Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 62 - Renting a Garage (910)

Chapter 62 -62 Renting a Garage (9/10)

Chapter 62 -62 Renting a Garage (9/10)

Half an hour was pretty exhausting?

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Fan Tianyu really wanted to chuckle. “Your words make me feel like you’ve never suffered a bit.”

“Nonsense, how could I have never faced hardship? But this half-hour was even more tiring than doing two test papers. Don’t argue with me; my head’s all muddled from counting the money just now.”

“How much did we make?”

As the two dragged the cart towards home, Fan Tianyu asked curiously. There had been quite a number of customers just now, each spending one or two hundred. They must have made a decent amount.

“These two carts were basically at that price, so we made about 2-3 thousand, but after subtracting the cost, it wasn’t much. The main thing is that we don’t have any tools; we just dragged these carts out and sold everything quickly, barely taking up any time. Brother Tianyu, if you want to do this, I suggest you drive out to sell the vegetables. You can make several trips in a day, each time carrying several more crates.”

Fan Tianyu sincerely accepted Mei Mengzhen’s advice, but, “How much vegetables can he give us in a day? If there’s not enough, driving out wouldn’t be cost-effective.”

“It’ll depend on how large a place you rent. I asked this morning; he said he’d see, but in any case, he’ll try to give us more. Oh, and he doesn’t want the delivery to be too far. Just around our house would be good.” This request accommodated her need to get to school. Otherwise, if it was too far, she wouldn’t be able to make the trips, and also, her neighborhood was an old district, lacking surveillance cameras, making it easier for her to come and go delivering vegetables without leaving any evidence.

Fan Tianyu listened carefully and nodded solemnly, “I got it, I’ll try to find a place close to our house, convenient for you and him to communicate.”

He wasn’t dumb; Mei Mengzhen hadn’t spent much time dragging the cart to get the vegetables, so the guy must live in the area. It made sense to rent somewhere near their neighborhood.

“I’ve checked out many places these past few days. There are some garages near our home that are quite nice; they can be rented separately for only 200 yuan per month. Convenient for loading and unloading vegetables. What do you think?”

“Are those garages next door to people’s homes? Wouldn’t cars going in and out bother the residents?” Garages are typically right beside living spaces, which makes parking convenient.

“No, this garage wasn’t originally a garage; it was a small separate add-on used for storage, with a roll-up door and a small back door. There’s demolition happening soon, so the owner split it into two rooms and made a separate yard for this garage. He said he’s not using it now and told me I could rent it for 200 if I was interested, plus it’s really close to our house.”

Mei Mengzhen, full of curiosity, asked, “Where? Are there garages near our house? How come I have no recollection of it?”

“It’s beside the house next to Liang Xiao’s, towards our side. It’s still early; how about we go check it out?”

Mei Mengzhen thought it was doable since her house was only a few minutes away from Liang Xiao’s. “Let’s go back home, drop off the crates, and then go have a look.”

“Sure.”

After dropping off the crates and parking the cart at home, the three of them weren’t so quick to head out again. Back in the living room after gulping down glasses of water, they began to count the money. Mei Mengzhen had handled the cash because it was Fan Tianyu’s first time selling vegetables, and he might not be familiar with it. But when it came to counting the money, she couldn’t overstep; after all, Fan Tianyu was the boss.

“Here you go, Brother Tianyu, count how much we earned today.”

“You do it, you do it.” Fan Tianyu didn’t feel it was real yet, so he invited Mei Mengzhen to take over.

Mei Mengzhen refused, “You’re the boss; hurry up, we still need to check out the garage.”

Hearing this, Fan Tianyu didn’t insist anymore. One bill, two bills, three hundred, five hundred… two thousand four hundred fifty, “We’ve earned 2450 in half an hour; isn’t that a bit too much?”

“Not too much, Brother Tianyu, you haven’t deducted the cost price yet.” The quantity was labeled on the crates, so everyone had an idea—roughly more than half of the total amount.

After a detailed calculation, the cost of the goods was 1600 yuan. Subtracting that, they still made 850 yuan in just half an hour’s time. Normal jobs couldn’t earn so much. Fan Tianyu was both surprised and delighted, wishing he could smack his own blockhead. He had only now thought of such a lucrative business, wasting a whole month.

“Let’s split it 70-30; I’ll give you 255, should I deposit it directly into your bank or give you cash?”

“Brother Tianyu, are you really giving me this much? I was only able to help out today; I really might not be able to help in the future. Giving me so much wouldn’t be worth it for you.”

Fan Tianyu suddenly changed his expression, “Enough, I said 70-30, and that’s final. How about this, I’ll deposit the money in my card, then transfer it to yours, saving you the trouble of having to deposit it yourself.”

“Okay.”

Although this era still didn’t have Alipay for transfers, bank cards could still be used for transfers. It required going to the bank to fill out a form. But since Fan Tianyu had only coins, he needed to go to the counter anyway, so filling out a form for the transfer was just a matter of convenience.

In just half an hour, she had made 255 plus 1600. When it came to making money, she was the biggest earner.

…

After resting at home for a while, they went to check out the garage Fan Tianyu had mentioned. Calling it a garage was generous; it was really just a storage room, and Mei Mengzhen considered it too dirty for selling vegetables. “Even if you rent this place, you’ll need to spend a sum to clean it up. You might as well spend a bit more and rent a nicer place.”

Mei Mengzhen was somewhat dismissive; wooden shelving was thrown everywhere, and the floor was covered in dust. It was indeed very dirty, but the location of the garage was very good—secluded enough to do anything without the neighbors seeing. This made Mei Mengzhen hesitate.

Fan Tianyu thought it was suitable, “It’s only 200 yuan, if we’re just storing vegetables, we don’t need too fancy a place, right?”

“Depends on what for—this place is really too dirty. And what if after tidying up, the landlord raises the rent or decides not to rent to you anymore?”

“Are you silly? Don’t I know to sign a one-year contract? Anyway, the vegetables can only be sold for a year. Just sign for one year right away.” Fan Tianyu whispered in her ear, “It’s just 200 yuan a month; even if it’s a loss, it wouldn’t be much.”

He was right. Having agreed to the rental, the rest was up to Fan Tianyu. She took Mei Mengchen back home.

Once home, Mei Mengchen asked curiously with her little head poking out, “Sister, are you going to sell vegetables with Brother Tianyu?”

“Yeah, this way our family can have a steady income. Even if we have to share the profits with Brother Tianyu, we don’t have to worry about anything and still make money; it’s quite a good deal. Your Brother Tianyu is the one taking a loss.”

Mei Mengchen thought for a moment and asked, “Is Brother Tianyu going to live here from now on?”

This question left Mei Mengzhen somewhat uncertain. Indeed, since Fan Tianyu had chosen to sell vegetables, they would be interacting continuously throughout the year. Whether he would live there or not was indeed something to clarify.