“Linlin is right.” Xu Aihua looked at her son Tang Kai. “Listen to your sister and go learn to cook.”
Tang Kai refused without even thinking: "I'm not going, it's pointless."
After saying that, Tang Kai asked Xu Haibo, "Brother, have you thought it through?"
“I’ll listen to Linlin,” Xu Haibo said. “I think Linlin is right. Technical jobs are not easily replaced, and having skills means having a backup plan.”
He Wenlin gave Xu Haibo an approving look, thinking to herself that he was indeed someone who could settle down in a big city in his past life. At such a young age, he had already figured out that he had skills and a way out. Not bad, not bad.
Tang Kai said with some regret, "Alright then, I was hoping to set up a stall with you."
"Didn't you hear Linlin say that street vending isn't a long-term business?" Tang Jianguo lectured. "If you don't want to learn to cook, then you should work honestly in a food factory."
"It's not that setting up a stall is unsustainable, but rather that selling egg rolls and peach shortbread at a stall is unsustainable. In the future, there will be more and more bakeries, especially in places with high customer traffic, such as farmers' markets. At least two bakeries will open in one market, and they will also sell freshly made peach shortbread and egg rolls."
Your price is the same as others, and the taste is similar. Which one do you think customers will choose?
If you don't want to learn the skills, just rent a stall in the market to sell this and seize the opportunity in advance.
However, selling only two products is too monotonous. You could also stock some small packages of loose biscuits to sell together. With a fixed location, you could make some money.
Just like Mr. Zhang, who rents out DVDs, you can set up a stall like that. His rent is 400 yuan a month, he only sells during the day, and goes home at night after closing up. He doesn't even have to pay for utilities, but I estimate his monthly profit is at least 10,000 yuan! If you don't want to learn a skill, just set up one like that.”
"Ten thousand a month!!!"
"At least!!!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard He Wenlin's words!
These days, earning 10,000 a year is considered a lot; that's just a month's salary for them!
Tang Kai was incredibly excited by this and said, "Then when I go to Shaocheng, I'll find a position like that!"
"How much money do we need to prepare?" Tang Jianguo asked.
"The rent is usually paid every six months, and you also have to pay a deposit or something. Then there's the cost of goods, which is conservatively estimated to be six or seven thousand. However, it's not easy to find a stall in the market, especially in markets with high foot traffic. Usually, when someone closes down, someone else immediately takes their place. Without connections, we won't get a chance."
There is a significant information gap between ordinary people and wealthy people because their social circles are different.
This is why most of the wealthy become wealthier, while most of the poor remain poor.
"Xiao Kai, you're still young. If you really want to set up a stall to sell peach shortbread and egg rolls, that's fine. If you lose money, consider it as gaining experience. If you make money, that's even better. I'm not omnipotent, and what I say may not always be right. You're still young. You can learn a skill in two years."
"Go to work honestly and earn a salary; that's the most reliable thing," Xu Aihua said. "Don't think about anything else."
Upon hearing that it would require an investment of six or seven thousand, Xu Aihua lost interest.
If we lose money, a year's work will have been for nothing.
Xu Aihua dared not take the risk.
Tang Kai didn't say anything. The work in the factory was boring and the working hours were long, which he didn't like.
“Brother Bo, if you’re going, you should buy tickets to Shaocheng with your aunt and the others,” He Wenlin said. “The van can’t fit too many people. There are five of us in our family, and we’ll need another person to drive so my dad and I can take turns. My second brother, Lin Fei, and He Shan will definitely be going to the opening ceremony first, so the rest of you will have to buy tickets.”
"When are you leaving?" the uncle asked.
Mr. He: "We plan to leave on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the factory will open on the eighth day."
He Wenlin: "It's okay if you come a little later. We've already gone. The New Year has just ended, so there probably won't be much business in the shops and factories. We're not busy."
"Then we'll buy tickets tomorrow, whichever day they're available."
...
Time flies when you're chatting.
It was soon past 2 p.m.
He Wenlin and her family are also preparing to go home.
"You can stay here for the night and go back tomorrow. It's only once a year that we meet," Auntie sincerely said, inviting her to stay.
Mr. He: "This afternoon, the children's aunts are coming over for dinner. My mother is home alone, so she has to go back and help prepare the food."
Grandma: "Xiao Jun, Lin Lin, and Xiao Kai, you can stay and play."
"Grandma, I'll come back during summer vacation to take you to Shaoxing." He Wenlin hugged her grandmother, whose head was full of silver hair. "Grandma, do less work in the fields and take good care of yourself. When I make a lot of money in the future, I'll take you and my grandma, and the three of us will travel around the country together and appreciate the beautiful landscapes of our motherland."
"Haha, good, good, Grandma will take good care of herself and look forward to this day." Grandma was so moved that tears came to her eyes, and then she took out red envelopes and gave them to her grandsons and granddaughters.
As they were about to leave, Auntie quickly brought out the things she had prepared for He Wenlin's family.
"Knowing you're not home, here's some cured meat and sausages for you to take to Shaoxing."
Aunt He: "Sister-in-law, this is too much. It's filled a whole burlap sack. I reckon we won't be able to fit it all in our car."
"Not much, two pieces of each."
He Wenlin opened it and took a look...
Two braised ducks, two pieces of cured pork, two cured pig's trotters, two cured fish, two cured rabbits, two sausages, a bottle of chopped chili peppers, a bottle of pickled pumpkin vines, a jar of fermented tofu, dried green beans, dried bamboo shoots, fermented black beans...
This is not much?
"What are you worried about since you have a car? Just put it in the car," Grandma said. "And some free-range eggs..."
"Forget about the free-range eggs, Mom. Keep them for Haitao to eat at home. Our neighbors helped us feed those chickens last year, and they didn't take any of the eggs. They gave them all back to us. It's a whole bucket full, enough for us to eat."
“What’s wrong with bringing more? There will be too many people and the food will be gone in no time. You have a car, and the weather won’t get bad…”
"Really, you don't need it. You can eat it at home."
"Alright then, drive carefully, save your money, don't buy me so many things, pay off your debts as soon as you have the money, I'm terrified of how much you owe." Grandma kept nagging and instructing, "Linlin, Xiaojun, it's summer vacation, come back to Grandma's to play."
"Okay, Grandma, goodbye Uncle and Aunt."
"Mom, we're leaving now. Please take good care of yourself..."
The car drove further and further away, and Grandma stood by the roadside watching them leave until they disappeared from her sight...
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