Chapter 36: The Visit
When Li Xuemei heard this, her liver hurt, what pigs, dogs, and chickens? Such a good thing, even if it can't be sold, she must eat it herself, Shui Yao, a little girl, didn't expect to be so vicious when she was so young!
"What the are you talking nonsense? Who are these beasts such as pigs, dogs, and chickens? The mouth is so smelly, be careful to open your mouth and flash your tongue again! You wait for me, and you must lose when the time comes! You just roll me up and roll it back to your nest! ”
No longer paying attention to Li Xuemei, who was angry and spewing feces all over her mouth, Shui Yao sold everything clean early in the morning, and her mood was not bad, and even her steps home were much brisker than before.
Entering the house and closing the door, Shui Yao began to take stock of today's harvest. The potato chips and potato wedges prepared in the morning were a total of 100 packets, excluding the five packets given to my brother in the morning, and of the remaining 95 packets, 60 packets were sold together in three bags, which was two yuan. The remaining thirty-five packets, each pack of four cents, which is a piece of four cents, so half an hour in the morning, a total of three dollars and four cents were sold.
Shui Yao put all the money from selling snacks in the past few days into a small box, which is her future entrepreneurial capital, although all kinds of gross tickets are less than ten yuan.
Except for the first two days, the business was better, and after Li Xuemei maliciously lowered the price to fight a price war with her, Shui Yao's business was not as good as before, and even on the last day of last week, he didn't even sell a dollar.
However, after careful calculation, Shui Yao was sold for a few days, and he could earn ten yuan, although the process was hard, but you must know that her father, Shui Daquan, a regular worker working in a coal mine, was only thirty yuan when he was full in a month, so Shui Yao was basically satisfied with his income in the past few days.
Although "money is hard to earn, is hard to eat", Shui Yao firmly believes that at least today is a good start. When the market opens up, the situation will get better and better.
However, there is a problem at present, and Shui Yao has to think about it carefully: selling these snacks by himself, whether it is potato chips or tomato-flavored "crazy little potatoes", in the final analysis, cannot do without the raw material - potatoes.
Although he only sells a hundred packs a day, which looks like a lot, Shui Yao knows that as soon as the potatoes are fried in lard, they will turn up an arc, and it will take up a lot of space when placed in a bag. Although it sounds like a large amount, it weighs only a few catties on your back, which is not heavy.
But seeing that I am going to sell this for this period of time, although there are many potatoes on the backyard ground, I have planted other vegetables in the end! I can't afford to consume a few pounds a day. Shui Yao calculated that it would not take a few days to estimate that the potatoes in the backyard would run out.
But seeing that he is going to sell this during this time, although there are many potatoes on the backyard on the ground, he also grows other vegetables, and he can't afford to consume a few catties a day. Shui Yao calculated that it would not take a few days to estimate that the potatoes in the backyard would run out.
So the most important thing now is to solve the potato problem first. However, it is not difficult to say that this matter is not difficult, and it is definitely not easy to say that it is simple.
Potatoes are something that every household grows, and it can be said that they are almost everywhere. When there is not enough food to eat, potatoes are definitely the most effective substitute, not to mention the fullness, the taste is not bad.
Shui Yao remembered that when the original owner was in junior high school and primary school before, since Wu Chunhua entered the door and married her father, the 3 she ate was always deducted, and she was hungry every day after class. But fortunately, there are potatoes in the ground, and Shui Yao always secretly gouges out one or two, or boils them with water, or roasts them on a fire, brings a little salt, and when they arrive at school, they break the potatoes and eat them with salt.
At the moment, the potatoes are easy to get, and you can secretly buy some from the villagers, and I will definitely not have time to sell them after the school starts in the future, so I don't need too much. Besides, potatoes have strong vitality and grow fast, as long as fertilizer is applied, I believe it will not be long before they can be harvested.
However, even if it is an acquisition, it is necessary to find some reliable people. After all, this kind of thing is not small now, but it is more serious, if you are put on the platform, you will be detained as a basin that cuts the tail of capitalism, and if you accidentally touch a broken mouth, then you will want to have a peaceful life again.
Besides, you can't collect too many potatoes at a time, in case you can't use them up, it's best to throw them away when they sprout, and there is a Wu Chunhua at home, although she has been cleaned up by her father a lot more honestly, but Shui Yao doesn't think this stepmother is not like a peaceful person. So no matter what, we still have to be cautious and cautious in harvesting potatoes, and we still have to find someone who is worthy of believing in a strict mouth.
However, speaking of this, Shui Yao suddenly thought of Fang Peinan, who had helped him several times. Last time, she remembered that when she went to Fang's house, she had been to their own plot in the backyard to see it, and it seemed that a lot of potatoes had been planted.
