Reborn in 1991, helping dad become the richest man

After thinking for a long time, Tang Xionghua expressed his thoughts.

"Then we can only ask your uncle or your uncle-in-law to help. They are our own people and can be trusted."

Asking relatives to help is the best solution that most people can think of.

Most of the time, it works.

Tang Yichen didn't nod, nor did he deny it outright.

Instead, he said calmly:

"My uncle has been diligent and honest all his life, so he is naturally trustworthy."

"Although my uncle-in-law is a little lazy, he is generally trustworthy."

"But the prerequisite is that they are willing to leave their village and take risks to do something they have never been exposed to before."

"Of course it's fine if they're willing, but we still need to make it clear to them that this business is only temporarily profitable. The profits will get thinner over time, and our family may have to withdraw by the end of the year."

"I'm afraid that even though we've explained it clearly in advance, when the time comes and there's no money to be made, they might end up blaming us."

Tang Xionghua nodded silently, but still said firmly: "I'm not sure about your uncle-in-law, but your uncle definitely won't! Your uncle has always loved your aunt and me since we were young. He suffered a lot for us two younger siblings... Half of your father's tuition for technical secondary school was paid by your uncle! He could have gone to junior high school himself, but in the end he let my younger siblings be..."

"I know that." Tang Yichen replied, "In fact, when doing business with relatives, the biggest fear is that the benefits are not evenly distributed, which leads to psychological imbalance."

"How many brothers and sisters, when they were poor, were close to each other, but when they became rich, they became distant, and some even became enemies."

"So, we can try to talk to my uncle first, but some things must be made clear, even written down in black and white. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Don't be so confused that you end up not even having any brotherhood left!"

"Dad, I have no objection to you trusting Uncle unconditionally, but Uncle is not alone. There's also Auntie and my cousin..."

Speaking of Tang Yichen's great aunt, Tang Xionghua suddenly fell silent.

Indeed, the eldest brother is very good to Tang Xionghua's family.

But my sister-in-law, although not a bad person, is a typical rural woman who is petty and calculative.

There is no technical threshold to the business of dried small fish and shrimps, and anyone can do it.

But the huge profits here are such that even if you just hire someone and pay them a very high salary, they might think it's too little.

What's worse, after figuring out the tricks, faced with huge profits, they may think of going it alone.

Sometimes people's hearts cannot withstand the test of interests. Outsiders cannot withstand it, and it is difficult to say between relatives...

"Then... let's just do it ourselves first."

"Anyway, there might not be such a large quantity at the beginning. At most, I can buy a new bicycle and make a few more trips to transport goods."

"It's okay if we earn less. The most important thing is to save ourselves the trouble. If we really can't handle it, we can deal with it later."

After thinking for a moment, Tang Xionghua suggested not to rush to find someone for help.

But after hearing this, Tang Yichen frowned and said, "But this will be very hard for you, Dad. Can your body handle it? It's a pity that my arms and legs are too weak now, so I can't help much."

Seeing his son's understanding, Tang Xionghua was touched but didn't take it seriously.

"Yi Chen, don't underestimate your dad!"

"It's just moving some small fish and shrimps, what's the big deal!"

"My dad has been doing farm work since he was a child. He can easily carry a few sacks of rice and walk seven or eight miles."

"Dad has plenty of strength!"

Tang Yichen had no choice but to say, "Okay, let's try this for now."

Next, the father and son discussed some details for a long time.

I went through all the possible problems and solutions...

Both father and son were a little excited. While chatting about business, they also imagined a bright future.

Tang Yichen also repeatedly reminded his father not to reveal the secret that he was a reborn person.

Apart from the father and son, no third person must know about this.

"Don't worry, Yichen! Dad knows that this is a serious matter. At worst, I will never drink again in the future, plug the loophole of telling the truth after drinking, and keep the secret to myself." Tang Xionghua promised solemnly.

Tang Yichen smiled and nodded: "Yes, no drinking in the future!"

They chatted until 1 a.m., and then the father and son fell into a deep sleep.

-

It was not yet seven o'clock the next morning.

The father and son got up, checked out of the hotel, and quickly went to several large vegetable markets in Hankou District where the railway station is located according to the plan.

The conclusion is still the same: there is a market, so you can do it!

Then they returned to the vicinity of the train station and started looking for a house to rent.

In this era, not many people go out to work, and it is not difficult to find a house.

Soon they found a two-bedroom staff apartment less than 600 meters away from the train station, with a rent of 65 yuan per month.

This price may seem magical in 2024, but it was quite expensive at that time.

The average wage of an average person in Chuzhou, the provincial capital, is only around 200 yuan, and many farmers in Tianshui Town may only earn 60 to 70 yuan a month.

This rent is equivalent to the monthly income of many people in the town.

However, Tang Xionghua also knew that now was not the time to feel sorry for the money. The most important thing was that the house was really suitable.

The rent is one month's deposit and two months' rent in installments, so I paid 195 yuan in one lump sum.

Fortunately, Tang Xionghua brought more than 70 yuan with him this time, plus the 8 yuan he got from selling the 12 kilograms of dried fish and shrimp.

The remaining money is more than enough to buy a train ticket back home.

It was already 12:30 noon when I got the house key.

The train leaves at three in the afternoon.

So after a simple lunch, with some time left, the father and son went to see the freight point at the train station.

Overall, transporting hundreds of kilograms of dry goods from the county town to the provincial capital is still the safest and most cost-effective way to do it by train.

Fortunately, in 1991, the economy and trade were not developed, and freight transportation was not particularly tight.

It's not that frequent, which means you just have to pay the shipping fee and don't need to find any connections to smooth things over.

At most, you can buy a few packs of cigarettes for the railway station staff in charge of freight and give them some bribes. No one will make things difficult for you because of these small items.

After figuring out the entire process and unloading route, Tang Xionghua said with satisfaction:

"Yes, there shouldn't be any problem."

"This place is even closer to our house than the station square. We can get our goods there in less than half an hour by calling a cart or tricycle."

Tang Yichen also nodded: "Yeah, it's really convenient."

"But later on, the goods increased, and you definitely can't handle it all by yourself, Dad."

"As for finding help, besides relatives at home, we also need to prepare other contingency plans in advance."

"It's better not to wait until you're too busy and lose a lot of market share in vain, then the loss will outweigh the gain."

Tang Xionghua responded immediately: "No problem! Okay, Yichen, let's go back."

The huge clock on the upper floor of the train station showed that it was 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

I bought the ticket and entered the station.

The train departed on time at three o'clock in the afternoon.

We drove towards the county town with a constant chatter of "what's more" all the way.