When Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu walked to the fried skewers stall, Shi Ting was pestering Zhao Meiyun to eat fried skewers.
Shi Ting was only four years old when her mother died.
She was very sad at the time, but then Zhao Meiyun came to the house and was very kind to her. Even if she knew that Zhao Meiyun was not her own mother, she still regarded Zhao Meiyun as her mother and was very close to Zhao Meiyun.
Zhao Meiyun herself was reluctant to eat a bunch of things on the stall, after all, they were all things that could be sold for money.
But Shi Ting wants... She asked Shi Ting and fried Shi Ting a bunch of sausages that they sell for fifty cents.
Zhao Qiujuan also smiled and asked Shi Ting if she was tired of reading.
While waiting for the fried sausages to come out, Shi Ting said, "I'm not tired, but I can't watch TV anymore, it's a little annoying."
"As long as you study hard, I will give you two hours a day to watch TV at Teacher Fei's house." Shi Zhen promised - Teacher Fei would not mind when someone would go to his house, of course, when he was at home and didn't rest.
Shi Ting is happy now.
Zhao Qiujuan saw Shi Zhen coming and asked, "Azhen, have you eaten? Is it enough?"
"I've eaten it," Shi Zhen laughed. "You left a lot for me, and I almost couldn't eat it."
"Well... eat more..." Zhao Qiujuan wanted to say a few good things to Shi Zhentao, but she didn't know what to say. In the end, she just brought them over silently, and brought the stool she brought to Shi Zhen when she was tired. : "Azhen, sit down."
This stool is long and can seat two people. Shi Zhen was really tired after running all day, so he sat down at one end and motioned Guan Baiyu to sit at the other end.
Guan Baiyu had been sitting at home for a long time, but he was not tired, but he was afraid that Shi Ting would come to sit... Guan Baiyu immediately sat down next to Shi Zhen.
He smiled and rolled his eyes, then glanced at Shi Ting secretly.
Shi Ting's thoughts were all on the fried skewers, and she didn't give him a single look.
Guan Baiyu once again felt that there was something wrong with him, why did he think about it all day... competing for favor
After making up his mind, Guan Baiyu asked Shi Zhen if he had bought a freezer.
Shi Zhen said: "The freezer costs two or three thousand. It's too expensive. I can't afford it... Xiaoyu, please lend me the money."
Guan Baiyu was stunned, how could he have money? The pocket money given by Shi Zhen, which all the belongings have been saved one after another, is a hundred in total.
But he quickly thought of Shi Zhen's not wanting the Shi family to know about his financial situation... Guan Baiyu nodded casually and looked at Shi Zhen eagerly.
Shi Zhen winked at him.
Guan Baiyu suddenly widened his eyes - his brother's eyes seemed to discharge!
His heart beat faster, and he was very happy.
His brother didn't hide anything from him.
They also hid a secret together in front of the Shi family.
Shi Zhen and Guan Baiyu chatted in Mandarin.
If the two chat in the local dialect, there will be a feeling of exclusion from others, which is different in Mandarin.
Both Zhao Qiujuan and Shi Ting can understand Mandarin, and Shi Dalin and Zhao Meiyun can barely understand a few sentences.
"Brother Bai Yu is so rich! Where did it come from?" Shi Ting took a bite of the fried sausage and looked at Guan Baiyu enviously, "Alas! If only I had so much money, I saw a hat, but It's beautiful, I really want to buy it."
Shi Ting wants to buy more than hats! And clothes, pants, skirts, shoes, schoolbags, hairpins, headbands…
Too bad she has no money.
"Xiaoyu, like me, has a small business," Shi Zhen said. "I rent a house or something, and the expenses are quite large. Xiaoyu usually doesn't have any expenses, so he saves a lot of money."
It was so!
The Shi family accepted this explanation. After all, when they came to Anshan Town the day before, they saw Guan Baiyu setting up a stall.
I heard that Guan Baiyu did not go to the third year of junior high school to set up a stall in order to save high school tuition.
What's even more amazing is that he didn't go to class after that, and he was still able to get into the best high school in the market!
That's right, Shi Xinghuo, who can't read, can save more than a thousand after working for a few months. It's normal for Guan Baiyu to save a little.
