Chapter 165 Lease
"Ah, oh, it's okay, sister-in-law."
Jiang Anning recovered from her initial surprise, thinking that there was nothing important in her home anyway, so she didn't think much about it.
Besides...
"Originally, I asked you to help me take care of my house, but I didn't even pay you at that time. I just used the kitchen, which is worth paying for."
Jiang Anning declined, but Sui Ran insisted on paying her rent at the end of the month.
The two of them argued with each other, but in the end Jiang Anning couldn't resist, so she charged 500 yuan a month's rent.
Sui Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that Jiang Anning would blame her. After all, she didn't ask for it... It was easy to say or not, but fortunately, she didn't look like she was angry or bothered.
Jiang Anning was sitting by the well killing fish, disembowelling two big black fish with clean movements.
Sui Ran and Aunt Fang were willing to help, but Jiang Anning smiled and said no, and asked her to go ahead and do her own business without delaying the stall: "It's just killing fish, I can handle it, but I don't have anything to do at home."
"That works."
Sui Ran stopped being polite to anyone, and after saying a few words with a smile, he went back to the kitchen to prepare the food to be sold at the stall today.
Entering the kitchen, I couldn't help but mutter to Aunt Fang: "Before yesterday, I really didn't think too far ahead. I just looked forward to working hard every day in our small town and earning a little money. , if you can live a good life, that’s it!”
"However, after listening to An Ning yesterday and taking the goods from the stall to the county town, I realized that I was short-sighted before!"
"Although we did it yesterday for convenience and trouble, we were also worried that the time on the road was too long and the weather was hot, so the rice and vegetables would go sour. In the end, we just made some thin paper wontons and took them with us. When we got to the place, they were cooked fresh. I did it, but I was worried that it wouldn’t sell, so I didn’t dare to do too much for fear of wasting it, but what would be the result?”
Sui Ran was very sad: "In just half a day's work, we can make more than if we worked in the town for a whole day. What if..."
Just like in town, there are stalls three times a day.
Just thinking about it made Sui Ran very excited and he wished he could move to the city immediately.
Aunt Fang's heart was equally hot.
Don't blame them for being short-sighted, as if they have never seen money... They have never seen money in the first place!
The money they made from setting up a stall selling paper wontons yesterday was equivalent to their income from farming for half a year!
However, Aunt Fang was much calmer than Sui Ran, and she poured cold water on others at the right time: "The county is good, and the prices of the things sold can go up, but if you want to rent a house in the county, that's okay. What a big sum of money!”
"For a family like us with no foundation, it is difficult to rent a shop in the town. In the county town... what can we imagine?"
Yesterday I made some money selling paper wontons.
But this money is just a drop in the bucket for expenses in the county, or even in the town!
Aunt Fang made a careful calculation with someone: "The main cost of the wontons sold yesterday was flour. They were all made at home. The few handfuls of wheat scattered on the fields and ridges were ground. A little flour, no matter how much, it’s gone.”
"The wonton fillings are basically vegetarian. They use cabbage from our own fields, plus wild vegetables dug at the beginning of the year and mushrooms picked, dried and saved. This does not cost anything. It's normal. Even if you sell it, you won’t get much money, so we won’t calculate the cost for now.”
"The meat is also used. The small piece of palm-sized pork belly that was left over from the previous cooking was minced and mixed in. It didn't cost anything, and the amount was also small."
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"But if we really set up a serious stall to make these things, we would have to spend several hundred yuan to buy meat and vegetables every day."
"There are also stalls. If you want to set up a serious stall in the county town, you have to pay rent and taxes. Once these expenses are gone, I'm afraid there won't be much money left."
Aunt Fang sighed: "We can earn at least more than half of the money now. That's because we have output in the fields and stocks at home. We have enough vegetables and so on, so we don't need to buy them in large quantities." , at most it only costs money to cut two pounds of meat and kill two chickens every day, that’s about it.”
"Once the fragmentary output in our homes is no longer enough to support our supply, there may be less money left."
Aunt Fang sighed: "Besides, you have to rent a house outside. How can you live in your own house without any expenses..."
She also wants to move to the county town.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any money in my pocket.
