Chen Houren put off a firecracker, Chen Sinong hung up the upper gear and released the clutch, and as soon as he refueled his feet, the car roared and slowly moved forward.
The family stood in front of the house and watched Chen Sinong leave, Chen Sinong saw his grandmother wiping her tears in the rearview mirror, her heart was very heavy, and she said to Guo Hongxiu: "My grandma is crying." Guo Hongxiu said: "Whoever wants to leave home is not all for living, and when we save enough money, we will go home and do something, and no longer go out." My parents are getting older...... too," she said, and she burst into tears.
In less than ten minutes, Chen Sinong and the convoy converged. Many relatives gathered there, and told their sons not to drive in a hurry and to be careful on the road. When all the vehicles arrived, everyone drove the car onto the highway and rushed towards Shenzhen.
Someone had already contacted a parking place in a village in Shenzhen, rented a house, bought some living utensils, and each had a temporary home.
During the day, the men go out to do transportation, and the women do housework at home, and when they are done, they can go to play wherever they want, and they live a relatively comfortable life. Guo Hongxiu's main things are to cook three meals a day, wash clothes, and do hygiene, and the other is to keep the money earned by Chen Sinong.
Some car owners hire drivers and run non-stop day and night, earning hundreds of dollars a day. Chen Sinong did not hire a driver, and he drove for more than ten hours a day, which was not ordinary hardship.
After running so hard until the end of the year, after ten months, most of the money owed for the purchase of the car was repaid, and the car was back for a few months, which was really okay.
During the Spring Festival, the construction site was suspended, and everyone drove the car, took their wives and children home for the New Year, and then went to Shenzhen together after the New Year.
The son went home for the New Year, and Chen Houren and his wife took this opportunity to invite relatives and friends of Guo Dacai's family to drink once on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, which was regarded as Chen Sinong and Guo Hongxiu's engagement.
Zhou Yue'e considered that the two of them were often together, and they would be fined if they were pregnant before marriage, and proposed to Guo Dacai to get a marriage certificate. Liao Sanmei was not very happy, saying that she didn't give a penny of the bride price, so it was too hasty to go to get a marriage certificate like this.
Now that Chen Sinong's car loan has not been paid off, where can he have the money to pay the bride price? Zhou Yue'e said that it is okay to open an IOU, and she will give it when Chen Sinong makes money. Liao Sanmei refused, saying that the bride price IOU was unheard of.
If the mother-in-law does not agree, Chen Sinong will not be able to get a marriage certificate with Guo Hongxiu secretly, which will make the relationship between the two families bad. Zhou Yue'e was worried about nothing more than being fined if she was pregnant without a marriage certificate, Guo Hongxiu said with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, we won't have children for the time being." ”
Guo Hongxiu changed her name to call her mother, Zhou Yue'e was excited, she didn't control her hand, and wrapped a red envelope of 60 yuan for her.
In a flash, three years have passed, Guo Hongxiu took the passbook and said to Chen Sinong with a smile: "We can go home and buy a house, this is all your credit." ”
"Don't say that, you also have half the credit, without you by my side, how can I have such a good spirit? If it weren't for your laundry and cooking, I would be more tired. Chen Sinong said, "I don't want to spend my money and save up for another year to return to my hometown to start a business." ”
"Isn't that nice?" she asked.
"Now the car is not easy to run, and I don't dare to go on the road during the day, and if I am caught, I will be fined 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Mud-truck trucks like ours have had a lot of traffic accidents, and the more they are managed, the stricter they become. Then there is the problem of overloading, how can you make money without overloading? In the past, the body baid was raised, but now the body must be cut shorter, and the profit is much less. His face was tired.
Guo Hongxiu watched Chen Sinong work so hard every day, he was simply exchanging his life for money, and he felt uncomfortable. Returning to their hometowns to start a business is the wish of many migrant workers, but what kind of business should they create? There seems to be no industry in my hometown that makes money well. The last time she went home, she heard that Wan Changgen's winery had long been closed, and the business of the straw rope factory was not good, and it was not as strong as Chen Sinong's sports car outside.
After another half a year, Guo Hongxiu found out that she was pregnant. This is not a trivial matter, and you must pay attention to it when you get pregnant for the first time, if you miscarry it, it is easy to lead to habitual miscarriage. Chen Sinong suggested that she go home to raise the baby, but she refused to leave and had to stay to help him with laundry and cooking.
