Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 118 Admission Notice
Lin Yan returned home, not caring about the fatigue of riding a bicycle for 50 minutes, and rushed to find Xiao Xie.

"Xiao Xie, Xiao Xie——"

Xiao Xie came out and said with a smile: "Teacher Lin, I sold more than eighty eggs today."

You can earn more than 80 cents! This is much better than earning work points in the village.

Lin Yan said, "Really? That's not bad. I brought back three more boxes. Do you want more?"

"Yes, yes. I'll give you today's money first." Xiao Xie nodded repeatedly.

Lin Yan said, "It's okay. I'll let you buy two boxes on credit. This business is for you. We have a good relationship, and I'll take care of you."

She deliberately said it in front of Gao's mother. This would prevent Gao's mother from leaving Xiao Xie with nothing and just asking her to work. Gao's mother should be able to do such a thing.

She let Xiao Xie buy two boxes on credit so that Xiao Xie didn't have to ask Teacher Gao for money.

There are 100 eggs in a box. Lin Yan buys them for 8 cents each. She sells them wholesale to Xiao Xie for 9 cents each. Xiao Xie then sells them for 10 cents each.

So today, Lin Yan could earn four yuan just from four boxes of eggs. Well, minus the one yuan salary for Wei Saozi and Liu Qingfeng, there were still three yuan. Add a few boxes of green vegetables, if they could all be sold, she could make a net profit of more than ten yuan today.

Eggs are better, even in the dog days of summer, if they are not exposed to the sun, they can be kept for ten days or half a month. But vegetables really have to be sold fresh.

"Okay, come back with the empty frame later and pick up another one."

"Okay! It's time to replace your water tank. I'll replace it for you tomorrow morning and then fetch the water in."

"Okay, you better come over with your Chinese textbook later. We still have to proceed with today's twenty words as planned."

After Lin Yan left, Gao's mother's face fell.

Xiao Xie said: "Mom, the money I earn is for this family and your grandson. I won't give to my mother's family carelessly."

If she can earn money on her own, she will have more dignity and say in this family.

Gao's mother wanted her to hand over all the money, but Lin Yan made it clear that this business was for Xiao Xie, with whom she had a good relationship.

After Lin Yan went out, she went to find Hu Yong, the leader of the educated youth who returned to the city.

"I have a business that I want to see if you guys want to do it. You can call the three of them to my house."

Hu Yong had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't sure if it was what he thought. He immediately stood up and called for help.

When they came over, they met Xiao Xie who was smiling and carrying an empty frame to pick up eggs.

Hu Yong and his friends saw three boxes of eggs and several baskets of vegetables piled up in the room that Fang's family used as a warehouse. It was almost 7:30 in the evening. But because it was the dog days of summer, it was still daylight.

While Lin Yan was taking care of business matters, Fang Mingche scooped up some hot water for Yanyan to take a bath.

Lin Yan said to Xiao Xie, "Just switch to another frame. They are all installed according to the number of 100, but you should still click on it. Maybe Sister Wei accidentally clicked the wrong one."

Xiao Xie nodded, "Okay! I'll give you six dollars first. I'll give you the remaining twelve dollars when I get them."

She sold more than eight dollars today, which was not enough to cover the price of a box. Moreover, she had to prepare some change for change.

"Okay, do whatever you think is convenient."

Lin Yan turned to Hu Yong and the other two, "That's what you see. Xiao Xie bought 100 eggs from me today and sold them at the hospital gate. She sold more than 80 eggs and made a penny on each egg. I'm just asking if you guys want to set up a vegetable stand and sell vegetables and eggs. I can provide you with a stable supply and sell them wholesale. But there's one thing: no credit or returns. We're done! If you don't do it, I'll find someone else."

Xiao Xie squatted there, silently counting the eggs one by one.

In fact, Hu Yong and his friends also saw Xiao Xie going back and forth twice today, carrying a basket. So if you calculate it this way, she made more than 80 cents today. It's much better than them eating free meals at home.

Xiao Xie counted them and there were exactly one hundred.

She said: "I have to take care of a patient at home, and I have to cook for Teacher Gao when school starts. So I can only sell eggs. But I tried it today, and I think I can sell more and more in the future."

Without saying anything else, I went back with a box of eggs. I would come back later with my textbooks to learn how to read.

