Chapter 117 Good luck in opening the business
Lin Yan said, "You knew he was just here to get the salary, but you still brought him here? Don't you know we still owe you 2,000?"
Mother Lin said, "Aren't you very opinionated now? I won't give up even if I try to stop them, so why not let them come here by themselves and be rejected by you in person? This way they won't come to bother me again and again. Wait, let's not talk about them anymore. If you two want to change your business, can't you change to a better one?"
Lin Yan smiled bitterly, "How could we take the initiative to change? It's the handicraft cooperative that refuses to give us the stall in Dashilar. Without the huge customer flow in Tiananmen Square, it's hard to do other business."
"Then your uncle."
Lin Yan spread her hands. "The first time, he said that if the sandals could not be sold, Mingche would take them back to his hometown to sell. Later, there was a second and third time. Someone must have realized that the things were easy to sell. How could it be our turn to make money? Uncle is not a leader. It's not that we don't do these two profitable businesses, but we don't have the conditions to do it!"
There is no connection at home, these are all things that can't be helped. There is no shortcut!
But Mingche is right. When Wang Dexian's grandfather was in the rain of bullets and went through life and death, what was their grandfather doing? Even the Huaihai Campaign pushed a cart to support the front without them.
So now, why do you compare your family background with others?
If you can't rely on your ancestors, you can only work hard. Let Yanyan have a better platform in the future, so that she doesn't have to start all over again. People, they have to rely on generations to move up.
Lin's mother said: "I heard that those old people who sell bell-bottom pants and bat shirts in Xidan are making money."
Although it is also reselling, it is much better than collecting waste.
Lin Yan said, "Those were all the goods we got from the south. Let's not talk about the hardships along the way, such as the extremely crowded conditions and the fact that we had to crouch under other people's seats because we couldn't buy a seat ticket. The key point is that the south is very chaotic now, and there are many robbers along the way! Even on the train, people would jump on and rob. Mingche has a cousin who drives a truck. He made a lot of money in the past ten years! However, he is going to Beijing this month to see if there are any opportunities. He said that he dared not go to the south again, fearing that he would never come back! Mom, don't just see those people making money, there are more than one or two people who got into trouble when they went to buy goods."
Mother Lin frowned. After hearing what her daughter said, she remembered that she seemed to have heard that someone's goods were robbed, or someone was cheated in the south. It's not safe, and you can't go there.
"Then, then you can't collect waste. It will be embarrassing to tell others about it. You are two college students after all. Also, is it really okay to hire someone? If someone sues you, will your college identity be exposed? That would be a loss of the greater for the smaller."
Lin Yan said, "Mingche said that someone has opened a factory selling fool melon seeds and made millions. They are fine, so how can they blame us for making a small fuss? Our business is not impressive at the moment. Besides, there are only three of us! We have also helped the street office to find employment for three people."
She was now quite convinced of Fang Mingche. Moreover, Mingche said that they were just taking the first-mover advantage.
If those fellow villagers and villagers formed a group, they might even exclude people and would not let newcomers enter this business circle. At that time, collecting waste would not be something you could do if you wanted to.
She was very surprised at the time. How could someone form a group to monopolize the business of collecting waste? Mingche said that it was driven by profit. How could it be impossible?
Don't look down on scrap collection and think that there will be no group because this business is despised. The Beggars' Gang is still the largest gang in the world.
(Two months ago, Fang Mingfeng bought a pirated set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" from Guangzhou. This time he had to take a three-day train ride to come back, so Fang Mingche borrowed it to read on the train. After he read it, Lin Yan followed him to read it. So the Beggars' Gang and whatnot are very clear.)
Lin's mother was still a little worried after hearing what her daughter said.
Lin Yan didn't say anything else, it didn't make sense. Anyway, it's good that the old man can't stop it.
In fact, she didn't see the huge profit of scrap collection, but she trusted Mingche's vision. When he first said he wanted to set up a tea stall, who would have thought that a big bowl of tea at two cents a bowl would be so profitable?
Moreover, Teacher Gao went out several times to find the next buyer. He came back and became very confident. This clearly saw through the clues.
