Chapter 119 An Old Friend Visits

When Lin Yan came back that night and learned about this development, she was also a little surprised.

"How did he become like this?"

Fang Mingche said, "You underestimated human nature! Otherwise, you would have thought that doing business was so simple. As long as you pay wages, the people below will be obedient? However, as long as he can straighten it out, it's actually okay. Nowadays, materials are scarce, and with such a large market, he actually has little to do with our business. What I'm worried about is that Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan will see that Zhu Dahai is making a lot, and their minds will also fluctuate. Now that Zhu Dahai knows what's right and wrong, he will never show off even if he makes money in the future."

Lin Yan said, "Is that it?"

"It's not enough, we have to paint a rosy picture for ourselves. We all have to go to school in September, and we have to have someone to follow us and work hard. However, as long as it can be fulfilled, it's not just empty talk. There is hot water on the stove, you go take a shower first."

Lin Yan nodded, then said, "Oh, you told me to take the copper back after receiving it. I received a larger piece today, and I took it back together with the scattered ones before."

It was not heavy, so she just put it in the bicycle basket and brought it back.

Fang Mingche said, "Just find a place in the small room for easy stacking. Bring back any copper you have and save it. If Uncle Xia gets suspicious, explain to him. It's not that I don't trust him, but I don't plan to sell the copper for the time being. I want to stockpile it and wait for the price to rise before selling it. Stockpiling it at the purchasing station will easily attract thieves and may also bring him danger."

With the great industrial development in the 1980s, the price of copper will become higher and higher. Not to mention the future, among all the waste products at present, copper is the most valuable. Other waste paper, glass bottles, scrap iron, etc., although they occupy a large area, are actually not valuable. Of course, they can't be stolen if they are not valuable. Therefore, Uncle Xia was invited to take night shifts.

Every morning, as soon as Lin Yan and the others went, Uncle Xia went home after work. He only slept here, living in the room next to the warehouse. There was a special bed for him there. After watching for a few days, nothing fell, and the old man was still responsible.

Before, they were actually worried about whether people in the same village would collude. Even at this time, they still dared not be completely at ease. At the beginning, Fang Mingche wanted to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the villagers by purchasing vegetables and eggs.

It is troublesome for the villagers to go to the city, so they don't want to drain the pond to fish and steal the stock in their warehouse. Most villagers still hope that this cooperation will last long.

Human nature can never rely on self-discipline or withstand the test, and must be linked to interests. Just like the previous cooperation with the handicraft cooperative, mutual benefit can last long. Lin Yan thought of purchasing vegetables and eggs herself and did it with great enthusiasm. This made Fang Mingche save trouble and worry.

There must be some thieves in the village. Those people may not grow vegetables or feed chickens privately, but just want to steal. Then Uncle Xia, who needs this job and needs to stay overnight at the purchasing station, will be very useful.

Lin Yan nodded, "Okay! By the way, we should be able to collect enough cardboard for a car. Who will deliver it tomorrow?"

The tricycle is tied a little higher, and it should be about 100 to 200 kilograms. There is a price difference of nearly ten yuan.

"Let Liu Qingfeng go, so he can get familiar with the road. Let him start early in the morning. Don't rush when the sun is at its hottest. Find a cool place to stay. Don't get a heat stroke!"

Lin Yan took her clothes and went to take a shower.

Xiao Xie and Mrs. Cui came quickly to get eggs and vegetables. Xiao Xie gave 15 yuan today. He took a basket and a half yesterday, and there was 1.5 yuan to pay off the previous debt.

Fang Mingche took out Lin Yan's notebook and added a note. Now she only owed a few yuan. Xiao Xie can now sell about 400 eggs in three days, and he is more motivated. Fang

Mingche heard from the neighbors in the slum that Gao's mother was a little dissatisfied when she saw her son doing housework. She frowned and said to Teacher Gao, "Why do you have to do these at home?"

Teacher Gao responded while cleaning the room, "Because I can't put down my face to go out and sell eggs. Besides, it's summer vacation, and I'm idle at home anyway."

After Xiao Xie came, he relieved a lot of his burden. Now he can support himself. This made him very relieved.

