Chapter 2: Choices
"I figured it out, I'm going to do business. Chen Shi's firm voice sounded with the chewing sound of the family as they ate.
He neither repeats his studies, nor does he go out to work, nor can he follow his father to dig in the fields.
Doing business, the jargon is called entrepreneurship, this is of course also an opportunity to change fate, but the probability of failure is far greater than success, generally few people try, even if there are a few bold, there will always be seven or eight out of ten losses and bankruptcy, therefore, this is a high-risk industry.
His father, Chen Dazhong, was silent, and he rarely spoke. Mother Wang Ping was stunned and didn't seem to react yet, because she didn't believe that her honest son had such courage. Only my sister asked in surprise what kind of business are you doing?
Chen Shi said: "Fried rice noodles, fried rice noodles." β
Chen Shi has already thought about it, fried rice noodles are snacks in Jiangxi, fried rice noodles belong to Cantonese cuisine, now there is no such way to eat here, the way to eat rice noodles is mainly boiled, and after a few years, fried noodles will be passed over, which is quite popular. The method of fried noodles is also very simple, it is a snack that does not require any cooking skills, it is easy to learn and easy to do, and now if you open a fried noodles shop in the county, the business should not be bad.
Chen Shi told his thoughts again, and his mother Wang Ping asked: "How much does it cost to open a fried noodle shop? What should I do if I lose money? Will you do it?"
Chen Shi said: "Mom, it's easy to make fried noodles, just like fried shredded potatoes, easy to learn and easy to do, and the cost is not too much, just a thousand yuan, this thousand yuan will be borrowed from you, if it loses money, I will go out to work, and I can earn it back in two months." β
"How can a thousand yuan be enough?" Chen Jing asked: "A thousand can't even rent a storefront, I heard that renting a faΓ§ade is calculated on an annual basis, and now a store with a not very good location can have a rent of at least two thousand a year." β
Chen Shi said: "I don't need a storefront, I just set up a stall in front of the school, and at most I can buy a tricycle." β
Father Chen Dazhong nodded and said, "I think you can give it a try, a thousand yuan! The most important thing in this life is to be assertive, since you have already thought about it, then do it, as long as you don't regret it later. β
"No, I can't. Mother Wang Ping glared at her father Chen Dazhong, she meant that Chen Shi wanted to repeat his studies for another year, take the entrance examination to a university, and eat public meals in the future, so that he could be safe and secure, proper, and did not need to take risks.
Now Chen Shi only needs to convince his mother to start a business, he said: "Mom, the school will not start until September, I will sell fried noodles first, if the business is prosperous, I will continue to do it, and I will come back if I lose money, and I will do what you say when the time comes, do you think this will work?"
"This ...... This. Mother Wang Ping hesitated, but still denied: "It's still not good, the risk is too great, if you lose money and don't even have the money to repeat your studies, what else can you do except go out to work at that time?"
As soon as the mother said this, Chen Shi was a little discouraged, the mother is the master of the family, usually the father is outside, she is in the house, the decisions made rarely change, in charge of the family's finances, naturally to measure which money should be spent, which money can not be spent casually.
Chen Shi pondered how to convince his mother, but suddenly heard his sister say: "Let's take out a loan! I heard that there is a student loan for poor college students, and our family is eligible, so it should not be a problem to borrow three or four thousand." β
With the help of her sister Chen Jing, although her mother Wang Ping did not agree immediately, she had already relieved herself and said that she would agree as long as she could take out a loan, so Chen Shi's matter was basically agreed by the whole family, and the next thing was to go to the credit union to inquire about the loan, and after the loan was finalized, it could be opened.
Originally, Chen Shi thought that he would not be able to open a business until the loan came down, but what he didn't expect was that the arrival of Tao Fugui, the village party secretary, helped him a lot at noon.
Tao Fugui is in his forties, because he has been a soldier, he is more cheerful and generous, and he has a loud voice when he speaks, like a northeastern man.
"Where is Chen Shi at home?" In the distance, Tao Fugui's loud voice came from a loud voice.
Chen Shi called him Uncle Tao, found a stool for him to sit down, poured a cup of tea, and asked, "What is the matter with Uncle Tao?"
His father had already gone to work in the fields, and only his mother and sister were at home with him, so the matter of entertaining Tao Fugui fell on Chen Shi.
Tao Fugui said: "No, our village finally came out of a college student, let me see if your family is in trouble, now you are engaged in student loans, if your family needs to say it, it can be done in three days." β
When Chen Shi heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly called his mother over, one of course, for a loan, and the other for persuading her.
When my mother heard the words of the village party secretary, of course she was happy, the family was in a panic, of course it was a good thing to be able to take out a loan, she asked the village party secretary: "Party secretary, how much can I borrow? How to calculate the interest?"
