Xiao Bei had eaten a lot of canned food, but he had never eaten in a school that had been flooded for more than half a month.
The child called Xiao Jiu brought a can of peaches. The peeled peaches lay quietly on the plate, forming a strong contrast with the heavy rain outside.
Xiao Bei did not struggle to get out of the window. He stood in front of the desk protected by the old master's arm and asked, "Do we still eat canned fruits in our school?"
"Yes, not only canned fruits, but we also have canned meat, canned fish, and canned vegetables. Otherwise, we would have starved to death. Xiao Bei, you must not fight with Yan Zheng."
The Old Master pulled the tray of canned food closer to Xiao Bei and said with a kind face.
"What? Is he very powerful? Is he very arrogant? Is it possible that all the yamen runners in the county have the ability of the Golden Guards? And the same equipment as my protection team, carrying two pistols and a submachine gun? Then I will send a message immediately and ask my brother and sister to form an army and come here. "
Xiao Bei turned his head and said disdainfully.
The old master shook his head, "No, the yamen runners do not have that ability. They are the people who protect the Emperor and do not have pistols or submachine guns. But they do have handguns, firecrackers, and iron beads. What if they get hurt? Our Xiao Bei is the cutest. Take a shower later, change your clothes, and eat your fill before we think of a solution, right? "
"Yes, yes!" Xiao Bei nodded repeatedly and smiled like a flower. "Like I said, no matter how powerful he is, he can't compare to my family."
"That's true." The old master admitted.
"Where do the food you eat come from?" Xiao Bei temporarily gave up the idea of immediately killing people and became curious again.
"Where else can it come from? It's all given by kind-hearted people. " The old master sighed and said, "Ever since the school was built, all the businessmen who participated in it put forward a special condition. That is, they will use the school's empty space as a warehouse, and the school will be responsible for the security."
"Why? Who was begging them for money? The Chaoyang Operation is voluntary. Those who are not willing to pay are not allowed to recruit graduates from the Chaoyang Operation to work for them in the future. Otherwise, they will be confiscated. Not only do they have to work as warehouses for them, but they also have to help them guard them. Merchants are really bad. Well, except for my brother. "
Xiaobei indeed knew a lot. When he heard the Old Master's words, he was filled with righteous indignation. He briefly explained the 'rules of the game', causing Xiaoyuan and the others to nod and cooperate.
"Sigh! That's what I thought too. " The Old Master's eyes widened a little when he saw Weiwei. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became lighter, but the grooves on his forehead became more obvious.
"I only understood after I got the water. The merchants who paid for the school had put a lot of thought into it. There were merchants of medicinal herbs, merchants of clothing, merchants of canning factories, merchants of grain, and even a chain store that sold meat. They built a freezer in the basement of the school and delivered frozen meat every year when the weather was hot."
Xiao Bei blinked as he listened. When he heard this, he asked, "Ah? There were so many merchants, and they were all here to take advantage of the school? Looks like I have to tell my brother that the school is a place to learn. "
The Old Master smoothed Xiao Bei's hair back and used a fork to pick up a piece of canned peaches. As he fed Xiao Bei, he said, "Yes, I used to think so too. But after the water was sent, I realized that I was wrong at the beginning.
These merchants did use the empty space in the school as a warehouse, but every time they transported something to be sold, they would leave behind one-third of it. Before the new batch of goods arrived, the one-third they left behind wouldn't be touched. In other words … "
"In other words, they had been stashing 33.333% of the capital of the school's warehouse in the school's warehouse," Xiaohai suddenly interjected. When the Old Master looked over, he continued, "They had already transferred a portion of their capital to the school's warehouse.
"They gave up a part of their working capital permanently. The bigger the warehouse is, the more they will lose. Every time the price of goods exceeds the cost price and the supply and demand relationship has not reached saturation and balance, they will lose a part of their working capital in the market. The shorter the cycle of supply and demand, the more they will lose."
Xiao Bei was confused. He didn't understand what his brother, who was only a little older than him, was talking about. He asked in confusion, "What cost? How much did the canned food cost when it was manufactured? "
"That's only a part of the cost. The canned food has a shelf life. Every day it's in storage will increase the cost. Of course, the cost of storage and safety are saved, but the cost of saving is only two-thirds of the total cost. The investment is not proportional to the output. Aiya, I don't know how to explain it. I'll ask my brother when I get back. The exact calculation is 100%, but one-third of the total cost needs to be calculated again. That's a headache."