She still covered the egg with a blue cloth and took it away. When she went out, she met Mrs. Cui who was delivering meat.

Lin Yan asked her to help buy a pound of meat every day. The butcher in the black market had a steady hand, and there was basically no deviation when he cut!
The workers hired by the scrap yard do manual labor every day, so they have meat for both meals. Apart from other things, it is not easy to go back and forth for nearly two hours every day.

Today, including Wei's wife, there are six people eating. One pound of meat is divided into two meals. It is definitely impossible to fill everyone up, but each person can get nearly two taels. This is the supply for ten days.

This pound of meat was the bulk of the food expenses. Before, Lin Yan even asked Mrs. Cui to buy vegetables, but later she changed to buying them from the villagers who lent her the ladder.

When Mrs. Cui saw this, she quickly reacted and asked, "Are you selling vegetables? How much?"

Lin Yan said: "If you want, I'll give you the wholesale price, the same price as theirs."

“I bought a lot.”

Sister Cui used a box of eggs every three days, and ordered two to three kilograms of vegetables each. This price was cheaper than what she bought on the black market.

"Oh, these vegetable leaves are so juicy. Take them home and spray them with some water. They will be fresher tomorrow morning."

Vegetables will wilt after a day because they are exposed to the sun during the day. So if you just leave them overnight, it will be a little better.

Hu Yong and his friends were a little hesitant at first. In business, there are gains and losses! Teacher Lin also specifically said that there would be no credit or returns. But first Xiao Xie and then Sister Cui, it was still a bit stimulating.

Hu Yong saw Sister Cui squatting there to pick vegetables, and hurriedly said: "Sister Cui, don't be so picky. Since it's wholesale, just take them one by one. They are all juicy!"

Lin Yan smiled when she heard this, it’s done!

Sure enough, the four of them discussed it again and went back to raise money.

It would only cost about 30 or 40 yuan to get all of this. I'm sure I can still get it together!

Lin Yan methodically calculated the prices for Cui's wife according to the wholesale prices, "I don't accept returns here."

"Why return it? I'll recommend it to customers. There's nothing that can't be sold out."

The two of them settled the bill for the meat and vegetables.

Mrs. Cui said, "Oh, I really want to buy a refrigerator to keep things fresh. But it's too expensive! Why are electrical appliances so expensive nowadays?"

Fang Mingche had already taken care of his daughter and was sending her back.

After hearing what she said, he said, "Because domestic home appliances have not yet taken off. We basically only buy imported goods now, which are expensive, right? The wages of workers in those countries are so high, and there are also shipping costs. The wool comes from the sheep!"

Mrs. Cui thought for a moment and said, "That's what you said. Then, do you think that domestic products can stand up?"

"Of course we can. We were able to independently develop the two bombs and one satellite, so why can't we develop home appliances? Can you take it? I'll send it back to you."

Sister Cui nodded and said, "Okay, you can send it to me."

Fang Mingche delivered it directly on a tricycle.

When he came back, Hu Yong and his three companions had already collected the money and came to weigh the vegetables. They were a little dissatisfied that there were only two boxes of eggs.

Lin Yan said, "Sister Cui only delivers one box every three days, she won't come every day. You guys should sell these two boxes first. If they sell well, I'll mobilize nearby villages to deliver goods as well."

Fang Mingche asked, "Are you selling it tonight or tomorrow morning?"

Hu Yong said, "We'll sell it tomorrow morning. We'll sell it at the intersection leading to the vegetable market."

If they sell it tonight, the old ladies will use the fact that they have to keep it overnight to bargain hard. If it is still fresh tomorrow morning, they will sell it as fresh. If it is a little wilted, they will sell it at a discount. But there will definitely be a difference compared to the purchase price.

If it proves feasible, they will do this first. Fight guerrilla warfare first, then think about setting up a stall. Don't worry about anything else, the principle now is to fill your stomach first.

Fang Mingche thought about it and realized that most of the vegetable supply bases also started picking in the early morning. They were only a few hours earlier.

The four of them didn't have to deliver the goods. Lin Yan walked the man to the door.

Grandpa Gu looked over here for a few times, and when the others left, he said, "You two are too much of a troublemaker."

With a small family background and being a college student, he is more motivated than those who haven't found a job or been admitted to college.

