Those years when I raised bosses

Holding the baby in his arms, Tong Tong bought some things at the grocery store in the village in the city.One catty of loose beads of various colors, plastic nylon ropes of five colors, and a pair of folding scissors, all packed in a plastic bag, bargained for 20 yuan to take away.

The owner of the grocery store knew He Liantian and his son, so he naturally thought that he bought these things to entertain the children.

Without saying much, Tong Tong quickened his pace and entered the gate of C University with ease.

At this time, the University of C hadn't accepted tickets for the visit, the gate was open, and the verification documents were not carefully checked.There is a dormitory for faculty and staff in the school, and no one cares about people like He Liantian who come in and out with their children confidently.

There is a riverside boulevard between the activity center of C University and the dormitory area.During the day, the river wind blows through the shadows of the trees, and it is a good place to enjoy the cool and chat. At night, the street lights are bright and there are many pedestrians. When graduation and freshmen are about to enter school, there are always students who set up stalls here to sell unused second-hand goods. goods.

To set up a small stall on the main street of the imperial capital, one must always worry about being controlled by the "city". In the boundary of the school, the stalls where students dispose of idle items spontaneously have no one to supervise them.

When Tong Tong was a freshman, he was brought here to buy old books from his seniors.Generally, the summer vacation is in mid-July, and the wave of second-hand sellers will reach its peak after graduation. At that time, it is difficult to find an open space on this road.It's only the beginning of July, and there are only three or five stalls along the road.

Tong Tong calmed down a little, found a street lamp and squatted down, spread the used newspapers from the grocery store on the ground, and then spread Chen Ying's red woolen scarf on the newspapers.

It is the first time for He Xiaolu to enter the university campus. C University’s own scholarly heritage is combined with traditional buildings, and the scenery is exquisite everywhere. It is in stark contrast to the old and messy villages in the city. It is comparable to parks and better than royal gardens. .His eyes were so busy that he looked around, waiting for a little stability, and was surprised to find that his father was actually weaving rope and playing with beads?

Tong Tong was a handicraft enthusiast back then. He couldn't look ugly and rarely went out to play. He made some small objects for his own entertainment.Over time, such as hand string weaving, which has a low technical threshold, can be grasped by hand. From bead matching to knotting, there is a lot of experience and creativity, and the hand speed is also very good.

What you can buy these days are only cheap beads. The advantage is that the color is good. The nylon rope is thin enough. Twist a few more strands of various colors to match it. It is also very attractive to make bracelets. At least the design sense is very strong. Accessorize youthful fashion with this bracelet.

Tong Tong was wearing a half-sleeved plaid shirt. After simply weaving the first string of test items, he put them on his wrist. He specially used elastic knots so that the thickness of his wrist could be adjusted.He is handsome and has a good figure, and he looks like a model in cheap clothes.What's more, this bracelet is novel and unique, completely different from other materials that follow the rules, and it doesn't look feminine when a boy wears it.

He Xiaolong watched eagerly, and praised: "Father, this is really beautiful!"

Tong Tong suddenly gained confidence.Before 8 o'clock in the evening, more than a dozen strings of finished products have been compiled.It is specially divided into three levels and placed on the red woolen scarf, which further complements the bright color of the bracelet and the shape is full of artistic atmosphere.

Things do not have a uniform price, and there is something particular about it.After all, students have different spending powers, and selling at an average price is not as good as classified pricing to stimulate consumption.

There are only two bracelets on the top row. The complex multi-colored knots are mixed, and a few more beads are worn. The price of Tongtong is 50 yuan.There are five in the second row, which seem to be a little less fancy than the first row, which further sets off the delicacy of the first row. This row is priced at 20 yuan.In the bottom row, only one bead is worn, monochrome braided rope, 10 yuan each.

Although Tong Tong is not good at hawking and greeting, but He Liantian's good looks are there, standing under the streetlights can attract the attention of passers-by.Goodbye to those artistic bracelets spread out in front of him, people stopped in twos and threes to inquire.

