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Chapter 510: It is better to learn a craft than to study to earn

Since Hu Zhibin had already calculated the shares and asked Xu Ning to pay 1000 yuan to own a 25% stake in No. 2- Lengchang, Xu Ning would definitely not refuse, and he didn't even bother to be polite.

Lengchang is not a temporary business like riding a donkey backwards, but a long-term livelihood. If you invest 1000 yuan this year, you can get at least twice the profit next year. It is easy for a large-scale Lengchang to earn 1 yuan a year, and a small-scale Lengchang can also earn yuan...

Some people may ask, if the lengchang is so profitable, why doesn't anyone contract it alone? Given the current economic situation, who has the ability to contract an entire lengchang alone? Most of them contract it in partnership, with those with connections contributing connections and those with money contributing money, so that everyone performs their duties and shares the risks.

The risk of operating a leech shop is so small that it can be ignored, but it also has risks, such as workers being killed or injured by falling objects, or people being injured by chainsaws, or natural disasters, etc.

Previously, Hu Zhibin wanted to form a partnership with Xu Ning because he was attracted by Xu Ning's connections in the Qing'an Forest Farm. As long as Xu Ning invested, his role would be to connect with the forest farm and resolve the interpersonal relationships between the forest farms.

For example, when signing the contract in Guo Xingmin's office just now, if Xu Ning hadn't been there, would Guo Xingmin have known Hu Zhiyong? Even if he had met Hu a few times, he would have no face!
After signing the contract, Hu Zhiyong had to put the money on the table. Not a penny could be missing for renting tools and cleaning the forest farm. Otherwise, no matter who you use your connections to get things done, the forest farm will have to follow the rules. Even if you try your best, it will be in vain because the forest farm also has to make a profit.

Xu Ning asked who the remaining ground was given to. Zhang Deyu said that it was given to 13 partners in Lingdongtun. The total cost of equipment, tools, rent, etc. was 5400 yuan. The area of ​​the ground was five acres larger than Xu Ning's No. 2 ground, and it was located near Xima.

The money must not be reduced by a single cent. There are already many partners, and it would be a bit unreasonable to give them a discount.

When Xu Ning returned home, he stuffed the contract into the piano cabinet. As soon as he turned around, he saw Liu Lizhen holding up the door curtain and asked with a smile: "Old man, have you signed the contract?"

"It's signed. The total cost for the two sessions is 8,000 yuan."

"So many?" Liu Lizhen was a little surprised.

Xu Ning moved down and said, "It's not much. After I pay the money, the forest farm will give me some rent back after the New Year. I can probably get about 1,800 yuan."

"Ah, that's fine, but how are you going to deal with these two people? We can't afford to deal with it at home..."

Xu Ning walked over and put his arm around his mother's shoulders, saying, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. No one in our family can be left behind. My second uncle and my uncle will work on the No. 2 site, and my eldest brother, Shitou and I will work on the No. 3 site."

"Okay then, let's discuss the stock split tonight?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "Don't worry, we have to go to Wanye in August, and when we come back we will sell the skins and bear gallbladders, so that we can have some spare money."

"What are you going to Wanye for? Who will go with you?" Liu Lizhen asked puzzledly.

"To make money, my dad, second uncle, and eldest uncle all have to go. Don't tell anyone else about this. If everything goes well, we can make a lot of money from this!"

Liu Lizhen's heart skipped a beat, and her lips trembled a little, "Old man, you can't do this randomly..."

"Hey, Mom, what are you thinking? What can you do with my dad, second uncle and old uncle? You can really make a lot of money!"

"How much...how much money?"

Xu Ning raised his palm, Liu Lizhen blinked and took a deep breath, "Five thousand?"

"Five thousand is nothing, fifty thousand!"

"Oh my god..."

Xu Ning quickly covered his mother's mouth and shook his head: "Don't make a fuss, Mom, I need to study this matter, don't worry."

"Then you better be careful! Can I really make 50,000 yuan?"

"I have never lied to you before... No, I have never lied to you since I learned to be a good student."

Liu Lizhen narrowed her eyes and nodded: "Well, from November last year to now, you have indeed done everything you promised me, but nothing should go wrong, right?"

"What could possibly happen? Don't worry about it. What are you having for lunch?"

"Baked pies and pancakes..."

Liu Lizhen would definitely believe what Xu Ning said. She felt uneasy but also expectant. If her husband could really make 5 yuan, the Xu family would be very proud.

She did not reveal this to Han Fengjiao, Yang Shuhua and others, because the old man said that the matter had not been finalized yet.

After lunch, Xu Ning and his companions were preparing to build the wall of the new house, but they saw Du Shoucai standing at the fork in the road, waving to him. Then Xu Laonian led everyone to work, and Xu Ning trotted over to Du Shoucai and asked, "What's the matter, uncle?"

"Qian Shude called you and said the guy who was going to fix the terrazzo floor is ready. Please give him a call back."

Xu Ning's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Okay!"

