Chapter 107: Did you do anything to cheat?
Lin Ziqiu said bluntly: "I have a batch of goods, and I need you to help me distribute them."
"What kind of stuff?" Zhong Zhiyang asked cautiously, "Did you do anything opportunistic?"
You have to know that in this era, things cannot be bought and sold freely.
Most shops and restaurants are state-owned. Ordinary people who do business will be arrested and sent to labor camps.
Lin Ziqiu naturally knew the rule, but a rainstorm was about to come, and she couldn't tell everyone about it openly, so she could only distribute the supplies in this way.
Anyway, the supplies in her warehouse would take her several lifetimes to use up.
"Instead of buying and selling, we barter."
Zhong Zhiyang was a little confused. "Where are those goods? What are the goods you have? If you want to exchange them with others, what will they give you in exchange?"
Lin Ziqiu said: "Help me find a yard to rent first. It doesn't need to be very big. Someone will ship the goods there when the time comes."
"There are many varieties of those goods. As for what to exchange, I will tell you when the time comes."
Zhong Zhiyang thought for a moment and said, "I can find a ready-made house. It's the one I rented before, but the price is a bit expensive."
"Money is not a problem." Lin Ziqiu said this, but his heart was bleeding.
If she had money in the past, she could indeed say such things.
But the little money she has in her pocket now is really not enough.
But the hotel will be paying their salaries soon, and together with the red envelope I received as a chef in the art troupe, it will be enough to pay the rent.
"Then I'll go find the landlord later. I'm afraid she'll rent out the house if it's too late."
Lin Ziqiu nodded, took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to him, "Okay, use this money to rent a house first."
Zhong Zhiyang took it and opened it to take a look. There were quite a few. For a moment, he envied Lin Ziqiu and felt that she seemed very capable. If she could really open a store and do business, Lin Ziqiu would definitely be a boss who made a lot of money.
As soon as he left, Lin Ziqiu went to the warehouse to distribute all the supplies that could be taken out.
She had already discussed the house with Zhang Cui and paid the deposit. Zhong Zhiyang just needed to go there and pay the remaining rent.
Not only that, she also had to find a quiet time at night to put the goods in the warehouse to the rental house.
This is a big project!
With Zhang Cui's cooperation, the yard was rented out quickly.
The neighbors in the alley didn’t know that Zhong Zhiyang had returned to the Zhong family. They thought that he was just abandoned by the Jiang mother and daughter and lived here alone.
Zhong Zhiyang handed the key to the yard to Lin Ziqiu, "Here is the key, you should know the location, right?"
Lin Ziqiu nodded and put the key in his pocket. "I know. I will arrange for someone to transport all the goods over this week. You just stay home and do the work. I don't want anyone else to know about this."
Zhong Zhiyang was a little puzzled, "I can't even tell my second sister?"
"Yeah." Lin Ziqiu didn't want too many people to know, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"I understand." Zhong Zhiyang rubbed his hands nervously, "Then how much money can I get if I do this for you?"
After a moment of silence, Lin Ziqiu raised two fingers and said, "If everything goes well, I'll give you 20% of the total profit."
Although Zhong Zhiyang didn't know how much the specific profit would be, he was very surprised that she would give him so much. "No problem! I will definitely work hard!"
"It's getting late. Go make dinner. Just follow the instructions I showed you this afternoon and make a dish of three fresh vegetables."
Lin Ziqiu pointed to the kitchen and said, "I put all the secret sauces there, go and try them."
The sudden task caught Zhong Zhiyang off guard, "I...can I really do it?"
Lin Ziqiu waved his hand indifferently, "Go ahead, I believe you."
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Zhong Xuexi smelled the scent as soon as she arrived home. She thanked Zhao Huaian and went straight into the kitchen.
Seeing Zhong Zhiyang wearing an apron and serving the three fresh vegetables, her eyes lit up, "Did you make this?"
Zhong Zhiyang was a little embarrassed, "Yes... I didn't know what it tasted like, so I just... I learned it from my sister-in-law."
Zhong Xuexi was not afraid of the heat, she grabbed a piece of potato with her bare hands and stuffed it into her mouth, "Hiss... It's so hot!"
She cried out that it was hot, but she couldn't bear to spit it out. "Huha - delicious, delicious!"
After receiving her praise, Zhong Zhiyang blushed shyly, "Then Second Sister, you should eat more at night!"
"Okay!"
The 'family of three' was inexplicably very harmonious. After Zhong Xuexi learned that her younger brother had broken up with the woman outside, her mood was obviously much better. She shouted that she would ask her eldest brother to find a proper job for Zhong Zhiyang in the spring of next year.
How can a grown man stay at home all the time? He should go out and explore the world.
Zhong Zhiyang felt warm in his heart, and realized belatedly that family is irreplaceable.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Lin Ziqiu took the key to the yard and went out.
She rode away on a bike, tiptoeing around for fear of making too much noise and waking them up.
For this matter, she even asked Uncle Jiang for two days off, intending to use these two days to settle all the goods.
It was winter and it was extremely cold outside. Lin Ziqiu pushed open the door to the yard with a flashlight, looked around carefully, and finally decided to put all the things in the inner room first.
There are many people coming and going in the yard every day, and it would be difficult to explain if they were seen.
She first moved all the rice out. During the rainstorm, everyone was almost trapped at home. If they didn't stock up on food, they would starve to death.
If it’s cold, you can still make a fire and put on more clothes, but without food there is really no solution.
She moved a whole room of rice, and then filled the next room with large cotton-padded coats to keep warm, the kind similar to military coats.
She was almost exhausted to death after moving all these.
She sat on the ground, not caring whether it was dirty or not. She looked at these goods and thought that if they could help some people in future floods, her rebirth would not be in vain.
It’s not that she has a kind heart, but she has received favors when she was in trouble.
The remaining medicines were all packed in cardboard boxes, so she didn't take much. After she finished all this, she left reluctantly.
During the day, Zhong Zhiyang was arranged to work at home, and Lin Ziqiu took advantage of this time to continue to go there to stock up other goods.
After being busy for two whole days, she took Zhong Zhiyang to the yard.
The neighbors around saw Zhong Zhiyang and Lin Ziqiu walking together. The women who had met them before were all stunned, "Girl... why are you with him?"
Knowing that they had misunderstood, Lin Ziqiu quickly explained: "This is the ignorant child at home. I am really sorry for causing trouble to everyone before!"
Everyone looked at each other.
They all thought that Zhong Zhiyang had just been dumped and had hooked up with someone new.
I never thought they were a family.
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