Li Erlu, Li Hu and Xu Xiong worked together to clean the yard and tidy up the room. It was a lot of work, including repairing the kang, repairing the windows, building the toilet, and so on. It would probably take two or three days to finish it.

Li Shaoling drove to the forest farm and followed Liu Xia Lian to buy things. They still had to order some simple office furniture. A car shop doesn't keep idle people. There must be an accountant, one to make fire and cook, and the others are all driver's.

The drivers all sleep on a large kang, which is warm, but four single rooms must be left out because they are all strong men and it would be bad if their wives came over and had no place to stay.

Liu Xia Lian first went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau of the forest farm, explained her situation, and wanted to register as an individual business owner.

As a result, the man shook his head when he heard the situation: "You are just a temporary worker in the power plant. You don't need to register a car dealership. If there are many of you and you rent a house somewhere, just go to the police station to make a record."

"Okay, I'll trouble you."

I was thinking of getting a license to become a boss, but I didn’t expect that they wouldn’t allow it.

Liu Xialian, Daya, and Li Shaoling went to the forest farm's large supply and marketing cooperative and began a shopping spree. They bought bamboo mats, mattresses, large iron pots, shovels, pots and pans, choppers, large buckets, salt, axes, kitchen knives, tables, chairs, benches for accounting, and a host of other daily necessities.

The drivers bought some rice and soybean oil from the supply and marketing cooperative. As for corn, sorghum, cabbage, sauerkraut and pickles, there was no need to buy them from the supply and marketing cooperative. They could just purchase some from the village.

People in Northeast China sleep on a big kang, so all they have left is a mattress, otherwise they would have to buy another one.

Li Shaoling asked: "Sister Xia Lian, why did you buy so much? This will cost several hundred yuan."

"It's not that easy to be a boss. It's okay. You have to spend a few hundred dollars. There are more than a dozen people living there. You have to buy the most basic things. The rest is up to each person to take care of themselves."

These days the waiters at the supply and marketing cooperatives all have fixed salaries, and no matter how much you buy, they are not allowed to lend a hand to help you.

Just then I saw Zhang Wang, "Brother-in-law, why are you here?"

"I'm taking a day off tomorrow. I just got off work and was about to buy some things to take home. What is Second Sister doing?"

"I opened a car dealership near the power plant and bought some furniture and supplies. I just happened to help move them."

Zhang Wang joined in to help with the moving, and soon the things were done. The carriage was full, and Li Shaoling drove the carriage back to Lao Li's carriage shop.

Liu Xia Lian went back to the supply and marketing cooperative again and bought several bottles of canned yellow peaches, sausages, calcium milk biscuits, etc. She spent five or six yuan and bought a big bag.

When Zhang Wang came out, he saw Liu Xia Lian and Daya waiting there.

"Brother-in-law, I bought you some small things. You can take them back. I have something to do today so I won't be there."

"I have one at home. I bought it."

"Here, take it, don't be polite, go back quickly, it's getting late."

Seeing that Liu Xia Lian was firm in her words, Zhang Wang accepted the offer and took the donkey cart back.

In the yard, my daughter-in-law Liu Qiuyue was cleaning, and she always kept it spotless.

"My husband is back, why did he buy so many things? Oh, and even canned yellow peaches that I love to eat."

"I met my second sister at the supply and marketing cooperative. She bought it and it just improved our lives."

Liu Qiuyue put the things on the table and counted four cans of food, four sausages, and four calcium milk biscuits.

"I'll take something to our mother."

"Okay, go ahead. I'll cook at home. I want to eat some pickled cabbage and sausage today. The food at the forest farm has been so-so lately."

Liu Qiuyue carried a bottle of canned yellow peaches, a sausage, and a calcium milk biscuit and walked towards her mother-in-law's house.

This mother-in-law is very snobbish. She was so mean to me before, but now that she sees that my family has become prosperous, she tries to curry favor with them in various ways.

But Liu Qiuyue is an honest and decent person. She can't learn to be as aggressive as her second sister. After all, she doesn't plan to divorce, so she still has to deal with this mother-in-law.

The old lady was picking corn kernels at the door. "Daughter-in-law, why are you carrying so many things? It's not a festival."

"Canned yellow peaches, sausages, and calcium milk biscuits. My second sister bought them and brought them to you to try first."

My mother-in-law was really hungry, so she took the calcium milk biscuits and ate them. While eating, she asked, "I saw your second sister take away a large cart of herbs a few days ago. Did she pay you?"

"Why ask? She always gives me money first, and then I can reap the rewards."

"No, did I say she gave you profit?"

"Of course I did."

"How much is it? Tell grandma."

Liu Qiuyue held up a finger and said, "A little over a hundred. A large truck weighs about a thousand pounds, and the profit is 0.5 to 0.1 cent per pound."

The mother-in-law was both happy and uncomfortable. She was happy that Liu Qiuyue could make money, but she was uncomfortable because she earned too much, more than her son.

"Then how about I help you collect them? I'll go around the village every day."

"Just help me promote it, I'll collect it myself. The quality of the herbs must be guaranteed. They're for human consumption, so we can't be careless."

The mother-in-law felt disappointed after hearing this, but seeing that Liu Qiuyue was firm, she had to give up.

Now that Liu Qiuyue is not allowed to take care of the child, she is actually quite free every day. It is also nice for her daughter-in-law to bring her some food every now and then.

By the time Liu Xia Lian and Daya returned to the village, it was already past five in the afternoon and it was getting dark.

The village loudspeaker was broadcasting a notice saying that a big tiger had come nearby, and villagers who were gathering mountain products or hunting should be careful and must not be careless.

Damei said happily: "Sister Xia Lian, Erya and I had a great harvest today. We caught eight catfish, six snappers, six carps, and three pheasants."

"Haha, that's great. I didn't expect there are catfish nearby. But we have to be alert from now on. There are more tiger catfish and black bear catfish. Let's improve our lives tonight and have canned yellow peaches. Four bottles. You guys can start eating. I'll go home and ask Xu Shiba if they have found someone."

Liu Xia Lian went directly to Daya and Erya's homes. The renovation was progressing very quickly. The roof had been completed, and now they were laying the floor, building the kang, and building the walls. It was expected to be completed in two days.

"Brother Xu, how many cars have you contacted?"

Xu Shiba came to report: "There are not many large carriages in our village, and we have only contacted six. However, they asked if they could come home often and whether they must work for a full month."

"No, we charge you by the load. If you load 15 trucks this month, you'll get paid for 15 trucks. If you load 20 trucks, you'll get paid for 20 trucks."

"That's not necessary. Five or six days of rest every month is enough. We all have families to support, so we need to go home occasionally."

"Then you can ask them to go there early tomorrow morning. They should bring their bedding, bowls, chopsticks, and fodder, and clean up. Work will start the day after tomorrow."

The person who could make fire and cook was also found. He was a man in his forties from the village named Li Qiu. He was neat, neat and honest. He had worked as a chef before. He didn't need to be paid much. Thirty dollars a month would be enough for him. He just had to cook three meals a day for a dozen drivers.

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