"Brother Xu, your yard is quite nice, especially the location is very good. It's a bit quiet in the middle of a hustle and bustle."
Li Chao looked at the courtyard house, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. It was much more pleasing to the eye than his own big villa.
Xu's father said a few polite words, and after introducing Xu's mother and Yang Lina, he took Li Chao to the place where dried goods and bacon were stored. All the goods were packed into cartons and neatly stacked.
"Brother Li, do you want to check it out?"
Of course, Li Chao would not make such a low-level mistake, so he naturally went forward and randomly checked a few cartons.
There is no problem with the air-dried meat, but the bacon is a little dry due to the sun, and the color is dull. The taste may be slightly worse, but it is not harmful.
"No problem, I'm very satisfied with this batch of goods."
Father Xu was very happy and immediately invited Li Chao into the living room. The next step was the specific transaction process.
Li Chao felt a warmth as soon as he entered the living room, so he asked curiously:
"Brother Xu, your home is also equipped with a diesel generator?"
Father Xu shook his head, pointed to the top of his head, and explained: "It's not a diesel generator. The roof is covered with solar tiles. My home uses solar power."
"No wonder I didn't hear the sound of the engine. Your house has been renovated for a few years, right? Solar power generation has only become popular in the past two years."
"The house was bought last year, and solar energy was installed at that time," Dad Xu replied.
Li Chao nodded: "That makes sense."
As soon as Xu's father and Li Chao sat down, Xu's mother came over with two cups of tea and said smoothly: "It's not a good tea, just treat it to quench your thirst."
"Thank you!" Li Chao thanked him quickly.
After Xu's mother served tea, she did not leave. She turned around and sat next to Xu's father. It seemed that she was worried that Xu's father would collect the money alone.
As for Xu Dong, out of sight and out of mind, he took the Coco sisters and hid on the second floor to play games.
The three of them chatted for a few moments, and then the main event came.
Li Chao returned to the cab of the truck and took out a bulging black convenience bag. Then he returned to the living room and handed it directly to Xu's father.
Dad Xu opened it and saw bundles of hundred-yuan bills inside.
Xu Ma was also prepared. She had asked for a banknote detector from Xu Dong before, and the two of them started checking the banknotes in front of Li Chao.
I checked it three times, and there was not a single cent too much, not a cent too small, and not a single counterfeit note.
"It's exactly 600,000, brother Li, we've got all the money and cash."
Father Xu stretched out his right hand and shook it vigorously, with a bright smile on his face unconsciously.
Li Chao also had a smile on his face, and finally made a so-called small request:
"Brother Xu, can you help me move the goods? I can't move so many boxes by myself."
Father Xu waved his hand: "Even if you don't mention it, we won't stand idly by and watch it happen. It would be embarrassing to say anything about it."
Yang Lina also nodded in agreement. Her family suddenly received 600,000 yuan, and she was the happiest one.
After all, if your husband is fooling around all day long, you definitely can’t count on him, so the family can’t just sit back and have nothing to gain!
When Xu Ma saw everyone starting to move the goods, she shouted upstairs: "Dongzi, come down quickly and move the goods."
Although he was reluctant, Xu Dong came down with his two daughters. His parents were doing hard work, and there was no way he could justify not showing up again.
Xu Dong greeted Boss Li and joined the moving team.
Even if you don't like the other person, you still need to be polite and set a good example for the children.
Li Chao saw the twins and boasted: "Brother Xu, your granddaughters are so cute. How old are they this year?"
"At seven years old, I will be entering the second grade of elementary school in the second half of the year."
Father Xu introduced, and then asked the twins to start calling people.
"Hello Grandpa Li!"
Li Chao seemed very happy and stuffed each of the twins with a big red envelope on the spot. The red envelopes had been prepared before they arrived.
Half an hour later, as the minivan left, Xu Dong suddenly felt relieved.
If the old ones don’t go, the new ones won’t come!
Just sell it. There will be plenty of opportunities to continue to save meat in the future. There is no need to act like a resentful woman and complain all day long.
In short, with this income, my parents and my wife can feel a lot more at ease, which is barely a comfort.
