Liu Min walked listlessly on Wei'anmen Street in Xicheng, they have lived in Jingdongfang for 20 days, he has been looking for errands everywhere for ten days, he has not found a job in the account room, the annual salary of the handyman is only a few taels, he doesn't want to do it, the training of Hai Gouzi and others is now in charge of Lu Chuanzong, he has nothing to do every day, he feels like an idle eater, his heart is more and more anxious, and he can't help but envy Chen Xin's good luck.

After walking through Wei'anmen Street, he still had no clue, looking at the West Gate approaching, Liu Minyou remembered Dai Zhenggang and others, I don't know how it was recently, so he simply went out of the city to find their shack.

All the slender men in the shack are busy, Dai Zhenggang saw Liu Minyou, hurriedly greeted him, invited him to sit, Liu Minyou looked at the shack tied a lot of clothes and bedding, and asked Dai Zhenggang and said: "Brother Dai, you are ...... this"

"I'm going to look for you today, Ertun came a few days ago, his injury is basically healed, there is no need to change the dressing, we have stayed for more than ten days, there is nothing to do, and I plan to return to my hometown tomorrow."

"I see, that generation of brothers also returned to their hometowns?"

"When I came out, the families handed over the people to me, and now I naturally have to deliver them to the families in person."

"Oh, what are the plans for that brother in the future?"

Dai Zhenggang hesitated for a moment before saying: "I still don't know, Chuan Zong said that he would not go back, he would stay in Tianjin, maybe I would come here after a while, but I don't know what I can do to make a living." ”

Liu Minyou knew that Dai Zhenggang admired Chen Xin a lot, but Chen Xin was just an account office now, and he was afraid that the little salary he earned would only be enough for a few people to eat. Speaking of which, Liu Minyou didn't know what Chen Xin's plans were, whether he really wanted to do business.

"Well, when the surrogate brother arrives, just come first, at least have a place to live, find a place to work, and you won't starve."

"Well, I'll have to trouble you two again. I came back in the evening and said goodbye to Brother Chen and a few younger brothers in person. ”

"Then I'll wait for my brother."

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In the storeroom.

"You're saying you're going to sea in two days?" Chen Xin asked casually.

Cai Shenju looked depressed, "Really, my father asked me to pack my things last night, and then called my eldest brother again, I don't know what to say, but before the first two seas, it was like this, just like explaining what happened." My mother said this morning that she was going to buy meat. ”

Chen Xin's eyes rolled: "So you're going to sea too?" ”

"Of course, otherwise I was asked to pack up my things and do something, I don't want to go to that country, my father said last time that he leaked his mouth, saying that the sea is not only afraid of wind and waves, but also pirates, even the owner ......"

Cai Shenju looked back at the door, turned around and lowered his voice: "Even the owner has to do business without capital, last time they robbed a boat, everyone was killed, and a lot of people died on their own side." ”

"Shhh, I can only say this, don't talk nonsense when you go out, we are all begging for a living in the hands of the owner."

Cai Shenju nodded, and his voice was lowered, "My father said that the owner had to let me go, and he said that in the future, when my father is old, he will let me be a financial deputy with the ship, and I don't know how many seas I will have to go to in the future, even if I can be fine for one trip, how can I be fine for a lifetime." ”

Chen Xin suddenly realized in his heart that this proprietor recruited himself because he wanted to take Lao Cai out to sea and leave an account room in the store, fortunately, this Cai Shenju was illiterate, otherwise he would not recruit him as an outsider.

looked at Cai Shenju with a worried face, "Hey, Brother Cai, don't worry too much, your father also has a good way out, you see, isn't there still your brother." ”

"He's just eccentric, the eldest brother can write and calculate, he doesn't get to the store, he has to get me, I'd rather go to the restaurant to be a little second, it's better than losing my life."

"It's not necessarily that you lost your life, come, it's just time to be free now, big brother will teach you some life-saving methods."

When Cai Shenju heard this, he cheered up and waited for Chen Xin to teach.

"The danger of the sea is the wind and the waves, and when the ship is windy, do not go to the deck, and if it is blown into the sea, and you cannot swim, it is very dangerous, and when there are waves, you must stay in the barn, and tie yourself with ropes, and do not stay under the shelves, otherwise the ship will shake and crash. If you encounter a pirate, hide in the warehouse and wait until the fight is over before going out......"

"And what if the owner loses?"

"Then you beg for mercy from Haikou, maybe Haikou will be soft-hearted and let you go."

"Can Haikou be soft-hearted?"

Chen Xin shook his head: "Generally, no, but it does not rule out individual kindness." ”

"Ah...... It's over."

"It's not over yet, just talking about Haikou, let's talk about wind and waves, in case the wind and waves are strong and the boat capsizes, you have to hold the wood when you fall into the sea, so that it won't sink."

