Geng Zhiqin stood up, poured the porridge into the enamel jar, threw a fried dough stick into the jar, and took another bun: "It's too hot in the house, I'll go out to eat." After that, he walked out.
Ye Fan said leisurely: "If you can hide today, you won't be able to hide tomorrow."
Geng Zhiqin paused and pretended not to hear him.
Ye Fan looked at Geng Zhiye: "Did you see it? You can't say a word. You asked me to pay more attention to her. I was really nagging about this matter yesterday. The war of the century could have happened even if my mother-in-law was not at home."
Geng Zhiye instantly remembered what he had said before - the battle of the century between mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sister-in-law.
"The fundamental reason is that she doesn't like Sun Laifu, and you still ask her to look at him everywhere." Geng Zhiye said.
Ye Fan: "I didn't like you at first."
Geng Zhiye snorted: "Although you have a first love, I also believe that you had a good sense of me when we first met."
"You know that you still take the opportunity to inquire about this matter? Geng Zhiye, Dabao is already in college. Is it interesting or not?" Ye Fan was confused.
Geng Zhiye: "If you tell me who that person is, it won't be interesting if I mention it again. It will be interesting if you don't tell me."
Ye Fan: "Look for it. I think you can find it!"
Geng Zhiye took a bite of the tea egg and tasted some tea. He was very surprised: "This tea is good."
Ye Fan subconsciously asked: "What kind of tea?"
"I'm talking about the tea leaves used to boil tea eggs." Geng Zhiye said, "No wonder the uncles and aunties praised his breakfast shop not long after it opened."
Ye Fan saw some tea in the eggshell and sipped a little: "Black tea?"
Geng Zhiye nodded: "Does he have relatives from the south? Otherwise, he wouldn't make much money by buying boiled tea eggs in the store."
Ye Fan: "I remember there were people in our generation who went to Yunnan. He should be one of them."
"What should I do with my children who are so far away?"
Ye Fan said: "Maybe it's at his parents' house. He lives with his brother's children. They rented a house because they had no place to live."
Zhang Xiaoming lived in the house rented by Dong Ying in the first year of his marriage. When Geng Zhiye heard this, he said: "It's possible. But what about the children studying?"
Ye Fan: "Let me borrow it to study. Go back and take the college entrance examination before the college entrance examination."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoming's car stopped at the door.
Geng Zhiye was happy: "I can't help but talk about it."
Ye Fan went to the courtyard to wash his hands and opened the south door to let Zhang Xiaoming get the goods. Zhang Xiaoming had a store. He wanted to make more money, so he asked Dong Ying to look after the store while he set up a stall. This is equivalent to having two stores that need a lot of goods. Zhang Xiaoming will take five packages.
Zhang Xiaoming had just left and his sister came over to get two different packages and went home to mix them himself.
After Zhang Xiaozhi left, neighbors came over. In the past, we paid after the goods were sold, but now we find Ye Fan to wholesale, so we pay and deliver the goods.
Ye Fan's classmates noticed that one was leaving one after another, and they couldn't help asking the guests: "What do these people do?"
The uncle who bought tea eggs for his granddaughter said: "Go out and set up a stall to sell clothes."
"Is there anyone doing wholesale in the alley?"
The uncle nodded: "That's your classmate Ye Fan." Speaking of Ye Fan, the uncle couldn't help but praise, "Your classmate is so awesome. I used to sell vegetables and popsicles. When I had money, I took a few people to the south to sell clothes. I made a lot of money last year. If you have a lot of money, you can do wholesale. Now I have two stores, and I seem to be cooperating with others. Private companies are not allowed in the capital. It is close to Jincheng, so it is convenient to go there." I couldn't help but say this. Sigh: "How smart."
The aunt who came to buy tofu puffs in a basin said: "You can get into Beijing University if you are not smart."
The male classmates were not surprised when they heard "Going to Beijing University": "Ye Fan is good at studying. But isn't her family very good? Does she still need to set up a stall?"
Uncle: "It has nothing to do with whether the family conditions are good or not. Even though people are studying at Beijing University, they don't have the aloofness of some intellectuals. They often say that there is no shame in making money without stealing or robbing."
The aunt nodded: "This awareness is incomparable to ordinary people. I don't care about other people's opinions until I am in my forties or fifties."