Mingche is a smart person, and Teacher Gao is also a smart person. She believes in the industry they chose.
In addition, she herself realized that there should be a lot of money to be made by buying vegetables and eggs and selling them in the city. As a woman who buys vegetables and cooks, she knows the difference well.
"Mom, why don't you have lunch before you leave."
Lin's mother shook her head, "No, your dad and your brother have to go home for lunch after work. Alas, I haven't had time to buy vegetables yet. Your aunt suddenly came. Humph, I retired early from my job and let Lin Yi take over. Their family is really thinking well!"
Lin's mother went out to take the bus home. Her sister-in-law suddenly came and disrupted her morning plans.
Lin Yan ran to Sister Cui to divide the meat and vegetables, and gave half to her mother.
"Mom, take these back and cook them."
Lin's mother was surprised. "Where did you get these? I'll give you the money."
"The little restaurant over there bought them from the black market. Just take them back and eat them. You don't have to pay me. I won't send you out."
"No need to send me off, no need to send me off. I'm not a child. You just have to go back and take care of Yanyan."
Lin Yan said, "Okay, I'll be back soon. It's okay to go away for a while. The neighbors around will help watch over me. By the way, did you tell your aunt about my situation?"
"How could that be? It was your aunt who said that you didn't listen to her and missed a good marriage. I countered that you and Mingche are living well now. Maybe it was the news that leaked from her."
"Be more careful about what you say to others in the future."
"Okay." Lin's mother went back with the meat and vegetables.
If someone on the road or in the slum asked where she bought the meat at this time, she would happily tell them, "I just went to the girl's house. She gave it to me!"
When Lin Yan got home, she was still going to wash the sheets before cooking. It was a little early to cook lunch now.
Yanyan sat there drinking tea and eating egg cakes. The little girl also took two egg cakes to invite Grandpa Gu to eat.
Lin Yan said, "Eat, you're welcome! Their family used to take a lot of things and money from your grandma and grandpa."
She was very happy today. Her mother finally stopped being a devoted elder sister! Well, she didn't become a devoted mother anymore.
Of course, this dedication is only for the males in the family. He also wants to drag her to contribute together!
Although the actual conditions do not allow it, the first step has finally been taken.
Lin Yan looked at Yan Yan. Even if she gave birth to a son in the future, she would not be a partial mother! She would not dig into her own small family to subsidize Lin Yi.
From her grandmother to her mother, it is simply a lineage. She was also fooled before, and she can't pass this set to Yan Yan in the future.
Going to the countryside actually taught her a lesson! It's not that she doesn't help the males in the family, but she is selfish.
Humph, when she was in the countryside, did her uncle and aunt send her one or two food coupons? Why do you want to suck her blood now? The sentence "You are a sister, you should take care of it" can't fool her.
At that time, her cousin felt sorry for her and sent her food coupons and things.
Her mother is here to her uncle. After all, it has been so many years since her grandmother and grandfather's last will. And her mother has a son of her own!
As for her mother's attitude towards Lin Yi, her father took over the financial power and gave her living expenses every month.
And the Han family is really too greedy and demanding. Her mother is also annoyed.
It is probably because of the women's bicycle. When she went back to remarry, her mother rode the women's bicycle for a while and liked it very much. It is still hard to accept that she has to save money to buy the things she likes so much for others. And the other person doesn't just want a bicycle.
In addition, she was able to be admitted to a junior college, and her mother didn't think that Han Mei, a high school graduate, was nothing.
Originally, the Lin siblings were only junior high school students, and high school students seemed quite precious. But she only went to junior high school, and today she was admitted to a junior college with the help of Mingche. Han Mei, who went to high school but couldn't get into college, naturally depreciated.
Lin's mother returned home, put down the meat and vegetables, and started cooking. She was delayed for an hour on the road, and it was time to make lunch now.
After a while, she saw from the window the neighbor who told her that she was making money by selling bell-bottom pants and bat shirts in Xidan. She stopped her and told her what Lin Yan said.
