Li Zhaodi placed the pancakes she had bought on the bedside table, and her expression suddenly changed. "Fourth sister, what did you say?"
"This guy got into a fight with some thugs behind our backs." Li Yuhe rolled his eyes and continued, "No wonder my second sister is so angry. It turns out it's about this."
"Li Heng, you are not doing your best."
Li Zhaodi was so disappointed with him that if she hadn't considered that he was still lying in bed, she would have beaten him up severely.
"Alright, it's already happened. No matter how much you complain, it's useless. You won't be satisfied until you see this little brother dead, right?"
"Sister, stop protecting him. If you keep doing this, he'll be killed." Li Zhaodi's eyes instantly turned red. She pointed at his nose and cursed, "Why do we work so hard every day? It's so that this brat can get into university and bring honor to our family. And what's the result..."
"Fifth sister," Xu Jing said helplessly, but was interrupted by the emotional Li Zhaodi. "Don't call me Fifth Sister, I don't have a brother like you."
Seeing the person running out like a flash, Li Yumei became anxious. "Fourth sister, look at what you're saying. You know that Old Fifth is impatient and impulsive, so why are you provoking her?"
"I provoked her?" Li Yuhe curled his lips and glanced at the person on the bed. "Isn't it my younger brother who actually provoked her?"
Li Yumei angrily said, "Are you here to make sarcastic remarks while you're in the hospital? What's the point of being wise after the fact?"
"Alright. I'll go see Fifth Sister first. Little brother..." Li Yuhe sighed and said, "We're doing this for your own good. It's your fault for not living up to expectations."
"That's enough, get out of here." Li Yumei hurriedly chased them away. After Li Yuhe left, Li Yumei patted her younger brother on the shoulder and lowered her voice. "Don't take their words seriously. Are you hungry? If you are, eat first."
"Sister, you eat first. I have no appetite."
Xu Jing just felt a severe headache and lay down with the help of Li Yumei.
"Little brother, don't overthink it. I'm not very good at talking and don't know what to say. Just take care of yourself."
Xu Jing opened his eyes, pointed at the bread on the bedside, and said, "Sister, please eat. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work."
"Hey." Li Yumei felt warm inside. Her younger brother had never cared for others before, but after getting sick, he had become much more obedient and sensible.
The more obedient her younger brother was, the more uncomfortable Li Yumei felt.
Li Yumei knew very well the seriousness of the matter. In her mind, her younger brother became like this because he was instigated by others.
My younger brother is kind-hearted. It's just that he had a hard life, without a mother to take care of him or a father to teach him. He can't be blamed for what he's like today; it's because I, as his older sister, didn't set a good example.
While her younger brother was asleep, she found a corner and ate the pancake.
After eating, I tidied his clothes, cleaned the room, found a seat by the window, leaned back in the chair, and fell asleep in a daze.
After everyone in the ward fell asleep, Xu Jing opened his eyes.
There was nothing to be found in the mountains, and the county hospital's medical resources were poor and the fees were high. If Xu Jing stayed any longer, he would end up following his old path, forced to accept 5,000 yuan for his life.
No, he had to find a way.
If you lose too much blood, you can go to the countryside to recover. As for the debt owed by the original owner, you can go out and collect it after he recovers.
Another thing he had to do was drop out of school to support his family. Money was a tough sell, so he had to find a way to make money quickly.
There was no lottery business in the county, and Xu Jing thought of the original owner's many cronies. Hou Liang was one of them, and his family also ran a small shop.
Xu Jing thought it would be easier to start with Hou Liang.
The next day, Xu Jing found an excuse to ask Li Yumei to call Hou Liang.
Hou Liang looked Li Heng over carefully. Aside from his pale complexion, he looked alright otherwise. "Hey, buddy, what do you want from me?"
"Where do you buy your drinks wholesale?"
Hou Liang laughed and said, "How would I know this?" He only knew how to take money home and knew nothing about purchasing goods.
"Go back and ask your uncle, let's do some small business."
"Brother, stop kidding. What kind of business can we do?" Hou Liang took out a Zhang Da Tuanjie from his pocket and stuffed it into his pocket with gritted teeth. "Here, buy some nutritional supplements."
Ten dollars can be worth one hundred dollars according to the purchasing power of later generations, which is enough for wholesale beverages.
Xu Jing said, "Take the money and ask your dad to get some drinks. Isn't there a sports meet at school soon? Go sell mineral water with Fox and the others. 50 cents a bottle, and you can make back your money in a day."
Hou Liang's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head like a rattle. "There's a canteen inside the school, and we can't bring it in."
"You're so stupid! Can't you just put a tricycle by the iron fence on the other side of the playground? You and the foxes can provide cover. If a teacher comes to retreat, won't that solve the problem? Oh, right."
Xu Jing remembered something and continued, "Mineral water is 50 cents a bottle. Buy three bottles and get one free. Buy five bottles and get two free."
Hou Liang was anxious. "If you buy like this, I will lose money."
"Don't worry, you won't lose money." Xu Jing glanced at him and said, "Don't you have a lot of inventory at home? Sell it first. This ten yuan is my investment, and you can give me half of it when the time comes."
"Okay." Hou Liang foolishly let himself be fooled. When he reached the door, he realized that the ten yuan was actually given by him. "You are such a thief. You took my money and made me work for you."
Xu Jing smiled and said, "That's not the case. I came up with the idea. You wouldn't have thought of it without me. I'll give you 10% at most. How about you take 60% and I take 40%?"
"I owe you this. I'm leaving now. You should take good care of yourself."
Hou Liang returned home and asked his father how much the mineral water cost. His father replied, "10 cents a bottle." He sold it for 50 cents, making a profit of 40 cents. He made 60% of the 40 cents, or 24 cents, while Li Heng earned 16 cents.
If he sells 100 bottles of water at a purchase price of 10 yuan, his profit is 40 yuan. Of the 40 yuan, he makes 24 yuan and Li Heng makes 16 yuan. It's quite exciting to think about it.
No. Hou Liang suddenly remembered something. Li Heng had told him that if he bought three bottles, he'd get one free. But the price had to be recalculated.
After hearing Hou Liang's plan, Hou's father rolled his eyes. "Sell it first. Go on my tricycle and I'll help you load it."
"That's fine." Hou Liang recruited his friends to help sell mineral water, promising to pay them one yuan a day. As long as they could get paid, the foxes would be happy to do it.
A few people happily rode their tricycles and found a place to sell mineral water. According to Li Heng's idea, buy three get one free, buy five get two free, and the mineral water sold extremely well.
The 100 bottles of mineral water he brought with him quickly sold out, and Hou Liang went back to restock, selling 400 bottles in a single day. After deducting the 120 bottles he gave away, Hou Liang pocketed 112 yuan, earning 67.2 yuan for himself. He gave 44.8 yuan to Li Heng and 3 yuan to his three younger brothers, for a total profit of 64.2 yuan.
Wow, I earn one-seventh of what other people earn in one day. Why bother going to school? I should go make money.
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