There were small clothing workshops everywhere in Guangzhou. Ye Zhi not only asked Chen Fang to recruit a few people on Qiongzhou Island to open a small workshop, but also during the summer vacation of 1979, she hired eight people in Guangzhou to open a small factory.

They are all unemployed housewives who are very good at needlework.

Every time Ye Zhi made a clothing template, they could basically copy it perfectly, and the manual sewing, stitching and cutting were all very good. Moreover, the female comrades took their work very seriously and did not do things perfunctorily.

Because Ye Zhi had already made it clear when recruiting people that wages would be based on how much work you do, and it would no longer be a fixed wage like in state-owned factories.

With hope, everyone's work enthusiasm has increased a lot.

Because of her heavy academic workload, Ye Zhi set up her small factory in Guangzhou in the street opposite the school. This street later became Guangzhou's famous International Textile City and the largest cloth market.

After the small workshop was set up, Ye Zhi would take time to visit it after class every day.

After the new school year started in 1979, several classmates in the dormitory soon learned that Ye Zhi had set up a small factory.

Everyone is still unable to accept this matter and feels uneasy.

As a descendant of a capitalist, Fang Meijuan saw Ye Zhi going to a small factory outside after school that day, so she pulled her aside and asked, "Ye Zhi, aren't you afraid of being accused of..." Fang Meijuan subconsciously looked around and continued, "Aren't you afraid of being accused of speculation?"

In the past, speculation and profiteering were strictly punished. It was ok to confiscate the things, but if they put people in jail, would they still want to go to university?

After hearing this, Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Isn't there a policy? I am responding to the policy. Don't worry, the organization has issued a policy. It must be for the benefit of us ordinary people. The organization will not cheat us."

Ye Zhi knew that Fang Meijuan cared about her, so she also hoped that Fang Meijuan could seize this opportunity.

After all, she is originally from Southern Fujian Province, which will be one of the coastal provinces with open economy in the future. If she can take advantage of this spring breeze, she will not have to worry about the future.

Fang Meijuan had been looked down upon many times before, so she was a little bit unconvinced at this moment, "Really?"

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Look, I've been making clothes for several months, and everything is going well, right? Besides, my next batch of clothes has already been ordered, so I plan to wait a while and hire two more people."

Fang Meijuan felt that Ye Zhi's words made sense, and after thinking for a while, she said, "Since you make clothes, why don't I make shoes? I see that many female comrades in the city have started to wear small leather shoes."

Ye Zhi smiled and said, "Of course, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all necessities. Just follow the organization's policies."

Ye Zhi remembered that Fang Meijuan's hometown was really famous for making shoes. It turned out that she had some shoe-making genes in her bones.

Xitang Town.

When Zhang Xiaomei and Ye Aiguo learned that Ye Zhenhua planned to stay on Qiongzhou Island, they had no objection and expressed their support.

After all, Qiongzhou Island has natural advantages and is much better than their place.

Although the land has been distributed to each household, Xitang Town is still a rather awkward town, with neither large areas of arable land nor unique natural advantages.

Second Brother Ye is still working as a team leader in the paper mill. Although the salary is good, Ye Zhi called back and said that her small factory has made several hundred dollars recently, and one order is equivalent to his annual salary.

Ye Zhi also encouraged them to follow the organization's policies and asked them to go to Yangcheng to get some clothes and electronic products and sell them in the town. However, there is still a big gap between small towns and big cities, and people dare not do business. Although there are more people in the black market than before, people are still in panic.

So Second Brother Ye discussed with his eldest brother and sister-in-law to see whether they should go to the South now.

Brother Ye said, "Now the main thing is to make sure the business is legal. Don't let someone lock you up, or you'll lose your entire fortune."

Sister Ye said with a sigh, "You are really brave, isn't this a policy? Why would someone be locked up? My little sister has opened a small factory.

What are you afraid of? ”

If the money was not in the hands of men, Mrs. Ye would have gone to Yangcheng to purchase goods when Ye Zhi called for the first time. Would it be the turn of these timid men to speak?

Mrs. Ye agreed, "I think what the eldest sister-in-law said is right. Since my younger sister has done it, why can't we do it? We are not like other places. You say we can contract dozens of acres of land to grow anything. The key is that we only have ten acres of land. There are more than a dozen people in the family, and it is only enough to feed them for a year."

The eldest and second brothers said, "The second brother still has a job. Although the salary is not high, it is stable."

"Stability doesn't provide for my family. In three or four years, my eldest son will be getting married. I think it's better to try my best."

Ye Aiguo came back from outside with a hoe on his shoulder and said, "I agree. The timid will die of starvation, while the bold will die of gluttony. Since the second child has a job, don't quit it for now. Just think of him as a backup for everyone. If you really fail, the second child can still hold on for a while. Also, if you want to start a small business, your mother and I can go there."

Zhang Xiaomei: "That's right. Let us go and bring the goods back. You young ones can take them and sell them on the street."

Compared with the younger ones, Ye Aiguo and Zhang Xiaomei are bolder and have a longer-term vision after witnessing the prosperity and development of Guangzhou. Now that they dare not take the first step, let them do it.

Upon hearing this, Sister Ye said quickly, "Mom and Dad, I want to go with you. Nowadays, many lesbians in town like to ask their relatives in the city to bring all kinds of little skirts, cosmetics and so on. I plan to buy some of these things and then go to the town with the second brother's family to sell them."

Mrs. Ye said, "Then I'll stay at home and look after the children."

"Okay then, it's settled."

When I received the call from home, it was already October and it was still very hot in Guangzhou.

Ye Zhi certainly supported them in doing some small business. Originally, Xitang Town was not a key area for developing agricultural industry. If her brothers and sisters-in-law were willing to take this step, Ye Zhi would naturally be willing to help.

