Chapter 152 Publicity
"Hey, An Ning, your hands are such a coincidence!"
Aunt Fang held the wooden basin in her left hand and her right hand supported the heavy basket that would fall down from time to time, smiling from ear to ear.
Sui Ran was much more reserved than that, but he couldn't hold back his laughter.
"That's right. We usually go to the stream to catch fish and shrimps. We always take a basin and throw it directly into the water. It scares away a lot of fish and shrimps. After we finish catching those silly fish, The remaining shrewd ones will be even more difficult to catch!”
“In shallow water, even if I try to catch it, I can’t catch it. I’m already far away!”
The two of them talked non-stop, praising the simple shrimp pot Jiang Anning had just made.
"It's just a matter of luck."
Jiang Anning smiled modestly and did not take any credit.
Some of the little tips in life like this were indeed just inconspicuous bits of knowledge in the notes her mother-in-law left for her.
What's more, she also has barrage to help.
Just when she was weaving shrimp pots with wicker, Danmaku had already argued several times about which bait to use to attract river shrimps better.
When Aunt Fang heard this, she said angrily: "You kid, you are so humble!"
It's not like they haven't come down to the river to touch fish and shrimps before.
After all, it can be regarded as a meaty meat dish. When fried with home-made soybean paste, it is more delicious than the old pickled vegetables!
But it has never been like today, with buckets full of money and baskets full.
"Without your help, how could we all be so full of things?"
"You, it's not that my aunt likes to nag you. It's a good thing to be humble, but you can't be too humble!"
"Don't fight for anything or grab anything. In the end, people won't think you are enlightened or well-educated. They will just say: Hey! Look at that fool!"
"Concession step by step, concession at every step, people will only think you are easy to talk to."
"If you are easy to talk to, you are easy to bully!"
Jiang Anning was thoughtful.
Aunt Fang was still talking: "In the past, I also came here to catch river shrimps and small fish. Do you still know how difficult it is to get these things?"
"If you stay in the river for a while, the fish and shrimp will not dare to come back."
"Even if you have the right idea to catch it, you can't catch it at all."
"This thing is so clever!"
Aunt Fang talked as she walked. The joy of the harvest blew away the haze caused by the man's betrayal, making her return to her former chatty nature.
Sui Ran couldn't stop nodding at the side, but he was thinking more far-term: "If every three or two days, when it's dark, I go over and put this shrimp pot in, and wait until I get up again the next morning. At night, I'm afraid I can catch a lot of small fish and shrimps, clean them out while it's cool, and by midday, with a little hard work, I can sell them for a lot of money."
"This thing doesn't cost much. It's all raised by nature. As long as people are more diligent, it will definitely be a huge profit!"
Sui Ran became more and more excited as he talked, and his mind was already thinking about the distant future.
Aunt Fang couldn't help but get interested after hearing the pie she drew.
"Is it really possible to make so much money?"
Sui Ran's smile froze slightly, and his cheerful expression suddenly stopped: "I don't make a lot of money, it's just hard work."
Aunt Fang curled her lips, understanding that the person was hiding something from her and was not telling the truth.
She was too sensible and didn't ask any more questions.
But there was something stirring in my heart, and my thoughts flew to the sky.
Jiang Anning smiled and said nothing.
After a while, she suddenly said: "I think Sister-in-law Guicheng's idea is very good!"
"It's just that this job is easy to say, but it is still energy-consuming to do."
"Just relying on you and Brother Guicheng to work hard, I'm afraid we will be in a hurry."
Sui Ran looked at the person and felt a little uneasy.
Listening to Jiang Anning's words, wouldn't he also want to join in and get a share of the pie?
It's not that she is stingy, but there are only so many people in this town coming and going, and now some people have imitated them and come to the construction site to buy meals.
Although the taste is far inferior to theirs, many people come back to buy theirs after eating it once.
But it only took two or three days for those families to join forces and reduce prices to attract a lot of customers again.
If we add Jiang Anning, who is very good at making money, and Aunt Fang, who is eyeing her and is obviously attracted to her, the money they can earn will be even less.
It’s not like she’s stingy!
Sui Ran was worried, but Jiang Anning saw through it without saying anything. She just pretended that she didn't know anything and continued: "I think it's better for the three of us to join forces and make this food-selling business bigger and stronger."