Zhao Meiyun handed out the fried skewers that the guests wanted, and turned around to ask Guan Baiyu and Shi Zhen if they wanted to eat fried skewers.
Of course Shi Zhen didn't want it, and Guan Baiyu also refused. First of all, he is not a greedy person, and secondly... How Shi Zhen saves money, he sees it all.
Let's just say that Shi Zhen ate so fast just now... Shi Zhen was out today, and he definitely wasn't willing to buy himself something to eat.
His brother worked so hard just to let his family live a good life, how could he spend money indiscriminately
Guan Baiyu pondered that he would talk to Shi Ting again tomorrow, telling Shi Zhen how hard it was and how difficult it was, so that Shi Ting would not want to buy this or that all day long.
As for the specific content of his brother's hard work... Although his brother is reluctant to tell him, he can make it up!
Shi Zhen sat and watched for a while, and found that there was no problem with his parents setting up this fried skewer stall together.
He was relieved and looked at his sister.
Shi Zhen originally wanted to find a job in a factory for Zhao Qiujuan, so that Zhao Qiujuan could get in touch with the young girls here and change her mind.
But during this period, in such a small place as Anshan Town, the factory still prefers to recruit locals rather than foreigners.
In addition, Zhao Qiujuan is a bit introverted, not very good at speaking, and not in trouble, so it is even more difficult for the recruiter to look at her.
Shi Zhen couldn't find a suitable job for her for a while. Thinking about it now, it's better to leave the rice ball stall to her as he told Qianqi before.
Selling rice balls does not require much preparatory work, and the profit is not bad. Shi Zhen originally planned to do it himself.
He can't be completely without income.
But this time in Changxi City, he has not only decided that he will go to town to sell cold drinks next, but also plans to take up work in a sweater factory.
Shi Zhen said to Zhao Qiujuan: "Sister, as you know, I still have a stall that sells rice balls at the vegetable market in the morning. You can follow me from tomorrow and try to make it for a few days. If you can make it, That rice ball stall, I'll show you later."
Zhao Qiujuan listened to Zhao Meiyun's words to please Shi Zhen, hoping that Shi Zhen could help herself, such as finding a good partner for herself.
She is not very demanding, she can eat and drink enough when she is married, the man doesn't beat people, and she doesn't dislike having a baby girl, so she is satisfied, it doesn't matter if she is older or ugly.
Zhao Qiujuan did not expect that Shi Zhen would give her the stall selling rice balls.
Let her help out, let her set up a stall by herself... She really can't!
"Azhen, I can't do it..."
"Sister, you have always been very capable, you can definitely do it." Shi Zhen said.
Zhao Qiujuan was still a little scared: "I..."
"Sister, get up early tomorrow morning, prepare with me, set up a booth with me, and try it out for a few days. If you can do it well, you will watch this booth in the future." Shi Zhen said.
"What about you?" Zhao Qiujuan asked.
This is a profitable business, how important it is! Her brother even wanted to do it for her!
At this moment, Zhao Qiujuan was extremely grateful, and in addition to being grateful, she couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Shi Zhen said, "I'm going to do something else."
In fact, if these two stalls are handed over... In the future, he will not need to worry about the expenses of the family, which will make him a lot easier. And his sister is selling rice balls in the town, so she can get in touch with more people and be more cheerful.
As for his sister's marriage... Shi Zhen really didn't expect this.
His sister is only twenty!
A little girl who is only 20 years old, why rush to get married
In fact, he wanted his sister to read more books, mainly because his sister had only read primary school for two years, and she could not recognize all the words, so she would suffer too much in the future.
But it's impossible for his sister to continue reading...
His sister is a big girl and can't sit back in the primary school classroom.
Shi Zhen thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Sister, recently Tingting follows Bai Yu to learn Pinyin every day. You can also follow along, and then you can recognize the characters later... Once you recognize the characters, it will be convenient for you to do whatever you want in the future."
"No, no, I'm so old, I can't learn anymore..." Zhao Qiujuan waved her hands again and again.
"How? Sister, you are only twenty, you can learn how to read." Shi Zhen said, "Sister, think about it, you will have a child in the future, and the child wants you to read a story to him, but you can't read it. How bad."
