“We’re too small to make so many egg rolls,” said Mr. He. “Egg rolls take so much time to make, even three or five machines wouldn’t be enough.”
Each box weighs a little over two pounds, and with 150 boxes, that's several hundred pounds.
One machine can only produce about 1.5 jin per hour.
“So we need to rent a house,” He Wenlin said. “Grandma Ruan, Ling Feng, could you please keep an eye out for any houses for rent nearby? At least two adjacent rooms like this, or a whole apartment for rent.”
One hundred and fifty boxes would require making over three hundred kilograms of egg rolls. They also need to sell some regularly. They haven't yet approached Hongda, Meihua, or other factories. Even if other factories don't buy egg rolls, they'll still be busy.
We need people to do the work, and we also need people to pack and box the boxes. We'll also need to hire a few temporary workers.
"We'll go ask after we get off work tonight," said Grandma Ruan.
Ruan Min said, "I heard from Aunt Zhang that the apartment downstairs from yours is no longer being rented."
"Really?" He Wenlin was delighted to hear this. If it was downstairs from where she lived, that would be wonderful.
"Linlin, why don't you go and ask first? If it's right downstairs, that would be much more convenient," said Grandma He.
"I need to cook now, or I'll be late. Lingfeng, could you go and find out for me?"
"OK."
Ruan Lingfeng put down his work, washed his hands, and hurried to find Zhang Xiaoqing.
Ruan Lingfeng returned in less than twenty minutes.
“The current tenants on your floor are indeed not renting anymore. They will move out within a week. Aunt Zhang said she can rent it to you. Go see her when you’re done with your work.”
"Okay, thank you, you've worked hard."
People live upstairs, and people make egg rolls or dumplings downstairs, which is convenient for management. There are also four rooms downstairs, and a bunk bed can be placed there so that Peng Liang and his second brother can live there, which is equivalent to guarding the warehouse.
Lin Fei continued to live near the fast food restaurant, as someone needed to watch over the place.
After finishing the afternoon rush, Mr. He shared the good news with Mrs. He.
He Ma's heart pounded.
I can hardly believe what I'm hearing!
Looking at He Wenlin in disbelief, her daughter had only been here a short time, yet she had already earned over ten thousand yuan!
If this continues, it's actually quite possible that her daughter will buy a house and register her residency within a year!
More than ten thousand yuan, that's more than her annual salary.
Although she earns 1,200 to 1,300 yuan a month at the factory, the factory closes for the Lunar New Year and resumes work after the Lantern Festival. This means she only has work for eleven months of the year. She earns this much because the factory is doing well, but when it's not doing well, she has nothing to do and doesn't earn this much.
They didn't earn that much last year. They came to Shaocheng in April and entered the Boss Factory at the end of April. Before October last year, they earned about 700 a month. After October, they earned about 1,000 a month. That's why they brought their seven-year-old son, He Wenjun, out at the beginning of this year.
It's not that I didn't think about bringing He Wenlin along, but she can't attend high school here because she's not a local resident. He Wenlin is already in the second semester of her second year of junior high, so I didn't bring her.
We've gone off on a tangent, really off on a tangent.
Mrs. He really wanted to ask He Wenlin how much profit she made from a turnover of over ten thousand yuan.
But with so many people around, she had to suppress her curiosity and think she would ask later.
He Wenlin also knew that her employees would tell their families about her business situation, fearing that people would think she was making a lot of money.
So, taking advantage of this opportunity, I said to everyone, "Ten thousand yuan sounds like a lot, but we sold it at an 80% discount, which reduced our profit by 20%. Moreover, we basically don't make any money from egg rolls because I not only sold them to her at an 80% discount, but also gave fifty boxes to the shirt factory for free!"
Now, with renting a house, hiring people, and buying equipment, it's good if you can save a thousand or eight hundred out of ten thousand yuan.
The most important thing is that they bought vouchers and gave them to their employees, which means they'll use the vouchers when ordering food, and we won't be making any money for at least two weeks.
Mr. He frowned slightly: "If we calculate it this way, doesn't that mean we haven't made any money?"
"We didn't make any money, but the only advantage is that we get the money in one lump sum, which makes it easier for us to buy the equipment back. Of course, it also increases customer loyalty; if they have coupons, they won't order from other places." He Wenlin asked Peng Liang, "By the way, Brother Liang, how was business with Boss Luo this afternoon?"
"It's alright. The proprietress is quite capable; she's sold out of stock."
Aunt He asked in surprise, "I remember Boss Luo brought over about ninety catties, and they've all been sold?"
“Yes, it’s sold out. When I left, there were only about five or six pounds left in the freezer,” Peng Liang said. “I’ve already arranged with Boss Luo to deliver the goods around 7:30 tonight, so I won’t have to get up early tomorrow.”
Because He Wenlin didn't use refrigerated trucks for transportation, she used the most primitive and cumbersome method: stacking pallets and transporting them at room temperature. In fact, the goods were somewhat thawed when they arrived.
Once thawed, they can't be touched or sold, so they're always delivered well before the market opens, and the trays are frozen together in the freezer. Only after they're frozen solid again are the trays removed.
Mr. He: "Doesn't the market close at seven o'clock? How can you still get it in?"
"The market manager over there is a relative of Boss Luo, so it's okay to be a little late."
"Alright, then you can deliver it in a bit. Thanks for your hard work. Consider it three hours of overtime today," He Wenlin said.
He Wenlin had originally told him that his work hours were from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
But he got up very early today to deliver goods and now he has to deliver more, so He Wenlin is calculating three hours of overtime for him.
After the meal, as usual, Ruan Min and her younger brother washed the dishes and cleaned the table. After they finished, they were free to do whatever they wanted.
Peng Liang rode his tricycle and took away 15 jin of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and 40 jin of steamed dumplings.
He Wenlin checked and found there was still plenty of dumpling filling in the freezer, so she taught Lin Fei and He Wenjun how to make the dough and how to make the dumpling filling.
Now they can make dumplings and xiaolongbao (soup dumplings). With so many orders every day, even a fool would have learned by now.
At 7:45, everything was ready, and He Wenlin went back to rest.
Everyone else had taken a nap at noon, but she got up early and hadn't had a nap yet because she was so tired. So she wanted to leave work early to rest.
Otherwise you won't grow tall.
As soon as He Wenlin arrived at her doorstep, she sensed that something was wrong.
She stood at the door for a while, holding her breath, pretending she had taken the wrong thing and couldn't open the door for the time being, then walked away grumbling.
As soon as she went downstairs (the stairs are outdoors, as mentioned earlier), He Wenlin rushed back into the store.
When her father saw her like this, he asked, "What's wrong? Did you get chased by a dog? You're all sweaty."
He Wenlin gasped for breath, "A thief broke into the house!"
"What?"
Upon hearing that a thief had broken out, everyone jumped up in alarm.
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