Back to 1978: Getting rich starts with treasure hunting

In front of the busy train station.

Gu Youhui looked at the many passengers who were hurriedly carrying their luggage to catch the train, and turned back to point to the waiting hall of the train station, "Aunt, do you mean we should set up a stall here?"

"Boy, this is the place with the most customers in the province. If you don't set up a stall here, where else do you want to set up a stall?"

Lin Shu asked him to unload the sugarcane and place it against the wall.

"That's it?"

"Here it is." Lin Shu took out a kitchen knife from the basket in front of the bicycle and put it in his hand, "Cut the sugarcane a little bit."

At this time, no one will peel off all the skin of the sugarcane, they just need to peel off the skin on the nodes slightly.

Gu Youhui took the kitchen knife, swung it twice, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Sugar cane, sweet and crispy purple sugar cane, 25 cents a stick, 5 cents a section, selling it at a low price, if you miss this opportunity today, it will be gone!"

"Cough cough!"

Lin Shu didn't expect that this kid was so open-minded, and he almost choked on his own saliva because of his shouting.

When Gu Youhui shouted, quite a few passengers coming and going looked over.

A man with a child happened to pass by and said, "Hey, brother, since you are taking your child on the bus, would you like to buy some sugar cane to chew on? It's very cheap, only five cents a piece."

After the man listened to his sales pitch, he first looked down at the child's expression. Seeing that the child was staring at the sugar cane eagerly, he took out two dimes and said, "Give me four pieces."

“Okay!” Gu Youhui quickly and skillfully peeled the sugarcane. It didn’t look like it was his first time peeling sugarcane, and he looked very skilled.

Lin Shu took the two cents and asked with a smile, "Brother, one piece of sugarcane is only two and a half cents, and it can be chopped into six sections. Do you want to add five cents to buy one piece?"

The man hesitated for a moment, then took out a dime from his pocket and handed it to her, "Have one."

"Okay, Youhui, this guy wants to buy one, you help him fix it." Lin Shu took out some change from his pocket and gave it to him: "Here's your five cents, please keep it."

Gu Youhui cut the sugarcane into six sections, put them into his eldest brother's luggage bag, and quickly started to cut another piece of sugarcane.

Seeing him put the peeled sugarcane in the basket of his bicycle, Lin Shu felt that the preparations for setting up the stall on the first day were not done well. "When you come to set up the stall tomorrow, remember to bring a tin bucket. It will be much more convenient to put all the peeled sugarcane in the bucket."

"Yes, I took note of it."

Gu Youhui moved quickly and finished peeling one in a short while.

"Boy, did you often eat sugarcane before?" Otherwise, how could his movements be so skillful.

Gu Youhui nodded: "Yes, in autumn, there is not much fruit at home, but sugar cane is a little cheaper, only five cents a piece, so I can afford to buy it every day if I want to eat it."

The two chatted for a while, and then someone else came to buy sugar cane, one or two pieces. And if there is one, there will be two. Most passengers are willing to take some food on the train when they are away from home.

The aunt and nephew have a very good business.

During this time, the police from the police station in front of the railway station also came over to take a look. Seeing that they were selling sugarcane, they just took a look and left.

There were no urban management officers in those days, so as long as you didn’t set up your stall in the waiting hall, they would generally not care.

As long as setting up stalls outside does not affect the passage of passengers, station managers will not interfere and no one will drive you away.

In less than an hour, only four or five pieces of sugarcane were left.

"Youhui, I'll sell these, and you can bring two more bundles over." Lin Shu snatched the kitchen knife from Gu Youhui.

Gu Youhui saw that there were only a few left, so he hurriedly rode his bike back to the dilapidated house.

When he came back with a bundle of sugarcane, Lin Shu was already standing there waiting for him.

Gu Youhui unloaded the sugarcane and went back to bring over a bundle.

Maybe it was because of the atmosphere, or maybe the tourists noticed that there was a layer of shredded sugarcane on the ground and thought that business was good. People always rush to buy what they like, and the subsequent business was even more popular than the beginning.

In less than two hours, both bundles of sugarcane were sold out.

"Comrades, your sugarcane business is good. Have you sold out?" At this time, an older sister came over and chatted with them with a smile.

Lin Shu nodded to her and prepared to pick up the sugarcane peels on the ground with Gu Youhui.

However, the eldest sister stopped them and said, "It's already past one and almost two o'clock. I see you haven't had lunch yet. Otherwise, I'll help you clean up the sugarcane husks. As long as you give me fifty cents for my hard work, I'll help you clean up the place."

Lin Shu and Gu Youhui smiled at each other, they didn't care about this little money, it was enough to make themselves feel more relaxed, they would not be stingy with the fifty cents.

"Big sister, we can give you fifty cents, but you can't be lazy and make sure this place is clean. If we come to set up the stall tomorrow and find out that it's not clean, we won't give you the job next time."

Lin Shu had to remind her, lest if the hygiene was not maintained properly, the management of the train station would not allow them to set up a stall tomorrow, which would cause a huge loss.

"Okay, rest assured that I will do my job and I guarantee you will be satisfied." The elder sister almost patted her chest to make the promise.

Lin Shu nodded and gave her fifty cents.

"Aunt, we've made some money. Where do you want to eat? I'll treat you."

The two men pushed their bicycles out of the train station square.

Lin Shu rolled his eyes at him unceremoniously, "Where do you want to eat? There must be food left for us at home, let's go back and eat."

After being busy outside for a whole morning, Lin Shu said he was not too tired, just very hungry. He just wanted to fill his stomach and have a good rest.

When they got home, mother-in-law Wang Suzhen felt distressed and helpless to see that the two of them came back so late for dinner, and she reminded them to come home on time for dinner even if they went out to play.

When Wang Suzhen went upstairs for a nap, Gu Youhui asked excitedly, "Aunt, how much did we earn today?"

"Roughly estimate it should be more than 20 yuan. Let's eat first and count it after the meal." Lin Shu's stomach was only half full at this moment, so he didn't have time to count the money with him.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest thing.

After finishing their meal, the two wiped their mouths, sat on the sofa and happily began to count their money.

Lin Shu poured all the money in his pocket onto the coffee table and let Gu Youhui count the money alone.

"Earning more than 20 yuan in a morning is much more profitable than being an apprentice in a factory. What do you think of setting up a stall in the morning?"

Gu Youhui said without thinking: "Keep setting up the stall, what other ideas do you have? I just want to set up the stall now, I just want to make money."

Setting up a stall is much more interesting than working, and most importantly, you can make more money.

"I don't need to rest at noon. I will set up the stall again later. If I work hard in the afternoon, I should be able to sell at least two bundles of sugarcane. Two bundles of sugarcane weigh 100 kilograms, and I can earn more than 10 to 20 yuan, which is equivalent to my mother's half-month salary."

Lin Shu looked at him and said, "You can handle it by yourself in the afternoon. I want to rest in the afternoon and don't plan to set up a stall."

"Yes, I will charge you for delaying your time at most."

Lin Shu nodded, went upstairs and got him a canvas bag, "Please carry this bag with you, it will be more convenient for you to collect money."

Gu Youhui took the bag and thanked him, then handed a stack of money to Lin Shu: "Aunt, I made a total of 28.9 yuan this morning after deducting the cost. This is your principal of 15 yuan and 14.5 yuan in profit."

There was an extra five cents, so Lin Shu took out ten cents and gave it to him, "Don't be polite with me, the extra five cents is just like a piece of sugar cane. When you go to refuel in the afternoon, remember to bring a bucket."