Chapter 114 Ultimatum

Fang Mingche didn't say anything more, "Dahai, tomorrow, August 7th, you should think about it at home. If you can accept this salary level and want to continue working, you can set off with us early on the 8th. However, because of your poor performance these days, let Liu Qingfeng take charge of the work."

He hired three people in total, and they all need to be put to use. Is his salary so easy to get? How can he just stand by and give orders? His own wife is still cooking. Isn't it hot to be around the stove in such a hot day?

He closed his stall and went there to work. In front of him, Zhu Dahai didn't dare to be lazy.

Speaking of which, he went back before the college entrance examination. It wasn't too hot at that time. Then he came back and continued to set up the stall and prepare for the opening of the scrap yard. He was really working around the clock. He didn't even have time to buy a fan. The three members of the family all use cattail leaves fans.

However, there are only a few families in the slums that have fans now.

Song Quan bought one this year because his cooperative set up a stall in the square to generate income; Grandpa Gu also bought one with the rent he received. He sold his house to treat his son's leg before buying the fan.

But if you want to buy it, you can't just have money, you need a fan ticket. If you don't have it, you have to sell the ticket on the black market.

He went back and told Lin Yan, and Lin Yan waved her hand, "It's August, what are you still buying? Let's talk about it next year."

After that, she couldn't help but say, "It's better for others to have foreign exchange. People take foreign exchange to the Friendship Store and buy whatever they want. They don't need tickets at all! You don't know, I went in and saw everything there. Fans, refrigerators, washing machines, TVs"

There is no supply restriction at all. Even on the black market, someone has to take out the relevant tickets to sell before you can buy it. But with foreign exchange, you can really buy whatever you want in the Friendship Store.

Fang Mingche said: "You also said that they used foreign exchange. The country is desperately short of foreign exchange! Neither of our families has any overseas relations, and we have not remitted large amounts of foreign exchange. However, we can just buy these one by one in the future. Before winter comes, I will make sure you use a washing machine."

It is really cold to wash clothes in winter! Fingers soaked in cold water are like carrots. Of course, that was the situation when I was still in the countryside. At that time, there was no firewood to pick up outside, and it was impossible to boil hot water for washing.

Nowadays, it is not a big problem to get honeycomb coal tickets on the black market in the capital. In winter, you can have hot water by spending a little more money.

By the way, I have to tell the educated youth who deliver honeycomb coal that they don’t need to deliver so much next month. If I don’t set up a tea stall, I won’t use much at home.

Lin Yan said, "Okay, I'll remember what you said. By the way, how did you talk to Zhu Dahai?"

"I told him to rest at home tomorrow and think it over. Either accept the current salary level, or go out and work on his own. He's not an indispensable person, so I can slowly persuade him."

The next day, Lin Yan and others didn't go there, as the preparations had been made. They had a day off on the 7th, and everyone went to open the store early on the 8th.

When Zhu Dahai found out about this, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if everyone went there and he stayed at home, he would have to face a lot of strange looks.

He found out yesterday that Fang Mingche was not going to want him anymore, and he also felt a sense of crisis. He didn't know what else

he could do after leaving here. He kept the two hundred yuan. His parents had asked him if he wanted to buy a 28-bar car to make it convenient for commuting. This could be considered an asset for the family.

He said no, and that Teacher Fang would provide the car for commuting. In fact, he kept the money just to see what business he could do.

But Fang seemed to have found a business right away. Although this was just a scrap collection business that most people wouldn't be interested in, he had no idea where to start.

So on the 7th, Lin Yan, who had been busy preparing for the opening for several days, rested at home. Fang Mingche went to the stall as usual, and took time to teach English to the people in the cooperative during the off-season.

These days, it was busy, and at noon, Lao Cui sent a boy to deliver food to Fang Mingche before the busy market.

Lin Yan was a little lazy today and didn't want to go shopping for vegetables and cook. At noon, she still planned to take her daughter to Lao Cui's restaurant for dinner. But he didn't need to arrange for someone to deliver the food. She waited for the food to be served and took out a portion

. After eating with her daughter, she settled her home for a nap. Asked Uncle Gu to look after her for 20 minutes, she went to deliver it herself. It was really hard in the past few days. Especially on one side, it took 40 to 50 minutes to ride a bicycle.

In the morning, Fang Mingche went to the stall, and Lin Yan rested for a while and began to take off the quilt cover and sheets to wash. Soaking the things in the big basin, she remembered Fang Mingche's words that she should use the washing machine before winter.

Now Lin Yan is quite satisfied with this small courtyard. The house and yard are about 100 square meters, and only the three of them and the father and son of the Gu family live there. Gu Zhiguang is still in the hospital. It is quiet and peaceful, especially the toilet is in the yard.

Oh, by the way, Xiao Xie comes to learn 20 words from him every day. He also fulfilled his promise and helped to fill a tank of water every three days. This saved a lot of trouble. When

Gu Zhiguang was hospitalized, the people in the compound and the Fang family of three pooled their money to buy nutritional supplements and asked Aunt Yuan to visit on their behalf.

The money was not much, so they just paid a visit. Everyone had something to do, like the Fang family, which was a self-employed family and didn't even have Sundays. Those educated youth who returned to the city and couldn't find a job didn't want to show up in public. So, it was Aunt Guanyuan who went there on Sundays as a full representative.

The educated youth who returned to the city was invited to take care of him day and night in the hospital. Uncle Gu would go there early in the morning and evening when the sun was not too high. It is said that he is about to be discharged from the hospital. I heard that he recovered well after the operation and will be able to walk again in the future.

When Aunt Yuan came back, she said that it was worth it for Uncle Gu to sell two houses and invest a lot of money. Of course, it was also thanks to the excellent medical skills of the doctors at Union Medical College.

Lin Yan scooped clean water from the water tank to soak the sheets and quilts to be washed. Soaking for five to ten minutes and then scrubbing can remove 30%-50% of the stains. It saves detergent and energy when washing.

After soaking, she looked for her daughter. Seeing her playing games with her little sister in the slum, she didn't care much.

Washing machine, a semi-automatic washing machine, costs hundreds of dollars! Although the tea stall can still be set up for another three weeks, it is unknown when the scrap yard will be able to turn a profit. Lin Yan was reluctant to spend hundreds of dollars on large items.

So, we still have to generate income! I was indeed too narrow-minded before.

The couple also discussed whether to do business during college. Lin Yan meant that she could have about 3,000 yuan by the end of August. Add to that the monthly allowance for the two of them, and they can live very well during college.

Lin Yan's initial thought was that we should just concentrate on school.

But Fang Mingche said that 3,000 yuan was far from enough. If you want to buy home appliances, it's far from enough. Appliances are so expensive nowadays! They cost hundreds of yuan.

(End of this chapter)