Before they came to Xitang Town, Ye Zhi went to the market to do some research in advance.

Because her brother and sister-in-law didn't have much savings, they certainly couldn't make electronic products at the beginning, such as watches and radios, because the capital was not enough. She had also invested her money in two small factories, and now she didn't have much money on hand, so she couldn't help them.

Several brothers and sisters-in-law said that they didn't want to take too big a step at the beginning, and just wanted to do it often in the future.

That day, Ye Zhi took advantage of the holiday and took a few children to visit Lu Wei.

Because Ye Zhi is not considered a military dependent now, she has to register several times to enter the barracks. However, most of the guards who register know Ye Zhi, especially when she appears with several children, they immediately know that she is Lu Wei's family member.

Because these kids are so eye-catching.

Especially the two little girls, who are the cutest and most playful at the age of three. Whenever they see someone, they will call them sweetly. Everyone who sees them would like to see them.

When Ye Zhi arrived at Lu Wei's dormitory, he was still busy, so Ye Zhi asked the child to wait for him in the dormitory.

Lu Wei lives in a single dormitory with a kitchen, living room and shower room. There was also a desk on the windowsill, with three photos on it. One of them was Ye Zhi’s personal photo, taken on the beach. There was a photo of her and Lu Wei, taken in the yard on Qiongzhou Island, and the last one was a family photo of their six members. Pingping and Anan were still young at that time, and she was holding them.

After washing their feet, the children climbed onto Lu Wei's neatly made bed. Since they had children, the quilts on their bed had never been folded again.

When they just got married, Lu Wei would fold the quilt neatly every day according to his habit in the military camp. Later, Ye Zhi became pregnant and always liked to sleep in, so Lu Wei gradually stopped folding it.

Now that Lu Wei lives alone again, those good habits have returned.

It was just the time Ye Zhi took to make tea, and the children didn't take Lu Wei's hard work seriously at all. After washing their feet, they messed up the quilt soon after.

Still jumping on the bed...

Before Lu Wei entered the door, he heard the cries of several children.

Fortunately, several nearby dormitories are for families, and the noise of children playing can be heard almost every day.

When Lu Wei opened the door and went in, the first person he saw was Ye Zhi, who was wearing a green short-sleeved dress. Her long hair was only half tied up and then spread out on her back.

Just by seeing her back, Lu Wei felt as if the longing he had felt for her for the past month was about to burst out of his heart.

Ye Zhi heard the sound and turned back to smile at him: "You're back?"

Before Lu Wei had time to take off his shoes, he took off his hat first, and then hugged her tightly, "You heartless man, how long have you not been here?"

In the first half of the year, Ye Zhi came to see him once every half a month. When summer vacation came, he thought she would come and stay for a month or two, but she only came once and stayed for two days before going back, saying that she was running a small clothing factory and was very busy.

Ye Zhi hugged his back and said, "Captain Lu, I'm here, aren't I?"

Lu Wei sniffed the fragrance of her hair, hugged her tighter, and refused to let go.

If it wasn't inconvenient for him to go out, Lu Weiyue would have gone home to see her.

Before the two of them could dawdle enough, Ping Ping and An An jumped off the bed first, ran over with their bare feet, and hugged Lu Wei's thighs, shouting, "Daddy, I want a hug too."

"I want one too. I want one too. You won't even hug An An!"

The two little girls were wearing skirts of the same color as Ye Zhi, but their skirts were sleeveless, revealing two chubby white arms, which made Lu Wei want to take a bite.

Seeing that the child wanted Lu Wei to hold him, Ye Zhi pushed Lu Wei and said, "Hold your little cotton-padded jacket, or he will cry again."

The two little ones have a lot of tricks up their sleeves and love to fake cry. They squeeze out tears when they disagree with something. Shen Nanzhen and Grandpa Lu and Grandma Lu can't stand seeing the children cry, so they give them almost everything they want. Ye Zhi is also having a headache now. How willful I will be from now on!

Seeing that his arms were empty, Lu Wei immediately picked up Ping Ping and An An, and then kissed them on the face: "Do you miss your daddy?"

"think!"

"I want it most!"

Lu Wei listened to the child's words with a smile on his face, "Dad misses you too."

Living with Ye Zhi for the past few years, I have gotten used to many things, and I am also used to being pestered by these little guys every day when I go home.

Sometimes I used to feel a little annoyed, but now that I can’t even see her, Lu Wei misses her every day.

The two little guys also hugged Lu Wei and rubbed against him for a few times, then chattered about the interesting things that happened during the ride just now. Lu Wei listened very carefully and nodded repeatedly.

But after a while, the two little guys stopped talking to him and struggled to get down to the ground.

Nian Nian and Sui Sui were playing with Lu Wei's model wooden warehouse. When Ping Ping and An An saw it, they wanted to climb onto the bed to grab it.

Seeing this, Ye Zhi grabbed the collars of the two men and said, "Why are you not wearing shoes again? Wash your feet before going to bed!"

If you never develop good habits, and always walk around barefoot and then climb into bed, how dirty would your bed be?

Lu Weiyi walked over while unbuttoning his shirt with one hand and said, "Let them do whatever they want. They'll just go to the ground for a while, so they won't get too dirty."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Zhi grabbed the two little ones, lifted their little feet, stretched them in front of Lu Wei, and said, "Look, look at your feet, they are so black!"

"Lu Wei, how long has it been since you swept the floor?" Ye Zhi cursed as she walked to the balcony to get a broom. Lu Wei sat with the child and didn't dare to say a word.

Ping Ping and An An buried themselves directly in Lu Wei’s arms, muttering, “Mom is such a murderer!”

Ye Zhi: “…”