Another point is that the shelf life of bacon and dry goods is too short, no more than one year at most.
It’s not that you can’t eat it after this period, but the risk will increase exponentially. It’s not that you can’t buy fresh meat at all. There is no need to risk the health of the whole family.
In a year's time, even if I try my best to eat this batch of meat, I won't be able to finish it. Sooner or later, I will have to give it away or sell it.
At most, you can earn more or less.
Besides, I still have all the dried rabbits, dried geese, and dozens of dried chickens left at home, which is definitely enough for myself.
Finally, this meat is hung in the yard every day, and it is indeed too eye-catching. Just sell it, and it will be a loss of money and avoid disaster.
In the evening, the family sat in the living room and discussed what to do with the money.
What Xu Ma and Yang Lina meant was to deposit money in the bank for emergencies. This is also the intention of ordinary women, who pursue stability.
Xu’s father meant to continue opening a convenience store. After this experience of “making a lot of money”, he became more confident in opening a store.
Xu Dong clearly opposed this.
"Our family's money this time depends on the dried food and bacon that Mom and Nana worked so hard to make. It has nothing to do with the convenience store."
Dad Xu was about to refute, but Xu Dong stopped him: "Dad, please listen to me first."
Xu Dongyu advised earnestly:
"In the current environment, even if you open a new store, you can't decorate it, you can't find supply channels, and you may not even be able to get a business license.
It’s best for us to wait, at least we have to wait until water, electricity and internet are all connected, then it won’t be too late to open the store.”
Xu's mother felt that her son was right, so she helped to persuade him: "Old man, why don't we wait any longer? Otherwise, how can we afford to lose money when the rent is tens of thousands a month?"
Father Xu thought about it and felt that he was too anxious and seemed to be carried away by the 600,000 yuan. It was indeed a bit irrational.
So Cong Shan Ruliu said: "Okay, let's talk about it in two months."
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The next morning, after a night of thinking, Xu Dong felt that he could not go on like this.
Last night, in addition to talking about opening a new store, because the store was out of stock, Dad Xu also asked him about the supplies in the basement.
It seems that Dad still wants to strike while the iron is hot and create greater glory.
Although he was fooled temporarily, the signs are already very bad!
After learning from the painful experience, Xu Dong decided to "destroy the Great Wall" and eliminate all threats once and for all.
In the afternoon, he prepared to go out on the pretext of looking for new suppliers. Father Xu had no doubts.
After putting on the mask, Xu Dong quickly found an old lady in her fifties.
I heard from the neighbors that the old lady has a fierce personality and loves to take advantage of her. She has a very bad reputation.
This is exactly the kind of person Xu Dong is looking for.
"You mean, give me five thousand yuan and let me go to your convenience store to cause trouble?" The old lady almost suspected that she heard wrongly.
Xu Dong nodded: "Yes, not only do we have to make trouble, we also have to report it to the health bureau."
"Isn't this illegal?"
Although the old aunt is a bit unreasonable, it does not mean that she likes to get into trouble.
Xu Dong explained: "You don't have to do the frame-up. You just have to be responsible for making trouble. It's not illegal to just make trouble."
The old aunt finally agreed under the temptation of five thousand yuan.
In less than half an hour, the two of them had discussed a specific plan.
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, the old lady came to the Coke convenience store to buy something, and then, in full view of everyone, she dug out a dead mouse from the rice box.
The Dead Rat is naturally Xu Dong’s masterpiece.
It was the peak shopping period at this time, and things suddenly broke out.
Even though Dad Xu repeatedly stated that he was willing to compensate the old aunt 1,000 yuan for mental damages, the old aunt remained unmoved and resolutely called the people from the health bureau.
The final result of the incident was that the convenience store was closed for a month for rectification.
With the penalty notice in hand, Father Xu became disheartened, as if he had gone back to the day when he was notified of being laid off.
Xu Dong quickly stepped forward to comfort him:
"Dad, just think of it as a long vacation for yourself. A month is not long, and the items in the store are almost sold out, so we might as well rest for a while."
Since there was no way to change, Father Xu could only accept it silently. The father and son faced the sunset and locked the door of the convenience store tightly again.