The bun shop has been open for seven consecutive days and business is basically stable.
Chen Rou counted the money in the family that day, calculated the cost and profit clearly, and then figured out the money she earned this week.
After deducting the cost, it’s thirty-two dollars.
The thirty-two yuan is pure profit, just from selling buns. If you take into account the price difference of eggs and so on, the profit would be doubled.
Just selling buns makes 32 yuan on Wednesday, which is not a lot, but considering the current wage level, the average monthly salary in the city is around this.
Even Zhang Jiang's salary has not increased yet, and his monthly salary is only twenty-five.
So Chen Rou also felt that it was quite good.
But it is indeed very busy.
They arrived at the bun shop at four in the morning, and then the two aunts and sisters-in-law started working in the shop. When it was almost time and daybreak, they opened the shop and prepared to do business.
I didn't finish working until after nine o'clock.
The rest of the time I have to prepare stuffing and other things. Although it's true that I don't have to be exposed to wind and rain, it's not easy at all.
Chen Rou originally planned to pay her third aunt a salary of ten yuan, but that was because she was not very sure.
She knows that the business can be done, but she hasn't started it yet. How can she promise a high salary?
So ten yuan is a relatively safe range, but the total income is considerable, and Chen Rou will not go against her conscience and only give ten yuan.
She paid twenty yuan last time, and although the settlement time has not come yet this month, she will still pay twenty yuan.
Because Han Guoli is really efficient at work and also likes cleanliness and hygiene, Chen Rou doesn't feel bad about giving her this salary.
Han Guoli felt embarrassed when she took her second sister-in-law's salary, but her second sister-in-law gave it to her in front of her second brother, and her second brother asked her to accept it, so she accepted it. In addition, her second brother also gave her two sex tickets.
The next day, Han Guoli went to buy meat and sent a bowl over at noon. The family ate the rest of the food behind closed doors. It was a meal of white flour, sauerkraut and pork dumplings, which was so delicious that the family members lingered on it.
The steamed bun shop's business is very stable. Although it is busy, life is still fulfilling.
Because she received a salary from her second sister-in-law, Han Guoli became much more generous to her children. She bought them new clothes, which made the two children very happy.
It was already June, and the weather was getting hotter day by day.
That day, Han Guobin went to the Transportation Department early in the morning and borrowed a truck to drive over to the bun shop, which caused a small sensation.
Everyone also found out that the man who owned the steamed bun shop was actually from the transportation department.
Aunt He just happened to come over holding her grandson and said happily, "Nephew, did you drive this car from the Ministry of Transportation?"
"Well, I had something to do, so I borrowed it from my leader." Han Guobin said with a smile.
Someone nearby who knew Aunt He couldn't help but ask, "Aunt He, is this your relative?"
"They are my nephew Zhou Chuan's colleagues. They all work in the same unit. This bun shop is a neighbor. Please help take care of it." Aunt He said.
"Of course we have to take care of that. If you want to eat something delicious during the weekly holidays, you don't have to go all the way to the state-owned restaurant to buy buns. It's convenient." The man said.
"Auntie, have you ever eaten it?" Han Guobin took two buns from the bun shop and ate them, and also took one for her grandson.
"Keep it and sell it." Aunt He said quickly. How could she have the nerve to eat meat buns for free?
"It's okay." Chen Rou smiled and said, "Auntie, please hold it for your grandson. It's a little hot."
"How embarrassing!" Aunt He said embarrassedly.
"That's no big deal. The bun shop is here, and the neighbors on both sides are all familiar to you, so we have to ask for your help." Chen Rou said with a smile.
"What's the problem? I talked to Zhou Chuan about this last time he came over, and he said that Guobin is a loyal colleague." Aunt He said.
What she didn't say later was that her nephew told her that many of the food coupons were returned to him by this colleague.
And since we are in the same unit, shouldn't we help each other?
"Auntie, please sit here for a while. I'll get busy first." Han Guobin said.
"Go ahead." Aunt He nodded.
Han Guobin drove back to the countryside.
There are a lot of things to be loaded this time, including pickles, cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, as well as a large number of mushrooms and eggs.
When Mrs. Han saw him driving this car back, she smiled and said, "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to take your bicycle with you today, and you would have to go back again. Fortunately, you were smart and asked your company for this big iron box."