Fang Mingche said, "We don't have any inheritance, so of course we have to work hard on our own. Yanyan was thinking about the TV before, but she just couldn't bear to buy it."

I have some money on the roll, but without a stable income, I really can't bear to spend a few hundred dollars to buy a TV.

Uncle Gu said, "Aren't you afraid that the policy will be reversed again?" He was a little scared anyway.

Fang Mingche said, "Of course I am afraid. But in this world, the brave die of overeating and the timid die of starvation. By the way, when will your son be discharged from the hospital?"

"It will take a few more days. Then he will be able to slowly stand up and walk." Grandpa Gu showed a comfortable smile on his face.

After a while, Xiao Xie came over again.

She told Lin Yan, "Didn't you ask me to go back and see what Zhu Dahai is doing tonight? I heard from Teacher Gao that he went to rent a car. The same tricycle you rented before."

Lin Yan nodded, "He should also want to do this business. This requires less capital, so he can afford it."

Renting the car should still cost about five yuan a month. Buying eggs and vegetables costs another thirty or forty yuan. If I sell them all, I can make twelve or thirteen yuan a day.

However, if there is no one to help, it will be a bit tiring to purchase, transport and sell the goods by yourself.

Zhu Dahai then went to find Hu Yong and others to help him. Hu Yong said that they had already wholesaled vegetables and eggs and were going to start their own business.

Moreover, Zhu Dahai wanted to hire two of the four of them.

After comparing the two, they decided to start a business with four people. Anyway, they would try to sell it tomorrow. There were so many people buying vegetables in this area, so they would not lose money.

Zhu Dahai had no choice but to go find people from the slum next door.

On the morning of the 9th, he came over and told Fang Mingche and Lin Yan that he quit.

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. As for the vegetable business, everyone should just do their own thing and compete fairly."

Zhu Dahai nodded awkwardly and left.

Lin Yan took Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan to the scrap yard. That was good, she could save 1.5 yuan a day. It was really busy at the beginning.

When Fang Mingche came back from closing his stall in the afternoon, he went to ask about Hu Yong and his friends' business.

Hu Yong said, "They're all sold out. They were all sold out before noon. The four of us fought guerrilla warfare in four directions of the vegetable market, and each of us sold more than 20 kilograms of vegetables. But there weren't enough eggs to sell."

"Then let Lin Yan increase the supply for you. Before, no one was sure, so how could we dare to let go? Besides, you just started selling vegetables, so you are a little shy, right?"

Hu Yong and the other three were indeed a little embarrassed. As grown men, it was really embarrassing to sell vegetables on the street. If life hadn't forced them to this point, they probably wouldn't have had the courage to do so.

Fang Mingche said, "It's okay. Practice makes perfect. We can also supply more vegetables by then."

Fortunately, Yan made some money as a middleman. Between the four of them, it was about two dollars a day.

This should not be attractive to Liu Qingfeng and his friends. After all, they only make 1.5 yuan a day, and they also provide two meals. I wonder how Zhu Dahai is doing.

Later, Lin Yan and her friends came back, bringing a carriage full of vegetables and eggs.

Well, Fang Mingche and Yanyan had already had dinner at Cui's restaurant. It was a hot day, and he didn't want to cook on a hot stove after a day of stall work. Old Cui said that his clothes got wet and dry, dry and wet every day.

The father and son have even taken a bath.

Lin Yan entered the door of the small side courtyard, and Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan helped carry all the frames in.

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan were actually very concerned about how much Hu Yong and his three companions could earn in a day. After returning, they couldn't help but ask about it.

Everyone lives in the same yard, so Hu Yong and others speak the truth.

The profit of two dollars a day did not attract Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan to change their ways.

The scrap yard's business is a little better today than yesterday. Indeed, its reputation spreads slowly. Judging from the situation, it should be able to maintain a stable business.

Now everyone's focus shifted to Zhu Dahai.

Liu Qingfeng said: "Let's go home and take a shower first."

He works 24 days a month and gets 36 yuan a month. He also gets yuan a month for transporting vegetables.

As for Geng Shan, Lin Yan said that if he was willing to work overtime for four Sundays, he would get two yuan a day! That was about right. We still had to balance it out a little.

This income is good enough and it saves me a lot of trouble.

