1994: Starting with unpaid leave

Dong Jianguo's home is just a single-story house with a small courtyard, separated from his neighbors on the left and right by a brick wall he built himself.

The neighbors can hear everything that's happening in the yard.

It wasn't just the neighbors; given the volume just now, four or five families nearby should have been able to hear it clearly.

He shouted those words loudly, intending to embarrass Wang Cuiqing and make her back down.

Anyone with a shred of self-respect cannot act with impunity.

To everyone's surprise, when Wang Cuiqing heard this, she stomped her foot on the stool, then casually tossed her hair, her voice not showing any shame but rather a hint of coquettishness:

"Fourth brother, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Seeing the blush on Wang Cuiqing's face, Dong Jianguo felt that she seemed a little shy and coquettish!

This script is wrong!

Despite this, Dong Jianguo pointed to the egg carton and said calmly:

"All of my eggs have been reserved. If I give them to you, I'll have to pay out of my own pocket to restock them. I can't give you any. Please understand."

Wang Cuiqing blinked: "Nonsense, I just heard you telling Wu Qianzhu to go sell eggs, how come they're all sold out now?"

Dong Jianguo shrugged:

"If you want eggs, you have to pay. It's the market price of two yuan and thirty cents per pound. If you want some, I'll pack some for you; if not, that's fine too!"

Wang Cuiqing tossed her long, wavy hair aside and gave Dong Jianguo a flirtatious wink:

"Oh dear, you're haggling with me over money? Fourth brother, you're quite the businessman! You almost smacked your sister-in-law in the face with those abacus beads!"

"Look at what you're saying! Even close brothers keep clear accounts, let alone neighbors. If I don't argue with you, what else could I possibly be throwing at your face?!"

"Pay first if you want the goods, otherwise I'm going back to my room to sleep."

As Dong Jianguo spoke, he stopped wasting time talking to Wang Cuiqing, turned around, and lifted the curtain to go inside.

Wang Cuiqing, her face flushed from behind the wall, stared at Dong Jianguo's retreating figure as he entered the room, feeling her heart beat slightly faster.

I thought we could chat a bit more about eating eggs today, but this brat started something and then ran off!

"Tch, this Xiao Liming from the textile factory is pretty arrogant! He'll have to bow down sooner or later!"

Licking her lips, Wang Cuiqing jumped down from the bench by the wall, turned around, and went back to her room...

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At 4:30 p.m., Wu Qianzhu returned to Dong Jianguo's home with a cart full of empty boxes.

"Brother Jianguo, I'm back!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he started pulling out money, grinning from ear to ear:

"Brother Jianguo, all the eggs have been sold!"

"Ten boxes of eggs, totaling 403 jin, should have been sold for 846.3 yuan, but because sometimes you have to round down, in the end they were only sold for 843 yuan."

Dong Jianguo was satisfied with the number and nodded, asking:

"Were they all bought by the restaurant staff?"

Erzhuzi shook his head: "No, at first some bosses bought some, but in the end I sold two boxes of eggs by riding my bike near the machine tool factory's staff quarters."

"Our eggs are all incredibly fresh. They're not only cheaper than what you find in the market, but we also deliver them right downstairs. Many uncles and aunties at home call out to me from upstairs as soon as they hear me selling eggs. Some people even bring baskets down with ropes, already filled with money for the eggs, so I can just put the eggs in the basket without even having to come downstairs."

It was his first time doing business, and he made over 800 yuan in one go. Erzhuzi was very excited as he talked about his experience.

In fact, he realized during this trip that although this line of work was tough, it was really profitable.

If we calculate based on the distribution price that Brother Jianguo initially set for himself, the purchase price for one pound of eggs would be two yuan.

He had experienced today's situation firsthand. Even selling at 2.1 yuan per kilogram, he could only make a 1/10 jiao (0.1 yuan) profit per kilogram. Selling 200 kilograms a day would yield a net profit of 20 yuan, which would amount to 600 yuan a month!

Moreover, they will have complete control over the retail price at that time.

Even if we sell them at the market retail price of 2.2 or 2.3 yuan, they will still sell; it just takes a little more time.

But the profits can double again!

work?!

And you're still working a six-hour shift?!

Seeing his excited expression, Dong Jianguo spoke up:

"How's it going now? Are you more confident in doing business? Are you going to continue working for me, or are you planning to try a distribution model?"

Erzhuzi blushed, and his hesitant stammering made him seem rather embarrassed.

After all, he had previously vowed to learn how to do business from Brother Jianguo. Now that he has only been on the job for a few days and has just seen how money is made, it is really unreasonable for him to quit and go it alone.

After thinking for a moment, Erzhuzi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll finish this by the end of the month first!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Jianguo patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, still have energy? How about we sell a couple more boxes of eggs later to practice?"

"Three boxes are fine too!"

"good!"

Dong Jianguo pointed to the three boxes of eggs he had specially selected at his feet and said to Erzhuzi:

"Go home and rest for a while. When I pick Xiuyun up, we'll take these three boxes of eggs to Xijuzhai to sell them."

"Xiju Residence? Why go so far?"

Xijuzhai Community is one of the earliest commercial housing communities in Hecheng, and it was completed and handed over to residents this year.

The community is not far from the train station and long-distance bus station, making transportation convenient. There is also a railway hospital and a primary school nearby, making life very convenient.

It went on sale this summer and immediately took the lead in Hecheng with a price of 750 yuan per square meter.

This price is enough for Dong Jianguo's salary for half a year.

Even though the price is high, it still can't compete with the large number of wealthy people in the city.

The apartments in the residential complex were sold out very quickly as soon as they went on sale.

"So what if it's far? You can make money! These eggs will sell for 2 yuan per jin! I'll guide you the first time, and afterwards you can sell them yourself, and I'll give you a 5 yuan per jin commission!"

Erzhuzi shook his head: "Brother Jianguo, don't test me. I already agreed to a fixed salary, how can I ask for more money?! Wouldn't that be going back on my word? A man's word is his bond, I can't go back on my word!"

After he finished speaking, he looked down and was dumbfounded.

These three boxes of eggs all looked malnourished, much smaller than the ones he had just sold.

"Brother, why is this egg so small? Is it a chicken egg?"

"It's definitely a chicken egg. This is a first-laid egg, also called a 'first nest egg' or 'first batch of eggs.' It's normal for the first batch of eggs laid by newly matured hens."

"Brother Jianguo, I know that the people living over there are all rich, but even if they're rich, they wouldn't spend over 3 cents a pound to buy our small eggs, would they?"

Dong Jianguo chuckled: "Selling it like that won't work, you have to know how to talk to people!"

"You can learn it then; I guarantee you'll benefit from it immensely!"

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