He's very ambitious. In recent years, as soon as he heard that he could do business, he would learn to do it during the off-season. He sold New Year pictures, candles and paper money, and last year he started reselling wheat bran, which finally brought him stability.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't support his three elderly relatives; they were still dirt poor, and building a new house seemed a distant dream.
Su Xueli asked him, "Tiger, how's your wheat bran reselling business going?"
Tiger said, "It's alright. As long as there's wheat bran, there's no worry about selling it, but you can't make a lot of money."
Su Xueli understood that at this time, people who bought wheat bran were feeding their own livestock. They only went to the market to buy wheat bran because they didn't have enough wheat bran and corn at home. They usually didn't buy much, and they would haggle with the stall owners to the death. It was indeed very difficult to make any money from them.
At that time, there weren't many farms yet, so the feed didn't sell well, and he couldn't make a lot of money.
In his previous life, Tiger endured all that alone until he was over thirty. Only after all the elders in his family had passed away could he barely build two brick houses and marry a widow with a son. The widow felt she had been taken advantage of and was always finding fault with him.
But Hu Zi felt that he was lucky to have a wife, so he endured all of his wife's accusations and suppression, and devoted himself to being good to her and her son.
The widow's son was very promising and eventually got into university, but once he got a job, his mother took him away and never cared for him again.
Su Xueli tried asking Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, you're much more quick-witted than most people. Why don't you find another business to do?"
Tiger chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, I really have an idea. I think it's sure to make money."
Su Xueli's eyes lit up. "What's your idea? Tell me about it."
Tiger said, “Sister-in-law, I go to the county town every morning. The flour mill in the county town is next to the vegetable market, right? I’ve noticed that every morning, people from the city line up to buy eggs at the county supply and marketing cooperative. But often, the eggs are sold out, and the line behind them is empty. Buying eggs is like fighting a war.”
Su Xueli nodded: "That's right, that's right."
Tiger said, "The eggs in this supply and marketing cooperative are collected by vendors from village to village. Each family raises only a few chickens, so how many eggs can they produce? Naturally, it can't supply enough for so many people in the city."
Seeing that Su Xueli was listening with great interest, Hu Zi said enthusiastically, "I was just thinking, sister-in-law, if I raised chickens, would it be possible to sell the eggs to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city?"
Su Xueli clapped her hands: "It'll definitely work! Let's do it, Tiger!"
Tiger then gave a wry smile, "But I've heard that raising chickens requires a huge investment. You have to build a chicken coop, buy chicks, buy feed, and the chickens need to be raised for another six months before they start laying eggs. Even if you raise a small number, the investment is still substantial."
But since Tiger has thought of these things, he must have also thought of ways to raise money.
Su Xueli said, "That's true, but if you're thinking of doing this, do you have any ways to raise money?"
Tiger finally found a kindred spirit. He was sweating profusely and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to take out a loan to do this."
Su Xueli truly admired Hu Zi's courage. In this day and age, how many people would dare to take out a loan to do business? He actually dared to think of it.
Thinking back, I vaguely remember hearing that he did try to get a loan from the town bank in his past life. But because he was poor, the village secretary refused to act as a guarantor for him, and he didn't get a single penny. So he gave up on the idea and spent his whole life doing small business.
Su Xueli looked at Wei Mingshen, who said directly, "Tiger, loans aren't so easy to get approved. You need the village secretary's guarantee, and the bank will also consider your repayment ability."
Tiger's face darkened, and he lowered his head, saying, "Yes, that's why I only thought about it and didn't dare to tell the Party Secretary about it."
Su Xueli thought for a moment, looked at Wei Mingshen, and asked, "I heard you say that the father of one of your comrades in the county is a leader in the county supply and marketing cooperative, is that right?"
Wei Mingshen said, "Yes, what do you mean?"
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