"Do you still need to rent a house when you come here? I have a lot of vacant houses." Shen Chi said with a smile. "Yes, your family is the landlord and you are not allowed to charge us rent money." Zhang Cong said loudly.
"It's free. You can stay as long as you want, that's fine." Shen Chi scolded Zhang Cong and laughed. Everyone laughed and walked happily to the town.
When passing by the place where Xiaojia Village used to be, I saw Chen Jianmin's construction team digging canals. Nearly half of the entire Jiangnan-style water town has been built.
"Yuzhe, you can borrow money from your uncle. He has completed three major projects in a row. He will definitely be able to afford the supermarket." Zhang Cong suddenly said to Liu Yuzhe.
Although Liu Yuzhe didn't say anything, his serious expression on his face was obviously thinking about the feasibility of Zhang Cong's words.
Shen Chi also looked at the canal under construction with a thoughtful expression. It was said to be a canal, but it was nearly two feet wide. It was not an exaggeration to call it a river.
Zhang Cong and the others all walked to the front. Shen Chi took one last look and hurriedly chased after Zhang Cong and the others.
When Zhang Cong and the others passed by the town in the morning, they felt that the town had a very ancient charm. As they walked on the bluestone-paved streets, the shops on both sides gathered specialty products from all over the country. Zhang Cong and the others were dazzled by the dazzling array.
Shen Chi took Liu Yuzhe and the others to their own shop, and saw that Gan Lamei's egg shop nearby was doing well, with a steady stream of people coming to buy eggs. Shen Chi was sincerely happy for them.
Huang Lianzhen, who was busy at work, saw Shen Chi. She took a moment to call Shen Chi aside and said, "Xiao Chi, you came just in time, my aunt is looking for you. This is the rent of the store. We have inquired about it. The current monthly rent of the shop is 400, which is paid every six months.
This is my aunt's rent for this year. I don't pay it every half year. It's for one year. It's a total of 4,800. You count."
As he spoke, he stuffed a thick stack of money into Shen Chi's hand.
"Why are you anxious? Is the store doing good business?" Shen Chi asked Huang Lianzhen.
"Business is much better now. After excluding the rent cost, I can make a fortune of ten thousand or eight thousand a year, all thanks to your help." Huang Lianzhen said with a look of gratitude to Shen Chi.
"My store is located in a remote area, so the rent cannot be calculated as for a store in a good location. I will only charge you for ten months a year." Shen Chi said and refunded another eight hundred to Huang Lianzhen.
When I first decided to rent a shop to Teacher Huang's daughter-in-law, I just wanted them to gain popularity for me. I thought that we would get along for a long time in the future, so giving each other a point would be a win-win move.
"Xiao Chi, you don't have to worry about your aunts not being able to pay the rent. Business is really good now, and your eggs are in short supply, so you don't have to worry about sales. Just accept the money." Huang Lianzhen insisted not to accept the money. It was not good for Shen Chi to always give in, so Shen Chi accepted the money.
Seeing that Shen Chi was collecting rent when he went shopping, Zhang Cong and others said with envy: "You are so rich that you still cheat us poor people out of food and drink. It's so inhumane."
Yang Ming and the others also nodded in agreement.
"To make amends for you, I'll treat you to a cake." He said and walked into a bakery nearby.
While people were still outside, they could smell the strong aroma of pastries in the shop. "Big boss, you're here." Guo Xiaohui saw Shen Chi saying hello hurriedly.
Seeing that she was greeting the guests, Shen Chi said: "You are busy with your business, we don't need you to greet us." Guo Xiaohui smiled and turned to the two customers at the table next to her and asked: "In addition to the two chocolate cakes, do you want some more?" Do you want something to drink? Our milk tea is also our signature feature. Would you like to have a cup to try?"
"What flavors are there?" a female customer asked.
Guo Xiaohui hurriedly handed over a list with a picture printed on it: "All the milk tea flavors are here, take a look."
This is a menu specially customized by Huang Dong to allow customers to have a convenient and intuitive choice. The prices are clearly marked and there is no need to deceive anyone.
The two of them each ordered a cup of original flavor and a cup of orange flavor. Guo Xiaohui quickly delivered the pastries, and then went to the shop next door to bring over two cups of milk tea.
Seeing Guo Xiaohui working quickly and competently, Shen Chi was filled with praise.
After greeting the guests, Guo Xiaohui could only talk to Shen Chi: "Boss, are you bringing your friends to take care of our business?"
"They, my classmates, are taking care of business. They are all here to eat and drink for free." Shen Chi replied with a smile. "Damn it, if I don't destroy your little shop today, I won't be sorry for the definition you gave us." "Zhang Cong yelled.
"But I'm so full from lunch that I can't hold it anymore." Wang Meng said with regret as he looked at the exquisite pastries on the glass counter.
The aroma of baking bread wafting from the back kitchen made their mouths salivate and they couldn't help but swallow.
"Who says it's not true? I can't hold anything in." Wang Meng took a deep breath and said. Guo Xiaohui felt that these classmates of Shen Chi were very interesting, so she smiled at them and said, "Then I'll get some for each of you." Let’s have a cup of milk tea and try the new flavors introduced by our store.”
