Chapter 76 Planning
Lin Qiu was quite busy today. Three batches of goods came to the newsstand from morning to night. First, newspapers, then magazines, and finally a few fiber-pocket bags of romance novels. In addition, some factories have gradually resumed work, and more and more people are returning. Starting from nine o'clock in the morning, people came in twos and threes to pick out magazines and pocket romance novels.
She moved and sorted everything by herself, took books, collected money and made changes. She didn't get much rest the whole day. Even Wang Shan had to take a nap by lying on a beach chair and covering herself with a piece of clothes.
Lin Qiu supported her waist and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Shanshan, wait a little longer, mom will take you home after she has counted your things!"
She didn't take good care of Wang Shan all day, leaving her daughter confined in the small space behind the counter of the newsstand.
There were still quite a few fiber bags on the ground. According to Lin Qiu's personality, she would not leave until she had cleaned them up. She bent down to clean them up when she heard someone knocking on the glass on the counter. She looked up and saw Wang Xiuren with an excited look on his face.
"Things are going smoothly. What does Brother Man think?" Wang Xiuren told his wife the result directly, and he would explain the detailed process after returning home.
Lin Qiu had also been thinking about this matter, but after all, he was outside, not a good place to talk about it. "Hold Shanshan first, she is a little sleepy. I was busy all day and didn't take care of her. It's a sin!"
"Are there a lot of customers?" Wang Xiuren walked to the counter, hugged his yawning daughter in his arms, and bent down to kiss the top of her head.
Now that we have resumed work, there will definitely be more customers. In addition, several types of goods are being delivered together today, so there must be a lot of things to do.
Since Lin Qiu rented the newsstand, he has basically not done any physical work. Usually, Wang Xiuren would do anything that needed to be moved or carried. Today was the most physically demanding day since he rented the newsstand.
However, the Spring Festival holiday is only so long. In a few days, it will be the peak period for resuming work, and thousands of people will return to Pengcheng to work every day.
By this calculation, if we don’t tidy up the newsstand these days, we will be even more chaotic in the next few days.
Wang Xiuren also knew this. After Lin Qiu had packed up everything, he put the sleeping Wang Shan into her arms, then closed the rolling door, locked it, and drove the mother and daughter home.
When getting on the elevator, she quickly took her daughter into her arms and said, "Rub your arms with safflower oil when you get home. Be careful not to be able to lift your arms tomorrow!"
"How can I be so delicate? Go home quickly, I'm waiting for you to explain in detail!" Lin Qiu touched Wang Xiuren with his shoulder.
Come on, she doesn't even want to listen to this kind reminder!
Wang Xiuren shook his head helplessly.
Lin Qiu got out of the elevator, quickly opened the door, and then locked it.
"Hurry up and tell me! Hurry up and tell me!" Lin Qiu was very anxious.
Wang Xiuren took off his daughter's shoes, carried her to the bed and put her down before he slowly spoke.
"Brother Man agreed to let me take over the construction site introduced by Director Huang, and he was willing to transfer the small construction site to me."
"Why is he so nice?" Lin Qiu was a little confused.
"On the one hand, we have a good relationship, and on the other hand, there are some construction sites where I am the only one who can do the job well!" Wang Xiuren simply summarized, "However, we need to prepare some money to buy tools, such as cutters, electric planers, nail guns, etc. I will see if I can buy them second-hand."
“How much will it cost?”
"A conservative estimate is around 2,000."
"So many?" Lin Qiu was a little surprised.
Don't blame her for making a fuss. She's spending so much money before she even sees the construction site.
Wang Xiuren planned to spend less than 3,000 yuan, but explained to Lin Qiu: "2,000 yuan is just for buying tools. If the boss doesn't include the materials, I have to pay for them first."
Wang Xiuren’s estimate of less than three thousand is conservative, but this is almost the majority of the newsstand’s monthly income. However, no matter what kind of construction site you do, there is a cycle, and making money cannot be done that quickly.
Lin Qiu thought about it and said, "That's right. There is no output without input! Anyway, the tools are not disposable. You can still use them for a long time after buying them once."
Wang Xiuren leaned forward slightly and looked at Lin Qiu level, "I've calculated that I can finish the ceiling and cabinets of a suite in about a month. According to the market price, the owner will have to give me about 3,000 yuan, which means I can get my money back in one month."
