Chapter 113 Selling Rice
Chapter 113 Selling Rice
Du Qi was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that Ran Linle had an idea: "What business?"
Grandma Du didn't have a formal job before, and she has been relying on odd jobs for a living. Sometimes she can earn a little, and occasionally she has no income, which is very unstable.
It was precisely because of this that she was judged not qualified to raise a child, and Du Qi's adoption procedures were blocked.
Now Grandma Du is still working part-time. In the past year, she has been helping out in restaurants, sweeping the floor in the lobby, and doing some cleaning work in the back kitchen.
The salary is not much, but it is not easy at all.After washing the dishes for a day, I have to bend over all the time, and I can't stand it after a long time.
If there is a banquet on the same day, it will be very late to finish work, and it is basically past eleven o'clock after cleaning.Grandma Du is getting old, and her body hurts every time, and she can't recover for several days.
The time of this job is also not free.It happened to be meal time, and Du Qi had to go home to eat if he wanted to save money, so the time bumped into each other.
Grandma Du also thought that the food outside was not clean, so she started preparing at nine o'clock every day, covered her lunch with a plate, and ate it warm by herself when Du Qi came home from school.
She hurried to go to work by herself, and worked till mid-afternoon, then went home to cook a pot of soup for later, prepared dinner, and then went to the restaurant again.
Running back and forth, she still doesn't know how to ride a bicycle, so she walks on two legs.Du Qi said she didn't want her to do this job, but she couldn't be persuaded.
Grandma Du has always said that while her legs and feet are still sharp, she will work for a while.After waiting for two years, I have nowhere to find things to do, and sometimes I have time to rest.
Now that Ran Linle mentioned this matter, it was much more important than buying stocks with money. Whether it was a dead horse or a living horse, Du Qi wanted to hear it and give it a try.
Ran Linle: "Now that there is an extra class before the evening self-study, there is only half an hour left for dinner in the evening. I am too nervous."
New No. [-] Middle School has just been completed, outside the West Ring Road, the surrounding area is empty, the road is cleaner than a face, and there is not a single shop.Some mobile vendors will come to the school gate to set up snacks such as finger cakes, sesame seed cakes and skewers, and close the stalls when the students are in class.
Du Qi understood, and asked back: "You said to set up a small stall? That's not good, right now, everything is sold outside, and grandma comes again, what should I do if someone blackmails me! She has a good mouth, and she can't even scold her back."
"What are you talking about? It's cold in winter, hot in summer, and exposed to wind and sun. You don't feel sorry for our grandma? Besides, you haven't seen small vendors being chased away. What's wrong with me? , let grandma suffer that crime!"
Du Qi was stunned: "Ah? Then what did you say?"
Ran Linle signaled Du Qi not to worry, and said little by little: "Actually, think about it, we feel that we don't have enough time for meals, can the teachers in the school not think about it? They still do this when they think about it, why?"
Du Qi shook his head, really didn't understand.
"Let's put it this way." Ran Linle analyzed with Du Qi bit by bit, guiding his way of thinking, "Addition of small classes is actually a precursor, and it is also a buffer, and other regulations will follow immediately. Sooner or later, the first and second year of high school The timetable of the school should be unified with that of the third year of high school, and it will be fully closed at that time."
The high enrollment rate of No. [-] Middle School in Linhe County is largely due to the strong oppression of the third year of senior high school.
It is mandatory for students to live on campus, with morning exercises at 05:30 every day and evening self-study classes until 10:30.Except for the class break, there is only one and a half hours to spare, which is divided into three meals a day and cleaning.
The first and second grades of senior high school are much more relaxed. No matter how nervous they are during class, students’ meal time will not be compressed after class.
But there is a problem with this. The low grade students go to school, and the school will have a big loophole in the access control.Some high school seniors will sneak out at the time when school is over, which is beyond the controllable range.
When the No. [-] Middle School was relocated, the leadership argued for a long time about the matter of "fully closed or not".
One side believes that high-intensity learning should start from the first day of school, in that case, the school's enrollment rate will be higher.The other side believes that the majority of local students are forced to live in the school, which will be mistaken by some parents for the school to make money.
Some time ago, a few senior high school students sneaked out at noon and caused trouble outside.Responsibilities were assigned to the school, the management was negligent, and a series of people followed suit.
The biggest drawback of the day-study was revealed, and the matter finally came to a conclusion, and the leadership finally reached an agreement: it must be completely closed.
Du Qi followed Ran Linle to think: "So, those small stalls won't last long."
"Correct."
"Then... we can only go to the restaurant to eat! There are nearly 7000 people in three grades and high school... Let's go to the restaurant and get a window!"
This profit is quite large.
The school holds the ownership of the restaurant and rents it out, and it is also divided in proportion.The more the restaurant earns, the more money the school can share, and the school will definitely help the restaurant to maintain its operations.
In Ran Linle's memory, in the last two years of high school, he seldom saw outside food.The school prohibits restaurants from delivering food, and the guards will check the surroundings. Calling a delivery is like a guerrilla attack, going through the bushes and stuffing it through the gaps in the fence.
Du Qi seriously thought about Ran Linle's proposal: "It's a good idea. But there are also problems... What can grandma sell? She can only make the ones that are often eaten at home, such as steamed buns, porridge, and noodles."
Ran Linle was a little helpless, and reminded Du Qi with a smile: "This is not what you have to consider. Once the school gate is closed, you can eat whatever the restaurant sells. We just need to have a distinctive feature compared to other windows. What you have to think about is, how do you Come in."
After all, he is still young, a 17-year-old child, and grew up under the hands of a poor old woman, Du Qi's vision is limited.Most of the time, he can only see what is in front of him, and it is difficult to focus on farther and grander things.
This is a flaw in his character, which has been with him for a long time and has become a deep-rooted chronic disease.Until he became an adult, worked, and really saw the world, he still couldn't overcome this influence, and he would still be limited by the pattern.
Later, he was imprisoned, probably because of this.
Ran Linle: "You can discuss it with grandma first, and ask her what she thinks. I'll find a way to get a window."
"Where are you going to find a way?"
"That's out of your control."
Du Qi doubted that Ran Linle was the same age as him, what could Ran Linle think of if he couldn't do anything about it?
But after thinking about it, Ran Linle seems to have awakened some qualities recently, which is quite different from before.He seemed to have broken away from the scope of a student, and the things he did were beyond Du Qi's imagination.
Du Qi agreed: "Okay, let me try to mention something to her first."
Ran Linle patted Du Qi's arm: "Tell grandma not to worry about money. Anyway, I want to start a small business by myself first, and treat it as me partnering with your family to make money together."
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