Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 116: Boss Lu, do you want more chili?

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 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-tyred car driving away, both of them smiled.

Lao Lu is very satisfied now.

The restaurant now has signature dishes and no worries about business. He is very satisfied.

Materials are also guaranteed.

Not only is the main ingredient, big 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 is not 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 from others?"

"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. It's fine if consumers agree, 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, which means you can grow more with less.

Why sacrifice the near for the far? !

"Dad, we are running a restaurant, not a pepper planting base. If we do everything ourselves, how big will the stall 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 a good deal, so I didn't mention it anymore."

"Now we grow on fodder land, 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 a natural disaster occurs to the pepper grower, 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 see."

While the two men were standing on the street chatting, Wu Qiang, who was far away in Harbin City, 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 always paid attention to himself as a 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 peppers all the year round.

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

As soon as spring began, he went to Hunan and ordered peppers from farmers.

Originally, these peppers were grown in front of the house and eaten by themselves, but when Wu Qiang came to collect them, they sold them for 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 wants to charge five cents, he won't do it.

Either way, it's eight points per pound.

He ordered chili peppers for [-] households in Hunan, each with [-] kilograms.

This is ten thousand pounds.

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 him yet.

Can he 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 let Lao Lu go back.

He gave his number and waited here.

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

"Lao Lu, someone is looking for you. He's from Harbin. This is your 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 spoke in a much lower voice, he was too afraid that Lao Lu would answer no.

Even if you are bankrupt.

"Yes! Can your chili be delivered?"

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Wu Qiang waited for a long time, calmed down, and then said: "Boss Lu, we still have to wait half a month for the peppers. I have [-] kilograms here. Look..."

"Ten thousand kilograms, please bring them all. If you can get 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's heart was filled with excitement.

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

He put down the phone and trotted home.

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

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

"Hey, that Boss Lu in Beining wants chili peppers again?"

"Well, we just talked on the phone. He wants all the [-] 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 be open for one year, but I will be open for three years."

"Mom and Dad, I still have less than my capital, so we need to borrow some." "How much does it cost?"

"It's still a thousand short."

"so much!"

The old man and old lady rummaged through the boxes and found out more than 300 yuan.

"That's all, you can figure out the rest yourself."

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

"Old girl, why are you back?"

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

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

"Big brother."

"Hey, my little sister is back."

"Yeah. What, what's the matter?"

She is a sensitive girl and 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 old sister.

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

"How much is missing?"

"..."

"I have saved some salary..."

"no, I'm fine."

Wu Qiang blushed.

The old girl 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 100 yuan, but she didn't have [-] yuan.

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

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

"Oh."

Wu Yue knew that what elder brother said was reassuring, who could he turn to for help?Looking for the second brother and the third brother?

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 eldest brother.

Back at the unit, Wu Yue had a sad expression on his 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.

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

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

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

"Oops~~~"

Wu Yue stretched out her tone with embarrassment.

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

"No, 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."

"Stop talking about that."

After Wu Yue collected the money, the two cleaned 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 shiveringly put the green note into her bag.

According to regulations, tips from guests are not allowed.

But Wu Yue still accepted it.

Manager Zhao's office.

Han Ying knocked on the door and walked in.

"Han Ying? Is 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 money for?"

"There's something urgent at home."

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

Seeing that Han Ying was anxious, she said with a smile: "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 trying to figure out a way to solve the 700 yuan gap.

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 as 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, it's clean money."

Wu Qiang smiled shyly.

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

(End of this chapter)