How to begin... He Shitou recalled his conversation with Zhao Xiaohe that night.
He paused for a moment, then said, "We're planning to save money first. Only when we have money can we buy a pony and then talk about other things."
He Tiantian nodded; the logic was sound. However, there were still some shortcomings.
"So how do you two plan to make money?" Neither of them has a proper job to earn money right now; they still rely on their families for food.
This is also the most troublesome problem for He Shitou at this stage. These days, he has thought a lot about what he can do to make money.
But after thinking it over, he realized that apart from being stronger, he didn't know any technical skills.
Seeing He Shitou's troubled expression, He Tiantian knew that he hadn't made up his mind yet.
So he suggested, "I have a business opportunity here, but you'll need to go to the city and sell the goods yourself. Let's see if you have the ability."
He Shitou's eyes lit up. "Sister, what kind of business do you want to discuss?"
"It's about selling preserved eggs. Of course, this is just the beginning. Preserved eggs are still very popular in our restaurant. Changning County is so big and has so many people, so it depends on where you plan to sell them."
"Also, what's the price of a single preserved egg, and what kind of discounts are available for bulk purchases? Besides individual buyers, can we supply them to restaurants...?"
"Wait, wait, sister." He Shitou quickly stopped her. "Sister, wait a moment. I'll go call Xiaohe to come and listen together."
His older sister said too much at once; his brain couldn't possibly remember it all.
After saying that, He Shitou rushed out of the house.
Tao stopped her needlework; she had heard those words very clearly.
She felt that since she started earning money herself, she had noticed that some of the children in the village had become very motivated under the influence of her second younger brother and sister-in-law.
But can the business of selling those preserved eggs really succeed?
"Second sister-in-law, aren't the preserved eggs at home supplied to restaurants? Do you have any left over?"
He Tiantian nodded. There are more eggs stored at home now than the family can eat them all.
It would be better to make these eggs into preserved eggs and sell them in the city.
Tao thought for a moment, then somewhat embarrassed, voiced her thoughts.
"Second sister-in-law, if the preserved egg business grows bigger in the future, won't we run out of eggs at home?"
He Tiantian looked at Tao Shi, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
Tao rubbed her hands together sheepishly. "I was thinking of talking to Tiezhu when I get home and suggesting that he stop doing odd jobs in the city every day and come back to raise chickens instead!"
Chickens can sell their eggs in the city, and they can also sell their chicken meat for money, so they can't lose money either way.
Upon hearing this, He Tiantian realized that it was somewhat similar to her own thoughts.
She bought so much land because she wanted to build houses, raise chickens and ducks, and also raise pigs. She planned to grow some vegetables on the rest.
"Sister-in-law, is Tiezhu capable of raising chickens? The initial investment is quite high, including buying chicks, feed, and medicine to prevent the chicks from getting sick..."
Tao was somewhat speechless. "Then, how much would we have to put in?"
He Tiantian thought for a moment. At present, chicks cost about ten coins each in the market. One hundred chicks would cost one tael of silver, and one thousand chicks would cost ten taels of silver.
There's also chicken feed, because now that it's autumn and winter, there's very little wild grass to eat, so we have to spend money to buy some grain to feed them.
There are also things to build chicken coops and other miscellaneous items. By the time the chicks are grown up and ready to lay eggs, the initial investment will probably be around sixty or seventy taels of silver.
Tao remained silent for a long time. Goodness, sixty or seventy taels of silver.
How long will it take her and Xiang Bei to earn that much? Sigh, nothing is ever easy.
He Tiantian analyzed the situation for a moment, then changed the subject again.
"However, sister-in-law, you can let Tiezhu and me raise chickens together. We will decide the final profit sharing based on the amount of initial investment, and we will share any risks together."
Tao didn't understand anything about profit sharing, so she quickly stood up and put down her work.
"Second sister-in-law, don't say anything yet. I'll go home right now and call Tiezhu, Da Niu, and Xiang Bei to come and listen." With that, Tao Shi also walked away briskly.
He Tiantian was both amused and exasperated. Had she really found a partner so easily on her path to wealth?
Zhao Wanzi also seemed to be thinking about something; everyone is trying to make money right now.
Besides raising rabbits, is there anything else she can do to make money?
This was arguably the liveliest day at He Tiantian's house. He Shitou brought Zhao Xiaohe along, along with Zhao Tingzhang and Liu Shi.
Tao brought her husband, as well as Tiezhu and Da Niu, and Wan Cunhua also came along out of curiosity.
The courtyard was packed with people because He Tiantian's family didn't have enough stools to sit on. The children had to stand and talk, giving their stools to the elders.
Zhao, the pavilion chief, tapped his pipe on the ground.
"Maruko's mom, I heard Shitou say he wants to raise horses with Xiaohe? Aren't those two kids just messing around?"
Why would I raise a horse? I can't even afford to raise a chicken!
"Second sister-in-law, I heard your sister-in-law say she's going to raise chickens? What exactly is going on?" Zhao Xiangbei was a little confused.
If we can't even afford to feed our own people, why would we raise chickens?
He Tiantian took a deep breath and prepared to address each point one by one.
She looked at Zhao, the village head, and said, "Village head, it's good that the children have things they want to do. Xiaohe and Shitou want to raise horses, but they need to save money to buy ponies first. So how can they save money? I suggested they start by selling preserved eggs."
Zhao, the pavilion chief, nodded. The preserved eggs were indeed quite delicious; he agreed.
“Yes, yes, if these stones sell well with the preserved eggs from the river, then we need to supply eggs. So I suggest that Tiezhu and Da Niu raise chickens…” Tao quickly chimed in, looking very excited.
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