After the aunt and sister-in-law had moved two large bags of things into their living quarters, they collapsed on the sofa from exhaustion, breathing heavily and sweat dripping down their temples.
Chen Lishu rested for a while and got up to fetch water. After the two of them washed briefly, they began to take out the clothes in their pockets and sort them one by one.
"Sister-in-law, look, this dress has a trademark." When Gu Xingping looked through the clothes and saw the trademark, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Exquisite workmanship, so good... Huh? This doesn't seem to be Pinyin, but English, right?"
Chen Lishu glanced sideways and saw that it was 'madeinchina'. She read it smoothly and translated the meaning to Gu Xingping.
Chen Lishu didn't think anything was wrong, but Gu Xingping was so surprised that she could stuff an egg into her mouth: "Sister-in-law, you can actually speak English?"
Only then did Chen Lishu realize that she had said something she shouldn't have said. She quickly explained with a smile: "I heard what others said when I was buying clothes. How could I understand this?"
In fact, she understands.
When the child was in school, she was too partial to subjects. Her English was so poor that she didn't even dare to talk. She once had the idea of being tired of studying or even dropping out of school. The child was in a rebellious period, and the other part of her original family was missing. No matter what she said, it would not work.
In the end, she could only resort to provocation. If she, a person who had not graduated from elementary school, could learn English well, then he would continue to go to school.
While working, she had to learn English at the same time. She started everything from scratch. When she found time, she had to stay in places where foreigners hang out just to have more opportunities to communicate.
Later, through her unremitting efforts, she finally succeeded in making her child change his mind, and he finally got admitted to a good university as he wished.
Now that I think about it, in fact, although the life of mother and son living together was difficult, it was also a very unforgettable time.
Chen Lishu shook her head. Now everything has passed and she has started her life again.
The two of them sorted all the clothes into categories. Seeing that the time was almost up, they locked the door and walked towards the village.
After returning home, the two of them divided the work, one went to cut pig grass and the other did laundry and cook. After the family came back, Chen Lishu told Li Xiulan and Gu Shoufu that they were going to stay in the town for two days.
With so many clothes on hand, I probably can't sell them all in one day.
"Is there any danger to you two girls? Why don't you ask your dad to tell the team to go with you two tomorrow?" But the town is not as good as the village, and the neighbors are all acquaintances. What's the matter?
Just shout and everyone will come over to help.
"Mom, it would be great for my third sister-in-law to rent that house. The courtyard wall is very high. Once the door is locked, you can't see what's going on inside. Besides, it's definitely fine for the two of us to stay for two nights, so don't bother my dad." Gu Xingping said about it.
I have always been excited to live in a new house.
"Yes, it's okay for Mom to stay for just two days." Chen Lishu also echoed.
Seeing their insistence, the old couple had no choice but to agree.
The next day, after breakfast, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping packed up a bedding and a change of clothes from home and went to town.
Chen Lishu didn't plan to go to the black market this time. If the clothes were sold wholesale, the price would definitely be different, so she and Gu Xingping each decided to bring some clothes to sell in front of the department store.
There are many tourists there and it is not easy to be found.
Just in case, each person only has ten items with him, and they will be moved to another place when they are sold out.
Before going, Chen Lishu specifically told Gu Xingping the price and told her to accept the cloth ticket and nothing else.
Her pricing ranges from fourteen to seventeen per piece of clothing, and one foot of cloth is charged for each piece of clothing.
Gu Xingping was a little nervous when she did this for the first time. As soon as she put on the bag, she covered it with both hands tightly, for fear that others would not know that she had something in the bag.
Seeing her like this, Chen Lishu couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Little sister, please relax, there are only a few clothes inside, are you afraid that they will have long legs and run away?"
Gu Xingping swallowed: "Then what if someone robs me?"
Chen Lishu couldn't help but laugh: "It's just a few clothes and there's nothing to eat or drink. Besides, we're going to the door of a department store. Who is so bold as to commit suicide?"
Gu Xingping heard that what she said made sense, and her tense nerves relaxed a little, and her body was not as stiff as before.
The two locked the courtyard door and walked towards the department store, stopping when they were still some distance away from the entrance of the department store.
Seeing two young and beautiful women coming out, Chen Lishu took the opportunity to meet them and said in a low voice: "Comrade, do you want to buy ready-made clothes exported to foreign countries? Each piece of clothing only costs one foot of cloth."
Exporting ready-made clothes to foreign countries only requires a foot of cloth? The two lesbians looked at each other to see if they were lying, right?
Chen Lishu saw the doubts in their eyes, smiled and said to them: "Two comrades, my ready-made clothes have a trademark, and there is English on it. You see people coming and going, why don't you find a place for me?"
You will know after just one look."
The two of them saw that she didn't look like she was being fake when she spoke, and if they were really exported clothes, they would be in big trouble if they missed them.
The two of them whispered together and quickly agreed to Chen Lishu's proposal.
The group of people arrived at a rarely visited alley across the street. Chen Lishu took out the clothes and gave them a look at the trademark. When they saw the style of the clothes, they were very satisfied at first. Then when they saw the English on the trademark, they felt even more satisfied.
I must buy this dress.
The two quickly selected two pieces of clothing and one skirt, and paid a total of forty-five yuan plus three feet of cloth.
Gu Xingping saw that Chen Lishu had sold three pieces of clothing so quickly, and she was a little eager to try it. Although she felt like a thief when she opened her mouth for the first time, and even felt like a ball of cotton was stuffed in her throat and her tongue was hard, but at least it was a sale.
Go get one.
When she first got the money and tickets, Gu Xingping felt as if she had accomplished something extraordinary. She looked at Chen Lishu and smiled like a child: "How about Sister-in-law, I am also very good, right?"
Chen Lishu smiled and nodded: "Congratulations, little sister, for finally taking the first step successfully."
"Mistress, who do you think that is?" Across the street, Chen Baozhu pointed out the location of the two of them to Mrs. Chen: "I just said that I saw the two of them carrying a big bag out this morning. They came here to resell their feelings.
Something."
It happened to be a coincidence. Chen Baozhu's daughter-in-law came to town to give birth to a baby. She happened to see Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping coming out of the house carrying their belongings. At first, they just glanced at each other and didn't take it seriously. When he went out to buy something, they met again.
He quickly pulled Mrs. Chen over.
"Okay, I know this damn girl is restless. She is an opportunist and she even puts the shit on your father's head. Let's see how I deal with her today."
When Chen Baozhu saw her saying this, he was about to rush over and stop her immediately: "Nai, if you rush up now, if she bites her to death and refuses to admit it, there is nothing we can do."
Mrs. Chen asked: "Eldest grandson, what do you think we should do?"