Chapter 371: Afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, need help
"Okay, okay," said Zhang's mother and she went to do it immediately.
Zhang Wanwan sat down and said to the two of them, "Aunt, Uncle, my business is different from others because I planned to go the high-end route from the beginning. So we don't use pesticides on the vegetables we grow, and the chickens and ducks eat grains instead of feed. The breeding cost is there, so the price will naturally be more expensive than that sold in the general vegetable market. I only post products on WeChat Moments and have never taken the initiative to look for customers. After all, I haven't graduated yet. How can a student have those channels?
Originally we just wanted to supplement our bodies and do business at the same time. We sold as much as we could and earned some living expenses. Later, someone placed an order and word of mouth slowly built up. We also started with one or two orders and now we are too busy to ship out goods in a day. However, the quantity we have cannot be compared with what you sell to wholesalers at one time.
At that time, I was not afraid of wearing shoes even if I was barefoot. I didn’t put all my money on this. If you also want to produce this kind of green agricultural products, you can, but you can’t do it on a large scale. Start by planting on a small scale. If someone buys, then expand the scale. If it doesn’t work out, you won’t lose too much.”
Li Meili frowned deeply upon hearing this. "If we don't spray pesticides on these vegetables, they will get bugs and we won't be able to sell them for a good price! And we've been growing vegetables for so many years. If we really don't spray pesticides, we won't be able to grow enough. Just catching the bugs is exhausting! And if the chickens and ducks also need to eat grain, how much will it cost?"
She did some calculations herself and felt so heartbroken that she almost had a convulsion. She directly rejected Zhang Wanwan's suggestion.
Zhang Wanwan shrugged. "That's why I said I was just trying it out, and I didn't plan to expand it to such a large scale. You know what my family's situation was at that time. If we had known from the beginning that the business could be successful, we wouldn't have messed up the old house like this."
As she spoke, Zhang Wanwan pointed toward the roof and outside the door.
Li Meili and her husband knew that what Zhang Wanwan said was true. They could not take the risk, and they were disappointed and stopped talking.
At this time, Zhang's mother also picked some vegetables and made four different plates of stir-fried vegetables for them, and fried a few poached eggs.
When the food was served, the couple, who had not cared much about it, tasted it and were immediately amazed.
"Little sister, when did your cooking skills become so good?" Li Meili was shocked.
Mother Zhang shook her head and said calmly, "It's not that my cooking skills have improved, it's that the ingredients are good. You can see that anyone who knows how to cook can make dishes like my family look good, smell good, and taste good. Rich people don't lack money, so they are naturally willing to spend a little more money to make themselves eat comfortably."
Li Meili sighed again, but she still didn't dare to follow the Zhang family's example. Besides, they didn't have the extra energy to do so, so they could only give up.
After seeing the couple off, Zhang Wanwan said to her mother, "Aunt and uncle want to make money, but they are afraid of everything. They won't achieve anything great this way."
Mother Zhang glared at her and said gloomily, "Do you think everyone is like you? Your aunt and her family have limited horizons and can't let go of the contracted land at home. How could they possibly go through so much trouble like us? Alas! Everyone has their own destiny!"
At the end of the year, the Zhang family's business became even busier. Zhang's father and mother stayed in the bungalow at the end of the village every day to pack, Zhang Boyan was responsible for shipping, and Zhang Wanwan made snacks at home. At this time, everyone had to bring some gifts when visiting relatives, and business was booming. Many bakeries in the city also launched egg yolk pastries and lava pastries, and the prices were similar to Zhang Wanwan's. However, Zhang Wanwan had a customer base, so she was not afraid of losing her business. There were even more and more new customers supporting her.
Zhang Wanwan was too busy to handle the job alone, so she thought about finding a helper. However, finding someone is a science, and she didn't want to recruit a competitor. That's why she never found one.
She mentioned it to her family when she was free, and she didn't expect that just three days later Zhang Baiyan recommended a girl's business card to her.
Zhang Wanwan was stunned when she received the business card. She looked at Zhang Boyan suspiciously and asked, "Why did you recommend this to me?"
Zhang Baiyan was a little embarrassed and smiled innocently, "Didn't you say you wanted to find an assistant? I'll recommend one to you. This girl is my former colleague from An County. Her family conditions are not very good, so she works very hard. She works during the day and has a part-time job at night. She is frugal, honest and doesn't talk much. She is quite humane. She even lent me several thousand yuan when I was in urgent need of money. She is much better than those people who usually call you brothers and sisters but fail to meet the challenge at the critical moment. I think she has good character. Do you want to try to ask her?"
Zhang Wanwan looked at Zhang Boyan with a strange look when she heard this. "Brother, how can you have the nerve to borrow money from a female colleague? Especially one from a poor family!"
"That's right. Once you ask them, what if they are too shy to refuse?" Zhang's mother frowned in disapproval.
Zhang Baiyan felt that he was wronged. "Mom, you needed money for your illness at that time, and I had to go through some social connections. I only had that little salary, how could I afford it? Besides, I didn't ask her for money on my own initiative. I just asked some male colleagues in the office for money, but I didn't get it. She saw that I was really in urgent need of money and lent it to me. I was poor and had low aspirations, so I couldn't say no. I could only remember this favor for now.
Now she said she wanted to change to a job with a higher salary, so I asked my younger sister, but I didn’t mention it to her. If my younger sister has no problem with it, I’ll let her know.”
Thinking of how much money she had spent on her illness, Zhang's mother sighed and stopped talking about whether Zhang Baiyan was right or wrong. Instead, she asked, "He works in an office, too. What diploma do you have? Maybe he doesn't even think highly of this kind of work."
In Zhang's mother's opinion, helping them make snacks does not require any special knowledge at all, and anyone can do it. How could an ordinary office worker be willing to condescend to do so?
Zhang Baiyan pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "I think he graduated from a technical secondary school. I don't know the details."
Zhang Wanwan listened silently on the side, and after thinking about it, she decided to add the other party as a friend, with the note: "Recommended by Zhang Baiyan".
Soon the other party approved her friend request and sent her a smiley face.
Zhang Wanwan didn't beat around the bush. She sent a smiley face back and said: Hello, I'm Zhang Baiyan's sister. I'm looking for an assistant to make dim sum recently. He recommended you to me. The monthly salary is 6,000 yuan. I wonder if you are interested?
A monthly salary of six thousand yuan is considered high in Pu City. An average office clerk earns less than three thousand yuan a month. She offered six thousand yuan because the other party had offered a helping hand to Zhang Baiyan when he was in trouble.
(End of this chapter)
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