When he is not busy with classes, he will go home and do the housework. He will also try his best to reduce the burden on Xiao Xie.

The home is about 12 kilometers away from the school, which is about the same distance as the scrap yard. It takes 20 minutes by bus and 50 minutes by bike. He can come back when he is free.

Gao's mother thought for a while and felt that her son was a teacher after all, and now he has been admitted to college. He really couldn't put down his face and stand in the corner next to the hospital entrance, selling eggs to people.

"Then you can take her out to buy clothes and treat her better. You two should also hurry up and have a baby."

Teacher Gao responded casually. He is not considering having a child for the time being. At least his mother needs to be in better health and not stay in bed all day.

Otherwise, how to take care of the baby after it is born? Xiao Xie is busy all day long, and he can't carry her to school.

Gao's mother said, "Don't be perfunctory with me. She originally came from the countryside and had no food and oil supply. Everything depended on you. Now that she can make money on her own, her mentality must be different."

Her illness dragged on and could not be cured. What if Xiao Xie could make money and wanted to develop outside, then wouldn't they and her son have to return to their previous situation? Also, what if she was unwilling to use the money she earned together?

But fortunately, her son was a college student and was well-mannered. Women like gentleness and consideration. Just be nice to her in normal times.

Teacher Gao realized what his mother meant, "Mom, don't worry so much. I will live a good life with Xiao Xie. When you are better, we will consider having children."

Gao's mother said, "Alas, it's all my fault! Otherwise, with your conditions, why would you find a rural girl."

This is how the slum is. There is no privacy. When a family talks at home, it is easy for the neighbors next door to hear.

Fang Mingche showed his records to Xiao Xie, who nodded, "Yes, that's it." Then he took the eggs back in batches and put them in the rice jar.

At Aunt Cui's place, the previous box of eggs was almost used up. Today, she took another box. Then, she ordered two or three pounds of the same vegetables, and some weighed five pounds. Then, several neighbors from the compound came to buy eggs and vegetables.

Living in a big compound, many things cannot be hidden. For them, it is naturally the wholesale price and the retail quantity. They just want to buy here at a cheaper price.

Fang Mingche said, "Dear sisters-in-law, this price is the internal price of our compound. If it gets out, more people will come, and it will be difficult for Aunt Yuan to pretend not to know."

"Teacher Fang, now everyone is doing their best. What are you afraid of?"

Fang Mingche said as he weighed the vegetables for them, "Some things are fine if you don't take them too seriously, but if someone takes them too seriously, there will be trouble. Well, the vegetables are all good, so take them after you have checked them out. Otherwise, Hu Yong and the others will say that they are leftovers. I can't treat them differently."

"Okay, okay, okay."

As he was talking, Hu Yong and the other four came over. They can now sell four boxes of eggs a day. The demand for various vegetables is also gradually increasing, and they can eat more if they have more. They are all vegetable vendors, and they can go out and entertain customers after a few more times. If there are extra eggs or vegetables, they can just do some guerrilla work near the vegetable market. Many housewives know that their vegetables are good and they sell them at a good price. Now they have already recognized them.

After selling all the eggs and vegetables they brought back, Fang Mingche calculated that he had sold more than six boxes of eggs today. This alone made more than six yuan. He checked the money he received and the purchase price recorded by Lin Yan, and he could make more than twenty yuan for the vegetables. This adds up to 30 yuan a day. And then the scraps, according to the estimate after weighing, can also make a difference of 10 yuan a day.

Yes, in this era, as long as you find the right one and work hard, you can really make money. In this way, an investment of 1,000 yuan should be paid back soon. It's just that the vegetable business is a little bit out of the spot.

But it's okay, the collection station will get better and better. It depends on the long term! I heard that now people come from far away to sell scraps. A large backpack can actually sell for 20 or 30 cents more. But for this price difference, some scavengers walk several miles.

Every noon, more and more scavengers eat at the scrap station. It saves trouble, the price is affordable, and the taste is not bad. Just like the canteen, the big pot of vegetables is served in pots. Then Mrs. Wei uses a spoon to serve people.

