Father Lin and Mother Lin were also very happy. As soon as they arrived, half of them were sold. There were still people in the store touching and looking at them.
The second elder also followed those people and said in broken Mandarin, "It's delicious..."
"It will be delicious..."
"It will be fresh..."
"Cheap...only 45 cents..."
Ye Yaodong happily returned to the store with a wad of new banknotes in his hand. As soon as he entered, he heard them greeting the customers in the store with smiles on their faces. He didn't feel uncomfortable even though they spoke Mandarin in a way that made people laugh.
I can only speak two or three words, and my intonation is very inaccurate, but I'm pretty good at being able to speak. It's much better than most people, but I can barely understand it anyway.
Ye Yaodong also smiled and said to the people in the store: "The boss just weighed 500 kilograms and took them away, and everyone saw it. You can rest assured about the quality of the dried fish. They were dried years ago, so it won't go bad if left."
"If it's windy or rainy and it's hard to go out to buy food, steaming or frying a bowl of dried fish is very convenient. You don't have to worry about running out of food at home. It's also great for drinking, and it's cheap."
"Yes, yes, it won't break...it's cheap..." Father Lin agreed.
He can speak Mandarin, but he can't speak Mandarin and needs to practice.
Those who were picking and choosing also kept nodding, and they all said they wanted to try two or three pounds first. Father Lin and Mother Lin immediately got busy again.
This dried fish doesn’t need to be packaged. Just punch a hole through the fish head with a straw rope and tie a knot to carry it.
Two old men, one weighing and the other stringing, Ye Yaodong took some time off and went to the door with a hanging firecracker to set it off.
On the first day that this new store opens, we have to set off firecrackers as a formality to celebrate.
Because of this firecracker, their store really attracted many curious people to come and take a look.
After all the work was done, Ye Yaodong placed a sack of dried fish horizontally on the ground, then placed a pile of change on the sack and counted it.
"I have to buy a table and chairs later. There is no place to put things or anywhere to sit."
"I don't think I need to buy it. If you go back today, it seems that you will have to transport another car of dried fish tomorrow. There are quite a lot of customers, and there are only more than 300 kilograms left. In case you need more quantity.
If there is not enough to sell, when you transport another car, bring a broken table and chairs from home, or buy one from a carpenter in the village, it will definitely be cheaper than buying it in the city."
"That's OK."
Just go to the village committee to get one. It was too sensitive in those years. The shabby primary school in the village had no teachers, and it was closed later. Now, no teachers are willing to come, and all the children have gone to school in the next village.
He can tell his mother to move a set of tables and chairs. Anyway, there are so many of them and they should be left at the village committee.
After Ye Yaodong counted the money, he picked up his clothes and put them in the cloth bag he carried close to his body. He also put the new wad of money flatly in it.
The first time I received a brand new banknote, I was reluctant to fold it. It was only during the Chinese New Year that it was possible to receive this new banknote that had just been circulated from the bank.
If you have time when you go back, you can go to the bank to redeem a set of new banknotes of various denominations and save them. Then you can look at them one by one, which is also a memory.
Throughout the morning, Ye Yaodong has been busy arranging the food and accommodation for Father Lin and Mother Lin. From time to time, guests would come to the door. There was a lot of traffic, so they had to stop to greet the guests and wait for a while after they were busy.
Fortunately, Mother Lin is here and can help organize things.
If it weren't for the tractor driver at the door urging him hard, Ye Yaodong would probably be reluctant to leave. As soon as this new store opened, it quite attracted people going in and out of the market.
There are quite a few people going in and out of the two entrances next to it. After all, this is the main entrance, and the two entrances next to it are side entrances. It is really difficult to rent the store for a while.
After returning home, it was already dusk. Not only Lin Xiuqing, but also his father and mother were very concerned about the situation when the store opened on the first day.
Ye Yaodong didn't say much. He took off his clothes, took out the cloth bag inside, unbuttoned it, and then poured the banknotes all over the table. Starlight flashed in his eyes as he looked at the two boys.
"Ah! There are new banknotes!"
"There's new money!"
With quick eyesight and quick hands, the children held down one piece each and then slid it in front of them.
"It's so new, Dad, this is new money."
"I like new money..."
Ye Yaodong touched the heads of the two children and said, "Children, don't move around. This big unity ticket costs ten yuan."
"We're just curious about the new money, so we'll play with it and return it to you later."
Children find everything new when they see it. They haven't seen such brand-new money yet, so they can brag about it.
The adults had seen more money than this several times and were not so excited, but they were still very happy.
Father Ye said with a smile on his face: "There are so many, are these sold today? It's quite a lot, two or three hundred yuan, right? I've been delayed for a long time on the road since I went there this morning, so it probably hasn't been sold for long.
Bar?"
After Lin Xiuqing did the math in her mind, she was pleasantly surprised, "How many hundreds of kilograms did you sell in one go?"
"It's so easy to sell. You just went there this morning and sold it for hundreds of dollars?" Mother Ye was also surprised, "Isn't this much better than setting up a stall?"
Ye Yaodong took two cents from the table and gave them to the two children, "One cent each. Let's go out and play. Don't get in the way here. Don't go out and talk nonsense."
"Yes, Dad."
Ye Chenghu excitedly took the money and quickly climbed off the stool. He liked his father the most!
"Brother, wait for me..."
After the two children went out, Ye Yaodong told what happened this morning, and the whole family was happy.