"At that time, I was just chatting with people, and I heard a few things about the cost of renting a house in the county. This is the amount for a month!"
Aunt Fang opened her hand and waved it in front of Sui Ran's eyes.
"Five hundred coins?"
Sui Ran boldly guessed a number, and Aunt Fang said "Hey": "Where is it, five taels of silver!"
hiss!
The figure of five taels of silver really shocked Sui Ran: "Why is it so expensive? Yes, it costs five taels of silver a month?"
If it took a year, she felt that if she gritted her teeth, she might still have a chance to save.
But if only for a month...
That year, wouldn’t it cost sixty taels of silver?
She may never have the opportunity to make such an old amount of money in her life.
"Isn't it?"
Aunt Fang's face was full of sighs: "However, that person also said that if you want something cheaper, there are some, but you have to look carefully. If you are in a hurry, it will definitely not work."
Sui Ran felt as if someone had poured cold water on him, and his hot heart instantly cooled down.
She muttered with some self-pity: "Why couldn't I be reborn in the county town?"
Aunt Fang glanced at her and advised: "Everyone has his or her own destiny, so don't get into trouble."
Sui Ran said: "I know that even occasionally, I will inevitably complain about God's injustice..."
"The more you talk, the more vulgar you are!" Aunt Fang interrupted her reprimandingly: "God can talk casually?"
"Be careful of the good and the bad!"
Sui Ran pursed his lips: "I didn't say anything."
She sighed, still feeling a little dissatisfied.
God has never been fair.
She hasn't read any books, otherwise, she would definitely shout loudly at this moment: Does the prince, general, Xiang Ning, have any kind of talent?
Why do people who are born the same have to be divided into different grades?
We are all human beings, we are all living beings. How come some people are born with rich clothes and fine food, extravagant and extravagant, while some people can't even afford a full meal, let alone those who only dare to read in their dreams when they eat meat every meal? I miss what I want to think about.
Sui Ran felt unwilling, but he also knew that Aunt Fang was right.
She only felt uncomfortable for a moment, and quickly regained her composure and returned her attention to the work at hand.
“I don’t know if there are any cheap and suitable houses for rent in An Ning.”
Sui Ran muttered something softly, but was really embarrassed to bother Jiang Anning anymore.
Aunt Fang was quiet for a moment and said thoughtfully: "How about we go and ask?" She was actually very excited about setting up a stall in the county town.
Especially when Jiang Genshan happened and she beat Zhou Ran again, she always felt that it would be better to avoid him for a while.
What's more, having money in your pocket will give you more confidence to deal with things in the future.
Aunt Fang sighed: "As you know, Jiang Genshan lost a lot of money because of Zhou Ran's little brat. A lot of it was borrowed by him behind my back!"
"How much wages does he earn in a month? You have to have work all the time. If you can't find work one day, that day will be in vain. This money means that I have emptied the family. , I used it all to cover his debts, but it was not enough.”
As long as Aunt Fang thinks about the fact that she will be faced with debt collection for a long time in the future, she will inevitably feel more anxious and annoyed.
"If we can go to the county seat, our two families can rent a room together and do business together, maybe we can make more money than we can in the town."
"But this is just my plan."
"Let's stabilize the business in the town first and then talk about other things. I can see that more and more people are setting up stalls at various construction sites to sell meals recently!"
Aunt Fang snorted coldly: "Although the food those people cook is not very delicious, they sell it cheaply, as if they don't care about the cost..."
Her voice paused: "I wonder if these people really have no cost? Such a large portion of meat dishes is actually cheaper than our vegetarian dishes."
"Maybe they have some tricks that we don't know about?" Sui Ran also felt a little worried about this matter.
However, she was still pure-minded and did not think of the worst.
Aunt Fang always felt that something was wrong, but she really couldn't say bad things about other people without any evidence.
"Anyway, if we continue like this, I think... our business will only get harder and harder to do."
Just think about it, everyone sells similar dishes. It’s just that what you cook tastes better than others. Other than that, there is nothing worthy of praise. Even the meals sold by others are meatier than yours. The plain ones are much cheaper, so more people will definitely be willing to buy them at a lower price.