Well, one meat and one vegetable with rice is 10 cents. Two meat and one vegetable is 15 cents, and two meat and two vegetables is 20 cents. Most people choose one meat and one vegetable. There is no profit at this price. And because there are so many people, the cost is relatively low. This is to attract more scavengers. Of course, this is an internal canteen, and they don't sell food to other people.

Fang Mingche sorted out the money. He put ten or five yuan in his pocket, and locked the rest in the desk drawer. Now he still needs to collect a hundred yuan and save it in a folding book. He collects five hundred yuan in the current account and transfers it to a one-year fixed deposit.

Fang Mingche walked out of the door. Yanyan was listening to the radio and telling stories with her friends under the tree in the small side courtyard. She just asked Fang Mingche to bring it out for her. Several children were sitting around with their own small stools.

But he didn't come out to look for his daughter. He estimated that Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan should have finished their bath. Fang Mingche walked straight to the half-moon door and shouted their names at the top of his throat.

"Here we are——" The two had indeed finished their baths, and when they heard Fang Mingche calling, they quickly responded.

Being able to draw cakes is also a necessary skill for being a leader.

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan followed Fang Mingche into the main room of the east wing of the small side courtyard. What he and Grandpa Gu bought was actually the east wing of the small side courtyard.

Fang Mingche directly poured the big bowl of tea he sold to the two of them. He really didn't have good tea here, and he mainly drank it to quench his thirst in summer.

After drinking two sips of tea, Liu Qingfeng said, "Teacher Fang, what do you want us to do?"

Fang Mingche said, "The income of Hu Yong and the other four is slowly increasing. It is said that they make two or two yuan a day now. In the future, when they are more familiar and bigger, it will definitely increase."

70 yuan a month, a high income. At six o'clock in the morning, we have to go to the vicinity of the vegetable market to "fight guerrilla warfare". At that time, there would be a group of women rushing to buy before going to work, and we have to take care of their time. Then we sell until after eleven o'clock.

Sometimes when business is not good, it will take a little longer. We also have to avoid people in the vegetable market and can't be caught. But this income makes them feel it is worth it.

Liu Qingfeng said, "Ours is also increasing. Teacher Lin said that the vegetables are getting heavier and heavier now, and he wants to increase my and Sister Wei's salary by another five yuan a month."

Sister Wei already gets 30 yuan for the two jobs combined, and also has two meals. She was also quite satisfied! However, Teacher Lin rejected her request to take the leftover food back.

Liu Qingfeng found an opportunity to ask why. Teacher Lin said that if she agreed, then when cooking tomorrow, Sister Wei might deliberately make more. Even if she doesn't make more, her hands might shake once or twice when serving food. Leaving more vegetables in the basin will count as leftovers later. That will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the scavengers. Sister Wei did

n't dare to be dissatisfied even though her request was rejected. She couldn't find such a job elsewhere. Moreover, there were two people who wanted to replace her.

Geng Shan also said: "I will be responsible for overtime on Sunday, and the job of carrying vegetables is also mine. 60 cents a day!"

Fang Mingche said: "These are actually small amounts, and you can still make more money by doing business on your own. There will be more and more people like Hu Yong, and Zhu Dahai will make even more."

"Zhu Dahai?" The two men were stunned.

Geng Shan said, "Teacher Fang, you didn't know that Zhu Dahai fell to the ground as soon as he entered the house. He had a heat stroke! He was also unwilling to pay more wages, so he had to go out to sell by himself. As a result, it took too long and the vegetables wilted. In the end, he could only sell them at a discount. The sun was so strong that even if he sprayed water and covered them with a towel, it wouldn't work."

Fang Mingche said, "If he sets a precedent that workers can get a raise if they want one, it will be difficult for him to lead the team in the future."

It turned out that Zhu Dahai had a heat stroke after running around today. No wonder, he was tired and angry!

Fang Mingche didn't fire Zhu Dahai rashly before, one reason was that he was afraid that the two people in front of him would hurt their kind; another reason was that they were neighbors. Yanyan is so young and has no ability to protect herself. If Zhu Dahai has any bad intentions, it is hard to guard against. So he doesn't want to make enemies. Now that the two people in the next door compound have come out to stir up hatred, he doesn't have to worry anymore.

