Back in town, our lives were calm again, and I went to school every day and went home to take care of the kids.

Zhao Yunhai quit his temporary job in the theater, and while going to school, he took advantage of his free time to start preparing for business.

The first thing to do is to find the right store and prepare to do small business. This store is extremely difficult to find, how can there be so many suitable stores at this time, basically all of them are state-run, and private houses do not dare to rent and sell them casually even if they are suitable for trading.

We can say that we have wasted the old energy.

Finally, I finally found a store on a fairly prosperous street, which was a factory canteen, because of poor management, it went out of business, and we contracted it, the area here is not large, but there are two floors, the area is a little small, but it is already a good place, we began to be busy decorating, almost as soon as we have time in it.

The tables, chairs, benches, kitchen equipment, pots and pans, these things were not given by the people, and they were all taken away. Even the floor was chiseled off and taken away. Thirty years of mirrors, wall watches, and even a bald broom are all left behind, I think it's really funny, these things are only worth a few dollars?

It's nothing if you don't take it, is it?

But this is people's style. The state-owned units are more confident than those of us who are self-employed, so we can only endure it.

Grandpa hired a carpenter in the village and started to redo it, the tables, chairs, benches, counter glass, painting the walls, and the rest of the kitchen, we had to do the same by ourselves.

We didn't feel tired at all, but felt very promising, and we were very energetic every day, and we wrote down everything we wanted to do: decorate the floor, build tables and chairs, remodel the kitchen, pots and pans, and paste wallpaper.

I really feel a sense of pride in watching our goals take shape.

And almost all of our previous savings were used for this restaurant.

Zhao Yunhai asked me: "What if we really lose money? We'll not have a penny left. Children will blame us. ”

I smiled and said, "Even if we don't spend a penny, when our children grow up, we won't have any money, and these money will really be nothing in 20 years." Do things well, I'm sure you won't lose money. ”

It's only a few thousand yuan, and it's smashed in my hands, and there are two ways to keep my value, one is to buy a house, and the other is to buy and sell, and it's not impossible to buy a house, but now public housing is not allowed to be sold, and there are more or less problems with the houses sold, I don't want to add trouble, plus a good house still can't be bought, or wait. Now doing business is the wisest choice, although the reputation is not good, but it will really make money.

I told Zhao Yunhai about my analysis, and Zhao Yunhai smiled: "Okay, I listen to you, aren't you a little half-immortal? Most of your speculations about the future are right, I believe you." ”

I looked at him, "Thank you for trusting, but don't blame me if I guess wrong." For example, we really lost money. ”

Zhao Yunhai kissed the tip of my nose: "Got it." We're still in school, so it's a big deal to find a job, and it's not bad to live as a salaryman. Believe me, you can definitely support my wife. ”

We worked for more than two months, and when the early winter came, our store was finally open.

This is a small shop specializing in breakfast and lunch, very simple dishes, the price is very cheap, the pursuit of small profits but quick turnover.

All kinds of dishes are also very home-cooked, and the same ones are placed there, and those who eat breakfast can choose the dishes they want. There are also tea eggs, various porridges, and pies. Small pickles, salad. We hired two noodle cases and two waiters, and we came by ourselves during the holidays and worked very hard to do things.

We sell these for breakfast and lunch boxes at noon. This is what I proposed.

A few meats and a few vegetables, you can also order a la carte. Basically, they are ready-made, so that there will be no delay in time, and the general small shop has to order first, and those who are in a hurry are not willing to wait, so they are simply prepared in advance, just come up and order, and eat it directly.

I also went to Lin Xiaoyan, because I still thought that I would do a little mushroom, fungus and other mountain goods business, and put them in the store to sell, and let her sell those mountain goods from her family to me, and I can make a little money, but if I can't make it, I will eat it at home.

Lin Xiaoyan agreed quickly, and within a few days, someone sent a bag of dried mushrooms!

She took her daughters to pick them in the mountains, and she also asked people to say, don't be in a hurry to give money for these things, just give them to me when you sell them out. It's okay if you don't give it, and you don't pay to get it anyway.

Of course I will give money, these mountain goods are placed in the counter next to the door, a few dollars a catty, I didn't think that I could sell them all at once, anyway, just take a look.

