60s: I have a store

Chapter 12 Sorghum and Brown Sugar

At noon, the third uncle came back and told Zhou Yimin that he had asked someone to make what he needed.

"The material cost is 50 yuan. In addition, Lao Chen wants two kilograms of meat as labor costs. Yimin, what do you think..."

Zhou Yimin took out 50 yuan, handed it to the third uncle, and said, "Third uncle, please tell Master Chen that two kilograms of meat is not a problem, but the quality must be guaranteed."

The third uncle took the money and nodded: "Don't worry! Lao Chen's skills are impeccable. If you have any questions, go to the third uncle and ask him for an explanation."

After saying that, he hurried back to the steel plant.

The 50 yuan material fee, if nothing goes wrong, will end up in the boss's pocket. If you use the steel from the factory, you have to make some extra money, right?
It is very common to use public resources for personal gain.

As long as you take good care of it, there will be no problem.

After giving out the 50 yuan, Zhou Yimin had little money left.

I gave Master Gu 200 yuan before, and I still owe him 200 yuan.

We have to find a way to make money.

Zhou Yimin also discovered one thing, that is, the store can be upgraded, but the upgrade cost is 1 yuan.

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Director Li from the Street Office went home with two bags of milk powder. As soon as he entered the door, he heard his grandson crying.

This is causing a lot of trouble...

The daughter-in-law held the child, her face full of sorrow and shame. It was not that the family did not provide her with nutrition, the old hen had eaten two or three, but she did not produce milk, what could be done?
"Xiaojuan, take this milk powder and make it for Guoguo."

When her daughter-in-law heard that it was milk powder, she was very surprised: "Mom, did you buy milk powder?"

Their family knew how hard it was to buy milk powder. Even though my mother-in-law was the director of the street office and had milk powder coupons, she still couldn't buy milk powder.

"It was given to me by a nephew I just recognized." Director Li said with a smile.

Soon, a bowl of fragrant milk was brought in, made with warm water, and fed spoonful by spoonful to the crying little one.

As soon as he drank the milk, the little guy calmed down.

This also made everyone in the family feel relieved.

"We really need to thank them properly," Director Li's husband said.

"That's easy. I'll invite him to our house for dinner some other day," said Director Li.

It must continue. How long can these two bags of milk powder last?
In the evening, the second aunt came again.

You need food to cook! Otherwise, even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice.

So, she came to ask for food.

"Second Aunt, I'll send it to you tomorrow morning."

There are still a lot of food in Zhou Yimin’s backpack from the store, including flour, rice, corn, eggs, beef jerky, and milk powder, all of which were bought at just 1 yuan.

Especially the corn, it hasn’t been touched yet!
But those were all dry corn kernels, not easy to give out to others to cook. Flour and rice seemed a bit extravagant, after all, they were fine grains.

He wanted to wait and see what would come out of the store’s 1 yuan flash sale section tomorrow.

If that doesn't work, add some other ingredients to the flour.

It's not that he doesn't want the workers to eat better, but it's a bit too high-profile. How many people in the courtyard can eat fine grains and refined grains now?

In addition to the staple food, you also have to prepare a la carte dishes.

"okay!"

When he woke up the next day, Zhou Yimin checked the store first.

The 1 yuan flash sale area has been refreshed. Today there are 100 kilograms of sorghum and 100 kilograms of brown sugar.

Sorghum?

It was just right to take it out to cook for the second aunt. Although sorghum is a coarse grain, it is considered a good grain at the moment. It can fill people up without being too ostentatious.

Not to mention brown sugar, it's a good thing! Generally, only women who have given birth can drink it, and no one else can even think of drinking it, especially in rural areas, where sugar is hard to come by.

When Zhou Yimin got up and washed up, he saw Aunt Ma, who lived in the middle courtyard, wiping tears, and Uncle Ma standing by, looking extremely embarrassed. "Second Aunt, what are Uncle Ma and the others doing..." Zhou Yimin secretly asked Second Aunt, who was washing things.

If I remember correctly, Uncle Ma and his wife were a copycat couple! I never saw them quarreling. Now the scene seems to be a big deal!

The second aunt explained in a low voice: "It seems that your uncle Ma took half of the food in the house and gave it to others."

No wonder his wife was crying.

There wasn't enough food to begin with, and the kids at home were hungry every day. How could they bear it if half of the food was gone? They must be a bit upset!

"Mother, my eldest brother's family is really struggling to make ends meet." Ma Zhigao explained with a wry smile.

He went to his eldest brother's house yesterday. Seeing the situation of his eldest brother's family, he couldn't bear it, so he went home and took half of the food and shared it with his eldest brother's family.

"Can our family just open the pot?"

She was not only angry about this, but also angry that her husband did not discuss or communicate with her.

"It's my fault, it's my fault! I'll go to the black market tonight." Ma Zhigao quickly admitted his mistake, not wanting to make the argument too embarrassing.

The second aunt looked at Ma Zhigao, then at Zhou Yimin, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.

However, Zhou Yimin "read" what she meant.

Zhou Yimin simply took the initiative and said, "Uncle Ma, I got some corn, does your family want it?"

He was worried about what to do with the 100 kilograms of corn kernels! Either sell them on the black market or take them back to Zhoujiazhuang.

When Ma Zhigao and his wife heard this, they looked over at the same time and suddenly realized. Yes! There are buyers in their own courtyard, so it is not too difficult to get some food.

"Yes! Thank you so much, Yimin. Uncle Ma, I will buy it at the black market price." Ma Zhigao responded immediately.

"That's not necessary. Just give me 1 cents per pound!"

This price is slightly higher than the market price, but much lower than the black market price. It is reasonable to be higher than the market price, after all, you don't have to pay for the ticket.

what?
The second aunt next to her was surprised, and she was also a little tempted. 1 cents, it is difficult to buy corn outside the grain store now! The grain store is not expensive, but you need a ticket, and the supply is in short supply, so it is often sold out.

Not only the second aunt, but also people from several households in the middle courtyard all stuck their heads out.

Ma Zhigao was delighted: "Okay, thank you Yimin."

Zhou Yimin brushed his teeth, washed his face, went into the house and carried out the 100 kilograms of corn.

"Who else wants it? You can share it more evenly." Zhou Yimin shouted.

His own house was going to be renovated, which would affect the people in the courtyard to some extent. So he simply took out the 100 kilograms of corn and "cheap" it to the neighbors.

"I want!"

"Yimin, leave some for my family."

……

Suddenly, people from several households in the middle courtyard came out.

Corn is 1.5 yuan, and you can buy 10 kilograms for only 1.5 yuan. Where can you find it? This kind of opportunity doesn't come often.

Zhou Yimin first asked Uncle Ma to buy 30 kilograms, as his family had little food. The remaining 70 kilograms were shared among several other households, and Second Aunt bought 15 kilograms.

Everyone was very happy, because the corn kernels ground into powder were much better than cornmeal.

"Everyone, I'm renovating my house soon, which might disturb you, so please bear with me!" Zhou Yimin took the opportunity to say.

"Yi Min, what are you talking about?"

"Yes! It's a bit awkward to say that."

"Do you need help?"

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50 yuan for materials, I don't know if it's too high or too low. I looked up the information but didn't find anything. Thanks

A 500-yuan reward from the brother who follows Mo Zuan Xiang Ai!

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(End of this chapter)