Hua Kai thought of the man who helped her that day, so she asked Li Jing, "Are all the people who came to the village to repair the bridge staying here recently?"
Li Jing, well-informed, nodded and said, "Yes, the people who were conducting the previous investigation have all left. The survey team is here now."
After saying that, she looked at Hua Kai with a mysterious expression and said, "You don't know, their leader, Captain Ye, is really handsome. Several girls in the village are interested in him, but he's a college student from the big city, so I guarantee he wouldn't be interested in us village girls."
Hua Kai thought the handsome man was the one who had helped her, so she asked, "How many people are in their team? How many of them are good-looking?"
Li Jing pouted and looked at Hua Kai: "Comrade Hua Kai, what are you thinking? Do you think this is a movie with all handsome men? It's good enough that we have Captain Ye."
Hua Kai had a better idea of who it was. The person who would help her was probably Captain Ye. He was from the city, knowledgeable, and good-looking. He was the only one who fit all those criteria.
So Huakai asked again, "Is Captain Ye the one wearing the white shirt?" Since most people in the village do farm work, they rarely wear such white shirts, which made Huakai even more certain.
Li Jing nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Captain Ye likes to wear white shirts, they're so clean, no doubt about it." After saying that, she asked mysteriously, "You don't happen to have feelings for Captain Ye too, do you?"
Hua Kai smiled and looked at Li Jing: "What are you thinking? I just saw a stranger coming to the village and took a few curious glances."
"Isn't it beautiful?" Li Jing asked with a gossipy air.
"Yeah, he's really good-looking." Hua Kai admitted that the person was good-looking, but in her heart, she thought that the person's thinking was rather eccentric, so she just made a mental comment.
At this point, Li Jing suddenly stopped and, holding Hua Kai's hand, asked, "Hua Kai, how come you're not tempted by such a handsome Captain Ye? You don't actually like Lu Xin, do you?"
Hua Kai was a little confused by Li Jing's sudden question, but fortunately she had met Lu Xin before and knew what was going on.
She quickly shook her head in denial: "Absolutely not, I just want to go to school right now, I haven't thought about any of this."
Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief: "We're classmates, and I can tell that Lu Xin treats you differently, but I don't really like how he does things. He's too selfish. Once, I went to school early in the morning and saw him exchange his broken chair for someone else. He's not a very good person."
Hua Kai listened to Li Jing's straightforward words and said with a smile, "I trust your judgment. I'll have less contact with him in the future."
Since Hua Lin said yesterday that Lu Xin likes flowers blooming and that she didn't have that kind of feeling, she should avoid suspicion in the future.
Li Jing smiled with satisfaction and pulled Hua Kai along as they continued walking: "Hurry up, or the market will all disperse."
Hua Kai jokingly laughed along with Li Jing, saying, "I wonder who it is that has to stop talking whenever they get excited."
Li Jing laughed too: "You've really changed a lot. You're even joking now. Hurry up and let's go. I'll treat you to an ice cream when we get to the market."
Once outside the village, rice paddies stretched out on both sides. With less than a month left until the autumn harvest, the golden waves of wheat in the paddies were a beautiful sight. Since it was all farmland and there were hardly any houses around, the two quickened their pace.
I used to take this road to school every day, so I walked quickly and arrived in the village in less than half an hour.
The market extends east and west from the main road in front of the township supply and marketing cooperative. Their township is relatively large and was converted into a town in the early 20th century, so there are many people at the market.
This is the first year the market has been open. It started in the spring, and half a year has passed. Now the market has grown to a considerable size, selling everything from small items like needles and thread to large items like clothing, fabrics, hardware, and daily necessities.
They entered the market from the east. Li Jing was more familiar with it and started talking to Hua Kai about which shops had nice clothes and what was in fashion.
Hua Kai's attention wasn't on that; instead, she was thinking about what she could do to make money with minimal or no cost. The key was that there was no cost; she wanted to save some money so she could continue her high school education and then she wouldn't have to worry about making money afterward.
Just then, a delicious aroma wafted over, and a stall was making jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes), with a long queue of people already waiting to buy them.
Hua Kai looked at them for a while and roughly determined that they were 50 cents each. Although she wasn't very clear about the current prices, she figured that this kind of business should generally make a 50% profit, or at the very least, she could earn 20 cents per one.
Judging from the current queue, selling over a hundred a day shouldn't be a problem, because in addition to the people at the market, many students will come after school at noon.
You can earn more than 20 yuan for a hundred. My diary records the events at the market. Number 2 is the township, and numbers 4, 6, and 8 are several villages that are far from the township but have a large population. This way, people in remote mountain valleys don't have to go to the township to buy anything.
If you calculate it this way, there are market days every twelve days of the month, the income is not bad, and it doesn't interfere with farm work.
Since someone else is making Jianbing Guozi (Chinese crepes), she wonders if she can try making rolled pancakes and smoked meat pancakes. She is quite confident in her cooking skills. In her previous life, she was often alone, so she could only make whatever she wanted to eat by following the recipe, which is how she developed her excellent cooking skills.
They roll up shredded potatoes, bean sprouts, chives, etc., without meat, but with a fried egg, and sell it for 50 cents.
The cost of smoked meat patties may be higher, but the price can also be set higher.
These two items don't require an oven or anything to bake on the spot; they can be made at home and packed in an insulated box. This way, you can sell them anywhere, no matter which market it is, making them very flexible.
Try making rolled pancakes first, since they're low-cost. If that works, then start making smoked meat pancakes, and later some mung bean pastries, red bean pastries, etc. You can make them at home and sell them directly. If you do it this way, making four or five hundred yuan a month shouldn't be a problem.
Many people think this is just a small business, but it's actually quite profitable with minimal costs and no risks.
The auntie who used to sell jianbing guozi and fried skewers outside the school used to take her whole family on an overseas trip every year, so now Huakai has set her sights on that.
"Huakai, do you want to eat this? It's my treat." Li Jing asked this because she noticed Huakai staring at the jianbing guozi stall.
Hua Kai quickly waved her hands: "No, no, I don't want to eat it. Li Jing, let me tell you, I want to start a small business, do you believe me?"
Li Jing looked at the blooming flowers with a puzzled expression: "I don't believe it."
Hua Kai was taken aback by Li Jing's firm denial, then suddenly burst out laughing: "You don't believe me that much?"
Li Jing genuinely didn't believe it, saying, "Your family has always made you study, but you've hardly ever been to the market. How could you possibly do business?"
Hua Kai affectionately patted her best friend's head: "I just didn't show it before. You'll see a different Hua Kai in the future."
Li Jing was indeed a bit confused by Hua Kai: "Um, Hua Kai, let me treat you to an ice pop instead, so we can cool down. You've been talking nonsense all day."
Hua Kai knew it was normal for Li Jing not to believe her, after all, the original owner of this body was too introverted, so she nodded: "Okay, I won't stand on ceremony with you."
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