After breakfast, Yue Xinjie went out to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and Ji Xiaoying also followed, which made Mo Fan feel a little strange. When she was in Puhai, she had never seen Ji Xiaoying interested in the vegetable market, but she seemed very happy when she went out this time, was it because she found that kind of place was very lively?

Mo Fan and his father stayed at home and were not idle, and Yue Xinjie arranged labor tasks for the father and son. Chinese people have a tradition of cleaning up the house before the year, and they should clean their homes thoroughly and welcome the New Year cleanly and refreshingly. Mo Fan's house has been almost cleaned, and only a few tasks remain unfinished. Cleaning the glass is a reserved item for Mo Fan, and Mo Yanhai's task is to clean the range hood.

Although Mo Fan has never been interested in doing housework, it is appropriate to return home to do some labor. He first wiped the glass from the living room window, and when he was halfway there, the two people who were shopping for groceries came back. Since the kitchen was occupied by Mo Yanhai, Yue Xinjie went to the living room to choose vegetables, spread a few newspapers on the ground, and put all the vegetables on it, and Ji Xiaoying also followed to help.

Ji Xiaoying's kitchen labor experience is limited to holding a spatula and pulling a few times, and she has never done such a thing as choosing vegetables. But looking at her slightly clumsy but unusually serious appearance under her mother's guidance, Mo Fan couldn't help but show a smile at the corner of his mouth, feeling that this scene was very warm. If you replace her with Lu Xiaorong, it will be perfect.

After choosing the dishes, Ji Xiaoying went to the kitchen to wash her hands, and then went to see Mo Fan to wipe the glass, pointing east and west, looking like a supervisor.

Mo Fan was impatient with her blind command and said, "Don't make trouble for me." The rule of our house is to wipe the glass of each room we live in. I'm the head of the hall now, so I'm going to wipe the glass in the living room. My bedroom is now yours to live in, so, you know. ”

Ji Xiaoying smiled and said, "Yes, how did I hear my aunt say that you wipe the glass at home every year." ”

Mo Fan said: "That was before, now it's yours to wipe." Besides, you've hung some mess in the house, are you embarrassed to let me in and wipe it?"

Ji Xiaoying's face changed, and she scolded softly: "You are such a bastard!" After speaking, she turned around and left.

Mo Fan was stunned for a moment, and thought, angry? It seems that the joke has been made, but I didn't say anything!

After a while, Ji Xiaoying came over again, took an apple in one hand, and shook it in front of Mo Fan's eyes, "If it's not right, I'll give you one." ”

Mo Fan couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm sorry." ”

Ji Xiaoying nodded and said, "It's about the same." ”

Mo Fan jumped down from the windowsill and reached out to pick up the apple, but Ji Xiaoying took his hand back, "If you don't wash your hands, you have to eat, why don't you pay attention to hygiene at all?" Mo Fan had to go to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Ji Xiaoying didn't eat first, and waited for Mo Fan to come back and share one with him, and then took the first bite. After eating it in her mouth, she said with some surprise: "Hey, this apple is delicious!"

Mo Fan said: "Our apples here are already very famous, and they are also sold in Puhai. ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "Why haven't I encountered it?"

Mo Fan said: "It's relatively rare, I've only encountered it once, and it sells for thirteen yuan a catty, which is much more expensive than here." When the apples first came down on our side, they were only a few cents a pound. The year before last, there was a bumper harvest of apples, which was as low as 8 cents a catty, and in the end it could not be sold, and many of them were rotten in the ground. ”

Generally speaking, the greater the temperature difference between day and night, the more conducive to the production of sugar in the fruit, so the melons and fruits produced in Western Xinjiang are particularly sweet. There is a folk proverb: wear a leather jacket in the morning, wear yarn in the afternoon, and eat watermelon with a stove, which is the case.

The temperature difference between day and night in Qinzhou is naturally not as big as that of Western Xinjiang, but it is not small, and the local climate, water and soil are very suitable for the growth of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, watermelons, plums and other fruit trees, and the fruits produced are rich in fruity aroma and taste quite good. However, due to the limited transportation and processing conditions, the market is very problematic.

Ji Xiaoying was surprised and said: "The price is so much worse, then there should be a lot of people selling apples in the past, why are there so few apples sold in Puhai?"

Mo Fan said: "Because this business is not easy to do. Although the shelf life of apples is relatively long, they are very afraid of bumping and squeezing, and it is difficult to ensure that there are no problems during long-distance transportation. Transporting a car over, most of the bad luck is broken, and after deducting the transportation costs, you may have to lose money. ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "No, imported fruits can come across the ocean, how difficult it is to transport them from here to Puhai." Wouldn't this problem be solved with a little more effort on packaging?"

Mo Fan nodded, "You're right, but the cost will go up a lot, and if it is not well controlled, the profit margin will not be too big." In addition, although the standard of living in Puhai is higher than here, there are not too many people who are willing to accept apples for more than ten yuan a catty, after all, there are many types of apples over there, and consumers' choices are very large, so sales are a problem. ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "That's right. Hey, to hear you say that, it seems that no business is easy to do. ”

Mo Fan smiled and said, "It's one thing to do it or not, and it's another thing to do it or not." ”

Whether it can be done is a matter of feasibility, and whether it is good or not is a matter of operation methods, and Ji Xiaoying naturally understands this simple truth. Since someone has sold apples here, it means that the business can still be done, so it depends on what can be done to maximize profits.