"This is called a truck." Han Guobin said with a smile.
"There's no need to call for this car to enter the village. Just wait, uncle. They will surely bring it to you." said Mrs. Han. She went in and poured a bowl of water, then quickly took out the eggs that her family had saved, a whole basket full.
"Sister-in-law, why did you save so many eggs and not give them to Tiedan, Ludan and Baodan?" Han Guobin said.
"How can we be short of food for them? We have everything. We have a lot of chickens at home, so they lay eggs more frequently and we can save food faster," said Mrs. Han.
The chicks we caught at the beginning of this spring have started laying eggs one after another. How can we still be short of eggs?
Don’t even mention how fast it saves.
Han Guobin smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, do you have any cucumbers, cabbages, and tomatoes in your private plot? Would you like to sell them to me?"
"You collect those too?" Mrs. Han asked in surprise.
"I received it." Han Guobin nodded.
"I'm afraid there won't be much. I've been planting peanuts, so I just planted some for my own consumption," said Mrs. Han.
"Forget it, I'll ask other people." Han Guobin said.
Before long, Zhou Zhen, Cai Lihua, Second Aunt Han, Third Aunt Han and the others all came over carrying baskets.
Han Guobin received them all.
Mrs. Han helped to check and put all the fruits into the basket brought by Han Guobin.
Han Guobin told them about harvesting cucumbers and cabbages. If they had extra ones at home, they could bring them over and he would collect them.
Everyone was very surprised. How could they actually accept these?
"It's used to make vegetarian dumplings." Han Guobin said casually.
Everyone understands, everyone has some at home, some have a few cucumbers, some have seven, and there are also cabbages and other things.
Han Guobin collected the eggs in two portions. Han's mother was the last to come over, carrying a basket of eggs. Han Guobin gave her fifty cents more as usual, but his mother rolled her eyes. But she didn't scold him because she was afraid of being criticized because there were so many people around.
Han Guobin said goodbye to the village.
"Tiedan's mother, are Guobin's wife's buns selling well in the city?" asked an aunt in the village.
Han's mother was about to leave, but when she heard this, she immediately stopped and her ears perked up. If the second son's family made money, it would not be enough to just give them fifty cents!
"I guess I can make some money, otherwise I can't go to the countryside to collect things? But I heard from my third aunt that the house she moved out of after the family split up costs two dollars and fifty cents a month, but everything else costs money. We have eggs and private plots in the countryside, but there is nothing in the city, and we use coal stoves. Not to mention honeycomb coal, even the firewood stored at home needs money to buy, and there is also the food, drink, and defecation of the whole family. No matter whether I make some money or not, I can't stand it anyway." said Mrs. Han.
This is absolutely true.
She was already in financial pain just from the huge monthly expenses, not to mention her living.
This statement actually attracted everyone's agreement, the cost of living is not small.
"What's the big deal? Uncle Guobin's salary is not low. He has never mentioned it for so many years. I guess it must be too much to say." A daughter-in-law said, and turned to Han's mother and said, "Auntie, do you know how much Uncle Guobin's salary is?"
"How would I know this? He didn't tell me." Han's mother rolled her eyes.
She was also very angry. She felt that she had raised her son in vain. After so many years of working in the city, she, his own mother, didn't even know how much his salary was.
Is this fair?
Does he still have his mother in his eyes?
"Even your own mother didn't tell you?" the daughter-in-law asked in surprise.
"I'm talking to Li San's family. I heard that Zhang Si went to your house last night and didn't come out until midnight. Did he lie on the same kang with Li San and you?" Dagui's wife shouted directly.
"Bah, what are you talking about!" The daughter-in-law was Li San's wife, and she immediately said.
"What are you saying? So many people have heard it, and you still want to say no? It's just now. If it was two years ago, people like you would have been charged with having an affair!" said Dagui's wife.
"Go back and clean your own ass quickly! How dare you come to stir up trouble!" Mrs. Han also cursed.
Li Sanjia didn't dare to stay and argue with so many old women, so she ran back quickly.
After she left, the scene immediately began to ask the noble wife: "Did Zhang Si really go there last night? Did he not leave until midnight?"