There are 50 yuan exquisite products as standard editions to attract customers, and those who think it is too expensive can choose 10 yuan and 20 yuan to take away.Of course, for some students, it is not a big deal to spend 50 yuan to buy a small accessory. An exquisite hair accessory or brooch is far more than this price.Just buy a fresh and fashionable picture, and stand shoulder to shoulder with handsome models.

After asking several times, even He Xiaolu would quote the price.

Although He Xiaolu doesn't have a particularly outstanding appearance, but a two or three-year-old boy is so cute and cute, and his immature voice quotes prices to help handsome guys sell goods, which is full of cuteness.

With He Xiaolu helping to sell the goods to collect money, Tong Tong concentrated on weaving bracelets and selling them while making. Before 09:30, he had earned 500 yuan.The bracelet was in short supply, and even the experimental item on his wrist was bought away.

Worried about not allowing the children to go to bed too late, Tong Tong collected 500 yuan and immediately closed the stall, put the remaining materials and red scarf into a plastic bag, rolled up old newspapers, and then picked up He Xiaolu with one hand and got up to go home.

On the way, He Xiaolu also asked: "Father, many brothers and sisters want to buy bracelets, why not sell them for a while longer? There are still materials left."

"Things are rare and expensive, and they are worthless if they are shipped in large quantities." Tong Tong patiently explained the truth. Although she didn't know how much a two-year-old child could understand, she didn't intend to treat He Xiaolu like an ordinary child. , "Let's sell it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Some people may think about it because they didn't buy it today. It's a kind of hunger marketing method. Dad will teach you how to do this tomorrow, okay? Let's make up more names and come back when we have enough stock." This kind of thing is to sell freshness and creativity, and to attract customers with new tricks every day, but it can’t be done for a few days, and others will see it.”

He Xiaolu seemed to understand everything, and nodded solemnly like a little adult: "Dad is right! But can Lulu learn to do this?"

In He Xiaolu's young heart, his father only spent 20 yuan to buy all the materials, and he made 500 yuan in a blink of an eye.My mother often said that if he has a skill, he will not worry about food and clothing. If he learns to weave bracelets, will he not be hungry in the future?

Naturally, Tong Tong dared not say that he had practiced this craft for several years, fearing that it would dampen his son's enthusiasm, so he only said, "Dad also learned it after reading a workmate's compilation recently. Lulu is so smart that he will definitely learn it."

Walking from C University back to the village in the city, in less than 10 minutes, He Xiaolu fell asleep on his father's shoulder, spitting bubbles and smiling in his dream.

The child was terrified for two days, and only ate two steamed buns and a bowl of gruel. Even though he was born with a good physique, he was still a toddler under three years old, and his physical strength was very limited.In the future, it is necessary to ensure that the baby eats well and sleeps on time. Tong Tong secretly made up his mind to set up a street stall tomorrow and come out early, and try to bring the baby back home before nine o'clock in the evening.

As for the rent owed, it is better to pay it today, so as not to be worried about by the landlord sister.

The weather was hot, Liu Yin took a shower, wrapped in pajamas and was watching soap operas on his big TV when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Sister Liu, it's me, Xiao He. I'm here to pay the rent."

The door opened, and Liu Yin saw He Liantian holding the baby.The little oil bottle was sleeping soundly, and the clothes on He Liantian's shoulders were wet with saliva.Although this honest man was dressed plainly, even street stalls looked like famous brands because of his good looks.In particular, men who can take care of children are much more mature and stable than those stunned youths, and they are full of charm.

In the middle of the night, it's an honor for such a man to knock on the door.Liu Yin was in a good mood, and said politely: "Didn't my sister already promise that you will pay the rent tomorrow? Could there be any changes?"

He Liantian tried his best to look elsewhere, not looking at the half-covered pajamas of the landlord sister, and carefully counted out 350 yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

If you ask others to borrow money, aren't the three or five hundred yuan bills all in hundred-dollar bills?But Liu Yin saw that what He Liantian took out were all ten and twenty yuan, and only a denomination of fifty yuan, it was obvious that they came out after patchwork.There is a bit of disdain in my heart, what kind of poor friends are these, there is no need to delay the handsome guy, shouldn't she enlighten him again?

