War Military: From 1978

Chapter 274 Selling Tea Eggs and Heading to Military Academy!

The term "ten-thousand-yuan household" only began circulating in February of this year.

In a society where the average monthly income per person in the city is only ten or twenty yuan, a family with ten thousand yuan is definitely considered a truly wealthy family.

This is a figure that ordinary rural families dare not even imagine.

You have to understand that these days, rural families can only raise two pigs, one of which is a designated pig for special purposes. The family's wealth is only counted as one pig. They can also raise some chickens and ducks, and that's all the income a family can earn.

As for collective grain distribution, it's considered a good thing if you don't owe any after exchanging grain all year round.

So, Chu Gui said he didn't want to be a millionaire?

That's fake.

Although society is a collective society, the role of money has never been lost.

However, the traditional Chinese social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants is still deeply ingrained in people's minds these days.

Businessmen are inherently looked down upon, seen as unemployed vagrants, people with no fixed income who engage in speculation and profiteering to make a living.

Now Chu An is making him quit his job as the village production team accountant, a respectable profession in the village, and start selling tea eggs.

It's inevitable that he would struggle and feel conflicted inside.

Are you sure you want to disband the production team?

Chu Gui asked again, even though he had asked this question several times before.

"Brother, I told you, it will definitely be disbanded. The higher-ups have already issued the document, and other places have already started implementing it."

Next, the household responsibility system will be implemented, and our production team's land will be distributed accordingly.

After a pause, Chu An continued, "We don't have much land here. Each household can only get three or four acres at most."

With so many people in our family, after paying the grain tax, the little bit of land left will probably only be enough to barely make ends meet.

If you want a better life, listen to me.

Chu An met his gaze and said earnestly, "I can't guarantee anything else for your brother, but if you listen to me, I guarantee you'll become a millionaire this year, okay?"

"But what you're selling is this tea egg you mentioned. That stuff is way too gimmicky. Where are all these people going to buy it?"

"I didn't tell you to only sell tea eggs. Besides, this is just the initial accumulation. You might not understand if I explain too much, but if you do as I say, you'll definitely make a fortune later!"

Honestly, seeing how conflicted he was, Chu An was even considering whether he should just retire from the army and come back.

But that seems impossible at the moment.

He was an officer, not a soldier.

Moreover, even for soldiers, conscripts serve for three years unless they are disabled.

"I've never made that kind of pancake before!" Chu Gui said with a bitter expression.

Yes, Chu An left him a copy of the secret manual.

This is a detailed operation diagram drawn by Chu An himself.

From the shape of the cart to how it was built, to the method of making hand-pulled pancakes.

This is Chu An's experience from his previous life.

After graduating from university, he worked for a year before suddenly deciding he didn't want to work for capitalists anymore.

I learned how to make scallion pancakes online, and then welded a cart according to the online instructions.

In his previous life, he only sold his business for a little over half a month before his business collapsed halfway due to being chased by urban management officers repeatedly.

But now this experience has come in handy.

In the early stages of reform and opening up, it was said that in that era, even those who worked on missiles earned less than those who sold tea eggs.

Now Chu An not only made him sell tea eggs, but also made his older brother sell hand-pulled pancakes, which are not even available in their hometown.

The main focus is on market novelty.

“Everything starts from scratch. Your brother had never been in the army before he joined at the beginning of last year. Now, look at the plaque on the front door of our house.”

As my older brother, be bolder.

Besides, I'll pay for it. Even if you don't make any money or even lose money, I won't make you pay. And if all else fails, as I said, you can get a job through preferential treatment!

"Okay!"

Finally, Chu Gui's brows relaxed.

It's mainly because Chu An's arrangements were really well done.

This is a better alternative than being an accountant in the production team now.

The reason is simple: Chu An is a first-class meritorious person and a first-class hero and model, and the local government has always said that they want to take care of Chu An's family and that they want his older brother, who is more educated, to work in a state-owned factory in the county.

