Chapter 42 It's not worth it for a scumbag
The couple chatted in the "secret language" between businessmen.
He tried to convince people with virtue and to please them, making it seem like the village loudspeaker was giving moral education. He said a lot, but Hao Mei couldn't understand a single word.
"Mom, just leave these things to me and Brother Yaoyang. Just listen to me and I continue to calculate for you. Our cost today was 25 yuan. We sold it at the train station for 13 yuan and at the cannery gate for 80 yuan. After deducting the cost of 27.5 yuan, we made a profit of 65.5 yuan."
The cost of gifts is not included, but this money cannot be saved and must be spent when necessary.
Hao Mei had thought about her daughter making money, but she had never thought about making money in this way. She opened her mouth for a moment and was unable to recover for a long time.
"More than 60 yuan, that's all we earn in one day... Can you two earn a city worker's monthly salary in one day?"
"We can earn more at the beginning, especially in the midsummer, when our business will be better. However, this business can only last for three months. After the fall, people will stop drinking beer, so we have to find other ways to make a living."
"March, that's a lot of money..." Hao Mei couldn't figure it out with her brain anymore, so she stretched out her hand and started counting with her fingers.
60 a day, 1,800 a month, three months - Hao Mei took a breath, nearly five thousand yuan!
If you work hard for two years, won't you become a millionaire?
"This is just the income from our stall. Brother Yaoyang also deals in agricultural products. When the grain harvest comes in the fall, he can make some money."
Hao Mei was shocked by this astonishing number and suddenly thought of last year's autumn harvest.
She sat in the horse-drawn carriage piled with rice, thinking about the millionaires reported on the radio, and felt longing in her heart. However, she did not dare to hope that Chen Fu, a gambler, would one day become a millionaire.
She thought that if her daughter could get into university, get a good job in the future, get a city hukou, and settle down in the city, she might have a chance to become a millionaire.
The sun was very strong that day. Hao Mei was sweating all over, but a smile was on her face because of her beautiful fantasy.
Because I was so happy, I spoke out what was in my mind.
The corn stalk thrown by Chen Fu hit her on the head. Chen Fu's mocking expression was still vivid in Hao Mei's mind. She even remembered what he said:
Why should a girl go to university? A girl like yours wants to become a millionaire with a millionaire's income of ten thousand yuan? Be a papa household!
Chen Rutang is a nerd who doesn't do housework and has no other advantages except her good looks. It's good enough that she is not rejected by her in-laws. Do you expect her to become a millionaire?
When Hao Mei thought of that passage, she clenched her fists in anger and her eyes turned red.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Rutang saw that her mother's expression was not right and waved her hand in front of Hao Mei.
"It's okay, just work hard! Let those who look down on us see! You can definitely become a millionaire with a monthly income of ten thousand yuan!" Hao Mei grabbed her daughter's hand and said gritting her teeth.
"Okay!" Rutang wanted to say, isn't it a humiliation to her and Yu Yaoyang to be a millionaire?
Adding a thousand words in front is not enough.
With the motivation to make money, Hao Mei also started to think.
"Rutang, why don't we stop collecting small seafood? Can't we get up early and dig them ourselves? It's just a little tiring, but it'll only take about three months, so there's nothing to worry about."
Rutang had just calculated the costs and Hao Mei had heard it all.
It costs more than ten yuan a day to collect seafood. If all their family members work together, it would be a bit tiring, but they can still get it together. Why do they have to spend this money?
"If we dig it ourselves, we can save a little money, but it will be very tiring. Working too long a day can easily make people sick, but this is not the main reason." Rutang paused.
"It's been very difficult in Dali Village these past few months. The shrimp farm of the production team collapsed, and there is little income from grain. We can't do much to help, but this little money at least gives everyone hope and we can get through this period. When doing business, don't think about forcing others to death. When the path is narrow, leave one step for others to walk, and when the taste is strong, reduce it by three points for others to taste."
"What is this saying, so fancy...Yoko, do you understand?"
"What she meant was, don't always think about taking advantage of others, leave a good impression on everyone, and they will think of us first when there is an opportunity for cooperation next time."
The last sentence Rutang said was from "Cai Gen Tan". It was very literary and Yu Yaoyang didn't understand it. However, considering the context, it was not difficult to guess the meaning.
"Many people who do business think that playing tricks is the fastest way to make money. They try every possible means to take advantage of others. In order to save a little money, they sacrifice their reputation and make short-term profits. In the long run, the transaction and trust costs will increase, which is not worth the loss."
Rutang told Hao Mei about her business experience from her previous life. She believed that Yu Yaoyang had already realized this, as could be seen from the way he harvested rice.
He charges a higher price for aged rice than the market price. Farmers feel they are getting a good deal and are willing to cooperate with him. They will also come to him for other agricultural products in the future. It is difficult for others to steal his business.
"I think I understand a little bit - but if we dig the seafood ourselves, we are not taking advantage of our fellow villagers, right?" Hao Mei's understanding is not as good as these two people. All she is thinking about now is how to save the 10 yuan a day from collecting seafood.
"You didn't take advantage of your fellow villagers, but you took advantage of your own body, didn't you? You saw us go to the hospital today to see a doctor. Just taking some medicine and doing a checkup cost several yuan. This is just a minor illness. Just think about it. My family of several people soaked in water all day, got up early and went to bed late, just to save ten yuan. What kind of illness did we get from exhaustion? How much money can it cost to cure it?"
To Rutang, health is more important than making money. Her business philosophy is completely different from that of Chen Guilan. Chen Guilan only cares about immediate benefits, while Rutang and Yu Yaoyang care about long-term development.
Hao Mei nodded repeatedly.
The atmosphere had already reached this point, so Ru Tang simply explained it to her in more depth: "Don't get angry in the future, especially don't get angry with Chen Fu. Losing your temper will increase the risk of breast disease. Holding it in will easily lead to ovarian cysts, which can further develop into cancer. Just calculate, how much seafood do we have to sell to earn enough for a healthy body?"
Hao Mei converted the money she spent on medical treatment into seafood and suddenly felt that all her past years were not worth it. The tears she shed for Chen Fusheng could be piled up into a mountain of seafood!
Scumbag, not worth it!
With the guidance of Rutang, a caring little girl, Hao Mei no longer felt angry.
I moved to the lower room rented by Rutang and tidied it up a bit. It was not much different from home, except that I couldn't farm, which was a bit depressing.
At night, Yu Yaoyang did not return to the village. Although the house he and Rutang rented had only one room, the enthusiastic Li Hua arranged for him to stay in the staff dormitory of the candy factory, where he played poker with a bunch of bachelors for half the night.
The next day, Rutang and Yu Yaoyang went to the stall, leaving Hao Mei at home, asking her to discuss the matter of reclaiming land and growing vegetables with Li Hua.
After working all day, he came back in the afternoon. Hao Mei was a little surprised, and got angry when asked about it.
"Why is the profit only half of yesterday's?!"
Isn’t this getting further and further away from becoming a ten thousand yuan household?
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