War Military: From 1978

Chapter 296 New Ways to Make Money!
"Thief! Thief! My pockets have been slashed!"

These days, there's never a shortage of pickpockets and thieves on trains.

Chu An encountered this every time he took a car.

But he really can't manage these kinds of things.

The main thing is that he wasn't constantly watching other people.

Moreover, these people are very good at finding opportunities to commit their crimes, often doing so silently. By the time people discover them, the thieves have vanished without a trace.

"Three more years!"

Sitting in his seat, Chu An looked at the noisy carriage and muttered a sentence that others would only find incomprehensible.

Yes!

For those who don't understand the future, who knows what will happen in three years?
But Chu An knew.

That will be an era that can instantly reverse the social atmosphere.

We spent another two days traveling, swaying and bumping along the road.

On June 28th, Chu An returned to his hometown.

"The third one!"

As soon as Chu An stepped out of the train station, he saw the older brother sitting on a bicycle outside the station waving at him.

"Brother, why are you here?"

Chu An walked over with a smile.

"I'll pick you up! Didn't you say in your letter that you'd be back in the last few days of the month?"

I didn't know when you would arrive, so I've been checking in every day when the train arrives since the day before yesterday. It's not far anyway!

There's only one round trip by civilian train in the county town, so he can wait like this.

"This"

Chu An was a little touched.

Haha! Touched, aren't you!
"Alright, come on, get in the car, I'll take you to our place. It's getting late, don't go back, we'll be together tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

Chu An didn't say anything else.

We're all men, it's awkward to talk about this too much.

After getting on the back of the old-fashioned bicycle, Chu Gui said "Let's go" and started riding.

"Third brother, what exactly is this business you told me you'd take me to do to make more money this time you came back?"

Chu Gui rode back and asked questions as he went.

Chu An had already told him about this in a letter during the New Year.

But even now, Chu An hasn't told him specifically what to do next.

"Actually, it's nothing. I'm planning to have you sell dried seafood, brother!"

"Seafood?" Chu Gui's hand tightened, and he turned to look at Chu An after stopping the bicycle.

At that moment, his face was full of surprise.

"Hmm! Seafood, but you can't do this alone, brother. These days, it's not safe to do business long distances, whether you're carrying money or goods. I'm worried about you getting into trouble by yourself, so I'm planning to find two people to help you."

"Looking for someone else?" Chu Gui was taken aback again.

"Okay!" Chu An simply got out of the car.

He reached out and took out a cigarette, lit one for himself, and then gave one to his older brother.

"Brother, you know how chaotic things are these days, and I can't possibly leave the military to do business. So for safety and to expand the business, it's necessary to hire a couple more people!"

Who are you planning to contact?

Chu An smiled and said, "My former soldiers were wounded on the battlefield. After recovering from their injuries last year, they retired and are now farming back home. They were all good soldiers."

Although he was injured, he can now take on three or four ordinary people like it's nothing!

"That's amazing!" Chu Gui's eyes widened slightly.

"Of course, you don't even know whose soldiers they are."

Moreover, they've been on the battlefield, so they're brave; besides, they were originally my soldiers, so they're obedient.

This was something Chu An had already planned out.

Selling tea eggs and hand-pulled pancakes can be profitable.

But you can only make a little money.

Chu Gui had been busy for almost a year, and the last time he wrote to Chu An, he only had less than four thousand left.

Although this income is definitely high compared to the average person.

With a little effort, maybe I can become a millionaire in another year.

But this kind of business can't be profitable for long. Chu Gui had previously written that someone was selling tea eggs at the gates of other factories!
It won't be long before people start selling hand-pulled pancakes, and they might even be doing it now, with people already learning to sell them outside other factory areas.

Never try to monopolize something that requires no skill but can still make money.

Moreover, Chu An is a reborn person after all. Even if he can't go into business himself, he can't let his older brother, who acts on his behalf, keep selling hand-pulled pancakes and tea eggs!

So, from the very beginning, selling hand-pulled pancakes and tea eggs was just a way for the eldest brother to gain experience and accumulate some initial capital.

Now that so much time has passed, Chu An also thinks it's time.

The next step is to take the second step and find a more profitable business.

This is where they sell dried seafood.

Go to the coastal areas of Guangdong and Guangxi.

In inland cities like Xiangnan, you can hardly find seafood on-site outside of the provincial capital. They buy dried seafood, which is easy to preserve and sells very well.

More importantly, many dried seafood products are very cheap in coastal production areas, but the price can increase many times over when transported inland.