Even Ye Mu rarely said a kind word, "I didn't expect you to make a lot of money just messing around with dried fish like this. It's not uncommon here, but it's so popular in the city."
"City people outside have no land or fields, so they have to spend money to buy everything. This dried fish can only be stored here, and only us people on the beach can dry it, and it's cheap." Father Ye was a little proud.
"You know so well, why didn't you get rich earlier?"
"Looking at what you said, the good words started again without even saying a few words. Who would have thought? This is the only time in my life that I have been to the city."
Ye Mu rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you have time to talk here, why not go to the boss's and second's place to help move the goods? There isn't much left over there, so move them all over and put them in the yard. I'll let Dongzi weigh them later."
I need to give it away again, otherwise it won’t be enough to sell.”
"I know, why are you in a hurry? Can your own goods still travel a long way? How much did you sell them for?"
"What are you counting? Didn't I already say that it was sold for two or three hundred? I don't want you to count, they can just count it as a couple."
"Isn't it enough for me to listen to you? If you're in a hurry, just move it yourself." Father Ye glared back not to be outdone.
Ye Yaodong was speechless when he heard the two old men arguing and said, "How about you two move together? Then no one suffers?"
"You guys have a lot to do. If you have free time, go and help with the work." The old lady said as she drove Father Ye outside. "Go, go, go, move a little over first so that it doesn't touch the ground. I'll tell you later when I come over."
How much did you sell it for?"
Ye Mu saw this and followed her.
The room was quiet, and the old lady didn't say anything so as not to disturb the couple counting their money.
After she finished counting, she said with a smile: "Maybe during this period, it rained intermittently for many days, and people in the city also wanted to save some food for their homes, so it might be easier to sell in the future.
"
Ye Yaodong nodded, "It's also possible. Anyway, our family saved a lot of money a year ago. If we deliver another car in the early morning, the eldest brother and the second brother will be vacated, leaving only our family. If we don't deliver in large quantities, we can still sell quite a lot."
For a long time.”
"Sell slowly, sell slowly, and you will always make money."
"Well", Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing again, "Put the money away, don't discount the new money."
Lin Xiuqing smiled and said, "No matter how new it is, it will become old after use. Have you left some change for my parents? If you need to change money, it will be troublesome if you can't find it. There are no shops around.
Change."
"Yes, I left three or four yuan with a few cents, which is enough to find out, so I didn't bring that many cents back today."
"Um."
At night, Ye Yaodong transported another car to the city, and also brought two sets of tables. The two old people also needed one set for their residence. He asked his mother to help buy them. The village committee had piles of them there anyway, so he just let them
She asked for help and found out that she bought two sets with depreciation, both costing less than a few yuan.
It’s still solid wood~
When he arrived at the market at three o'clock in the morning, the lights in the market were bright, shining directly through the entrance. There was an endless stream of vendors and carts coming and going, and the door of his shop was also wide open, and there were some people going in and out.
guest.
Ye Yaodong jumped out of the car and was about to help when he saw someone looking around and touching around. Then he grabbed a few pieces of dried fish without anyone noticing, stuffed it into his cotton-padded jacket, looked around, and then...
Want to go out.
"Ouch, what the hell? Did you encounter three hands?"
He stood directly at the door and blocked the thief's path.
The thief didn't look like a habitual criminal. He probably acted on impulse and was a little greedy, so he stole a few pieces and put them inside his clothes.
Seeing him blocking the way, they all glanced at him nervously, tightened their grip on their clothes, and then moved to the side.
Ye Yaodong also moved to the side at the same time, blocking the way, "Take out the things!"
"What...what..."
He didn't waste any time, he grabbed the thief's hand that was covering his stomach, turned it behind him, and instantly four or five large pieces of dried toad fish fell out of his clothes.
People who were walking in and out immediately shouted in surprise when they saw it, "Thief!"
"There's a thief!"
People in the store also gathered around to watch.
"Let me go~"
The thief struggled to run away, but Ye Yaodong couldn't catch him. He kicked him twice and punched him, and then let him run away.
Father Lin and Mother Lin hurriedly stepped forward, "It's a good thing you're here, otherwise it would have been stolen."
"There are quite a lot of people coming and going in this store, and we couldn't greet them. We didn't look carefully and didn't keep a close eye on them, so we almost got stolen."
"It's okay. There are a lot of thieves. How can you keep an eye on them with just two pairs of eyes?" After Ye Yaodong said casually, he immediately greeted the guests present not to pay attention.
Customers entered the store again and began to choose.
Lin's father walked beside Ye Yaodong and said with a smile: "Fortunately, you shipped a cart early, otherwise I would have been worried that there would not be enough to sell. It was not bright yet, and we sold more than 20 kilograms as soon as we opened the door, and there would be no place to pour it out. Otherwise,
It’s better to pour it out and sell it.”
"Okay, when I come in two days, I will bring you a bamboo bed so that the dried fish can be poured onto the bamboo bed to make it easier to pick."
"Hey, hey."
Ye Yaodong has been helping in the store. From pitch darkness to dawn, there were fewer customers. He occasionally lifted three or four bags of goods from the tractor and put them in the store. He moved the rest to another place.
The store serves as a warehouse.
I also sold more than 200 kilograms this half morning. The sales volume is very gratifying. The shop is quite conspicuous, which is better than a group of people gathering there to set up a stall.
Many of them are fishmongers who come and go to purchase fish. When they see a shop here, they come in to browse and buy some.
He felt that the car he pulled over today would only be enough to sell for a few days.
Chapter completed!