Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 329

But after hearing what Zhou said, Zhao Da'e is now even more determined to study. He will go to school whenever he has free time after spring.

Zhang Daya breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Zhao Dage wanted to study. It was good that he wanted to study. She knew that Zhao Dage had money, and as long as he had money, there would be no problem with him studying.

However, Zhang Daya had another question for Zhao Dage: "Dage, now that you've rented the shop, have you thought about what to do?"

Zhang Daya was quite curious about how this girl planned to make money after renting the shop.

Zhao Daya didn't hold back when asked Zhang Daya's question and directly revealed his plan. Zhang Daya had already reduced his rent by two months, so wouldn't it be hurtful if he wasn't sincere with her?

"After renting the shop, I plan to go to Jinzhou to find suppliers after I finish dealing with things at home. I plan to sell clothes. Although there are clothes shops in the city, the styles are too outdated. I plan to bring some new clothes from Jinzhou to sell. Of course, selling clothes is my first choice. If there are better alternatives that sell better, I will definitely choose something else. However, it seems that it is more appropriate for me to use my current funds to sell clothes."

If we're talking about selling food, Zhao Da'e doesn't have anything particularly delicious to sell. But if we're talking about selling other things, like the popular martial arts novels from his previous life, there's a crucial problem: most of the workers in the city come from the city, few of them are literate, and they don't have much leisure time to read novels. Even if we sell novels, they're unlikely to sell.

What sells best and is frequently used? After much thought, Zhao Da'e still felt that selling clothes would be easier. People always need to wear clothes, right? And if they need to wear clothes, they have to buy them, right? As long as people have a demand, his clothes might be able to sell.

Jinzhou is a coastal city with many garment factories and trendy clothing styles. Being a big city, it's always much easier to find clothing sources there.

"Of course, before going to Jinzhou to find a good source of clothing, I also need to find someone to renovate the shop. I will try to get these done within a month, so that I can open the shop and sell goods in the second month. Just in time for the beginning of spring, the weather will warm up and it will be the season for changing clothes. People will come out to buy clothes, and the clothes will be easier to sell."

Speaking of this, Zhao Da'e got a headache again. Thinking about it carefully, she realized she had a lot to do. Tomorrow she had to accompany her parents to ask her aunt for money. After that, she would go to Jinzhou to find clothing suppliers. She needed to buy goods. Of course, before going to Jinzhou, she also needed to find a contractor to decorate the store. And of course, she couldn't forget about building a new house for her family.

Everything costs money. Even with the income from selling water for the past month or two, it's still not enough. If Zhang Daya hadn't reduced his rent by two months, Zhao D'e's expenses would probably be even greater.

Ugh, I'm so worried. I don't have enough money. I have to get this shop up and running, otherwise I won't have the funds to do anything else in the future.

At this moment, as long as Zhao Da'e steadily runs her water-selling business, even if there are competitors in the future, she is among the first to succeed and has enough advantages. The money she earns by riding the wave of opportunity is enough for her to live comfortably for several years. Moreover, she has a stable customer base, and her monthly income of several thousand yuan is still considerable. Becoming a household with tens of thousands of yuan in income in the village is certainly not a problem. But Zhao Da'e doesn't want that. That's not her goal. After being reborn, she wants to expand and strengthen her business. She wants to expand not only to the town and county, but also to other cities, other countries, and even the whole world.

Of course, everything has to be done step by step. Zhao Da'e's current goal is to get the store up and running.

Thinking of her resources, Zhang Daya suggested, "Speaking of renovations, I have a renovation contractor I can introduce you to. He's absolutely reliable, and his skills are among the best in the county. Normally, you need to make an appointment to hire him, but I own many shops and properties, and I always hire him to renovate them. After doing it so many times, I've become familiar with him, and I can introduce him to you so he can help you with your renovations."

Zhao Dage was curious about the renovation master mentioned by Zhang Daya. She thought that since Zhang Daya recommended him, he must be reliable. If this master could really do a good job, she would ask him to renovate her new house when it was finished.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Zhang."

Zhang Daya has helped me a lot today, and I will definitely repay her if I have the chance.

A relationship can only last if there is give and take.