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan said quickly, "Teacher Fang, don't worry. We are definitely not the kind of people who are greedy."

In fact, people in the two slums and even nearby were talking about this matter. Some said that the two were greedy, but some said that Zhu Dahai was too independent. They thought Fang Mingche called them over to give them a warning, and they quickly expressed their opinions.

Fang Mingche said, "You misunderstood. That's not what I meant. But there must be rules for this matter. But our rules are not chaotic: more work, more pay!"

"More work, more pay?" Liu Qingfeng repeated.

Fang Mingche knew that there was no such concept as distribution according to work and more work, more pay. The current mainstream distribution method is still eating from the same pot, and doing a good job is the same. This is why he couldn't let go when he took the political exam. Many of the concepts he was used to in later generations are no longer available.

He nodded immediately, "Yes, the more you work, the more you earn. So the dishes are heavier and the work is more, so it is reasonable for Teacher Lin to increase your wages. But it is just a salary increase, and it can only be below the upper limit. If you want to break the upper limit, you can either go out and do business on your own like Zhu Dahai and Hu Yong. Don't laugh, Zhu Dahai will definitely earn more than Hu Yong if he thinks things through! In addition to doing business on your own, there is another way, and that is promotion. For example, if we open a purchasing station in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest in the future, and if you two perform well, can you become a stationmaster? If you become a stationmaster, you can get a proper share of the profit of that purchasing station as a dividend."

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan looked at each other, "Be a stationmaster and get a dividend?"

Their eyes gradually became eager.

Fang Mingche nodded, "Of course, the premise is that you have always performed well. You will not be squeezed out by those who come later. Of course, you two have been here since the scrap yard was opened. If you make it big in the future, there must be some affection."

Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan did not stay at Fang's house for long. When they left, their steps were a little brisk.

Lin Yan came back and met them, and couldn't help but wonder. How can you still be so energetic after a day's work?

"What's wrong with you two?"

"No, nothing." The two smiled and walked out of the small side yard and went back to their own homes.

Lin Yan came back and wiped her head with a dry towel, and asked, "Mingche, what big promises did you make for them?"

"I said that if they keep doing well, they can become station managers and share profits in the future. Oh, and also said that we will open scrap yards in the east, south, west and north in the future."

Lin Yan said, "Do you really think that opening a scrap yard is better than selling vegetables?"

Fang Mingche said, "There are only small business people, not small businesses. These two businesses are very good. Moreover, they can complement each other."

Lin Yan thought about it and nodded. Now the scrap yard has borne all the costs, so her vegetable business is basically a net profit.

She said to Fang Mingche: "Fortunately you reminded me in advance of the possible consequences if I agreed to let Sister Wei take the leftovers back. Otherwise, if she told me today, I might have agreed."

Fang Mingche said: "What about the leftovers?"

"I told Uncle Xia to have it as a midnight snack. There's not much left anyway."

As for Uncle Xia, he simply skipped dinner and came to eat after seven o'clock in the evening. There won't be any future troubles.

Fang Mingche said: "Anyway, managing people is dealing with human nature. Don't you like to read "Dream of Red Mansions"? In it, Wang Xifeng manages such a large Rongguo Mansion, which is actually dealing with human nature. You have to pay attention to everything!"

Lin Yan thought about it and nodded.

"Also, you are going to school soon. Don't use yourself as a manpower, and hire another person quickly."

Now the scrap business is gradually getting better, and the vegetable business is more profitable. Lin Yan really doesn't want to save that one dollar and a half a day.

She said, "Now the four educated youths who returned to our compound have become vegetable vendors. I don't think they want to do it anymore. Otherwise, why don't we recruit one from the village?"

Fang Mingche thought about it. The rural areas near the capital will not have implemented the household contract responsibility system in the next two or three years. There should not be any surplus labor. Now he has to pay a fee to the village to work at the scrap station.

"You can ask Secretary Qu to see if anyone will come."

