"Thank you. My sister is not a school beauty. She has already taken the college entrance examination and will soon go to Kyoto to attend university. Don't have any evil thoughts." Shen Chi looked wary. Said to the four of them.
"We just want to get to know your sister, why are we thinking wrongly?" Yang Ming looked unhappy when he saw Shen Chi guarding him and others like a thief.
"That's right, I had to introduce myself just now and you sent your sister away so quickly. Shen Chi, you are so uninterested." Zhang Cong also said.
"What are you introducing? My sister doesn't need to recognize you. Let's go." Shen Chi said and walked forward first.
Zhang Cong and others had no choice but to follow.
"What school did your sister apply for? I will pass the exam when the time comes." Zhang Cong said jokingly. I thought Shen Chi wouldn't say it, but he laughed and said: "Capital Normal University, you go and take the exam." "I have to be admitted to this school." Seeing Shen Chi's pride, Zhang Cong said through gritted teeth.
No one noticed that Liu Yuzhe's expression perked up when he heard Capital Normal University, and he silently recited the name of this school in his heart.
Shen Chi went to the county supermarket, gave the remittance slip to his father, and asked him to take the time to collect the money. Then he asked for some more money and went to the city with Liu Yuzhe and the others.
"Why are we going back to the city?" Wang Meng asked curiously.
"Didn't I tell you about opening a farmer's supermarket before?" Shen Chi replied.
"Are you taking action so soon? My money is not ready yet." Zhang Cong looked annoyed. "It's okay, I'll put the money aside first, and you can pay it back slowly in the future." Shen Chi said Seeing that Shen Chi was going to the city to find a store location, Liu Yuzhe said: "After returning from your house last time, I actually asked my aunt and the aunt next door. I have visited the farmer's market they often go to. There is no suitable store."
"You also did a market survey. I just asked my mother casually." Zhang Cong replied.
Yang Ming and Wang Meng looked at each other and completely forgot about the matter after they returned. Little did they know that Shen Chi was a man of action and would definitely put into action what he said.
Shen Chi thought for a while. If there is no farmer's market next to it, what about next to their community? It's okay to open it next to the community.
So he asked Liu Yuzhe: "Are there any shops for rent next to your community? It's okay for us to open next to the community."
"There is a storefront that used to be a supply and marketing cooperative. Later it closed down and the storefront has been locked. If you want to rent it, I can ask my aunt to help me find out." Liu Yuzhe said.
"How big is that facade?" Shen Chi asked.
"It's estimated to be forty or fifty square meters," Liu Yuzhe replied.
Just then the bus to the county town arrived, and Shen Chi said, "Take me to see it." As he spoke, everyone got on the bus together.
It took nearly two hours to get to the city, and it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived. Liu Yuzhe took Shen Chi to the store he mentioned.
There are two doors in total, the inside is made of wood and is half-opened, and the outside is an iron gate locked with a big lock, and the outside is rusty.
Weeds more than a foot high grew out of the cracks in the cement road in front of the door. It was obvious that this place had been abandoned for a long time.
The residential buildings nearby, which are said to be communities, are actually houses divided by work units, and will be developed and rebuilt in a few years.
It would be good to open a small supermarket here now. Shen Chi is actually very satisfied with this place.
After looking at the place, Shen Chi saw that it was getting late and wanted to find a private hotel to stay. He planned to visit the area tomorrow.
Liu Yuzhe and others invited Shen Chi to stay at their home. The four of them all lived nearby, not far away.
It's just that Shen Chi felt that it would be inconvenient for their family, so it would be better to find a hotel to stay on his own.
Fortunately, now you don’t need an ID card for accommodation or anything else. Unlike later, you couldn’t go out without an ID card.
While everyone was tugging, a female voice suddenly sounded from behind them: "Xiao Zhe, what are you doing here?"
Not far behind them, a middle-aged woman about forty years old and elegant in appearance was seen walking. "Auntie, didn't you go to grandpa's place today?" Liu Yuzhe said to the woman.
asked.
Shen Chi looked surprised when he saw the person coming and said, "Auntie, are you Yu Zhe's aunt?" The woman was Liu Meilan, the county librarian whom Shen Chi had many contacts with. Unexpectedly, he met an acquaintance here again. , the world is really small.
Shen Chixin sighed and was suddenly startled. Liu Yuzhe called her aunt. Chen Jianmin was his uncle. So wasn't the librarian aunt in front of her Chen Yishan's mother?
Seeing that she is knowledgeable and courteous, and looks like a lady, Chen Yishan did not inherit any of her character from her mother.
"Shen Chi, it's you, what are you doing here?" Liu Meilan asked Shen Chi. "I want to rent a shop here to sell some local products grown at home." Shen Chichi answered truthfully. "The shop I'm afraid business won't be very good if I open here. "Liu Meilan heard that Shen Chi wanted to open a store here, so she kindly advised her.
"Auntie, you don't know, I sell agricultural products such as grains, oils, vegetables, etc. It's just right to open here in the community." Shen Chi replied with a smile.
While talking, Liu Meilan invited Shen Chi to stay at her home.