The neighbor said, "There must be risks if you want to make money! If there is no risk and you can make so much money, who knows how many people will flock to the south. By the way, what business is your daughter and son-in-law doing this time?"
Speaking of this, Lin's mother was a little embarrassed. But the neighbors all knew that she had brought her brother, sister-in-law and nephew to see Yan today. It would be unreasonable to say that she didn't know.
She had to say, "Collecting scrap."
"Ah?" The neighbor was shocked.
Before, he opened a tea stall, which was at least in Tiananmen Square. Later, it was moved to the nearby Dazhalan, which is still a good place in the capital. Collecting scrap is the lowest level of business, right?
Lin's mother said, "Who knows what they were thinking? They just teamed up with a few returned educated youth. That business is safe and profitable, and it's hard to find. How can an ordinary family like us get a chance?"
She would definitely not say outside that her daughter and son-in-law hired three returned educated youth and didn't do it themselves. Wouldn't that be giving them a handle?
The neighbor said, "That's right."
Although he said so, his eyes flickered with gloating. Lin Yan had previously ridden a newly bought women's bicycle and had a house under her name. It is said that she also passed the college entrance examination. She was like the best person in the compound!
But now, she is just a scrap collector.
At noon, Lin Yi and Lin's father came back from work and were surprised to see meat.
They had just eaten meat yesterday, and it was supposed to be a few days before they could get their turn. Their family only eats meat twice a week.
The meat coupons provided to each person are limited, and buying them on the black market not only requires sneaking around, but also requires a premium. So it has always been like this. This is already a dual-income family in the capital, a good family. Whose family can eat meat every day?
Lin Yi asked, "Mom, what happened today?"
Lin's mother said, "Your aunt brought Qiming here."
Lin Yi was about to grab a piece of shredded meat to eat, but when he heard this, he was surprised and said, "Don't tell me that it was bought by my aunt!"
My uncle and aunt only came to our house to get things, but never gave us anything.
Mother Lin said, "Your aunt wanted Qiming to help your sister and brother-in-law with work. So I took them to find your sister. The meat was given by your sister."
Then she patted her son's hand, "Go wash your hands and get the bowls and chopsticks. Yanyan is not good at eating vegetables with her hands."
Lin Yi took his hand back in dismay, "Oh, the meat was given by my sister. That makes sense. But, did you really accept Qiming? He is even lazier than me."
Father Lin said, "It's rare that you know you are lazy. But Qiming is really not a material for work. If you take him there, won't it be difficult for A Yan?"
Mother Lin said, "What's the difficulty? She refused on the spot. She said there is no office seat, not even an office."
"What position is there?" Lin Yi went in and took out three sets of bowls and chopsticks, then turned around to add more rice.
Mother Lin said, "There is a place to collect waste. They made it mysterious this time, and it turned out to be a waste recycling station."
Father Lin frowned, "Is this profitable?"
He had experienced the vision of his son-in-law. After a few months of setting up the tea stall, he bought a house. Others need to save ten years to earn money, but he earned it in half a year.
Lin's mother said, "Do you only think about whether it makes money or not? The key is that they also hired three educated youth who returned to the city. Before, the tea stall was mainly run by the two of them. Now people will accuse them of exploitation."
"Of course they have to hire people, because they will start school in September." Lin Yi said.
"That's the problem. The problem of hiring workers is so serious!"
Lin's father thought for a while and said, "Everything is not so exaggerated now. I heard that the harvest in Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province should be quite good this year. The autumn harvest will be in a few days, and it may be promoted to other areas."
He was working and heard the news in the factory faster than Lin's mother, who was a housewife. Moreover, men are naturally more concerned about current affairs than women. He also gradually noticed some changes in society.
The household contract responsibility system is no less serious than hiring workers. This involves the issue of ownership. Now it's okay!
Moreover, it is still a difficult problem to find jobs for the educated youth who have returned to the city. The government has asked the lower levels to think of all possible solutions. It should not be a big deal to ask three educated youth who have returned to the city and cannot find jobs to work.
Lin's mother was shocked and said, "Can this be promoted?"
