Chapter 77 The heroine’s cannon fodder sister (29)
Jiang Lai didn't say anything. He silently took off all the bedding and quilts on the bed, then put on clean ones. After laying them out neatly, Jiang Lai stuffed the hot water bottle he brought with him into the quilt, turned around and finally laid on the bed. The old man next to her helped her onto the bed, lifted her legs, adjusted her into the most comfortable position, and sat against the wall.
It was still cold in the room, so Jiang Lai quickly found the leaky window and randomly found a book on the old man's bedside table, which happened to be stuck in the leaky area.
"Just use it for now. When He Xing comes back, let him find someone to make a new piece of glass."
The old man relaxed under the quilt, his breathing was weak and his face was pale. He waved towards Jiang Lai with a trembling hand.
"Thank you Sanya, if it weren't for you, I would have died outside."
"You are blessed with great fortune, but good fortune is yet to come. You lie down first and I'll get something."
Jiang Lai brought in the thermos pot, poured a bowl of hot pimple soup, and fed it to the old man's mouth one spoon at a time.
"Eat more and warm yourself up."
The old man was crying while eating, his lips were trembling, and he was holding Jiang Lai's sleeve tightly with one hand.
After eating, she wiped away her tears.
"You are a good boy. Our He Xing is not worthy of you. He is not so lucky."
"He Xing is a very kind and filial man, but I have no fate with him. Grandma, if you need anything else, just tell me. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home during the recent holidays."
"The first hot meal I have eaten in these days was brought by you. I really have nothing to give you. This... you can take this."
As he spoke, the old man untied his cotton-padded jacket with trembling hands, took out a small cloth bag from the small pocket sewn under the sweater inside the cotton-padded jacket, and handed it to Jiang Lai.
"Take this."
Jiang Lai took the cloth bag and poured a jade ring out of it.
Little Pudding suddenly said excitedly.
"This ring is great! A ruby set on a modern light would be worth millions."
When Jiang Lai heard this, he quickly touched it. Sure enough, the jade was smooth and bright in color, and the gold thread wrapped around it exuded a simple atmosphere. It looked like it was quite old.
"I don't want this. You can keep it for yourself. I'll just do it for you. You don't have to be so polite."
"My father taught me that a drop of kindness is repaid by a spring. But you gave me a bowl of water and a bowl of porridge when I needed it most, saving my life. What does a ring mean to me? There’s nothing good left. This is the only thing passed down from my grandfather’s generation. Take it, otherwise I won’t be able to close my eyes even if I die.”
Jiang Lai was a little embarrassed.
She quite likes this ring, but it looks like a family heirloom. The He family was a wealthy businessman in the last century. Grandpa He and Grandma He met and got married while studying abroad. They were considered a powerful alliance.
The things left by their ancestors must be good things, even if Jiang comes to take them, it is not good if he doesn't take them.
In the end, Grandma He cried again, and Jiang Lai was helpless.
"Okay, okay, I'll just take it. But if you want to exchange it with me for other things after you recover, you can."
Grandma He knew what she meant. After all, people are always easily moved and do irrational things when they are vulnerable.
But she was sober and knew what she was doing.
"I don't have many years to live. If I can find a good person for him, it will be my wish fulfilled. It's a pity... it's a pity, it's a pity that He Xing is not lucky..."
Jiang Lai took the ring and put it on his ring finger. It was just right, not too big or too small, and the ring was thin. It looked elegant, quiet, and not eye-catching.
The ox cart that had passed Huijiang Qiuhe also arrived, carrying a cart of coal. When passing He's house, he happened to meet Jiang Lai who was sweeping the floor.
"Why are you here?"
"Grandma He fainted outside just now. I saw her and helped her in."
"Fainted? How are you? Do you need to be sent to the hospital?"
"It's okay. Go ahead and light the fire. It's too cold inside."
Jiang Qiuhe quickly carried a bucket of coal in, burned it and put it in the stove, with the tongs leaning against the bed.
"I'll change it for you again tonight."
"Thank you, brother and sister, you are both good children."
After the old man was settled, Jiang Lai and Jiang Qiuhe walked home together. Jiang Lai sat on the bullock cart, holding a thermos bottle in his hand, and finally remembered to hand it to Jiang Qiuhe to take a sip.
“When I went to deliver coal just now, I heard that someone in the next village was engaged in an electronic watch business. It seemed to be quite profitable.”
"What's wrong? You don't want to guard your knitting factory anymore?"
"If you stay at home, you can make a name for yourself in the county. If you go out and take a look, you might be able to see a bigger piece of the sky."
Jiang Lai nodded, his legs dangling on the bullock cart, and said something seriously.
"You want to go out, have you decided where to go?"
"All electronic watches are purchased from Shenzhen and I learned the technology. I want to take a look."
“Have you decided who to sell the goods to?”
"No."
“Do you know some relevant national policies in this regard?”
"I don't know."
"The simplest question, do you know where Shenzhen is? How far is it from you?"
This question completely silenced Jiang Qiuhe.
Now there are people in the county who have keenly sensed business opportunities, and the first batch of people to go to sea have already set off. Taking Cheng Lie as an example, He Xing should be following Cheng Lie, and they set off at almost the same time.
It is indeed possible to hook up at this time, and you can also make a quick buck, but Jiang Qiuhe has an impatient temper, soft ears, and is extremely easy to trust others. The most important thing is that he has no lofty ambitions and just goes where the money is.
Jiang Lai knew the original plot. Jiang Qiuhe did make a fortune this time when he went to sea. However, at the same time, he was blinded by a colleague in Shenzhen and picked up many bad habits there. After returning, his personality changed drastically. I made a lot of money by opening an electronics factory, but the end result was that the factory went bankrupt during the great industry reform at the beginning of the next century, and ended up dying miserably in a foreign land.
If we stay and continue to develop the local handmade weaving industry and traditional industries, we may be able to pursue a long-term and stable development path.
After all, overseas trade has been frequent recently. If you can sell these traditional handicrafts, it will be a pretty good industry.
Jiang Lai didn't say much, just asked a few questions for him to think about.
"With no bottom money, leaving your hometown, exploring an industry that you are completely unfamiliar with, and having no trusted partners around you, if you think you can overcome these problems, then go for it. I support all your decisions."< br>
"Little sister... I actually don't know. I just want to make more money, give you and my second sister more dowry, and let my parents live a good life." (End of Chapter)