Yan Laoer went to the county to learn how to call Yan Xiangheng and Cheng Lezhou.
The two were close in age and chatted happily.
Yan Xiangheng was very happy when his second uncle said that he would also bring Mr. Cheng, whom he had just met, and he warmly invited him.
Cheng Lezhou thanked Yan Laoer, saying that he had something to tell Uncle Tian Shi, and declined the invitation.
Yan Laoer didn't say much. From the pieces of silver sent and the teacher's story, he probably knew what kind of person Mr. Cheng, the teacher's close friend, was.
Be frugal!
How much effort does it take to make the teacher comment like this?
In Yan Laoer's opinion, his teacher is enough.
The father is like this, and looking at this child, he looks pretty much the same.
He wanted to express goodwill, not to put pressure on people.
So Yan Laoer followed the good example, chatted for a few words warmly and cordially, and then left with his eldest nephew.
Then he called his daughter and eldest niece to the back office, and the family left the office.
Huju City is now somewhat popular and not as desolate as before.
Today is another official settlement day. There are many people walking on the street, and the vendors and stalls are stamping their feet and shouting loudly.
Yan Laoer planned to take them to eat first and then go shopping after they were full.
Four dishes for four people.
Daya took off the mask on her face, glanced at the waiter who was serving tea and pouring water next to her, and couldn't help but steal another glance.
Yan Laoer saw it and coughed lightly.
The waiter quickly poured the water down.
Da Ya felt something and her cheeks began to turn red.
Yan Yu was so careless that she didn't notice that she was talking to her elder brother about Cheng Lezhou.
"... Just give it to him directly when we leave in the afternoon. It doesn't cost anything. Anyway, we can take him to Fucheng on the way. I have raised the price for collecting and selling firewood, so I happened to go over and take a look.
Let’s see how the business is going over there.”
"That's fine." Yan Xiangheng said: "That Mr. Cheng seems to have financial difficulties at home, and he secretly asked me if I could give him money for renting a car when I get to his house. It seems that he doesn't have enough money with him."
Yan Laoer thought of the scattered silver.
He said, "It's not that his family has no money. Mr. Cheng is very frugal. The family may live a relatively poor life, but they have saved some money from their salary. They bought a house in Fucheng the year before last."
Knowing that we, Huju, were in dire straits and lacked cash in our accounts, we asked Young Master Cheng to send us some cash.
Unlike other adults who lend us silver in whole coins or banknotes, most of his family's baggage contains broken silver, more like they were saved bit by bit.
I vaguely remember that the teacher accidentally mentioned that Mr. Cheng’s handwriting was about the same size as what I wrote with charcoal. Each time there were many words, and the whole paper was densely packed. He said that this saves paper and ink, and asked me to find one.
I brought out a charcoal pen that was almost finished and gave it to Mr. Cheng so that he could take a look and use charcoal pens to write in the future, saving both paper and ink."
Yan Laoer paused, and then said: "Mr. Cheng's salary is not much more than that of the teacher. He also bought a house, spent money on family expenses, and dealt with favors... There shouldn't be much money left in the family. Young Master Cheng may not have enough money to go back home."
travel expenses.”
Yan Yu then told him about the settlement between him and the coachman.
Yan Xiangheng praised: "I didn't expect it to be like this. Mr. Cheng's family style is clean and honest!"
Yan Laoer said earnestly: "Heng'er, if you become an official in the future, you can't imitate Master Cheng. Although you are good at learning, why are you so confused about life? Is the money saved? Think about our family,
Neither your father nor I are willing to spend money, it is only fair that you can make money at the same time."
Yan Yu sneered beside him: "That's right, it's so difficult to be an official. You have to choose the best among the best, take exams again and again. If you are so knowledgeable, why do you lead your family's life like this? To be an upright official, you have to take care of your family.
Eating chaffy vegetables? There is no reason for this. As long as you pay a little attention, you can live a good life with limited money."
Anyway, the food hadn't been served yet, so Yan Laoer simply used Mr. Tian as the prototype to tell them about the treatment a seventh-grade man should have, his annual salary, and some additional subsidies.
If planned properly, Mr. Tian's quality of life is not high, but it is enough. He has no children, only one wife, and the couple can still be somewhat wealthy.
But the reality is that his teacher really doesn't have much money. Apart from the official favors and gifts that cost a lot of money, his salary has been spent carelessly on his own.
The Yan family are now more or less well-connected with the economy.
Yan Lao'er and his daughter contributed a lot.
The two men are obsessed with making money and improving their lives. They not only solve their own problems, but also bring the whole village to become rich.
Xiao'an Village doesn't make much money, but by working down-to-earth and saving every penny, it's safe and secure in the long run.
Yan Xiangheng thought about his family's livelihood.
Xiangjizi charcoal may also involve some methods that are unknown to outsiders.
But the firewood business that the waiter is now doing is buying and selling, which is not difficult at all.
What you earn is a price difference, a trip, and hard-earned money.
Although this transaction is small, it requires some money in advance, and it cannot be earned simply by flipping hands.
The waiter had someone monopolize the source of all firewood outside Yongning City, so as to prevent people in the city from confusing the market price, so that he could obtain pricing power, and the firewood business in Yongning City became prosperous in a short period of time.
Not only did the family make money, it also gave the people in Huju an additional way to make money.
The waiter made a really good profit from this money.
As soon as the food arrived, Yan Yu stretched out her chopsticks in anticipation.
Well!
The taste is acceptable.
To say it's good, it's just the stir-fried bean sprouts.
Bean sprouts are bean sprouts, and the dish in front of you is soybean sprouts. The heat is just right, they are neither raw nor old, and crispy.
Da Ya liked it very much and picked up several chopsticks.
"Dad, how did you get the bean sprouts? Let's collect more beans and make them for sale." The more Yan Yu thought about it, the more he thought it was good.
Yan Laoer nodded and said: "There are no vegetables in winter, so I'll hand out some bean sprouts. I'll write it down later and you can try it when you go home."
"Second uncle, do you know how to do this?" Yan Xiangheng asked in surprise.
Yan Laoer laughed and said, "It's easy to understand and don't talk about it. You can see this little green here in Guanzhou in winter. Everyone knows that bean sprouts are made from beans and cannot be sold at a high price.
It’s really not worth running around outside in the freezing weather as a businessman. We have to sell charcoal anyway, set up a stall at the gate of the city, and just ask when we deliver it to people, and take it with us to sell it.”
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Yan Xiangheng was greatly inspired by the meal.
The second uncle and the second boy are very smart, and they can just talk about an idea. In their words, the bean sprouts are very thin, and they can only earn dozens of cents a day. They can't cut off the beans, so they have enough.
But in Huju, the salary set by the government was only thirty cash at most.
You must be able to write and calculate.
Making money seems really not that difficult, as long as you are willing to work hard and work hard.
In fact, Yan Yu still has business experience that he hasn’t mentioned yet.
Beans can not only sprout bean sprouts, but can also be made into tofu.
Tofu is a good thing, and soy products are simply an industrial chain.
It can be eaten freshly, or it can be frozen into frozen tofu. You can store it in the winter, and you don’t have to worry about it spoiling so quickly.
Yan Yu thought it was time to go to the wife’s house where she was making tofu.
It is sold with bean sprouts, and it is also sold with tofu.
How many plates of tofu are brought in every day, and with the population of Yongning City, they will be sold out in a matter of minutes. Even if they really can't be sold, their village can still digest it.