Lin's father looked around and whispered, "I heard that at the end of 1978, a big thing was launched. The leader held a meeting, set up a review team, and went to various places to investigate. Now it's just that the final resolution has not been formed and it has not been made public. Isn't there an old technician in our factory who was implicated by the big leader's affairs? I heard that there is hope that he will come back."
Lin's mother asked in confusion, "Then this matter is not as serious as I thought?"
Lin's father said, "Anyway, Xiao Fang will not listen to us no matter what he does. He said that he will be a college student soon, so he should be able to see farther than us. When he set up the tea stall, I really thought he was unreliable. But now looking back, he is one step ahead of others."
Lin Yi didn't have a deep memory of those ten years and didn't have much feeling. It's okay to make money! Making money can solve most of the problems in life. This is his personal experience!
If he could make as much money as his brother-in-law, would the Han family look down on him?
That night, when Fang Mingche came back from closing the stall, Lin Yan was collecting sheets and quilt covers. They were already dried!
She talked about her aunt and cousin coming over in the morning, wanting a job in an office.
Fang Mingche smiled, "I'm afraid they still want a high salary, right?"
"How can I give them a chance to raise their salary? I refused directly. At the same time, I told Zhu Qiming that we are a waste collector, so that he would give up when he knew the difficulty. I hate people who take advantage and take it for granted the most now."
Fang Mingche's favorite opening time is 8:08. So the next day, he got up a little earlier than usual. Just after seven o'clock, everyone set off. In the future, the working hours will be set at 8:30-12:30, 14:00-18:00. Lunch and dinner are included!
At the beginning, it was 36 yuan a month, which is also the average wage of workers at present. Of course, if the vast majority of farmers are included, there will be no such number.
Today, Fang Mingche and Liu Qingfeng rode two tricycles. Fang Mingche rode the one he used to set up the stall on weekdays. He arranged for Liu Qingfeng to ride the newly bought one.
Because the neighbor in the compound who rented out his tricycle for five yuan a month had long said that he would not rent his tricycle to them to collect waste.
So before the opening, Fang Mingche could only ask Lao Cui to get a ticket on the black market, and then bought another one. So far, his investment has indeed exceeded a thousand.
Seeing Zhu Dahai coming early in the morning and his expression was much gentler, Fang Mingche did not say much. He only said: "Qingfeng rides the tricycle, Dahai, you and Gengshan share a tricycle."
In the past few days, Gengshan mainly did technical work such as picking up tiles, repairing stoves and windows. Liu Qingfeng worked the hardest. No
matter how small the team is, rewards and punishments must be clear.
Forget about August. If he can be a good little leader, he will be given a little salary increase in September.
The three looked at each other. Zhu Dahai had always been the one riding this tricycle before.
Of course, Geng Shan and Liu Qingfeng both knew how to ride. This was mentioned when recruiting people, and it was a necessary condition. After all, whether you ride a tricycle to collect waste along the street or to deliver goods, you need to be able to ride a tricycle.
Lin Yan rides her own women's bike. The other bicycle belongs to Grandpa Gu. Geng Shan took Zhu Dahai today, and they will switch when they come back.
To be precise, the bike actually belongs to Gu Zhiguang. Grandpa Gu has been lending it to them. Fang Mingche said, why not pay some rent like for the tricycle? Grandpa Gu
said he didn't need that little money, it was only three or five yuan a month. If there is anything in the future, just let Fang Mingche give him some advice.
In addition, Teacher Gao, a non-staff member, also borrowed a bicycle from someone and prepared to go together.
Yanyan still sat in her father's car, holding the hem of her father's shirt with both hands.
Fang Mingche saw that everyone was gathered, "Okay, let's go. We must be there before eight o'clock."
Everyone was in a hurry along the way, even Yanyan was particularly happy. The family has another profitable business.
Today, the tea stall was not set up at all. If it was a teahouse, you would have to worry about opening one day and closing the next day, offending regular customers. But the tourists in the square change every day. It's just one day, 20 yuan is enough.
At 7:50, everyone arrived as planned.
