Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 60 - Be a Little Smarter (710)

Chapter 60 -60 Be a Little Smarter (7/10)

Chapter 60 -60 Be a Little Smarter (7/10)

Fan Tianyu nodded to indicate that he understood.

Mei Mengzhen also looked at him, hoping he would think it over clearly.

But Fan Tianyu felt there was nothing to ponder over. He wanted to do it, even if it was just for a year, even if it was a bit of a hassle. He wanted to give it a try, “Let’s do it. Today is only Tuesday, you guys have extra classes on Saturday, right?”

“Yes, we can rest on Sunday. How about we start early Sunday morning by trying to sell four crates of vegetables? If you think it’s good to continue, we’ll do so. If not, we’ll just drop it.”

Fan Tianyu shook his head, “No need to drop it, I’ve decided to do it. As for what you said about getting the vegetables, it’s simple. I’ll find a place to rent in the next few days, perhaps a warehouse or a spare room, where we can store the vegetables. If they only want to deal with you and no one else, then I won’t make contact. You just order the goods for me daily, and I’ll pick them up directly. How did you guys handle the payment for the goods before?”

“Seeing that I was young, the first time I sold vegetables it was on credit. Later, when I had money, I settled the previous day’s bill when picking up the vegetables the next day.”

“That’s easy to handle. They trust you so much that we can agree to settle accounts once a week to avoid daily payments interfering with your classes. Every Sunday it’ll be your trouble to bring the money, and as for the vegetable selling business, let’s say it belongs to the both of us. Whatever money we earn, we split fifty-fifty.”

Mei Mengzhen hurriedly waved her hands; she didn’t have the gall. She was already making such a large profit as a middleman, how could she just take half of his income, “This won’t do, I’m merely connecting the dots. I can’t take your earnings, no way, I don’t want it.”

“But I can’t let you run around for nothing either. Since we’re going to do this, we need to settle accounts clearly. You’re involved, so it’s only right for brothers to settle accounts clearly.”

“Even if we clear the accounts, it shouldn’t be like that. I’m just running errands. If you really want to give me something, just give me a little money or take care of the vegetables for my family. If you give me half, you won’t make any profit at all.”

Fan Tianyu said, “Then let’s do a 40-60 split.”

Mei Mengzhen shook her head, “Make it 10-90. Taking ten percent for running errands is enough.”

“30-70 then.”

“20-80, 20-80, that’s enough. I’m really just making money sitting at home, I’d feel embarrassed to ask for more.”

“Alright, listen to me, 30-70. I’ll take 70 and you’ll take 30. That’s settled. I’m going to look around for a suitable place to rent nearby these next couple of days. We’ll try selling this Sunday, as you suggested. If it works out, I’ll rent it next week, and we can start our business right away.” Fan Tianyu’s plan was sound, and Mei Mengzhen was happy to cooperate.

Fan Tianyu didn’t harbor any doubts about Mei Mengzhen being a middleman because he couldn’t imagine how a child in their teens could source such a large amount of vegetables. And he found nothing strange about the vendors only wanting to deal with her—as far as he was concerned, the world had all kinds of odd people. As long as he got his supply, he was fine.

Soon it was Sunday, and to prevent Fan Tianyu from uncovering anything, Mei Mengzhen got up early, pulled her cart out, and then returned with a cartload of vegetables.

After arranging the vegetables, she went out again and this time returned with a cart of vegetables and a small crate of fruit.

Like before, each crate contained only one type of vegetable: napa cabbage, white radishes, eggplants, and potatoes, with apples as the fruit.

She had sold these vegetables before and knew the prices well, but as to whether to stick to those prices, she needed Fan Tianyu’s opinion. After all, he was the boss of the business.

After hauling the vegetables back, Mei Mengzhen started preparing breakfast. Just as the pot began to boil, there was activity upstairs, and soon after, Mei Mengchen and Fan Tianyu lazily came downstairs.

Because they were in a rush to head out, breakfast was made as simple as possible. Mei Mengzhen served the noodles then teased, “Brother Tianyu, it’s rare for you to get up this early.”

“Of course. You can’t be careless when doing business. Later, when you go to pull the vegetables, I’ll watch from afar and won’t come over. When you come out, I’ll help you pull. This way, you can also save some energy.”

Mei Mengzhen rolled her eyes, “If we wait for you, who knows what time we’ll be able to set up the stall. I’ve already pulled back the vegetables. Let’s eat quickly so we can get going.”

What? “The vegetables are already here? What time did you get up?”

“I got up quite a while ago. I pulled back two carts by myself. We’ll each pull a cart, and after we’re done selling, I need to come back to do my homework.” She had so much homework that she felt like cursing, but she still had to do it.

“Alright, let’s eat quickly. What about Chenchen, is he staying at home? Otherwise, I can take him to my house.”

Mei Mengchen hurriedly said, “I want to go too. Whenever my sister sold vegetables, she’d take me with her,” he added, quickly slurping up the noodles in fear of being left behind.

Mei Mengchen knew what they were up to today. Since they were going to sell vegetables, Mei Mengzhen naturally didn’t want to keep it from her brother. After all, it was a form of income, and letting her brother know she had money could put him at ease.

“How are you supposed to sell with Chenchen tagging along? You need to pull the vegetables again.”

“Liang Xiao is with me. I even pay her a salary. A hundred a day, and I save it for her.”

“Is the income you mentioned yesterday already excluding Liang Xiao’s salary? You must be earning quite a lot in a day, just with these two carts of vegetables?”

“Yeah, otherwise I’d earn even more. But labor costs can’t be cut. Oh, and this morning when I went to get the vegetables, they gave me a lower price. Vegetables that cost 5 yuan were bought for 3.5 yuan before, but I said I’d be ordering long-term, so they’ve discounted it now. Vegetables costing 5 yuan are now 3 yuan for me, and those costing 10 yuan are given to me for 7 yuan. As for other vegetables we haven’t picked up yet, we’ll ask about them when we do.”

Fan Tianyu took a big bite of noodles and nodded, “Is there a choice in the types of vegetables available?”

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“No, you sell what they give you, a crate of the same kind.” This was to make it easier for her to plant the vegetables; she didn’t want the hassle of changing seeds after each planting.

Fan Tianyu kept nodding, then after finishing breakfast, he passed his bowl to Mei Mengzhen. She and her brother made quick preparations, slung their mother’s money pouch over their shoulders, and each pulled a cart out the door.

The road while pulling the carts wasn’t easy. Fan Tianyu, having been nourished by the vegetables from the space, felt somewhat strained pulling the carts filled with two large crates and one small one, “This is heavy. How did you manage to pull this all by yourself?”

“The first day, Chenchen and I pulled it together, and the second day, it was much easier with Liang Xiao’s help,” she replied.

Fan Tianyu said, “If selling the vegetables takes too long later, come back early. We can’t let it interfere with your homework. I’ll understand how to sell after watching you, and then I can just tend to the stall by myself.”

Mei Mengzhen felt puzzled by his words, but realizing that Fan Tianyu might not have seen how briskly the vegetables sold before, she said, “Brother Tianyu, it might not take that long. You’ll need to be quick on your feet.”