After knowing her relationship with Chen Yishan, Shen Chi didn't want to go to her house even more. Liu Yuzhe seemed to have noticed Shen Chi's concerns and said without any trace, "My cousin went to her grandparents' house and is not at home."
After hearing this, Shen Chi and Liu Yuzhe went to Liu Meilan's house. Zhang Cong and the others naturally followed.
Liu Meilan asked Liu Yuzhe to take everyone back first, while she went to the vegetable market to buy some food.
Shen Chi observed along the way and found several housewives carrying vegetable baskets hurriedly going to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. If a farmer's supermarket were opened here, it would really be a big deal.
Observing calmly all the way, they soon arrived in front of a five-story red brick building. Zhang Cong and the others were familiar with the road and led Shen Chi up to the third floor.
"By the way, why does your aunt work in the county library when she lives in the city?" Shen Chi asked in confusion.
"For the convenience of taking care of my grandparents.
My grandparents only have two children, my father and my aunt." As he spoke, Liu Yuzhe opened the door and let Shen Chi and others into the house.
"My father and mother have been abroad all year round, and my aunt transferred her job to the county town to take care of my grandparents. She originally worked in the city library." Liu Yuzhe explained to Shen Chi.
Shen Chijin looked around and found that the home had three bedrooms and one living room, which was quite large.
Liu Yuzhe asked everyone to sit on the sofa and asked Shen Chi what he wanted to drink. Shen Chi shook his head and said, "You're welcome, I'm not thirsty."
When Shen Chi became so assertive, Liu Yuzhe stopped being polite to him and sat on the sofa. Everyone started chatting about opening a store.
"Is it true that your cousin won't come back?" Shen Chi asked again, somewhat worried.
"Don't worry, Yishan seems to be a different person this semester. She threatened to get into the best university. For this reason, she moved to her grandparents and asked them to make up classes for her." Yang Mingzhi reassured Shen Chi.
Shen Chi actually believed this because Chen Wenxuan was a university professor.
While everyone was chatting, Liu Meilan came back from shopping for groceries. She was carrying a large bag of fish and meat.
Shen Chi quickly stepped forward to help, but Liu Meilan asked him to sit down and just wait to eat.
But how could Shen Chi let her work alone? So she helped pick and wash vegetables. Liu Meilan saw how sensible Shen Chi was, and the more she watched, the more she liked him.
Shen Chi was here to help. Zhang Cong and the others were too embarrassed to eat ready-made food, so they also helped pick and wash vegetables.
They didn't leave the kitchen until Liu Meilan started cooking.
The few of them sat on the sofa and chatted again. Mainly Zhang Cong and the others talked, while Shen Chi listened. "How much money can you get if we open a store? I have saved one or two thousand New Year's money over the years. I don't know if it is enough." ?" Zhang Cong said.
Shen Chi's lips twitched when he heard this. He was indeed a city kid. Not to mention a rural kid who could have one or two thousand yuan in lucky money, even adults might not be able to afford it.
"You still have one or two thousand, but I have spent all of them." Yang Ming looked distressed. Wang Meng also had a sad look on his face. He was obviously a spendthrift.
Only Liu Yuzhe remained silent. Shen Chi estimated that with Liu Yuzhe's character, he should be able to survive.
Bet a lot of money.
While everyone was chatting, Liu Meilan had already prepared dinner, and Shen Chi quickly got up to serve the food.
Everyone was chatting and laughing at the dinner table, and soon forgot about the lack of money.
After dinner, Shen Chi helped Liu Meilan wash the dishes. Zhang Cong saw him and said, "Shen Chi, if you do this, we will be embarrassed to come to aunt's house next time."
"Are you embarrassed to let Auntie work alone?" Shen Chi rolled his eyes at Zhang Cong and said.
"You are a guest, go and sit down. Auntie is not tired of this kind of work." Liu Meilan hurriedly asked Liu Yuzhe to call Shen Chi to rest.
In the evening, Zhang Cong and the others did not go back. Everyone took turns to take a shower, and Liu Yuzhe took out his own clothes for everyone to change.
Because Shen Chi was leaving tomorrow, he washed his clothes and hung them to dry on the balcony.
At night, a few young men crowded into Liu Yuzhe's room and chatted until they soon fell asleep.
When she woke up early the next morning, Liu Meilan had already gone out to buy breakfast, fried dough sticks, soy milk, and meat buns.
He took out the useless toothbrushes and gave them to Shen Chi and others, asking them to wash up quickly and have breakfast. After everyone finished washing up, they began to sit at the table and eat breakfast.
Liu Meilan had to rush back to the county town to take care of her parents, so she left after breakfast. Before leaving, she asked Liu Yuzhe to stay with Shen Chi for two more days.
Shen Chi is still busy at home, so how can he stay longer?
After breakfast, Liu Yuzhe took him to the nearby farmer's market and looked at the various dishes and prices in the market.
It was not until noon that Shen Chi invited everyone to have lunch at a small restaurant outside.
During the meal, Wang Meng asked Shen Chi very strangely: "It's strange, Shen Chi, why do you always take out so much money casually? How much pocket money does your family give you?"
Shen Chi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. It was really difficult for him to answer this question. Can he say that he earned all his money by himself?