The couple was talking when they heard someone outside say, "Yanyan, are you Yanyan?"

The two looked at each other and walked out, and saw a woman in a dress, bending over to talk to Yanyan.

Yanyan didn't recognize the other person, "Yes, I am Yanyan. Auntie, who are you?"

The aunt looked at her with a little eagerness.

Lin Yan said, "Wu Dan?"

Wu Dan raised her head, "Lin Yan, Fang Mingche. Is this courtyard all yours? It's really nice, with a separate door and courtyard."

Nowadays, of course, the best is the building, which is usually only allocated to the families of cadres. But it is also very good to live in such a yard. Especially when I heard that they bought it themselves.

Seeing her parents come out, Yanyan continued to listen to the story with her friends.

Lin Yan said: "No, only the two rooms in the east wing are ours. Come in and sit down!"

Fang Mingche didn't recognize Wu Dan at first. After listening to them for a few words, he remembered who she was. This person was a sent-down youth from the capital to the village with Lin Yan before, and also got married and had a daughter in the village. But when the policy came out at the end of last year, she divorced and returned to the city.

Her daughter was the one who asked Yan before, "Is it not okay to say that I am Fang Shuyan?" She wanted to take the train with them to the capital to find her mother. She is a few months older than Yanyan.

I heard that after Wu Dan came back, she worked as a temporary ticket seller in the cinema. This job was arranged for her by relatives at home, which was not easy.

On May Day, she married a male leader whose wife died, whose son was in high school, and whose daughter was in junior high school. After that, he changed his job to work in an office and was also promoted to a regular employee.

When he got married, he also sent an invitation to Ayan. At that time, Ayan said that since she had already given the gift money, why not go to have a drink together. It was a slow time around noon. Fang Mingche did not go, saying that business was good on May Day and he did not want to leave at noon. He only asked her to take Yanyan to eat.

At that time, Lin Yan was at a table with a group of educated youths. Many people envied Wu Dan for having a formal job after returning to the city. As for Lin Yan, it was her third time to take the college entrance examination. Other educated youths did not think much of setting up stalls. But now that it was rumored that she had been admitted to a junior college, old friends came to visit. They were carrying large and small bags.

Fang Mingche did not like this Wu Dan. So he said, "Ayan, please ask Wu Dan to sit down. I have to go to Song Quan's place. Excuse me!"

Guests are guests, and Wu Dan and Lin Yan went to the countryside together and had shared hardships. It would be bad to turn her away. But he was too lazy to perfunctorily deal with her.

Wu Dan was originally looking at Yan Yan, and after hearing this, he looked over, "Fang Mingche, I know you are standing up for the people in this village. But can this be blamed entirely on me? If Ma Anguo was as motivated as you, our family wouldn't have to live apart."

Fang Mingche said, "No, you think too much. I really have something to do, you guys can chat. Yan Yan, lower your voices a little. Don't disturb mom and Aunt Wu."

"Oh." Yan Yan turned down her voice a little.

Fang Mingche went outside and heard Wu Dan asking Lin Yan, "Did you see my Xiao Dan the last time you went back?"

He sneered. They have been back for almost three weeks. You really miss your daughter, but you only come to ask now?

It's not good to go to the old Song family to disturb them if there is nothing to do. The couple each worked a day, and they only get together and talk in the evening. He walked out of the door and turned his feet, heading for the alley behind. He was going to walk around the nearby ditch.

After walking a few steps, he heard someone ringing a bicycle bell behind him, so he stepped aside. As a result, the car stopped right beside him.

Looking back, Wang Dexian was riding a new 28-bar bike. One foot was on the ground, and the other was still on the pedal.

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "Are you back to see your aunt?"

"Yes, I sent the money after I got my salary. I heard that you received the admission letter from the English Department of Beijing Normal University?"

"Yes, it was sent to my hometown. My cousin is delivering it to me, and I should be able to see it tomorrow."

"Congratulations! I knew you were not a Wuxia A'mon." Wang Dexian patted the military backpack in the basket and said, "There are four bottles of wine you asked for. I was just going to bring it to you later." After speaking, he picked it up and handed it over.