Tao Fugui laughed and said: "Sister-in-law, student loans are interest-free, I look at your family's situation, it is not a problem to borrow three or four thousand, it mainly depends on how much your family needs." β
Chen Shi interjected on the side: "Of course, the more the better, who cares about less money?"
His mother patted him on the head and scolded, "Aren't you afraid to hold on?
Chen Shi has never worried about the problem of not being able to pay it back, it doesn't matter if you repay a dollar a day for an interest-free loan, anyway, there is no interest, the most important thing is that he thinks that it is not difficult to earn a few thousand yuan, his mother has never walked out of this ravine and ditch in her life, she is short-sighted, and it is normal to worry.
Chen Shi promised: "I won't be able to pay it back in less than a year, if you don't believe it, just wait and see." β
Tao Fugui also said: "A few thousand yuan, you can pay it back by raising a dozen pigs, besides, your Xiaojing will eat public meals in the future, and you are afraid that you will not have the money to pay it back?"
With Tao Fugui's words, her mother Wang Ping's hanging heart fell, and she nodded in agreement: "Since this is the case, let's borrow four or five thousand!"
As soon as the matter was decided, although the loan could not be allocated immediately, Chen Shi's purpose was finally achieved, and after Tao Fugui, the village party secretary, left, he immediately asked his mother: "Mom, can my matter be solved?" You will give me 1,000 yuan, and I promise to earn 4,000 or 5,000 yuan in a month. β
"Talk a lot. The mother reluctantly agreed, she said: "As long as you don't lose money, I'm satisfied, how easy is the money?"
For Chen Shi's big words, her mother Wang Ping didn't believe it, but her son wanted to fight, but she couldn't stop it, but she was worried.
Chen Shi was excited, took his mother's hand and said, "You agreed, then give me the money now, the sooner the better, the students are about to have a holiday, and the sooner you can earn an extra day." β
The mother said, "So anxious, don't you wait for your father to come back and discuss?"
Chen Shi knew that his father usually listened to his mother's words, and today his father had agreed, so he smiled and said, "When did my father dare not listen to you?
The mother smiled slightly, went to the room to rummage through the cabinets, and after a while took out a large stack of miscellaneous loose money, some of which were fifty to twenty, some were ten to five, and even two were to be used. This is the fourth set of RMB, Chen Shi has long forgotten its appearance, and when he sees it at this time, he can't help but feel a little old.
The mother counted out a thousand yuan, mostly fifty and one hundred, handed it to him and said solemnly: "The money is given to you, how to spend it You must have a number in your heart, you must know that it is not easy to make money, don't waste it casually." β
Chen Shi suddenly felt extremely heavy in his heart, his parents used one hand to remove all the expenses in the land for the sake of their four sisters and brothers, and this nurturing grace was greater than anything else. His heart to make a fortune became even more determined, and he secretly vowed in his heart that he would change his fate and not let his parents continue to suffer.
"Mom. Don't worry, I will remember your words and will definitely earn this thousand dollars back. Chen Shi confidently assured.
After getting 1,000 yuan, Chen Shi immediately set off, packed his bags, carried a few changes of clothes in his schoolbag, said goodbye to his parents, and embarked on the road of leaving home to start a business.
It takes three hours to walk from his home to the township, and he needs to climb over a mountain range, which is full of winding mountain roads, not paved with cement and asphalt, but only paved with gravel, which is very abrasive and difficult to walk.
He knew that it would take ten years for the county's roads to be built to his doorstep, and that the living conditions in the village would only improve after ten years.
He also knows that in recent years, the young people in the village have gone out to work, and after four or five years, the whole village rarely sees young people except for the elderly and children, all the children have become left-behind children, and all the old people have become elderly people living alone.
Reborn once, although Chen Shi has no ability to change this situation, he must at least change the situation at home, and he must not let his parents stay at home to farm like in his previous life, to change this situation, of course, he must first make money.
After leaving the village, he arrived at the township two or three hours later, and it was still two hours by car from the township to the county, so it should be almost dark when he arrived at the county seat.
When he came to the township, he met a few classmates, they all failed the college entrance examination and were ready to go out to work, when he saw him, he thought he was with them all the way, so he excitedly shouted: "Chen Shi, you also go out to work? Let's go together!"
The person who called him was called Wang Jun, strictly speaking, he wanted to call him a cousin, but the relationship was not so close, and after several generations, he could only be regarded as a cousin.
"I'm going to the county, if I don't work, where are you going?" Chen Shi, of course, would not say that he wanted to do business, so he hurriedly asked, interrupting their train of thought.
Wang Jun said: "Go to eastern Guangdong, enter the factory, 800 a month, higher than the salary of a primary school teacher, if you want to go, come with me, I have a cousin who has been working for two years, and we also have a care." β
Chen Shi politely refused, and they took a car to the county seat together, and then broke up. For Chen Shi, this was just a passing and he forgot about it afterwards, but what he didn't expect was that when he met Wang Jun again in the future, their identities would change drastically.