Chapter 150

“One step at a time” Xu asked, “Maybe after we’re all here, Big Sister’s family will be willing to come over and do a little business”
“That’s right! Ask has only just gotten pregnant, it’s still early! We’re just talking Maybe something will happen then”
After the three of them chatted for a while, the store began to receive customers
Sang Xiaoqing and Xu Wen went back to the kitchen to work, while Xu Man got up and prepared to go upstairs Before he could get to the stairs, Lu Yuanzheng and his second uncle came in
Xu Man had no choice but to sit back down again, holding his back
Second Uncle gave Xu Man all the money he had earned in the past few days, “Finally, we’ve settled our accounts! I can’t sleep well with this much money every day”
Xu Man: “”
It’s not as if it’s just five hundred dollars
It wasn’t that he had earned more than 500 dollars in a month or so, the capital for the raw materials was also in there
Xu Man first drew out the capital money and put it aside Then he divided the rest of the money into three parts, and gave one part to the second uncle, which was 40% of his share, and there were almost sixty dollars
His share was 40%, which amounted to about 60 dollars His sisters-in-law’s share was also 60 dollars, but many of them only had about 60 dollars together
Xu Man himself only had 20%, less than 30 dollars
Xu Man also gave Second Uncle the rent that he had paid in advance from his capital
“Second uncle Go back and categorize the shelves The things your sister-in-law made that didn’t give goods these two times, you try to sell them short If it doesn’t sell well send it over to the dock next Saturday and I’ll bring it back These items will stay off the shelves for now The sister-in-law who has been supplying them will do so as usual Besides that, ask around the neighboring production teams if there are any who are willing to sell their specialties in your store You can give them a percentage to sell”
Second uncle nodded repeatedly, “That would be another part of the income”
Lu Yuanzheng frowned, “You’re not taking them to play?”
This them refers to his sister-in-law who didn’t pay for the merchandise these two weeks
“Do I look like a kindly Bodhisattva to you?” Xu Wen rested his elbow on the desktop, resting his chin in a sinister smile towards Lu Yuanzheng
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Unlike the Bodhisattva, the White Bone Demon is quite similar
He sighed softly, “When the time comes, they know that they have wronged you, they will definitely come to apologize Do you really want to be a good old boy?”
It’s not that he wants to be a good old man, it’s just that Rainbow Island is too small, and it would be awkward to see each other
“Of course I won’t stop seeing each other” Xu Wen shook his head, “But those who wronged me will definitely have to pay a price, and those who still want to follow me to do business in the future will have to pay a booth fee If you want to follow me in the future, you’ll have to pay the stall fee If you borrow the counter here, you’ll have to pay again! If you don’t want to, don’t partner with me, go sell it yourself!”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Second Uncle: “”
The second uncle had wanted to ask who wronged Xu Man, but after hearing this, he suddenly felt that who it was wasn’t very important, anyway, the one who suffered won’t be Xu Man
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t have a problem with it, raising his hands high in support, “As long as you’re happy!”
In the evening, the Rainbow returned on time
Xu Man sat in the cabin’s dining room pinching twenty-something dollars, grimacing, “It’s not even enough for gas money!”
Four trips a month, earning more than twenty dollars, truly not enough for the Rainbow’s gas money
Lu Yuanzheng rolled his eyes, “Now the Rainbow is refueled by the army, but it doesn’t ask for your money!”
This is a fake “Rainbow” real battleship, will not let Xu ask for money
As long as the Kaya is not gone, it will not be replaced with a real civilian ship
Xu Man wasn’t comforted and bristled, “What’s wrong with not asking for my money? How much money did I make for you guys with my ideas? Letting me dabble twice is also considered rewarding me, and I dabbled with the ship with a clear conscience! Besides, if you don’t let me take the gas money now, it’s not like I won’t have to take it all the time When the Kaya is gone, won’t I still have to switch back to the original Rainbow? And I can’t keep using military ships, sooner or later I’ll have to buy a normal cargo ship, right?”
This amount of money, not to mention buying a ship, I don’t know if renting a ship is enough for a month’s expenses
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t know whether to tease or comfort her, “It’s not that little! I earn more than twenty dollars a month It’s enough to catch up with the average worker’s salary Besides, the capital you removed this month is a bit much The backlog of goods is also capital The rental of the store is also capital Although the profit in hand isn’t much, but at least you’ve seen the money come back It will get better and better in the future!”