"Oh, it's good if it's not sinking. But what if it doesn't sink, can it float to the shore? ”

"Of course not, only wait to see if there are other boats passing by, but the East China Sea is boundless, there may be a boat for a month, you are waiting for the boat in the sea for a month, you have to be careful of the things in the sea, the first is the shark, this fish is longer than a few people, two rows of teeth are sharper than a knife, walking in the water like flying, and a big octopus, holding people to suck the blood dry before releasing it, this is nothing, Brother Cai, you paddle and run faster, the most afraid of people is still a sea monster, with a human face and fangs, I heard that it was a former dead widow who was eaten, Even the soul has to be sucked away, and there is no hope for the next life, and Godzilla, the piranha...... If Brother Cai sees them, he must run faster. ”

Cai Shenju's face was pale, sweating like rain, this is a life-saving method, obviously there is no life-saving method, they are all natives in the sea, the sea is vast, how can he outrun them.

"Ge, Ge, Ge", the more Cai Shenju thought about it, the more scared he became, his teeth fluttered, and he couldn't speak.

Chen Xin patted him on the shoulder, and finally sighed: "Just remember what the eldest brother just said, if you are lucky, you may be able to come back, Brother Cai, well, you are still Brother Qing'er?" ”

"Ah, yes, I am not married, my father takes the salary on weekdays, how can I have the opportunity to go."

"When you come back, the eldest brother will pay you to go to the Qinglou to taste femininity, even if it is something next time, you will always be a man."

"No, no, I don't want to go to sea, I haven't tasted a woman yet, I don't want to die."

"Then I'll invite you to try it tonight, even if you can't come back, you're not afraid."

Cai Shenju burst into tears, "No, I still want to taste it many times, Brother Chen, my father said that you are the most clever, you help me find a way, as long as you can not go to sea, big brother, you are my benefactor, benefactor." ”

As he spoke, he was going to kowtow to Chen Xin. Chen Xin hurriedly helped him and let him sit, touching his chin with a thoughtful look, Cai Shen raised his eyes with tears in his eyes, and looked at him with a smile.

After half a sound, Chen Xincai muttered: "Originally, there was a way, that is, I went for you, the eldest brother's life was picked up from the Tartars, and it didn't hurt to run for Brother Cai, but when I first came, the owner will definitely not be able to believe me, but I'm afraid it won't work." My brother has no other way. ”

Cai Shenju listened, and fell down like a deflated ball, drooping his head, tears dripping from his eyes, and looking at half his life was about to be gone.

"But ......"

"But what?" , Cai Shenju perked up and grabbed Chen Xin's sleeve violently.

"Hey, it's just a little tricky."

"No, it's not difficult, as long as Brother Chen says it, let me do anything."

"If your father and you suddenly fall ill and can't go, and the owner has no one available, I can help you make this trip."

Cai Shenju was like grabbing a straw, his eyes flashed with excitement, and his eyes rolled, "Sick, yes, sick, how can I be sick, the wind is cold, no, it's so hot, I have acne, I can't pretend to be good, how can I be born." ”

Chen Xin is kind and persuasive: "It's not okay to be sick, it's best to eat something, you can't get out of bed, but don't be too serious." ”

Cai Shenju clapped his hands violently, "Diarrhea, I thought about it, I put some croton in the meal, and my father and I ate it." It won't hurt too much. Brother Chen......"

He turned his head to look at Chen Xin, only to remember that Chen Xin was going to feed the sea monster for himself, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said lightly, "It's just that I have wronged Brother Chen, and I will give you more incense every year in the future." ”

Chen Xin scolded secretly in his heart, and his face was still smiling: "Brother Cai, don't see outside, I have always regarded your father as a gentleman and you as a brother, and now I can relieve your worries, which can be regarded as repaying Mr.'s kindness." But this matter is always detrimental to Mr. 's body, Brother Cai must not say it to anyone, lest I have a bad reputation for my kindness, and lest you have a reputation for being unfilial. ”

Cai Shenju hurriedly agreed, thanked him again, and then began to plan, Chen Xin knocked on the side and guided him to improve the plan, such as buying croton at a pharmacy that no one knew, how to hide medicine, and how to put it in the meal.

Cai Shenju was as good as a stream, kept it in his mind, and waited until he had lunch and hurriedly slipped out of the store to buy medicine in Xicheng.

Chen Xin flickered successfully, happy in his heart, he needed this voyage, in his original scattered historical knowledge, knew that sea trade was very profitable, but how to do it, always have to be investigated to know, but also need to establish some contacts. And the first step is to get this opportunity, see that there is hope, and secretly plan in your heart.

Cai Shenju came back soon, secretly glanced at Chen Xin, signaled that the medicine was bought, Chen Xin smiled slightly, and the two did not talk, just sat in the store until work.

Chen Xin and Lu You went back to Erdao Street together, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Liu Minyou sitting at the stone table in a daze, stretching out his hand and shaking in front of Liu Minyou's eyes, but there was no movement.