Then he went next door and asked Zhang Hao to mix four cups of milk tea and bring them over.
This milk tea is made from real ingredients. Huang Dong put a lot of thought into blending the taste. Liu Yuzhe and others are people who have seen the world, and they are full of praise for Huang Dong's milk tea.
Since the four of them had to study in the evening, they sat in Shen Chi's shop for a while and then went straight back to the city by car.
Before leaving, Shen Chi asked Huang Dong, who was working in the kitchen, to pack a lot of bread and cakes for them to take back.
Zhang Cong smiled straight at Shen Chi and said, "That's really interesting. I'll come back next week." Shen Chi rolled his eyes at him and said, "You really don't treat yourself as an outsider."
"Why are you so polite to me?" Wang Meng on the side took the bread from Huang Dong's hand and said to him, "Thank you."
"Welcome to come often." Huang Dong said with a smile.
After sending Liu Yuzhe and the others away, Shen Chi, Huang Dong and the others made an explanation and went back.
As the initial investment in the farm is gradually beginning to be recovered, the annual output of agricultural and sideline products is slowly increasing, and it is impossible to sell much just by relying on tourists who come to visit to take some back.
The idea of laying out farmers' supermarkets was Shen Chi's idea for a long time. However, before things developed to this stage, Shen Chi did not propose it in advance. Now that the time was ripe, he wanted to go to his godfather Sun Fuqiang to discuss that it was time to lay out agricultural products. sales channels.
At this time, Sun Fuqiang and the others should be in the office building of the joint farm.
It is said to be an office building, but it actually merges the village committees of four villages into one. The architectural style is also Chinese style, matching the entire mountain village.
The first floor is the canteen, which is designed as a cafeteria and is also open to the public for the convenience of tourists who come to the farm but do not want to go to the farmer's house.
Shen Chi went directly to the second floor to find Sun Fuqiang, who was discussing matters with several village committee members in the conference room.
It seemed that they had just finished the discussion. When Shen arrived, he saw them getting up and walking out. When he saw Shen Chi, he hurriedly invited him into the conference room.
It can be said that Shen Chi helped them plan the situation that their villages are in today. I don't know how envious the surrounding villages are of them.
Especially the people in Yuanjia Village, whose intestines are full of regrets now. Shen Chi is the God of Wealth to them, so they need to provide him well.
Seeing their father and the others being so respectful and humble to Shen Chi, the brothers Wang Hu and Wang Biao on the side frowned involuntarily.
The two of them had trouble getting along with Shen Chi when they were in elementary school, especially after being taught a lesson by Shen Chi. Their relationship has never been good.
When they were young, and since the two brothers were not good at school, they were exempted from having to go to junior high school after graduating from elementary school for one year before dropping out of school.
In the past few years, they were away from home learning trades. Now that they are getting older, the older generation has begun to step back, and they need to step in. The two brothers are now back to drive in the joint venture, and have gradually begun to manage things in the company. Already.
"Xiao Chi, what are you doing here?" The person asking the question was Wang Baocai, the head of Shangwang Village. He was the uncle of the brothers Wang Hu and Wang Biao.
"Village Chief Wang, I have indeed come to see you for something. When I passed by the former Xiaojiawan just now, I saw them digging a canal. The width can be said to be that of a small river.
I think you should find Mr. Chen and connect the canal he built with the irrigation canal of our joint farm. In this way, the joint farm will have another water recreation project for tourists. If possible, you can even connect Liujia Lake Dig it out and add a lake tour project. "Shen Chi told everyone his thoughts.
The Liujia Village that Shen Chi was talking about was the artificial lake that was renovated after the original site of Liujiawan was dug out. Because it was the original site of Liujiawan that was renovated, the artificial lake was named Liujia Lake for the convenience of calling it.
"This is a good idea, but there are fish in Liujia Lake. What if all the money raised by digging and raising them is gone?" Liu Shanxi, the head of Liujia Village, said with some worry.
"You can build a mesh gate at the gate. When a ship comes in, the gate will be opened. When there are no ships, the gate will be closed." Shen Chi has already thought of a countermeasure.
"I think this method works. If it is completed and it becomes a hot project, what do you think?" Sun Fuqiang was very moved by Shen Chi's suggestion, but he can't make the decision alone. He has to listen to the other three opinions of the village.
"It's good, but this is another big project. We stopped working for less than a year and we're starting it again. I don't know if everyone is happy or not." Wang Yiyuan from Xiawang Village said.
"If you want to stop, can you make money? Tourism in Song Town has been heating up in the past two years. If we don't seize this opportunity, we will lose everyone's common interests." Compared with the other three village heads, Sun Fuqiang still does things well. Be more courageous.
Shen Chi came just to make a suggestion. Whether it succeeds or fails is up to them.
Moreover, the purpose of his coming this time was not to dig canals. It was just a whim. His main purpose was the farmer's supermarket, so he watched them express their opinions without saying a word.