On the way back, Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help feeling a little uneasy as he pedaled the car.
"Daughter-in-law, I was a little excited just now... I answered as soon as I opened my mouth. Most of the remaining money at home is made by you, and I haven't discussed it with you yet -"
"That's okay!"
"
Cheng Tianyuan finally felt at ease after hearing what she said.
"Brother Ahu and I will go take a look tomorrow at noon, and then we will tell you the details. Whether it is good or not, and how to do it, we have to discuss it carefully."
Xue Ling thought for a while and asked: "Lao Wang's supply and marketing cooperative has about three stores, with about seven or eight workers in front and behind it. The goods in it are mainly daily necessities and some farm tools. We only sell daily necessities and some food and drink. He
Do you know how much investment it will cost to build three stores?"
Cheng Tianyuan is often responsible for importing and exporting goods, and the account books are all in his hands, so he knows it very well.
"There is little sales of farm tools here in the county, so most of the time they sell daily necessities. If there are three stores and fifteen cabinets are filled, it will cost more than 2,000 yuan. The cost of food and drink is not high, and I often go there to buy goods.
Some packaged food and drink items are relatively expensive, so you can delay the payment for half a month.”
Xue Ling listened carefully and said in a low voice: "The place over there is big and there are so many factories. We must not be the only ones doing business. Since we want to do it, we must get a head start and make the scale bigger and better, so that the business will not be wiped out all at once.
Hit."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded.
The two returned to the rental house.
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother had already prepared the meal and it was warming it on the stove, waiting for them.
"Hurry and wash your hands and eat! Today I made the braised pork that Ling Ling likes to eat."
Xue Ling was very happy and said: "I smelled it as soon as I entered the door! It smells so good!"
Cheng Tianyuan whispered fondly: "Cat nose."
Xue Lingling happily picked up the chopsticks, took a bite eagerly, and praised: "Hmm...it's so delicious! Mom and Dad, you guys eat too! Come on! It's delicious! Mom, here's your piece! Dad, you too
Have a piece."
The family gathered around Lehehe to have dinner.
After the meal, Cheng's mother packed up and went to wash the dishes.
"You're all tired from working all day. Go upstairs and have a rest. I have nothing to do at home, so I'll do it."
Xue Ling felt bad and said with a smile: "It will be faster if we do it together. Now you are the ones cleaning the house. If you even cook and wash the dishes, it would be too hard."
"It's so hard!" Father Cheng explained with a smile: "It's cold outside and we can't go out. Knitting sweaters every day is boring. We can't stay idle. If we don't find something to do, our bones will hurt!"
Cheng Tianyuan pulled Xue Ling upstairs and whispered: "My parents are used to working. If they have nothing to do, they are not used to it. If they want to do it, let them do it."
Xue Ling's eyes moved slightly and he suggested: "Brother Yuan, if the store can be opened, why not leave your parents in the county and let them do some work in the store. The old man is old, and it is very hard to guard the field all day long.
.Besides, if they stay with us, we can take care of them nearby, and their daily food and drink will be more nutritious. They are always too frugal on their own."
For a while, the two old men were following them. They ate more meat, drank more soup, and drank more nutritiously. They both gained weight.
Especially Father Cheng, his complexion and complexion are obviously much better. Uncle Xue is now eating herbal medicine every day. I believe that as time goes by, the old man's health will get better and better.
Cheng Tianyuan smiled and nodded: "Very good! Let Ahu and I go take a look and tell them after we make a decision."
After Xue Ling took a shower, he sat on the edge of the bed and read a book.
I originally had to do translation every night, but suddenly I was free. I didn't know what to do, so I just picked up a book and flipped through it.
The two old men took a rest soon, and the lights in the small room were turned off.
Cheng Tianyuan went out on his bicycle, probably to Lin Cong's house again.
Thinking of this, Xue Ling felt that she would have to find time to call home tomorrow.
Maybe Lin Cong took his sister-in-law to the Imperial City to seek refuge with his parents.
You have to tell your parents in advance and ask them to help stabilize Lin Cong and don't let him take his sister-in-law everywhere.
Cheng Tianyuan came back soon without saying anything.
Xue Ling knew that it must have been empty again, so she poured him a glass of hot water.
Cheng Tianyuan leaned in front of the heater, drinking water and wondering.
"Then it has been rumored that the Lin family's house is for sale. How come no one comes back to pack up? I heard that his mother is in charge of selling the house."
Xue Ling couldn't answer, so he asked him to take a hot bath to warm himself up, and then he got into bed and fell asleep.
…
Early the next morning, Cheng's mother prepared breakfast.
"I cooked some millet porridge and made a dozen large steamed buns."
Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan went to work after eating.
At noon that day, Xue Ling took advantage of her lunch break to call home.
Xue's mother answered the phone and asked Cheng's father carefully about the condition of his arm before talking to her daughter with confidence.
"Lin Cong?!" Xue's mother said with certainty: "No!"
Xue Ling knew that sooner or later, paper could not stop the fire, so he told Xue's mother all about how Lin Cong persuaded his sister-in-law to steal money and elope.
"There are many people with the same name in the world, and I wasn't sure it was him at first. Later, my brother Yuan went to his house and told me his address, and I was sure it was him."
Xue's mother was probably so frightened that it took her a long time to regain her composure.
"That child was very well-behaved when he was a child! He is fair and clean, and he is studying. How-how could he do such a thing!"
Xue Ling whispered: "He was flirting with many female colleagues. Not only that, he also owed debts and refused to repay them. I heard that the house they lived in had to be sold to pay off the debts. He took his sister-in-law to the Imperial Capital,
Part of it is to defraud money and sex, and part of it is to avoid debt."
"Oh my god!" Xue's mother and Xue's father were both honest people, and their heads were dizzy when they heard: "Nonsense! This beast!"
Xue Ling sighed and said, "Mom, I have sent you the photos of my sister-in-law. If they go to you, pretend you don't know the truth and stabilize them temporarily."
"I know!" Mother Xue promised: "As soon as they come, I will pretend not to know, entertain them well, and then inform you!"
"Yes." Xue Ling reminded: "My newspaper office's phone number has been written to you. If you have any news, just call that number."
That evening when I got off work, the north wind was blowing.
Cheng Tianyuan came on his bicycle, with a big piece of bacon hanging on the front of the bicycle.
"This is a gift from Brother Ahu. He said it was bacon dried by his old mother. Let us try it."
Xue Ling got in the car and asked him if he had gained anything from going to the riverside with A Hu at noon.
"Yes!" Cheng Tianyuan said with a smile: "The land is under construction, people are coming and going, and it is very lively. There is still a row of land over there that has not been requisitioned. Ahu and I plan to buy the small piece of land at the intersection. It will last about a year.
It’s about an acre. There are roads in both directions there, so it’s very convenient! You have to choose a good place like that when opening a store.”