Jiang Yunxiang had already prepared lunch for Widow Zhang, a meal of meat and a vegetable dish, for which Widow Zhang was extremely grateful.
After Jiang Yunxiang left, Ye Cheng stayed behind for a while, as he had something else to say.
As soon as she sat down, Widow Zhang looked at Ye Cheng, her hands fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, and said with some difficulty, "Cheng, I don't have the money to pay you back right now. If you don't mind, I can stay with you. But, but, Xiao Liang is still at home, so please keep your voice down."
Ye Cheng almost spat out his tea. Damn it, he forgot to leave Xiao Hu behind, which caused Widow Zhang to misunderstand.
"Auntie, didn't I tell you not to bring up this kind of thing?"
Widow Zhang glanced at Ye Cheng with a hint of resentment, looking aggrieved. "Cheng, but that 30,000 yuan, even if you ask me to pay it back, I can't pay it back in a short time. Why don't you just charge some interest?"
As she spoke, Widow Zhang was about to rush forward, which startled Ye Cheng, who quickly got up and walked to the door, standing outside.
"No, no, Auntie, I'm here to talk to you about the 30,000 yuan."
Upon hearing that it was about money, Widow Zhang stopped and looked at Ye Cheng nervously, wondering what conditions he would offer.
"Auntie, is that so? Given your current situation, you definitely can't pay back 30,000 yuan, right?"
Widow Zhang nodded, then shook her head and said, "Acheng, I will work hard to earn money to pay it back, I..."
"No, Auntie, let me finish. You don't have a job, but I'll find you one now, and you can pay me back when you earn the money. Is that clear?" Ye Cheng just wanted to get things straight as soon as possible, otherwise things would get even more absurd.
"Huh? You're giving me work to do?" Widow Zhang was taken aback. "Really? Going to the beach with you and Xiao Hu?"
"It's not beachcombing, it's selling spicy crayfish, those red mantis shrimp from our field."
"Shrimp? Who would want those?" Widow Zhang's initially delighted face suddenly darkened.
"I will teach you how to do it. Just do as I say, and then sell it. It's 10 yuan per jin, and each person is limited to 2 jin. This way, you can make a profit of 5-6 yuan per jin. If you sell 20 jin a day, you can earn 100 yuan."
"100 a day?" Widow Zhang was shocked by this number. That's 3,000 yuan a month. Is it really that easy to make money?
"Of course, let me tell you upfront, this stuff is quite labor-intensive. You have to wash it carefully, otherwise if you get sick from eating it, you'll be responsible, and it has nothing to do with me."
"Ah Cheng, I'm good at washing things, I'll definitely wash them clean, don't worry. So, can this really make money?"
Widow Zhang was still not entirely at ease.
This is what entrepreneurship is all about. Why do so few poor people succeed in starting a business? Because they are afraid of failure, so they dare not try.
Another reason is that they lack the resources to fail; basically, one failure is enough to completely destroy them.
The experience of a certain tea company in later generations tells us that starting a business is about casting a wide net; nobody knows which project will succeed.
If you don't have the financial resources to support you through failure, it's best not to start a business.
Widow Zhang is in this state of mind. She currently owes Ye Cheng 30,000 yuan, but if she starts a business, she might owe even more, and she is afraid.
Ye Cheng immediately saw the problem. He thought for a moment, and then said,
"Okay, Auntie, you work for a month first. If you make money, it's yours; if you lose money, it's on me. Is that alright?"
Damn it, I've been more than kind to Widow Zhang, probably because she's the first person I've met since my rebirth.
Upon hearing this good news, Widow Zhang was so excited she didn't know what to say.
"Ah Cheng, how can I thank you?"
"If you make money and pay me back, that's how you thank me, understand?"
Widow Zhang nodded.
"Okay, you can rest today. I'll come over tomorrow and teach you how to cook crayfish. Also, remember, from now on, it will be called crayfish, not shrimp crawler."
Shrimp crawlers—just hearing that name makes nobody want to buy them.
......
For the next two days, their luck wasn't very high. Ye Cheng and Widow Zhang carefully studied the spice ratios for crayfish, roughly dividing them into two types: extra spicy and mild spicy.
As for non-spicy, sorry, Ye Chengzhen doesn't know how.
Spicy crayfish, spicy crayfish, why eat spicy crayfish if it's not spicy?
Because of Zhao Zhiming's example, Ye Cheng insisted that Widow Zhang must thoroughly clean the items, and each person was only allowed to buy two jin (1 kg), as buying more would easily cause trouble.
Widow Zhang initially lacked confidence, only doing it because Ye Cheng assured her, but after she tasted it once, her confidence instantly soared.
The current concern is how to get so many mantis shrimp.
Although everyone knows that it's available in the fields, it doesn't mean you can have a stable supply.
Moreover, people have to go and catch the fish in the fields. If you rely on yourself to catch them, you can catch 2-3 jin a day. It's too difficult to catch 20 jin or even dozens of jin every day.
To build a long-term business, the key is the source of goods.
We can't start raising livestock right now, so we can only find someone to collect some livestock from various villages first.
As for this candidate, Ye Cheng does have one, but it's unclear whether they'll take the job.
Taking advantage of the evening, Ye Cheng went to Li the Cripple's place and bought two bottles of liquor. Then he took them to Chen Jinli's house, where the two Chen brothers were eating in the yard.
Upon seeing Ye Cheng enter, the two immediately stood up, their faces beaming with joy.
"Brother, what brings you here? Have you eaten yet?"
As he spoke, Chen Zhangfu became a little embarrassed, "My family's food is rather poor. Brother, if you don't mind, why don't you eat at my place?"
"I've already eaten. I just happened to have something to do here." Ye Cheng put down the bottle of baijiu.
Hearing the commotion, Chen Jinli came out. Upon seeing Ye Cheng, his expression turned awkward for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
"The second brother is here. Why are you being so polite? You even brought wine."
"Of course, Uncle. I've never been here before. It's not any fancy wine, just something I drink casually."
Chen Jinli opened it, it's Gujinggong, but this isn't even a very good wine.
This Ye Lao Er is really rich.
Chen Jinli glanced at him; Ye Cheng probably wanted to see his two sons about something. He quickly and tactfully said...
"Well, second brother, if you have any tasks, just let them do them. If they refuse, tell me, and I'll beat them up."
After saying that, he didn't forget to take the Wuliangye liquor inside.
The two Chen brothers looked at Ye Cheng expectantly.
"Brother, are we going to go beachcombing? We're strong enough."
They made quite a bit of money from their last beachcombing trip, and they're still thinking about it.
"No, there's a job, but it doesn't pay much and it's quite hard work. I'm wondering if you're willing to do it?" Ye Cheng lowered his expectations to avoid raising them too high.
Hearing Ye Cheng say that it was hard work and he didn't get much money, the two brothers' faces darkened for a moment. However, Chen Zhangfu immediately realized that Ye Cheng had paid more than a hundred yuan just for those two bottles of wine, and he was also paid for the work. What was there to be unwilling to do?
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