If you can save a little more money, it won't be so important whether it tastes good or not.
As long as you can eat it.
"That's true."
The two of them were in the kitchen, each worried for a while, talked for a while, and then the meal was ready.
Jiang Guicheng hurried over, his hair on his forehead still slightly wet. He looked like he had washed his face in a hurry and hurried over.
"Brother Guicheng is here."
Jiang Anning looked up and saw the person, and greeted them politely.
Jiang Guicheng slapped his forehead: "Look at me, there are so many things going on these two days, I even forgot to tell you about your kitchen..."
He explained briefly and concisely that he had rented Jiang Anning's kitchen, but the leader had no chance to tell anyone.
"... When it comes to this matter, your sister-in-law and I are the ones making our own decisions. If you don't want to, we will think of other ways tomorrow."
Yesterday, he had already discussed it with Sui Ran. If Jiang Anning didn't want to do this, they couldn't force it.
The money that should be paid must be given, and the compensation that should be given must be given.
It is true that they took over the kitchen of An Ning's house without informing anyone in advance.
Later, Jiang Anning came back, and because of Jiang Genshan's incident, they forgot about it as soon as it was interrupted.
When they thought about it last night, both of them were filled with regret.
Jiang Anning was stunned for a while, then smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Guicheng already told me about the kitchen matter when she came here. I don't think there is any problem. After all, this house has to be occupied by people. You can help me." Taking care of it, there is someone in the kitchen, which is also a good thing for the maintenance of the house.”
"Brother Guicheng, don't worry too much."
"I just told Sister-in-law Guicheng that you can just use this kitchen."
"It's not money. I asked you to help me look after the house. Didn't I also give you no money?"
"It would be too unorthodox to raise money!"
When Jiang Guicheng heard this, his thoughts changed slightly: "Well... An Ning, I want to discuss something with you. I wonder if it can be done?"
"What's the matter?" Jiang Anning wiped her hands: "Brother Guicheng, please tell me first."
Jiang Guicheng rubbed his hands nervously. Sui Ran and Aunt Fang had also come out of the kitchen at this moment. Looking at him, they made him even more nervous.
"I wonder if you don't plan to come back to the village often, can you rent this house to us?"
Jiang Guicheng spoke a little cautiously, looking towards the direction where Sui Ran was standing.
"What?"
When he heard that Jiang Guicheng wanted to rent Jiang Anning's house, Sui Ran was the most surprised.
"How come you are thinking of renting a house?"
I didn’t say anything about this last night!
This man actually dares to make his own decisions!
Sui Ran was a little angry and looked at Jiang Guicheng with a sullen face, waiting for him to give an explanation.
Jiang Anning was also a little surprised: "Why does Brother Guicheng suddenly want to rent my house..."
If it is for the convenience of selling meals, of course it is more cost-effective to rent a house in the town.
It's not like Jiang Guicheng's family doesn't have a place to live in the village, so there's really no need to rent her house.
If it was just to use her kitchen, it would be even more unnecessary!
She has already agreed to lend them the kitchen, so there is no need to go to the trouble of renting her house again.
Jiang Guicheng rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment: "Sister An Ning, you also know that every family in this family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Although my family has been separated, it is poor. It is said that the family has been separated, but once We all still live under the same roof, and no one has moved out of that home.”
"Of course, it's not that we don't want to move out, it's because our abilities are limited. We don't have the money to buy a new homestead, let alone build a new house. We can only continue to live together like this, living in a squeeze."< br>
Jiang Guicheng sighed: "As you can see, it's just because it's not convenient to do anything at home, so we took this trick and occupied your kitchen without informing you."
"If possible, I think you might as well rent the house to us. In this way, even if you don't come back often, someone will take care of the house and it won't get damaged!"
"And when you come back, you and your sister-in-law will get along well, and you will definitely be able to live together..."
Jiang Guicheng scratched his head in embarrassment: "And your yard is big. If you clean it up, you can plant a lot of things."
He thought, if he could make use of this big yard, grow some vegetables, raise some chickens, ducks, geese, etc., he would definitely be able to save some money instead of going out to buy everything, right?