Zhao Qiujuan was thoughtful after hearing what Shi Zhen said.
Shi Zhen was a little helpless when he saw this.
His sister is the kind of person who is willing to dedicate everything for her child. Tell her that it is not easy to do anything else, and it is easy to mention the child.
Even if she doesn't have children yet.
Shi Zhen said again: "In the future, your child will go to school, and the school teacher will ask the parents to fill out the form, but you won't be able to fill in the form. If you go to a parent-teacher meeting, you will not be able to read... It will embarrass the child."
When Zhao Qiujuan thought about it, she panicked.
After Shi Ting entered junior high school, she would occasionally take some forms home and ask her parents to fill it out. She didn't understand all of this, and neither did her parents, Shi Ting filled it all by herself.
If her child gets back such a form in the future...
Zhao Qiujuan felt that the other things could be ignored, and the words still had to be known.
If Shi Zhen really gave her a stall, she would have to work hard, lest her children have no money to eat in the future.
Zhao Qiujuan was full of energy for a while.
Shi Zhen didn't take a nap today and was already very tired, so he didn't stay at the kushikatsu stall, and went home early to rest.
He slept all night before recovering, and the next morning, he went to town.
The stall where he sells rice balls is now also at the Shi family's side. When he prepares in the morning, he always goes there to do it.
When he got there, Shi Zhen found out that Zhao Qiujuan had already woken up.
He asked his sister to get up early, but he didn't expect his sister to be so early.
But it can't be denied that his sister is like this, which makes him very happy.
If his sister was lazy, he wouldn't even have the energy to help her.
Cooking with a rice cooker was a bit slow, so Shi Zhen also cooked a little with an iron pan, and then instructed his sister to cut pickles and mustard, and then fry them in oil.
You can also taste the taste when frying. Generally speaking, the taste will be better if you put a little sugar in the pickles.
After frying these two things, it’s time to make egg skins. There are not many people who buy rice balls for one dollar, and the amount of egg skins is very small. Shi Zhen generally makes two or three egg skins, and there are often leftovers. .
Next comes the fried peanuts, which is not difficult.
Zhao Qiujuan worked neatly, and under Shi Zhen's guidance, she did all the work smoothly.
Shi Zhen took her to the place that sold fried dough sticks to get the dough sticks, and then went to the town to set up a stall.
The rice balls sold today were still made by Shi Zhen, but someone ordered the rice balls in advance, and Shi Zhen asked Zhao Qiujuan to squeeze them.
Zhao Qiujuan is in her twenties this year. She doesn't look good, but her face... looks simple, like the kind that doesn't lie.
So she won't make people like her at first sight, but she will never make people hate her.
Shi Zhen introduced the frequent customers, saying that this is his sister, and everyone will smile at Zhao Qiujuan when they hear it.
Zhao Qiujuan is a bit introverted, but she is not the kind who doesn't want to contact the society.
In fact, she is also very curious about the outside world and wants to get in touch with it.
Setting up a stall beside Shi Zhen, she had a feeling that she was accepted by this strange place.
The factories in Anshan Town basically start work at 8:00, and by 8:00, fewer people come to buy breakfast.
However, Shi Zhen usually set up a stall for a while, mainly to sell out the things he prepared.
Today, the materials they have left are running out.
Shi Zhen remembered that Zhao Qiujuan also came to help when he set up the kushikatsu stall a few days ago, and he had some experience, so he said: "Sister, I have something to do today, I'm going to Changxi City, please watch this stall next. , and when it's sold out, you push it home."
When Shi Zhen nailed wooden shelves to Zhao Qiujuan and the others, he made himself a stand suitable for selling rice balls.
This stall is a cuboid made of wood nails, covered with a thin iron sheet, with wheels underneath, and two holes dug in the upper middle, just enough to put two big buckets of rice.
After Zhao Qiujuan sold the rice balls, she could push the stall home.
Hearing what Shi Zhen said, Zhao Qiujuan was a little nervous, but she agreed seriously.
Shi Zhen smiled and got on the bus to Changxi City.
