After breakfast, Lin Changgeng sat at the entrance of the main room, looking at the rain outside with a worried expression.
"Why isn't this rain going to stop?" Lin Changgeng couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, it's been raining all night and there's no sign of it stopping." Madam Chen couldn't help but frown. "If it keeps raining like this, the crops in the fields will all be flooded."
Hearing Chen say that, Lin Cuiying's heart skipped a beat.
Yes, if it keeps raining like this, the crops in the fields will all be flooded.
The thought of their hard-earned crops being flooded filled Lin Changgeng and Chen Shi with heartache.
"Alright, stop worrying about this," Lin Changgeng glanced at Chen Shi. "We can't control the weather."
"I'm just worried," Chen sighed. "Why is life so hard?"
Lin Changgeng didn't speak, he just looked at the rain outside, lost in thought.
While the family was worrying about the heavy rain outside, Lin Cuiying was thinking about how to openly and legitimately use the silver in her spatial storage.
Lin Tiandong chimed in, "If our family had other businesses, we wouldn't have to worry so much."
Upon hearing Lin Tiandong's words, both Lin Changgeng and Madam Chen couldn't help but glance at him.
"What do you mean by that?" Lin Changgeng asked, looking puzzled.
"Dad, this is what I'm thinking," Lin Tiandong said earnestly. "Our family can't rely solely on farming for a living! What if the harvest is bad? Wouldn't we starve?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Chen asked.
“I think we can go to town and start a small business,” Lin Tiandong said, expressing his idea. “That way, we won’t have to rely entirely on the crops in the fields.”
"Go to town to start a small business?" Lin Changgeng frowned. "Will that work?"
“Why not?” Lin Tiandong retorted. “Dad, look at our village, it’s not just our family that farms! Some families still run small businesses in town, and they’re doing just fine, aren’t they?”
Lin Changgeng and Chen both fell into deep thought.
Lin Tiandong was right; some families in their village did run small businesses in town and were doing quite well.
"But our family has never done business before!" Lin Changgeng hesitated. "Will this work?"
"Father, how will we know if it will work if we don't try?" Lin Tiandong looked at Lin Changgeng and said with a firm expression, "Besides, given our family's current situation, if we don't try, won't we just be waiting to die?"
Upon hearing Lin Tiandong's words, both Lin Changgeng and Madam Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Yes, their current situation is indeed not optimistic.
If they don't come up with a solution soon, their whole family might really be starving.
Lin Cuiying, who hadn't spoken until now, lit up immediately after hearing Lin Tiandong's words.
If she goes to town to do some small business, then wouldn't she have a way to use the silver in her spatial storage?
“Father and Mother, I think Tiandong’s idea is very good,” Lin Cuiying also spoke up.
Hearing his older sister support his idea, Lin Tiandong smiled.
Lin Changgeng and Chen were somewhat surprised.
They never expected that Lin Cuiying would agree to Lin Tiandong's idea.
"Yingzi, do you really think Tiandong's idea is good?" Lin Changgeng asked with a puzzled look.
"Yes." Lin Cuiying nodded. "Father and Mother, think about it! Our family's situation right now is indeed not optimistic."
“But our family has never done business before!” Lin Changgeng was still somewhat hesitant.
“Father, who is born knowing how to do business?” Lin Cuiying retorted. “Doesn’t it take time to learn?”
“But we don’t have any capital!” Chen said. “You need capital to do business.”
“We can use the money from selling the he shou wu last time as capital,” Lin Cuiying said earnestly. “Even if we’re doing business, it’s just a small business, so we won’t need much capital.”
"Yingzi, is this...is this alright?" Lin Changgeng hesitated. "What if we lose money..."
"Father, the business hasn't even started yet, don't say such discouraging things." Lin Cuiying interrupted Lin Changgeng.
“Yes, yes, yes!” Lin Tiandong quickly added, “I think my sister is absolutely right!”
Lin Cuiying continued, "How will you know it won't work if you don't try?"
Lin Changgeng and Chen exchanged a glance, both of them somewhat moved.
They knew that Lin Cuiying was right.
If they don't try, how will they know if it will work?
"Alright then!" Lin Changgeng gritted his teeth and agreed, "Let's give it a try!"
Upon hearing Lin Changgeng's words, both Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong smiled.
"That's great!" Lin Tiandong couldn't help but cheer.
"Alright, don't get too excited yet." Lin Cuiying glanced at Lin Tiandong. "We still need to think carefully about what kind of business to do!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Tiandong nodded repeatedly. "We need to think about it carefully."
The family started discussing enthusiastically what kind of business to start.
Seeing the family enjoying themselves so happily, Lin Cuiying couldn't help but smile.
She believes that as long as the family works together, life will definitely get better and better!
The rain was still pouring down outside, while inside the house, the family sat at the head of the room discussing something.
“I think we could start a food business,” Lin Tiandong was the first to speak. “Food is the most important thing for people, so the food business is definitely the most profitable.”
"Then what kind of food do you think we should make?" Chen asked earnestly.
"I think we can make some steamed buns or mantou," Lin Tiandong said without hesitation. "Everyone needs to eat steamed buns and mantou."
"But we don't know how to make steamed buns or mantou!" Chen hesitated. "These steamed buns and mantou require dough to be fermented, and nobody in our family knows how!"
"Mom, isn't making dough easy?" Lin Tiandong said with a smile. "Just try a few more times, and you'll get it, right?"
"You make it sound so easy," Chen said, rolling her eyes at Lin Tiandong. "What if we don't do a good job? Wouldn't that just be a waste of food?"
Hearing what Chen said, Lin Tiandong fell silent.
He really hadn't thought about that.
“Mother, I think Tiandong is right,” Lin Cuiying said. “We may not know how to make steamed buns or mantou, but we can learn!”
"Learn? How do I learn?" Chen was taken aback. "Who will teach me? Who will teach me?"
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