Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

The meal of boiling carp that Lao Lu ate completely broke his cognition.

You know, during the Spring Festival, Lu Changhua gave him two bags of carp.

At that time, he felt that the carp was particularly fresh and tender, and felt that his craftsmanship was pretty good.

Only now do I realize that my craftsmanship is a joke!

This time I really satiated my craving.

He didn't even have time to drink the wine, and he never stopped using his chopsticks.

"Lao Lu, your skills are amazing!"

After Lao Lu had eaten and drank enough, he hurried back and said he would come back if he had the chance.

Lao Lu said welcome with a smile.

Looking at the rubber-tired truck driving away in the dust, both men smiled.

Lao Lu is very satisfied now.

The restaurant now has signature dishes, so it doesn't have to worry about business, and he is very satisfied.

Materials are also guaranteed.

Not only is the main ingredient, giant carp, grown in-house, but now the peppers are also grown by oneself. Doesn’t that mean the future is bright!

"We need to grow more peppers next year, but this won't be enough."

"Dad, it's okay to grow peppers, but you have to get the peppers from outside."

"Why? You can grow your own, but you still want to buy someone else's?"

"Dad, after all, the quantity of peppers we grow ourselves is limited, and we have to buy them from outside."

"Besides, the taste of peppers grown in Northeast China must be different from those in Hunan. If consumers approve of it, it's fine, but if they don't, it will be a big trouble for us."

"Not only do we want it, but we also need to order more and let suppliers purchase more, just in case."

"If we don't order it now, they won't collect it in the future. Once this road is cut off, it will be difficult to renew it."

"..."

Lao Lu knew that his son was right, but he still couldn't change his mind.

It costs less to grow your own crops, so you can grow more with less.

Why bother with the near and far away?!

"Dad, we are running a restaurant, not a chili growing base. If we do everything ourselves, how big will the stall have to be?"

"Two days ago, Director Han said that he wanted to find someone to grow peppers and asked me to buy them."

"Later, when I settled the accounts, I realized it wasn't worthwhile, so I didn't mention it anymore."

"Now we use fodder land to grow, and more or less no one cares about it. If we plant peppers in a large area, if there is any natural or man-made disaster, we have to grow them all ourselves. Not only will we lose money growing peppers, but we will also be implicated in the fish farm.

, indirectly affecting the reservoir.”

"If someone else supplies the pepper, the price will be higher, but even if the pepper grower encounters a natural disaster, he can still harvest it in another place, and it will not affect our business."

"Um……"

Lao Lu felt that his son was thoughtful.

"Okay, I get it."

While the two men were standing on the street chatting, Wu Qiang, who was far away in Harbin, could no longer sit still.

The Boiling Fish Shop in Beining is doing a booming business, and he had heard about it in Harbin.

He has always paid attention to his customer.

Last winter he sent several carts of chili peppers to Lao Lu and made a lot of money.

He knew that Lao Lu opened a fish farm and needed chili peppers all year round.

He was wondering if he could make a reservation with Hunan in advance and let them order more.

As soon as spring began, he went to Hunan to order chili peppers from farmers.

Originally, these peppers were grown in front of and behind the house for my own consumption. When Wu Qiang came to collect them, I just sold them to make some pocket money.

Now this regular customer from Northeast China still wants to make a reservation. They are not stupid and know that chili peppers are valuable.

If Wu Qiang wanted to charge five cents, he would stop doing it.

Either way, it's eight points per pound.

He ordered chili peppers for 100 households in Hunan, each with 100 kilograms.

This is ten thousand kilograms.

It's already October, and the farmers have harvested the peppers and dried them, waiting for him to harvest them.

But Boss Lu hasn’t come to see him yet.

Can he not be in a hurry?

He dug out the phone number that Lao Lu left for him and made a call.

This is still the department store's phone number.

The other party asked him to leave his phone number and asked Lao Lu to go back.

He gave his number and waited here.

While Lao Lu and his son were talking about chili peppers, Director Huang came out of the backyard and waved to them.

"Lao Lu, someone is looking for you. He's from Harbin. This is his number."

Director Huang now has a good relationship with the Lu family, and he often brings guests here to eat.

"Oh, thank you, director."

"Hey, thank you, I'm one of my own."

"Director Huang, take one of the big carp that was just delivered today?"

"Forget it today, my wife is not at home, so there is no one to do it."

“Then you can come to the store to eat tonight!”

"Maybe another day, I still have to take care of the kids."

Director Huang left in a hurry.

Lao Lu came to the reception desk, picked up the phone and dialed.

The bell rang for a while and the call was answered.

"Hey, who's looking for me?"

"Hello, hello, is this Boss Lu?"

"I am Lu Zaigao."

"Boss Lu, I'm Wu Qiang, the chili seller."

"Oh, I know, Wu Qiang, what's the matter?"

"Haha, Boss Lu, I would like to ask, do you still want our chili?"

Wu Qiang's voice was much lower when he spoke. He was too afraid that Lao Lu would not answer.

Then you will be considered bankrupt.

"Yes!

Can your chili be delivered?"

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Wu Qiang waited for a long time to calm down, and then said: "Boss Lu, the peppers have to wait for half a month. I have 10,000 kilograms here. Look..."

