Ge Liangcai next to him actually answered the call. Comrade Xu was a little surprised. He turned around and saw his cousin Ge Liangcai stood up, turned around and left. He waved to him, "I'll leave first. I'll go to your place for a drink after get off work in the evening." !gone!"
He just left like that?
Looking at the back of Ge Liangcai leaving alone, Xu Tongdao squinted for a while, then stood up and said to Xu Tonglin, who had been waiting not far away: "Let's go! Go buy a refrigerator!"
The purchase of a refrigerator went smoothly, well, to be precise - they purchased a display cabinet.
This kind of display cabinet is favored by Malatang, Maocai and small restaurants because the cabinet doors are made of transparent glass. Customers can clearly see what dishes are placed inside without opening the cabinet door.
Convenient for guests to choose dishes.
A second-hand display cabinet cost 500 yuan. Xu Tongdao did not bargain. He just asked the boss to write him a one-year warranty card and... help him deliver the display cabinet to his door.
Probably because he had no counteroffer, the boss readily agreed.
On the way back, Xu Tongdao was riding an old tricycle, carrying Xu Tonglin, leading the way. The owner of the electrical repair shop, driving a small truck, followed behind.
When they were approaching the area where Xu Tongdao and the others recently set up their stall, Xu Tongdao suddenly noticed that there was an inconspicuous small newsstand about thirty or forty meters away from where they set up their stall every night.
These days, small green newsstands like this are not uncommon on county streets.
Generally, in addition to selling newspapers and magazines, they also sell melon seeds, drinks, mineral water, as well as cigarettes, chewing gum and other small items.
Because such newsstands are very common, and because Xu Tongdao has no interest in buying newspapers, magazines, etc., he has been setting up a stall nearby for so many days that he never noticed that there was a small newsstand here.
And some newsstands... are open all night.
Of course, being open all night is not the point. The point is that newsstands that are open all night are usually powered by electricity.
Because he hadn't noticed there was a newsstand here before, he wasn't sure whether this small newsstand was open all night, but...
He suddenly stopped the tricycle in front of the small newsstand, turned around and raised his hand to signal the driver of the small truck behind him - the owner of the electrical repair shop - to wait a moment.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Tonglin asked suspiciously.
"Wait for me here!"
Comrade Xu did not give him an explanation. He jumped off the tricycle and walked quickly to the newsstand. He said to the round-faced middle-aged woman who was knitting a sweater inside: "Auntie! Get me a bag of red plums!"
"Oh well!"
The middle-aged woman put down the sweater in her hand and took a pack for Comrade Xu.
When Tongdao Xu handed her the money, he pretended to be chatting and asked with a smile: "Auntie, are you open at night?"
The middle-aged woman smiled and gestured to the coal stove at the door of the newsstand with her chin, "I have room and board here. Do you think I will be open at night?"
In fact, Tongdao Xu had just noticed the coal stove. At this time, he confirmed his guess and immediately asked: "Then you have water and electricity here?"
The middle-aged woman took the money he handed over, sat back down, picked up the sweater and continued knitting. She replied casually without raising her head: "The water is not flowing. I will go to a relative's house across the road to pick up a bucket of water."
It can last all day, but the electricity must be connected! Didn’t you see I have a small TV in here?”
As she spoke, she pursed her lips toward the corner of the newsstand.
Following the direction of her mouth, Xu Tongdao saw a very mini TV, square and square, maybe only 20 centimeters in length and width.
The smile on Comrade Xu's face became much thicker.
Like a great magician who has been single for thirty years, he suddenly sees a beautiful woman wearing cool clothes.
"Then...Auntie, can I discuss something with you?"
The smile on Tongdao Xu's face at this time was absolutely brilliant.
The middle-aged woman looked up in surprise, frowned and asked: "You young man, what do you have to discuss with me? Tell me!"
Only then did Xu Tongdao reveal his true intention - he wanted to connect a wire out of this newsstand every night to power his display cabinet. He promised to give him fifty yuan a month.
Electricity bill.
Seeing that the middle-aged woman was still hesitating, Xu Tongdao added another weight - the monthly electricity bill would be sixty yuan. In addition, if the other party had anything to do here, he could help, so he could just call him.
The middle-aged woman was amused by his promise.
The look on his face also relaxed a lot. After curiously asking Comrade Xu a few questions about what he wanted to do when he connected the wires, he finally nodded in agreement.
Comrade Xu was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
Then he discussed with her that his display cabinet should now be placed next to her newsstand. From now on, every night after setting up the stall, he would cover it with a piece of oilcloth and ask her to help take care of it.
When this request was mentioned, the middle-aged woman hesitated again.
When Comrade Xu saw it, he felt helpless, but he happily added weight and offered to pay another 20 yuan a month for hard work. Only then did the middle-aged woman smile again and agree.
While he was bargaining with the middle-aged woman in the newsstand, Xu Tonglin kept watching and listening. The owner of the electrical repair shop in the small truck also lowered the window glass and smoked while listening curiously.
Comrade Xu's move was really unexpected.
Moreover, it also seems a bit too generous.
Not only do you give the other party 60 yuan for electricity every month, but you also give the other party 20 yuan a month for hard work, which makes it 80 yuan a month!
Most people can't bear to part with it.
Especially Xu Tonglin, when he thought that the monthly rent for the room they rented was only 80 yuan, he frowned and opened his mouth several times to dissuade Xu Tongdao, but he saw Xu Tongdao talking to the newsstand with a smile on his face.
The woman there said nice things, but he finally endured it.
After placing the display cabinet next to the newsstand, Xu Tongdao asked Xu Tonglin to get in the car and ride on an old tricycle to buy a rainproof tarpaulin.
On the way, Xu Tonglin finally couldn't help but ask: "Xiaodao, we spent so much money to buy a display cabinet, why don't you just leave it outside every day? What if it is stolen? It cost five hundred yuan to buy it!"
In his eyes, five hundred yuan is not a small sum of money.
But in the eyes of the reborn Tongdao Xu, although he is not rich now, he really doesn't think five hundred yuan is much.
The most important thing is that he thinks it’s worth it!
While other barbecue stalls in this area do not have refrigerators or display cabinets, if his stall had an electrified display cabinet placed there every night, with a variety of meat and vegetable dishes in it, it would be awesome.
It will be different soon.
As long as you can attract more customers every night, what does a second-hand display cabinet worth 500 yuan mean?
You can make this money back soon!
As for whether the display cabinet will be stolen?
Not to mention that the proprietress of the newsstand agreed to watch it for him, and he also thought about it. After a while, he went to the scrapyard to buy a big iron chain and a big lock to find a way to lock the display cabinet.
There, no one can steal it easily.
As long as you are willing to use your brain, there will always be more solutions than difficulties.
He is already looking forward to how much business will improve after today...