Due to the activities on the 7th, this day also became the day with the highest transaction volume in July. The carp in the fish pond was almost sold out. However, in Chu Ye’s original plan, selling carp was a helpless move, because buying There were many unattended carp in the fish pond. Chu Ye chose to sell them in order to free up space and recoup the cost.
Her original intention was to specialize in raising sea bass so that she could make room after selling all the carp. However, this idea was gradually abandoned during subsequent interactions with customers.
Carp is cheap. Although many people don't like its taste, there are also many people who are not well-off and will choose it. Chu Ye thought for a while, bought some carp fry and put them into the pond.
Nowadays, the stall specializes in selling sea bass, and the price is almost ten times higher than the previous carp. Customers hesitated because they thought it was expensive, but after buying it, they all praised it. The sea bass has fine meat, few spines, and is easy to make. After buying it here, put it on a plate and smear the fish belly with salt, onion and ginger, steam it for eight or nine minutes, take it out and drizzle it with soy sauce. The taste is so delicious!
So even though people were reluctant to part with it, they could never forget the taste after eating it once, so they would come over every once in a while to buy it. Later, some customers laughed and said, "I spent all the money I earned in a month on this stall."
Hearing this, Pan'er and Xiaoya laughed together. When August came, the stall's revenue exceeded 3,000 for the first time. Chu Ye took them to a restaurant to have a good meal.
In September, crabs were put on the market, and previous customers came to exchange their bills one after another. The stall was immediately packed with water, and the turnover hit a new high that day.
In October, during the National Day, Pan'er and Xiaoya were given a three-day holiday. They didn't go home for a long time. Chuye gave each of them a big red envelope and happily sent them to the station, while she herself , sitting by the fish pond, on this day of celebration, she recalled the past. Now everything is developing for the better, and she wonders how her former friends are doing?
Sister Nianci, Brother Jianwen, third sister Chu Hua, niece Gao Xing, Zhao Yue and the others, Qiao Mingzhu, Mu Jiajun...
Thinking of Mingzhu, he left her without saying goodbye and only left her a letter. According to Mingzhu's temper, he would definitely get angry and scold himself behind her back.
Mingzhu, Mingzhu, is really the most unique one among my friends. She has a spoiled temper and is always dissatisfied wherever she looks. The two of them didn't like each other at first, but then maybe it was God's arrangement that they were in the same class. Also a workplace. It was also during the mutual contact at that time that Chu Ye discovered that she was not as vicious as he imagined. Instead, she had a straightforward personality and said what she had to say.
Thinking of this, she recalled that she still owed money to Mingzhu. She happened to miss Mingzhu too, so she simply went to the room and took out the letter paper and pen, wrote three pages and put them in an envelope. Along with it, there was a stack of Thick banknotes, a total of five hundred yuan.
The National Day holiday has passed, and everyone has returned to their busy lives. Another three months have passed, and the New Year is approaching. The three of them have made a lot of money for a few days while the customers are buying New Year goods. Until the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, the three of them have closed the stall after a busy day. , and put a sign on the stall stating that from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the 15th of the first lunar month, the business would be closed for the New Year, so that guests would not be left empty-handed.
On this night, the three of them were too lazy to cook, so they simply went to the restaurant to eat and returned to the dormitory. Pan'er and Xiaoya had packed their luggage and were going home tomorrow.
"Sister Chu, will you go home with me? Don't be alone here." The three of them sat by the bed, Pan'er holding Chu Ye's arm. During this period, the pressure of preparing New Year's goods was quite high, and the flesh on Pan'er's face was all gone. A lot has disappeared, and the pointed chin is faintly visible.
"Yes, Sister Chu, you can go to my house. My family is very nice." This is Xiaoya talking. She took Chu Ye's other arm. She has grown a lot in the past few months. The little girl who was originally shy and liked to hide behind others when speaking now has a bit more determination in her eyes and her tone of voice is much tougher.
They knew about Chu Ye's relationship with his family. One time when the three of them were having dinner, Pan'er opened a bottle of wine with greed. After drinking less than half of it, her head was swaying drunkenly, and she even asked what she was probably suppressing. A question that has been on my mind for a long time.
Xiaoya only remembered that after Pan'er finished speaking, Sister Chu's eyes suddenly became lonely. She lowered her head, her whole face was shrouded in shadow, and her whole body felt sad for no reason. Pan'er was still a little drunk at first, but when she saw this, she suddenly Zi woke up and cried, saying that he was talking nonsense and shouldn't ask.
But at that time, Sister Chu suddenly raised her head, smiled and comforted Pan'er, telling her not to be afraid. When she and Pan'er were anxious, Sister Chu took the bottle, raised her head and took a big sip regardless, and hurriedly After coughing, Sister Chu's cheeks were red because she was choked, but she smiled and told them about her break with her family.
Pan'er wanted to slap herself a few times at that time, but Sister Chu took Pan'er and her into her arms, and said in a comforting tone that she felt relaxed instead, and asked Pan'er not to take this matter to her heart.
Also that night, Pan'er and her returned to the dormitory. The two of them lay on the bed and cursed the ungrateful Chu family. Pan'er even said that when she had free time, she would find a temple and say it in front of the Bodhisattva. Say all the bad things about them.