Arriving at the village headquarters, I picked up the phone and called back. Old Qian answered the phone quickly. He said bluntly, "Brother, my uncle's eldest brother-in-law has a letter. He has a job that has fallen through. We originally planned to finish the terrazzo by the end of July, but he is free now. Do you have time?"

"Yes! Where is he? Should I go pick him up, or what?"

Qian Shude said, "No need to pick him up. He has a small four-wheeled vehicle and a donkey, and they can go there by themselves. He and I have agreed to meet at the west entrance of Qing'antun at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. You can go and meet him then. His name is Wang Zhongcai."

"Okay, then he comes over and pulls the materials?"

"Well, you don't have to worry about the materials. The price is still 1200 yuan including the materials and labor. Aren't you going to lay terrazzo in both houses? The total cost is 2400 yuan. You don't have to give them more red envelopes. Just provide them with food and accommodation. I'll take care of the rest..."

"Well, how are you doing these days?"

"Very good, I've made a lot of money. I did the promotion as you said, and now it's scheduled until the 10th of next month. Lao Jin is almost too busy. Hey, why are your brothers coming over?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Tomorrow is the final exam, I will send it to the three of them the day after tomorrow."

"I'm going back to the street the day after tomorrow. My wife and children just got a holiday today. I'll go to the city with them then. Let the three of them live with Lao Jin first. What do you think?"

"Okay, it's settled."

Logically, Wang Biao and others should also have their summer vacation today, but there were a few days off for the busy farming season in June, so the summer vacation was postponed for a few days. Some schools in the city had their vacation on the 6rd, and some elementary schools had their summer vacation at the end of June. The vacation times of each school are different, but they are all concentrated from the end of June to mid-July, and the school starts on September 3st.

After hanging up the phone, Du Shoucai chatted with Xu Ning for a while and asked who went to the street. He told him directly without hiding anything. Du Shoucai smiled and said, "With a second brother like you, it's hard for Biao and Tianen not to make progress."

The implication is that it is difficult to be lazy. In fact, Wang Erli and Liu Daming do not have high expectations for their son.

Before going to school in the morning, Wang Erli said bluntly: "If you don't know how to write, leave it blank."

Liu Daming said, "You have to collect the papers before and leave the room before, but you can't affect the students around you in answering the questions, understand?"

After being instructed, Biao and Tian'en became much more restrained and definitely would not dare to whisper to each other during the exam.

The next day, 4:.

Xu Feng, Wang Biao, Liu Tianen and others jumped into the courtyard gate happily, shouting "Liberation! It's holiday time!"
The jubilant atmosphere always came to an abrupt end amid the murderous gazes. Liu Lizhen retracted her gaze and asked, "How did you do in the exam?"

Xu Feng reported obediently: "Mom, Jin Yu and I compared answers, and our answers are almost the same. In math, either I got full marks or she got full marks. I made a mistake on one fill-in-the-blank question."

"Go into the house and sweep the floor. After sweeping, go out and jump rubber rope. Don't stay in the house and cause trouble for others." "Okay, Mom!"

Xu Feng bared his teeth as he entered the west room, threw away his satchel, and started sweeping the floor with a broom, while Li Jinyu and Li Mantang used stove rakes to pick up the ashes...

Wang Biao and Liu Tianen stood there without moving. Han Fengjiao glanced at Huang Lin and Jiang Qiuer and asked, "What are you two doing standing here?"

"Mom, I didn't do well in the exam." Wang Biao lowered his head and quickly admitted his mistake.

"Your father and I don't have high expectations for you. It's enough for you to be able to read and count money. Throw your schoolbag over and do some work at the new house."

"Then if my dad wants to teach us, you have to stop him." Wang Biao stated the conditions.

Liu Lizhen glanced at him and said, "Auntie is stopping us, you guys go quickly."

"okay!"

When Wang Biao, Liu Tianen and Huang Lin arrived at the new house, they saw that the courtyard wall had been raised 30 centimeters. The two mixers stopped working and used up the remaining cement. Then they could go home for dinner.

Seeing the children coming, everyone asked how they did in the exam. The three children told the truth, but to their surprise, Wang Erli, Liu Daming and Da Laba were not angry. They nodded with a very calm expression, then turned around and continued to work, as if they were not their own sons.

"Brother, what happened to my dad?"

"Just accept the reality."

Lao Jiang came over pushing a cart of bricks and asked, "Where is Xiaoqiu doing?"

"I'm going home to warm up the kang. Uncle Jiang, you did really well in the ball test. I think you can get first place."

"It's normal to get first place. She has always been first."

These words choked Wang Biao to the point of being speechless.

Liu Tianen said, "Uncle Jiang, my teacher told me that the school will hire a foreign language teacher in the second half of the year. My teacher suggested that Jiang Qiuer should get a radio with a recording function so that he can learn foreign languages."

Lao Jiang turned around and said, "Okay, I'll remember this. If you don't tell me, Xiao Qiuer definitely can't tell me."

