good old days

Chapter 467 New Plan

Wang Sumei came back with the remaining hair bouquets from the sale. The smile on her face was not as big as before, but she still smiled at Zhou Jin when she entered the hospital.

Zhou Jin asked about the situation of the market. After knowing that no one came to make trouble again, he said: "The office will be disbanded soon. The superiors may be planning to build markets in various streets, but I can't say when. Aunt, you didn't think about it." Want to open a shop?"

Jiang Xinyu wants to open a store, but she doesn't know what to sell.

What saves trouble is to resell the goods after purchasing them. She needs to do it herself and doesn’t have much time to do it.

At this moment, the clothing wholesale market in the south has probably not yet formed a large scale. Where can she go to get her clothes dressed?

We have to wait a little longer to open a store.

Wang Sumei shook her head: "If I open a store, I don't know what to sell."

When these hair flowers are sold out, she, the first person to apply for a business license, will have no business immediately, which makes her feel melancholy.

After sending Zhou Jin away, Wang Sumei was not as energetic as before. Jiang Xinyu listened to her counting seven and eight dollars and said with a smile: "That's a lot. Don't be discouraged. The worst is, I won't be able to do this business anymore. From now on, I will be free at home every day." It’s okay to stay.”

Wang Sumei shook her head, "I feel uncomfortable all the time."

"Then think about it slowly and develop something else."

Wang Sumei still shook her head: "I don't know what else I can do."

Both her son and daughter-in-law are very motivated, and she doesn't want to be a freeloader. Besides, she will feel anxious when she sees others setting up stalls to make money.

She wouldn't say anything if everyone couldn't do small business, but she was the first person in the capital to apply for a business license, and the news said she played a good leading role, so the business couldn't stop.

Two days later, Liu Wen arrived carrying a cloth bag.

"Aunt Wang, these are the dried fruits my uncle sent back. You asked me to send you some. My uncle said he would bring Grandpa and Duoduo back at the end of the year for the New Year."

Wang Sumei asked Uncle Luo politely what was going on in Xinjiang Province, then grabbed a brown and shiny dried apricot and took a bite.

The meat is chewy and sweet, with the fragrance of apricots, but there is a bit of sand on the dried apricots, which slightly affects the taste.

"Auntie, where is Xinyu?"

"She and Chen Yi took their children to the photo studio to take pictures. They should be back soon."

"Xiao Liu, let me ask you, are there many dried apricots and fruits like this in Xinjiang Province?"

Liu Wen said hesitantly: "Every year, my uncle sends back a lot during the Chinese New Year. I heard him say that there are many apricot and mulberry trees in the ethnic villages over there, and there are also many grape vines. The locals will dry the fruits. The dried fruits can be eaten next year after being stored. The temperature difference between day and night is large there, so the fruits are sweeter. There should be a lot of these dried fruits."

Wang Sumei's eyes were thoughtful.

The reason why Touhua’s business is difficult is that she does not have a primary source of supply. If she can find a source of dried fruits on her own, can she set up a stall to sell dried fruits?This thing can be stored for a long time if dried.

There are so many markets in the capital, but none sells dried fruits.

Wang Sumei was very excited when she thought of a good idea, and she couldn't wait to tell the two of her plans that night.

Jiang Xinyu thought of a famous national brand that started out as nut snacks. She thought her mother-in-law’s idea was a good one.

"Mom, your idea is good. I support you, but you have to go to Xinjiang Province to inspect the market."

Supply, transportation, storage, and sales must be understood in every aspect. Chen Yi wants to write a report for his mother.

Seeing that both of them were in high spirits, he simply said: "How about our family take a trip to Xinjiang Province during the holidays?"

It was a place he had never set foot in before, and he yearned for it when his father mentioned it during the Chinese New Year.

Jiang Xinyu nodded wildly, "I want to go."

Traveling in the late 70s is very popular just thinking about it.

Wang Sumei patted the child, "What should we do about this?"

Jiang Xinyu said very bachelorly: "Mom, if you want to go to Xinjiang Province, you have to go back to the brigade to get a letter of introduction. It won't be a problem if we leave Yan Yan with my mother for a few days. We can just set off from Yu Province then."

Ahhh, she was already bubbling with joy thinking about the trip.

She looked at Chen Yi with sharp eyes: "How many days of leave can you ask for?"

Chen Yi: "I can't tell you this. I have to ask Professor Wang for advice first." Wang Sumei was a little worried about gain and loss, "What if this trip is in vain?"

