Chapter 182
Of course, opening a store is not something that can be done just by saying it, especially since they are already poor and have little money. The pasta machine is not cheap, and although they are a little tempted, the actual conditions are limited and they can't just do it casually. So this idea must be carefully thought out and planned.
Although Song Jia didn't have much business sense, he knew that some things don't wait, so he suggested: "Why don't we buy the machine first and then plan slowly. Even if we don't open a store, it's easier to make noodles by ourselves. Otherwise, by the time we finish planning, the machine will have been bought by someone else."
Mu Nan: "How much does that noodle machine cost?"
Jian Chu shook his head: "I haven't contacted him yet, but I saw him asking in the community group if anyone wanted a noodle pressing machine, and I thought that if I could buy it, maybe I could open a store."
Although noodle shops don't necessarily have to have noodle pressing machines, as ramen noodles, knife-cut noodles and the like are originally made by hand, if they have a machine, they can sell both raw and cooked noodles. Once the shop is stable, they don't seek to become rich, but should be able to make a living.
Song Jia: "Why don't we contact them first to see what the price is? If it's not too expensive, we can pool our money together, or we can take out a loan."
Because now many people want to open factories or farms, rent or buy land to build houses, there are special loan banks, but if you want to get a loan, you have to mortgage something of at least equal value.
They are not worried about the mortgage. As for the two solar generators, they have no solar panels now and the generators have been gathering dust. But they are reluctant to sell them. After all, it is easy to sell them, but it may not be easy to buy them in the future. So if they mortgage them for a loan, the items will still be theirs after the loan is paid off, which is something they can consider.
Mu Nan was confused by what happened next. He had never dealt with loans or mortgages before. Also, if the store was opened, how would the share profits be distributed? Because now they were just a family, and apart from him and Qin Huai, no one in their yard had the financial resources to open a store. If they wanted to make this business a success, they had to cooperate with multiple companies.
But no matter how good the relationship is, brothers still have to settle accounts clearly, so some things like share ratios need to be planned carefully.
Seeing that they were discussing as if the store was going to open tomorrow, Mu Nan had to remind them, "Why don't you buy the noodle machine first and then discuss it? Otherwise, if you get too carried away in the discussion, the machine will end up belonging to someone else and you'll be happy for nothing."
It's not like you can get a reply right away after you contact someone. And after Boss Fang asked about the noodle press in the group, there must have been a lot of people adding him to ask about it. So Jian Chu didn't feel disappointed when there was no response after he sent a message. He just sighed and said, "Wait a minute. I'll get back to you guys after they reply."
Mu Nan said, "Then I'll go back first."
Song Jia pulled him and said, "What are you going to do when you go back? You're out of battery now. It will be boring if you go back. It's better to sit here and chat to save some battery on your phone."
Mu Nan thought that he had to go back because there was no electricity. He wanted to go back and take a shower and enjoy the coolness of the ice instead of sitting here and taking a sauna with three other people.
But he said, "The house hasn't been cleaned up yet. My brother said to clean it up slowly before installing the door. I have to go back to help."
After returning home, Mu Nan went to the third floor to take a shower, and then returned to the storage room on the second floor. Qin Huai was using the power supply in the battery to connect to the power board to use the computer. Mu Nan thought Qin Huai was working. Although there was no electricity now, there was internet, so he might be playing his little game again. But when he got closer to take a look, he was actually watching a short video.
Mu Nan walked over with a damp face: "What kind of video is this? A game explanation?"
Qin Huai hummed: "The later levels are a bit difficult, so someone has released a game explanation. I'll take a look at it for some inspiration."
Thinking about what they had just talked about at Jian Chu's house, Mu Nan told him about their idea of opening a store, and then asked Qin Huai: "Do you think this store can be opened?"
This is opening a store, not setting up a stall in the market.
Over at the small square, there is a row of shops that are said to be sold soon. Although a disaster is happening now, life is slowly returning to normal. There will certainly be many individual business owners, so in addition to residential houses, every shop will surely be opened in the future.
But Mu Nan didn't have a strong opinion about whether to open a store or not. He even thought it was troublesome. If he opened a store, he wouldn't know how to do things in the kitchen, so he would have to help outside. Helping outside would mean interacting with people. He wasn't afraid of interacting with people. He wasn't that unique yet, but he didn't like it either. So, opening a store was more troublesome for him than making money.
Qin Huai listened to Mu Nan's nagging narration and then spoke: "It is not necessary to cooperate. What they mainly lack is funds. We can lend them. If you feel that if you don't cooperate, when they are busy, you will have less and less topics to talk about, and they will spend more and more time in contact, then you can find another way to cooperate."
