As a woman, how can she look so beautiful?
"Sister-in-law, hello, I’m Da Li’s wife, Zhang Lanhua..."
Yun Xiaoxiao had just noticed Zhang Lanhua, this was Da Li’s new bride.
"Hello, shall I call you Lanhua?"
Zhang Lanhua was somewhat reserved, "Yes, sure."
Da Li’s bride was certainly a lot prettier than his ex-girlfriend.
"Sister-in-law, when we saw the snow, we were all startled..."
Yun Xiaoxiao spoke of the weather in the Capital City, "The Capital City has strong winds and sand, and October marks the start of winter. It doesn’t begin to warm up until April of the following year. I don’t have any frost cream, so you would do best to apply some every day, otherwise, your face and hands are prone to getting frostbite."
"Did you bring clothes for winter when you came?"
The four of them nodded their heads immediately, "We did, we did, we had heard beforehand that the Capital City is cold."
They brought warm clothes, but they didn’t bring any quilts.
"We only have two kang beds at home, but I will prepare electric blankets for you..."
"Sister-in-law, do we still need to heat the kang in winter?" Zhao Tianhe was even more curious.
"Yes, we do need to heat the kang in winter, and during the coldest times, it gets down to minus ten degrees."
Everyone was shocked; it was that cold?
How would they endure it?
"Last year, the coldest it got back home was three degrees..."
"Don’t worry, if so many others in the Capital City can get by, we can adapt as well."
Having come to the Capital City, could they just leave if they couldn’t stand it?
They had come to the Capital City to make money.
For dinner, everyone sat together and ate.
"Third Brother, this isn’t a steamer, and it can actually cook rice?"
"This is an electric rice cooker from Hong Kong, it’s really convenient for cooking rice. Your sister-in-law bought it."
Electric rice cooker?
"You just need to wash the rice, add water, plug it in, and once this button jumps to ’Keep Warm,’ the rice is ready."
Is it that convenient?
"Sister-in-law, is it expensive?"
If it wasn’t too expensive, she’d consider buying one for her parents as well.
Zhang Lanhua felt tempted.
The Zhao Family Village Team hadn’t installed electricity yet, but her parents’ home had.
"It’s equal to one month’s salary of a worker."
One worker’s monthly salary?
The price seemed a bit high.
"If you take good care of it, it can last many years."
It could last for many years, so when you think about it that way, it didn’t seem so expensive.
After dinner, Zhang Lanhua and Zhao Xinxin began to tidy up the dishes and wash them.
Having come to their sister-in-law’s place and troubling her, they couldn’t possibly just eat without helping clean up.
As the hostess, Yun Xiaoxiao had to come and help.
"I plan to open a jewelry store. I have channels for stock, and all you need to do is sell the goods like the clerks at the Cooperative. I’ll price the items, and you just sell them accordingly. For now, I can offer you fifty a month, with room and board included. What do you think?"
"Sister-in-law, I’d like to work with you," Zhao Xinxin agreed without hesitation, as the salary was really not low.
As for Zhang Lanhua, she was momentarily stunned because one of her relatives only made thirty a month working in the county town, and that didn’t include room and board.
"Lanhua, if you and Da Li decide to move out, I can reimburse you for your rent." After all, they were a young couple who had just married.
Zhang Lanhua’s face flushed instantly, "Sister-in-law, let’s talk about it later."
As a young wife, she understood what her sister-in-law meant.
"Sister-in-law, I’ve never sold anything before. I don’t know how to sell products?"
Yun Xiaoxiao wasn’t concerned and said, "It’s very simple, I’ll show you the ropes when the time comes."