Seven days passed quickly, and Zhou Sanming and his friends rushed back to the city on the last day of the holiday.
Before leaving, Meng Zhen made an agreement with Mingyue that she would call Mingyue as soon as she found a suitable house.
Now all the Zhou family members knew Mingyue's idea. Even though no one was optimistic about her going to the city to do business, no one said discouraging words in front of her, and the whole family showed support for her choice.
Mrs. Zhou also secretly gave Mingyue sixty yuan, saying that she didn't need money in the country, but expenses were high in the city and she had to spend money everywhere, so Mingyue should feel free to take it.
Mingyue knew that the Zhou family had not split up, and most of the family's money was kept by Zhou's father and mother. The sixty yuan should be all the savings of Zhou's wife and brother over the years.
To be honest, Mingyue was indeed short of money right now, so she did not refuse Mrs. Zhou's help. She also told Mrs. Zhou that it was like their family had invested in the company, and she would give them dividends when they made money in the future.
Mrs. Zhou just smiled and didn't take Mingyue's words seriously. After all, making money is not that easy!
Zhou Ersao didn't give Mingyue any money. She just called her eldest brother from her mother's family to Mingyue and said to her, "My eldest brother is a truck driver. He often has the opportunity to go to the city. If you need anything, just call us and I'll ask him to bring it to you."
Zhou Ersao’s older brother, Lin Damu, was an honest man who just nodded and smiled foolishly.
Mingyue thought about some things she needed, which were only available in the countryside. It would be a great help if someone could help her bring them. She didn't hesitate to say, "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Mu."
Before Lin Damu could say anything, Zhou Ersao spoke up without even thinking, "What's the problem? We're all family."
Mingyue couldn't help laughing. Yes, we are all family.
Liu Hui and Old Man Zhou also discussed carefully the matter of their youngest daughter moving to the city.
First of all, money must be given. The old couple knew that their youngest daughter had no money, but how much to give was another problem.
After all, the eldest and second oldest sons each have a share of the family's money. Even if the old couple are partial, they cannot give all the money to their daughter. This is inappropriate and will hurt the relationship between the siblings.
Also, they have to set limits on their youngest daughter's business. For example, if she loses a certain amount of money, she should stop and go home. If she is tired or sick, she should go home. If she feels the hardship and doesn't want to do it anymore, she should go home...
In short, they can let their youngest daughter try, but they can't let her do whatever she wants and wait until she hits a wall before turning back.
The old couple was racking their brains over these trivial matters, but they finally made up their minds. They gave Mingyue 180 yuan and asked Mingyue to put her fingerprints on a piece of paper with an IOU and a series of contracts in front of the whole family.
One hundred and eighty is a lot of money these days. This money is considered as a loan from Mingyue's family and she has to return it later.
Originally Zhou Daming and Zhou Erming thought that this was too polite, and they might as well just give the 180 yuan to their younger sister. However, Liu Hui shut them up with a sentence, "Look at your wives' big belly. Once the baby is born, she will need money for everything. How can you be so generous?"
Mingyue felt relieved about this, as the Zhou family had already given her enough.
She pressed her fingerprint very readily. Of course, this was also because the original owner had such poor cultural background that she couldn't even write her own name, so she had to press her fingerprint.
Time passed day by day, and at the end of July, Meng Zhen called and said that she had found two suitable places and asked Mingyue when she would be free to go and take a look at them one by one.
Mingyue thought about it, replied August 1st, and began to prepare for going to the city. Now it is summer, Mingyue plans to make some food suitable for summer, sell some cold products, such as jelly, cold noodles, ice jelly, shaved ice, etc., which make people feel appetizing and comfortable just by looking at them.
For this purpose, Mingyue also made several jars of special sauces, which she would bring into the city when the time comes.
On the day Mingyue was leaving, the two daughters-in-law of the Zhou family were the ones who were most reluctant to let her go.
Zhou Ersao hugged Mingyue's arm and almost cried: "I didn't feel it before, but now I think about how I won't be able to eat many things when you're not at home anymore. I feel so sad!"
Mrs. Zhou was so calm that she couldn't help but nod and agree: "That's right, the things we make are always a little less tasty than yours."
Zhou Ersao said again: "Life in the city is definitely not as comfortable as our country life. Mingyue, if you are not happy, you should come back early. My sister-in-law and I are waiting for you to come back!"
Mingyue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She comforted the two for a long time and said that she had left a few bottles of their favorite sauce at home for them. She did not ask the Zhou brothers to send them away. She carried a large basket full of bottles and jars and walked towards the town alone.
When they arrived at the town station, Mingyue took out the letter of introduction and bought a ticket. She just happened to catch the right time and caught a bus into the city on time.
The car headed towards the city, and her new life began.
The roads these days are not very good, with potholes everywhere. Mingyue was protecting her sauces so well that she didn't even dare to doze off, for fear that the car would brake suddenly and her sauces would fly out.
By the time the car lurched into the city, more than two hours had passed.
When Mingyue heard the driver say "We've arrived, get off quickly", she just stood up and felt her whole body getting sore and numb, and her waist could hardly straighten.
Fortunately, she had already seen Zhou Siming outside the car window, but it was obvious that the other party did not see her and was still looking around!
Mingyue slowed down and waited until most people in the car had left before she put on the backpack and got out of the car.
"Fourth brother, I'm here." Mingyue waved to Zhou Siming and shouted.
Zhou Siming listened to his little sister's voice, looked around, and then he saw the person.
He hurried over, took Mingyue's backpack down, and put it on his back: "What's in your backpack? It's quite heavy to lift!"
Mingyue put down the backpack and said with a smile, "They are just some bottles and jars. They are all sauces I made myself. I'll let you taste them and you'll know."
Zhou Siming heard this and remembered the food his younger sister cooked during the holidays. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said, "Okay, but you have to prepare food for one more person when the time comes."
Mingyue's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she jokingly said, "Oh, have you talked it out with Sister Ning Ning? The result seems to be pretty good?"
Zhou Siming's face turned red, but his eyes were shining: "Well, let's be clear, Ning Ning said she would stick with me, I believe that sooner or later, we will impress her father."
Mingyue raised her eyebrows. This result is acceptable!
(End of this chapter)