She looked at Mo Fan and said, "Seeing you smiling so treacherously, do you have any ideas?"

Mo Fan said angrily: "Why am I laughing treacherously?"

Ji Xiaoying smiled and said, "Your smile just now looks like a profiteer." ”

Mo Fan said: "Even if I have the idea to promote the apples here to a broader market, it is also to contribute to the local economic development and solve the worries of the majority of fruit farmers, how can I become ......a profiteer?"

Ji Xiaoying stretched out her hand to cover Mo Fan's mouth, and the other hand holding the apple raised her index finger to her lips, and shied at him while shouting.

Mo Fan gently blocked the hand she was covering and said, "Your ideological consciousness is too low!"

Ji Xiaoying said: "You have a high consciousness, I wish you a successful career as soon as possible and benefit your hometown, okay?"

Mo Fan smiled and said, "Accept your auspicious words." ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "What do you think, can you tell me?"

Mo Fan said: "My idea is not unusual, that is, to buy fruits from fruit farmers, choose the best quality packaging and sell them, and take the high-quality route." According to the standard of one in a hundred, nine out of ten fruits will be unsuccessful, and these will be used to process jams, juices and other foods and beverages. ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "That's it, it's really not unusual at all, even I can think of it, so why doesn't anyone do it?"

Mo Fan said: "Why no one does it, isn't the juice you usually drink?"

Ji Xiaoying nodded and said, "So, are you going to set up a beverage factory here?"

Mo Fan said: "I have this idea, but I won't do it in the near future, at least not at the moment." ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "Why? If you don't act if you have an idea, you will be preempted by others when the time comes." Is it because you don't have enough money on hand?"

Mo Fan smiled: "What, you want to partner with me?"

Ji Xiaoying pursed her lips and said, "It's impossible for me to do business with you." However, I can lend you money if you need it. ”

Mo Fan shook his head with a smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but it's not just a matter of funding. To set up a beverage factory, three to five million for a smaller scale is enough, and there are no large-scale beverage factories. Last year, the world's largest soft drink company put into production at our 43rd factory in China, and it is said that more than 600 million yuan was invested. At the end of the day, the size and capacity of a factory depends on the needs of the market. It is not an easy task to create a well-known brand and occupy a place in the market, and not everyone can do it. ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "How many years has Renjia been founded, do you still want to eat fat in one bite?"

Mo Fan said: "Although you can't become fat in one bite, it's always good to start a little higher." For example, it is better to acquire a well-known beverage company or brand, even if it is only well-known in a certain province or city, than to start from scratch. ”

The two chatted while eating apples, and after eating, Mo Fan continued to work, and Ji Xiaoying asked him to find two rags and prepare to wipe the glass. Mo Fan was teasing her, but when he saw that she really wanted to do something, he said, "You can't do it? ”

Ji Xiaoying said: "When I was in the army, I cleaned the glass almost every week, and I have much more experience than you. ”

Since Ji Xiaoying thinks she is an expert in this area, Mo Fan won't say anything, it's always good to have someone to share the labor. The efficiency of two people is indeed much higher, and when it is almost noon, all the glass in the house is wiped clean. At this time, Mo Yanhai also cleaned up the range hood, Yue Xinjie began to make lunch, and Ji Xiaoying went to the kitchen to join in the fun.

Mo Fan wanted to call Ji Xiaoying out and ask her not to make trouble, but her mother kicked her out and asked him not to make trouble. Mo Fan felt helpless, so he stood at the door of the kitchen and watched, seeing that his mother was almost teaching Ji Xiaoying to cook, not only very patient, but also very happy, Ji Xiaoying studied very seriously, so they went. It's just that the two of them cook like this, and the efficiency is completely unnegotiable, and they make a total of four home-cooked side dishes, and they are all a little faster when they eat.

Bringing the four dishes to the table, Ji Xiaoying felt a great sense of accomplishment, this time she did the whole process, although she looked like a marionette in the whole process, but this was the first time she had burned it by hand in the real sense.

Mo Yanhai and Yue Xinjie both said that the food was delicious, and Ji Xiaoying was very happy. Mo Fan tasted them one by one and said, "The taste is okay, it's just that this speed is a little too slow, you want to starve us all to death?"

Yue Xinjie glared at Mo Fan and said, "Xiao Yingken is already very good at learning to cook, don't eat it if you pick and choose again." ”

Mo Yanhai said: "That's it, where did you get so much nonsense?"

When Mo Fan saw this situation, he couldn't make a sound when he was bored. How could he not know his mother's thoughts, but unfortunately it was destined to fail. However, when it comes to living at home, Lu Xiaorong is many times stronger than Ji Xiaoying, and she doesn't need her mother to worry about it. It's Ji Xiaoying, you might as well let her cook every meal these days to see how long she can be fresh.

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PS: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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