In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Wang Xingguo gave Wang Changshun some instructions, then led ten members of the Yong and Xing generations of the clan back to the city with their certificates.

These cousins ​​ranged in age from twenty to sixteen or seventeen.

This is the right choice, because ultimately, isn't all the hard work just for the sake of our children's well-being?

Therefore, these ten people were all young people of the Yong generation or people of the Xing generation who were sixteen years old, and all of them were unmarried young people.

People hope they can find a wife with an urban household registration so that their descendants can have urban household registration and no longer have to dig for food in the village.

Wang Xingguo's tricycle could only seat two people, so the pedaling was taken over by his 20-year-old cousin, Wang Yongxiang. He was very interested in pedaling and was also strong with his muscular build.

Wang Xingguo and sixteen-year-old Wang Xingchen sat in the back seat. Wang Xingchen was Wang Yongchang's eldest son and also the eldest grandson of his eleventh uncle.

Wang Xingguo admitted that he was somewhat biased, after all, his ancestor and their ancestor were brothers from the same father and mother, so he naturally favored one side.

This is perfectly understandable; any faction would prioritize its own members when faced with such a good opportunity.

When Wang Xingguo returned to the city, he gathered all the clansmen and told them about the arrangements made for them by the leaders. He also mentioned that he had brought ten more clansmen into the city with him.

Wang Yongchang excitedly asked, "Xingguo, do you mean that my eldest son and I will become factory workers and receive government-subsidized grain rations from now on?"

Wang Xingguo smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. I've already asked the leader. He said he'll arrange for someone to come over the day after tomorrow to enter our files into the business system. Once the work is arranged, we'll all have urban household registration and be treated as workers receiving government-subsidized food rations."

Wang Yongli also said happily, "That's great! We suddenly have so many more workers, which means we'll have more money and food to support the clan in the future."

Wang Xingguo's heart stirred. He never expected that the first thing Uncle Yongli thought of was to provide financial and food support to the clan.

The others were also very excited. They had originally thought they were here to risk their lives for the clan, and they had all thought about how to avoid betraying the clan if they were captured.

Who would have thought that becoming a worker would lead to receiving government-supplied grain rations?

Wang Xingguo said cheerfully, "We're going to cook for them and open for business. I estimate it will take them another two hours to get there. We'll be quite busy when they arrive. We'll arrange for someone to meet them at the alley entrance in advance so they don't get lost."

Wang Yongli agreed and began to arrange for the cooks to prepare more food, as well as for someone to go out later to meet the clansmen.

Wang Xingguo returned to the main hall and began to think about the next steps.

First of all, a finance staff member will definitely be assigned here to manage the accounts, since this is a necessary measure to prevent embezzlement.

Secondly, Wang Xingguo needs to reasonably arrange the selling price and purchase price, because this is not like doing it privately. There is limited room for negotiation, and it is impossible to raise the price of pork to 10 or 20 yuan per catty like on the black market.

Negotiated goods are also premium goods. If they are placed in supply and marketing cooperatives, it means that the cooperatives purchase agricultural products that are not subject to the planned economy from farmers at a higher price, and then sell them at a price higher than the state-owned price but lower than the black market price.

Once their establishment was incorporated into a legitimate entity, the negotiated price could no longer be determined at black market rates.

Even if the black market sells goods at exorbitant prices, the prices they negotiate cannot be too outrageously high; otherwise, it will not stabilize the market, but become a price-gouging entity just like the black market.

This price is quite a headache, and he needs to communicate with the supplier before he can confirm it.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, people started coming to buy things. Wang Xingguo and his team quickly opened the gate to the courtyard and began to greet the customers.

Around five o'clock, there were already fifty or sixty people shopping, and the people walking into the city finally arrived.

At this moment, a high-ranking official arrived. Wang Xingguo knew he was a high-ranking official because he was accompanied by bodyguards.

Wang Xingguo was on high alert and treated this high-ranking official with utmost care.

"Young man, don't the customers complain about the high prices here?"

"To the leader, there are some opinions, but not many. The things we sell here are much cheaper than those on the black market, and the quality is guaranteed, so everyone can accept the price."

"That's good. I didn't support this negotiated market at first, but now it seems to be having some effect. We can keep it running for a while and see how it goes. If there are any problems, we can revert it to a regular market."

"Your leadership is wise! We will certainly continue to work hard to better serve the people and live up to your expectations and trust!"

After seeing the leader off, Wang Xingguo felt his back was soaked with sweat. It turned out that not everyone supported this experiment.

Fortunately, after taking a look around, the leader also felt it was worth a try; otherwise, their plan to become a regular army might have fallen through.

The busiest time is from 4:00 to 6:30, and then there aren't many people anymore. Wang Xingguo and the others take turns going to eat.

Around 7:30, people started coming again, and the place was busy until about 9:30, after which it became quiet again.

Everyone started taking stock of the accounts. After finishing tomorrow, they would settle the accounts with the clan, and they might not be in charge of the accounts anymore.

Of course, they should still keep half of the profits from the purchase of materials, but the general ledger should be managed by an accountant.

These days, Wang Xingguo's profits are increasing every day, after all, he traded a lot of goods for fish and eels.

So by tonight, his net profit will be at least four thousand yuan!

The various poultry and livestock in the clan also brought in a net profit of at least 2,600 or 2,700 yuan, which is a considerable income.

At least those poultry and livestock, if sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or purchasing agents, wouldn't even fetch half the current price, so everyone is quite satisfied.

Wang Xingguo started asking them to arrange beds, but the ten new clansmen hadn't been settled yet.

Wang Xingguo really hoped that time would pass quickly so that he could convert his clansmen into workers as soon as possible and the farm could truly become a formal unit. He would work one more day tomorrow and then complete the formalities when the people arrived the day after tomorrow.

It's also good for him; at least when his family and friends talk about him, they won't have to say, "My brother drives a tricycle" anymore...

Wang Xingguo wouldn't have done this job if it weren't for the convenience of reselling goods; he's a man who cares about his reputation!

It's only because of the money that they can be so shameless and happily accept being laughed at.