However, since it is the rent payment and the cash has been delivered to the door, Liu Yin didn't talk nonsense. After receiving the money, he didn't rush to close the door. Instead, he smiled and made a gesture of inviting him in: "Mr. ?”

"Thank you Sister Liu, no need, the baby is already asleep, I will take him home without delay." Tong Tong hurriedly refused, ran upstairs, opened the door to enter the room, turned around and locked the door from the inside.This kind of old-fashioned latch, even if the landlord has a key outside, it is not easy to get in.

After covering He Xiaolu with a quilt, Tong Tong calmed down, thinking that what was he afraid of, he was obviously a man now, and the rent was paid, so he was afraid that the landlord sister would eat him up?Is this some kind of social phobia?This may be a mental illness, and it must be treated if it is an illness. Of course, we must wait until we have money.

The next morning, Tong Tong woke up early and saw that He Xiaolu was still sleeping, so he went to the bathroom to take a shower.

The bathroom is small and poorly decorated. The cement floor is surrounded by wall tiles that are 1.8 meters high. There is a shower on the squatting pit. When taking a shower, you need to put a board on the pit so that you don’t step on it.There is an old-fashioned round mirror hanging on the wall beside the sink, and only the neck can be seen upwards.Tong Tong tried to use the razor blade to shave the stubble on his face. With the foundation of eyebrow trimming in the past, he could barely shave without an electric razor. He was obsessed with this look while looking in the mirror.

"Father, Lulu needs to take a bath too." He Xiaolu rubbed his eyes, pushed open the toilet door, and tried to unbutton the little jacket with his little hands.

The word "father" brought Tong Tong's free self back to reality in an instant.He hurriedly put on his trousers, and started to help He Xiaolu take off his small clothes.While taking it off, he sighed, this child is really too thin, he couldn't feel the weight at all when holding him with one hand yesterday, it is estimated that he didn't weigh twenty pounds, his height and weight didn't meet the standard, his head was big and his body was small, he was obviously malnourished.In the future, we must make up for him.

He Xiaolu is carefree, taking a bath is the most comfortable when the weather is hot.I should be able to eat enough today, and Dad doesn't seem to be in a hurry to go to work.That's right, Dad taught him how to make bracelets yesterday...

After taking a shower, Tong Tong finds out his only set of replacement clothes and wears them on his body, which are cheap cultural shirts and coarse work pants that have been washed white.After rummaging in the cabinet for a long time, I saw that they were all old children's clothes of low quality and big size. Then I remembered that Yuanchen and Chen Ying were living in a difficult situation. The children's clothes were almost all old clothes given by the workers, and they were not given to him at all. Wear new clothes.

Tong Tongyao thought about the various children's clothes brought back by his eldest nephew every time he went back to his hometown, and felt more and more pitiful for He Xiaolu. This is the imperial capital after the millennium. Whose children always wear old clothes that don't fit?

"After Dad finishes washing the clothes, he will take you outside for breakfast. Then go to a fun place."

He Xiaolu smiled until his eyes narrowed, but he said awkwardly, "Don't daddy have to work? Even if he doesn't go to work, he should make bracelets first?"

This child is really more worried than adults. Tong Tong comforted him: "Dad doesn't have to go to the construction site these days. Let's go out in the morning to make up some materials and take you to play. I will teach you how to make a bracelet when I get home in the afternoon. I won't delay going out at night." stall."

Summer clothes are easy to wash, just rub them twice and hang them on the balcony.

Tong Tong put the whole money close to her body, took a handful of change, and went out with the baby in her arms, heading towards the famous zoo wholesale market in the imperial capital!Yesterday he spent 20 yuan, earned 500 yuan, and paid 350 yuan in rent. Today he has 213 yuan and [-] cents in capital. After deducting the meal and transportation expenses, he can make up some high-quality beads... By the way, let's see if there are any new business opportunities.