The uncle pointed to the alley: "Most of the families in this alley are not that good. Since she came here, several families have been able to eat and drink this year." Seeing Uncle Zhang coming with a cane, "Especially his family. No one gave him anything before. The eldest son introduced me to him. Now he has a house and two stores. I heard that he can pay back the store money this year, right?”
For the first half of his life, Uncle Zhang always hoped that his eldest son would provide for him in old age. Now when Zhang Xiaoming goes to Ye Fan's house to get goods, he doesn't go over to see him, so that Uncle Zhang feels unhappy: "Don't ask me! I don't know!"
The uncle who asked him had never offended him. Seeing his attitude, he said angrily: "Who cares to ask you this question!"
Ye Fan's classmates quickly smoothed things over: "I'm the one who talks too much."
The aunt handed the basin over: "I don't blame you. Lao Zhangtou came to buy Sanbengzi with Ye Fan to sell vegetables. His boss and Ye Fan started business and were busier than before, and he blamed his son for only seeing him. There is no father for money. Lao Zhang is just dissatisfied. Neither Dabao nor Erbao complain that their mother is too busy with work.”
Uncle Zhang asked: "What do you mean?"
The aunt gave the money and left: "Don't ask me! I don't know!"
Uncle Zhang was so angry that he threw his crutch.
Zhang Xiaodi was reading under the corridor of his courtyard. He heard his father's bad tone and ran out. He happened to see this scene: "What are you doing? Don't want to live anymore?"
"I won't let you control it!" Uncle Zhang yelled at his younger son.
Zhang Xiaodi simply said deliberately: "Do you miss my mom? How many days should I send you to live with your second brother? By the way, help mom take care of your eldest grandson?"
Zhang Xiaozhi, who lives in her parents' home, and Dong Ying, who lives nearby, are preparing to become pregnant this year and plan to have a baby before the beginning of summer next year. Zhang Xiaofen’s son is not named Zhang. In Uncle Zhang's opinion, there is only one grandson among four children. Uncle Zhang is annoyed by his second daughter-in-law, but he can't help but care about his only grandson.
Uncle Zhang asked awkwardly: "Where did you stay?"
Zhang Xiaojun's child turned 100 days old. It happened that Zhang Xiaodi was at home on vacation, and his father dragged him to his second brother's house. Knowing the width of the bed, he said: "I have the same bedroom as my mother. But I need to go up and down the stairs."
Uncle Zhang held up his crutches: "Your father is not too old to move."
"Then I will go back and pack your clothes?"
Uncle Zhang went back with his son.
Goutou, a neighbor who was drinking tofu nao, looked at the Zhang family and his son walking away, shook his head and said: "I think his father has lived too long."
The neighbor sitting across from him reminded him to keep his voice down. Someone who lives behind the scenes and doesn’t know the inside story asked: “My younger son seems quite sensible.”
"That boy is too old." The neighbor wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and went to pay: "His father must have done something recently. He is a son who can't complain, so he used this method to punish his old man." After saying that, he pushed the cart and left. .
Ye Fan's classmates were most afraid of this kind of people and asked the neighbors: "What's the bad idea?"
A neighbor living behind Zhang's house said: "He's talking nonsense. Brother Zhang is a military academy student and will graduate in another year. He doesn't dare to cause trouble."
Zhang Xiaodi seemed not only afraid, but also very considerate. He called his second brother first and asked if he wanted his father to come over. Zhang Xiaojun agreed, and Xiaodi Zhang sent his father to the courtyard of the machinery factory. He watched his father enter the house to see his mother, and then Xiaodi Zhang went back.
Zhang Xiaodi sent his father to take the bus and was seen by Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye who were going to the store. Ye Fan shook his head and said, "This little brother. I don't know what his father is doing again."
Geng Zhiye: "Maybe Uncle Zhang is going by himself."
Ye Fan: "Uncle Zhang doesn't like his second daughter-in-law, so he won't take the initiative to go to his second son's house. Just wait."
Three days later, Uncle Zhang came back with his bag.
Early in the morning, Ye Fan's classmate and his wife had just unloaded the folding table from the rickshaw. Seeing him wandering over, Ye Fan's classmate kindly went over and said, "Uncle, are you okay? Do you want me to take you there? ?”
