"Old man, Laosan’s family has quite a few grapevines in their courtyard. Keep an eye on them, and when they ripen, go and pick them." Mrs. Zhao still went there every few days to stay the night.
This house lacks vitality, decays quickly.
Laosan’s family is in Capital City for school, and college there lasts for four years.
After graduation, they might still work in Capital City.
Captain Zhao had heard from his wife before that Laosan’s family had good grapes in their courtyard, and he had even gone to see them.
Indeed, the grapes were quite good, with more than a dozen clusters.
Now that the lands have been distributed to households, one could see several families had dug up or brought fruit trees from the mountains to plant at their doorsteps.
Someone saw it, and they will definitely sneak over and pick them.
"Pack up the items and take some tender corn along, strip it down and make corn buns."
The corn buns have a light, sweet fragrance.
Over in Capital City.
After Zhao Tianlei and Yun Xiaoxiao took their final exams, Da Bao had his the next day.
Xiao Bao actually went on vacation three days after Zhao Tianhe caught the train.
They start summer vacation early.
Restless, he was sent straight to Elder Wu’s place.
Yun Xiaoxiao also brought quite a few things there.
They did not plan to let the two brothers stay home and enjoy their summer vacation.
"Mom, when is grandma coming?"
When will she come back?
"Soon, study well at Elder Wu’s. Calligraphy isn’t something you can master in just a couple of days."
They started training them from an early age.
It has to be said, the kids’ handwriting is now very standard.
Yun Xiaoxiao also had summer vacation and could either help in the shop or rest at home.
Honestly, the college students on summer vacation did affect the accessory store’s business somewhat.
Yun Xiaoxiao decided to stay at home and sit under the fan.
The electrical store brought in a big batch of fans. At home, both clothing shops, and the factory, none missed out.
Desk fans of this era are too heavy.
"These fans could be modified."
She had been too busy and had forgotten all about it.
Otherwise, relying on the fans, they could have made a killing again.
Well, money never runs out.
"How would you modify them?"
"These desk fans are too heavy. They can be made lighter; think about the fan casing and base at your leisure. If you come up with a design, next year we can make a fortune with the fans. After all, lowering the costs will allow us to reduce the prices. Right now, each fan costs two to three hundred. If we lower the cost, tell me, which sells better: the cheaper or the more expensive fan?"
Obviously the cheaper one.
It’s a bit late now, but they could start production next April. No hurry.
Sometimes a single sentence from his wife is all the inspiration he needs.
"Okay, I’ll think about it."
The clothing shop business is good, but there’s always competition.
There are too many imitations.
Others wage price wars, but their factory keeps rolling out new designs.
Zhao Family Village Team.
Early in the morning, Captain Zhao was driving the ox cart to take them to the town.
Zhao Tianhe brought back a set of clothes, and since he ate less, he only had one bag.
But Mrs. Zhao had two bags.
Mushrooms, tender corn, some of her own clothes, and a few provisions.
"Uncle, the cart is here; we’ll go ahead."
Captain Zhao nodded, "Take good care of your aunt."
Because of several transit changes, and it being Mrs. Zhao’s first trip, she felt a bit carsick. He carried the baggage and even bought some provisions.
Only after getting on the train and sitting down did he breathe a sigh of relief.
It really was a sea of people.