Immediately, Chu An explained his thoughts to Chu Gui in detail again.

In the end, Chu Gui only considered it for a few seconds before gritting his teeth and agreeing.

Although I've never left the county before, selling hand-pulled pancakes this year has given me some courage.

Moreover, Chu An said he would take him to find someone first, and there would be two scouts accompanying him, so he wouldn't be afraid of anything.

Soon, the bicycle started moving again.

"Look, this is the chemical machinery factory. There are more than 4,000 family members and employees there, and they have high incomes."

This year, a full-time employee there earns a little over fifty yuan a month. The hardware factory next door pays a little less, but not by much. Our rented apartment is over there, also belonging to the chemical machinery factory!

The older brother rode his bicycle, talking as he led Chu An to the main gate of the chemical machinery factory.

Here you can see a mobile pushcart stall.

"sister in law!"

Chu An got out of the car and greeted the woman behind the stall.

"Hey, Xiao An's back!" The woman behind the stall was making scallion pancakes. Hearing the voice, she looked up and her face lit up with joy.

As she spoke, she enthusiastically wiped her hands on the towel beside her and prepared to help Chu An with his luggage.

"Hey, sister-in-law, you're busy, you're busy, the guests are waiting!" Chu An hurriedly advised.

"Alright, alright, I'll finish making these pancakes first!"

Her technique was clearly very skilled; she added an egg, a slice of pork belly, and two lettuce leaves to the spread-out pancake.

Finally, add some seasonings and chili peppers.

This is 50 cents.

It's not really fair to call it exorbitant profits.

These days, because the industry isn't industrialized and there's no chicken feed, egg production is low, and the market price for an egg is around eight cents.

As for meat, the market price for a pound of pork belly is about 1.1 yuan.

Although such a piece is only worth about five or six cents, when you add the pancake, lettuce, seasonings, and cooking oil, the hard cost of a hand-pulled pancake is about 17 or 18 cents.

Is it considered a huge profit to earn three cents per pancake, working from dawn till dusk?
Anyway, Chu An didn't think it count.

Moreover, this kind of thing is like eating KFC in the modern era.

It's a novelty, so you can't eat it every day; eating it once or twice a month is too much.

Subsequently, the main consumers of dried seafood products were working-class individuals like them.

However, Chu An didn't plan to let his older brother and the others continue to sell dried seafood retail.

Initially, retail sales can be conducted, and later cooperation with supply and marketing cooperatives can be sought.

As for the route, he can use his name in his hometown county.

After all, Chu An wouldn't play tricks.

Once he makes money, he will definitely use a portion of it to take care of the orphans of martyrs.

With such a strong sense of righteousness, there shouldn't be any major problems with goods entering the supply and marketing cooperative.

Moreover, you can not only find supply and marketing cooperatives, but also become a wholesaler.

There are many avenues to explore. There are currently no seafood markets inland, so the first person to try something new will definitely make money.

The difference lies in how fast they can operate and how much they can earn before others follow suit and crowd out the market.

However, Chu An wasn't too worried about these things. He would earn as much as he could, and if things didn't work out later, he could simply find another way for his older brother to make a living.

As a reborn person, Chu An may not have many other advantages, but he has many ways to make money.

That night, in the house rented by the older brother at the scene.

Chu Gui took out an account book and 1,800 yuan and gave it to Chu An.

“During the Spring Festival, I gave my family 200 yuan and spent 312 yuan to buy things for your comrades’ orphan families.

In addition, as you said, your sister-in-law and I will each receive a salary of one hundred yuan per month.

Chu Gui pointed to the ledger and explained in detail the profits made over the past year.

Chu An didn't look at the ledger, but instead reached out and touched the 1,800 yuan in cash.

He looked up at his older brother, then glanced at his sister-in-law in the kitchen.

Chu An lowered his voice and said with a smile, "Brother, I haven't done any work yet, and now you're dividing it in half like this, aren't you reluctant?"

"You boy!"

Chu Gui rolled his eyes at Chu An.

"One thing at a time, we agreed on this beforehand. What? You don't want it? If you don't want it, I can take it back!"

"Ha ha!"

Chu An smiled and reached out to pick up the wallet.

But instead of taking it, he pushed it back to Chu Gui and said, "As we agreed before, I'll continue to use this money as capital, so you don't need to contribute anything, brother."

"You and your sister-in-law can save the money you earn or use it as you wish."

"it is good!"

Chu Gui did not refuse, as these were things that had been agreed upon in a previous letter.

(End of this chapter)