"What's the matter, miss the miserable Pan Jinlian?"

"Go, I'm bothered about finding a job."

Chen Xin smiled, "What are you busy with work, it's not that you don't have food." ”

"You have a job to do, of course you are not in a hurry, I have nothing to do every day, and I have become an idle eater."

"Then you can do some business on your own, why be a salaryman like me."

Liu Minyou said helplessly: "What can I do, I used to only write programs, and I can't do anything else." ”

Chen Xin found a stool to sit on, and said to Liu Minyou: "Look, I've thought about it recently, and now there are so many people, once they are released to work, they will do their own work, and the people's hearts will be scattered, so we still have to get a small business to do it together." I thought about a few things. ”

"Hey, you've come up with a few things, I didn't think of them."

"You're not as smart as me Bingxue, I'll talk about what I thought of first, with our capital, we can't be bigger, we can't do a lot of pressed goods, the fastest turnover is the restaurant, but we can't get it, those dishes in the future have no seasoning, and they can't be made, so I thought we could make some clothes."

"Do you know the clothes again? What kind of clothes do you make? ”

"Dress!"

"Huh? Someone can buy this thing, this is the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Why no one buys it, and it's not a bikini, you see the women's clothing styles all over the street, they are all deep clothes than nails, the front is right, the pattern and color are incoherent, which affects the effect, we make high-necked dresses, the buttons are set at the back, the color pattern on the front can be integrated, and the style is more beautiful than the deep clothes."

Liu Minyou thought about it carefully and asked a question: "This thing is not technically difficult, and people will imitate it soon." ”

"It's okay, I've observed for a while, all the stores now have a shortcoming, that is, single, we can fully integrate products, sell skirts with other things, such as hangers, I went into the garment store a few times, I didn't see a hanger in it (note: the hanger was only invented by the Yankee Albert in 1904), so that a set, the competitiveness is higher than a single product, you can also give handkerchiefs, snacks and other small gifts, each product is branded, and then advertising paper, printed for each seller to take some, Let them have more hair. As long as the brand is launched, those small stores can only compete for a small number of low-end customers. As soon as the sales volume increases, the cost will be lowered, and the small store will be even less able to compete. And can we improve the style in the future, what lace, embroidery, bras, half-length dresses, we have seen more women's clothing. ”

Liu Min could hear the spirit, while planning in his mind, he said: "Yes, women's money is easy to make, marketing, this thing is always seen, we can also make high heels, I also saw it in the shoe store a few days ago, they are called high-soled shoes, the heel is four or five centimeters high, and cosmetics, as you said, we don't make it, buy it and package it, and then rent the façade of Jiang Wang's house, make it a monopoly on women's products, make it a brand, we can still open a branch in Beijing, how big is the market, If you say no, you will become Pierre Cardin and Issey Miyake of the Ming Dynasty. Haha, now everyone in this courtyard has something to do. ”

Chen Xin saw that he was a little too excited, and hurriedly patted his hands: "Business is business, the training of sea dogs can't be stopped, if this business is done well, what if someone comes to make trouble." ”

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you, I'll think about it again, don't bother me."

"What do you want, go to the house and write a plan, cost, profit, budget, personnel, time plan, supplier, market strategy, competitive analysis, all have to be written."

"Yes, but you don't have to write so much, don't call me if it's okay."

Liu Minyou got up and entered the room, and closed the door with a bang. Liu Minyou was very serious about doing things in the company, and he didn't change at all when he came back, Chen Xin never thought that he could become Pierre Cardin or something like that, he put forward this idea, but he didn't want to let the sea dogs go out to work, so as not to scatter people's hearts, as long as this clothing store can support these people.

Liu Min wrote this straight to dinner, Dai Zhenggang came to say goodbye to everyone, Chen Xin called for wine and food, stayed Dai Zhenggang to stay, Lu Chuanzong has decided to stay, Ertun plans to go back, Dai Zhenggang promised to send these people back to Tianjin again, several people don't get along for a long time, but they are very angry with each other, and they have been chatting in the courtyard until late at night.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, the three of them talked about Lu Donkey, and Dai Zhenggang said to Chen Xin: "Lu Chuanzong doesn't want to return to his hometown, he is an idle person, he told me that he admires you very much, and wants to do something with you. ”

Chen Xindao: "Brother Dai's words are serious, and Brother Lu and I are also very similar, even if there is anything, what is there to be strange about my own brother." ”

Lu Donkey listened to it next to him and said: "It just so happens that Brother Dai is also here, I, Lu Chuanzong, have a bad life, I admire Brother Chen as a person, and I voluntarily follow Brother Chen for a future, even if I lose my life, it is none of Brother Chen's business, Brother Dai can help me testify." ”

Dai Zhenggang was silent, and after waiting for a while, he sighed and said, "Who is not a bad life."