It was already past six o'clock when they finished dinner. Zhang Daya originally wanted to keep them to eat more good food or chat, but Zhao Da'e said with a wry smile, "Grandma Zhou, it's very late. I should go back. My home is in the countryside, and it will take me some time to get back."

It takes at least an hour and a half to drive back, and the roads in the countryside are difficult to navigate; you need to turn on your headlights to see the road clearly.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou could only sigh, "Good child, come visit Grandma more often when you have time."

As Zhou was getting older, she needed the liveliness of a child, and Zhao Da'e would also help her sell eggs, so Zhou had a good impression of Zhao Da'e.

Seeing this, Zhao Da'e quickly promised, "Don't worry, Grandma Zhou, my shop is in the city, and I'll definitely come to the county town often in the future. I'll come to see you whenever I have time."

After saying goodbye, Zhao Da'e got into Xiangzi's van and left.

The road was a bit bumpy, and the visibility was poor at night, so Xiangzi didn't dare to drive too fast with the flash on. The journey back to the countryside was very slow, and they didn't arrive in the village until almost 8 p.m. After a busy day, the group was exhausted.

There were no streetlights in the village, and only the lights inside the houses could be faintly seen. Cai Xiaofeng originally wanted to personally escort Zhao Dage back to Cheng Jinxi's home, but it was too dark around, and Cai Xiaofeng was afraid of danger.

Zhao Da'e shook his head and refused Cai Xiaofeng's offer to take him back. "No need, Xiaofeng. You guys just stay home and rest. You don't need to see me off. I've lived in Dongtaizi Village for so many years and I know it very well. You've all worked up today. I'll give you a raise when I start earning money."

Once the shop is up and running and business grows, Zhao Dage will need to recruit more people to work for him; otherwise, Cai Xiaofeng and Xiangzi alone won't be able to handle the workload.

Seeing Zhao Da'e say that, Cai Xiaofeng had no choice but to give up. She was in a good mood after the day. She had helped the boss rent a shop and even received two months' rent less. The boss also promised to give her a raise. Her elderly mother's illness was also slowly getting better, and life was getting better and better.

Zhao Da'e held a flashlight to light the way. It was pitch black all around. The village was poor and didn't have much money to install streetlights, but every household in the village had wires installed, and you could occasionally see the shadows of lights through the windows.

On the way back, Zhao Da'e wasn't too scared. When she arrived at her aunt's house, she was surprised to find her mother, Cheng Jinxiang, there. Cheng Jinxiang and Cheng Jinxi were chatting together. When they heard footsteps outside, they looked at each other. Cheng Jinxi stood at the door and looked out. She saw Zhao Da'e.

Cheng Jinxi excitedly shouted, "Jinxiang, come out quickly, Da'e has returned from the city."

Upon hearing the sound, Cheng Jinxiang immediately got up and looked outside. Seeing that Zhao Da'e had finally returned, Cheng Jinxiang finally felt relieved.

Cheng Jinxi couldn't help but say, "You child, why are you back so late? Do you know how long your mother and I have been waiting for you here?"

Zhao Da'e had never come home this late before. Although we knew he had gone to the city to do business today, it was still worrying that he hadn't returned so late.

Zhao Da'e felt a little embarrassed after hearing Cheng Jinxi's words. She said, "Auntie, Mom, are you staying up so late waiting for me to come back? I already said I was going to the city to discuss some business today, so I'll be back a little late."

Hearing Zhao Da'e say this, Cheng Jinxiang and Cheng Jinxi looked at each other, their eyes filled with heartache for Zhao Da'e.

Cheng Jinxiang bent down to look Zhao Da'e in the eye. She rubbed Zhao Da'e's head and said with heartache, "Da'e, don't push yourself. We've all heard that you went to the city this time to help sell eggs to earn money. Tell your mother, is it because the water-selling business hasn't been doing well lately, so you went to help sell eggs?"

Cheng Jinxi couldn't help but say, "Jinxiang, Da'e must be short of money to sell eggs. Think about it, isn't water something every household has? Making money by selling water isn't a long-term solution. Besides, rich people in the city might just buy water for novelty, and you can't make much money selling water. You also have to factor in the travel expenses, fuel costs, and carrying the water. It's definitely not profitable. Didn't Da'e spend money to take a family photo for us a while ago? And Da'e also gives the family subsidies from time to time. We also have to save money to build a new house. All this has to do to be short of money."

