Chapter 176 Chapter 176 It’s June in a blink of an eye.
As the weather gets hotter, the whole family is busy working together.
April passed in a flash, and summer came soon after. In early May, the temperature could reach as high as 27 or 28 degrees at noon, and everyone wore short sleeves.
As the temperature rises day by day, Mu's Snack Shop not only sells homemade dishes and snacks, but also adds drinks, namely the black plum soup that Shi Xiaolian sold before.
Tea is free, but black plum soup costs money. After all, this thing still costs some money and cannot be free.
The black plum soup in the store is naturally made according to Shi Xiaolian's recipe, and she gets a commission from the profits of the black plum soup.
The soup tastes sweet and sour and is quite popular.
Especially in June, Mu Fugui got some ice cubes. The weather was hot, especially at noon. It was really refreshing to have a sip of ice drink while eating.
There are also people who pass by without eating and come in specifically to buy a cup of iced black plum soup. In short, you can make money by doing anything.
The sun is scorching outside, but the store is booming.
From March to now, more than three months have passed.
, the snack bar has basically stabilized.
In March, the store had a total profit of 2,500 yuan. In April, it increased by several hundred yuan, approaching 3,000 yuan. In May, it was even more amazing, reaching 3,500 yuan! !
June isn't over yet, but after a few people put the numbers together, they came to about three thousand five hundred.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will stabilize at around three thousand in the future.
Who could have imagined that even before the 1980s, one could earn three thousand yuan a month from owning a store?
The Mu Wan couple work hard every day and are not afraid of hardship or fatigue. In just over two months, the money they have shared is enough to catch up with the whole year's earnings in the past.
The share of the profits between Mu Wan and his wife had already been decided beforehand.
Mu Wan is not someone else but a family member who can be fully trusted. Sometimes when the old couple Mu Fugui have something to do, the store is completely managed by Mu Wan and his wife. Not only do they have to be busy with the job of cooking, but they also have to take care of various other miscellaneous tasks.
This is just one of the reasons. The second reason is that Mu Wan’s craftsmanship is really good, and the increase in revenue in April and May is a good proof of this.
No matter what, it is reasonable to calculate based on the profit sharing.
While the family is busy making money, society is also quietly changing.
After the educated youth returned to the city, many of them were out of work. It was okay for two or three days, but after two or three months, they couldn't survive. You have to eat every day, and without a job, there is no food to eat. You can't be full even if you starve.
The Labor Bureau was helpless. When some educated youth went to ask, they were told that individual businesses were encouraged, and that with so many people returning, there were really no jobs to offer.
So from the beginning of the year to now, there are more people setting up stalls on the roadside, and even a small-scale market street has been formed, selling all kinds of things, including vegetables grown at home and home-woven hats.
There is everything, much richer than last year.
Some people also tried to open shops. Take Pingci Street for example. Originally there were only three or four private shops on this street. After a few months, two or three more shops appeared.
Last month, two brothers opened a small noodle restaurant not far from the shop of the old couple Mu Fugui.
The taste is okay and the noodle shop is doing pretty good business.
Within two weeks, Comrade Mu Fugui had become familiar with everyone. Sometimes people in the same industry are not necessarily enemies. Knowing more people means you have more paths to choose from. This saying applies at all times.
Just like the supply of chicken, duck, rice, noodles, vegetables and other goods in this store now, a small half of them are obtained by those uncles he knows, and the other part is found by Wen Zhen, because he has many classmates, and they work in various places.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to run this store relying solely on the receipts at home.
The two brothers who run the small noodle shop are surnamed Li. They are both educated youth who returned to the city after the New Year. Their family conditions are okay, not bad, enough for them to relax for two or three months, but two or three years is not going to work.
So, seeing that selling food could make money, the two brothers decided to make one after some discussion.
Of course, just as there are people like the Li brothers who are actively looking for a way out, there are also people who have no ability, bad character, and like to idle around and engage in petty theft.
In the past six months, the public security in the city has been really bad.
There are many people wandering around outside, and many of them live under bridges in the suburbs. They are all people without letters of introduction and jobs. Many of them come here by riding on trains, and some of them come here seriously to find a job and earn some money on their own.
A small number of them are just trying to get something for nothing, running around the city. If they succeed in stealing once, they will steal a second time and a third time...
The police are so busy that they have no time to rest every day.
After entering late June, the school's final exams also entered the countdown, and there was only about half a month left before the holiday.
At the Mu family, life went on as usual, some made money, some reviewed.
June 23rd was a Saturday.
The school did not have evening self-study today, so Mu Mian went home after his last class. Nie Sihui arrived home at about the same time, and then the aunt and sister-in-law helped the old lady prepare dinner.
Wen Zhan drove back just in time for dinner. Mu Zhuo lived far away, and it was like this every Saturday night. Everyone ate first, and he kept his meal to eat when he got back.
At around eight o'clock, Mu Zhuo and the four people who were busy at the snack bar arrived home one after another, in no more than two minutes.
Mu Zhuo was delayed today by something and came back a little late, but Liu Shuangcui and the other three came back earlier than usual.
As more people gathered, the room suddenly became noisy.
