EBE Chapter 294 Bundling of Interests
Chapter 294 Bundling of Interests
At this time, a villager passed by with a small basket of eggs in his hand. When he saw Song An Ning, he looked happy and walked straight towards her.
"A Ning, I was just about to go to your house, and meeting you saved me the trip.
Please accept these eggs and give my family a fish as big as this one, a sea fish that we can’t buy even if we have money.
I know you are not short of money, but these eggs are also a little gift from us. Thank you for leading us to grow peppers. I always feel indebted to you.
You ate a few eggs from my house before, and I asked you to pay me back..."
Song Anning took the egg with a smile, thanked him, and said directly:
"Taking the eggs without your consent is stealing. What I did before was wrong. I should pay you back. You don't have to think too much about it.
I will accept these eggs, cook one every morning, and think of your kindness every day."
"You're such a sweet-mouthed person... This is what we should do, you don't have to take it to heart.
Well, you still have guests here, so I’ll go back…”
The woman felt a little embarrassed by what she said, so she nodded to Chen Guanghui and went home.
After she left, Song Anning placed the small round basket in front of Chen Guanghui and asked:
"Do you understand now?"
“I understand a little bit…”
Chen Guanghui's eyes were still clear. In his opinion, a small basket of eggs was not as valuable as a sea fish, not to mention the chili peppers that Zuixianju had already sold at a sky-high price.
Looking at his eyes, Song An Ning knew what he was thinking. She sat on a stone bench not far away and started talking.
“In our village, 40% to 50% of the families have the surname Song, and they are all relatives.
There are also quite a few other families with the surname Lin and Zhang.
The relationship is already close, and with the added benefit of it, the people of Banyue Village are now gathered together and spontaneously formed patrols to guard the peppers.
If a family has a problem, they will all help out. Wouldn't that save us the money of hiring someone to look after the pepper fields?"
"That's right, when one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer.
With common interests, our hearts are united.”
Chen Guanghui's eyes lit up a little. This was like a small chamber of commerce. Everyone in the same chamber of commerce would choose the business and benefits first.
"It's like this, take today's incident for example, duck eggs are unique to our Song family, no other family has them.
But when the duck died, they didn't complain at all and even helped to find a solution because I gave them greater benefits.
Nowadays, every family can earn at least two taels of silver every month. Brother Chen may not know that two taels of silver is enough for the villagers' expenses for a year.
A dead duck is only worth a few dozen cents. Everyone has a scale in their heart and is not a fool.
Moreover, now that the villagers' lives have improved, our house won't be too conspicuous. A tall tree attracts the wind.
People’s hearts are unpredictable. If my family stays out of the spotlight for too long, they will become jealous, just like the villagers in Liujia Village.”
"As for the duck eggs in the village, the production is not very high, only about a hundred a day at most. Today I came back with 50,000 duck eggs. I spent so long by the river and said that the price of duck eggs in the village would not increase.
This was done for Liujia Village to see, and also to remind them that the Song family had no shortage of duck eggs, so they didn't need to have any bad thoughts about this in the future. Giving them two cents was a way of taking care of them.
As a result, some people in the village made money by working for the Song family, some made money by selling duck eggs, and some survived by growing my chili seedlings.
The entire village is a guard, fiercely protecting their interests and also protecting our Song family."
"Wow, Master, it's such a waste for you to live in the village. You should go to a place like the capital and show your talents.
If I had your brain, the Chen family's business would definitely reach new heights."
Chen Guanghui's eyes sparkled, and he admired what Song An Ning had just said.
Song Anning shook his head and said with a smile:
"These are just some of my little tricks. Your uncle and eldest brother know much more than I do. If you want to learn how to do business, go back and follow your eldest brother around for a few days, learn how he speaks and acts, and you'll naturally learn.
You know, when something happened to your family, the shop owners and shop assistants all took out money to rescue you.
Relationships between people need to be managed, especially in the business world. They want to help the Chen family overcome difficulties. First, they want to continue to make money in the Chen family's shop. Second, the Chen family treats them well, which is better than anywhere else.
Just like the managers and shopkeepers in your family, they get a share of the profits every year.
Those who achieve great things don't pay attention to small details. Sometimes, the little benefits they give up through their fingers are enough to make those below them die for it."
Song Anning's mouth was dry as she spoke. Chen Guanghui was stunned for a long time before he sighed softly:
"After hearing all you've said, I now feel like I'm just wasting my life. You have a stupid brain, why can't you come up with this?"
"Hahaha, that means Brother Chen is a blessed man. He doesn't need to worry about these things and can still have enough food and clothing.
Even if you want to learn how to do business, you will have relatives to teach you, and you will have plenty of resources and connections, and so many servants to work for you.
Having a strong foundation naturally saves you from a lot of trouble. I envy you to death."
After saying this, Song An Ning used his mind to ask Xiangxiang if the food at home was ready. After getting the answer, the two of them walked home while chatting.
Chen Guanghui digested most of what his master said. He was full of energy and the smile on his face was brighter. His master was worthy of being his master. He wanted to learn from his master and take Xiao Yao with him to learn hard!
As the two of them walked to the door, they ran into Wang Qiuyue who had just finished her work. This time, she brought back too many duck eggs, and they couldn't put them all in her grandfather's yard, so she simply put them in the new house.
Wang Qiuyue never let others interfere in the matter of preserved eggs. She felt that since Aning gave her money, she had to do a good job.
"Sister Qiuyue, it's time for dinner, why are you still going out?
Rest in the yard, eat, take a nap, and then do it again in the afternoon."
"You guys eat first, I'll go take another look. There's no one in the yard of the new house, and I'm worried about so many duck eggs lying there."
Just as she was about to leave, Song An Ning pulled her back.
"Number One is here, who dares to steal?
Hurry and wash your hands and eat, it won’t take long..."
"That's right, let's eat."
Wang Qiuyue let her be pulled into the yard and went to the well to fetch water for washing. The new house was built and the problem of duck eggs was solved. She looked at the duck eggs and felt happy.
I thought to myself, one duck egg costs twelve cents, and tens of thousands of them can be sold for hundreds of taels of silver.
After she left, Chen Guanghui looked at her figure, leaned over to Song Anning and asked in a low voice: "Master, who is that girl?"
Seeing him ask this suddenly, and remembering the look Chen Guanghui had given Wang Qiuyue just now, her heart was alarmed, and she said seriously:
"What? You want to take a concubine? Are you healed? You're just imagining things. If my sister-in-law finds out, I'll kill you."
Chen Guanghui's face flushed red as she spoke, and he hurriedly explained:
"What are you talking about, Master? You know why I took concubines before. When the Chen family got into trouble, they all ran away. My mother even gave them severance pay, twenty taels each."
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden, and staring at my sister Qiuyue with lustful eyes?"
Chen Guanghui felt so aggrieved that if it weren't for the difference between men and women, he would have wanted to cover Song Anning's mouth.
"Shh, Master, keep your voice down.
How could I be lecherous? Don't you notice that girl looks like someone?"
Song Anning:
"She doesn't look like a person, she is a person..."
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