He said it very clearly, and Lin Qiu went over it in his mind as well. He didn't seem to notice anything wrong, so he nodded and said, "The newsstand can earn three to four thousand a month, so go ahead and do it. Your family can still make ends meet."
She thought that she had to think about other ways to increase sales, so that she would feel more confident if she could earn more money.
Wang Xiuren gently hugged Lin Qiu's body, "I'll go cook first. You probably didn't eat much at noon, so you must be very hungry. We can talk about other things after we finish eating!"
Lin Qiuqi couldn't eat much, so he leaned on the sofa and stared at the ceiling. Although the TV reported stories of people who had built their lives from scratch every day, for workers like them, life could not withstand any risk. One wrong move can lead to a complete loss of the whole game, which is no joke.
People of their generation are actually afraid of starting a business and cannot imagine how they would survive if they fail.
Wang Xiuren simply stir-fried some shredded pork with green peppers and steamed an egg for Wang Shan.
Lin Qiu reluctantly ate a few mouthfuls of rice before putting down his chopsticks. He coaxed his daughter who was forcibly woken up by Wang Xiuren and fed her a bowl of steamed egg. After a quick wash, the whole family fell into a deep sleep.
At the end of the day, everyone was tired.
Starting from the ninth day of the first lunar month, Wang Xiuren rode Lin Qiu's bicycle to the second-hand market every day to look for tools.
There are many types of tools in the second-hand market, the quality is uneven, and the prices vary greatly. Wang Xiuren patiently compared them one by one, and when he found a suitable one, he began to bargain with the store owner until the store owner lost his temper and could only sell the tools to him at a low price with a sullen face.
One by one, the tools were moved into the small bedroom. Now, except for the bed, the rest of the space in the small bedroom was filled with tools, and one had to look carefully for a place to stay.
Before, Wang Xiuren thought his house was quite big, but now it seems not big enough.
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Ah Xing informed Wang Xiuren that he would go to Director Huang's classmate's house the next day to check out the construction site and negotiate the price.
When Wang Xiuren ran to the newsstand and talked about this with Lin Qiu, the corners of his mouth were finally less stiff, and even his shoulders relaxed.
Construction sites are built one by one like this.
Lin Qiu also understood this principle, so she ordered Wang Shan to praise and kiss her father.
Wang Shan pulled Wang Xiuren down, pouted, kissed him hard, and shouted, "Daddy is awesome!"
Wang Xiuren felt that all the exhaustion was worth it. He picked up his daughter and lifted her high. "We'll go home after mom has packed up!"
Lin Qiu locked the door of the newsstand and pushed out his bicycle, "Let's go to the market and buy some fresh vegetables!"
Because the prices that have gone up during the Chinese New Year show no sign of coming down, many people in the vegetable market are complaining, but they cannot help but buy, as food is the most important thing for people, and people always need to eat rice and vegetables.
After buying the vegetables, I passed by a fruit stall and saw some fresh strawberries. I bit the ache and bought half a pound for Wang Shan to try.
Along the way, the couple was also discussing the rising prices and the current housing prices, and were glad that they bought the house last year.
As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw Lin Ping sitting at the door with a snakeskin bag and a suitcase beside him.
"Auntie!"
Wang Shan screamed and slid off her father.
Lin Ping opened his confused eyes and hugged his niece who had bumped into him, "Sister, brother-in-law, are you back?"
"Pingping, why didn't you call to tell me you were coming back today?" Lin Qiu pulled Lin Ping up and asked with concern.
"Don't talk about it. I can't buy a ticket. I can only take a ride to Guangshi and then transfer back. I don't know when I will arrive, so I didn't call." Lin Ping kicked his legs and twisted his neck.
"Come in and talk!" Wang Xiuren opened the door and brought in the snakeskin bag and luggage bag that Lin Ping brought.
Lin Ping took out the things in the snakeskin bag one by one. The coffee table was filled with local products, and there were still four or five bags that had to be placed on the floor.
"How did you bring back so many things?" Lin Qiu was a little worried whether Lin Ping would be crushed by the things.
Lin Ping paused and replied somewhat unnaturally: "I have help from fellow villagers."
"As expected, you still have to rely on your fellow villagers when you are away from home!"
Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren were busy sorting out the things they brought from their hometown and did not notice that Lin Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
When Wang Xiuren was about to deliver the things to the small bedroom, he suddenly remembered the tools inside and sighed again:
The house is still too small!
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