Wang Biao grinned and said, "Uncle Jiang, Xiaoqiu still doesn't have a clear understanding of your ability to make money. She always thought you didn't make much money."

"Ah, I'm afraid it will affect her studies." Lao Jiang thinks that children should only think about studying, and other things are for adults to worry about.

Xu Ning shook his head: "Uncle Jiang, you have to say what you need to say, otherwise Xiaoqiu will think that you don't make money and will have crazy thoughts. You have to tell her that now that you can make money, supporting her in school and buying her a radio are no big deal."

"I know. I'll talk to her tonight."

The sky was gray. After dinner, after seeing off Lao Zhang, Xiao Liu, Yu Kaihe and others, Meng Quezi and Zhang Jinbao also hurried home.

At present, the two of them are working overtime with Meng Yinhe and their apprentice to make furniture. Zhang Jinbao wants to finish the furniture as soon as possible so that he can go to the city to open a furniture workshop as soon as possible. He has talked a lot with Xu Ning these days and he has already got an idea of ​​the preparation and operation of the furniture workshop. Now all that's left is the actual operation.

In the east room, filled with smoke, Xu Ning was holding a steaming cup of tea. He turned around and glanced at Wang Erli and Liu Daming, while Da Laba, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, was staring at him.

Xu Ning put the teacup on the counter and said, "Tomorrow I will send Biao, Tianen, and Xiao Huang'er to the city to learn a craft."

Wang Erli smiled and nodded: "I think it's okay."

Liu Daming said, "Go ahead. They are just mischievous at home. Why don't you learn some skills?"

The loud speaker stood up and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for this sentence!"

The three brothers who were sitting at the end of the kang were all stunned when they heard this. They turned around in panic. Wang Biao quickly jumped off the kang and said, "Second brother, what kind of craft are we three going to learn?"

Liu Tianen panicked a little and said, "Second brother, you didn't tell us before."

Huang Lin didn't dare to say anything. He just listened to what his biological father said. It seemed that these parents had known about this for a long time. It was very likely that they had already decided on it and were just waiting for them to finish the exam.

Wang Biao looked around and saw that no one was talking to him. He slapped his thigh anxiously and said, "No, what kind of craft are you learning? When was it decided? How did the three of us just find out... Second Brother!"

Xu Ning frowned and asked, "What do you think?"

Wang Biao was stunned: "It's not that I have an opinion, it's just too sudden! No one told me before, I wasn't even mentally prepared, and we haven't graduated yet."

Xu Laonian pinched his cigarette and said, "You three don't have to study in the third year of junior high school anymore. I'll talk to the principal when school starts in the second half of the year and try to get you three a diploma."

Wang Erli said, "It's a waste of time for the three of you to continue studying. You might as well learn some skills first. The master you are learning skills from is found by your second brother. He is Lao Jin who came to eat a few days ago. You can learn car repair and welding from him."

The three of them were a little confused when they heard the words. They stared at Xu Ning blankly. They didn't dare to say anything for a long time. They just stood there with a pout and sulked.

Why are you angry? The children didn’t play enough, or there are people or things in school that make them linger.

Da Loudspeaker turned his head and said, "Huang Lin, what's the matter? Are you not satisfied with the job assigned to you by your second uncle?"

Huang Lin stammered, "Very, quite satisfied."

"Then why don't you thank your second uncle?"

Huang Lin turned around and said, "Thank you, second uncle."

"Why are you being so polite to your second uncle? When you three go to the city to learn a skill, you need to be diligent with your hands, feet and mouth, and have a bit of foresight and know how to do things, okay? Your master is my buddy, and he knows a lot of skills. What you can learn depends on your own understanding."

Wang Biao came back to his senses and seemed to accept the reality. He still said dejectedly: "Second brother, can we still go home?"

"What are you talking about? This will always be your home. As long as you can learn the skills, you can go back anytime you want!"

When Xu Ning was speaking, Xu Laonian, Wang Erli, Liu Daming and others did not interrupt. Now Xu Ning has become capable of taking charge of his own business, and he acts like a big brother. It is a good thing that he is thinking about his younger brothers, so it would be unwise to interrupt him at this moment.

Liu Tianen scratched his head and said, "That means he can only come back during the Chinese New Year, not during other festivals."

"Yes!"

Wang Biao was immediately overwhelmed when he heard these two words, and cried out, "Oh my, my second brother..."

Wang Erli glared at him and scolded him, "Hold it back! Why are you howling? What are you doing here, crying and choking on your pee? Ah! I'm telling you, I admit that you are not good at studying, but if you don't learn your craft well, don't blame me for becoming a martial monk!"

Xu Laonian pulled his brother's arm and said, "Don't be a monk. Do you think it's easy to be a monk? Every time I fight, my heart aches."

Everyone in the room laughed silently, and Xu Ning said, "If you two have anything to do, go and do it as soon as possible. Leave after lunch tomorrow afternoon, and go back to pack your bedding and clothes tonight."

(End of this chapter)