Chapter 93 Ambition
"In the first year, we'll plant some cucumbers, eggplants, and tomatoes. Our family has planted these before, and you have experience, so you shouldn't make any mistakes." Li Xu continued, "After planting a few crops, we'll consider planting other valuable vegetables."
Li Zhiming raised his pipe and wanted to take a puff, but when he saw Ji Yuanyuan beside him, he forced himself to hold back.
He knocked his pipe on the ground to get all the ash out, then said, "Okay, let's try it for the first year and see how it goes next year."
After being delayed for several days, Li Xu was also thinking about his business, so he returned to the county town that afternoon.
Li Miao stayed at home. There was so much land at home that in previous years, they planted wheat and corn, and his parents were able to handle it.
I plan to grow vegetables this year. Vegetables are delicate and need to be watered and insects caught frequently.
It’s hard to find a job in the county town, so I might as well stay at home and help my parents take care of these acres of land.
The next day after returning to the county town, Li Xu was ready to set up his stall.
Since changing the seeds, the vegetables produced in the space are of higher quality than before.
So Li Xu's business is getting better and better now, and many people only recognize her.
After his taste for her food became spoiled, he would rather not eat it than buy other people's food.
As a result, the business of the entire vegetable market improved.
Therefore, the entire vegetable market became much more enthusiastic towards Li Xu.
When she came in the morning, Ji Yuanyuan's pockets were stuffed with a lot of delicious food.
She covered her pockets and followed Li Xu with her short legs all the way to the stall.
Zhang Kun didn't know they came back yesterday, so he didn't come this morning. Ji Zixuan and Ji Ziang had been having fun in the countryside these days and didn't get up in the morning.
Only Li Xu and Ji Yuanyuan came, and they didn't bring many dishes.
Before Li Xu put down the dishes, several housewives came up to her and said, "Big sister, give me ten kilograms of tomatoes and five kilograms of cucumbers."
"Boss, I want ten kilograms of cucumbers."
"I want five pounds of tomatoes!"
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Their voices were louder than each other, as if they were afraid that the dishes Li Xu brought would not be enough to sell.
Li Xu was a little flustered, and Ji Yuanyuan shouted beside him: "Uncles and aunts, please line up and come one by one. Don't worry, we still have some at home, and everyone can buy it."
Ji Yuanyuan is small but full of energy. People who buy vegetables feel embarrassed to lose face in front of a little kid and line up obediently.
Ji Yuanyuan nodded with satisfaction, and ran to Li Xu to cooperate with her.
Li Xu weighed and packed the dishes for the customers, while Ji Yuanyuan calculated the prices and then collected and gave change.
They were all addition, subtraction, multiplication and division within 100. For Ji Yuanyuan, they were very simple and she never made a mistake once.
"Boss, your daughter is amazing. She's so good at accounting at such a young age." The customer couldn't help but praise Ji Yuanyuan when he saw how adorable she was.
Ji Yuanyuan smiled at the aunt in front of her very friendly and said, "Aunt, I'm not good at all. Practice makes perfect."
The babyish words made everyone laugh.
Li Xu raised her head, looked at her daughter, and pursed her lips with some pride.
The sales lasted from around seven o'clock until around ten o'clock, when the crowd gradually dispersed.
Li Xu and Ji Yuanyuan went home four or five times. When they went back for the second time, Ji Zixuan and Ji Ziang had also woken up, and the two brothers also helped to move things.
The family of four was exhausted. When they got home, Ji Ziang lay on the bed and didn't want to get up.
In Li Xu's bedroom, the mother and her two sons, except Ji Ziang, were counting money with great interest.
These are all small change. Sort them into different categories first. Put fifty notes together, twenty notes together...
After dividing, count them out and finally add up all the money together.
"One hundred and ninety-eight dollars and fifty cents!" Ji Zixuan looked at the number on the paper and raised his head to look at Li Xu.
His eyes sparkled, and he said excitedly, "Mom, we made so much money!"
Li Xu also smiled and said, "Let's go to the bank together this afternoon and deposit the money."
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the piles of money on the bed sheets and blinked.
"Mom, let's rent a shop. It will be easier for you if we sell the goods in the store." Ji Yuanyuan suggested.
Li Xu paused when he heard this.
"Isn't it good now? In the market, it's only 18 yuan a month, and other than that, there are no extra fees. But if you rent a storefront, the rent will be more than 100 yuan a month, plus the electricity and water bills, it's not cost-effective." Li Xu carefully calculated the bill for Ji Yuanyuan.
Ji Yuanyuan stood up, hugged Li Xu's neck, and whispered in a coquettish tone: "But it's too hard for you to work in the market, it's much better to work in a storefront. You can light a stove to keep warm in winter and turn on a fan in summer. How nice."
Seeing that Li Xu was still unmoved, Ji Yuanyuan continued, "The most important thing is, if there is a storefront, you can extend your business hours."
At the vegetable market now, vendors usually leave by 11:00 a.m. at the latest, and naturally no customers come. No matter how good the business is, it can only last for a few hours.
But it would be different if you had a storefront, as you could open from around seven in the morning to seven in the evening.
Hearing Ji Yuanyuan say this, Li Xu was obviously moved.
"Mom, don't we have a lot of money? We can buy a shop, then we don't have to pay rent, and we can save money, right?"
Listening to Ji Yuanyuan's words, Li Xu couldn't help laughing.
Children are children, they always say nonsense.
Yes, if you buy a storefront you can save on rent, so isn’t the money you spend on buying a storefront money?
The money you spend on buying a storefront can pay for several years of rent.
Ji Yuanyuan hugged Li Xu's neck and shook her: "Mom, you can first see if there is a suitable one, preferably one that is close to the market, so that you can attract all the previous customers."
People who come to this market to buy vegetables all live nearby. If they live too far away, some customers may be lost.
Therefore, choosing a shop near here is the best choice.
Li Xu nodded, "I know. I will pay more attention to it recently."
I definitely can’t afford to buy it, but I can still rent it.
Yuanyuan is right, you can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child.
You might be able to make more money by renting a storefront.
Seeing that Li Xu took her words to heart, Ji Yuanyuan let go of Li Xu's neck with satisfaction.
The financial crisis will soon sweep across Asia, and housing prices will continue to fall. It will be a good time to buy a house.
Investing at this time will only make you money, not lose money.
What's more, only with a storefront can you establish your own brand. When word of mouth is established, you can open a second branch, a third branch...
It has been developed into a national chain of vegetable supermarkets!
Thinking of this, Ji Yuanyuan's blood boiled.
Thanks to Muzi Daishan for the tip, pen refill biu~
(End of this chapter)
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