Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

Lai Xi shook his head and sighed.

"I don't want to be a grandfather outside, nor do I want to live like Jiu Ye."

"What does Master Jiu do now?"

Liu Siyu asked curiously.

Lai Xi sighed.

"It's similar to Qin Feng, except that Qin Feng uses his official status to manage those petty thieves, while Jiu Ye manages the docks on the surface, but in fact, businessmen can't avoid some dirty things, and most of these secret transactions will be mediated by Jiu Ye."

"Even things that Qin Feng is not convenient to do will be entrusted to Jiu Ye, and some extreme measures are inevitable. Therefore, in this town, Jiu Ye is more effective than the officials."

Liu Siyu didn't expect Lai Xi to be so insightful. She suddenly turned around and looked at him intently, with surprise flashing in her eyes.

She used to think that Lai Xi was just an ordinary farmer, just a little smarter than most people.

Now it seems that he still has a lot of ambitions in his mind.

Lai Xi felt a little uncomfortable with Liu Siyu's burning gaze, and he touched his head.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

Liu Siyu's smile is as beautiful as a flower, blooming in the spring breeze.

"No, I just realized today that you are quite special."

Lai Xi felt a warm feeling in his heart when Liu Siyu praised him. He scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

"Really? How do you say that?"

Liu Siyu put her hands behind her back and moved closer to Lai Xiliang in a charming and charming manner, her voice as clear as an oriole.

"I used to think you were just an ordinary farmer, but today I realize that you have more in your head than most people."

Seeing the two of them talking and laughing, Liu Sihan gave all the joy in her sister's eyes to Lai Xi, and felt a kind of indescribable sadness in her heart.

He felt that since his sister married Lai Xi, her heart had also been married to him, and she was no longer as concerned about her younger brother as before.

He strode forward angrily.

Lai Xi discovered that Liu Sihan was different, even though this boy and Liu Siyu were not born of the same mother.

But he knew that Liu Siyu loved his younger brother very much and didn't want to offend his brother-in-law because of some trivial matters.

He took two steps forward and asked with concern: "Sihan, what's wrong? Why are you unhappy?"

Liu Sihan pouted and looked at Lai Xi with dissatisfaction.

"You two were so busy talking and laughing that you forgot about me."

Lai Xi was stunned.

"How is that possible? Your sister and I care about you very much."

Liu Sihan curled her lips, not believing what Lai Xi said at all.

"What are you doing? We are talking about business, why are you making a fuss?"

Liu Siyu is not so polite.

Sihan's eyes suddenly turned red, "You are pregnant with Lai Xi," he suddenly felt that this was not appropriate.

She immediately changed the topic and said, "Now that you have a brother-in-law, you don't care about me anymore. Do you not like me anymore?"

Liu Siyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It turned out that this kid was jealous here. She slapped him on the forehead.

"You are my brother. When did I say I don't like you anymore? When did I stop caring about you? I work so hard just to make more money so you can go to school, don't I?"

As he spoke, he suddenly became serious.

"Also, you are a man, how can you cry easily? What a disgrace! Don't do that again in the future. You must focus all your attention on your studies. If the teacher says you are not serious, be careful of getting hurt."

Seeing that her sister was really angry, Liu Sihan quickly blinked her slightly red eyes.

"It's my fault. I will study hard in the future and will never let you down."

Liu Siyu slapped him hard on the butt.

"That's right, this is my Liu Siyu's good brother."

Liu Sihan smiled.

Lai Xi seemed to be thinking about something. Every time he saw Liu Siyu talking to the opposite sex, he felt sad.

From now on, he has to keep this little thought hidden.

If Liu Siyu found out, she might think he was stingy.

Seeing that Liu Siyu subdued the boy with just a few words, Lai Xi got back to business.

"Would you like to set up a stall at the pier?"

Liu Siyu was stunned. Could it be that Lai Xi was also planning to do some small business?

"What are you going to do?"

"It's not me, it's you."

Liu Siyu did have this idea. She had previously planned to get in touch with Jiu Ye through Qin Feng's relationship.

Unexpectedly, Lai Xi and she had the same idea.

She couldn't help but wonder, "Why did you want me to set up a stall?"

Lai Xi scratched his head.

"I just heard you say that Cha Xiang Ji coveted your father's formula, and I saw that you haven't gone to buy herbs for a long time, so I guessed that you either sold the formula or stopped doing that business."

"You are currently only providing fermented bean curd to Chaxiangji and Qingfenglou, and the quantity is still a little small. If you set up a stall at the dock, you will definitely be able to increase your income."

Liu Sihan thought this was a good idea and interrupted with a smile.

"My sister wanted to set up a stall at the pier before, but she didn't know Jiu Ye at that time, so she couldn't go. Now, my sister's wish is finally going to come true."

Liu Siyu shook her head.

“I’m not going to sell fermented bean curd at the dock.”

"What?"

Lai Xi and Liu Sihan said in unison that they both thought it was a good idea to set up a stall at the dock to sell fermented bean curd, so why did Liu Siyu refuse?

Liu Siyu knew that Lai Xi was smart, but he was ultimately a small-time figure.

I have never experienced the life of rich people, so I don’t know what those people are thinking.

Not to mention Liu Sihan. Firstly, he was still young. Secondly, he had lived in a family where they could not get enough food since he was a child. Naturally, he was thinking about the lives of ordinary people.

So he patiently explained: "The dock workers are all poor coolies. It's not easy to earn a few copper coins. Who has so much spare money to buy fermented bean curd every day?"

“Those people at the dock don’t buy it every day, but there are many poor people in the surrounding area. As long as they have tasted fermented bean curd, there will be no shortage of customers.”

Lai Xi actually didn't quite agree with Liu Siyu's contempt for those coolies, so he quickly chimed in.

He felt that the majority of people in this town were poor, and the business done by these people must be bigger than that done by the few wealthy households.

Liu Siyu disagreed.

"That's not what I meant. I'm supplying fermented bean curd to restaurants now. If we set up a stall at the dock, they won't be able to afford it if we sell it too high, and it will affect the restaurant's business if we sell it too low. Over time, we'll only be able to sell our fermented bean curd to ordinary people."

"What's wrong with doing business with poor people?" Liu Sihan also looked confused.

“It’s not that you can’t do business with poor people, it’s just that some businesses can be done and some businesses can’t be done.”

Liu Siyu explained in detail.

"For example, fermented bean curd costs ten cents per pound, which is not expensive, but not cheap either. A poor family will definitely eat it carefully for many days after buying a pound of it. What if it goes bad and they get sick?"

"But restaurants are different. They will purchase goods at regular intervals and in fixed quantities, and there are ice cellars of varying sizes in the backyard."

"The most important thing is, who would want to eat the same thing as the dock laborers if they have a few coins in their pocket?"

Lai Xi reacted immediately.

"I thought too simply. If ordinary people get sick from eating, even if they don't cause trouble, they will tell everyone. Once such a reputation spreads, it will definitely affect business, and if you encounter unreasonable people, they will come to ask for compensation."

"When doing business with wealthy families, there is no such worry. They will not buy too much at a time, and even if they can't finish the food, they will give it to the servants or throw it away."