Besides, Fang Peinan's parents are all out-and-out warm-hearted members of their Red Star production team, they are kind and diligent and have helped many people without saying anything, they are very strict-mouthed, and they never go around telling right and wrong and saying bad things about others. After some careful consideration, Shui Yao decided to go to Fang's house to have a look.
Fang's house is not far from Shui Yao's house, and it is only half an hour's foot to go back and forth. Because Fang Peinan helped her several times, she had to express her gratitude, and she was visiting Fang's house this time, so it was not appropriate to bring nothing empty-handed. So, Shui Yao packed a few eggs, put them in the basket and went to Fang's house.
"Go, go, go! Young man's family, you don't understand these needles and threads, don't make a mess here, wait for the clothes to be ready, just wear them directly! ”
As soon as Shui Yao walked to the door, he saw Fang Mu who was busy with needlework in his hand and Fang Peinan who was standing aside and wanted to help.
"Auntie, may I come in?"
Yu Xiulian saw that it was Shui Yao coming, although she was puzzled, but she immediately welcomed people into the door enthusiastically. Seeing the things in Shui Yao's hand, he shook his head with a smile.
"You girl, you finally came over and got something? Don't be polite with us. ”
Shui Yao smiled politely when he heard this, put the egg on the table, and then said hello: "Auntie, you see what you said, I came here with you, if I don't bring something to show my heart, it will seem that I don't know how to be polite." Besides, Brother Pei Nan has also helped me several times, and I should bring some things. It's not worth much, don't dislike it! ”
Although Yu Xiulian was not at home some time ago, she also heard a lot of rumors one after another, and knew that Shui Yao was forced to marry by her stepmother Wu Chunhua and jumped into the river, and then divorced the Zhou family.
"Okay! I'll take it! Pei Nan, don't hurry up and make tea for the guests! Yao girl, let's stay at home for dinner at noon today! ”
After Shui Yao thanked him, he found the sewing basket in front of Fang's mother and the unfinished gown on the table, and he was really envious.
"Auntie, are you making clothes? What a clever hand you have! ”
When Yu Xiulian heard Shui Yao praising her craftsmanship, she was also very comfortable in her heart: "Hey! Craftsmanship is secondary, mainly because there are many men in the family, your uncle runs out every day to do work, works as a carpenter, and torn clothes are commonplace, and it is inevitable that I am busy sewing and mending every day. However, my aunt is not afraid of your jokes, as far as my craftsmanship is concerned, put it in our entire production team, although I dare not say that it is the best, but it will definitely not be discharged to the top three! ”
Looking at Fang's mother's continuous flying needle and threading, although she was talking to herself, the movements in her hands did not slow down at all, and after a while, the holes in her clothes were repaired, and there was not even a trace of it, which made Shui Yao think of her father Shui Daquan, who was dressed in homespun cloth and white, and he was reluctant to add another set to himself. Thinking that the few feet of cloth he tore in the county seat some time ago were still lying quietly in the closet, Shui Yao tentatively opened up with Fang's mother.
"Auntie, I won't tell you, I have two reluctant invitations to come over today, first of all, the potatoes at home are almost finished, thinking that if you have more in the field, then I will be cheeky to come and buy some with you; And then there is the fact that I came here today to see your craftsmanship in making clothes, which really makes me envious, if you are free, I really want you to teach me, and I can also make clothes for my father. ”
At this time, Fang Peinan also made tea and sat aside. Fang's mother listened to Shui Yao's request, and only then did she understand that this girl wanted to learn to make clothes from herself, and she was also made for her father, how could she not allow it in her heart? hurriedly agreed, and at the same time, he liked Shui Yao more and more.
"Okay! Aunt doesn't go around in circles with you, my favorite in my life is filial piety and obedience to children, if the Daquan brothers know that you care about him so much, and you want to make clothes for him, you will definitely be very happy! Learn to make clothes, I agreed! If you don't have anything to do during the day, just come over and I'll give you to church!" ”
Speaking of this, Yu Xiulian motioned to Fang Pei Nan on the side again, and handed him a basket: "Pei Nan, go to the backyard and dig potatoes for your sister Shuiyao, get more, and let your sister take the potatoes away when you finish eating!"
After speaking, Yu Xiulian drove Fang Peinan to the backyard to dig potatoes. Shui Yao saw that Fang's mother was so refreshed, and she was grateful, so she put the two yuan prepared in advance on the table and said, "Auntie, thank you, these money are my little heart, you can keep it!"
What Shui Yao never expected was that Yu Xiulian, who was still smiling just now, saw the money on the table, her face suddenly pulled down, and her voice became cold and detached.