Chapter 35 Dry Goods Store
Zhao Changfeng had to admit that his mother had extraordinary talent in business. The reason why he did not discover his mother's advantage before was that the long-term monotonous and repetitive factory life buried his mother's talent. According to Lin Dongfeng's estimate, this batch of black fungus is worth fifteen yuan per pound, and it would be good to sell it out in seven or eight days. However, the mother priced at twenty yuan per pound and sold it out within three days. It seems that once a housewife burst out with enthusiasm, her work efficiency is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
After selling the goods, my mother and father sat on the bed holding the thick stack of banknotes, counting them countless times, and were so happy that they couldn't stop. Finally, my father counted out a thousand dollars and handed them to Zhao Changfeng, asking him to rush to Zhongzhou tomorrow and return the money to Lin Dongfeng with his own hands.
Zhao Changfeng said that there are only four days left before the New Year, so don’t run back and forth. Or when he returns to Zhongzhou City to go to school, he can send the money to Lin Dongfeng, or now he can go to the post office to send the money to Lin Dongfeng.
My mother did not agree to wait until school starts to pay back the money, which would be too late. However, Lin Dongfeng's mother agreed to remit money through the post office. The remittance was very convenient and the handling fee was not high. The most important thing was that Zhao Changfeng had 1,000 yuan in cash and took the bus. My mother was still a little worried.
But his father disagreed. His reason was that it would take almost seven or eight days to arrive. The New Year will be held in four days. By then, the post office will be on holiday and the post office will be out of the New Year. In other words, Lin Dongfeng will not receive this thousand yuan until after the New Year.
"Changfeng, debt is only the New Year, do you know? But how much money is owed to others, it is best to pay it back before the New Year!" My father insisted firmly.
The mother rarely did not sing the opposite tune with her father. She was silent for a long time and said to Zhao Changfeng: "Son, your father is right. Otherwise, you can take the morning train to Zhongzhou tomorrow and you can still return in the afternoon."
Although Zhao Changfeng did not understand the principle that debt was only a year, he agreed to see his father insisting so much and his mother said so. Anyway, he had nothing to do at home, so he could go to Zhongzhou.
At seven o'clock the next morning, Zhao Changfeng took the train to Zhongzhou and arrived at Lin Xinping's house at around nine o'clock.
Lin Dongfeng was very surprised that Zhao Changfeng sold 100 kilograms of black fungus so quickly, especially when he heard that black fungus still sold a high price of 20 yuan per kilogram. Zhao Changfeng was so powerful in his first business. Could it be that he is the legendary genius of doing business?
Zhao Changfeng was naturally embarrassed and quickly told Lin Dongfeng the truth. He heard that Zhao Changfeng's parents sold it at the market, and Lin Dongfeng felt relieved. Adults have much more social experience than students, so it is not surprising to sell such results. But Lin Dongfeng had another question in his mind, that is, did Zhao Changfeng's parents not work? How could they have time to sell fungus on the market?
Zhao Changfeng then told Lin Dongfeng that Hongxing Machinery City had gone bankrupt and his parents had lost their jobs. Lin Dongfeng then learned about Zhao Changfeng's family situation and was shocked. Before this, Lin Dongfeng also asked about Zhao Changfeng's family situation, but every time Zhao Changfeng was vague and unwilling to explain in detail. Now Lin Dongfeng knew why, it turned out that Zhao Changfeng's family situation was so embarrassing, so he didn't want him to know. In addition, Lin Dongfeng also knew that the reason why Zhao Changfeng asked him to wholesale something from him to sell it was mainly to exercise himself, but to earn some money to supplement the family income.
After understanding this, Lin Dongfeng had an idea in his mind, wanting to help Zhao Changfeng's family. The idea that Lin Dongfeng had not only because Zhao Changfeng once gave blood to his father Lin Mantang, but also because Zhao Changfeng came here in time to return the thousand yuan. What is more important is because people in business valued the most is reputation. Originally, Lin Dongfeng and Zhao Changfeng agreed to pay the goods after the New Year, but Zhao Changfeng did not delay at all after selling the goods and immediately rushed to Zhongzhou to pay back the money. This made Lin Dongfeng feel that Zhao Changfeng was a business partner who could cooperate for a long time, although Zhao Changfeng still needed his help at present.
"Changfeng, Uncle discusses something with you, do you think?"
"Uncle Lin, what's the matter? Tell me, as long as I can do it, I will do it." Zhao Changfeng was very grateful to Lin Dongfeng, so he was naturally willing to do something for Lin Dongfeng at this time.
"Haha, Changfeng, didn't you ask you to do something for me?" Lin Dongfeng said with a smile, "Aren't your parents doing houses and resting now? Why not do some small business? It can be seen from the sale of black fungus this time that they have a very talented business."
Zhao Changfeng's eyes lit up. He had been having a vague idea in his mind these two days, but it had not taken shape. At this time, when he heard Lin Dongfeng a little, his heart suddenly became clear.
"Uncle Lin, I have this idea too. But one problem is that I don't know what kind of business they do. Another problem is that I don't have much savings at home and I'm afraid I can't afford that much capital when doing business."
Lin Dongfeng smiled: "These two questions are very simple. What business is going on? Changfeng, don't you understand it now? Just sell local specialties from Russia and Northeast China. Let your parents rent a fixed stall in the market for the market, selling some local specialties such as black fungus, dried mushrooms, daylily, bracken, pine nuts, etc., and the sales must be very good. As for the cost, it can't be much, just pay a stall fee. At the beginning, I can do Heilongjiang to send the goods first, and then return them to me after they sell the goods. After doing it for a while, your parents have some capital in their hands, and then consider other cooperation methods."
"That's great!" Zhao Changfeng said: "Uncle Lin, thank you so much! I'll go back and discuss with my parents. If they agree, let them rent a fixed stall in the market to sell Russian and Heilongjiang dry goods."
At that moment, Zhao Changfeng was about to rush back to discuss with his parents. Seeing that Zhao Changfeng was returning home, Lin Dongfeng did not stop him. He asked Lin Xinping to take Zhao Changfeng to the train station.
On the way to the train station, Zhao Changfeng was immersed in joy. If he could really open a stall selling dry goods like Uncle Lin said, even if the business could not be as popular as earning 1,000 yuan in three days during the Chinese New Year, it would always be possible to earn 1,000 yuan a month? In this way, his parents' income would be one or two times more than at work, and he could study with peace of mind and no longer have to worry about living expenses.
Chapter completed!