Opportunity 2 brought by Old Hu
Before sunset, everyone except Old Hu left. Old Hu stayed at the Tian's house and slept with Tianbaobao.
After dinner, Tian Biao followed Lao Hu to sit under the tree in his own yard to enjoy the cool breeze and chat. Lao Hu hesitated for a long time before speaking up.
"Tian Biao, I have something to discuss with you. Can you consider it?" Old Hu's tone was very serious as he said, "After our coal mine collapsed, I started digging for coal in the mine in my village. It's a legitimate mine with government procedures, but after digging for several days, we haven't seen much coal come out. Recently, the higher-ups have been cracking down on safety issues, so everyone is afraid and the wages have increased because of the previous collapse. The boss can't afford it and doesn't think this mine is good, so he wants to sell it. Two hundred thousand yuan, including all the procedures. I'm thinking of finding a partner to take it over together."
"200,000?" Tian Biao was startled, "This is no small amount of money, 200,000!"
Everyone earns more than 20,000 yuan a year, and these 200,000 yuan are equivalent to nearly ten years.
"Yes, but compared to other coal mines, it's still relatively cheap. Although we've been digging for several days and haven't gotten much coal out, I think we can try a bit harder. I think if we keep digging, we'll get some coal out." Old Hu has been digging coal for decades and has some experience in judging these things. However, the boss is anxious because another one of his coal mines has produced a lot of coal and he needs to expand his workforce urgently, so he's thinking of selling this small coal mine.
"I've emptied out my entire savings from all these years and borrowed a lot of money, also borrowing several thousand from my wife's family. I finally managed to scrape together 10,000 yuan. I thought, we've known each other for a long time, we're familiar with each other's character and personality, and we get along well, so that's why I wanted to ask you, are you willing to join forces with me this one time?"
Lao Hu found Tian Biao also with a private mind, he himself has self-knowledge, he didn't have too many heart eyes, it's easier to believe people, so he naturally wants to find someone he trusts, and his partner who is as honest as him without any heart eyes. No matter if they make a profit or lose in the future, their partnership can still work out.
But this one million is not a small amount, Tian Biao was hesitant. His family's current financial situation couldn't afford to take out 100,000 yuan. If they really wanted to invest, they would have to borrow money. Whether they could make more or not was another matter, what if they lost?
It doesn't matter about food and clothing, but can children go without reading books? Not letting a child read is not what he wants to see.
"Lao Hu, 10,000 yuan is indeed a lot. Although I received some compensation and consolation money from the deputy county head recently, I've paid back all the money and there's not much left. Tian Biao paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm worried that if we lose, the kids won't have books to read, and the adults can suffer, but what about the children?"
"Yes, I've thought about the kids too." Old Hu nodded, "But still, we must steel ourselves and try our best. If we succeed, the kids won't have to live such a hard life in the future."
Tian Wei followed Li Shufen to the side and listened, but didn't respond. In her previous life, Tian Biao had thought it through and wanted to fight back because at that time, her family was really struggling, with nothing left after her compensation money was spent. Later, her mother-in-law and Tian Gui proposed a division of the household, saying that Tian Biao's family only ate without doing any work, dragging down the whole family. Tian Biao was furious.
At that time, I just thought, anyway we were all poor, so let's just go for it, either turn things around or become even poorer.