By this time, they had already received their marriage certificates. At that time, Chen Sinong gave Guo Hongxiu's parents 20,000 yuan, but they didn't receive a penny, saying that they wouldn't accept the bride price, and they couldn't afford to post the money, so you two could have a good life.
Seeing that the New Year is coming again, Guo Hongxiu's belly is already bulging. Chen Sinong discussed with her and decided to sell the car and go home for express delivery. He has already decided, what else does she have to say, go home and go home, she is also a little tired of the wandering life.
Nowadays, the carpentry skills learned by his elder brother Chen Siming are outdated, and no one invites him to make furniture, so he and the villagers go out to nail the formwork on the construction site, and it is no problem to earn two or three hundred a day. In recent years, he has also saved some money and is preparing to build a house next year.
Dai Xiaohong is at home with children, and she is considered a left-behind woman. Guo Hongxiu and Dai Xiaohong are together, and the two are not lonely chatting.
Chen Sinong returned to his hometown to do express delivery, express delivery is an emerging industry, it is more popular in the city, and it is difficult to say whether it can be done in the township.
He first went to the express center in the city to understand the situation, and the people inside told him that there were very few express deliveries to the countryside, and basically they were all self-picked, and no one dared to set up points in the township at present, for fear of losing money. He felt that it was precisely because the township did not set up a point, so the express delivery to the township was less, and if a point was set up, it would be convenient to receive and send, and it would naturally increase. He decided to give it a try, paid a deposit on the spot, signed a contract with Kuaidai Center, and the express delivery operation right in Changsheng Town, where he was located, belonged to him.
Returning from the city, he drove straight to town and rented a storefront next to the farmer's market. The store is quite large, with more than 50 square meters, two floors above and below, where people can live and cook.
The next day, he went to the city again, this time to buy a van, and spent more than 100,000 yuan. It didn't cost much to rent a storefront, make a sign, or buy a shelf, but this truck cost a lot.
Everything is ready for business.
Early in the morning, Chen Sinong drove a truck to the city express center to pick up the express, and there were less than 30 express delivery in the entire Changsheng Town. The delivery fee of an express is only eight cents, and the fuel money is not enough for more than 100 kilometers on this trip.
There are two large rows of shelves in the store, and there are only about 20 couriers on them, and he is also vigorously calling each recipient. In this way, the courier did not wear any pants, and the passers-by were anxious for him.
You say he has no business, he also posted a job advertisement, a driver, a clerk, and a negotiable salary. When I was in the market, there were many people who watched the recruitment advertisements, and none of them came to apply, for fear that he would not get paid and waste time when he did it.
Chunhua also came to the market with her children, and when she walked into the store, she shouted: "Brother, you are back to do the express delivery, and it will be much more convenient for me to pick it up when my husband sends things back." ”
"Chunhua, I discussed something with you, but I couldn't recruit anyone, would you come to help me do something?" asked Chen Sinong.
Chunhua thought he was joking and said, "You're so idle that you want me to help you do things." ”
"It won't be long before you get busy, and I'll give you a thousand months for the time being, and I'll add it later, and I won't treat you badly. "He's not kidding.
"If you don't come, you yourself will lose money every day, and besides, I want to pick up and drop off my children and go to kindergarten. She said regretfully, "You can earn at least one or two hundred thousand a year by driving in Shenzhen, and when you come back to do this, I don't know what you think." ”
"No matter what I think, you come and help my brother, the child can be picked up at any time when he goes to kindergarten, and he is very free. He said seriously, "I have more important things to do, and I will hire someone in the future, so you will help me manage this store." ”
Chunhua was skeptical, and thought: "Brother won't lie to my sister after all, it doesn't matter if you don't need money to help him do things, I'll come when I have time." ”
In the future, there was one more person in the store, Chen Sinong and Chunhua, one was coding words with a computer, and the other was sitting at the door in a daze.
Wan Changgen already knew that Chen Sinong had returned to his hometown to start a business, opened a "Weimin Express Store", sat in the empty store every day for the sake of the people, thought it was too funny, and decided to see how he could sit still.
"Boss Chen, it's been a long time. Wan Changgen rode a motorcycle and took Liao Xiaohua to the express store and said to Chen Sinong, who was sitting in front of the computer.