It's all about the small store, and I thought before it opened, that we might be very busy, and we might not make any money.

Zhao Yunhai actually felt regretful: "I want to make the store bigger and more beautiful at one time, just like the proprietress to make the store a famous place in the locality, and now many people know that it is a landmark storefront, but we have no money, so we can only wait for later." ”

I smiled and said, "You can't get fat in one bite, we're doing this very well." I didn't say that it became a big money all of a sudden, don't be discouraged, I think it's already very good. ”

He took my hand and looked at me seriously: "Don't you really dislike me for being just a trader? When I resigned, my former colleagues felt very sorry, because now they have become a useless bastard in their eyes. ”

At that time, people who still had formal jobs would be envied, and the highest were of course intellectuals, who walked with a halo, and if they were looking for someone who heard that they had a formal job, and they were not engaged in manual work, they would be very willing.

The second is the workers, the worst is to do business, they all feel that they are not serious people, they don't make money first, if the policy of the top changes, can they save their lives?

Zhao Yunhai has changed from a small leader to the present, and his colleagues now have good development prospects, but he has been going down continuously, from a regular job, without pay, and then became a temporary worker, and then a temporary worker. It's really distressing to become a person who does small business.

It is estimated that his heart is also full of contradictions, worried that he is useless and will be looked down upon?

I said, "I think you are the wisest person, the path you are absolutely right, there is nothing wrong with a down-to-earth life, although our business is not big, but I believe that we will succeed, we are the best." In the future, we will be the prettiest cubs on this street. It is also the most enviable cub. ”

Zhao Yunhai didn't speak, smiled and took my hand and kissed it.

"Okay, I'll take your word for it. ”

I hugged Zhao Yunhai's neck: "One time is not enough, kiss it again." ”

Zhao Yunhai laughed and hugged me tightly: "Okay, Xiu'er, I'll listen to you." I wasn't confident at all. But now I seem to be fine. ”

"Just because I kissed you?"

"Of course. The power of love is great. ”

"I know you're talking nonsense, but I still like to hear it. We just looked at each other and laughed.

We've been close to each other for a long time, but no matter what, it's finally a new beginning.

On the day we opened, we didn't tell the people around us, but the family simply ate a meal, the red silk on the outside of the store was removed, and the small shop was opened. At the beginning of the business, it was unexpectedly good. Because everyone is curious about how this restaurant is, I have also made some preferential measures, such as tipping people, giving an egg for free.

At the end of the day, we calculated the accounts, and after deducting the cost, we could almost earn one or two hundred.

My grandfather was stunned: "That's so many! In that case, wouldn't we soon become rich?"

I laughed and said, "It's not much, don't forget that we still want it." Earn back all the money for decoration and furniture as soon as possible, generally speaking, it would be good to be able to return to the cost in half a year, don't want to become a fat man. ”

"Got it, my granddaughter was afraid I'd be inflated! Don't worry, I didn't mean that. ”

And to our surprise, our things are not as good as the mountain goods brought by Lin Xiaoyan to make money. At first, no one cared about these mountain goods, but I don't know what was going on, and gradually those people all took a fancy to them, mushroom fungus, as well as sugar fried walnuts and chestnuts, with the arrival of winter, more and more people want to tonic, and more and more people buy it. Gradually, it is a bit of a shortage of supply.

Lin Xiaoyan's mountain goods are no longer enough to sell, so I asked her to help me buy the villagers' mountain goods, a bag, I gave her the benefit of five yuan Fei Lin Xiaoyan is also very happy, and the money she makes from the mountain goods far exceeds the harvest of crops.

Lin Xiaoyan began to run both in the city and in the village, helping to collect mountain goods.

Because this business is too profitable, I discussed it with Zhao Yunhai, rented a very small room next door, renovated it briefly, and turned it into a special place to sell mountain goods, which was separate from our breakfast shop.

In addition to selling these, medicinal herbs were gradually added. Because there are many medicinal herbs planted in Lin Xiaoyan Village.

Ginseng, notoginseng, safflower, and some medicines that I don't know about. All of them were sent together, because the goods were genuine, and they quickly opened up sales, not only ordinary people will buy them, but some people who open their own clinics will also buy some.