhou Shufen's ability to make brine, your aunt can also help you. The question is, do you have it?"
Zhang Qiaohong was very angry. Wasn't she doing this for the good of the family? How come she ended up being the sinner?
"Pan Di can go to the shop. Our Lai Di is more handsome than Pan Di, so why can't he go?"
Meng Dazhu didn't like this restless second daughter. "I've said it before, Lai Di has bad intentions. Why did they pull Zhao Di and Pan Di but not Lai Di? Don't you know what's going on? My uncle died early, and my aunt doesn't owe us anything. If you dare to show this on your face and let my aunt see it, and create a rift between you and our family, I'll beat you to death!"
When Zhang Qiaohong saw that the man didn't help her, she lay on the quilt and cried loudly.
Who doesn't wish for the best for their family? Why can't this man understand this?
Meng Dajian transported a truckload of chickens, ducks and geese back home, but Meng Dazhu wasn't jealous!
The couple was not at peace. Mrs. Meng had also heard what was going on and could more or less guess why. Zhang Qiaohong had been quite nice before, but for some reason she had become increasingly confusing in the past two years.
"She feels ashamed when asked to set up a stall in the city, feels tired when asked to open a steamed buns shop, and is reluctant to spend money when asked to transfer her child to the county town to study. She doesn't want to do anything but wish for pie in the sky," said Mrs. Meng angrily.
As the patriarch, Boss Meng also understood that it was quite kind of his sister-in-law to help his family. No matter which grandchild she helped, they would be taking advantage.
"Ignore her. The couple got up at three in the morning to cook pork heads. They haven't been home for half a year and can't take care of their children. She only sees how others make money but not how they suffer. This mentality is wrong."
Zhen Zhen had no idea that Zhang Qiaohong had made such a fuss. This year, the Meng family opened a food store and filled the table with New Year snacks, which was a great bargain for these children.
During the Spring Festival, we must put up Spring Festival couplets in our hometown. Zhen Zhen also bought door scrolls this year. Meng Daguo made paste for them. As soon as Zhen Zhen put up the door scrolls, Meng Eryong started laughing:
"Oh my god, you pasted it wrong. The first one is red, the second one is green, the third one is yellow, the fourth one is water, and the fifth one is purple. You pasted it in the wrong order."
Water is water red. Zhen Zhen took a quick look and found that the order was indeed wrong.
Meng Nan held the seal in his hand and hummed, "Second Uncle, how could my grandma be wrong? If my grandma was wrong, God would punish her. How can you blame her?"
Meng Eryong choked, "My good fellow, our Meng family's flattery skills have been passed down to the next generation!"
Meng Eryong gave Meng Nanshu a thumbs up.
It's the New Year, and Zhen Zhen is thinking about distributing year-end dividends. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of all the hard work all year?
She cleared the accounts in her hands and showed the account book to several people. Tao Aihong stared at the account book with her eyes wide open. Wow, she knew it was right not to divide the family. The shop made 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, the eldest brother made more than 10,000 yuan, and Jiao Huilan also made more than 4,000 yuan.
Even though she and Meng Eryong didn't make a penny, there was nothing they could do. They were lucky and could just rely on others to help them win!
The total amount was 52,000 yuan, and Zhen Zhen said, "I will keep 40,000 yuan for next year's expansion, and the remaining 12,400 yuan per family. Meng Hua didn't contribute money or effort, so I won't give him any."
Tao Aihong had no objection. What does four thousand yuan mean? She could buy anything she wanted. She could even walk around her parents' house without any hesitation.
Jiao Huilan felt overwhelmed by the amount of money she received. "Mom, I'll give you all my money to keep!"
Zhen Zhen simply laughed when he heard this, "Just take the money if I give it to you. How can a daughter-in-law give money to her mother-in-law to keep?"
Jiao Huilan didn't care what she thought. She had food and drink, and the household expenses were paid by her mother-in-law. Her children were raised by her mother-in-law, and her clothes were bought from her own shop. She didn't have to spend any money. She really had no place to spend money.
The point is that Jiao Huilan knows that she has no brains, cannot manage money, and is not as visionary as her mother-in-law.
