freenovelworld Chapter 83 The whole family works together to do business!
Chapter 83 The whole family works together to do business!
On the way home.
Shen Qingchuan would grin happily one moment and sigh with worry the next, it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not.
Shen Xiaotang covered her mouth and laughed, "Dad, what's wrong with you? Are you possessed by a ghost?"
At this hour, the only people on the road were the father and daughter; the only other thing breathing was the mule that her father was leading.
Thinking about it carefully, it's kind of creepy!
Shen Qingchuan turned to look at his daughter, smiled sheepishly, and then revealed the thing that was troubling him.
"Tang'er, the restaurant has suddenly received more orders, and I'm so happy. But we'll have to go to the county to buy raw pig trotters from now on, and it will take half a day to go there and back. We won't be able to make a living selling roasted sweet potatoes anymore. We still have so many sweet potatoes at home, what are we going to do?"
He was worried because he still had a lot of sweet potatoes at home!
What?
Can it even sprout at home?
Shen Xiaotang thought for a moment, and then an idea suddenly came to her mind.
“Dad, starting tomorrow, we can take Mom and Xiaoyu to town together. We can set up a stall to sell roasted sweet potatoes together in the first half of the day. After lunch, the two of us can go to the county to buy raw pig trotters. After we’re done, we can pick them up and go back together in the evening. What do you think?”
It's already autumn. We're located in the south, so it doesn't snow in winter. But our crops are growing very slowly this season, and there are still several months until next year's harvest. We only need to weed the fields occasionally, so there's no need for Mom and Xiaoyu to stay home and watch over the house or work in the fields all the time.
When the turmeric fruits ripen next year, the roasted sweet potatoes should be almost sold out. At that time, I'll have Mom go with her to the county to buy raw pig trotters, while Dad and Uncle Shuisheng keep an eye on things in the fields to prevent anyone from stealing them.
Wouldn't that work?
Besides her, who else could make the best use of people and arrange things so reasonably?
After listening, Shen Qingchuan exclaimed that it was a good idea!
"Tang'er, let's do as you say and have your mother and Yu'er go to town too. No matter how many roasted sweet potatoes they sell, they'll broaden their horizons and build up their courage!"
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll tell Mother and Xiaoyu when I get home, so they can be mentally prepared."
When the father and daughter returned home, Liu immediately helped her husband unload the raw pig's trotters from the cart and place them next to the well.
When Liu saw that there were half again as many pig trotters as yesterday, she couldn't stop smiling.
"Dad, did the restaurant order too many braised pig's trotters? How come there's half as many all of them?"
Mentioning this, Shen Qingchuan felt annoyed. If he had known the restaurant was going to double the order, he should have brought more money so he could have bought more and made more money!
"Oh, don't even mention it. The restaurant has only been selling for one day today, and they've already placed an order for eighteen trotters. But we don't have enough pig's trotters. We have to thank Tang'er for her foresight. When she came back from the county, she had me buy six more trotters. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to make any extra money from these few trotters!"
Upon hearing the word "eighteen," Liu immediately covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.
"My God, eighteen a day! How much money are we making in one go? That's way too much, Dad? Am I dreaming?"
Neither of them could read, but Shen Qingchuan used to deliver tofu and eggs to the town often, so he could still do some basic accounting.
He just wasn't as quick at calculating as his daughter!
"Tang'er said that six braised pig's trotters would at least earn 150 coins, twelve would be 300 coins, and eighteen would be..."
Shen Xiaotang laughed and blurted out first, "It's four hundred and fifty coins!"
Shen Qingchuan instantly became excited, "Yes, yes, that's four hundred and fifty coins! We'll only earn three hundred coins tomorrow, but starting the day after tomorrow, we'll be able to earn four hundred and fifty coins!"
Seeing her father so excited, she immediately added, "That's not all. We'll go to the county to buy raw pig trotters, which are cheaper than at Pork Zhang's. We'll also buy seasonings there. We'll negotiate with the shop owners and try to get them a discount. Lower costs mean we can earn more!"
Upon hearing this, Liu was even more excited than Shen Qingchuan.
"My goodness, you can earn 450 coins a day? I've never seen so much money in my life. Even your father, who often delivers tofu and eggs, only gets 300 or 400 coins a month at most. He barely even touches the money. Tang'er is saying it's more than that. Am I dreaming? This is so unreal."
Liu was as happy as a child, her smile stretching almost to the back of her ears.
Shen Qingchuan was overjoyed; his two rows of bright white teeth were constantly clenched.
Xiaoyu, who was watching from the side, couldn't understand what her parents were talking about, but she could tell that they could make money, so she was happy too.
"Oh...we're going to make money, lots of money!"
Shen Xiaotang smiled and said, "Yes, Xiaoyu is right, and you weren't dreaming, Mother. It's all true. We're going to make money. As long as we're willing to work, we can make money every day!"
The couple was overjoyed, and their smiles never faded.
Full of confidence, Liu immediately said, "Great! Making money is great! Our own lives will definitely get better and better. We won't have to put up with their whole family's attitude anymore, and we won't have to work for them from dawn till dusk anymore."
Before, no matter how much I worked, I wouldn't earn a single penny. But now it's different. Just like my daughter said, as long as you're willing to work hard, you can earn money, and if you can earn money, you can save it!
"Mom, the restaurant has received more orders, so Dad and I will have to go to the county to buy pig's trotters from now on. I'm thinking of having you take Xiaoyu to try selling roasted sweet potatoes. The two of you can sell as much as you can. We can go out together and come back together, what do you say?"
Upon hearing this, Liu paused instantly.
"Tang'er, like Yu'er, I'm timid. I get scared when I encounter loud and unpleasant people. I'm afraid of causing trouble. How can someone like me do business? Can I really manage?"
“Mom, how do you know it won’t work if you don’t try? You went to town last time, and half of the stalls there were women. Making money doesn’t discriminate between men and women, nor does it depend on how bold you are. We’re doing legitimate business, doing things honestly and uprightly, so what are we afraid of?”
“Coco… but I still don’t feel confident. I can manage farm work, feeding the pigs, and mending things at home, but I never thought I could go into business myself…”
Liu looked hesitant; just imagining the scene of doing business made her feel uneasy.
"Mom, our family is where we are today, not because we thought it through, but because we tried it out step by step."
"It won't hurt to try. Only when our whole family works together can we make a good life!"
She was also thinking that once the braised pig's trotters business grew and she had enough savings, she would open her own pig's trotters shop, make more flavors, and strive to make it bigger and stronger!
She definitely can't do it alone; her parents will have to help her too.
My mother doesn't even dare to sell a roasted sweet potato for a penny or two. How can she help open a pig's trotter shop in the future?
We need to train Dad and Mom as soon as possible so that the whole family can work together to do business!
Seeing that his wife kept wanting to back down and was afraid to try, Shen Qingchuan also tried to persuade her, "Fengniang, don't worry. Tang'er and I will help you sell them in the first half of the day, and in the second half of the day we'll go to the county to buy some raw pig trotters and make a round trip. In the evening, we'll pick you up and Xiaoyu and go home together. Selling roasted sweet potatoes is very simple. The big ones are two coins, and the small ones are one coin. It doesn't matter how much or how little you sell. It's still better than you staying at home with Xiaoyu!"
Unable to resist the persuasion of her husband and daughter, Liu finally agreed!