Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, and then she understood why Aunt Wang was so troubled. A while ago, Aunt Wang's son Tiegang had a crush on a girl. They got engaged in October and planned to get married after the Chinese New Year.

The marriage law at that time was that men could marry at the age of 20 and women at the age of 18. Tiegang will be 20 next year.

But when he learned about the college entrance examination, he made a fuss and wanted to cancel the engagement.

Aunt Wang clapped her hands. "What do you think we should do? If he passes the exam, he will be away for four years. We can't let the girl stay at home to farm and support him. It would be so embarrassing if the news got out!"

This is indeed inappropriate. Zhang Xiuhua suggested, "I think we should not delay the girl. Can we cancel the engagement?"

Aunt Wang thought she was thinking too simply, "But if I cancel the engagement, people will think there's something wrong with the woman. Don't you think this is harming her?! This woman was introduced by my family. I'm offending them."

He is really not a human being inside and out.

Zhang Xiuhua felt that it was better to suffer a short pain than a long one in breaking off the engagement. "If you feel bad about it, just say you don't want the gift you gave me before. Be generous."

Aunt Wang felt bad. Why not? They weren't married yet. But thinking about the complaints from her parents, she gritted her teeth and agreed, "Okay!"

After saying this, she didn't leave in a hurry, but pulled her hand, "Do you need help here?"

Zhang Xiuhua hesitated. She really needed help, but Aunt Wang was too shrewd. If she knew how much money she made, her business would be gone.

But if you think about it carefully, she didn't intend to make tofu for the rest of her life, so just let it go.

So she agreed decisively, "Okay! Come on!"

Aunt Wang was so happy that her teeth almost popped out. "That's right. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. If you need me, just call me and I will come over."

As he said this, he started to help.

No matter how close they are, they still have to settle the accounts clearly. Zhang Xiuhua told her about the treatment she received.

She, Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying split the profits, but she had to settle with them using their wages.

She paid Xu Chunying and Li Xiaoying 50 cents a day. This job required them to get up at 5 a.m., beat the bean dregs, and make tofu. After the tofu was ready, it had to be delivered to the town supply and marketing cooperative.

As for the tofu from Zhou Boda, Zhang Xiuhua planned to deliver it herself.

Aunt Wang was very satisfied with her salary, "That's it!"

Just then a group of educated youth passed by her house, chattering about something.

Aunt Wang saw her staring at the educated youth and sighed, "The team leader has been very worried recently. These educated youth know that they can take the college entrance examination, so they don't care about their work in the fields. They keep asking for leave to go to the town or county to buy books."

Zhang Xiuhua guessed from their expressions that they didn't buy it. Here was her chance!

Zhang Xiuhua took the books she had bought earlier and strode to the educated youth point.

A bunch of people were chattering in the yard, some were crying, some were angry. After listening carefully, it turned out that the books were hard to buy. They had been waiting in line for several days, but when it was their turn, the books were gone. They could only run to the recycling station to try their luck, but the place had already been searched by people from the city, so they returned empty-handed.

Some people borrowed books from Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying in order to read, but since they also wanted to read, they could only borrow and copy them when they were not reading.

In order to get the books as soon as possible, everyone stayed up all day and copied them by lamplight at night.

Unfortunately, there are only these few books, and even though everyone took turns reading them, many people still couldn't even get to the books.

Just at this time, the married educated youth also came to join in the fun, saying that they were going to return to the city to take the college entrance examination.

Zhang Xiuhua originally wanted to find someone to sell books, but she didn't expect to see such a wonderful scene. Well, she also knew this educated youth.

"An Rou? Why are you back? You're already married. Why are you joining in the fun?"

An Rou snorted, "Why can't I join in the fun? There's no age limit for the college entrance examination, and there's no rule that married people can't participate."

No one brought up the topic anymore, but reminded her that there were no books available.

An Rou came to Zhou Pandi to borrow a book, but there were so many people that she couldn't squeeze in.

Zhang Xiuhua pulled An Rou out to talk.

An Rou knew what she wanted to say, "Don't persuade me. I must go back to Shanghai, otherwise I will always be a head shorter than my brother in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't try to persuade her not to be a genius. Instead, she put the book in front of her and asked, "Want to buy it?"

An Rou has plenty of money. She has found a big customer for her book.

An Rou's eyes lit up surprisingly, "Where did you get the book?"

Zhang Xiuhua repeated what she had said before. An Rou was not as easy-going as Zhou Pandi. She liked to get to the bottom of things. "You heard about it a long time ago, right?"

Zhang Xiuhua laughed and said, "I guess so."

An Rou stuffed twenty yuan into her pocket and said, "I have all the other books, except English and Physics. Is this enough?"

Ten yuan per book is definitely a high price. Zhang Xiuhua nodded quickly, "That's enough."

An Rou took the book and left in a hurry.

There were still a few books left, so Zhang Xiuhua went to the educated youth center and asked them if they wanted any.

“The highest bidder gets it!”

Someone immediately offered a high price, "I'll give you five bucks."

"I'll give you five dollars and a half."

"I'll give you six bucks."

In a short while, the prices of several books had soared to eighty yuan.

Zhang Xiuhua paid the money and received the goods.

The poor people were jealous and said, "You are speculating?!"

Zhang Xiuhua snatched the book back and stuffed the money into the other party's pocket, "Then I won't sell it!"

The educated youth was also smart. He immediately returned to the house and chased after him with his own food. "We are not speculators. I will trade our food with you!"

He carried food and sent Zhang Xiuhua home. He gave Zhang Xiuhua the food and some money.

The other educated youth didn't know how much money he gave to Zhang Xiuhua, so even if they sued her for speculation, they had no evidence.

Zhang Xiuhua counted the money she received and found that she had earned more than ten times the money from the fifteen books. This business was really profitable, but it was a one-time deal.

She put the money back into the space and went outside to dry the sweet potato flour. Aunt Wang came over eagerly, "Xiuhua, did you know that Jianxin's wife is also going to take the college entrance examination?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "I know, she is also an educated youth. She is still a high school student."

Aunt Wang looked down on An Rou because she didn't look like a laborer. I heard that before she got married, she didn't even wash dishes at home. She only behaved like a mother after she had a child, but she was still far behind rural girls. She pouted, "You said she's married and has two children. She left her children in the countryside and went to school by herself. Is she abandoning her husband and children?"

Many educated youth got married in the countryside, and after returning to the city they no longer wanted their rural wives and children. Zhang Xiuhua’s previous experience was not an isolated case, but a common situation.

Zhang Xiuhua hated Gao Lijian in her previous life, but when she moved to the city, she suddenly understood why the countryside could not retain educated youth, because the countryside was really hard. Life in the city was also really good.

She hesitated and asked, "What did Jianxin say?"

Aunt Wang slapped her thigh. When she mentioned Li Jianxin, her voice rose several decibels. "Don't mention that fool! He's just a fool!"