noffsinger Chapter 153 He shot himself in the foot, leaving it swollen and shiny.
Chapter 153 He shot himself in the foot, leaving it swollen and shiny.
Da Niu had no idea how excited he was now, how much he would cry later!
The road he will never finish walking in his life is the same road his father, Lin Xi, has laid out!
The small eatery opened as usual the next day, but Qian Yan'er and the others who were injured were missing, and everyone was busy like a spinning top.
Lin Xi, not wanting to miss out on making things worse, set up the "Starving to Death" stall and promoted it to the customers in line.
The wounded soldiers were paid 200 cash.
However, each delivery earns 3 coins, with the restaurant taking 1 coin and the errand runner receiving 2 coins.
Even if one person makes ten or so deliveries a day, it can earn the same as a strong man working a day carrying goods at the dock.
Because of his ability to do the accounting, the lame uncle Zhang Xiang was assigned to be the accountant for the "starving man".
He was tasked with registering the number of times the disabled veterans had run errands and distributing their wages.
Other survivors from other areas can also join the "Starving to Death" crowdsourcing platform.
However, there was no base salary of 200 coins, but the wages were paid daily!
The news spread!
Ju'an District is buzzing with excitement as people flock to sign up!
The opening of "Starving to Death" superficially connected the east, west, north, and south of the city for the first time.
If someone wants to eat at a restaurant or buy daily necessities but doesn't want to go out...
They simply posted their orders on their own doors.
Gao Mengli arranged for the one-eyed Zhao Baobao to lead a team to patrol the city regularly from east to west and north to south.
Upon seeing an order at the gate of the courtyard, they would go to collect the corresponding amount of copper coins for the supplies.
Then they took them to the city entrances in the east, west, south, and north, and distributed them to the remaining soldiers who had accepted the orders.
According to the items required in the order, go to the restaurant to buy food, or to the butcher shop, grocery store, or vegetable market to buy the things the customer needs.
Of course, Uncle Da Niu's grocery store is the first choice.
After operating for a morning, Gao Mengli discovered that in addition to food, customers also needed to buy other things.
So he took the initiative to find Zhang Dongcai and asked him to pay a monthly entry fee of 200 wen so that the disabled soldiers could come to the general store first when buying daily necessities!
But Zhang Dong was a ruthless man; he sensed a business opportunity in it!
Instead of being someone else's shopkeeper, I'd rather borrow some money and open my own general store!
And now he has rough paper towels, herbal toothpaste, and soap.
I'm also familiar with the village chief of Tutao Village, so getting plates, bowls, and chopsticks is incredibly easy for me.
In addition, Zhao Hua, the village chief of Wangyue Village, is also a bamboo craftsman, so he has all kinds of chopsticks, winnowing baskets, and bamboo hampers!
These are the reasons why he is confident in going it alone!
That very day, Zhang Dongcai boldly quit his job as boss and started working independently!
He happily handed over 200 coins to Gao Mengli and then began preparations for his general store!
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi went to the meat stall to find Zhuangzhuang and tofu beauty Li Doudou. After they explained their business operation model, the two of them readily paid their money and were successfully selected as the first batch of merchants to "starve to death" to move in!
Lin Xi was delighted on the first day!
The next day, Lin Xi was not exactly happy, but he was also quite cheerful!
On the third day, Lin Xi's face fell...
Because he finally realized that he had moved a huge rock and smashed both of his feet, causing them to swell up!
There are always a lot of people in front of this restaurant!
Now, with orders from "runners" all over the city, he's so busy he can't even catch his breath!
Lin Xi stood in the center of the restaurant, looking at the surging crowds and orders, feeling like crying but unable to.
The phrase "Have you tried it?" is also prevalent in "runner" orders.
Money comes, money comes from all directions!
Lin Xi was left with a bruised and swollen face, a dizzy head, and unsteady steps!
The happiest person about this was Dou Weiyi!
This "starving to death" helped him resolve the issue of the remaining "unemployed vagrants" in Ju'an District!