Fang Mingche took it, "I'll send your bag over later."

Wang Dexian nodded, "Okay, come to my house and sit for a while." He walked out alone. What's the matter? Did you quarrel with your Lin Yan?"

"No, what else was I thinking about? There's an uninvited guest in the house, and I don't like it very much."

Wang Dexian raised his eyebrows, "Then with your Lin Yan's personality, she won't have much contact with us."

"She went to the countryside with me. I heard that she had just arrived and had a severe stomachache due to the unfamiliar climate. There was a shortage of doctors and medicine at that time. If someone hadn't given her the medicine they brought, I'm afraid it would have developed into a serious illness." Fang Mingche explained a few words and walked home with the military backpack.

Lin Yan and Wu Dan were sitting under the tree outside the house. Wu Dan might be looking at Yan Yan and thinking about her own daughter. Lin Yan said that the child had become no different from other rural children, and her eyes were a little red.

Rural girls like Yan Yan's family with two teachers are special cases. Fang Fang's are the norm. Especially since Xiao Dan's father has found another one. If she gives birth to a younger brother, her life will be even more difficult. But Wu Dan didn't dare to tell her current lover about bringing her daughter to the capital.

The children of educated youth couldn't transfer their household registration, so the supply of food and oil and schooling would be a problem. Moreover, her stepson and stepdaughter were actually very rude to her.

Old Liu protected her at first, but later said that he was also very tired from work, and that she was much older than the two children, so couldn't he be more accommodating? In this situation, how could she dare to bring the daughter born from the previous marriage?

Lin Yan was really lucky! Fang Mingche was young, good-looking, and was admitted to such a good university. Even if Lin Yan was able to pass this time, it was probably because of his tutoring.

Lin Yan was lucky when she went to the countryside. She married Fang Mingche and then went to teach in the village primary school. She didn't have to do dirty and tiring work anymore.

She was with Ma Anguo because he always came to help her with work at that time. But he couldn't arrange an easy job for her, and she still had to go to the fields.

Fang Mingche went into the room and put the wine in the cabinet and locked it. There were six bottles in it!

After forty years, this can be sold for 1.5 million. Together with this house, Yan Yan will be worth tens of millions. However, it is still a mirage at present. It's okay, the wine can be stored! Aged wine is more mellow. Not only can the house be stored, but it can also be lived in.

He walked out and said, "I'll go and return the package."

Lin Yan said, "Okay!"

Fang Mingche walked out again. Wu Dan behind her said to Lin Yan, "Your life will be better, the original partner. Unlike us, the couple who got married later in life, his son and daughter are so old and unruly."

Lin Yan said, "Didn't I hear that you live in a tube building? Just turn on the faucet and the water will come. Unlike me, I have to carry water. What's wrong with this? As for the children, if you use your sincerity in exchange for sincerity, they will still know your goodness."

As an outsider, what else can she say?

Wu Dan said, "Sincerity? I still have to have another child of my own as soon as possible."

Lin Yan thought about it and told her Fang Mingche's analysis that family planning might be enforced in the future. In fact, there are already requirements for military and political cadres now, but it has not yet reached the point of mandatory implementation. Ordinary people are not restricted much.

Wu Dan's face changed slightly, "This statement makes sense. Old Liu is also a cadre, and he will definitely set an example when the time comes. I have to hurry up!"

As a result, she put aside most of her longing for her daughter Xiaodan.

"Lin Yan, you should also hurry up. It's better to have a son."

"Let's let nature take its course. I really want to have another son. It's not that I prefer boys to girls, but I want both sons and daughters."

When Lin Yan was in the countryside, she was very annoyed by her mother-in-law because she didn't have a son and took contraception to prepare for the exam. The eldest sister-in-law also felt that she had done a good job for the Fang family because she gave birth to two sons. She brought it out in her words. But she didn't pay attention to it at the time, just concentrated on preparing for the exam.

Now that she has been admitted to a junior college, the source of income is not a problem. The matter of having another son should be put on the agenda.

After a while, Xiao Xie took the textbook and looked at the half-moon gate. Seeing that Teacher Lin's guests had not left yet, she had to go back to review the old and learn the new.