When Hu Yong and the others saw Xiao Xie walking towards them, they immediately followed.

"Xiao Xie, how many eggs did you sell today?"

"Today there are more, more than ninety. But there are still twenty left."

Her mother-in-law wanted to eat eggs, so she cracked three eggs to make stewed eggs. After steaming, she drizzled some lard and oil on top, and it became a very delicious dish.

Hu Yong said: "It's a pity that you don't have that much time. You can only wait at the hospital entrance. Otherwise, you could sell more."

"Yeah. But it's good like this now!"

Xiao Xie gave nine yuan today and took away another box of eggs. Her job is actually the easiest.

Just as she left, Mrs. Cui came over carrying some meat.

Sister Cui didn't take any eggs today, so there were three boxes left for Hu Yong and the others.

Originally, she only received three boxes, so Lin Yan put in the dozens of boxes she had received yesterday to make it a whole.

After Mrs. Cui weighed some vegetables and took them away, Hu Yong told Lin Yan, "Teacher Lin, can you give me some more eggs?"

“Are we going to increase the number of frames to three?”

"Eggs are easy to sell, there are four of us."

"Okay, I'll tell the villagers. But you should also pay attention. People buy ten and can eat them for several days. They won't buy more in the next few days."

There are not enough eggs in this village, and the hens can't lay eggs that fast. But the young wives who married from nearby villages also came to ask today. They also want to send eggs from their mother's family and asked if we want them.

In fact, I could add it to my mother-in-law's eggs and sell them. But if Teacher Lin only takes a certain amount, other families in the village will not be able to sell nearby, which will affect the relationship between neighbors. No limit, this is great!

Hu Yong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go a little further to sell them."

Fang Mingche nodded. That's fine. Occupy the market!

Later, Xiao Xie came again and told Lin Yan that Zhu Dahai had found two helpers.

And he was staying at his uncle's house in the countryside tonight, preparing to carry the purchased eggs and vegetables to the city early tomorrow morning.

Lin Yan said: "Well, with the help of manpower, it would be better to deliver the vegetables in the morning. The key is to see how well he sells."

A voice came from the pay phone outside, "Fang Mingche, phone——"

Mingche was actually thinking about it all the time, so he ran out quickly.

Yanyan stood there with her hair washed and half combed. Half of her hair was combed and the other half was still frizzy. Her father said, "Go find mom," and shoved the comb into her hand and ran out.

Lin Yan came over and said, "Come here, let mommy comb your hair for you."

She was also concerned about this call. If it was really the admission letter that arrived, it would be great if it was Brother Mingfeng calling.

Fang Mingche ran over, "Hello?"

"Mingche, it's me. Your admission letter has arrived." Fang Mingche felt relieved. College entrance examination admission letters are issued in batches, and the better the school, the higher the letter at the front.

"Is it Beijing Normal University? What's your major?"

Teacher Gao is definitely admitted to the Capital Normal University's Department of Political Science. His admission letter hasn't even arrived yet. This is a local place!
So, if all the letters are sent to my hometown at this time, they must be from Beijing Normal University.

"It's Beijing Normal University, majoring in English. The one where you scored 96 points."

Fang Mingche's heart finally settled down. Beijing Normal University was worth all the hard work he had put in over the past few months.

I really should thank Wang Dexian for providing me with the information about the famous school repeater class. By the way, he also found all the English newspapers and magazines for me. He even completed a reading comprehension question that he had read before.

"This school should be quite good. When the postman delivered it, not only Uncle Qi, but even the Party Secretary was so happy. You are the first native-born college student in our village. It is said that everyone was still working in the fields at that time, and the Party Secretary immediately ran to the broadcasting room and made a big announcement. The whole village knew about it at the first time. It is said that Uncle Qi laughed so hard that his mouth couldn't close. This time, no one will say that you have a problem with your brain anymore."

The last time Fang Mingche returned to his hometown, he looked pretty good. Many people changed their views.

But there are also some people who stubbornly think that no matter how much money they make from setting up stalls, they can’t escape the category of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, and merchants are the lowest. Moreover, setting up stalls is not stable!

But now Mingche was admitted to a university, and it sounded like a good university. This was very different.

He went to the capital to set up a stall while reviewing, and immediately became a visionary! Didn't Mingche say that the review materials of the capital's schools are much better than those in our small place?