"Of course not. The idler from so-and-so's family didn't sleep in the middle of the night and ran over to eavesdrop, saying that the thieves were very active. I heard it under the big banyan tree today!" said Dagui's wife.
"I knew that Zhang Si would definitely do it if he gave the money. There is a family in my mother's family who has the same situation. They treat you like a bastard after you take the money." said Mrs. Han.
“…”
While they were talking to each other, Han Guobin had already arrived in Gaozheng Village.
Gao Zheng was not at home. He went to the fields with his wife.
But Gao Zheng's mother is taking care of the children in the village. Gao Zheng used to be a bachelor, but now he has two children.
Gao Zhengniang was very happy to see Han Guobin coming over and said, "I have saved a lot of eggs. I also collected eggs from the neighbors. They have all been checked and there are no bad eggs!"
"Sorry for the trouble, auntie." Han Guobin said with a smile.
"It's not a big deal. It's just about the shouting in the village." Gao Zhengniang said with a smile.
Thinking back, didn’t his son go into the mountains to hunt with Han Guobin? He got a lot of money and helped the family pay off all the debts.
Later, I saved up money to buy a new pot for my family, and asked Han Guobin to buy it for me.
Also, Gao Zheng got married because he helped the other person buy a pot from Han Guobin. The other person was happy, so he introduced him to her.
Now the daughter-in-law is a hardworking one. She gave birth to two grandsons and a granddaughter. Gao Zhengniang is very satisfied.
Han Guobin weighed the eggs for her.
The price given to Gao Zhengniang was two cents higher. This was because she collected it from the village, so she would be given a better price.
The price of a pound of eggs increased by two cents, and I bought almost twenty pounds of eggs from Gao Zhengniang.
After calculating the money for Gao Zhengniang, she was very happy and said, "Take these first, and you can have more next time. The new chickens we raised this year have grown up, so we won't be short of eggs in the future."
"I'm afraid I won't have time. I'll be busy later." Han Guobin said.
"That's okay. Let me know when you're free and I'll keep it for you then." Gao Zhengniang said.
Han Guobin thanked him and drove over to his mother-in-law's house.
Knowing that he was coming today, Brother Chen San refused to go to work.
Seeing that Third Brother Chen had not started working yet, Han Guobin immediately smiled and said, "Third Brother, are you waiting for me?"
He just had something to do with his third uncle, and he even brought the bicycle from home.
"I've been waiting for you, and now you're finally here." Brother Chen San said with a smile.
"What's wrong?" Han Guobin asked.
Brother Chen San said, "Let's go inside and talk."
Mother Chen rolled her eyes at her son and asked her son-in-law, "Guobin, do you want to collect anything else besides eggs? I'll go to the village and ask for you."
"Excuse me, I want all the cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms and pickles." Han Guobin said.
When Chen's mother saw the big car, she knew she didn't have to worry about whether she could take it with her.
Chen's mother went to the village to ask, and Chen's third brother said while pouring water for his brother-in-law: "Guo Bin, how is my sister's business doing?"
"That's great. Third brother wants to do it too?" Han Guobin asked.
"Think about it. You've done farm work before, so you know it's so tiring. I can't stand it." Brother Chen San said.
"Hanghang's mother is doing well selling buns. If you, third brother, want to go to the city, you can also open a shop and sell buns." Han Guobin said.
"I don't do that. I'm not good at cooking. Your sister-in-law only knows how to eat and can't cook. I just want to get some things from the village to sell in the city. Isn't there anything in the city?" said Brother Chen San.
"If there is nothing, what will the city people eat?" Han Guobin said with a smile: "Everything that is needed will be available, but this business can indeed be done. Even if we catch a few fish and bring them into the city, we can sell them quickly at four cents per pound."
"Yes, yes, I just want to transport these from the countryside to the city to sell!" Brother Chen nodded repeatedly.
"That's fine. Third brother, you can collect the goods from people in our village and outside the village and send them over to me. Then you can sell them to me at a purchase price. I will sell them in my bun shop and you don't have to sell them yourself. What do you think?" Han Guobin asked.
"Then how much can I earn?" Brother Chen San looked at his brother-in-law and asked.
"That depends on how much you have received, Third Brother." Han Guobin said, "But I think the number should not be less than this."
He pointed a finger.
"Cent?" Brother Chen San couldn't help but ask.