Teacher Gao asked her, "I say, why do you go to the far side? I can also teach you to read."

Xiao Xie said, "I'd better go to

Teacher Lin to learn, so that I can get used to it." It's not like you haven't taught me before. Every time I just started, your mother would interrupt me in one way or another. I'd better learn from Teacher Lin,

so that I can have more peace and quiet. This was before she started selling eggs. Her mother-in-law didn't want to see her idle without working, and didn't want herself to be too close to her son. So she always interrupted! Now the old woman is much better to herself, but Xiao Xie doesn't want to change anything.

Teacher Gao said, "Strange, who is that woman? Xiao Fang just avoided her."

"Didn't he go to find Wang Dexian?"

"I saw it very clearly. He went out first and then met Wang Dexian."

Wang Dexian gave his mother ten yuan and said a few more greetings. Then he sat down with Fang Mingche to watch TV.

Mother Wang enthusiastically took out the watermelon, cut it, and invited Fang Mingche to eat.

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

At this moment, the Yugoslav movie "The Bridge" was playing on TV. This was one of the most frequently played foreign movies in the 1970s. The song "Goodbye, good friend, goodbye" is very familiar to this generation of Chinese.

Fang Mingche thought of the later Yugoslavia and Serbia, and he was really sad. Tito was still there, and Yugoslavia was still a rich and powerful country. One-third of the families had TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, and cars. In the past 20 to 30 years, Yugoslavia was a country that neither the United States nor the Soviet Union could do anything about it!

Unfortunately, Tito's life span was only nine months. After that, the multi-ethnic country of Yugoslavia declined step by step, and began to regress in all aspects. Then it was dismembered again and again by the United States and the West, and finally split into several countries. The main body of Serbia became a small country that swallowed its anger. In 1999, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was bombed by the United States like a plow, and our embassy in Yugoslavia was "accidentally bombed".

During the COVID-19 outbreak, their president asked China for help. The Chinese government responded immediately, saying that this was the orphan of a comrade-in-arms! Many Chinese people also spontaneously donated to Serbia.

Wang Dexian spit out the watermelon seeds, "Why are you so moved?"

"Oh, I remember that they are all socialist countries. How rich their people are!"

Wang Dexian said, "That's true! Among socialist countries, Yugoslavia is the richest. However, we should also gradually get better. Look at your life, isn't it getting better and better? By the way, what do you think, running to open a scrap yard?"

Ordinary people in Yugoslavia live almost the same as his old man. It is indeed a rich country and a strong people! However, the old man also mentioned that Tito is very old and lacks successors. He is one year older than Chairman Mao!

"The scrap business looks inconspicuous, but it's actually okay. While there is no threshold and it is safe, go in and get involved."

Fang Mingche ate the watermelon and said goodbye. It's not good to stay in someone's house all the time. He thought that he should buy a set of suitable skin care products for A Yan later. It is really a sad thing for a beauty to fade away. Wang Dexian's mother's beauty when she was young can still be vaguely seen from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. But she is not much different from other working women of the same age.

In those ten years, people said that they loved weapons more than red clothes. And due to the reality, the old lady had no chance to maintain her beauty. And the middle-aged couple must have been very worried. I guess there is a big gap between her and the "auntie" mentioned by Wang Dexian. When

Fang Mingche returned home, Wu Dan had already left.

He asked Lin Yan, "You left?"

"You acted so unwelcoming, so she must not stay for long. She heard that we were all admitted to college, and you were admitted to Beijing Normal University, so she came to say congratulations."

Fang Mingche said, "She invited you to her wedding on May Day, didn't she want you to see the tube-shaped building she lives in and feel envious?"

"Classmates, friends, and educated youth like us who went to the countryside together, we have to compare with each other. However, my Mingche is so capable that he allows me to live in a house with my own property rights. I don't have to go to the public toilet or go to the end of the tube-shaped building to go to the toilet. I am the one who should be envied by others." No matter how

good the tube-shaped building is, the property rights still belong to the unit. And the indoor area of ​​her house is about the same as theirs, and it lacks a courtyard. There is a roof and a land, what's wrong with living here?