"Just wait. I'll take a long vacation tomorrow. Then I'll get all the necessary paperwork done for you and bring it all to the capital."

He had to first go and see if the capital had the right soil for him to make a fortune. After all, it was not easy to live in the capital!
He'll take a long vacation first. If he doesn't do well in the capital, he'll still have a way out.

Fang Mingche said, "Okay, Brother Mingfeng. Tell me when you've bought your train ticket, and I'll pick you up on my tricycle."

"okay!"

Fang Mingche hung up the phone and walked back.

"Hey, Mr. Fang, congratulations!" the boss called him.

Fang Mingche realized that he had forgotten to pay, so he quickly took out a one-cent note and handed it over.

"Excuse me!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I understand! If I were admitted to university, I wouldn't walk on this road anymore."

Wow, this is like a fish leaping over the dragon gate! In an instant, he went from being a drifter to a university student who is superior to others and a child of destiny.

As Fang Mingche walked back, the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger!
He was admitted to Beijing Normal University, which is really great. It is currently in the top ten in the country. He is a student at a prestigious university!
Along the way, people who saw him smiling like this said "Congratulations". Those who can get into college nowadays are the elite of the nation. They will definitely have a great future!

"thanks, thanks!"

After returning, Fang Mingche picked up Yanyan and threw her into the air. Girl, your dad got into a better school than you!
Oh, no, if the conditions are different in this life, you will be able to get into a better university.

Teacher Gao also came over after hearing the news, and Xiao Xie was also there.

Looking at the three college students, I was the only one who had never attended primary school. The self-confidence that I had just built up from earning 1.8 yuan with my own hands in the past two days was hit again.

Lin Yan patted her shoulder and said, "You can make money first. Once you have money, you can study further. It would be best if you can get into a full-time university. If not, you can go to night university. Now that you have the conditions, take it step by step."

Xiao Xie nodded, "Yeah."

Teacher Gao also said: "That's right, I don't dislike you."

Xiao Xie thought to himself: That’s because your mother still needs my care!

Otherwise, she would really worry that when Teacher Gao went to university, he would not be able to control himself when facing those female college students with whom he had a common language.

He always admired Teacher Lin when he mentioned her. Because they were of the same kind! When he went to university, he found that everyone there was of the same kind as him. And they were all unmarried!

Fang Mingche said to Teacher Gao and Lin Yan, "Wait, it will be your turn soon."

Fang Mingfeng happily asked his wife to pack his bag. He then went to ask Fang Mingche's parents if they had anything to bring him.

Father Fang said, "He said last time that everything is available in the capital, so there's no need to prepare anything for him. And he doesn't like pickled mustard tubers, fermented bean curd, bacon, or sausages. He only likes fresh food. In this dog days, what fresh food can we bring? Unless we have the vacuum-packed bag he brought back last time."

Fang Mingfeng said, "Uncle Qi, that's not just a bag. It's pressed with a vacuum machine. All the air in the bag is sucked out, so it won't go bad. Uncle Qi, why don't you just come with me?"

Going to the capital is definitely something that attracts every Chinese person.

But, "It's harvest time soon, how can we take time off at this time? Besides, it costs two yuan to go to the city, and another twenty-odd yuan to take a bus from the city to the capital. Thirty yuan each way!"

Fang's father waved his hand, signaling him not to go. Besides the fact that he said the autumn harvest was coming and he couldn't ask for leave from the production team leader, he was also a little reluctant to spend the travel expenses.

Moreover, if Mingfeng stayed in the capital and didn't come back, wouldn't he have to come back by himself from a faraway place? Mingche wouldn't have the time to send him back then.

As for the older generation, most of them have never traveled far. They have spent their whole lives wandering around a ten-mile radius. If they were allowed to go far away, they would feel uneasy. They would always be afraid that something bad would happen to them!
Fang Mingfeng said, "Okay, then I'll go by myself. I'm afraid I'll have to pay the production team the money for not participating in the autumn harvest next month before I can leave."

Nowadays, it is compulsory to participate in collective labor. People like Fang Mingfeng who work outside and miss collective labor have to pay a sum of money to the village collective every month.

Oh, there was no delay. Uncle Xia’s job was introduced by the branch secretary, and he also had to pay money to the village collective.