Sister Wei had come over to boil water. She boiled it in the cooking pot, and also put in the coarse tea stalks and poured it out to dry.
Everyone rode all the way, and had a cup of tea to take a breath when they arrived.
After drinking, Fang Mingche said: "Qingfeng, you take them to post the couplets and banners."
Liu Qingfeng only then confirmed that he would be a small leader in the future. Of course, Teacher Fang didn't want a small leader who didn't work and assigned all the work to others.
Nowadays, there are few people, and no one can get away from labor. Among the six of them, three are prospective college students. School will start in September.
There are only three people who really stay here to work. They must all work! Teacher Fang came back after closing his stall, and he was also working.
"Okay. Gengshan, go borrow a ladder and ask for some rice soup."
Gengshan borrowed the ladder the first time, and later returned and borrowed it several times. He was most familiar with that family.
Gengshan agreed and went. He asked for the rice soup to paste the couplets.
Zhu Dahai was a little embarrassed, but no one else paid attention to him. He was a little more comfortable now!
Teacher Gao also heard Fang Mingche talk about his performance.
Fang Mingche said at the time: "I am a self-employed person here. It is not a state-owned or collective factory that allows people to slack off. I am an adult, I have to overcome my emotions by myself!"
He encountered so many things along the way, didn't he have to be emotionally consistent?
Gengshan borrowed the things quickly and came back. In fact, he had told the family two days ago. The rice soup was also specially left by the family, and it was placed in cold water at night. This is to ensure that it will not go bad overnight.
Most people eat rice at noon and in the evening. They usually don't cook in the morning.
Those people are naturally very concerned, after all, they can sell vegetables and eggs here. They will cook every day in the future! At this moment, they also help to bring the rice soup over, and by the way, watch their opening ceremony.
Liu Qingfeng quickly got into the role and arranged for Zhu Dahai to climb up and paste the paper while he watched from below. Zhu Dahai climbed up and did the work obediently.
Liu Qingfeng felt good after seeing that he could handle it. This set the tone.
Geng Shan went in and took out the firecrackers and hung them up, and they had to be lit on time at 8:08.
Teacher Gao had just caught his breath. He rarely rode a bicycle, and he would never ride so fast.
Fang Mingche looked down on him, "A scholar is useless!"
"You say it as if you are not a scholar."
"I am a useful scholar."
Lin Yan looked at her watch, "It's time--"
Geng Shan lit the firecrackers, crackling. More and more children came to watch the fun.
Lin Yan took a bag of hard candies and gave each of them one, "You can also bring in any used toothpaste tubes."
"We don't brush our teeth. We just rinse our mouths, why bother buying toothpaste?"
But fortunately, after the firecrackers were set off for a while, scavengers came over with their waste that they had collected for a few days in their backpacks. There were quite a few people, all of whom had been here before.
Liu Qingfeng called the people over quickly, "Put the cardboard on the scale."
Cardboard takes up space, and it's not easy to weigh it with a beam scale. Let's just weigh it with a scale. He weighed it and wrote it down, while Lin Yan next to him was responsible for using the abacus to calculate the amount and give the money to the people.
She counted while dialing, unit price * weight, how much is the total price. I specially exchanged some coins before, both banknotes and coins. This makes it convenient to pay. Rounding is impossible.
Rounding, the other party will definitely not do it; rounding, they can't afford it. Each rounding is a few cents, but they are facing many scavengers. And it's a long-term business.
So just pay as much as you have. This is the most fair and less likely to cause conflicts.
If there are other people who don't have cardboard but scrap metal, they will go to Zhu Dahai to weigh it with a beam scale. After weighing, report the number to Lin Yan, and she will calculate the money.
In the first place, every item must be recorded, so this doesn't add an extra procedure.
Geng Shan is responsible for sorting the waste into categories and using a small cart he made to pull it to the back to process it. The back is spacious, so it is convenient for drying.
If there is too much mud on the cardboard before weighing, it is required to be cleaned before weighing.
Teacher Gao said to Fang Mingche: "Not bad, a good start!"
"It should be because they have seen your flyers before."