Even the second brother could arrange a security guard job.

But Chu Guiyun had refused before. However, Chu Guiyun is Chu Guiyun, and Chu An is Chu An.

He performed meritorious service, and his immediate family members received some preferential treatment from the local government, but he didn't think it was a big deal.

My second brother has intellectual disabilities, which makes it inconvenient for him to go to work. The elderly couple have spent their whole lives farming and have little education. My younger sister is still young, but my eldest brother can manage.

However, this was merely a backup plan Chu An had left for him.

"Okay, here's the money!" Chu An pulled out a stack of twenty ten-yuan bills.

This is the salary he saved over the past few months.

"I'll send you more in two months, but you have to talk to your wife first. You have to listen to me from now on. Half of the profits will be yours, but you can't touch the other half."

"Your brother, too many of my comrades have sacrificed their lives. I have to take care of their families, and they need money, so..."

"I understand. I've already discussed this with your sister-in-law, and she won't have any objections!"

Chu An provided him with the initial funding, ideas, and even a backup plan. In addition, Chu An had already explained to him why he wanted to make money, so he had no objection to this.

"Okay, then let me explain the specific steps to you in more detail!"

Selling hand-pulled pancakes and tea eggs definitely can't be done in my hometown in the countryside, or even in a town.

Chu An's plan was to go to the county's industrial zone.

There are two large factories over there; I'll rent a place there.

Of course, that's not enough. Chu An also needs to tell his older brother some more things to pay attention to.

Doing business these days is not like it will be in the future.

Look at what happened when he came back before. He didn't wear his military uniform on the way because he wanted to take it easy, and he was robbed on the road as soon as he got off the bus.

He needs to give this guy some pointers.

It's really just a matter of saying one sentence.

The Chu family is now an absolute force that no one dares to mess with in this area. As long as Chu Gui doesn't feel embarrassed to hide his existence when he goes to the county town, everything will be fine.

Chu An told him to just say that he was doing business in the hope of making money to support his younger brother so that he could take better care of the families of his fallen comrades.

With just that statement, no one in the county would dare to bother him.

That night, the two brothers talked by candlelight until after ten o'clock.

The next day, Chu An put on his military uniform and, surrounded by a group of people, did not ride a bicycle but instead took a jeep arranged by the county and headed straight for the train station.

As for the old bicycle he rode back, it was actually taken away by the relevant authorities the very next day.

"哐哐~"

The wheels on the rails are turning.

On the train, Chu An peered out the window at his older brother and younger sister chasing after the train, and also saw his elderly mother waving goodbye with tears in her eyes.

Since they had a car to take Chu An, they made a rare trip to the county train station to personally see him off on the platform.

My inner emotions are a bit inexplicable.

In his previous life, Chu An often left home when he started university, but back then there were cell phones and video calls, so he could see his family every day even when he was away from home. Therefore, he didn't have any strong feelings of missing them. Sometimes, he would even complain a few times when he got annoyed by phone calls.

But now, in this era where communication can only be done by writing letters, the melancholy of parting feels like a heavy stone pressing down on my heart.

"Comrade, are you a soldier?"

This train is only for a short distance, from several surrounding counties to the city, so there are still seats available.

"Ok!"

Looking at the middleman who was speaking to him, Chu An nodded silently.

Chu An was not shy about striking up conversations and chatting casually on the train.

Four hours later, the car arrived in the city.

Chu An went to the restroom to change out of his military uniform, and then went back into the station to wait.

In the evening, Chu An got on the bus.

After another two days and three nights, on the morning of the 24th, the train stopped in the city of CD.

Chu'an arrived without any major incidents. In fact, unusually, the train didn't make many long stops along the way, so it arrived ahead of schedule.

CD Infantry School!

As soon as Chu An stepped out of the station, he saw soldiers standing there holding up signs.

There was a small table next to it, where some young people, both in and out of military uniforms, were queuing up to register.

(End of this chapter)