Fang Minghua said, "Didn't the second brother say that he would pay for the travel expenses if you guys go, Mom and Dad?"

"Isn't your brother's money money? That tea stall will definitely not be able to be set up when school starts. In the future, the two of them will have to rely on subsidies to make a living, and they also have to take care of Yanyan."

Fang's mother also said, "They both live on campus. Can Lin Yan send her daughter back to her parents' home to take care of her? That way they can cancel the rented house."

Father Fang said, "Don't worry about it. They both know the arrangements."

Fang Minghua said: "Dad, I would like to go with you."

Father Fang asked, "Have you practiced your Mandarin? And your brother didn't say he would reimburse your travel expenses. Do you have 60 yuan?"

Of course not. Aren't you in charge of all the money in this family?
Mr. Fang felt that he couldn't let his eldest son, who was ambitious but incompetent, hold his younger son back, so he definitely wouldn't give him the money for the trip.

It’s good enough for a family of just a few to get by in a month.

The current deposit on his account is still the 40 yuan that the second brother brought back last time. Oh, the second brother also remitted 20 yuan for July and August a few days ago.

As for the fixed deposit, that was the 500 yuan that the second son earned from selling his job.

Now it seems that it was a good thing that I sold the job in February. Otherwise, although the major is suitable, the school will provide a basic salary for the next four years.

But if you don't return to your original company after graduation, you have to return the money. It's better to be like this now!

"Mingfeng, ask him if he needs money. If he does, I'll send him two hundred."

Fang Minghua frowned. Wouldn't that 500 be spent on the second child in some way? He had two sons and a daughter to support! Even Fang Fang would be sent to first grade next semester.

Nowadays, it is not customary to let girls act like blind people. If they cannot read, they will be inferior to others when they find a husband. At least they should be sent to school for two years to learn to read.

Fang Mingfeng said, "He's doing well in the capital, so why would he need your 200?"

When the boy arrived in the capital, he had a fortune of 2000. Now that he has been doing business for a few months, and since he said that business is pretty good, it must be more than that.

Fang Mingfeng returned home, and was a little excited about going to the capital. He usually went south, but this time he was going north. With Mingche going first and settling down, it would be much easier for him to go. He was used to traveling around for many years, so he would not feel uncomfortable going far away.

"Dad, I heard that you are going to the capital to visit Uncle Mingche and his family? I want to go with you." Fang Mingfeng's daughter Fang Tong ran over and hugged his thighs.

He looked at his wife. How could you tell her?
Once he feels that he can stay in the capital, he will not plan to come back. But taking his wife and daughter with him is the next step.

If it weren't for them, he wouldn't have made up his mind to give up his well-paid job as a truck driver. He was afraid that if he couldn't come back, his widow and orphan would have a hard time. Although he was having affairs outside, his wife and children were still his top priority. The key point was that he hadn't given birth to a son yet.

His wife said, "I told our mother, she heard it outside."

Fang Mingfeng said: "Then you can pack her clothes."

His wife glared at him! Knowing that he couldn't really take their daughter with him, she turned around and ran away secretly, leaving her daughter crying and making a fuss. She was the only one left to comfort her.

Fang Tong immediately pulled her mother in happily, saying which clothes she wanted to bring and also a gift for Fang Shuyan.

The next day Fang Mingfeng asked for a long vacation, but his boss actually knew what was going on.

"Okay, just go to the capital and have a look. If it doesn't suit you, come back. There's still a place for you here."

Experienced drivers are indeed rare.

Fang Tong also told her friends outside that she was going to the capital to see Tiananmen Square. When Fang Jian heard about it, he immediately ran back home.

"Grandpa, Fang Tong is going to the capital. I want to go see my second uncle too."

Father Fang raised his eyebrows. Impossible! Mingfeng was prepared not to come back. Taking such a young daughter with him, is she going to study expensive books?

Last time, Lin Yan came back to help Yan Yan with the household registration transfer procedures. She mentioned once that if she didn't transfer her household registration, she would have to rely on connections to go to school, and she would have to pay a high price.

He walked over with his hands behind his back and asked Fang Mingfeng's father, "Second brother, is Tongtong really going?"