"Sister-in-law Guicheng, you can save more money early and build a good reputation. In the future, even after dinner time, you can receive a few tables of individual guests from time to time and earn more money. Why not do it? What?”
Sui Ran was a little shaken by the big pie being painted.
Aunt Fang was the most moved and hurriedly spoke to fan the flames: "That's right! There is strength in numbers. With An Ning and I helping you two, won't we make more money?"
"If you think about it carefully, how many places can you two go to during meal time?"
"There's always a first and then a last thing, right? Whichever place you go to first, of course, doesn't matter. You can sell out everything no matter what."
"But where to go?"
"They have to wait for you to come over, right? They can only pick out the rest from others, right? If they are delayed for a long time on the way, the food will probably be cold when they get it!"
"The people at the back, paying the same price as others, can only eat cold food. Can they be happy and happy in their hearts?"
"People are willing to spend money to buy food from you, isn't it just to have a warm meal?"
"Otherwise, if you bring your own dry food, you can still have enough to eat, and you can save some money to buy two taels of meat for your family and improve the food at home. Why bother to spend it?"
Aunt Fang was good at teaching and talking about the truth, one thing after another.
Sui Ran was visibly shaken as he listened.
"Not to mention, if there are many people buying in the front, and there are people waiting in the back, where can there be anything left to buy?"
"If you can't buy it from you, you will naturally buy it from others."
"You have been running this business for a while. I will imitate you and sell it at various construction sites. There must be more than one, right?"
Aunt Fang's words pinched Sui Ran's lifeline, making people nod unconsciously.
There are really too many people doing this business recently. Several times, when she and her husband hurried to several other construction sites, the people there couldn't wait and bought other people's products.
There is only so much time for a break at noon. The foremen are afraid that if you take more breaks, you will delay working for him, eat late, and have no time to rest at all, so naturally they will not be willing to pay for such a small amount of time. If you want to eat, please wait a little longer until Sui Ran comes over.
"Auntie, you are right, I am obsessed with it."
Sui Ran lowered his head in shame, feeling that he was really judging a gentleman with a villain's heart and was not generous enough.
She couldn't help but look at An Ning: "What are sister An Ning's plans? Tell me, my sister-in-law will listen to you!"
After Sui Ran figured it out, he suddenly became more generous and sincere, and asked Jiang Anning for his opinion with the utmost sincerity.
Jiang Anning didn't have any plans, he was just following the trend and creating a character.
"I think what Aunt Fang said is right. If we work together, we can not only be better in terms of quantity, but also be more efficient by sending meals to various construction sites."
"When the time comes, we will summarize the construction sites in Ruifeng Town that have a large number of people, plan who will go to which place, and distribute the tasks. It will definitely be more efficient than Sister-in-law Guicheng and Brother Guicheng running back and forth. Much more efficient.”
"Although the money needs to be divided, Aunt Fang is right when she says that there is strength when there are more people. The more people there are, the more market share we can capture. The total money earned, that is to say Even if it is divided equally among everyone, you might be able to earn more and be lighter than before, when Sister-in-law Guicheng and Brother Guicheng were working together.”
Jiang Anning's voice paused slightly, and her eyes stayed on the barrage in front of her for a moment longer. She silently wrote down the words that crossed the barrage, and soon returned to her natural and calm smile: "Besides, I want to do this business. To become bigger and stronger, you have to grow your team.”
"There is a saying that goes well, if you don't lead a team, you will have to work until you die..."
Well, Jiang Anning's voice slowed down, and she couldn't understand the meaning of what she said. It took her a few more breaths to digest it before she regained her energy, raised a smile, and continued to speak: "As long as our division of labor model can be strong and operational, Get up, from now on, sister-in-law Guicheng, you don’t even have to go to the construction site yourself, you just need to hire someone to do it.”
"Hire someone?!"
Sui Ran was obviously frightened by Jiang Anning's bold idea.
In her short-term understanding, the only people who can hire people to do things are those with money.
How could she... hire someone?
How much will it cost?
Aunt Fang, on the other hand, was much calmer than Sui Ran and accepted it well: "Hey, hey, does that mean that in the future, even if we stay at home, the money will continue to come in?"
Jiang Anning smiled: "You can say that."
"That's great!"