After the waste collected by the 10 or 20 scavengers, fewer people came later.
Fang Mingche used a brush to write on the cardboard on the spot, enlarged the prices of various wastes and the address of the waste station.
"Leave Liu Qingfeng alone outside. Gengshan, you ride a tricycle with a beam scale, clamp the cardboard vertically on the top of the car with a wooden pole, and go out to walk around the area within a radius of three miles. Zhu Dahai, you go to the back to further deal with the waste."
After everyone went to do their business, Lin Yan whispered to Fang Mingche with some concern: "This is not like the business in the square, which is endless. Can it succeed like this?" Today, the labor cost alone is more than ten yuan.
"We need to build up popularity. When scavengers from far and near know that we are buying at a price two cents higher than the purchasing station, more and more people will come to deliver goods."
In fact, the key is not the number of scavengers who deliver goods.
Moreover, it is not yet the period of great industrial development in the 1980s. There are not many scraps to be picked up. But we can't wait until then to open the business.
First, it will be occupied by the villagers in a certain place, and it will be even more impossible to squeeze into this business.
Second, we can make a little money now, so we won't wait. We opened the business while the rent and labor costs are cheap.
As for reselling vegetables and eggs, he had thought about it before. Since Ah Yan thought of it herself, he didn't mention it again.
"Aren't you going to collect vegetables and eggs? Put up a sign and go out."
Lin Yan nodded, "Okay."
When she went out, there were also people in the village carrying empty bottles to sell. It's a little more expensive than taking it to the purchasing station, so of course they sell it here.
After hearing Lin Yan talk about the eggs, these people also said that they had them at home. I'll go back and get them!
Sister Wei saw that they were going to collect a lot of eggs. She went out to ask for clarification.
Lin Yan said, "Yes, they are going to collect a lot of eggs. Uncle Xia helped me weave a few boxes for vegetables. You can find some straw for eggs. Let's collect eggs from the villagers."
"Do you collect vegetables too?"
"Yes, but I will collect them in the afternoon when we are about to leave. If we pick them now, they will get old. Well, Sister Wei, this is extra work. If you help me, I will give you an extra 50 cents a day. When I start school in September, I will leave this matter to you. You will be responsible for collecting things and paying for them."
Sister Wei immediately became happy, "Teacher Lin, just leave it to me."
At that time, Lin Yan's business of collecting eggs was better. After all, every household in the countryside now raises chickens. At least ten or twenty chickens can be produced.
Sister Wei put straw in each short bamboo basket and stacked the eggs one by one. When the basket is full, she will take it in and put it in a cool place. It cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise it will be easy to miss.
Fortunately, scavengers or villagers who deliver waste still come one after another.
Liu Qingfeng said, "Teacher Fang, I'll ride a tricycle to go around nearby. Those who go west of Gangeng Mountain, I'll go east."
Collecting eggs and vegetables is enough for Wei's wife alone.
Fang Mingche nodded, "Okay."
Teacher Gao said, "Are you mentally prepared?"
"Yes, the first one or two months after opening may be in a loss state. And there is business on the first day, which is not bad."
After speaking, he saw a scavenger coming to Lin Yan to ask for a mask.
Lin Yan said, "Mingche, come and open one for this big brother."
"Okay!"
When no one came to deliver waste, Lin Yan and Teacher Gao said, "I'll take back these eggs and let your Xiao Xie sell them in front of the nearby hospital. How about it?"
Teacher Gao's first reaction was what the hell to do?
Lin Yan did not say much, after all, it was someone else's business.
But Teacher Gao thought for a while and thought that after Xiao Xie came, his mother seemed to have more things to do than before. In the past, when he went to class, she could do it alone at home.
Moreover, Lin Yan asked Sister Wei to help collect eggs and vegetables, and she was paid 15 yuan a month.
Sister Wei could make rules for the villagers to deliver things when she was not busy. In this way, in addition to cooking two meals and collecting vegetables, she could also take care of her own family.
At this moment, she was setting rules for people, asking them to wipe it clean before bringing it. Don't let the chicken shit still be on it.
"I'll go back and talk to them."