Since Hua Mengnan had already sent the money to the prefectural city to exchange for silver, he generously exempted Gao Mengli and Lin Xi from commercial taxes!
After all, he embezzled the copper coins to support the people of Ju'an District!
Now he doesn't need to be supported anymore. He walks with a swagger, exuding an air of smugness, and spends all his time wandering around the city!
Or they could go and monitor the brokerage firm to see if they were up to any secrets!
Lin Xi saw Dou Weiyi's beaming face through the crowd, and compared it to her own situation, where she was being chased by customers and orders.
He was filled with deep regret!
In addition, his mother took a day off!
Because it's time to harvest the three acres of rapeseed at home.
After harvesting, we need to prepare the paddy fields for transplanting rice seedlings.
Jiang Shuzhi had only been back for a day when Lin Xi was already unhappy.
That evening, Lin Xi took Gao Mengli back to Wangyue Village in a carriage and kicked open the gate of the old house.
Gao Mengli's lips twitched, and she looked at Lin Xi, who had a wronged expression, with a headache.
The group of people who were having dinner at home were startled and turned to look at Lin Xi standing at the door.
No, their jinx isn't making money in the county town, so why is he back?
Jiang Shuzhi quickly put down her chopsticks and bowl. "Eldest brother?! Eldest brother's wife, why are you back?"
Lin Xi, her face full of sorrow, pleaded in a drawn-out voice, "Mother, you can't leave! Tomorrow, you must hire someone to do the farm work; my restaurant is too busy."
Jiang Shuzhi's eyes widened.
No, she took three days off, and she's only been gone for one day...
Jiang Shuzhi looked at Lin Xi's dark face and felt a little scared. She tried to persuade him, "Elder brother, there are still two days left. There's not much work to do at home. I'll lend a hand and take care of the three grandsons and cook for them."
Just hang in there a little longer, and three days will pass in the blink of an eye..."
Lin Xi wouldn't listen to any of that; she crossed her arms, pouted, and tilted her head back.
He unilaterally explained to Jiang Shuzhi on the spot what it meant to let things go in one ear and out the other, refusing to listen to a single word.
Seeing his eldest son like this, Lin Yong didn't dare to say anything.
Holding the bowl and shoveling rice into it, showing how busy they are, making it impossible to get a word in edgewise.
Seeing Lin Xi like this, Gao Mengli sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
He quickly came in and patted Lin Xi on the shoulder to comfort her.
Turning to Jiang Shuzhi, he said, "Mother, the shop has added other business models, and we were still promoting them a couple of days ago, so business is the same as before."
But I've been incredibly busy since today.
We're temporarily training these inexperienced staff to fill in, but they're still slow compared to your experience, so it's slower to process orders.
Jiang Shuzhi looked troubled, "Ah, this..."
It's probably because the "starving to death" thing the two of them did the day before yesterday caused a surge in orders.
But for a peasant woman, the harvest from the land was her lifeline.
If the rapeseed isn't harvested now, and the rainy season starts in a few days, then six months of hard work will be wasted.
Lin Xi has never farmed, so he doesn't understand.
But when everyone fell silent, Gao Mengli understood.
She smiled at Jiang Shuzhi and said, "Mother, let's go to Ju'an District tomorrow to hire people to do the work in the fields."
They come from poor backgrounds and would never waste the produce of the land.
I promise I'll do a great job for you, so you won't have to worry about anything.
Farm work costs 15 coins a day, which is actually quite a good deal. Hiring five or six people will finish the job in two or three days.
They were experts at clearing five acres of land and harvesting rapeseed.
Since Gao Mengli has said so, how could the old house possibly disagree? Everyone there is usually very busy.
Lin Fei and Lin Chi were the happiest.
After all, they were so tired from pounding bamboo pulp and making rough paper every day that they could barely lift their hands.
So when Gao Mengli made the suggestion, they were secretly overjoyed and almost kowtowed to her.