Let's go back to 2008, starting with a recreational fishing park.

On the other side, after putting down the vegetables, Jiang Xia took a stroll around the fishing area.

During this period, the fishing grounds have finally gotten back on track. After the opening discount area, the fishing fee has changed to 100 yuan per person in the past few days. However, in order to avoid upsetting anglers, Jiangxia bought nearly 10,000 yuan worth of fish from Lao Huang and released them in, so that tourists can catch as many fish as possible and feel that it is worthwhile.

In addition, he felt that the plan to open a small shop at the fishing grounds should also be implemented.

With this much foot traffic, there are some kinds of money you can't make, but there are some kinds of money you might as well make if you don't want to.

Jiang Xia found Jiang Jianguo observing the water quality and suggested building a shed next to his office to serve as a small shop.

Hearing Jiang Xia's idea, Jiang Jianguo nodded:

"We get so many visitors every day, selling things here would be fine, but we only have so many people, who's going to be in charge of selling them?"

Jiang Xia frowned upon hearing this; what his father said did indeed make sense.

The current staffing plan for the fishing grounds is actually quite full.

Jiang Xiaobo and Yang Xiaoyue, a young couple, were in charge of providing services to tourists on site.

Wang Guifen and Su Qing, who had just joined the company, were in charge of logistics and cooking.

Jiang Jianguo's situation is rather unique. Besides helping with odd jobs, his main responsibilities include raising and feeding the fish and maintaining the water quality. In addition, he also has to accompany Jiang Xia on errands every now and then, so it wouldn't be appropriate to put him in charge of the convenience store.

As for myself, needless to say, there are too many messy things at the fishing spot that I need to take responsibility for.

Actually, Su Qing and Wang Guifen had nothing to do in the afternoon after selling boxed lunches at noon, but there was no suitable person to watch over them in the morning.

"Should we find someone else?" Jiang Jianguo suggested when Jiang Xia didn't speak.

"No." Jiang Xia shook his head. If there weren't enough people, hiring more would be simple.

Convenience stores don't actually have very high profit margins; setting one up is essentially about making some extra money while providing convenience for tourists.

The profit, including the boxed lunches that will be provided starting today, will be good enough to cover the basic expenses of the fishing pond each day.

It would be too much of a waste to hire another person just for this.

After thinking for a long time, Jiang Xia couldn't come up with a good solution. After considering it, he could only ask Su Qing and his mother to watch over things in the afternoon.

As for the morning, Jiang Xia thought about it and figured that the fishing spot wouldn't start getting crowded until around 10 a.m., and the total time for selling things shouldn't be long. Whoever was available could serve anyone who came to buy something on short notice.

After telling Jiang Jianguo about his arrangements, Jiang nodded and replied, "Okay, that's settled for now. I'll try to keep an eye on things for a while this morning."

"Okay, Dad, then you can find someone to build the tent." Jiang Xia nodded.

"What kind of shed would be suitable?" Jiang Jianguo asked.

"Just set one up anywhere, as long as it provides shelter from the wind and rain and can accommodate a few shelves, it's fine," Jiang Xia replied after thinking for a moment.

He didn't intend to make this small shop too formal; he just planned to put some snacks, instant noodles, and drinks on it and call it a day.

"Okay, I'll call Lao Liu and ask him to bring some people over to take a look." Jiang Jianguo nodded and took out his phone.

Jiang Xia was familiar with the nickname "Old Liu"; the man's full name was Liu Hanmin, Jiang Jianguo's top general.

Why do I say that? It's because Liu Hanmin can do almost anything, from basic bricklaying to plumbing and electrical work to welding; there's nothing he can't do.

Jiang Jianguo, the construction team leader of Qingshan Village, is most proud of Liu Hanmin.

Soon, Liu Hanmin arrived at the reservoir on a dilapidated motorcycle.

"Uncle Liu."

When the other person came up to him, Jiang Xia took out a cigarette from his pocket and shouted at him.

"Hey, Xiaxia." Liu Hanmin wasn't much of a talker; he simply took the cigarette and nodded to Jiang Xia.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xia and Jiang Jianguo talked to the other party about building a shed.

Throughout the entire process, Liu Hanmin simply listened without saying a word.

After the father and son finished speaking, he said, "Old Jiang, call Old Xing, and if you lend a hand, I estimate it won't take more than a day to finish."

"Okay, then I'll prepare the materials this afternoon, and we can start work tomorrow?" Jiang Jianguo knew what to expect when he heard this. Old Liu said it wouldn't take a day, so it was possible to finish the job in a morning.

"Okay." Liu Hanmin nodded. Although he was not talkative, he understood social etiquette. He couldn't let the team leader's work be delayed.

After finishing their business, Jiang Xia noticed it was lunchtime and called Liu Hanmin to stay for a meal before leaving.

But Liu Hanmin was quite stubborn and refused to eat there no matter what. In the end, he rode away on his motorcycle.

Liu Hanmin didn't eat, but Jiangxia was hungry.

He got up early this morning to buy groceries, and only drank a bowl of egg tea; he didn't eat anything else.

And even though he didn't do anything, just walking around the reservoir a few times still expended a lot of energy.

Since he'll be making his own lunchboxes from now on, he didn't order any food today and just went into the kitchen with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw that all the delicious dishes had been prepared.

Looking at the dishes before him, each one a feast for the eyes and the palate, he couldn't help but say:

"Mom, what's wrong with you? The food you made today looks so delicious."

"Could it be that she only cooks for me and my dad at home and doesn't cook properly, but now that she wants to make money, she's pulling out her secret weapon?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guifen slapped Jiang Xia on the shoulder.

"What are you saying! I didn't cook these dishes; I spent the whole morning helping out!"

"Huh?" Jiang Xia immediately put on a surprised expression. If it wasn't his mother who made it, could it be...? He looked at Su Qing, who was sitting and resting to the side, and exaggeratedly said:

"Beautiful Su, I never knew you had this trick up your sleeve. Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had, I wouldn't have ordered the restaurant food in the first place."

Upon hearing this, Su Qing rolled her eyes at Jiang Xia, thinking to herself, "You didn't pay me before, so why should I do it for you for free?"

However, looking at this outstanding peer in front of her, she thought to herself, "Cooking for him for free might not be such a bad idea after all..."

Jiang Xia was really hungry. He picked up a steamed bun and took a big bite, then used a spoon to scoop out a bowl of braised pork for himself.

Picking up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and putting it in his mouth, the feeling of it being fatty but not greasy and melting in his mouth instantly conquered Jiangxia's taste buds.

The braised pork was so delicious that he quickly found a plate and served some of the other meat dishes.

As for the vegetarian dishes, he didn't even glance at them.

Seeing the way he ate, Wang Guifen couldn't help but give him a light tap: "You child, can't you eat slower?"

Seeing this, Su Qing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Auntie, is this how all boys eat? My younger brother eats like this at home too."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia quickly retorted, "How could that be? Do you think I usually eat like this? It's just that the food you made today smelled so good."