Facing the warm sun rising in the east, Shen Lie stood under the big locust tree, rubbing his stiff face while looking at all the belongings he had left after living on the street.
His total possessions include a few pieces of old clothes, two patched beddings, pots and pans, a little bit of food left, two coins in broken silver and three hundred copper coins.
In addition, there is a little maid who is pretty and loyal to him.
Shen Lie looked at the pile of belongings and stood in silence for a long time.
No matter how you look at it, you look like you're on the run.
He looked at several wild dogs that suddenly appeared not far away, extending their blood-red tongues and looking at him maliciously...
Shen Lie shuddered and comforted himself in his heart.
"Okay."
Although this start is a bit miserable, it seems that it can still struggle.
Putting the money bag away carefully, Shen Lie calculated in his mind, according to the prices of this year and month, how much money would this amount be equivalent to?
Two taels of broken silver plus three hundred coins of copper coins, based on actual purchasing power, is roughly equivalent to five or six hundred yuan in later generations. This money is all he needs to make a comeback in this era.
Shen Lie twirled his fingers and calculated again. He and Yun'er's food expenses for one day cost at least ten copper coins, and one night's hotel stay cost twenty copper coins...
With such a small amount of capital, it is definitely not possible to sit back and make nothing. You must find a way to make some money as soon as possible, and then take Yun'er to find a place to settle down first.
Shen Lie raised his head and looked at the sky. The weather would cool down at any time.
He can't stay under this big locust tree for a few days. The cold wave will come at any time during this season. When the cold wave comes, if he can't take Yun'er to find a place to live.
I'm just afraid that I will die of cold and starvation and become a pile of withered bones in a mass grave.
But.
Shen Lie looked at his small body. His body was hollowed out due to excessive drinking and debauchery, and he was so skinny that he was really powerless.
There is no scholar's life, but he has the scholar's disease.
So don’t even think about making money by doing hard work.
What about busking?
Shen Lie rubbed his head again, guessing that his recent martial arts routines were simply making people laugh in front of the people of this era.
Black boxing is okay. Shen Lie also used underground black boxing during the most difficult times, and still maintained a brilliant record of victory, but...
Then you have to take good care of your body.
Therefore, Shen Lie felt that he could only think of ways to start a small business, but what kind of business could he do with such a small amount of money?
Sitting under the big locust tree, Shen Lie's face turned into a bitter melon.
How easy is it to do business?
Not to mention having no capital, even if he has sufficient capital, he can't do any business. Don't worry about selling salt, selling soap, opening a shop, etc.
To sell salt, you need salt. This is common sense.
Sell soap, open a shop...
Shen Lie shook his head and quickly dismissed this idea. Do you know how much it costs to buy a shop in the capital city of the Ming Dynasty?
Every inch of land is valuable!
Not to mention the lack of money, in this world of mixed fish and dragons at the feet of the emperor of tomorrow, if you want to open a store without any background, it is purely a white man's dream.
Do you know how many chambers of commerce there are in the capital, how many hills there are, and how many guilds there are in various industries?
Shen Lie sighed quietly.
"This is the Ming Dynasty."
It has been two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. All walks of life and all strata have long been solidified. Salt gangs, horse gangs, Cao gangs, and various guilds have occupied every industry.
In every industry, the forces of all parties are complicated, and the people behind them are all big bosses. It is extremely difficult for a layman to enter those circles.
If you really want to open a shop and do business in this capital city.
Shen Lie felt that this would definitely offend the bosses from all walks of life, and they would probably die without even being able to find their graves.
"Be realistic."
Shen Lie touched the money bag in his hand, clutched the little money he had, sat under the big locust tree, looked at his pile of messy pots and pans, and began to think hard.
After a while.
The sun was in the sky, and a warm sun shone on his body, making the chill gradually fade away and making Shen Lie's thoughts active.
At this moment, an idea popped up in his mind. Shen Lie planned to use the capital to try his luck and start a small business to try out the water of the Ming Dynasty capital.
Get up.
Shen Lie stretched and then showed a warm smile to Yun'er: "Yun'er, let's go!"
Then he grabbed Yun'er's soft little hand.
Yun'er was grabbed by his hand, her little body trembled, and she couldn't help but panic again: "Master, what are you doing?"
Shen Lie blinked at her, chuckled and said, "Come with me."
Not selling you.
What are you afraid of!
"Young master will take you to make money!"
Yun'er was stunned, freed herself from Shen Lie's hand, bent down and silently packed the bedding on the floor, and soon after.
The two of them carried pots, pans, bedding and clothes on their backs and walked out of the alley as if they were fleeing.
After leaving the alley, Shen Lie took Yun'er to a grocery store owned by an old neighbor. They picked through the grocery store and spent three hundred coins to buy a lot of groceries.
Most of these groceries are porcelain, which are crudely made and worthless trinkets. There are some cute big-headed dolls and a naive Maitreya Buddha.
There are also some cats, dogs and tigers.
Although these small porcelains are of low quality, they are brightly colored and exquisite in shape. They are very common furnishings in the homes of ordinary people in this era.
After buying a bunch of sundries, Shen Lie stored his luggage in the grocery store and took Yun'er. The master and servant each walked out of the grocery store carrying a large baggage.
The two walked through a deep and quiet alley and set up a stall on a fairly flat ground at the entrance of the alley not far away.
The stall has been occupied.
Shen Lie looked at both sides and nodded with satisfaction. The location seemed pretty good. There was a small winery on the left and a tea house on the right.
"That's it!"
Soon, Shen Lie asked Yun'er to look at the debris, then walked to a big willow tree, broke off some willow branches and woven them into rings.
It took Shen Lie half a day to make a circle, and then placed the goods in different locations according to their different values.
Finally, in the last row of the stall, Shen Lie carefully placed a penny of silver, and a low-cost stall was set up.
This business is called trapping.
After setting up the stall, Shen Lie stood at the entrance of the alley, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, and then cleared his throat: "Cough."
After blinking at Yun'er who looked confused, Shen Lie shouted at the top of his voice: "Take a look, take a look, don't miss it if you pass by!"
A ring?
This is a small business that is most common in rural markets and night markets in cities. Although it does not make much money, the risk of losing money is also small.
Shen Lie calculated carefully and found that he spent a total of three hundred cash on purchasing goods for his first business start-up in this era.
Plus as the highest reward, a silver bean weighing one penny.
Shen Lie felt that the money was well spent.
After straightening his clothes and clearing his throat, Shen Lie began to shout loudly: "Take a look, take a look. Don't miss it if you pass by."
So Yun'er watched blankly from the side while Shen Lie shouted like a broken gong. She somewhat understood what Shen Lie was going to do.
Those elegant eyes lit up, and it seemed that Yun'er also found Shen Lie's idea very novel, and couldn't help but murmur to herself.
"Maybe... it can work?"
But despite Shen Lie shouting for a long time and with a loud voice, the passers-by just stopped and looked, and then left in a hurry.