After Shi Zhen arrived in Changxi City, he went straight to the sweater factory he visited yesterday.
The leader Shi Zhen met yesterday was already waiting in the factory. Shi Zhen went up and smiled: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I brought the deposit and the ID card this time. We can sign the contract."
Totally stunned that week.
The deposit was mentioned by him. It was impossible for him to give Shi Zhen a large number of sweaters that had just been produced when Shi Zhen had no mortgage at all.
He also asked Shi Zhen to bring his ID card. He wanted to know Shi Zhen's origin.
But signing a contract... He really hadn't thought of it before.
But it's okay to sign one, insurance, that is... how to sign
This "President Zhou" is the younger brother of the factory manager, and he is not too young.
People of their age didn't go to school for a few years back then. Contracts and so on... Those with templates are fine, those without templates are not very good at getting them.
Shi Zhen chatted with him before he knew about it, and finally said, "Otherwise, I'll write it?"
President Zhou asked Shi Zhen to try it.
Shi Zhen quickly wrote a contract.
In his spare time, he has practiced calligraphy in his spare time, and his strokes are very beautiful, and they look very similar to Guan Baiyu's handwriting.
As for contracts... In his previous life, he had seen countless contracts, many of which were dozens of pages, and he had to take a lawyer to read them together...
Now let him write a simple contract, it's really too simple.
Shi Zhen's contract was written very well, which made Mr. Zhou very satisfied, but after reading Shi Zhen's ID card, he was a little dissatisfied.
He thought Shi Zhen was a local, but it turned out not to be
During this period, the society was still relatively chaotic. If Shi Zhen was a local, then he didn't need to be afraid of Shi Zhen running away, but if Shi Zhen was a foreigner, he would not be so reliable.
Shi Zhen also knew this, so he offered to sign the contract, and then explained seriously: "Mr. Zhou, my account is not here, but I have lived here for a long time and have relatives here. If you are worried, today You can come and see it with me."
This boss Zhou was in a hurry, so today he gave him 200 woolen sweaters and asked him to find someone to embroider on them.
After seeing the tricks, Shi Zhen probably knew why it was so easy for him, so he agreed to his proposal.
The recent batch of wool sweaters produced by this factory needed to be embroidered with more complicated flowers. They were afraid that they couldn't find anyone to do them for a while, so they tried it out for themselves.
The general manager Zhou agreed in one go.
According to the agreement, their factory will send the clothes to Shi Zhen, and he will definitely follow him to see it.
Although Shi Zhen paid a deposit of 1,000 yuan, the value of the 200 sweaters was definitely more than 1,000 yuan.
In addition, in the next month, they will produce thousands of pieces of this sweater one after another, and they will have to find someone to embroider them. In the future, they will send thousands of pieces to Shi Zhen at a time...
Speaking of which, if Shi Zhen didn't come yesterday... He might recruit some workers today and let them embroider in the factory.
But doing so costs more than sending out the work, and it doesn't necessarily get done before delivery.
In contrast, it is better to outsource this kind of work.
He can still get kickbacks!
All the clothes were loaded onto the truck, and Shi Zhen also got into the truck.
There were only two seats in front of the truck. The driver and President Zhou sat, while Shi Zhen could only sit in the compartment, next to a large number of sweaters.
With the scorching sun in the sky and thick sweaters all around, Shi Zhen felt very hot both physically and psychologically.
Fortunately, after this business is established, it should be able to make a lot of money.
Shi Zhenzheng sighed, and in a blink of an eye, he saw the sweater sample that Mr. Zhou gave him on the top layer.
Wait, this sample... only one
He's going to give the job out to the women in the village, and he'll definitely give them samples.
Now there's only one sample in total... What's he going to do
At the factory, he said that these two hundred pieces of clothes would be taken away the day after tomorrow. The time was very tight, and it was difficult for him to find someone to sew samples for him right away.
Shi Zhen took a deep breath and looked at those sweaters, showing a bitter expression.
For this sample, he can only embroider it for the time being.
He knew how to embroider the clothes, which was actually quite good, so that when those aunts and aunts came to pick up work from him, he could teach them how to embroider.
Really... good.
Next, he was afraid that he would become a friend of women.