“That’s not how the account is calculated My second uncle just doesn’t sell his sisters-in-law’s things, and he still makes fifty or sixty dollars a month, right? My brother made even more before Of course, it also has to do with whether or not he can do business As for the sister-in-laws, I’m afraid that the fifty or sixty dollars isn’t much when it’s divided into each person’s hands”
Each sister-in-law’s goods and shipments were different Like Doudou’s mom alone accounted for twelve pieces, and Wang Lingling also had quite a bit, seven or eight pieces Some sisters-in-law could only share a few cents
But like Lu Yuanzheng said, without the cost of the rent part next month, the income would go up
Xu Wen grunted in thought, “Those who want to isolate me now, don’t want to get on my boat so easily in the future!”
Lu Yuanzheng had the sense not to advise her this time
Human nature was complex
Most people have more than one side
There were some rigid and straightforward sisters-in-law who couldn’t stand to see Xu Man dealing with the people on the Kaya and would directly show their hostility towards him
Like this one, there wasn’t really much anger
People who didn’t have much brains or judgment weren’t worth taking too seriously as enemies
But there was a larger portion of people whose hostility was secretive
They might have called Xu Wen a “traitor” behind her back, but they greeted her warmly when they met
This enthusiasm may come from their own personalities, or from other considerations
For example, their men were all under Lu Yuanzheng’s command, so they were afraid that if they offended Xu Man, Lu Yuanzheng would put his own men in small shoes
There were also some sisters-in-law who purely didn’t want to cause any trouble and weren’t really familiar with Xu Man anyway, so they simply stayed away from him and didn’t even do business with her
Of course, there are still some sisters-in-law, such as Sister Li, Song Baoying, Wang Lingling, and DouDou’s mom, who still trust Xu Man unconditionally
Xu Man was about to say something else when a dry heaving sound suddenly came from beside her, causing her stomach to churn
She turned her head sideways, and it was the lesbian named Wang Qian, covering her mouth as she rushed up the stairs from her side and ran towards the deck
Xu Man casually took the teapot at hand and poured a cup, taking a sip Feeling that the flavor would make the heart comfortable, he couldn’t help but take another sip
That discomfort in his heart dispersed
“What kind of tea is this? Did the ship bring its own? Can I order some home?”
Xu Wen said and looked up at Lu Yuanzheng, but she saw Lu Yuanzheng looking at her with a hard face
“What’s your expression?” Xu Man wondered, “It’s like I’m drinking dichlorvos”
Afraid that Lu Yuanzheng didn’t know what dichlorvos was, she added, “It’s a kind of inexpensive pesticide”
Lu Yuanzheng’s upper and lower teeth moved together for a while, still felt the teeth, couldn’t help but reach out and cover his cheeks, asked her, “Don’t you feel sour?”
Xu Wen shook her head and looked down at the teapot in her hand, “Tea is still sour?”
She really didn’t feel it
Lu Yuanzheng took a deep breath and watched Xu Man drink, his mouth bubbling with acid, “That’s vinegar you’re drinking!”
“Huh?” Xu Man’s eyes glazed over, not quite believing it as he looked at the teapot in his hand, “But this is a teapot!”
“There are no conditions for drinking tea on the ship, and there are few young people who like to drink tea So the teapots on the ship are basically used for vinegar Even if there was no kitchenware on the ship, the former head of the cooking class on this ship liked to drink tea When we couldn’t find one for vinegar, we would steal his teapot to use”
Xu Man opened the lid on the teapot and took a whiff, and there was indeed a sour odor
Xu Man was silent
Lu Yuanzheng was also silent
After a while, the two spoke at the same time
“Us? You’ve been on this ship before?”
“Daughter-in-law, does pregnancy also ruin the sense of taste?”
Lu Yuanzheng answered first, “Once on a mission, I stayed on this ship for a while, almost a month”
“I don’t know if it destroys the sense of taste But I do know that pregnant women may have an unstable sense of taste for a while”
Although she had Dongsheng as her son, it was the first time she was pregnant, and Xu Wen was apprehensive From time to time, she called out the magic mirror and asked for some knowledge about pregnancy
Like what Sang Xiaoqing had told her, there was a time when a pregnant woman’s tastes would change a lot
Maybe one second she could eat lemons with an empty stomach, and the next she would only want to eat white rice
All of a sudden she will crave something extra special, and when she really buys it, she won’t want to eat it again
But
Xu Wen looked at the teapot in his hand, no, the vinegar pot, and also drew the corners of his mouth
Even if you are prepared in your heart, it’s still quite scary to have such an abnormal sense of taste
Xu Man looked up again to see Lu Yuanzheng staring at the teapot in her hand with a bitter face
She pushed the teapot in Lu Yuanzheng’s direction, “What? You want to taste it too?”
