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

After finishing their meal, Jiang Xia followed Jiang Jianguo to his second uncle's house.

Upon hearing that he had come to borrow the car, Jiang Jianjun didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight inside to retrieve the car keys.

Jiang Xia took the car keys but didn't drive it himself; instead, he gave the keys to his father.

Jiang Jianjun's vehicle is not a small truck, but a large agricultural three-wheeled vehicle.

Jiangxia doesn't have the skills to drive this thing.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Jianjun's home, the father and son went to the wholesale market in the city.

Jiang Xia didn't know anyone when he went to buy the shelves, so he just wandered around the market.

Finally, I randomly picked a store with a reasonable price and bought four shelves for 600 yuan. That should be enough for the small shop I'm going to open.

After buying the shelves, Jiang Xia noticed there was still plenty of empty space on the tricycle, so she suggested to Jiang Jianguo:

"Dad, let's go check out the food section and buy what we need to sell at the same time."

Jiang Jianguo had no objections, and the father and son went to the east end of the market again.

This area mainly consists of department stores that supply supermarkets; most common items can be found here.

"Boss, how much is this case of Coke?" Jiang Xia shouted to the busy shop owner at the entrance of a store, pointing to a case of Coke.

"Wholesale price is 51 per box," came the reply from inside.

Jiang Xia quickly estimated that the price of cola had already reached 3 yuan per bottle, and this case contained 24 bottles, so he could make about 21 yuan in profit. Not bad.

Without hesitation, Jiang Xia immediately moved several cases of cola and various other drinks.

These items cost a total of 500 yuan, and the profit was about the same, around one yuan per bottle.

"I wonder if those professional distributors have started giving away freezers yet..." Jiang Xia thought to herself.

He knew that in later generations, the freezers for chilled drinks in those restaurants weren't bought by the restaurants themselves, but were given away for free by the brand's distributors in order to get rid of the drinks.

After buying the refrigerator, the father and son also bought a lot of instant noodles, bread, and other food items wholesale, but didn't buy any other miscellaneous things.

After all, it's a fishing ground, which is quite different from traditional supermarkets and convenience stores.

After they finished shopping, Jiang Xia originally suggested that the father and son grab a bite outside.

But Wang Guifen from home called to say that dinner was ready.

Jiang Jianguo also said that Liu Hanmin and the other man would be drinking in the afternoon after finishing their work, and he would have to go back and entertain them.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia realized it made sense. Liu Hanmin and his companion were likely not charging them for setting up the tent, but they should make sure they enjoyed their drinks.

The farm tricycle was slow, and the father and son hurried as fast as they could. By the time they arrived at the fishing spot, the sun had already begun to set.

After getting off the bus, the first thing Jiangxia saw was the completed shed.

And you know what? The master craftsman's skills are truly remarkable. In just one day, what was just a pile of scattered wood, canvas, and nails in the morning has now become a neat and sturdy shed.

"Wow, you two uncles are amazing." Jiang Xia gave Liu Hanmin and his brother a thumbs up.

Jiang Jianguo, the old man, also got out of the car at this moment, and said with a smile, "Don't you know whose men these two uncles work for? How could they be bad at their jobs?"

Liu Hanmin remained as taciturn as ever, while Xing Anzheng sighed upon hearing this: "Look how fast times have passed. When Xiaxia and I were that age, we thought being a carpenter was a promising career. But now, this skill is probably becoming obsolete."

"Oh, Uncle, what are you saying? Let me give you a heads-up: I'm going to be putting wooden railings all around this reservoir soon, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to use them then," Jiang Xia said with a hearty laugh.

This is no exaggeration. He had long wanted to install railings on the paths around the fishing area for tourists. After all, with so many people every day, it would be unsafe without railings. Yang Xiaoyue would have to keep a close eye on things all day, but he hadn't started construction yet because he didn't have enough money.

While they were talking, the group smoked a cigarette. Then, Liu Hanmin and his companion didn't rush to rest. Instead, they helped unload the things the father and son had bought.

Then, they sat down at the table to wait for the meal to be served.

Su Qing brewed a pot of tea and brought it over, then brought out a small table.

There are a lot of people today, and it's a bit crowded at one of the eight-immortal tables. She plans to eat at this small table with Wang Guifen and Yang Xiaoyue, and let the men drink alone.

After Wang Guifen brought all the dishes to the table, Jiang Jianguo also took out a bottle of liquor and opened it.

The liquor is a locally produced grain liquor from Linjiang, called Linjiang Daqu. It's affordable and tastes good, and many locals drink it.

"Old Liu, Old Xing, you two have to drink well today at your brother's place." He took the wine bottle and filled the glasses in front of Liu Hanmin and Xing.

"Haha, Jianguo, you're getting old, let's all drink less," Xing Anzheng laughed.

"Uncle, you're not old at all! Look at your physique, you're quite strong!" Jiang Xia said with a smile from the side.

"You know how to talk, kid."

"..."

Soon, the group began toasting and drinking.

During this time, Jiang Xia and Jiang Xiaobo didn't drink much, because there were still many tourists who hadn't left, and he had to entertain them.

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Time flies. One day, Jiang Xia woke up from his sleep and looked at the calendar on the wall, only to find that the fishing pond had been open for a month.

He rubbed his eyes, quickly found some clean clothes to wear, and then slipped on his slippers to go to the office.

Jiang Xia took out the account book from the drawer and began to look at it seriously.

When the fishing pond first opened, there weren't many tourists except on Saturdays and Sundays, only about 20 people a day, and sometimes as few as a dozen.

However, as the fishing spot became more and more famous, anglers from neighboring cities began to come and play. By the time they started selling boxed lunches, there were already more than 30 tourists a day.

Jiang Xia held the calculator and added up each day's income one by one.

After calculating three times and getting the same number, he finally smiled in surprise.

In the first month after opening, the net profit of their fishing pond was around 51,000 yuan.

This amount is unbelievable, even in his previous life in Shanghai. He never imagined he could earn so much money in a month.

After the initial excitement subsided, Jiang Xia thought about it carefully and realized why he was able to earn so much money.

This is mainly because after the opening discount period, each tourist at our fishing ground is charged 100, which almost doubles the profit from the original 60 per person.

In addition to the income from the small shop and my mom's daily boxed lunches, the total monthly income is over ten thousand yuan.

Finally, the total revenue of the fishing grounds will be the current figure.

Thinking of the boxed lunches, he flipped through the ledger again and looked at it carefully, discovering that the income from boxed lunches alone was more than 6000 yuan.

Okay, he takes back what he said earlier about not caring how many boxed meals he sold. Now it seems he does care.