"Ten thousand kilograms, you can send them all. If you can collect more, that's fine."

"Okay, okay, I'll charge as much as possible. The price..."

“It’s still the same price as last year.”

"Okay, okay."

Wu Qiang was so excited that sparks popped up in his heart.

Boss Lu not only wants chili peppers, but also wants him to charge more.

He put down the phone and trotted home.

Since his sister Wu Yue went to work at the Golden Corner Hotel, he has made money again, and his parents' faces have become much better.

When he got home, he called out as he walked in: "Mom and Dad, I'm going to Hunan to collect peppers."

"Hey, that boss Lu from Beining wants chili pepper again?"

"Well, we just talked on the phone. He wants all the 10,000 kilograms I ordered, and he wants me to charge more."

"Then the relationship is good, can we make a lot of money this time?"

"Hehe, it's not bad. I won't open for one year, but I will open for three years."

"Mom and Dad, I still have less capital, so we need to borrow some."

"How much does it cost?"

"It's still a thousand short."

"so much!"

The old man and the old lady rummaged through the boxes and found out more than three hundred yuan.

"That's it. You can figure out the rest by yourself."

Just as he was talking, my sister Wu Yue came back.

"Old girl, why are you back?"

"Mom, I'll come back and get some clothes."

Wu Yue lives in the dormitory of her work unit and goes home twice a month.

"Brother."

"Hey, my old sister is back."

"Hmm. What, what's going on?"

She was a sensitive girl, so she asked when she saw that the atmosphere at home was a bit tense.

"Nothing, nothing."

Wu Qiang didn't want to give in in front of his sister.

"Your brother went to collect chili peppers, but he still lacked capital."

"How much is missing?"

"..."

"I have saved some salary..."

"No, no need."

Wu Qiang blushed.

My sister has just started working for a few months, how much money can she have?

"Your brother is short of one thousand. We have three hundred, but we are still short of seven hundred."

Wu Yue frowned when she heard that there was still seven hundred left. She was also in trouble.

In the past few months, she had saved more than one hundred yuan, but she didn't have seven hundred yuan.

"Brother, I have one hundred here, you can take it first."

"Forget it, I'll find another way."

"oh."

Wu Yue knew that his elder brother was reassuring, so who could he go to to find a solution? The second and third brothers?

Let's forget it, they both have big opinions on their eldest brother.

After they go to work, they live in the work dormitory and rarely go home because they don't want to see this unsatisfactory elder brother.

Returning to the unit, Wu Yue had a sad look on her face.

"Wu Yue, what's wrong? When I go home, I become worried. Is something wrong?"

Han Ying came over and asked.

"fine."

Wu Yue didn't want her good friends to know about the troubles at home, so she pretended to be calm and said.

"No, your expression is wrong. Tell me, maybe I can help?"

"Oh, it's really okay, so don't ask."

"Haha, you said it's okay, so there must be something, just tell me."

"Oh~~~"

Wu Yue stretched out her tone with embarrassment.

"Okay, then don't laugh at me."

"No, just tell me."

"My brother's business lacks capital, but I don't have enough money either, so..."

"How far is this matter?"

"Six hundred."

"so much?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm worried."

"I only have two hundred here."

Han Ying said.

This is the salary she saved and the pocket money given by her family.

Han Ying took out the money from her pocket and handed it to Wu Yue.

"There are still four hundred left. If it doesn't work, let's find a way."

Wu Yue said gratefully: "I saved my salary to pay you back."

"Don't talk about this yet."

Wu Yue collected the money, the two tidied up, and went to work together.

Today the Golden Horn Hotel received several tables of foreign guests.

They are very satisfied with the food and service here.

When checking out, Wu Yue found an extra green note in the ticket holder.

"Sir, we can't..."

When Wu Yue just refused, she suddenly thought that her eldest brother was short of capital, so she shivered and put the green note into her bag.

According to regulations, tipping from guests is not allowed.

But Wu Yue still accepted it.

Manager Zhao's office.

Han Ying knocked on the door and walked in.

"Han Ying? Is there something wrong?"

"Manager, I have something to do."

"Haha, come sit down and talk about anything."

Manager Zhao kindly asked her to sit down.

Han Ying said: "I want to advance my salary."

"Salary advance? What do you want the money for?"

"There's something urgent at home."

"According to unit regulations, salary advances are not allowed."

Seeing Han Ying's anxiety, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can lend it to you personally. How much do you need?"

"Four, four hundred..."

Han Ying also knew that this was a large amount of money, and she was embarrassed to say it.

"so much?"

"If the manager is inconvenient..."

"It's okay, I'll lend it to you."

Wu Qiang spent several days outside thinking of ways to solve the gap of 700 yuan.

He had no choice but to go to Hunan first. After arriving, he would pay part of the payment, take part on credit, and transport the peppers back first.

Just when he was about to leave, his sister Wu Yue came to give him money.

Looking at the brand new stack of bills in his sister's hand, Wu Qiang's eyes turned red.

"Take it, this is clean money."

Wu Qiang smiled ashamedly.

"Old sister, I will definitely pay you back."