Wang's little lady

Chapter 46 Next Step

Mrs. Xie brought a bowl of braised cold noodles and a plate of jelly to the table.

"Come, come, sit and eat and talk."

"It's a coincidence that you came here. We plan to look for you after closing the stall today."

Mrs. Xie took the opportunity to sit on the other side of the table and started chatting with Li Zheng.

"Today, I was collecting stall fees nearby, and it happened to be this street's turn, hahahaha."

"I'm just here to make people look bad." Li Zheng said pretentiously.

There is a stall fee for setting up a stall on a street like this in the town, but he won't care if he just carries a basket and sells it occasionally.

But like the Xie family, they need to occupy a certain position to set up a stall for a long time, that is, occupying a public position, and they have to pay a certain fee every month.

"We know this. We have lived in the town for many years, but we usually collect it at the same time at the end of the month, so it can be calculated according to the number of days. Is it earlier this time?"

Mrs. Xie and the others have always known about this. Even if Li Zheng doesn't come, they will take the initiative to pay her a visit at the end of the month.

It just changed suddenly, and you have to ask for the reason.

"This was the case in the past, but the newly appointed magistrate announced new regulations."

"From now on, it will be charged on a monthly basis, 150 yuan per month. After you pay the fee, only you and your family can set up a stall and do business here within this month. If you want to continue next month, you can register with me in advance."

“If you place a reservation ten days in advance, you will have priority in renewing the stall to the person who paid last time.”

"I was afraid that just by posting the creed, everyone might not understand it, so I charged the fee in advance, just so I could go door-to-door to inform them and talk about it in detail."

Li Zheng thinks this is a good thing.Previously, he would bring people with him to charge at the end of the month based on the actual number of days the stall was set up.

In fact, this is not convenient.

If the service is suspended for one or two days, no one may be able to take the vacant seats for those one or two days, and no charges will be charged.

If you meet a few people who like to take advantage, it will take a long time to check.

It's easier to do now.

"Your location is on the main street. It's in a good location and has a large flow of people. The fees will be higher than those charged at the wet market."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie didn't think there was anything wrong with this method, and it was not harmful to her family either.

It might be a good idea for the new county magistrate to first care about the affairs of ordinary people like them.

only. . .You can’t just collect money and not do anything.

"This method sounds good, and we don't have any objections, that's it..."

Seeing Mrs. Xie's hesitant expression, Li Zheng couldn't help but be curious: "Just say it."

Only then did Granny Xie express her thoughts.

"Li Zheng, we are willing to pay this money, but after paying this money, if someone comes to the stall to cause trouble, will anyone in the town take care of it?"

"Not long after we set up the stall, we have already encountered him twice, hey."

It just makes me angry. Is it easy for ordinary people like them to live a good life?

If they really came here every three or five, they wouldn't be able to do business.

"Here...it only says about charging stall fees. What you mentioned, I also..."

Li Zheng did not expect that Mrs. Xie was talking about such a thing.

I don’t know how to reply at the moment.

"If you set up the stall well and pay attention to the safety of the ingredients, I'm sure... there won't be any trouble, right?"

Li Zheng said tentatively.

There are some gangsters in the town, but I haven't heard of anything big happening.

He doesn't react well to this either.

"No, Li Zheng, we are doing good business, and the ingredients are safe for you to eat."

"It's not that my old lady is making things difficult for you, just look at our business..."

"Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Before Mrs. Xie could finish what she said, she was stopped by Hongdou who came back in time.

Hongdou also heard the first two sentences, but it was really inappropriate to argue with Li Zheng in public.If he really loses Li Zheng's face and makes it difficult for him to do his subsequent work, they may be on the bench if they come to visit him again for business.

"Grandpa Lizheng, I haven't seen you for a while. How have you been recently?"

Hongdou greeted her politely, and secretly patted her grandma's hand to signal her to calm down first.

When Li Zheng saw someone changing the topic, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

There are so many people watching around him. If every family comes here to do this, I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to do his job.

"It's okay, it's okay, haha."

Hongdou smiled and said: "My grandma has a bad temper, but she really doesn't have any bad intentions. Please don't get angry with her."

"She is also anxious. My family has indeed encountered some troubles recently. But it doesn't matter, I can handle it."

Li Zheng walked down the steps and felt better.

As a woman, there is no man in charge of the house, so her words and deeds are unreliable, so she should be more generous in her actions.

"That's good, that's good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zheng felt that what he said was inappropriate and quickly made up for it: "If anything happens in the future, you can send someone to me. As Li Zheng, I will definitely uphold justice."

"Thank you, Grandpa Rizheng. I feel relieved with your words. It just so happens that I really need your help with something."

Just as Li Zheng calmed down, he was hung up again.

"What, what's the matter?"

Hongdou smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal to you."

"I just want to ask, besides the two pork shops in town, where can we buy pork?"

It turns out that this is what happened, and it is indeed not a difficult thing for him.

Li Zheng thought for a while and said: "There are several families in nearby villages who are raising pigs, but the pigs they raise are sold whole."

"And we usually sign a deed with the buyer in advance. If you buy less, they may not be willing to sell."

It's good to know this information. The rest will wait until she takes a closer look.

"Thank you, Grandpa Rizheng. May I ask which two villages are closest?"

Li Zheng: "Lijia Village and Taohua Village."

"I understand, thank you for taking you so long." Hongdou said politely.

Originally, I planned to go to Li Zheng's house after closing the stall, but this saves me some time.

Mrs. Xie also came up at this moment and said: "Yes, I am impatient. Don't take what happened just now to your heart."

"I'll pay this month's payment right now, and by the way, I'll make a reservation for next month."

Mrs. Xie came to the stall, took out the box containing the money, and took out the money to be paid this month and the deposit for next month.

"Li Zheng, please make a reservation for my house next month. Is it okay to pay a ten-cent deposit?"

She couldn't bear the extra money, so she handed over more than 100 Wen at once, saving enough to feed her family for a few days.

Li Zheng had no objection.

After collecting the money and giving a unified voucher, we left.

There was no one at the stall at this moment, so Zhang and Xiaoya also sat down, and the whole family joined together.

"Grandma, mother, let's prepare less things starting tomorrow."

"I'm afraid this matter will have some impact today, so we just need to take a rest."

Everyone had no objection. As usual, everything should be sold out by now, but there were still some left today;

Although there are not many left, there is still a gap compared to before.

"Now that I have some free time, I can think about the sales of the jelly."

“Although the braised flavor is good, the cost is high. Even if you use pig water, the spices cost a lot.

"So I still plan to promote jelly."

(End of this chapter)