Lin Yan nodded, "Okay."
She planned to eat the two cents difference. Liu Qingfeng, who was responsible for loading the goods, would give him another fifty cents a day.
As for how much Xiao Xie could earn, it depends on how much he can sell.
Teacher Gao was tempted. Hospital, selling eggs in front of the hospital must be easy to sell. If they are sold well, maybe doctors and nurses will come to buy them. These eggs are so fresh and big!
Of course, the main force is still the patients in the hospital. Eggs are the cheapest and most affordable nutritional supplement.
They are all patients, so one egg a day should be enough. No matter how mean the family is, they will not let the patient eat an egg a day. One dime can eat one! Moreover, you can also give eggs to patients when visiting them.
It should not be difficult to sell 100 eggs a day at the hospital gate.
One dollar a day, 30 yuan a month. This can greatly reduce his burden. And Xiao Xie will feel much better.
"Or, I'll take a basket back and try it first. While the sun hasn't risen too high, it's not too hot."
Lin Yan nodded, "Okay."
Teacher Gao immediately moved a basket and tied it to his rear frame.
Sister Wei saw it, "Teacher Gao, let me help you tie it. You tie it like this, it's not firm enough."
The hands-on ability of working women is far superior to that of the pale-faced scholar Teacher Gao.
"Okay, thank you. Xiao Fang, you guys are busy, I'll go back first."
This box is exactly 100, he took it back and tried it first.
When he went back and told her, Gao's mother and Xiao Xie both agreed.
Xiao Xie also said, "You brought back the eggs without paying?"
Teacher Gao was stunned. It seemed so. Then wouldn't it be a business with no capital to sell them on credit first and then pay later?
Xiao Xie smiled and said, "I'll go and try it first. I guess there are other people in the compound who want to do this."
Then he found a basket, which was also padded with straw. He put twenty or thirty eggs in it, and noticed that they were about the same size. He covered the surface with a blue cloth.
"I'll come back and get them after I sell them. Lunch."
"I'll do it, I'll do it." Teacher Gao quickly expressed his opinion.
Gao's mother, who usually has a lot of things to do, didn't say anything against it. Of course, making more money is more important than revolving around her.
Xiao Xie naturally felt better. Teacher Lin was clearly helping her. Otherwise, who else could sell the eggs at the hospital gate?
Leaving the housework and taking care of Gao's mother to Teacher Gao, who was on summer vacation, she walked briskly towards the nearest hospital.
The opening business of the scrap yard was worse than Lin Yan expected, and she was a little disappointed.
Fang Mingche said, "This is how normal business works. You have to slowly build up popularity. We made a net profit of 18 yuan on the first day of setting up the tea stall. That's because we took advantage of the traffic in Tiananmen Square. No other place has that much traffic."
Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan rode out on a tricycle. Before leaving, he reminded them to come back when the sun gets brighter. There is a long way to go, so don't rush. Don't get heatstroke!
He could understand their anxiety. Because this job is very rare for them, there are still four educated youth who have come here to do odd jobs and have not found a place to stay in the compound.
So, they also wanted to go out and show more of the "billboards" written by Fang Mingche, so that more people can see that there is a scrap collection station with a relatively high purchase price here. In the future, when there is scrap, they can think of selling it to this nearby store. It would be even better if they could collect more scrap along the way.
Fang Mingche glanced at the second entrance at the back, where Zhu Dahai was honestly cleaning up the scrap he had received. After cleaning up, they would send it to the second entrance room used as a warehouse according to the previous distribution.
As for the third entrance, Wei's wife was very motivated to open the side door and collect eggs there. Waste and vegetables were separated by entering from different doors.
She also collected them, put them in a small bamboo basket padded with straw, and then brought them into the third entrance.
This small bamboo basket was made with the help of Uncle Xia, who had been asked by Lin Yan before. But he refused to accept the money, saying that Lin Yan was willing to let him come here to work the night shift and watch the night, which was already a great help to him.
Yanyan liked this place very much. It was spacious and fun. The children in the village also gave way to her.
