Chapter 207 Grandma He’s “Wealth Class”
As the "voluntary promoter" of her granddaughter Jiang Tian, Grandma He can be said to be the most popular grandma in the entire Shuangfeng Town recently.
The reason is very simple. She has the "wealth code" that everyone is jealous of.
That evening, Grandma He set up her "open-air snack stall" as usual.
The ground in front of Hejia Supermarket was already crowded with folks who came to listen to the "Code of Wealth".
Many people who live far away carry small stools and run more than ten miles to listen.
Some people even brought their daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters to listen.
The front yard was bustling with activity.
In the past, Grandma He had to boil water and make herbal tea herself in order to entertain guests.
Now the situation is completely reversed.
In order to please Grandma He, the "God of Wealth" who can give them guidance, the villagers really racked their brains to curry favor with her.
Some picked a basket of fresh peaches from home.
Some carried over a bundle of firewood.
Some picked a basket of vegetables.
Others simply rolled up their sleeves and came to help the He family's two elders with work.
The cement floor in front of the He family's house is swept clean every day, and people rush to dump the garbage in the house.
What’s even more outrageous is that someone asked Grandpa He if he wanted help cleaning the pit, but Grandpa He declined with a sullen face.
However, although the house is noisy every day, the smiles on the faces of the two elders of the He family are becoming more and more frequent.
There's nothing we can do, people are all made of flesh and blood.
Why do these girls' parents shamelessly come to work for them for free? Isn't it to find a good future for their daughters?
How pitiful are the parents in the world!
It turns out that not all rural parents don't care about their daughters' life or death.
Many parents really have no other options. They cannot let their sons be bachelors for their whole lives, and they themselves do not have the ability to earn money to marry their sons off. So apart from marrying off their daughters, what else can they do?
But now, Jiang Tian's stroke of genius has opened a door to a new world for the parents of these girls.
Yes! In addition to marrying for a gift, can't girls work and earn money on their own?
These parents brought things from home and helped the He family's elders with work, just as they paid tuition.
Then they could get a seat in front of the He family’s house and wait until seven o’clock in the evening to listen to Grandma He’s lecture.
Grandma He’s “lecture” had no handouts, she spoke freely and without a word of nonsense, all of it was solid stuff.
"You've just graduated from junior high school, and you want to find a husband for your daughter? You really look down on people through the cracks in the door!"
"I'm telling you, if you just do what I say, within ten years, the money your daughter will earn for you will definitely be hundreds of times more than the betrothal gifts given by those people."
"What? You don't believe it? Come on, I'm here to settle the score with you today."
Grandma He waved the iron tongs for roasting hairy eggs and began to speak out and make suggestions.
"Let me ask you first, how much do you usually give as a gift when marrying off a daughter in our countryside?"
Those who came to the lecture had probably inquired about it in advance, or had matchmakers come to their door to get information, and they all rushed to report the bride price they had heard.
Some asked for three hundred, some asked for five hundred, and some even asked for eight hundred. This was probably because the daughters in their families were pretty and there were many families proposing marriage, so naturally the price of the bride price also rose.
But even the one offering the highest price was rejected by Grandma He on the spot.
"Eight hundred? Who are you looking down on? Come, let me do the math for you!"
"Let's not talk about the big city, let's just talk about the rice dumpling factory at my granddaughter Tiantian's grandmother's house. You all know about Grandma Hu's big meat rice dumplings, right?"
"There is a girl in their factory, she is only 19 years old this year. This girl has a miserable life, she lost her mother when she was young, but fortunately there is an old grandmother who raised her like a precious baby."
"Who would have known that her father, after marrying his second wife, would lose his conscience and actually sell his own daughter to marry the son of this second wife who was a burden! Tell me, is he still a human being?"
Good guy! Before selling Amway, she first told a stimulating gossip to stir up the emotions. Sure enough, as soon as Grandma He told this story, the fellow villagers who were listening to the lecture immediately condemned loudly.
After the scolding, I became more motivated to listen to the lecture.
This stepmother is not a human being, and her biological father is not a good person either. What should the girl do?
"If you ask me, maybe it was the girl's biological mother who blessed this child in heaven and let her meet the Hu family's grandmother."
"Grandma Hu heard that the girl's father had said that he would marry his daughter to whoever could afford 400 yuan as a betrothal gift. So she asked him if anyone who could give him 400 yuan could take the girl home."
"This black-hearted father actually sold his daughter just for these 400 yuan!"
"Guess what happened? The girl got a job at Grandma Hu's Zongzi Factory. Because she's very hardworking and can make Zongzi quickly and well, she can earn 100 to 200 yuan a month just from piecework wages. Plus, the factory gives them a basic salary of 40 yuan a month. Do the math!"
"This girl has only been in the factory for a year and has already earned more than 2,000 yuan!"
"I heard that her biological father and stepmother are regretting their decision now. Oh, think about it, is it more cost-effective to marry off the daughter and get 400 yuan at a time, or to let the daughter work in a factory and earn 2,000 yuan for the family every year?"
"Wow~" When everyone heard that the rice dumpling factory could earn so much in a year, they were so excited that they couldn't sit still.
Grandma He picked up the teacup and drank a few sips of herbal tea to moisten her throat. She waited until the parents had calmed down a little before she pressed her palms and continued to give them vaccinations.
"However, making zongzi is a craft. Some people are born clumsy and are not suitable for this job. They can always do something else."
"For example, those who usually take care of the elderly at home, do laundry and cook, what about you? You send your children to someone else's house as a free babysitter for just a few hundred dollars. It's a huge loss!"
"Let's not talk about far away places. Let's talk about the restaurant opened by my Tiantian's mother. I heard that they are going to open a new store soon and they want to hire ten or so waiters. Although waiters don't sound as good as workers in the rice dumpling factory, this job doesn't require any skills. All you need to do is to carry plates, wash dishes, wash vegetables, and cut vegetables."
"A waiter's fixed salary is 30 yuan a month, plus overtime pay, so he can get at least 40 to 50 yuan a month, right?"
"Besides, the hotel also provides food and accommodation. Just think about it, if you marry your daughter off for a dowry, even if the other party is willing to give 500, 600, 700 or 800 yuan, you can only make money this time."
"If we send our daughter out to work, even as a waitress at a restaurant, she can earn 300 yuan a year, 600 yuan in two years. I think this salary will increase in the future. If we ask our daughter to marry a few years later and earn money for her parents' family for a few years first, don't you think this is much better than marrying her off right away?"