Even Zhao Da'e made money by helping people sell eggs.

As Cheng Jinxi spoke, she felt incredibly sorry for Zhao Dage. Moreover, Dage had given her three thousand yuan to help raise the bride price. Cheng Jinxi didn't even have enough money on her own and had to borrow money from her. Cheng Jinxi felt a little guilty.

Cheng Jinxiang felt increasingly uncomfortable as she listened. She hugged Zhao Dage and said, "Dage, you're still young. You don't need to work so hard to earn money now. Leave the money-making to the adults. Just be carefree like any other child. Besides, it's snowing in the middle of winter. You've been standing outside in the city all day selling eggs. You must have been freezing. And you're wearing so few clothes. Why don't you wear more?"

Even though Zhao Da'e is wearing thick cotton clothes now, her mother still worries that she might catch a cold.

Zhao Da'e knew that her mother and aunt had misunderstood, and she said with a wry smile, "Mom, Aunt, I just went to sell eggs, that's all. Besides, it's not like I didn't make any money."

Zhao Da'e felt it was a great deal, as he had rented a shop and saved two months' rent.

But what Cheng Jinxiang heard was that Zhao Da'e made a lot of money selling eggs today, which made him feel it was all worthwhile.

“Big Goose, don’t push yourself too hard. If it weren’t for Aunt Wang from the village running into you selling eggs in the city today, I wouldn’t have known you were doing this. Tell me honestly, when you said you were going to the city to discuss business, were you just lying to me? In reality, you only started selling eggs because your water business failed, and you weren’t actually there to discuss any business.”

Zhao Da'e didn't know how to explain it. It was too complicated to explain in a short time. Zhao Da'e thought that if she told her mother that she had rented a shop and wanted to open a store, her mother would definitely not believe her and would think that she was lying. So Zhao Da'e planned to wait until the shop was open before explaining it to Cheng Jinxiang. That way, Cheng Jinxiang would believe her.

"Mom, I can't explain it to you right now. Let me just say it like this: relying solely on selling water as a source of income is not stable, so I'm looking for other ways to make money. These people selling eggs is only a temporary solution."

After all, she would definitely have to help Zhou sell eggs sometime in the future. After all, Zhang Daya had waived two months' rent for her, so she would definitely want to help others more.

Cheng Jinxiang felt a pang of sadness. She held Zhao Da'e's little hand. She could still remember what Zhao Da'e looked like when she was just born. She was so small and wrinkled back then. But she was her own daughter. Looking at Zhao Da'e back then always gave her a strange feeling. When their fingertips touched, she felt a strange connection, like blood ties. Zhao Da'e was a piece of her own flesh and blood, her closest person. It could be said that Cheng Jinxiang cared most about her two children.

But compared to Zhao Xiaojuan, Cheng Jinxiang cares more about Zhao Da'e. She owes Da'e too much, and has made her suffer too much in the Zhao family.

“Big Goose, Mom knows you always only tell me the good news and not the bad. It’s okay if you don’t want to tell Mom the truth. It’s all Mom’s fault for being useless. If Mom were more capable, you wouldn’t have to work so hard and run to the city to sell eggs to earn money.” Cheng Jinxiang said to Zhao Da’e, hugging him with self-reproach.

Zhao Da'e didn't think it was a big deal, after all, she had a pretty good day. She patted Cheng Jinxiang on the shoulder and comforted her, "Mom, it's nothing, and I'm really not tired today."

Cheng Jinxiang released Zhao Da'e and glanced at the exhaustion under Zhao Da's eyes. She knew that Zhao Da'e was lying. As her own daughter, how could she not see Zhao Da's condition? Zhao Da'e was clearly exhausted.

"Don't talk nonsense with me. Take a shower and get some rest. You sound exhausted when you talk to me." Cheng Jinxiang gently pinched Zhao Da's nose.

Zhao Dage scratched her head sheepishly. She was indeed tired today, having been busy all day. She had stood outside Zhang Daya's door for several hours in the afternoon, then spent her energy helping sell eggs, and now she had taken a bus back. She was very tired after a busy day, and being a child, she was also easily tired. She was even feeling sleepy when she spoke.

"Nothing can be hidden from Mom. But I had a great day. I made several thousand yuan selling eggs."