Uncle Zhang was stunned for a moment before he reacted: "You? I'm fine. Just go out of the stall." After saying that, he wandered inside.
Aunt Li got up early. She heard someone talking and wanted to come out and chat with someone. When she saw that Uncle Zhang looked wrong, she walked towards the intersection and asked the couple who were preparing to fry fried dough sticks: "Has Old Zhang just come back?"
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Ye Fan's classmates nodded: "There's no early train at this time. How did he come back?"
Aunt Li: "I'm sure Zhang Xiaojun sent it. Ask him to come back at the intersection. Old Zhangtou deserves it. His son-in-law is filial. Xiaozhi prepares rice and brings it to him every day. He is not satisfied and wants the boss to fulfill his filial piety in front of him. When he is old, The two families were quiet for three days. "Ye Fan's classmates finally understood why the neighbor said that Zhang Xiaodi thought his father had lived too long: "The second brother is unfilial?"
"The second child is henpecked, and the daughter-in-law is unfilial." Aunt Li glanced at the Zhang family, "Let's see if he dares to dislike this or that in the future."
The uncles and aunts chatted for a while while buying breakfast. Ye Fan's classmates couldn't help but feel moved after hearing too much. Seeing that Aunt Li was very good at talking things over, she took the opportunity to ask: "I heard that his little daughter also came to Ye Fan to buy goods? ”
Aunt Li is a very good person when she is not obsessed with Qigong: "You want to sell it too?"
The classmate was embarrassed: "Is it so obvious?"
When Aunt Li saw this, she said: "If you want to sell, just say it. It's not a shame. Xiaozhi used to be a temporary worker in the factory. The salary was too low and she didn't dare to resign. So she just took a pack of things to try in crowded places on weekends. .You can try it too.”
"Is it appropriate?"
Aunt Li: "There's nothing inappropriate. Oh, I remembered it, because your classmate is Dabao's mother? You're sorry. Dabao's mother is doing business. She has to make some money when her sister-in-law comes to buy goods from her. Hard work.”
On weekends, when the stall was closed after nine o'clock, he asked Ye Fan to pick up a package of goods. After resting for half an hour at home, he pedaled his tricycle to the park.
Ye Fan's classmates saw someone selling clothes under a tree in the park and asked him if they could sell them opposite. A clothing seller thinks his stuff is good and being generous shows that he is casual.
The classmate laid out the things, and the person opposite him was uneasy: "Are you looking for Ye Fan's goods?"
"What's wrong?" The classmate didn't understand why he was so shocked.
The person opposite him moved his stall farther away without saying a word, because he used to be unfaithful and sell with others. As a result, his products were regarded as vulgar and vulgar, and he did not dare to compete with Ye Fan's people.
Ye Fan's classmates didn't dare to conflict with anyone when they first arrived, so they just stayed where they were.
Each package of clothing has a suggested retail price inside it, so the students don’t have to make any trouble, and without much shouting, the items will be sold at high prices in the evening.
When I got home and settled the accounts, I made a net profit of five or six yuan after deducting the principal. After all the items were sold, I made at least twenty.
Ye Fan's classmates introduced this good thing to his brothers, sisters and neighbors.
In late August, on the last weekend of the month, Ye Fan's classmates brought eight packages of clothing with their brothers, sisters, and neighbors. Ye Fan suggested that they go together in pairs.
After the person who took the goods left, Ye Fan checked the warehouses in front and behind to see that it was time to buy autumn and winter clothes.
Geng Zhiye accompanied her to check the goods and asked, "I have a few days off. Can I go with you?"
Ye Fan shook his head slightly and refused: "There is no need to ask for leave from the school now. I can leave whenever I want. I will go when the sales are almost done. If there is no stock, ask them to find Chang Guangrong. If Chang Guangrong hasn't contacted me in the past few days, I should return the goods." There are quite a few in stock.”
Geng Zhiye: "Is it time for Dabao and Erbao to come back?"
Ye Fan calculated the time for school to start: "If nothing else, it's time to get on the train."
"Where's Dabao's notice? Keep it."
Ye Fan was not surprised that his son could pass the exam. When he received his son's notice, he was not excited but very emotional. In the blink of an eye, the little boy went to college.
The little boy was thinking about his admission notice and couldn't stay at his aunt's house for a few days. After staying patiently for a few more days, Yang Mengxia couldn't bear it anymore. Yang Mengxia looked at him as if he was in jail, so she discussed with her mother-in-law to go back early.
