90s Little Struggle

Chapter 28 Power On
In Xiao Hong's view, there are too many ways to make money now, even by setting up a street stall.

It's a pity that many people were shocked by what happened more than ten years ago, and they dared not have "guts" despite their "thief".

And in the eyes of most people, the most important thing in a person's life is face, and small traders are existences that people look down upon.

Small traders who have made money are also deeply afraid of any policies, and dare not make too much publicity.

Therefore, many people don't know how much money small traders can make today.

By the time everyone knows it, and when they see other people envious when they eat hot and spicy food, even if they want to follow suit, the market is almost saturated, and the market is almost divided.

So she doesn't want to do this business for a long time now.

The main reason is that the slaughterhouse is in the city, which is too far away from them.

Even in Houzhai Town, there are twenty or so small villages with more than 1 people, but there are only two meat stalls in the town, and there are at most four pigs per day.

Most of these pigs are raised by the farmers, and a small part are fed by the butchers themselves, just to make up the number when the farmers have no pigs to kill.

Of course, butchers also have their own channels to buy big pigs that can be slaughtered.

It is a pity that the purchasing power of the people is not enough now.

Especially now that the weather is hot, they kill up to two pigs a day.

Therefore, when Xiao Hong went to Dingzhu to enter the water, it went smoothly.

Give them a deposit of five yuan in advance one day, and make up when the remaining money is collected.

For the next half month, their business was rain or shine.

Now Xiao Hong doesn't have to go to the town every day, and the three of them take turns to go with her mother or Xiao Fang.

The main reason is that she thinks that the road is bumpy and it is not easy to ride, and people are not easy. She is afraid that she will not be able to keep up with her studies, so she reads at home or does math by herself.

Ask Xiao Fang if you don't understand.

However, Wu Julan had never read a book, and only knew a few words when she held a literacy class, so she was always worried that she would make the wrong money, so she either went with Xiao Fang or Yanyan.

In a blink of an eye, it was the afternoon of August 8th.

Zhao Laosi was very happy when he came back: "We are going to have electricity here, I signed up, and I will be able to dig a hole in a few days."

It's not that he can't find a job as a bamboo craftsman.

But his father and his third brother are both bamboo craftsmen.

Especially his third brother has bad legs and has to take medicine every month. He tries not to compete with his father and third brother for business.

Therefore, he usually rides a bicycle to distant villages to solicit business, or simply works as a laborer in He's orchard.

He Sheng is the richest person in their village, and has contracted more than 20 mu of land to plant peach and pear trees.

In spring and summer, tree trays should be covered with green manure, weeding, watering and topdressing should be applied before flowering and fruiting period, and fruit branches should be pruned in winter.

He is one of the regular day laborers.

Now all the fruits on the peach and pear trees have been picked, and the work to be done has also been done. He was planning to go out to get work on his bicycle, but now that the electricity is about to be turned on, he has work to do.

To get electricity, you have to pull the wires first, and then you have to install the poles first.

It was nearly twenty miles from the town to them, and there had to be a telephone pole tens of meters away.

And one pole requires a hole, which requires at least ten days of work.

Of course he is very happy to be able to earn money and get access to electricity.

"That's good, the lights are on." Wu Julan was not very excited when she heard that. After all, if the electricity is connected, it means that there will be an extra electricity bill.

Yanyan was very excited when she heard this, and asked expectantly: "Then can we buy a TV at home?"

These days, she went to the town, only to find that the black and white TV set in the consignment store was playing Journey to the West, which was really good.

"There are hundreds of TV sets." Of course Wu Julan was unwilling, looking at her little daughter's longing eyes, she gently refused: "Wait a minute, we will buy it in a few years."

Yanyan shifted her eyes to the elder sister's face.

In her heart, the elder sister is the richest and the most capable, and her parents generally would not refuse what the elder sister said.

Xiao's family bought a fourteen o'clock Haiyan brand black and white TV a few years ago, and she used to like watching it very much, but now she doesn't think so.

What she needs more is a tape recorder, which can play English tapes.

So she comforted her sister: "When you go to primary school and you are in the top five in the class for three consecutive years, we will buy it."

Zhao Yanyan is eight years old this year, and will be a first-grade pupil when school starts.

She also discovered that Yanyan is actually quite obedient, but she doesn't like to study very much.

But it cannot be said that she is not a good child. Whether it is pulling weeds in the fields, doing housework, or even washing pigs into the water, she is very diligent.

Although Xiao Hong himself thought that even if he was admitted to university, it would be better to earn money by doing business than earning a solid job, but it is always good to learn more knowledge.

And only acquired knowledge is the most precious wealth.

Yanyan couldn't help but threw herself in front of Xiao Hong, fearing that she would regret it, and said excitedly: "Then let's hang ourselves on the hook, and we won't change it for 100 years."

"Okay!" Xiao Hong stretched out her hand and hooked her very readily: "When you go to school, you have to listen carefully, and if you don't know it, just ask me and your second sister."

After hearing this, Zhao Laosi gave Xiao Hong an unexpected look, feeling a little grateful in his heart.

He also knew that his own daughter hadn't gotten the hang of it in studies, and what Xiao Hong said now was like catching a carrot in front of Yanyan.

You don't need to remind yourself, Yanyan will study hard.

As long as Yanyan can study hard, he will be willing to pay no matter how expensive it is.

So he smiled: "I'll put a few more cages in the evening, let's eat fish and shrimp tomorrow."

Wu Julan thought about buying it three years later, so she didn't say anything.

People have a desire to compare themselves. When the electricity is turned on, if everyone buys a TV set, they will buy it even if they bite their teeth, otherwise they will always feel unworthy, as if they are a head short of others.

Besides, Xiao Hong also made an agreement with herself, she will keep the money she earns now, and when she starts school, then she will do the business by herself.

Now she also knows that doing business is really making money. If the business is good, she can earn the money to buy a TV in a few months.

Especially these days, she makes lo mei, and the taste is no worse than that made by her daughter.

Most of the time it can be sold out, even if there are not many left.

Thinking of it this way, she was full of enthusiasm.

"Xiao Hong, this spice is almost gone."

"Then I'll go buy spices with you tomorrow, and I'll go to the bookstore to have a look." Xiao Hong finished speaking and looked at Xiao Fang who was burning the fire: "How about we go together? Choose some test books to do?"

Xiao Fang responded: "Okay."

In the early morning of the next day, the two sisters rode bicycles to the town to sell lo mei.

What they didn't know was that not far away, there were three young men staring at them collecting money.

A short, stocky young man with a wretched tone: "Brother Lei, am I right? These two girls look good and have a lot of money in their pockets. If we do it, it will be a double gain."

"That's right," the tall man in bell-bottom pants and with a three-quarter hairstyle touched his chin: "You lead the way, let's take the guys and find a place to ambush."

(End of this chapter)