"Can I ask you, my third brother, to do it for just a few cents? At least a few dollars." Han Guobin said.
"Really?" Brother Chen's eyes lit up.
If I could earn a dollar, that would be 30 dollars at the end of the month, which is a lot!
"Chickens, ducks, fish, meat, eggs, and cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbages, potatoes, etc., which are not rare in our countryside, are wanted by people in the city. You can transport them to the bun shop and let my wife sell them. You can make some money and my wife can make some too. We can make money together. What do you think, Third Brother?" Han Guobin said.
"Okay!" Brother Chen San's eyes sparkled. It turned out that what he was thinking was right. The city was in short supply of these things.
Han Guobin said: "Third brother, come out with me."
The two men came out of the house, and Han Guobin took the bicycle down from the truck bed.
Brother Chen San was surprised and asked, "You even brought a bicycle with you?"
"I will be busy soon and won't have time to go back to the countryside to collect eggs. I think you are a talented person, so I brought the bicycle to you." Han Guobin said.
Brother Chen San glanced at this unusual brother-in-law and said, "I think you really want to order me around."
"How dare I? You are my third brother." Han Guobin said, "If I don't send you a bicycle, will you carry the load and go to the city on your own two feet?"
Brother Chen San didn't say anything to him and said, "Okay, leave it to me. When are you busy?"
"I estimate it will be soon." Han Guobin said: "You can start sending them in three days later."
Brother Chen San confirmed the location with him and also asked for the location of his home, as the bun shop would be closed if they went there too late.
Han Guobin explained it clearly to him.
After the two of them finished talking, Chen's mother had already brought a lot of people over.
Han Guobin accepted all the things, calculated the money, and then drove to Chen Sijie An Dabang's place.
The neighbors on both sides started to praise Chen's mother, saying that she had a good eye for choosing a son-in-law. Look at this little son-in-law, he is really going to be very successful.
I guess he’s almost becoming a millionaire, right?
"You old women just love to argue. The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. If you can become a millionaire by selling those two buns, then the world will be full of bun shops!" Mother Chen rolled her eyes.
"That's promising." Everyone laughed.
Chen's mother chatted with them for a while before returning home. She saw the bicycle and asked in surprise, "Why did Guobin leave his bicycle at home?"
"Guobin's transportation department will be busy soon and won't have time to receive the goods, so he asked me to collect them from the countryside and deliver them over." Brother Chen San said.
"How much money did you want?" Chen's mother looked directly at her son and asked.
"What do you mean by how much money I asked for, mom? I am your biological son." Brother Chen San said.
Mother Chen looked at him and asked: "Do you want your nephews and nieces to starve?"
"Tsk tsk, that's exaggerated." Brother Chen grinned and said, "I don't know how much Guobin earns for this job. Mom, you won't tell me, but I estimate it's not much less. And he comes here every week to carry so much supplies. Roughly speaking, I estimate that he earns this much per month!"
He also raised a finger.
"How much?" Chen's mother raised her eyebrows.
"Hundred." Brother Chen San looked outside the door and whispered, "I guess my little sister is really going to get rich!"
It is definitely impossible to become a ten thousand yuan household so quickly, but he estimated that it would be soon possible to become a thousand yuan household!
A household with a fortune of 1,000 yuan is truly amazing. Many elderly people have saved for most of their lives, but only have a few hundred yuan.
"Let's talk about this bicycle." Chen's mother also knew what was going on and said.
"Guobin has been busy lately, so he asked me to collect and deliver the goods to the bun shop and pay according to the price. My younger sister and I have a good relationship, but brothers and sisters should settle accounts clearly and not be vague in the account book in order to maintain it for a long time. I will settle the accounts with my younger sister when I go there. Of course, my younger sister is not the kind of person who would be vague with me. She never suffers any loss in big things, so you don't have to worry about her, mother." Brother Chen San said.
Chen's mother laughed and scolded: "I don't know who he looks like, slick and slippery."
"He must be like my uncle. He's not slick, he's smart." Brother Chen San said, and then he went to get his bicycle and said, "I'm going to pick up my wife first. She's pregnant. Don't let her mother beat her when we go back."
"If her mother dares to hurt my grandson, I will kill her and destroy her business!" Chen's mother snorted.
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