In the evening, the whole family came back, and it took a while for Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye to regain their senses.
Geng Zhiye was speechless: "You - you can't help but talk about it!"
"Old Geng!" Dabao ran over and jumped into his father's arms.
Geng Zhiye instinctively stretched out his hand, staggered back a few times, put him down and slapped him on the back: "How old are you? Can I hold you? By the way, what did you call me?"
"Dad." Dabao looked innocent, "Are you deaf?"
Geng Zhiye grabbed his ear: "Am I deaf?"
"No, no, no, dad, I have something good for you. Second treasure, bring it quickly."
Erbao handed over his brother's bag. Dabao said as if offering a treasure: "Mom! Mom, have you never seen it?"
Ye Fan took a look and said calmly: "Dried bamboo fungus and morels?"
The smile on Dabao's face solidified: "Why do you know everything? This makes me so disappointed."
Ye Fan couldn't laugh or cry: "Thank you, mom, for the big baby."
The big baby's little face turned red.
Ye Fan was speechless and wanted to laugh again: "Give me the stuff. Go take a shower, your body is all rotten."
Dabao was not in a hurry: "Dad, you don't know, we went to the mountainous area this time and ate a lot of mushrooms. Grandma also met grandpa."
What and what? Geng Zhiye didn’t understand: “Which grandpa?”
"I only have one grandpa." Dabao said: "He is a grandpa who is not in the same world as us. I used to say that grandpa has a spirit in heaven and you still don't believe it."
Geng Zhiye was flustered, no way.
Ye Fan calmly took out Dabao's admission notice: "Son, you are a future scientist."
"The end of science is metaphysics!" Dabao blurted out.
Ye Fan was choked and speechless.
Yu Wentao clarified: "He is talking nonsense, I didn't see your father-in-law."
Dabao: "I'm talking nonsense, so why didn't you dare to touch mushrooms and didn't allow me to bring morels and bamboo fungus?"
Ye Fan understood: "Are you poisoned?"
Geng Zhiye also understood: "Having hallucinations? I really thought dad was alive in heaven." He breathed a sigh of relief and slapped his son: "It's nonsense from heaven."
"Er Bao, you say."
Erbao nodded: "I saw a group of villains. Dad, when will you take your vacation next year? Let's go to the uncle's house together. It just so happens that the uncle misses you, so you take the opportunity to taste the mushrooms yourself."
"You think your father has a long life?" Geng Zhiye glared at her and turned to his nephew: "Benben, pack your bags tonight. It's time for you to report to school."
Geng Benben nodded: "I know, I'll leave tomorrow afternoon. I originally thought I couldn't come back early, so I went directly to school from my aunt's house. I asked my little brother to take my thick clothes there for me."
Uncle Yu was in good health, and there were two other businesses in Yujia Village that bought Sanbengzi, so he went to the city with them to sell vegetables. The next morning, Ye Fan asked him to buy a large piece of meat.
After breakfast, the whole family made bread and dumplings in the main room.
After having a meal of dumplings at noon, and steaming a few baskets of dumplings for Geng Benben, and leaving two baskets for him to eat in the evening and at night, Geng Zhiye sent his nephew to the station.
After returning from this station, Geng Zhiye checked the hospital schedule and determined that Sun Laifu would have rest during the day and work the night shift at night. After dinner, Geng Zhiye asked Geng Zhiqin to cook dumplings.
Geng Zhiqin murmured while cooking: "He has come to see me once since the blind date. I am obviously worthless to him. What's the point? Maybe it's like a meat bun beating a dog - there is no return."
Geng Zhiye: "Why didn't you say break up?"
"I said you shouldn't scold me? His brother-in-law also had to ask me why. He said it too!" Geng Zhiqin scalded the lunch box with boiling water and muttered again: "You still use my lunch box. I will give this lunch box to him in the future. .”
Geng Zhiye was tired of hearing this: "Then don't go. I'll tell him that Xiaoqin thinks you are a doctor and is afraid that you will dream about operating on her in the middle of the night."
Geng Zhiqin hurriedly said: "No! If I really need an operation in the future, and I schedule my operation to him, he must not take the opportunity to torture me. I will go!"
(End of chapter)