Chen Sinong hurriedly got up, shook hands with Wan Changgen, and then shook hands with Liao Xiaohua, and said, "Long time no see, two old classmates, please sit casually." ”
Before Wan Changgen could speak, Chen Sinong said: "Changgen, you know a lot of people, can you help me find a driver?" That is, every morning to help me go to the city to pull down the express, and in the afternoon to send the received express delivery, salary interview. ”
"You're all idle here, and you still have to hire a driver? I guess you make too much money outside and have nowhere to spend it, so you have to spend it. Wan Changgen looked at the empty shelves and said, "Why aren't you in a hurry at all?"
"Why aren't you in a hurry? I'm in a hurry right now that I can't recruit anyone, and I'm so anxious that I can't sleep. Chen Sinong said.
"Oh, it's really rich but capricious, and I'm convinced. Wan Changgen couldn't understand Chen Sinong, and said, "One express earns eight cents, ten express earns eight yuan, and one thousand express earns eight hundred." Even if you can have 1,000 courier deliveries a day, excluding labor costs, store costs, car damage, and fuel money, there will be less than a few dollars left. Now there are only dozens of couriers a day, and it is a fantasy to have a thousand couriers. I advise you to stop your losses as soon as possible, and really don't do it. ”
"A thousand, more than two thousand a day, it won't be long before you know. By then, I will receive more than 1,000 pieces, do you believe it?" Chen Sinong was full of confidence.
"I believe that there is everything in dreams. Wan Changgen said in his heart, "Nerds are in business, and they lose all their money." ”
Liao Xiaohua couldn't help it, and said to Wan Changgen: "You worry too much, people can afford to lose money, so it's not bad to experience life." ”
Chen Sinong nodded frequently and gave Liao Xiaohua a thumbs up: "Those who know me are also Xiaohua." ”
Liao Xiaohua didn't marry Huang Dalong in the end, and the tailor didn't do it, and followed Wan Changgen to become the proprietress of the straw rope factory, which can be regarded as a lover who eventually became a family.
Three months have passed, and the express store opened by Chen Sinong still has not improved, receiving and sending items, and making ends meet.
At this time, Guo Hongxiu reached the labor period. Chen Sinong remembered that his old classmate Yang Xiaoli was in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the city hospital, so he went to find her with Guo Hongxiu and asked him to help deliver the baby.
Yang Xiaoli's mother Liao Ermei and Guo Hongxiu's mother Liao Sanmei are sisters, and Yang Xiaoli will naturally do her best to help Guo Hongxiu deliver the baby. Chen Sinong did not recruit a driver, and he had to go to the city to pick up the courier in person every morning, and entrusted the matter of giving birth to his mother and mother-in-law.
Three days later, Guo Hongxiu successfully gave birth to a boy, Chen Sinong was very happy and named his son: Chen Yuanfang.
There is another person in the family, and it goes without saying that Zhou Yue'e takes care of Guo Hongxiu's mother and son.
Chen Sinong is still happy to go out early and return late to do loss-making business, and no one at home says about him, but he feels that he has suffered from sports cars in the past few years, and he has a little savings around him, and when he is tired of tossing, he will naturally wake up.
Half a year has passed, and as Chen Sinong said, the express delivery in Changsheng Town has increased significantly, exceeding 500 pieces, and it is getting more and more day by day. Whenever there is a market rush, there is an endless stream of people who come to pick up the courier, and Chunhua is too busy in the store alone, so she has to recruit another woman to help.
Now, the people who work outside know that there is a courier point in the town, and the elderly at home can pick up the parcel by the way when they are in the market, and send everything to their homes, just to save some money for the elderly. The local products at home, such as bacon, dried fish, peanuts, sesame seeds, beans, etc., are sent by the elderly to their children who work outside.
Now, everyone has to admire Chen Sinong's vision, I don't know how much money he can make in a day. He will also count his income and expenditure every day, how much is the net profit, and if he calculates it, he will earn three or four hundred yuan a day, which is a big difference compared to driving in Shenzhen, and he is not satisfied.
Seeing that Chen Sinong's business in his shop was improving, he didn't have to worry about not getting paid, and someone was willing to help him drive. He also does not treat the driver badly, three hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, to cooperate with the moving of goods, with a monthly salary of 2,000, and there are rewards for doing a good job.