Lin Yan paused and said, "I think what she said actually makes sense. If Ma Anguo could be like you, they wouldn't have to go to this point."

Fang Mingche said, "Do you think Ma Anguo can get into college?"

Lin Yan shook her head.

"That's right. Nowadays, only a few people can get into college. If he comes, he will just be a drifter. Do you think Wu Dan will stick with him? Maybe when he sees the father and daughter coming, he will be full of disgust."

Lin Yan looked at Yanyan under the tree. The story was over, and the other children went home. Only Yanyan was still sitting there, humming some ballad in her mouth, very happy.

She said, "After all, it's the children who suffer."

The next morning, Lin Yan sent Liu Qingfeng to deliver the waste cardboard.

He pushed the tricycle to the side door of the second entrance, carried out the cardboard in batches and stacked them. The pile was high, and then tied with ropes. With the dream of becoming a stationmaster and sharing dividends, he must be full of initiative and enthusiasm in his work now. For him, becoming a stationmaster should not be far away.

Geng Shan and Lin Yan were left to collect waste, while Wei Saozi continued to collect vegetables and eggs.

When Wei Saozi collected the eggs, she picked them up one by one and looked at them, "This one is not good, it has been stored for a long time. Take it home and eat it yourself!"

If these stale eggs are sold, it will ruin the reputation. Looking back, Teacher Lin will say that she let it go. Otherwise, how could she not even see this? The

one who sent the eggs was a young wife who married into the village. These eggs were obviously not from the village, but from her mother's family. The eggs in the village are laid by the hens every day, and they are sent here when they are ten. It is impossible that they are not fresh!

The other party looked at Wei Saozi with some complaints. We are from the same village, you can just raise your hand and let it go.

Lin Yan heard it and immediately said, "Yes, we don't accept stale ones. Wei Saozi, if someone gets away with it, I will only look for you."

Wei Saozi said, "Did you hear that? I don't want to lose this job, don't come to hurt me again."

What's wrong with the people from the village? She earns more than 30 yuan a month from this job, which is equivalent to a worker working in a large state-owned factory. Two meals are also provided. She will be angry with anyone who causes her to lose her job or makes a bad impression on her boss!

Liu Qingfeng tied it up and pulled it a few more times to make sure it would not fall off on the road. Then he rode to the front and poured the tea that was drying into his military water bottle. It was not a short ride, and drinking water was definitely necessary on the road.

Lin Yan said, "Be careful on the road. Mingche said that if the sun is strong, you should find a cool place to hide, and don't ride in the scorching sun. Look, Zhu Dahai has heatstroke."

Zhu Dahai is expected to rest at home for two days. It's not easy to have heatstroke.

Liu Qingfeng nodded, "Teacher Lin, I know. Then I'll leave now. I'll try to deliver it in the morning and come back in the afternoon."

"Okay."

In fact, if there is an empty room, it can be stored for a while longer. But it's only mid-August, and there is still the autumn heat after the dog days.

We can't wait until the middle of next month to ship. Besides, there is only one tricycle to ship. Even if Mingche doesn't set up the stall, the tricycle has been brought here and it's impossible to go out with him. So let's sell them one by one and don't leave them for too long.

Moreover, they need to confirm whether they can be sold and whether the price is what Teacher Gao asked. In case the price changes, especially downward, they need to know. Otherwise, if the buyer lowers the price, they will think it's the original price, and they might work in vain.

Fang Mingfeng's train was due to arrive that afternoon.

Fang Mingche was originally planning to close the stall early and go to the station to pick him up. But later the two brothers communicated, and Fang Mingfeng said that he would just take a tricycle to Dazhalan and go to the square to watch the flag-lowering.

Otherwise, Fang Mingche would close the stall two hours early and sell two hundred less bowls of tea.

"Instead of coming to pick me up, why don't you take the four losses and have a good meal in the evening. That place must not be difficult to find. The people riding the tricycle will know it as soon as I mention it."

Fang Mingche thought about it and thought that his cousin had been away from home before, so it should be no problem. So he agreed.

(End of this chapter)