CHAPTER 428: CHAPTER 428 EXPLORING THE PATH

Even though Gong Ruini didn’t speak up like Zhao Guangran, her eyes were filled with such anticipation that Cai Ming found it hard to resist.

Sigh, this situation is complicated. If I don’t agree, won’t it make these kids unhappy?

"What do you need the money for?" Cai Ming realized he hadn’t asked why they wanted to borrow money.

If it’s for a legitimate reason, it wouldn’t make sense to ask me, which made Cai Ming anxious. What if these kids have some sort of problem?

Borrowing money, of course, is about wanting to get rich, but Zhao Guangran didn’t want to tell the truth. They’re borrowing money to make money for themselves. If uncle knew beforehand, maybe he wouldn’t play along with them, or he wouldn’t lend the money without conditions.

This made Zhao Guangran deeply conflicted. Should he say it or not? Sigh.

Seeing Zhao Guangran’s hesitation made Cai Ming even more suspicious, "I won’t lend the money unless you tell me."

"And you need to inform your parents."

Sigh, it seems impossible to secretly borrow money without giving anything in return. Helplessly, Zhao Guangran had no choice but to reveal their plan.

Borrowing money for this? Cai Ming was quite surprised. Is it necessary to be so secretive and reluctant to tell the truth for this reason?

"I was just worried that if uncle knew we planned to borrow money to do business, he wouldn’t want to lend it to us." Zhao Guangran, after all, couldn’t thick-skinned enough and still felt quite embarrassed.

"Then you can take me along for the business." Cai Ming really wanted to crack open Zhao Guangran’s head to see how this kid had so many ideas and could think so far ahead.

"For now, I can only take you along." Though it was a bit helpless, but after all, it’s uncle. If uncle earns big money, he could treat them to some good food, thinking of this, Zhao Guangran’s mood improved a lot.

If uncle saw their pity and agreed to lend them the money, without asking for any benefits, it would be great.

Zhao Guangran was quite optimistic, but who is Cai Ming? Having made money with Zhao Gang for some time, how could he not understand what’s involved? If he weren’t someone who loved money, he wouldn’t tag along with Zhao Gang to earn this hard money.

"That’s best, take me along." Cai Ming saw the hope shining in Zhao Guangran’s eyes, but unfortunately, Cai Ming indicated that this poor uncle of his also needed money quite urgently—to buy a house for marriage, to furnish it, to buy new clothes for his bride—all these require money.

The house needs to be bought, but if money can generate more money, then it’s even better. From having monthly income abruptly turning into just receiving allowance, the disparity is quite significant.

Sigh, look at uncle, once he knows about such good things, he can’t bear letting go—all sorts of reluctance. Zhao Guangran was quite helpless, but no matter how helpless, he could only agree.

"Can we join too?" Just as Zhao Guangran’s helpless agreement fell, several voices came from outside again.

See, the big group has arrived. Zhao Guangran looked helplessly at Gong Ruini, who was also quite helpless.

Refuse? That’s impossible. They’ve already agreed to bring Cai Ming along; there’s no reason not to include Zhao Gang and the others.

But after including Zhao Gang and the others, Gong Ruini calculated that the money they could earn would just be a small amount, showing how financially strong they were.

Zhao Guangran’s eyes shifted, trying to devise a way to talk to his parents. Isn’t this obviously trying to pluck peaches?

Don’t they realize how shameful this act is?

Just as Zhao Guangran’s eyes were spinning, "Don’t overthink it, we can do it ourselves." Zhao Gang saw his son’s eyes turning and knew he wasn’t having good thoughts.

Zhao Gang was really feeling both amused and annoyed with this situation, having never imagined he’d have such a money-loving son.

It seems they, as a couple, aren’t people who love money much, so how did they have such a money-obsessed son?

Thankfully, this son who loves money doesn’t get his hands on money belonging to others; he only strives for the money he desires, which made Zhao Gang feel quite gratified.

It’s better to have a son who works hard to earn money than to have one who just wants to fish money out of their hands as elders.

Except that the son’s threshold is a bit too sharp, having such a good idea but only thinking about earning money for themselves, ignoring everyone else, "You can’t just think of yourself, that’s too selfish."

Selfish? "Where am I selfish? Don’t we need to put in effort to collect goods and then pack them?"

"Do we just need to pay?" Zhao Guangran was angry; although they’re young, they also need to put in effort. In contrast, the parents were just putting up the capital and demanded a share, and they’re taking the major portion, leaving Zhao Guangran quite upset.

Upset? Well, Zhao Guangran felt a bit upset, but he wouldn’t indulge this kid. At home, everyone would let him have his way, but once they reach Beijing, who would let him have his way and indulge him?

"Once you receive the goods, how do you plan to transport them to Beijing, with this much quantity." Zhao Guangran indicated that although they didn’t put in effort to collect the goods, he could solve the most important problem, which is transportation.

"You can’t say you plan to send parcels, that would cost quite a bit, and the fees wouldn’t be very cheap either." Zhao Gang blocked Zhao Guangran’s idea with just one sentence.

"I think it’s possible." Gong Ruini knew Zhao Guangran still felt upset, but there was no other way. Once they received the items, if they wanted to quickly cash them out, they could only rely on Zhao Gang.

Since Zhao Gang had good relations with the people at the armory, once they liaised well, they could transport these items out.

"I agree too." Zhao Xuran didn’t mind much, although perhaps their share was small, and the money they could earn was less, but that was because they didn’t have much capital. With more transactions, they could earn a lot.

"I agree too." Gong Ruwen had no issue with it either, initially thinking they wouldn’t earn any money, yet unexpectedly, there was still such a good opportunity, how could he disagree.

Everyone, one after another, agreed, even though Zhao Guangran felt a bit dissatisfied, he could only reluctantly agree.

No problem, once they reach Beijing later, they’ll try hard to find ways to earn money, then the capital will increase. This time, let the parents take advantage, but by summer vacation, they must have enough capital to do business.

"Then we’ll take all the family’s stock with us to Beijing, and if things go well, we’ll send a telegram back." After Zhao Gang quickly issued the instructions, he started sorting herbs.

With money attracting people, even the usually troublesome and pampered Zhao Guangran didn’t argue but started packing the stuff.

"I’ll go borrow a cart." Zhao Gang suddenly remembered something very important—to borrow a cart, otherwise how will they reach the county?

Ah, borrow a cart? What about getting it back afterward? Cai Ming was quite troubled; it seemed that when the family went out, it was either Zhao Gang or Gong Tao, as they drove the cart. Cai Ming had never touched it. How could he drive the cart back home in the winter?

A cart short is a minor issue, but if anything happens to people, it’s a big problem. But without the cart, how could they transport so many things to the county?