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"so much?"

"No, Mom, how can you give us money?"

"Yes?

Mom, we have nothing to do at home during the holidays, and selling pancakes at the train station is just for fun, you don’t have to give me money.”

"You don't have to give it to me, just take it. I have plenty of money to spend."

"What did you say?

You guys listen to me first. What I mean is that since everyone has contributed, we have to make money together.

Besides, this money is earned by everyone’s hard work, how can I be the only one to take it?”

"But, Mom, we..."

"Okay, okay, don't I know what you mean?

Don't be anxious, just listen to me slowly."

"Listen to mom first."

"Oh!"

"Actually, it's nothing?

We will use the money you get today to do business and make money together.”

"what?"

"Ah for what?

Just tell me if it's okay, right?"

"No, Mom, we have no objection to using the money for business, but you also know that my sister and I don't have the time, right?"

"That's right. Don't say we don't have time. Doesn't my dad have time too?"

"Of course I know you don't have time, but I'm still here, right?"

"No, Mom, didn't you just say you wanted to continue selling pancakes? Do you have the energy to start another business now?"

"Yes?

Mom, please don't ruin your body just to make money."

"Mother, why don't we just earn less!

Even if I just sell pancakes, it's no worse than working. There's no need to make myself so tired!"

"That's right, Mom, let's not..."

"Okay, okay, where are you thinking about going?

I didn’t say I was doing other business, did I? "

"No, mother, what you mean is that in the end, you still plan to sell pancakes?"

"Yes."

"And what do you mean by pooling the money together?"

"Yes?

What's the meaning? "

"What else can it mean? Don't you see how much food we have left in nearly two months? If we want to continue making pancakes and selling them, we need food."

“That’s right, we’ve been selling pancakes during this period and have never bought any food.

All the food we used was the food we had stored in our house. I think after this period of time, there shouldn’t be much food left.

Even if your household registration is moved back, the monthly food allocation will only be the minimum.

Even if we have a food ration and a certain amount of receipts every month, we basically don't eat at home. Just based on the amount of food you and my dad have, even if we save as much as possible, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough for a day.

Even at present, even if there is still food at home, we should worry about whether there is enough food to eat, rather than whether there is enough food to make pancakes. "

"So, Mom, do you mean to use this money to buy expensive grain?"

“It’s not that it’s not possible to buy grain at a high price, but is it too dangerous?

And the most important thing is, if you use high-priced grain to do this business, I'm afraid you won't be able to earn even one-third of what you earn today, right?"

"Yes?

Mom, even though there haven't been any surprise inspections on the black market recently, it doesn't mean it's 100% safe, right?

Let’s not talk about whether this is safe or not. The income is so little and you are the only one doing it. Even if you think you can make money, I think it is really not necessary.

It's really too dangerous. If nothing goes wrong, it's fine. But if something does go wrong, I'm afraid the money we earn may not be enough."

"That's right, Mom, why don't we try some other business?

It’s okay to go to the black market to buy food once or twice, but it’s not safe to do it too often.”

"It's not safe, but I don't plan to buy it on the black market."

"Where are you going to buy food?"

"Are you planning to take the train back to see Brother Huang?"

"How about it?

Is this method feasible?

"Okay, that's fine. It's not expensive to take a train anyway, and even if it's just a round trip, it only takes a day or two.

It's just that getting so much food at once is not safe."

"Yes?

Even though there are so many small vendors on the street, there is still no policy in place. If someone finds out, it will be a big deal.”

"Who says it's not?

Mom, how about we just forget about it, or wait and see?"

"Of course I know this, and I know why you are worried.

But you guys should listen to me first, okay?"

"Okay, okay, you go first."

"Yes, you go first."

“That’s more like it. Actually, my point is very simple. When you go to Captain Huang to buy food, you don’t need to buy too much. If you buy too much at one time, it will easily attract other people’s attention.

I can’t get it back by myself, so I think I’ll go back once a month.

In each trip, I bring back one month's supply. For the remaining month, I will ask Captain Huang to send it to us in two or three installments.

To be on the safe side, every time we send food, we use a different person’s name to send it.”

"You mean, we can send the packages to different people under different names, but the final address is still our home?"

"That won't work. Our target is too obvious. We might as well send it directly to your school. You are all in school anyway.

As long as you don’t check it specifically, it’s generally not a big problem.”

"This method is also possible, but it is a bit troublesome."

"It's troublesome, but it's safe."

"Yes, if Captain Huang agrees, we can give it a try.

When the policy is released someday, we won’t have to go through so much trouble.”

"It's not a problem, but don't forget that there are several families living in this yard. I think it's better to have it a little more troublesome than to have it sent directly to your home."

"Don't say that. Think carefully about what you said. Add to that what I've learned about other residents in our yard during this period of time. It's really better not to be afraid of trouble.

Just one thing, Mom, you plan to go to the train station to sell pancakes by yourself, how many do you plan to make at one time?

If there are too many, and you are the only one left, to be honest, I think you should just forget it!"

"Yes?

Mom, don’t think that running a small business is about making money, but when it comes down to it, compared to your own health, your health is always more important.”

"That's right, mother, we can't ignore our own health just to make money."

"Look at what you are saying. Don't I even understand this?"

"So what you mean is this."

"What I mean is very simple. When you go to sell pancakes tomorrow, count how many people want to buy our pancakes.

I will make it according to this quantity. You tell them that if they find it delicious and want more, I will provide them with pancakes.