"No, that's not the case. She was clamoring to go, and Mingfeng was trying to coax her. He went back to complete all the formalities that should be done on behalf of Mingche, and had someone coax the child away, and he went to the city by himself."

Fang's father didn't tell Fang Tong what happened when he got home. Fang Jian was not very careful with his mouth, and if he told Fang Tong about it, there would be a fuss.

He simply said to his eldest grandson, "I'm going to go there after the autumn harvest. If you really want to go, get a perfect score on the test. Even if it's just a normal test."

For a child of eight or nine, the travel expenses are not required. If he can really get 100 points in both exams, I can take him out to broaden his horizons. However, it is almost impossible to get a grandson to get 100 points in both exams.

As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, Fang Jian wailed, "Grandpa, how did I get 200 points? I almost failed last semester."

"Then why do you want to go to the capital? We in the Fang family are not stupid. Your second uncle even got into a good university in BJ. If you don't work hard, you will be facing the loess and back to the sky for the rest of your life! Okay, stop making trouble! It's ugly for a boy."

Fang Fang looked over timidly and said, "Grandpa, if I can get 100 points in the exam, can you take me with you?" She also wanted to go to the capital!
Father Fang frowned, "You are a girl, it is not convenient for me to take you out. Your second uncle and second aunt like you very much. When they come back during the winter vacation, you can talk to them."

Fang Fang had no choice but to nod, "Yeah."

Fang Mingfeng took Fang Mingche's household registration booklet and his own household registration booklet and went to various places to handle various formalities for him. He also asked someone to buy a hard seat ticket for him.

Then he ran to the post office on the street and called the owner of the public phone there to ask him to record his arrival time and flight number.

He had already taken a long vacation, so it was not easy for him to make a long-distance call to his boss. Besides, the round-trip fare was 60 cents.

The boss even remembered his voice. Every time he called Fang Mingche, it was basically this voice.

"Okay, I remember. I'll tell him when he comes back from closing his stall."

"Oh, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Fang Mingche had already set up his tea stall by now, and when the people at the handicraft cooperative learned that he had received an admission letter from Beijing Normal University, their attitude became much better.

He had adjusted himself by now, and was no longer angry about this rudeness. People are always like this, bullying the good and fearing the evil, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He just felt it was a little funny, so he just said it casually.

There were not many tourists at the moment, so he first dried twenty large bowls of tea. Then he took out the large cattail leaf fan he brought with him and started fanning himself.

Someone from the cooperative came to ask about the simple English speaking that they had taught him before, and he answered a few questions.

The others left, and Song Quan said, "Congratulations!"

"Congratulations, everyone is much better off now than before."

"There's no comparison with you. You will be a child of destiny in the future."

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "If your cooperative can seize the opportunity, it will still usher in new development."

As they were talking, Xiao Ding, who came to deliver goods from the cooperative, said, "There's a commotion! Teacher Fang, Mr. Song, there's a commotion over in your compound."

Song Quan said: "What's going on? Explain it clearly."

Xiao Ding said, "Zhu Dahai from your compound brought 180 kilograms of vegetables and a few boxes of eggs into the city today. When I passed by, I saw him arguing with two people from the compound next door. The two said that Hu Yong and his friends all worked together and shared the money. They want to do the same!"

As far as Mingche knows, Zhu Dahai also promised the two educated youth next door one yuan a day. Vegetables are mainly sold in the morning.

He makes 12 or 13 yuan (he buys the goods himself, so there are no middlemen making a profit, so the profit is higher), and gives the two people 2 yuan. So what he earns is not bad.

One dollar for half a day was actually not a small amount. But when they heard that Hu Yong and his friends could earn two dollars, they were not happy.

Fang Mingche asked: "What happened next?"

"Later, Zhu Dahai said that he had provided all the capital and was the one who bought the goods. Why should they get a share? He also said that Liu Xiaoqing only made 50 yuan a month. He gave them one yuan a day and they were still making a fuss! The two said that Liu Xiaoqing also gave food coupons. Moreover, she would be given a house in the Beijing Film Studio in the future, and her medical expenses would be reimbursed according to the proportion if she was sick. Even Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan worked with you, Teacher Fang, and they were given two meals of meat every day. The two sides started arguing!"

