Xia Xiang smiled and said, Chen Ning works as a teacher in Dabai Township, and her monthly salary is only about ten yuan. The seventy yuan she can save is almost her entire fortune.
"Just think that I borrowed it from you..."
Seeing that Xia Xiang refused to take it, Chen Ning suddenly said anxiously.
Seeing this, Xia Xiang quickly changed the topic, took something out of his pocket, put it in Chen Ning's hand and said, "I'll give you a small gift, see if you like it."
Chen Ning's face turned red. He lowered his head and glanced at the pebbles in his hand, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wow, what a beautiful stone."
I saw that ordinary pebble, but Xia Xiang used a paint pen to draw exquisite patterns on it, which looked like a work of art.
"How's it going? Do you like it?"
"like!"
Chen Ning nodded, shy but a little cute.
"Since everyone in the city likes you, it shouldn't be a mistake!"
Xia Xiang saw that Chen Ning really liked her and was not pretending, and then a big stone fell in her heart.
"What's the meaning?"
Chen Ning was stunned for a moment and heard something else.
"Your betrothal money depends on it. Since this matter has something to do with you, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
Xia didn't even think about hiding it from Chen Ning, so he told Chen Ning his plan.
There are countless similar cobblestones like this in Dabai Township, and Xia Xiang wants to make these stones into handicrafts and then sell them in scenic spots.
Chen Ning has also heard of the scenic spot in the next county, and even visited it once. The scenery is indeed beautiful, and with the economic development in recent years, there have been more and more tourists.
If this deal that Xia wants to talk about is done well, it might really be able to achieve some results.
"But I heard that there are a lot of rules in the scenic area. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to do business there."
After all, Chen Ning came from the city, and his vision and knowledge are much better than those in rural areas. He got to the point in one sentence.
"It may not be easy for others, but for me, it's not a problem."
Xia Xiang said with a smile that he used to hang out outside every day, and it was not in vain. At least he met a lot of people, including people from the scenic area management committee.
Business, to put it bluntly, is about personal relationships.
"One month, give me one month, and I will definitely earn back the bride price for you, so that you can marry into the family happily!"
Seeing Xia Xiang's face full of confidence, Chen Ning couldn't help but have some changes in his senses.
Before today, the impression given to her by Xia Xiang was that of an idle vagrant with no knowledge or skills.
But when she heard the plan that Xia Xiang told her just now, the confident and determined look in her eyes was definitely not something that a Qingpi who only knew how to fool around with his life could show.
Perhaps, Xia Xiang was just unwilling to be like the other people in the village and put all his energy into that one-third of an acre of land every day, so people thought he was idle.
"time to eat!"
Snapped.
Xia Dongfeng opened the door furiously and was surprised when she saw that Chen Ning and Xia Xiang were in the same room: "You two..."
"Xia Dong, what are you thinking about?"
Chen Ning blushed with embarrassment and quickly stamped her feet to stop Xia Dong from thinking any more.
After dinner, Xia Xiang announced his plan in front of the whole family.
"What? The way you mentioned is to go to the scenic spot to sell stones?"
Xia Guoxing was the first to disagree. He still had traditional ideas and hoped that Xia Xiang could find a stable job. After all, hawking was not a long-term solution.
"Boy, aren't these the pebbles in the river in front of our village? Can anyone buy this?"
Xia's mother didn't mind that Xia wanted to be a small vendor, but she just didn't think anyone would buy these inconspicuous stones.
"Mom, you don't understand this. To us, this is just an ordinary stone, but in the eyes of tourists from the city, this is a handicraft."
After all, people who can travel in this era are generally rich people. As long as the stones are made more exquisitely, they don't have to worry about selling them.
At this moment, Chen Ning, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said: "Uncle and aunt, actually I think Xia Xiang's idea is a good one."
The dining table became quiet for a while.
Xia Dong looked at Chen Ning with suspicion, as if he was surprised that Chen Ning would support Xia Xiang at this time.
"Chen Ning, why did you fall in love with your husband so quickly?"
Swish.
Chen Ning's face turned red and he hurriedly explained: "What are you talking about? I just really think Xia Xiang's idea is feasible, if he can make every stone so exquisite."
After saying that, Chen Ning took out the pebble that Xia Xiang gave her not long ago.
"Wow, the painting is so beautiful!"
Exquisite textures, soft colors, and exquisite patterns.
Xia Dong is also a woman, and she was also amazed by this processed pebble at a glance.
"Xia Xiang, is this really your design?"
Xia Dong looked at Xia Xiang strangely, why didn't she know that Xia Xiang had such ability before?
Xia Xiang smiled, nodded and said, "Of course."
Before he started his own business, he had worked in various industries. Although his design ability was outstanding, it was still easy to fool Xia and Dong.
"Okay, since Chen Ning supports you, then I will support you too, sister!"
Xia Dong patted Xia Xiang, but kept looking at Chen Ning with a half-smile, which made the other person blush.
Seeing this, Xia Guoxing thought about it and no longer objected.
Because Chen Ning was teased by Xia Dong, she was too embarrassed to stay at Xia's house any longer, so she found an excuse to go back to her own home.
"Sister, aren't you and Chen Ning good sisters? Follow her back."
Xia Xiang wanted to ask Xia Dong to follow Chen Ning while Chen Ning was cleaning up, mainly to keep an eye on her.
"You brat, you dare to call your sister here. You really forgot about your sister when you had a wife!"
Xia Dong gave Xia Xiang a chestnut, but still agreed to Xia Xiang.
"Sister, can't you see that Chen Ning still has something on her mind? Ask her privately later!"
Xia Xiang said seriously.
In her last life, Chen Ning worked as a teacher in Dabai Township for more than a year and never went home for a visit. Until what happened last night, she went back to her home in the provincial capital three days later. Since then, she has never visited her home again.
Returned to Dabai Township.
Although Xia Xiang was reborn and some things had changed, he was still a little worried that the events of his previous life would happen again, so he asked Xia Dong to follow Chen Ning and inquire about information.
…
Now that he had made a plan, Xia Xiang started to act according to the plan in the afternoon. The first thing was to get a large number of regular-shaped pebbles.
This was easy to solve. Xia Xiang found a group of village children and promised that no one would make them a toy. The children then rushed to help him collect pebbles from the river.
After solving the problem of raw materials, the rest is the problem of people.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Xiang took an ox cart to the county and met two people. One was the nephew of the director of the scenic spot management committee, and the other was the son of the deputy director of a factory.