And she vaguely remembered that she grew up in the countryside and felt very familiar. Now she was running happily on the ridge of the field.
When the sun was big, Lin Yan went to call her back. Yanyan didn't want to come back yet, so she was pulled away.
"When I need you to work in the future, I hope you are not afraid of the sun."
Yanyan looked at the little sister working in the field and suddenly muttered "sister——".
Lin Yan said, "Are you thinking of your sister?"
"Yeah, I seem to remember."
"Yes, she must be working in the fields at this time. Compared to Fang Fang, you are much happier."
The scrap station received scraps one after another on the first day, but it must accumulate to a certain amount before shipping. So it is impossible to know the profit by counting the money received on the first day like setting up a tea stall.
However, Lin Yan still weighed the total weight of all the scraps. Then multiplied it by the purchase price that Teacher Gao asked.
I had a rough idea in my mind. The difference that can be earned this day is only thirteen yuan.
But the salary of five workers is five and sixty yuan, the rent is one and seventy yuan, and the food expenses are more than one yuan. The cost is about nine yuan a day.
This, this is too miserable compared to the tea stall.
She said to Fang Mingche, "If you delay setting up the stall for one day, it will take five days to earn money here. It's a loss--" "
Then if you don't say it, it's equivalent to resting for a day. I will be tired if I set up the stall every day."
Lin Yan nodded, "That's true. But can this business really get better? Today, some scavengers have accumulated a few days' harvest."
"It will get better slowly. Besides, don't we still rely on you to sell vegetables and eggs to supplement our income?"
Lin Yan hurried to see how her eggs and vegetables were harvested.
In the end, she collected four boxes of eggs and some scattered eggs. Lin Yan asked Sister Wei to keep the scattered eggs and cook here. There will definitely not be so many tomorrow. But people from the nearby villages may also send them when they hear the news.
Sister Wei put the eggs in the rice jar. This way, they can be kept for a longer time and will not go bad later.
One box of eggs was taken back by Teacher Gao in the morning. The remaining three boxes were stacked together. Then the green vegetables were also collected in boxes.
They were covered with clean cardboard. It not only blocks the light, but also blocks other people's sight. Although the vegetable vendors have not been caught, they can't be too blatant.
Before, when there was no one around, Lin Yan and Fang Mingche said, "Before, Zhu Dahai went in and out, and saw Wei Saozi collecting eggs and vegetables several times. I think he should have an idea."
Zhu Dahai came today because he didn't find other ways to make money. But today, when he saw Lin Yan collecting eggs and vegetables, his eyes obviously lit up.
Fang Mingche smiled, "It's normal. He may not do it soon. However, this business is naturally anyone can do. However, if they all sell in that area, it is indeed a competitor. So, after you go back, go find the four educated youth who returned to the city. Ask them if they want to open a stall selling vegetables and eggs. If they do, we will have a stable supply." These vegetables are
sold now, so they are better sold in the morning. If you buy them now, you can only eat them tomorrow, and the purpose is to make them cheaper. But if the number of people buying vegetables is more stable, you can change it to the morning and have someone make a special trip.
The price of eggs will definitely not drop, and the eggs can be stored without any impact.
If the four returned educated youth set up a vegetable stall, it would definitely be much more effective than Zhu Dahai selling it alone. He could ride his tricycle farther to sell it. As long as he works hard, he can make money.
As for purchasing goods, it is not easy for Zhu Dahai to compete with them in this village. But he can find other villages in the suburbs of Beijing. They will sell it to them if they trade in cash.
Well, the hens are raised by the farmers themselves. The vegetables are also grown in the farmers' private plots.
The collective fields and collective chicken farms, the vegetables, eggs, and chickens are all destined for a planned destination. They cannot be bought privately.
Therefore, the quantity in one village will not be too large.
Lin Yan originally planned to go back to find Sister Cui and wholesale some eggs and vegetables to her. Sister Cui knew her very well, and their family often ate at the Cui family's small restaurant.
Anyway, Sister Cui would send her pork in the evening, so she would talk to her then. She would first go to find the four returned educated youth who had come to work.
(End of this chapter)
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