Chapter 629: Slowly getting on the right track

Father-in-law and Mother-in-law were also extremely happy. They had just arrived at the place, and half of it had already been sold. There were still people there touching and looking at things in the shop.

The two old folks also followed those people and said in broken Mandarin, "Delicious..."

"It will be delicious..."

"It will be fresh..."

"Cheap... just four mao five..."

Ye Yaodong returned to the shop with a stack of new banknotes, beaming with joy. As soon as he entered, he heard them greeting the guests in the shop with full smiles, looking as if they didn't feel uncomfortable at all. It was just that their Mandarin was laughable.

They only popped out two or three words, and the tone was very inaccurate, but being able to speak was already very good, much stronger than most people. Anyway, it could barely be understood.

Ye Yaodong also smiled and said to the people in the shop, "The boss just now weighed 500 jin and took it away, everyone saw it. Everyone can rest assured about the quality of the dried fish. It was all dried before the New Year. It won't go bad if it's left here."

"If it's inconvenient to go out to buy vegetables because of wind and rain, steaming a bowl of dried fish or stir-frying a bowl is so convenient. You don't have to worry about having no dishes to go with at home, and this is also very suitable for drinking, and it's cheap."

"Yes, yes, yes, it won't go bad... cheap..." Father-in-law echoed.

He could say the words, but he couldn't speak Mandarin, so he still needed to practice.

Those who were picking and choosing also kept nodding, and one after another said they wanted to try two or three jin first. Father-in-law and Mother-in-law instantly became busy again.

This dried fish didn't need any packaging. Just take a straw rope, poke a hole through the fish head, tie a knot, and it could be carried in the hand.

The two old folks, one weighing and one threading the rope, Ye Yaodong took a gap, took a string of firecrackers to the door, and set them off.

The first day the new shop opened, he had to set off firecrackers to go through the motions and celebrate.

Because of this sound of firecrackers, their shop really attracted quite a few people who were curious and came to have a look.

After a wave of busyness, Ye Yaodong put a sack of dried fish horizontally on the ground, and then put a pile of small change on the sack to count.

"I have to buy a table and chairs later. There's no place to put things, and no place to sit."

"I don't think you need to buy them. You go back today. It looks like you'll have to transport another truckload of dried fish tomorrow. There are quite a lot of guests, and the remaining 300-odd jin won't be enough to sell if someone wants a large quantity. When you transport another truckload, just move a broken table and chair from home, or buy a set from the carpenter in the village. It will definitely be cheaper than buying it in the city."

"That works too."

Just move a set from the village committee. Those years were too sensitive. The broken primary school in the village didn't have teachers, and later it closed, and now no teachers are willing to come. All the children go to the neighboring village to go to school.

He could tell his mother and move a set of tables and chairs. Anyway, there were so many, and they were just left at the village committee.

Ye Yaodong counted the money, lifted his clothes, put it into the cloth bag he was carrying close to his body, and by the way, put the stack of new money in flatly.

It was the first time he had received brand-new ones, so of course, he couldn't bear to fold them. Only during this Lunar New Year could he possibly receive this new currency just circulated from the bank.

If he had time when he went back, he could go to the bank to exchange a set of new banknotes of each denomination of this time, keep them, and look at each version when the time came, which was also a memory.

For the whole morning, Ye Yaodong was busy settling the food and housing for Father-in-law and Mother-in-law. In the intervals, there would be guests coming to the door from time to time. The flow of people was quite large, making them have to stop and greet the guests after being busy for a while. Fortunately, Mother-in-law was there and could help organize things.

If it weren't for the tractor driver at the door urging him, Ye Yaodong probably wouldn't have been willing to leave. This new shop had just opened, and it was quite attractive to people entering and leaving the market nearby.

There were relatively few people entering and leaving the two entrances on the side. After all, this was the main entrance, and the two on the side were side entrances. It was really not easy to rent the shops for a while.

By the time they returned home, it was already dusk. Not only Lin Xiuqing, but his father and mother were also very concerned about the situation on the first day of opening.

Ye Yaodong didn't say much. He took off his clothes, took out the cloth bag inside, unbuttoned it, and then the banknotes poured onto the table with a clatter, making the two little boys' eyes shine with starlight.

"Ah! There are new banknotes!"

"There's new money!"

The children were quick-eyed and fast-handed, each pressing on one, and then sliding it in front of themselves.

"So new, Dad, this is new money."

"I like new money..."

Ye Yaodong touched the two children's heads, "Don't mess around, kids. A big bundle of ten yuan is ten yuan."

"We're just curious about the new money, just playing with it, we'll return it to you in a while."

Kids just think everything is fresh. They hadn't even seen such brand-new money, and they could brag about it again if they told others.

The adults had seen more money than this several times, so they weren't that excited, but they were still very happy.

Father-in-law said with a full face of smiles, "So much, is this what was sold today? It's quite a lot, two or three hundred yuan, right? From this morning until now, it took a long time on the road, so it shouldn't have been sold for long, right?"

Lin Xiuqing converted it in her heart and was pleasantly surprised, "This was sold for several hundred jin all at once?"

"It sells so well, and it was sold for several hundred yuan as soon as it went this morning?" Mother-in-law was also surprised, "Isn't this much stronger than setting up a stall?"

Ye Yaodong took two mao from the table and gave it to the two children, "One mao each, go out and play, don't get in the way here, and don't go out and talk nonsense."

"Yes, Dad."

Ye Chenghu excitedly took the money and hurriedly climbed off the stool. He liked his dad the most!

"Brother, wait for me..."

