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Chapter 31: Wish Come True and Leave the Slum (Please Read on Tuesday)

Starting a business can always keep people busy day and night. In the early stages of each new warehouse, he needs to personally invest his energy to find the right location to catch mice.

Many times, it is even necessary to organize manpower and, after finding the rat colony's lair, carry out a physical or chemical attack to destroy the entire group.

All of these require Yang Wendong's personal participation. Even Zhao Liming and Lin Haoyu are not capable enough in this regard.

For half a month, I ran around here and there, like a soldier, spending a lot of time running on the road every day.

Fortunately, because he was good at talking and got along well with the warehouse staff, and because rats were more active at night, some warehouses agreed to let Yang Wendong and his men live in the warehouse.

Anyway, there were people on duty at the warehouse at night, which saved Yang Wendong and others a lot of energy.

Time quickly arrived in mid-September.

One evening, Yang Wendong ran back to his dormitory home.

"Brother Dong." Su Yiyi saw Yang Wendong coming back and said happily, "I made you egg fried rice with a little braised chicken soup in it. It tastes great."

"Well, okay, but wait a minute, I have to take a shower first." Yang Wendong said breathlessly.

By April, the weather in Hong Kong had become increasingly hotter, especially at noon, when the scorching sun made him very uncomfortable.

Every time he traveled from one warehouse to another, he would drink plenty of water in advance, and he had a plastic bottle to fill with water, so it was easy for him to stay hydrated.

But I can’t control my sweating, and my whole body is sticky at the end of the day.

Su Yiyi smiled and said, "I've thought of it. I asked someone to go in and get a lot of water. It's enough for you."

"Well, Yiyi, you are really smart." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Then I'll go take a shower first."

"Okay, we'll wait for you to eat." Su Yiyi nodded.

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Taking a shower in the dormitory is not an easy thing. Although Hong Kong is not cold in winter, it is not cold enough to take a cold shower. If you want to heat water, you need money or a lot of time and manpower to boil the water.

In summer, there is the problem of water shortage. People often queue up for water or even fight at the wells.

Fortunately, I have some money now, so I can arrange someone to queue up in advance, saving myself the trouble.

After washing up, Yang Wendong also went out to eat.

Su Yiyi asked: "Brother Dong, is the fried rice delicious?"

"Hmm, very fragrant." Yang Wendong praised after wolfing down a few mouthfuls.

In later generations when the average BMI (height/weight squared, 18.5-23.9) of the mainland was too high, egg fried rice, a mixture of sugar and oil, was a big taboo in health preservation. But in this era, it is the best nutritional product.

Su Yiyi was very happy. She picked up another piece of braised pork and said, "Brother Dong, eat more. I bought some fatty meat specially."

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded. In a poor society, fat meat is more valuable than lean meat.

"I'm full." After a while, Yang Wendong finished his meal with satisfaction. He was really hungry after working so much every day.

"Hmm~" Su Yiyi just finished speaking, but suddenly slapped Yang Wendong's leg and said, "Mosquito, it's bloody, Brother Dong, you've been bitten."

"I'm used to it." Yang Wendong didn't care. Only spoiled people care about mosquitoes. In the dormitory, so many sufferings are ranked before mosquitoes.

After work every day, I am so tired that I fall asleep immediately. I can’t even feel the mosquitoes sucking my blood. Besides, it’s just a little blood and the slight itchiness after the bite is nothing compared to the fatigue.

Even Yang Wendong doesn't care about mosquitoes when he's tired every day. People in later generations hate mosquitoes when they sleep at night just because they buzz in their ears. But in this era, being able to sleep in a quiet environment is considered high-class. Even if you buy a residential building, the sound insulation effect is far inferior to that of later generations.

Su Yiyi said, "It would be great if we don't get bitten. I'm going to buy a mosquito net, one for each family."

Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry about it for a few days. Our current beds are not normal, and the mosquito nets may not be able to keep out mosquitoes.

I plan to go see the house tomorrow. If it’s a success, we can move in in the next few days.

If there are still a lot of mosquitoes where you move to, it’s not too late to buy a mosquito net.”

Mosquito nets are not cheap because they cannot be made manually, or they are far less cost-effective than those made by machines. In Hong Kong, where the industry is underdeveloped, they are a bit expensive.

"Really?" Su Yiyi asked in a low but serious voice.

The sound insulation around the dormitory was poor, so Su Yiyi quickly lowered her voice and reminded Yang Wendong not to speak too loudly about this matter.

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, we have made some money in the past month."

With an income of 700 yuan a week, including salaries and some material inputs, Yang Wendong can make a net profit of about 200 yuan. Later on, when things become more stable and he can purchase less personnel and materials, the profit can be even higher, probably around 300 yuan.

Perhaps it was because this amount of money was not a lot for Wang Zhixian and the people behind him, so as long as they achieved results in rat extermination, Wang Zhixian would give them the money readily.

This avoids Yang Wendong’s biggest worry: making money but not being able to collect it.

"You didn't bring the money here, right?" Su Yiyi asked carefully again.

There are no honest people in the dormitory. If you are not ruthless or don’t know someone who is ruthless, you would have been kicked out long ago.

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, it's all in the bank account. I don't carry much cash with me except for buying things or paying wages."

"That's good." Su Yiyi said with relief.

Yang Wendong added: "But I don't plan to rent that kind of residential house."

"What do you mean?" Su Yiyi asked puzzled.

Yang Wendong said: "Our business needs a place to work. It's OK for you to do the accounting here now, but it will definitely be inconvenient for a long time.

So I plan to rent a small office area in the middle of the current warehouse. We will work during the day and sleep there at night.

It’s not a home, but it’s better than a dorm.”

"Yes, Brother Dong, you have thought it through very carefully." Su Yiyi also understood the benefits of it.

"It's just that we don't have money. This is the only way." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Please inform Haoyu inside, plus Aunt Guo, the five of us will move out first."

"Okay." Su Yiyi nodded.

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It took Yang Wendong three days to find an office of about 300 feet in an average location in Tsim Sha Tsui, but in the middle of the current service warehouse.

Then, under the envious gazes of all the neighbors in the dormitory, the Yang and Su families moved some of their useful things over.

Since then, Yang Wendong finally achieved his first goal: leaving the dormitory!

Seeking monthly ticket recommendation ticket

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(End of this chapter)