"You eat slowly, it's all yours. If it's not enough, I'll buy more."
"Brother Long, you don't know, I only ate one pear melon I picked up on the roadside today."
"It's really miserable."
"Actually, it's nothing. I was used to being hungry when I was young, so I just tolerated it and got over it."
"Were your family poor when you were a child?"
"My family is very poor now, otherwise I wouldn't think about starting a business."
"Yes, if the family was not poor, who would start doing business at a young age?"
"Brother Long, was your family very poor when you were a child?"
"That's for sure. At least you are still from the city, and your parents are salaried. My whole family is farmers, so that's what we call poverty."
"So, Brother Long, are you doing business now?"
"Hmm,...I mainly help others. By the way, Xiaobiao, what are you going to do next?"
"I want to find some odd jobs in Renqiao first to save some money. At least I can save the 20 yuan I lost. Otherwise, my dad will beat me to death if I don't go back."
"Aren't you ready to do business?"
"decide as things go……"
"Xiao Biao, I think you are very ambitious and will definitely become a big boss in the future. Let's do this. I'll lend you some money. You can buy some goods from Renqiao and sell them back. When you earn back your capital,
What do you think about giving it back to me?"
"What? Brother Long, what you said is true!"
Yin Xiaobiao stood up immediately, not even bothering to stuff the half of the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth. He looked at Ke Shuilong blankly, unable to believe that what Ke Shuilong said just now was true.
"Sit down, you don't have to do this."
Ke Shuilong made a gesture to Yin Xiaobiao.
Only then did Yin Xiaobiao realize that his reaction was a bit excessive. He sat down, still looking at Ke Shuilong, and asked: "Brother Long, you and I have just met, why are you..."
"It's nothing." Ke Shuilong pretended to be a kind uncle, "When I saw you just now, I felt that I was in love with you. The way you looked just now was very similar to when I was young..."
"Well……"
Yin Xiaobiao rolled his eyes.
Please, you are very young now, okay? I thought you were a policeman just now, and I didn’t dare to look at you seriously. Now I see clearly, you are only three or four years older than me, okay? As for pretending to be so young?
Does he look like an old man?
Thinking this in his heart, Yin Xiaobiao didn't dare to talk nonsense. He smiled and said: "Brother Long, when you were young, you also..."
"I didn't go out of town like you, but there were times when I came to the city to sell vegetables. I walked dozens of miles carrying vegetables to the city. The rice I brought went bad on the way, and I didn't have any money.
Eating on the street sometimes leaves you hungry for a whole day."
Ke Shuilong recalled.
"It turns out that Brother Long has also suffered so much." Yin Xiaobiao said.
"Yeah. So when I saw you, I remembered that... what was it called?" Ke Shuilong scratched his scalp and couldn't remember.
"Brother Long, do you want to say that we are both from the end of the world?" Yin Xiaobiao said it for Ke Shuilong. After all, he had just finished the college entrance examination, and his cultural foundation was much better than Ke Shuilong.
"Yes, that's it. I heard it from my cousin." Ke Shuilong nodded happily, "You are the fallen person now. I saw it, so I wanted to help you."
"But, Brother Long, how much money can you lend me?" Yin Xiaobiao asked timidly.
"200 yuan, is it enough?" Ke Shuilong asked.
"200 yuan!" Yin Xiaobiao's eyes widened.
Ke Shuilong pretended to be understated and said: "If you want to purchase goods, 200 yuan is the minimum. If you come to Renqiao with 20 yuan like you did before, how many things can you get? If you buy 20 yuan,
People won’t give you wholesale prices for cheap things. How much money can you make if you buy them at their retail prices and sell them back?”
"That's right..."
Only then did Yin Xiaobiao realize that he had indeed overlooked a big problem.
Yin Xiaobiao's father Yin Liang is an employee of Cangtang Supply and Marketing Cooperative, so Yin Xiaobiao has known the concepts of wholesale and retail since he was a child, and he also knows that wholesale prices are much lower than retail prices.
However, after all, he had never done business by himself. When thinking about the problem, he would ignore the difference between wholesale and retail. After being awakened by Ke Shuilong's words, he realized that he wanted to purchase goods with only 20 yuan, which was too much.
A layman.
"But, Brother Long, how dare I borrow so much money from you?" Yin Xiaobiao said in fear.
Ke Shuilong said: "What is there to be afraid of? If you want to do business, you must have this courage. If you don't dare to take 200 yuan, how can you make your business bigger?"
"I mean, Brother Long, aren't you worried about me running away with the money?" Yin Xiaobiao finally said what was in his heart.
This is 200 yuan, which is equivalent to half a year's salary of my father. Can I withstand the temptation?
This Brother Long, who is a stranger to me, actually dared to lend me 200 yuan. Does this mean he trusts himself too much?
How could I be so virtuous and capable that I could be trusted by someone like that?
Ke Shuilong shook his head and said: "I am a very good judge of people. When I look at you, I know that you are not the kind of person who is dishonest. Besides, didn't you just show me your student ID card?"
I know where you are from, if you take the money and run away, I won’t come to your house to look for you?”
"Yes, Brother Long, my student ID card is definitely authentic. I will write you an IOU, Brother Long, and promise to pay you back the money within a month. By the way, I can also give you five yuan...
,No, ten dollars, as interest!”
Yin Xiaobiao gritted his teeth and made a promise to Ke Shuilong.
Ten yuan is already an astronomical figure for Yin Xiaobiao. However, people are rushing to lend him money, and the loan is 200 yuan. Shouldn't he pay them 10 yuan in interest?
If he has 200 yuan as capital, he can wholesale more goods and maybe earn 400,500.
When the time comes, it is completely appropriate to spend 10 yuan to reward Brother Long.
"Okay, then we have an agreement!" Ke Shuilong said.
He stood up and said: "Don't sleep here. The sea breeze here is strong at night and you will get sick. I will take you to find a hotel to stay, and I will accompany you to purchase goods early tomorrow morning.
"You are not familiar with Renqiao. You don't know who to buy things from and you don't know the price. You might be cheated by others. I will take you there and I will definitely not let you suffer."
"Okay, I listen to Brother Long!" Yin Xiaobiao also stood up and replied loudly.
He has thought clearly that no matter what purpose Ke Shuilong wants to lend him money, at least there should be no malicious intent. He is now penniless and has no value to use, so does he still need to worry about Ke Shuilong cheating him?
?
Perhaps, Brother Long is what people often call a living thunder peak, helping others without asking for anything in return.
I just want to always remember Brother Long’s kindness.