After the two children went out, Ye Yaodong told them about what happened this morning, and the whole family was happy.

Even Mother-in-law rarely said a good word, "I didn't expect you to toss about dried fish like this and really earn quite a bit of money. It's not rare at all here, but it's so popular in the city."

"People in the city outside have no fields and no land, so they have to spend money to buy everything. This dried fish can be stored, and only we people by the sea can dry it, and it's cheap." Father-in-law was a bit proud.

"You know so clearly, why didn't you get rich early?"

"Look at what you're saying, you haven't said two good words before you started again. Who could have thought? I've only been to the city once in my half-life."

Mother-in-law rolled her eyes at him, "If you have the energy to talk here, why don't you go help Eldest and Second Brother move the goods? There's not much left there. Move them all over and put them in the courtyard. Let Dongzi weigh them later, and send another trip at night, otherwise, it won't be enough to sell."

"Got it, what's the rush? It's our own goods, can they grow legs and run away? Don't we have to count how much was sold?"

"Count what? Didn't I say it was sold for two or three hundred? You don't need to count, the couple will count it."

"I can't even listen? You, you're in such a rush, go move it yourself." Father-in-law glared back without showing weakness.

Ye Yaodong listened to the two old folks arguing as they spoke, and was also speechless, "Why don't you two go move it together? That way neither of you will lose out?"

"You have too many things to do. If you're free, go help with the work." The old lady said as she drove Father-in-law outside, "Go, go, go, move some over first. Don't let them touch the ground. Come back later and I'll tell you how much was sold."

Mother-in-law followed.

The room was quiet. The old lady didn't make a sound, so as not to disturb the couple counting money.

After counting, she said with a smile, "Maybe it's because it's been raining on and off for a while, and people in the city also want to save some food at home, so it might sell better next."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "It's possible. Anyway, our family saved a lot before the New Year. Send another truckload at dawn, and Eldest and Second Brother's side will be empty. Only our family's will be left. If there's no large quantity to deliver, we can still sell for quite a long time."

"Sell slowly, sell slowly, you'll always make money."

"Mm," Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Xiuqing again, "Put the money away, don't fold the new money."

Lin Xiuqing smiled, "No matter how new it is, it will get old as it's used. Did you leave any small change for my father and mother? In case they need to give change, it will be troublesome if they can't change it. There are no shops around to change it."

"Yes, I left three or four yuan in small change, enough to change. That's why there wasn't that much small change brought back today."

"Mm."

At night, Ye Yaodong transported another truckload to the city, and by the way, brought two sets of tables and chairs. The two old people's residence also needed to put a set. They were all bought by his mother. Anyway, they were just piled up at the village committee. He just asked her to ask, and bought two sets at a discount, which didn't cost a few yuan.

They were solid wood, yo~

When he arrived at the market at three o'clock in the morning, the lights in the market were bright, and the light penetrated directly through the entrance. The peddlers and carts coming and going were endless, and his shop door was wide open, and there were some guests coming in and out.

Ye Yaodong jumped off the truck and was about to help, when he saw someone looking around, touching and looking, and then taking advantage of people not paying attention, grabbed a few pieces of dried fish, stuffed them into his cotton-padded jacket, looked left and right, and wanted to walk out.

"Ouch, damn? Encountered a three-handed person patronizing?"

He stood directly at the door and blocked the thief's way.

The thief didn't look like a habitual offender, he should have been temporarily greedy, and just grabbed a few pieces and put them in his clothes.

Seeing him blocking the way, he looked at him nervously, grabbed his clothes tightly, and moved to the side.

Ye Yaodong also moved to the side at the same time, blocking the way, "Take the things out!"

"Wha... what..."

He didn't talk nonsense, directly grabbed the thief's hand that was covering his stomach, twisted it behind his back, and instantly four or five large pieces of toadfish dried fish fell out of his clothes.

People entering and leaving around saw it and shouted in surprise, "Thief!"

"There's a thief!"

People in the shop also surrounded them to watch.

"Let me go~"

The thief struggled to run, and Ye Yaodong couldn't hold him, kicked him twice, punched him, and let him run.

Father-in-law and Mother-in-law hurriedly stepped forward, "Fortunately you came, otherwise it would have been stolen."

"There are quite a lot of people coming and going in this shop. We couldn't greet them all, didn't watch carefully, didn't stare closely, and nearly got stolen."

"It's okay, there are many petty thieves. With only two eyes, how can we stare at everything?" Ye Yaodong said casually, and immediately greeted the guests present, telling them not to mind.

The guests entered the shop one after another to pick and choose.

Father-in-law walked beside Ye Yaodong and smiled, "Fortunately you transported a truckload early, otherwise I would be worried that it wouldn't be enough to sell. It wasn't dawn yet, and 20-odd jin were sold as soon as it opened. There was no place to pour it out, otherwise it would be better to pour it out and sell it."

"Okay, when I come in two days, I'll get a bamboo bed and bring it over. That way, pouring the dried fish onto the bamboo bed will be convenient for picking."

"Ah, okay, okay."

Ye Yaodong kept helping in the shop, busy from pitch black until dawn. The guests coming and going were fewer, and the goods on the tractor were moved down three or four bags from time to time and put into the shop. He moved the rest to the other shop to serve as a warehouse.

This half morning also sold more than two hundred jin, and the sales were very gratifying. Having a shop was quite conspicuous, stronger than a group of people gathering there to set up a stall.

Many were fishmongers coming to buy goods. Seeing that there was a shop here, they came in to look around and bought some.

He felt that the truckload brought today would probably only be enough to sell for a few days. ===== CHAPTER 630 =====