Xiaohai was also confused. If he really wanted to figure it out, he would need to include the actual price of goods and the price of futures. This was not something he could understand. It also involved the problem of the market saturation of certain goods, the supply and demand relationship, marketing methods, and so on.
He had not learned probability, nor had he come into contact with fuzzy algorithms. He had only just learned the meaning of cost accounting.
Xiao Bei was even more confused. What nonsense was this? What did Brother Xiaohai mean by saying so much to him?
"What do you want to say?" Xiao Bei finally couldn't help but ask.
"What I want to say is …"
"What Brother Xiaohai wants to say is that kindness is like water. Water is good for all things and does not compete, explain, or hide. Just like what you heard when you came here, a man does not compete, so no one in the world can compete with him. What is good is good. Do not speak or argue."
Xiaoyuan opened his mouth and bit the peach that Xiao Bei had not finished eating. He vaguely explained to Xiao Bei.
After hearing the words of the three children, the old man was stunned. Today, he finally saw the legendary power of the education of the Zhang Family and Wang Family.
When Xiao Bei saw the canned fruit, he didn't think about whether it was delicious or not, but where it came from. He asked about the life of the children in the school. That Xiaohai said a lot of things that he didn't understand. Xiaoyuan, who was beside him, could actually understand the words in the book.
It was said that the education of the Zhang Family and Wang Family in Sanshui County was extraordinary. He didn't believe it in the past, but after seeing it today, it was indeed amazing.
As the old man thought about it, he was full of admiration. When he saw Xiao Bei look at him blankly, he explained, "Xiao Bei, it's actually saying that all the businessmen who participated in the warehouse wanted to help the school. They would rather earn less money so that the school would have something for the students to use when the disaster struck."
"Oh! I know. They are all good people, right? At least from the perspective of the school, they are good people, right? I understand. Sometimes I'm very stupid, but I'm still the cutest Xiao Bei, right? "
Xiao Bei thought hard and finally understood a part of it.
The old man hugged Xiao Bei tightly and nodded. "Yes, yes. Xiao Bei is the cutest. Then go bathe and change your clothes."
"Yes, yes! I'll go now. Eh? Grandpa, how long will the school's food last? If it really doesn't work, find some wood, line it up, and leave with me. We brought a lot of food and left it at the train station. "
Xiao Bei was about to leave when he thought about the food.
"A lot, a lot more. It's fine even if we are trapped for three to five months. There are more than 10,000 kilograms of people frozen in the cold storage. I'll get someone to make you braised pork later. Go and bathe. Don't catch a cold."
The old man looked at Xiao Bei and the others with relief.
Xiao Bei nodded hard. "Okay, I'll go right away. Remember to make the braised pork thinner and thin slices of ginger. Don't fry the sugar."
*****
"Ah Chi! This, this big brother, greetings. Can you tell me where to go to the clinic? Ah Chi. "In the county seat of Hongnong County, Li Bai, who was drenched by the rain, felt cold all over.
According to the booklet sent by Deyi Hospital, he should have a fever. There were many ways to deal with this situation. The simplest was to find a clinic. The second best was to find a safe place to take a hot bath and drink some ginger sugar water. If there were ice cubes, it would be better to apply it.
Ever since Li Bai left his hometown, he had encountered such situations many times and survived them. But today, he was not going to endure it. He had money, and he wanted to get better treatment. Therefore, he decided to go to a medical center to have a look while he was still "sober" under the stimulation of the cold rain.
The person who was stopped by him looked at him with pity and said, "I advise you to find a place to rest. Drink a few bowls of hot water, sleep well, sweat, and maybe you won't feel so bad when you wake up."
"What about the clinic?" Li Bai still did not give up.
"The clinic has no medicine. If you want to see a doctor, go to the county government office. All the medicine has been taken into the government office and the doctor has also been 'invited'."
The passerby said a few more words.
"Thank you." Li Bai had already heard it clearly and also thought of the cause and effect. The yamen took the people and medicine away, intending to collect more money. What he didn't understand was who had the guts to touch people in the medical field. The people stationed here should be people from the Deyi Medical School. Their guts weren't small.
After hesitating for a while, Li Bai gave up the idea of going to the county government office and staggered into a nearby inn. As soon as he opened the door, before the shopkeeper inside said anything, he said, "I want a good room, ginger sugar water, quilts, and quilts."
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