Every Saturday night and Sunday are the busiest times at home.
There are a lot of people here, including Mu Mian's family of three, Mu Zhuo's family of four, Mu Wan's family of three, three elders and eleven. Occasionally, Liu Yan and Shi Xiaolian will come over to take a look. There are more than a dozen mouths to feed, and they are always talking to each other. There is no time to rest.
For example, at this moment, Mu Zhuo was eating, the TV was on, and everyone else was watching TV, but Comrade Mu Fugui started talking as soon as he walked in.
Unlike the casual chats in the past, what we talked about today was quite surprising.
He said that the small noodle shop not far from the snack bar was not open today. He was a little surprised at first, thinking that something happened at the Li brothers' home and delayed the business.
In the afternoon, he made some inquiries.
Upon inquiry, it turned out to be a disaster. It was said that the two brothers of the Li family were robbed on their way home after closing the shop last night, and all the money they had was taken away.
The old lady frowned, "Is he okay?"
Liu Shuangcui: "They said he was beaten up and had some minor injuries, nothing serious. He reported the case to the police right after he was robbed, but I don't think they can catch him."
Most of them are from outside, from all over the place. Where can you catch them if you don’t know them?
Mu Mian: "How many people are there on the other side?"
Mu Wan: "It is said that there are five or six of them, a small gang of hooligans."
Nie Sihui's tone was full of surprise, "So many people?!"
Mu Fugui was eating a sliced watermelon, which did not affect his chattering at all. "Not bad, I guess they have been watching Xiao Li and the others for a long time, otherwise how could they have blocked them on the way back."
"In the afternoon, an old lady came to the store with her grandson to buy fried mushrooms. She said that the husband of a classmate of her distant cousin's daughter was in the Public Security Bureau. Anyway, I couldn't remember the whole list."
"That old lady knows everything. She said that Xiao Li and his friends were robbed of about a hundred dollars."
The old lady said: "This is outrageous. With hands and feet, there is nothing you can't do!"
Nie Sihui: "These people just want to get something for nothing. They can't earn a hundred yuan by doing proper work."
Mu Wan: "Not only that, the lady also said that Comrade Li's new sneakers were taken away. If someone hadn't heard the noise and come out to see, his clothes would have been taken away too."
Usually everyone calls the older brother "Big Li" and the younger brother "Little Li".
Xixi's eyes widened, "It's not enough to just take the money, you also want clothes and shoes?!"
Liu Shuangcui: "New sneakers are valuable, probably cost twenty or thirty dollars."
Another thing is that the two brothers usually dress decently. After all, they are cooks. If they can't clean up properly and their clothes are dirty and torn, customers will definitely think that the food is not cleaned properly.
Mu Zhuo finished the last bite of rice and said, "We need to take good care of these migrant workers now."
Wen Chen: "We will definitely not allow it to remain in this state for a long time. It all depends on when the policy is released."
Mu Mian knew about this. Because there were too many criminal cases from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, a severe crackdown was implemented in 1983, which lasted for more than three years.
Of course Mu Mian couldn't tell her family about this, so she warned them, "Dad, be careful when you come back at night. Bring a rolling pin or something with you for self-defense."
Firstly, it was still too early for a severe crackdown, and secondly, like the Li brothers, her parents usually brought a whole day’s sales with them when they came back at night. They did not keep a penny in the store and would bring some change the next day.
There is no way but to take the money back. Leaving it in the store is no different from giving money directly to the thief. All the restaurant owners on the street do this.
After closing at night, there is nothing left in the store except pots, pans, tables, chairs and benches.
The vegetables, meat, etc. were all carried over from home the next day to be prepared for the guests, so there was no way they would be left overnight.
Under the current circumstances, living in the store is not a good idea. People can live in the small courtyard at the back, but safety is not guaranteed. There are shops everywhere nearby, and not only are there few people living there, but most of them are idle.
If you really encounter a petty theft, it would be okay if there are only one or two people breaking in, but if there are five or six, it would be a bit scary.
A few years ago, someone died in the commune where Mu Ergu and Mu Sangu worked. A thief broke in to steal things and pushed an old lady who got up at night to the ground, causing her to fall to death.
It would be better if there were shops all over the street in the future and everyone could live in the shops so that they could take care of each other. If we live there now, if we encounter any problems in the middle of the night, there will be no one to help us.
At this moment, the old lady followed Mu Mian's words and said, "I think it's better to come back early in the evening and close the door after dinner time."
Mu Fugui took another piece of watermelon and ate it while boasting, "What are you afraid of?! The pigs we have killed for twenty years are not in vain. If they really want to grab my head, I will kick one if they come, and I will kick two if they come!"
As he spoke, he patted his legs and said, "With my hands and feet, I can kick a wild boar like my daughter, and I can kick a little hooligan without any problem."
Mu Zhuo laughed and said, "Not only that, he can also kick my grandpa."
Wen Chen, who had been kicked before, added calmly: "Dad's kicking power is really amazing."
Mu Zhuo laughed loudly, "Hahahahahaha, I totally forgot. Lao Wen also got kicked before."
Mu Fugui, who kicked his father-in-law on top and his son-in-law on the bottom: “…………”
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