Chapter 92: Very Busy Before the Lunar New Year
Xiao Nie slowly turned his head and saw Zheng Benming looking up at the sky seriously. He smiled softly, "I think the weather is pretty good today."
Zheng Benming narrowed his eyes. It was a cloudy day today and even the sun couldn't be seen. How could the weather be good?
However, after Xiao Nie said this, Zheng Benming also agreed with her and said, "It's okay."
"You fool." Xiao Nie burst out laughing.
"Why am I so stupid?" Zheng Benming scratched his hair in confusion. He hadn't had the energy to take care of himself recently, and he hadn't cut his hair even though it had grown long.
What a fool! Xiao Nie whispered in his heart, "The New Year is coming soon, you should get your hair cut."
Zheng Benming pushed the hair that fell on his eyes away a little and nodded obediently: "I'll get it cut this afternoon."
Xiao Nie smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's talk later, I have to go to work."
"Yeah, okay." Zheng Benming agreed happily. Seeing Xiao Nie was about to go into the supermarket, he hurriedly said, "What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it for you."
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but without green peppers." Xiao Nie said without hesitation.
She likes to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Unfortunately, when she was in her hometown, there were so many tomatoes in the summer, but her mother never remembered her preferences and always put a bunch of green peppers in it.
"Okay." Zheng Benming remembered it, the kind that he kept in his heart.
Xiao Nie turned around and went back to the supermarket to continue working. Zhong Hui didn't ask her what was wrong. After all, everyone has their own privacy.
However, as Zhong Hui spoke, she looked out the door. The person just now was Zheng Benming, right? It seemed that Xiao Nie was not so averse to him. Zhong Hui decided not to say anything more.
This small supermarket has been open for less than two months this year. Taking advantage of the New Year business, Zhong Hui looked at the bills and found that so far, it has made a profit of more than 20,000 yuan.
This small supermarket is quite profitable. Zhong Hui plans to open the one in Lishan Community as soon as possible after the New Year.
"Ahui, I will come to your place to pick up some New Year's goods during the Chinese New Year, and you can go to my store to get a few boxes of fruits. We can just exchange them and save ourselves the trouble of going out to buy them." Zhong Hui was lost in thought when she heard Aunt Meihua come over and say with a smile.
"Aunt Meihua, I take it seriously. Your fruit is more expensive than the New Year's goods here." Zhong Hui joked.
"No problem, we're just friends. You can take whichever box you like." Aunt Meihua was very generous.
"Auntie, whoever sees it gets a share. I want to take some too." Zhong Ping walked over and said jokingly.
"Okay, okay, no problem, no problem at all."
"Auntie, I'll come and get it too." Xiao Nie also said.
"Come and take them all. I have bought a lot of goods. I plan to open the store after the sixth day of the New Year. I'm afraid they will go bad. If you take more, it will save me some trouble." Aunt Meihua said with a smile.
"We have fruits and candies in our own store, but we still have to go to the market to buy dishes and seafood. Let's go to the market together sometime." Aunt Meihua said again.
"There's no rush for these. The store has been too busy recently. Let's just wait until the 30th. The temperature is high this year, and we have to think about how to store the things after we buy them." Zhong Hui said.
"Yeah, that's fine. Let's go in the morning on New Year's Eve. Ah Hui, remember to call me then." Aunt Meihua instructed again.
Zhong Hui nodded in agreement, and Aunt Meihua went back next door.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the fruit shop business is booming, especially the sugarcane. There are people queuing up all day long to have their skin peeled. Since Aunt Meihua came here, Uncle Xiuye has been too busy to handle the business.
A few people were waiting to peel sugarcane, and some were asking how much a pound of tangerines and longans cost. It was very lively.
The small supermarket was also bustling with people. During the New Year holidays, Zhong Hui had bought in a lot of goods, and the supermarket was so full that it couldn't even hold any more.
Zhong Hui looked at the door. The open space at the door was quite spacious. It should be okay to put it out for a few days.
After talking to Zhong Ping, she immediately said, "I'll put it out right away."
She was worried about where to put some new products.
Zhong Hui also went to help. The two of them sorted the goods and placed them at the entrance of the supermarket, leaving a path. It looked dazzling and there was a very festive atmosphere.
Now that the goods are placed outside, there are not enough people to handle the work. Someone has to be left outside to watch over the place. Xiao Nie is so busy at the cashier that he can't even handle the work because there's a queue inside.
Business is really good, but people are really tired. Zhong Hui, who usually just comes to hang out, is forced to stay open for a long time today.
There was really no time to go home and cook lunch today. Zhong Hui was just about to call Yang Fangqin to bring them lunch when she saw Zheng Benming coming over with two lunch boxes.
Seeing that Zhong Hui was still a little embarrassed, he handed the lunch box to Xiao Nie and was about to run away.
Zhong Hui hurriedly grabbed a strong man and said, "Don't go. I'm busy here. I can help watch the house for a while. Let's eat first."
Zheng Benming first looked at Xiao Nie, and when he saw her nod, he agreed, "Yeah."
With Zheng Benming, a strong man, around, moving goods and replenishing stocks becomes much easier.
After a busy day standing the entire time, by the time the store closed, Zhong Hui couldn't stand due to back pain.
It is really hard to go from extravagance to frugality. Back then, she was not so tired even after squatting in the fields for a whole day.
"No, I probably won't be able to get up tomorrow. Xiao Nie, you and my fourth sister are too busy to handle it. See if anyone you know wants to do short-term work for these few days. I'll offer a higher salary and see if anyone wants to do it." Zhong Hui said weakly.
It was said a long time ago that one more person should be hired, but Zhong Ping insisted that it was unnecessary. Now it is really exhausting. Zhong Hui thought to herself that she can't listen to her fourth sister in the future. It's not good to be too frugal.
Today is the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Worried that people might be reluctant to work for a few days, Zhong Hui added, "If you want to stay long-term, that's fine. We also need to hire another person in the store."
Xiao Nie thought for a moment and said, "Let me ask first."
"Okay, you ask first." Zhong Hui waved her hand, thinking that if it really didn't work, the family would have to use child labor.
Zhong Linlin, Zhong Xu and Xiaojuan are the three children who can also come to help.
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