Therefore, when the Wan family reunited, they did not want to leave Chu Ye alone.
But after the two of them proposed this, Chu Ye waved his hand and refused indifferently, "Don't think that I am so fragile. I spent the New Year here last year. There is nothing wrong with it."
"Then this year is different! You have two good sisters, and we can't leave you alone." Pan'er pouted and said dissatisfied.
"Yes, or we don't go home, the three of us will celebrate the New Year here!" Xiaoya's courage is really getting bigger and bigger.
As soon as she finished speaking, Pan'er's eyes "swish"
His eyes lit up and he nodded, "Okay, okay! The three of us will celebrate the New Year together!"
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Chu Ye gave them both a headache. The two of them immediately covered their heads in pain. She laughed and scolded, "You two are annoying me here, and you won't let me take advantage of the Chinese New Year to be clean." Pure? Besides, you won’t come back. Go, why don't the family members come here to ask for help? I can't explain why!" Pan'er shook her arm, and Xiaoya also pulled her up silently. The other one looked over pitifully.
"No! There is no need to discuss this matter. You two must go home tomorrow." Seeing the two people looking like they were about to cry, Chu Ye sighed softly. She didn't know what these two people were thinking, but she really didn't have her. As pitiful as they thought, she really didn't think there was anything wrong with celebrating the New Year alone. Anyway, ever since that time her parents locked her up at home and tried to force her to go on a blind date, she never went home during the Chinese New Year.
Thinking of this, she softened her tone, rubbed the place where the two of them were beaten just now, and said comfortingly: "We will definitely go back home. If you two really miss me, you can come back early, but you must stay at home for at least ten minutes." Genius works.”
The two thought about it and knew they couldn't change any more, so they reluctantly agreed.
When this happened, Chu Ye remembered another thing. She took out her account book and settled the monthly salary for the two of them. The amount was set when she called them to help - 110 yuan a month.
At that time, I also promised that at the end of each year, I would give them each 5% of the year's profits as dividends.
She quickly calculated on the paper with a pen. She calculated the general ledger every six months. She no longer looked at the ledger before July. She mainly looked at the period from July to the end of December. The turnover in January was calculated into the next year.
The second half of this year is a year of explosive business growth, with half-year turnover reaching more than 20,000 yuan! After deducting costs, the net profit in the second half of this year will be more than 7,500 yuan!
In this way, Pan'er and Xiaoya each received another 375 yuan in dividends. She put the two piles of money into red envelopes and handed them solemnly.
Pan'er and Xiaoya happily took it, spitting out their sweet words as if they were free, making Chu Ye laugh non-stop.
Early the next morning, Chu Ye rode a tricycle and sent the two people and their luggage to the station. After watching the two people get on the bus, she rode leisurely on her way to deliver red envelopes to the Han shareholders.
It was another scene that was no different from before. Han Zhao raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms across his chest, leaning against the door frame to look at her. Chu Ye took out a thick wad from his bag and handed it over, "This is the dividend for the second half of the year. A total of One thousand five hundred dollars.”
"Hey! Boss Chu has made a fortune." Han Zhao said teasingly. Chu Ye rolled his eyes, rummaged through his bag again, and then took out two thick stacks of banknotes.
"This is to pay back the money you lent me before. It's two thousand yuan in total. I have to keep some money to use after the year. I'm still short of you by one thousand and two yuan. I'll pay you back when I make money next year." Chu Ye held a "brick" in his hand. He looks like a local boss.
Han Zhao changed his posture again and said calmly, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry about my money."
"Pay it back early and calm down." After Chu Ye said that, he stuffed the "brick" into Han Zhao's arm, holding it firmly.
"Okay," Han Zhao looked indifferent. The money actually meant nothing to him. He wouldn't even remember it until Chu Ye paid it back. Seeing Chu Ye turning around to leave, he shouted to stop, "Wait a minute."
Chu Ye turned his head, puzzled.
Han Zhao took off the "bricks", entered the house, and soon came out with something. He handed a large bag of things to Chu Ye, "This is a New Year snack for you. I went to Hong Kong some time ago. I bought too much and couldn’t finish it.”
Chu Ye looked down and saw that there were candies, chocolate nuts, and supplements such as donkey-hide gelatin inside. The packaging was intact, and it didn't look like there was endless food. She looked up at Han Zhao, who looked indifferent.
Okay, Chu Ye thought to himself, when Pan'er and Xiaoya come back, the three of them will eat together!
Seeing her take it, Han Zhao took out another red envelope from his pocket, "This is a courtesy, your New Year's red envelope, you're welcome. One more thing, I'm going to the United States tomorrow, and I won't be able to come back until after the Chinese New Year. Tell me in advance, I’m afraid you’ll miss me if you have something to do with me.”
Chu Ye nodded, silently complaining in his heart that these words were really unnecessary. He was usually so busy that he wouldn't come to him if he had nothing to do. What else could he do during the Chinese New Year?
But she didn't expect her words to come true, and she fell into a state of isolation and helplessness within a few days.
(End of chapter)