Chapter 125 Stable Income
Their family now raises cattle, sheep, donkeys, and fifty or sixty chickens. There is no need to buy fish. Only the pork needed to make pot helmets every day has to be spent. Now they are making money. The money has to be spent on pork, which is not cost-effective.
Pretending to be worried, Shen Yi cut a few kilograms of pork and walked around the town. He found that there were a lot of fruit sellers, but they were all small wild fruits from the mountains and could not be sold for a high price. Now he felt a little worried. end.
When he returned home in the evening, he immediately went to find Mrs. Xu.
Mrs. Xu knew that Shen Yi asked the children of Huang Xinghua's family to help make pot helmets today. She saw him going out with four big rattan baskets in the morning. Now the rattan baskets were all empty, which showed that they were sold out. She couldn't help but be envious, "Ah Yi, business is booming. ah!"
Shen Yi smiled and scratched his head, and said modestly: "We sold more at the big market today, but we actually didn't earn much. I just came over to discuss this matter with my second uncle and second aunt."
"What?" Mrs. Xu looked confused and asked Shen Yi to sit down and talk.
Shen Yi sat down on the stone pier and gasped: "This is not because my family needs a lot of pork to sell pot helmets. It costs hundreds of yuan to order pork from the butcher every day. The cost is heavy. Instead of earning this money for others, it is better to give it to my second uncle. Aunt earns.
Second uncle and second aunt can tell the people in the village that you will accept anyone who is willing to raise pigs. I will order some pork from you every day. By the way, I will help you ask about the inns and restaurants in Dahe Town and help you find some more buyers. How about it? "
Mrs. Xu was a little moved, but she didn't dare to accept easily. She asked tentatively: "Is there anyone really willing to buy our pork?"
Shen Yi suddenly said, "Today, shopkeeper Li of Jixiang Inn also discussed with me about buying pot helmets, and shopkeepers from other restaurants also came to ask. I want to agree. This can also save a lot of trouble. If I really agree, I will do it every day." A lot of goods to be supplied.
Maybe fifty or sixty kilograms of pork will be consumed in a day. Xiao Tai likes to drink bone soup. We can buy some more and sell some in the village. I will punt the rest to help you deliver it to Dahe Town. It should be no problem. "
Mrs. Xu became more and more excited as she listened. Her head started to heat up and she slapped her thigh heavily, "Okay! I'm going to ask anyone in the village who is willing to raise pigs. Let's buy some half-sized pigs and raise them first."
Xu ran happily and quickly disappeared in front of Shen Yi like a gust of wind.
Shen Yi shook his head helplessly and went home to tell Su Tai about the situation, "Second Aunt has gone to find someone to discuss raising pigs. There should be a lot of people coming to inquire in the past two days. If you can handle it, just handle it. If you can't, forget it. .
I plan to take over the business in Dahe Town, so that we can make more money without having to work so hard, and it can also give the people in the village more ways to make money. "
He always believed that there were no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. No matter how high the wall was, it could not stop caring people from caring about them. But as long as everyone's interests were tied together and they ate meat and villagers drank soup, no one would dare to blatantly care about their family.
Most people are still timid and afraid of death.
Su Tai only thought about it for a moment before she figured it out, "Okay, I'll do as you said. Please ask brother and sister Shen Dagou to continue to help. From now on, you can send one shipment in the morning and another in the afternoon. Send more in the morning and some in the afternoon." Work less and raise the salary for the two children to thirty cents, see if they are willing."
"Sure, I'll go tell you now."
When Shen Yi told Huang Xinghua, who came to collect the money, about the situation.
Huang Xinghua felt like a pie in the sky was falling on their family. Because she was so excited, she cried all the way home.
Shen Mu was frightened and thought her job was lost, so she quickly comforted her, "If the job is gone, it will be gone. Our family lived the same life before, but this year is much better than in previous years."
"Yes, mother, we have saved more than one tael this year." Chen Xiang persuaded. Huang Xinghua realized that her family had misunderstood, she quickly put away her tears, and said with laughter and tears: "My life is still alive and I haven't lost it! It's a good thing! Shen Yi and his wife just told me that it's like letting Da Gou and A Xiang go away for a long time." Working for thirty cents a day, just like me.
Think about it, the three of us can earn ninety cents a day. If it's windy or rainy here, we won't be able to rain. We can't make money every day for a month, but you are different. Even if something bad happens to you, No matter the weather, you still have work to do and money to make.
On the way back, I did some calculations. Our family can earn more than two taels a month, and we can save about fifteen taels by the time winter comes. There are also good things like the income from the fields. I really don’t dare to dream about it. Think about it! "
Chen Mu and others were so shocked by Huang Xinghua's words that they couldn't say a word for a long time.
It wasn't until a few small cheers that they calmed down, and they were all a little excited.
Mrs. Chen laughed happily and said: "It's a good thing that Shen Yi and his wife are willing to help us. You have to work hard, learn more and talk less. People in the village will say they don't know when they ask. Don't offend our family's God of Wealth just by talking. !
Also, Shen Yi and his second aunt came over just now and mentioned raising pigs. They said they would accept anyone willing to raise pigs and the price was fair. It was probably because of Shen Yi’s business. I was a little hesitant at first, but now my eldest grandson is older. My granddaughter has a job, so I might consider it.”
"Mom, what are you thinking about such a good thing? Just promise! Don't worry, I will raise the pigs, you don't have to worry about it." Shen Mu took care of everything and was full of energy, contrary to the previous numbness and dullness.
Mrs. Chen heard her son's joy and smiled from ear to ear, "Okay, okay, you are busy with things outside. Leave the little baby at home to me. I can help with the help of the third, fourth and fifth."
She gritted her teeth and held on for another two or three years. When the youngest grandson grew up, the family should be able to get better and better.
Mrs. Chen's hope is indefinite.
The next day.
Shen Yi took four large baskets of pot helmets to Dahe Town. Today was not a big market, and he did not plan to sell them individually. He sent the goods to Dahe Town first. Shopkeeper Li ordered two baskets at a time, and he took away the rest, half a basket. It was sold to a tea restaurant, half of the basket was sold to a restaurant that makes wonton buns, and the other basket was shared between two restaurants.
This is the first day of delivery, so I don’t know what the situation is like.
In the next two days, he still made the same amount, and the situation was getting better day by day. Several more orders were added one after another. In total, there was a larger rattan basket. The goods could be delivered in one trip, but he had to leave later and was encountered. Some people rushing to cross the river complained.
As a last resort, he could only advance his work time to Chou hour (one o'clock in the morning) and go to bed at You hour (five o'clock in the evening).
Su Tai was worried that he would not sleep well, so she specially made a thick curtain for him.
Her belly was getting bigger and she often got up at night. She was afraid that it would affect Shen Yi's rest, so she wanted to move to sleep next door.
Shen Yi was not happy.
The two of them thought about it and put an extra bed in the bedroom, so Shen Yi reluctantly agreed.
The profit from Guokui business has gradually stabilized at around one tael per day, which is excellent for a farmer like them. It is neither eye-catching nor too small, and the profit is steady and steady.
Shen Yi delivers goods during the day and comes back around noon. He can even go into the mountains to get some hares and pheasants for Su Tai to beat the teeth as a gift or ride a donkey to Dongmen Village.