Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 143

"She has an elderly mother who needs her support, and she also needs to live. She ran into me yesterday, and we started chatting. She's a woman, still pedaling a handcart. She's not bothered by the wind and sun, but she can't do a lot of physical labor. Those who pedal handcarts are always handling large items, which she, as a woman, can't handle, so she doesn't get the jobs that the men do."

And recently, a few old bachelors, also cart drivers, have been harassing her because she's young and pretty, which is driving her crazy. She refused, but they kept harassing her, leaving her without work. That's just how the world is; there's nothing she can do about it. When she goes to pick up passengers, she asks for five yuan. They only offer three yuan. If she asks for three yuan, they argue over one or two yuan. They even threaten that if she doesn't give in to them, she'll suffer the consequences.

"Look, she hasn't had any work for four or five days. Her family is almost starving. She's really worried. Auntie, you see, I'm quite busy too, even bringing water every day. Why don't you let her take over for me? That way she can have some work to do."

Zhao Da'e thought for a moment, then shook his head and looked at Xiangzi: "Hey, Xiangzi. Do you want me to raise your wages? I haven't made much profit yet, but once we make money, I certainly won't forget you."

As for the person you mentioned, I don't know what to say. Sending this on a donkey backwards won't work. It's too far; she can't handle it."

Xiangzi sighed: "No, Auntie. It's not that I'm complaining about the amount of money; I just wanted to help her."

"Hiss..." Zhao Da'e gasped: "Xiangzi, you're more than ten years older than her, if not ten, then seven or eight. As the old saying goes, if there's any pure friendship between a man and a woman, there's only one possibility: the woman is incredibly ugly... Obviously, the person you're talking about isn't ugly, in fact, she's very beautiful. You've got your eye on her."

Xiangzi blushed and quickly retorted, "What nonsense! Auntie, you're joking. With her qualities, how could I possibly be worthy of her..."

Zhao Da'e was taken aback: "What are her conditions?"

“She’s from the city. She’s beautiful, kind, and lovely… She’s educated, a high school graduate. And she’s fair-skinned, tall, and has a sweet voice…” Xiangzi argued.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Xiangzi. You still say you're not interested?" Zhao Da'e scoffed. "That's an exaggeration. But you don't need to flatter others and diminish your own. You're not bad either, this young man is standing at attention." Zhao Da'e walked around Xiangzi and patted him on the shoulder. "You're the one who's young and promising. We're good enough for her. But, Xiangzi, let me give you a piece of advice: don't believe her side of the story."

Take divorce, for example. It's not necessarily because she lost her job that she got divorced. She never mentioned the children. At her age, it's very possible she doesn't have children. This is a difficult situation. I advise you to think carefully.”

"She said it, but I was too embarrassed to mention it. It's because her husband is impotent..." Xiangzi said, blushing. Although Cai Xiaofeng didn't say it explicitly, her words implied that she also wanted a child, but her ex-husband was impotent.

Zhao Da'e scoffed, "Never mind what I said. It seems you know quite a lot. Although we don't need her for pulling the cart, I'm thinking there might be other jobs in the future where we might need her. Let me meet her another day. Your aunt can also give you her opinion."

"Okay, Auntie." Xiangzi finally cheered up.

"By the way, what's her name?" Zhao Da'e asked.

"My surname is Cai, and my name is Cai Xiaofeng," Xiangzi replied.

Zhao Da'e was stunned: Cai Xiaofeng? Isn't this Xiangzi's future wife?

Holy crap? What a coincidence?

Zhao Da'e pondered that since he had been reborn, most people had hardly changed their fate except for himself.