Fang Mingche found it a little funny, but the Beijing Film Studio probably only paid the national actress Liu Xiaoqing 50 yuan a month these days. However, the Beijing Film Studio should have transferred her to Beijing. Transferring to Beijing through work is the best way to transfer residence besides getting into college. It is now extremely difficult for outsiders to transfer to Beijing.

The 87 Dream of Red Mansions was so successful, but in the end only Dongfang Wenying and Zhang Li were cast. Chen Xiaoxu, Deng Jie, Ouyang Fenqiang and others were all eliminated.

Fang Mingche laughed, "Once the position changed, Zhu Dahai's role also changed immediately."

Now he either agreed to raise the wages to two yuan a day, or he would have to set up a stall himself. If he agreed to the two, he would be controlled. They would make trouble for him from time to time to demand a wage increase. After all, Hu Yong and his team had to increase the quantity of eggs and vegetables today. So the profit would definitely increase.

Even Xiao Xie sold more than 110 eggs yesterday. Last night, he was very motivated and took 150 eggs home.

If Zhu Dahai were to sell the vegetables himself, he might not be able to sell all of them if it was his first time. Unless he lowered the price!
However, "he can give those two people a raise today and replace them immediately after the sale."

It's not like we can't find other helpers nowadays. There are many educated youth who have returned to the city without jobs!
Song Quan shook his head. "It would be strange if those two didn't cause trouble every day. Or, he could learn from your Lin Yan and sell it to others. But if those two are not settled down, they will definitely say that he is stingy. Call on others to discipline him and let him know what is good for him. Then they may not want to be his boss. So, it has to be resolved as soon as possible."

He looked at Fang Mingche and said, "You pulled Hu Yong and the other four to the backline. Did you anticipate this development?"

Fang Mingche waved his hands. You can’t admit it?
"I'm not Zhuge Kongming who has every plan in mind. I was worried that he would make too much money and sway Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan."

Now it seems that Zhu Dahai will never tell others how much he earns. Then his employees will make a fuss. This time Zhu Dahai should have realized the disadvantages of his subordinates being too thoughtful.

A tourist came to drink tea, Fang Mingche said: "Two cents a bowl, welcome to patronize!"

It was none of Zhu Dahai's business's business. In such a large market, he and A Yan were not actually competitors.

When Fang Mingche closed his stall and went back home in the afternoon, the owner of the public telephone told him what Fang Mingfeng had asked him to say.

Fang Mingche still gave him ten cents and said, "Thank you for answering the phone."

This way, next time someone from my hometown wants to bring a message, they will be happy to continue bringing it.

"Teacher Fang, you are too polite."

Fang Mingche checked the time and saw that he was also on the 4:00pm train. He would arrive in four days! He would just close his stall early and go to the train station.

He asked around and found out that Zhu Dahai was selling vegetables on his tricycle today. Moreover, the vegetable market drove him away and didn't let him get close. It was too much for one person to sell so much.

It's not so easy to sell when you're away from the market. I heard that they didn't sell out this morning, and they haven't come back yet. It's so hot, the vegetables must have wilted in the sun. They have to be discounted!
After a while, Yanyan came back from playing in the courtyard after dinner, "Dad, Uncle Zhu is back. The car is empty!"

She had heard her father asking someone about it.

"Oh, they're all sold out. So how do you think he feels?"

Yanyan thought for a moment and shook her head, "It doesn't look good, and he looks very tired."

Fang Mingche thought about it and realized that he had brought the vegetables back at 8 a.m., so he probably left at 7 a.m. But since he picked and collected them right in the morning, he probably got up at 6 a.m. at the latest.

I thought that once I got to the city, I could share the vegetables with the two people to sell. They sold from 8 o'clock to 11 or 12 o'clock, and each of them sold 40 to 50 kilograms.

Who knew that the other two were just like him, complaining that their treatment was not good enough and started to make a scene. He went out on his tricycle and just came back after selling everything. Even though he came back to rest at noon, it was still a tough day today.

But in fact, Zhu Dahai has learned this method well. He can even pick it in the morning. It's just that he thinks that employing people is simple. If it's so simple, why should I give him chances again and again? Isn't it just because I'm afraid that Liu Qingfeng and others will be hurt by seeing the same kind of thing?

Managing people is the greatest knowledge. But as long as you can sort it out, it's fine. Even if he got a discount today, he should still make a few dollars.

(End of this chapter)