"Mom, I don't know what to do with the money. Please keep it for me. I will listen to whatever you say."
It is not known whether this person is stupid or smart. He should be smart. After all, Zhen Zhen will use the money to help her buy some real estate. When Jiao Huilan retires in the future, she can just rely on the shop to make a living.
After dividing the money, the house was filled with a joyful atmosphere. Zhen Zhen took Shuiwa to visit Zhang Cuihua's home. Song Xiaohong's salary had been raised to 25 yuan, and she was more energetic than last year. Zhang Cuihua was very grateful to this old sister.
The two chatted about their parents. They heard that Zhen Zhen was going to Guangzhou next year. They were afraid that Zhen Zhen would be hungry on the way, so they made a lot of pickled vegetables and dried food for her to take with her on the road.
Gou Zi's mother also sent over a pound of chili sauce. She had set up a stall in the county town several times this year, but because she was timid and didn't dare to shout, she didn't make much money.
Zhen Zhen encouraged her, "You and Cuihua's pickled vegetables and chili sauce are good, why don't you supply me with them next year?"
They were both delighted. Gouzi's mother asked, "Don't you sell snacks there? Do you want chili sauce and salted vegetables?"
"Yes, but next year I plan to open a food factory and start formal production. If you two want to do it, you can do it like Shufen's family does, and take 20% of the profit. It sounds low, but our store has a large sales volume, so we can make a lot of money in a month."
Gou Zi's mother and Zhang Cuihua had nothing to do at home. Besides, they were not the type to open a shop, so it would be less of a worry if they let Zhen Zhen supply the goods.
They were both very happy.
"Isn't your Meng Hua back?"
"No, I don't know what this brat is busy with,"
Meng Hua hasn't been home for two years, and Zhen Zhen misses his third son very much.
He did write once a year ago, saying that he was busy with his graduate studies and had to visit the Construction Corps during the holidays. But he was also a filial son, and sent Zhen Zhen two jade bracelets and a Hetian jade Pi Xiu pendant, both of which were stuffed in a cotton coat and sent back without any damage.
I have to say that the third son has a very good taste, he is fashionable and knows how to enjoy life. This bracelet and Pixiu pendant suit her skin tone very well.
Zhen Zhen thought that he should be doing jade business. If he did this business well, he could make a lot of money. He also had to study on weekdays. He had only a few holidays throughout the year, and it was really tiring to run around.
On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhen Zhen took the train ticket he had bought and the packages prepared by Zhang Cuihua and his daughter-in-law, and boarded the train to Guangzhou.
Guangzhou is just starting out now, but due to its unique geographical location, there are many good products, and many people are even wearing imported goods from the port city.
As soon as Zhen Zhen got on the train, she could tell that there were quite a few Guangzhou businessmen doing business outside Guangzhou in this carriage. They were dressed very fashionably, wearing sunglasses, and looked like they cared about nothing but money.
The environment on trains is not very good these days. In the middle of winter, no one opens the windows for ventilation, and there is a nauseating smell on the train.
Not only did they eat salted vegetables and instant noodles, some people also ate stinky tofu and fermented bean curd. The big brother opposite even showed off his athlete's feet, which almost made Zhen Zhen faint from the stench.
The train hadn’t sped up yet and was shaking so much that it took two full days to get to Guangzhou.
Big cities are different after all. Zhen Zhen felt a vibrant atmosphere. As the weather in Guangzhou was hot, she took off her old cotton jacket, took out a rather fashionable long skirt, and dressed herself up seriously for the first time.
Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. This saying is absolutely true. When Zhen Zhen went to the market to check the goods for the first time, no one paid any attention to her. She changed her clothes, put on sunglasses, put on lipstick, and spoke in a more pretentious manner. Then the boss came over with the receipt.
"Beautiful girl, what would you like to see?" The boss spoke with a strong accent, but fortunately Zhen Zhen was influenced by Hong Kong dramas and could understand him.
I have to say that the clothes in Guangzhou are really fashionable. Because they serve the national market, they have winter, spring and summer clothes, velvet long skirts, wide-leg pants, cashmere coats and even down jackets, which really made Zhen Zhen see the world.
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