Mu Nan does have some small concerns in this regard. Although they are all adults and don't spend all day thinking about playing, the relationship between the three of them is quite balanced now. He doesn't like a certain balance to be broken. In addition, he is not the proactive type when it comes to making friends. To put it bluntly, he doesn't like too many changes in his life. However, in order to live a good life, changes are necessary.
He can stay where he is, but the people around him cannot. He and Qin Huai will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives, but others are struggling for tomorrow. If he stays where he is, sooner or later he will become more and more distant from the people around him.
Hearing Qin Huai say that they could change the way of cooperation, Mu Nan quickly asked: "What do you mean? How to change?"
Qin Huai: "In addition to raw noodles, you must have cooked food when you open a noodle shop. There must be some side dishes for cooked food. You can grow cabbage and make kimchi, which you are best at, and sell it to them as a side dish. You can also process potatoes and make hot and sour potato shreds as a side dish. Or you can just grow onions and add some onions to the noodles. There are many ways to cooperate. It doesn't mean you have to go to the store every day to help serve dishes."
Mu Nan's eyes suddenly lit up. This was a good idea. If he was responsible for providing the side dishes, then he wouldn't have to go out every day. He could just make a little more at a time and put it in the space, and then send them some fresh food every day.
"Wow, you're so smart, I didn't think it was possible!"
Qin Huai rubbed Mu Nan's head with amusement: "So what you should think about now is how to take over their machine. After all, a noodle machine is probably not cheaper than a solar generator, and the money we have combined may not even be 300 yuan."
The night they were discussing opening the noodle shop, the power lines in District 2 were reconnected and electricity was successfully restored. Because there was a school there and the school would reopen the next day, electricity had to be restored as soon as possible.
The air conditioner was turned on again at home, and while Yu Zibai and Wu Zheng were off work, the three families simply sat together and held a meeting.
But before the meeting started, Xu Ming came back with a bag of corn. Seeing that they were all here at the same time, Xu Ming smiled and said, "That's great. It saves me from having to run around. You can take it and divide it among yourself."
Jian Chu's eyes lit up: "Corn? Is there corn for sale outside now?"
Xu Ming shook his head: "No, this is a reward for the staff on duty at the farm during the last sandstorm. It's not much, just three. One for each of you is just right."
Mu Nan: "What about you?"
Xu Ming smiled and said, "Am I worried about not having corn to eat on the farm? You guys can eat it with peace of mind. We may be able to get some pork next month, but the price will definitely be higher than last time. I'll take a look at it then. If the price of pork is not ridiculously expensive, I'll tell you."
Song Jia made a love gesture to Xu Ming and said, "I'm giving you a little heart."
Jian Chu said, "We are planning to open a joint venture store. Do you want to join us? However, we haven't gotten the noodle press yet. I have contacted Mr. Fang, but we still need to discuss the price."
Xu Ming waved his hand: "I won't participate. I'm already too busy. But if you don't have enough money, I can lend you some. I still have about 400 yuan."
With more than 400 yuan, he was considered the richest among them. However, Xu Ming ate and drank on the farm. Although he also stockpiled food, he had almost no expenses other than that. It was normal for him to save this money.
Jian Chu responded and said that he would see the situation when the time comes and he would definitely lend it if necessary.
Xu Ming said: "I'm going to go upstairs to pack some clothes first. I don't know when I will be back next time."
Everyone looked at him quickly: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Xu Ming said, "I was seconded. The hospital is very busy. I have rescue experience before, which is recorded in the file, so I was seconded to the hospital emergency room. Many people died in this sandstorm, and many were seriously injured. The medical staff are already overwhelmed. Almost all those with some experience have been seconded. Fortunately, this is not an outbreak of an infectious disease, otherwise it would be another heavy blow."
Yu Zibai frowned: "A lot of people died?"
Although the network connection is relatively fast, there is no official news. In private conversations, people talk more about what their families have lost, such as whose house has been uprooted. There have also been deaths and serious injuries, but because the focus is not on this, they do not feel much.
"A lot. On the first day you came back from the shelter, electricians came to repair and clean the wires. But their job is not just to clean the wires, they also have to check the situation of each household. Many people hid at home, but because of the strong wind and sand, they suffocated to death at home. When everyone has electricity, a census will be conducted, because many people were swept away by the wind and disappeared. Since almost everyone here evacuated with the higher-ups, there are not many such cases. But in the following districts, and in the outer city, many people died."
Xu Ming's words made them silent, because this disaster did not come suddenly and catch people off guard, like an earthquake or a flood, which appeared in front of them in an instant and left people with no way out.
This time, if we had followed the arrangements from above and evacuated in an orderly manner, not only would no one have died, but there would definitely not have been too many deaths. However, we didn't listen to the government when we should have, and we could have survived.
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