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Chapter 17 Finding a Bunk

Chen Meng covered his face and came out of the tailor's shop.

There was also a bright red slap on his face.

It's considered a bit even.

The conscience of heaven and earth, he really didn't tease Liu Ye on purpose, he really said he was bald.

In later generations, such words are nothing.

Saving a life, and being slapped.

What's this matter?

Chen Meng was depressed and wandered around the small commodity market, and soon bought all the things he needed, a gas stove, four small tables, more than a dozen small stools, including pots, pans, and so on.

I bought all of them, and it cost a total of 700 yuan.

Then he spent another 300 yuan to buy a tricycle.

Two thousand dollars only cost half of it.

This made Chen Meng overjoyed that prices in the 1990s were really low.

After coming out of the small commodity market, Chen Meng put the bicycle rack on the tricycle and headed straight to People's Square.

He had already inquired before.

The square in the center of the county town becomes a well-known night market at night.

However, at night markets at that time, the snacks were very single, except for barbecue, wontons, ramen, Sichuan hotpot, skewers and other things had not become popular yet.

Even so, at night, there are still crowds of people.

Chen Meng came to the edge of the square... The so-called square is a very large flat ground with a pool in the middle.

There are some big trees on both sides.

The weather is hot.

No one is here to relax and enjoy the cool air.

Chen Meng looked at the empty square and knew that this area was probably occupied by various vendors, each with its own territory.

If you take it rashly, you will be afraid that the business will not be completed and you will have to cause trouble.

When you are new to the city, it’s better to be honest first and say it’s time to go to the pier.

Thinking of this, Chen Meng walked towards a small shop in a relatively remote corner next to the square, "Boss, get me a bottle of frozen soda and then get a bag of Ashima."

The boss is a chubby big sister, who looks in her forties, and is an ordinary person.

But Chen Meng knew that it was not ordinary people who could open a store in a golden area like the square.

"The weather is so hot, can I sit for a while?" Chen Meng asked for a word to get close to the boss's wife.

"Yes, just sit there." The proprietress was very polite when she saw Chen Meng dressed like a farmer in the countryside, and there were messy things on the tricycle, not like a bad person.

These days, people's thoughts are very simple.

As we counted a generation, every household was a farmer, so when we met the farmers, there was no discrimination.

"Sister, the business is pretty good, right?" Chen Meng lit a cigarette and chatted while smoking.

"generally."

"I think the location is good, and the business should be good."

"No... Look at the location of many small shops nearby, and their locations are better than mine."

"When you do business, you are a person. The eldest sister is kind-hearted at first glance, and the store is clean and neat, so the business can definitely be done." Chen Meng said.

He looked carefully and found that the shelves of this store were still new, and it should have been opened not long ago.

The location is indeed not ideal, and business should be sloppy.

It is precisely because of this that it is convenient to talk to the boss about cooperation next.

"Brother, you are really good at speaking, so I can lend you a good word." The boss's wife smiled.

This is the reason why you wear it all the time, but you don’t wear it.

"I see the things that the big brother pulls in this car are like setting up stalls to do business?" The boss lady was in a good mood and started chatting.

"My elder sister has a good eye. In the past, she set up stalls in the village, and the traffic was small and the business was not easy to do. So I thought about setting up stalls in the county... After searching for them, the good location was occupied by others."

Speaking of this, Chen Meng pretended to have his eyes lit up, "Hey, sister, the land in front of you is just empty, why don't I set up a stall here."

"this……"

The boss lady hesitated suddenly.

The open space in front of the door is her biggest advantage. The focus of doing business is spacious and bright. If Chen Meng sets up a stall here and blocks the door, it will be inconvenient for customers to come in, and it will have a great impact.

"Don't worry, boss, I only run the night market at night and will not occupy your position during the day. Moreover, I don't use your position in vain. How about giving you 20 yuan a day for rent? If you don't believe me, then you will pay the bill every day." Chen Meng said.

"20?" The boss's wife was suspicious and looked at Chen Meng up and down, "Brother, what business do you do to make money so much? You can rent a shop with a good location at twenty a day."

Chen Meng is not making a fool of himself either.

Early 1990s.

The monthly salary of workers is less than 300, and civil servants are only just over 300.

Real estate is still in its infancy.

People generally do not consume too much, and people do not have the awareness of physical consumption.

In addition to hair salons, dance halls, game console halls, video halls, hardware stores, the most common shops are grocery stores.

Even clothing stores that were as numerous as ox-haired in later generations have not yet become popular, and ordinary people still habitually go to the small commodity market to buy bargains.

Therefore, the prices of shops have not been hyped up yet. In central areas like the square, the monthly rent of shops with 20 square meters is only about 500.

Chen Meng bid 20 a day, which is equivalent to contracting out the boss’s rent. It would be strange if she is not moved.

"Make night market special snacks." Chen Meng replied with a smile.

"The night market is very profitable, but you can do it with just these few tables?" The boss lady remained skeptical.

"Sister, you underestimate your current consumption ability. Those business owners like to take the ladies out for midnight snacks at night. They are all very generous. As long as they taste good and make special, they will not have to worry about not having money to make money." Chen Meng smiled.

It is hard to imagine that in the era when the per capita salary was less than 300 yuan, it was common for a meal in a hotel to spend 300 yuan or 400 yuan a night in a dance hall.

This is why this abnormal consumption phenomenon is caused.

It has a lot to do with the rapid economic development and the creation of a large number of people who became rich first, and there are also people from government agencies, who are the main force in high consumption.

"You guy is not honest. Do you often go to places like hair salons and dance halls?" The proprietress rolled her eyes.

Obviously, I am very dissatisfied with the phenomena mentioned by Chen Meng.

The so-called laughing at the poor but not the prostitute has become popular since this era.

Many young girls from the countryside have no education or skills, and their first jobs often go to the dance hall to sit on the stage.

I drink and dance, thirty a day.

Definitely a high salary.

"Sister, you respect me so much. Those places are not affordable to poor people like me."

Chen Meng scratched his head, "Sister, I think you are happy too. I'll give me a message if you can. OK, I'll set up a stall tonight. If not, I'll hurry up and find another place."

"I bought my rent for 20 a day, and I won't do it."

The boss lady is also a cheerful person.

Without the pressure of rent, it means how much she earns every day, and it is all net profit, so of course she did it.

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare the materials now, and store the tricycle with my elder sister first. See you in the evening."

Chen Meng was so happy that although the location of my elder sister was a bit remote, she was not afraid of the deep alleys. He was full of confidence in the spicy crayfish that could be popular all over the country in later generations.
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