Changsheng Town rushes to the market every two days, and the express shelves for two days are not piled up, which is also a troublesome thing. On this day, an old lady in her seventies stood at the door of the store and complained: "You are still called Weimin Express, and you don't think about the people at all." My daughter bought me a washing machine on the Internet, and I can't hold it, and I won't send it to you for a few days, which is also called for the people?"
"Old man, no matter how big or small our courier is, the company only gives eight cents, and it is impossible to send it to you at a loss, you also have to understand. Chunhua stopped what she was doing and explained to the old lady. Now she has really become the store manager, and one of the employees who just came under her control is under her control, because people really don't understand.
"I won't send it over and I won't not give the freight, my daughter said, it doesn't matter if it's ten or twenty yuan, you just don't send it. The old lady said.
Chen Sinong hurriedly walked to the door of the store and said to the old lady: "Old man, I'll help you send it over in the afternoon, I'm too busy now." ”
In the afternoon, Chen Sinong loaded the washing machine onto the tricycle, sent it to the old lady, and helped her arrange the washing machine. The old lady was touched and asked him how much it would cost. He said that he didn't need money, and that he should help the elderly do what they could. She immediately called her daughter and said that she had met a good person and confiscated a penny.
On the way back, Chen Sinong reflected: "It wasn't the old lady who reminded me, I almost went against my original intention." In the future, all elderly people over the age of 65 will be delivered to their homes free of charge, regardless of the cost; all elderly people over the age of 65 will be charged only the cost of sending things. ”
This initiative has won the support of the people, and many elderly people praise Chen Sinong as a good boss and a person who does great things.
There are people who love to be greedy and cheap to receive and send mail deliberately to the elderly to come forward, Chen Sinong spent time to deliver the goods to the door, not to mention, but also made a lot of money. He knew that there was such a thing, pretended not to know, and thought: As long as the elderly come forward, no matter whose courier it is, I will serve the elderly. If you like to take advantage of a small advantage, let you take it, I am for the sake of the elderly.
No matter how good the express delivery is, no matter how thoughtful the service is, that is, I haven't heard of anyone who has made a fortune doing express delivery. Chen Sinong also knows this in his heart, so he must open up his ideas.
Chen Sinong wanted to open an online store and had an advantage in delivery, but he didn't know what to sell.
When it was the day of the market again, Chen Sinong heard someone arguing in the market in the store, only to hear someone saying: "If you don't have money to pay your wages, what kind of boss will you be? If you don't pay money, who will help you work in the future?"
Driven by curiosity, Chen Sinong went out to see what was going on, but he didn't expect to see Huang Dalong, who was standing there with a disgraced face and letting him fall.
"Da Long, what's going on?" Seeing that his old classmate was so wronged, Chen Sinong stepped forward without hesitation.
"I contracted more than 100 acres of land to grow sweet potatoes, and the sweet potatoes couldn't be sold when they were harvested, and they couldn't pay the wages, so they chased me every day, alas, ......" Huang Dalong sighed.
"How much do you owe them?" Chen Sinong asked.
"Combined, he owes us at least 20,000 yuan, and he wrote an IOU. Today he said he would give it tomorrow, tomorrow he said he would give it the day after tomorrow, and now he said that he had no money, so we don't want to live?" said those who surrounded Huang Dalong indignantly.
"It's only natural to work and get paid. Dalong, bring them to my shop, and give them now. Chen Sinong pulled Huang Dalong to the store, and the old men and old ladies who asked for debts followed closely behind, for fear that he would run away.
Chunhua was busy in the store, and seeing that Chen Sinong was still thinking about other people's affairs, she shouted at him: "Brother......"
Chen Sinong knew what Chunhua meant, and said to the people who came with him: "Take out the IOU, I won't give money for my brother without the IOU." ”
"Why don't you have an IOU?" said one of them, taking an IOU out of his pocket and saying, "You owe me five hundred dollars in wages." ”
"Dalong, take a look at the IOU if you wrote it, and I'll give you the money. Chen Sinong said to Huang Dalong.
Huang Dalong looked at each IOU and made sure that Chen Sinong paid the money. In the end, all those IOUs were transferred to Chen Sinong's hands, which means that Huang Dalong owes Chen Sinong more than 10,000 yuan.
"Si Nong, you have really helped me a lot!" Huang Dalong said gratefully.
Chen Sinong was very puzzled: "Dalong, aren't you working as a plasterer, how did you contract the land?"
"Alas, it's hard to put it into words!" Huang Dalong looked annoyed.
(To be continued)