Aunt Fang was very happy and had expectations in her heart. Even Sui Ran still looked hesitant. She immediately went to lobby people without anyone's arrangement!
Jiang Anning had a faint smile on her lips. She casually glanced at the straw pile next to her from the corner of her eye, and her smile deepened.
After some persuasion from Aunt Fang, Sui Ran was shaken uncontrollably.
The three of them went directly to Jiang Anning's house.
Jiang Anning's yard is spacious and bright. Even if there are several large wooden pots spread out in the yard, it won't look crowded.
Especially in the well of Jiang Anning's house, there is a very convenient water-fetching tool. It is made of wood. You only need to step on it with your feet, and the thing will automatically draw water.
Even the three of them, women, can easily carry several buckets of water.
However, maybe the production process is too rough and immature.
This thing becomes less sensitive as you use it.
But fortunately, Jiang Anning's house still has a very long water pipe, which is made of bamboo spliced together, and can directly bring water from the well to the front yard.
In this way, they only need one person to step on the water-drawing tools at the well, and the other two people are responsible for cleaning the fish and shrimp in front, without wasting much time.
Aunt Fang and Sui Ran unanimously decided to let Jiang Anning tread water at the back, and the reason was very reasonable: "This is something you have at home, and you must be more skillful in using it than us. If one of us is asked to do it, it's okay." I have to spend time studying how to use it. If I don’t understand it, I have to call you over. This will waste more time.”
"Yes, yes!" Sui Ran was beside him, nodding in agreement.
Jiang Anning refused, so she had to go to the backyard to step on the water-drawing tools.
While the three of them were busy cleaning the fish and shrimps, rumors about the three of them quietly spread in the village.
"Hey, you don't know yet? The Guicheng family is really serious now!"
The women who were collecting shoe soles in front of the big stone mill in front of the ancestral hall immediately focused their attention on Aunt Xiurong who was speaking: "Why is it so serious? Where did you hear something? Don't come here again. He who listens to the wind is like rain, making fun of us..."
More or less everyone knew who Aunt Xiurong was.
I always believe only three points of what comes out of her mouth.
"When did I lie to you? If you don't believe it, forget it!"
Aunt Xiurong looked like she doesn't want to make me happy anymore, so I won't tell you anymore.
Everyone curled their lips and exchanged glances with each other. They knew what a piss-poor person she was, so they were happy to tease her with her words.
"Hey, dear sister, what is going on? Just tell us quickly, otherwise we may not be able to eat well, sleep well, and be scratching our heads today!"< br>
One woman said something very exaggerated, which made other people laugh, but they also joined in and cheered: "Yes, yes, come on, tell us, we all want to hear it!"
Aunt Xiurong hummed, as if she had received great satisfaction from the compliments. She held her hand for a while, which whetted everyone's appetite, and then she said slowly and leisurely: "What else could it be? That's it. Jiang Anning! She wants to make a lot of money with Sui Ran and that tiger bitch from Jiang Genshan’s family!”
Everyone was a little shocked.
"Is it true?"
Aunt Xiurong glared at the person who questioned her: "If you don't believe it, forget it!"
As he said that, he turned around and left.
The man hurriedly stepped forward and apologized: "Oh, hey, it's my fault. I said the wrong thing. Sister, please don't be angry. I'll slap it myself."
After listening to the man coaxing her in a low voice, Aunt Xiurong was a little satisfied: "Of course what I said is true!"
"If it's false, can I say it?"
Everyone was a little disapproving, thinking: Are you telling less of the lies you usually tell?
The Xiurong family are also loudmouthed, but they are not as honest as the Genshan family.
The Genshan family, after all, never lied to anyone, and said whatever they wanted.
Even if it is an exaggeration, in the end, it is true.
This Xiurong family...
Everyone couldn't help but curl their lips, and in their hearts they extremely denied Aunt Xiurong's character.
"I heard it with my own ears!"
Aunt Xiurong keenly felt their disbelief and emphasized it loudly: "The three of them came out of the woods at that time, each of them carrying fully loaded backpacks, talking and laughing along the way. They were studying how to make a lot of money. I was behind the straw pile they were passing by..."
She paused unnaturally and swallowed her words without saying what she was doing behind the straw pile.
"Can what I heard with my own ears be false?"