Jiang Xinyu: "Then let's treat it as a trip, but do we have to contact Grandpa Luo first? Otherwise, if you are not familiar with the place, everything will be a waste of time."

Wang Sumei nodded: "Yes, I'll look for the note that Uncle Luo gave before he left. It has the phone number of Duoduo's father's office on it."

The family works very efficiently. Chen Yi took a 20-day leave to visit his hometown. Jiang Xinyu and her mother-in-law have already packed their things and bought sleeper tickets.

I asked Zhou Qi to find some connections and bought three sleeper berth tickets. He spent almost 25 yuan on one trip. He also bought some things for Comrade Chen Xiuyun to take back, and he spent a lot of money on bits and pieces.

Jiang Yuzhu went to film a TV series during the holidays, but she didn't come back with her this time.

Seeing the three people carrying large and small bags with their children, Grandma Zhang sent them to the entrance of the alley. When she turned back to the alley, a woman in gray with bruises on her face was standing at Uncle Luo's house. He poked his head around the entrance of the courtyard.

Grandma Zhang asked strangely: "Who are you looking for?"

The woman pulled her sleeves to cover the bruises on her arms, and said in embarrassment: "I'm looking for Duoduo, I am Duoduo's mother."

Grandma Zhang was surprised and looked at the woman carefully several times.

She knew that Duoduo was not Luo Chaosheng's biological daughter, but the daughter that Luo Chaosheng brought back from Xinjiang Province several years ago to be raised by his father. At that time, it was said that Duoduo's father fell into an ice cave and died, and Duoduo's mother gave birth to a child. After giving birth to the child, she no longer wanted her, so she left Duoduo behind and ran away from Xinjiang Province.

This matter was very secretive. She never told anyone, and the Luo family didn't mention it to anyone else. Others thought Duoduo was Luo Chaosheng's biological child. Even Duoduo didn't know who her biological mother was.

Thinking of this, Grandma Zhang's eyes turned evil.

This woman looks honest and pitiful, but unfortunately she is cruel. She is not an ordinary cruel person who wants to give up her own baby right after it is born.

"Chaosheng and his father both went to Xinjiang Province, and they took Duoduo with them."

The woman looked disappointed.

Grandma Zhang looked around, then came to her and lowered her voice and said, "You don't even want children, what are you doing here?"

The woman's expression changed, and she immediately grabbed Grandma Zhang's arm, "Auntie, do you have money? Lend me some. My man broke his leg. My father-in-law said that if I don't get the money, he will be beaten to death when I get back." I."

Grandma Zhang couldn't pull out her arm after convulsing for a long time, and said angrily: "Then it will be over if you don't go back?"

Woman: "What's the point? What should I do if I leave my two children?"

Grandma Zhang rolled her eyes: "Then why did you not want Duoduo in the first place?"

The woman murmured: "That's different. How can a daughter and a son be the same?"

Grandma Zhang heard this: "...?"

Daqing Duoduo is not the flesh that fell from her body.

I sympathized with her at first and wanted to lend her some, but after hearing this, Grandma Zhang decided not to take any money.

She is also planning to save money to buy her granddaughter a new small schoolbag from the department store.

The woman opened her sleeves to reveal the bruises on them, which looked shocking.

"Auntie, I wouldn't come to Duoduo unless I was desperate. You are so pitiful to me. If you can't borrow money, my father-in-law will really beat me to death..."

The woman's cries attracted everyone in the alley, and everyone asked what was going on.

Grandma Zhang didn't want everyone to know about this, so she took out three cents from her pocket and gave it to her, thinking she was unlucky and said, "I don't have more."

The woman tasted the sweetness, and then cried and begged to other people in the alley. In addition to not saying that she was Duoduo's biological mother, she told others the same rhetoric as before.

The soft-hearted person gave me five cents and ten cents, while the hard-hearted person went home directly.

In just a moment, the woman had more than two yuan in her hand.

Someone muttered, "It costs more than two yuan now. This money is really easy to get."

Someone laughed and said, "Don't be envious. Looking at the beatings on her body, isn't she desperate and able to show off her face?"

...

Grandma Zhang was not very happy. She worked for Wang Sumei for a few days and earned more than [-] cents in total. She just gave out [-] cents, and the money was given back to the person who abandoned her daughter. No matter how pitiful this woman is, why can't she feel sympathy for her?
(End of this chapter)