Lu Yuanzheng hissed and felt acid start pouring out of his mouth again, with a face of respect, “I just remembered the saying ‘sour children, spicy daughters’, if you drink vinegar this way, won’t you be drinking my daughter away?”
Xu asks, “”
She breathlessly rolled her eyes, got up and walked out, “I don’t know if your daughter is gone or not However, I think your brain might be dying You believe such unfounded rumors”
“Where are you going?” Lu Yuanzheng pulled back his chair, took the belt that was resting on the table, and followed Xu
“To see Wang Qian, the girl who just ran up and threw up It’s rumored that she’s not in good health at home, I’m afraid that something will happen to her here”
Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, “It shouldn’t They had uniformly arranged a health check before they went to the island”
The vast majority of Rainbow Island were officers and soldiers, and they needed to maintain absolute combat effectiveness
If any of the people who came were carrying infectious poisons, it would have serious consequences, so they had to make sure that the people who came to the island had clean family backgrounds and were in good health
Xu Wen raised an eyebrow at this, and told Lu Yuanzheng about what she had revealed when he had talked to Wang Qian
Lu Yuanzheng nodded, “I don’t know about anything else, but she is indeed healthy”
When Xu Wen walked to the deck with Lu Yuanzheng, Wang Qian was holding onto the railing and vomiting her heart out
The discomfort that had just been suppressed by drinking vinegar began to churn again when she heard Wang Qian’s vomiting
She wanted to go check on Wang Qian, but it looked like her body didn’t quite allow it
I’ve heard of empathy, but I’ve never heard of co-vomiting
Xu Wen patted her chest lightly, turned her back, and tilted her head
“You go down first, I’ll get someone to look at her”
Xu Man hmmmed, letting Lu Yuanzheng help him back into the dining room and resumed betting on the vinegar
Lu Yuanzheng called out to Sister Li to help go up and take a look at Wang Qian, slipping Sister Li a cup of warm water as well as two seasickness pills
Sure enough, Mrs Li said that Wang Qian was just a little bit seasick, no big deal
The wind and waves were calm when she came, but when she went back, the wind picked up and the waves in the deep sea were not small, so some seasick people would naturally feel uncomfortable
Only then did Xu Wen put his heart down
Lu Yuanzheng left Xu Man, who was wildly drinking vinegar, and ran to learn from Mrs Li, asking her what pregnant women usually like to eat What to take care of
Xu Man vaguely heard their conversation and couldn’t help but roll her eyes, asking Mrs Li what’s the point? Every pregnant woman’s reaction to pregnancy is different
It would be better to ask the doctor or herself during the maternity checkup
Xu Wen’s pregnancy reaction started just like that
She still rarely threw up, but her food has become particularly difficult to eat
One day it had to be heavy, acidic or spicy, the next it was boiled vegetables or even white rice with nothing added
She definitely couldn’t eat in the cafeteria in this state, and even if Lu Yuanzheng was busy, he would insist on cooking for her first
Xu Man spent most of his time these days giving the girls lessons
In the first lesson, she shared not the learning experience and knowledge points, but to teach people how to learn on their own
Ms Xu believes that everyone has a different ability and speed to accept knowledge
The teacher’s lectures are universal and have to face the whole class
Some people have a good foundation and feel that it is a waste of time to listen to, some people have a poor foundation as if listening to the book
Part of the rest of the people feel very good, and some may feel that the way of lecturing is not interesting and not willing to listen
Effective self-study can learn more with less
Especially in college, self-study is more important
The young lesbians who came here all had different foundations and knew different things, but the purpose was the same: to get into college
Xu Man was only one person, it was impossible to accompany them all around the clock, and he couldn’t do one-on-one tutoring either
So she had to teach them to learn on their own, so that each of them would first learn what they knew, and then come back to ask her if they couldn’t chew on it
On the first day of class, some of the girls were quite vocal, feeling that they had been cheated by Xu Man
They had come here for Xu Man’s experience and learning methods, but who knew that Xu Man would teach them to learn on their own
If they were to learn on their own, what were they doing on the island after all the hard work?
Wouldn’t it be better to learn at home? They have food and drink and a decent house to live in
The conditions here are so tough
Xu Wen said nothing, just sent a set of papers down, the test day
Back to send to Song Baoying, let them help correct
Those girls saw that the protests were ineffective, and could only tolerate and follow the lessons
Come to all come and can not want to leave, do not learn what else to do?
Xu Man also really can’t spend more energy on these girls, because the 3d printer can finally work