Chapter 16

Looking at the content sent in the group, Zhou Jiani felt a little emotional.

Unlike the past two days when I watched others post content and grab red envelopes, this was her who sent it out, and there was a long-lost sense of familiarity.

[Nostalgic Straw Hat Deals Open...with Stamps 6.9/Top. Click the link to grab it, link...]

Zhou Jiani stared at the group chat nervously, and her phone screen began to sweat.

I wiped it on my clothes, and when I returned to the group, a string of messages flashed across the interface.

1. The order for honey tea with 1 top and flower pattern is successful.

2. The order for one fairy top with words and one without words is successful.

3. Ruiba’s order for two flower-patterned tops without words was successful.

4. Cypress pine 1 top word flower...

There were 26 straw hats in total. When the number in the buying chain reached 13, it stayed still for about a minute. Zhou Jiani was so nervous that she wiped her sweat and regretted not putting the enamel pot first.

There are few enamel teapots in existence, but there was a trend towards enamel teapots later on. Many people liked the large teapots that were of contemporary significance, so they were easier to sell.

There were too many straw hats, and she was worried because they couldn't sell out all of them after the first group purchase.

Fortunately, the chain started moving again.

14. The order for Zhou Hong’s 2 flower-patterned tops without words was successful.

15. The order for 2 plain flower hats and 1 flower hat with words for "There is a Troublemaker at Home" was successfully placed.

16. ...

The chain ends at 20 and is sold out.

Zhou Jiani breathed a sigh of relief.

My left hand vibrated with a buzzing sound. Someone else had sent me a red packet for starting the group, and I deposited 0.07 into my account.

The group leader opened the frozen meat storage box, and Zhou Jiani just passed it by. After the group purchase of the storage boxes was over, she set the second enamel jar to open automatically.

The enamel pots were in limited supply and were as popular as she had expected. The message in the group flashed a few times, indicating that they were sold out.

Other people’s group discussions interrupted again.

It was still a new group that sold quick-drying clothes. Zhou Jiani clicked on the red envelope and received 0.21. She continued to wait for her own information.

In the next half hour, the steamed buns and spinach were sold out, and even the bamboo hats at the end of the line were sold out.

Zhou Jiani's heart sank back into her stomach.

I sent out a red envelope once and held five group sales. This time, I only sold straw hats, conical hats, enamel pots, steamed buns and spinach.

Those two hand-woven baskets haven’t been released yet. I’ll save up and start buying them in bulk. There’s no rush.

Moreover, Zhou Jiani is very confident that the two types of baskets should sell no slower than the teacups.

Switch interface inventory.

There are 14 straw hats without words on them, six of which cost 0.3 and eight cost 0.5, with a total net profit of 76.8 after deducting the cost; there are 12 straw hats with words on them, with a cost of 1.2 and a selling price of 6.9, with a net profit of 68.4 after deducting the cost.

After deducting the cost, the five bamboo hats made a profit of 31.35; the enamel pot made the most profit, 125.3; the steamed buns made a profit of 4.48; and the spinach made a profit of 34.02.

The cumulative income is 340.35.

Zhou Jiani was reservedly happy for a moment, then calmed herself down and decided not to get too carried away.

Although the temptation to make money is great, you must also act with caution.

At the very least, the village supply and marketing cooperative and the town supply and marketing cooperative, the two "purchasing" points, will no longer purchase in large quantities in the near future.

I went into the service interface and took a look. I had group bought products three times, received some red envelopes here and there, and also spent some red envelopes just now. Now I have 1724.42 in change balance.

I put 250 in the piggy bank before, but later it was not enough for buying things, so I took out another ten dollars. Together with today's income, it became 580.35.

I still have a few dollars in change on me that I can use first.

But Zhou Jiani was still worried and planned to withdraw 300 yuan to see how it went.

This amount exceeded the money previously deposited, and would certainly bring out today’s income, so she wanted to make sure whether the money she was withdrawing was the third set of coins currently in use.

Group buying connections are definitely the future. You can tell by looking at the group buying content, there is no doubt about it.

The income from the red envelopes she grabbed was automatically rolled into her change, and the balance in the change could not be withdrawn. It is understandable that the person who sent the red envelope will use the latest version of currency in the future, so it can only be used for shopping in the group and cannot be withdrawn for use now.

But the people shopping in the group must also be from the future, otherwise who would spend more than ten dollars to buy a teacup?

But the income rolls into the piggy bank, and the piggy bank can be withdrawn.

Zhou Jiani entered 300 as the withdrawal amount and pressed OK. The next second, she said, “I knew it!!!”

After all, there are rules.

Some currencies cannot be withdrawn directly. Please consider switching to the current version to rationalize the currency (Convert and Withdraw/Convert Only/Reject). A 10% handling fee will be deducted for conversion. Note: After conversion, free deposits and withdrawals will no longer incur any fees.

The profits are high and the fees are not low, but people will rationalize the currency. Although she doesn't understand what this technology is, it must be very complicated.

Zhou Jiani felt relieved.

She secretly wondered if Gold Finger looked down on the small amount of income from the red envelopes, so he just put it into the change?

If you want to deduct something, deduct the biggest amount.

Since there are rules, it doesn't matter whether she reads them or not. She pressed 'Convert Only', and the balance in the piggy bank decreased by more than thirty to 546.315.

Thinking about the braised pork in the state-owned restaurant, Zhou Jiani did not stay in the room any longer. She got up, checked out, and went straight to the state-owned restaurant.

The waiter at the hotel bar was replaced, but Zhou Jiani didn't think much of it. She couldn't start a group for a few days, and the steamed buns wouldn't keep well.

I ordered a bowl of 4 taels of braised pork, which cost 1.15 yuan per portion, with an additional ticket.

It would be a shame to order the braised pork without rice. This couple was determined not to break up, so they ordered another bowl of rice, took out the braised eggs that had been removed from the packaging in advance and placed them on the rice, then poured a few spoonfuls of the braised pork soup on it and started eating.

I picked up a piece of meat first. The braised pork was soft and tender. It was trembling when I picked it up and melted in my mouth, with a slight sweetness and full of meaty aroma.

A bite of meat, two mouthfuls of rice, and then a bite of braised egg, it is such a satisfying meal.

Finally, he went over with a smile and asked for half a bowl of free dumpling soup.

After eating and drinking, she went to the bar and bought some meat buns, steamed buns, steamed buns and sugar triangles, and asked someone to pack them for her to take away.

Yu Wanxia and Sun Ping gave her money and tickets and asked her to help carry the things.

Yu Wanxia ordered five or six steamed buns and huoshao for herself, probably to help Bai Haoyang and the others.

Zhou Jiani was stunned when she thought of this. Didn't Qiu Zeming go to the county town? Could he come back empty-handed?

Forget it, she was helping Yu Wanxia, and she gave her a lot of money and tickets.

Sun Ping only wants one steamed bun or steamed bun, two steamed buns, and a candied triangle. If she has them, I'll give them to her, otherwise forget it.

There were some in the restaurant, so Zhou Jiani bought a few.

After coming out of the restaurant, she found a corner, took out the woven bag containing the two baskets she had placed, and went to the post office.

The basket containing dry food was not put away. Who knows if Qiu Zeming and the others will suddenly appear, and she will not be able to explain it then.

She first put stamps on the letters from Yu Wanxia and Sun Ping and mailed them out, and then she arranged for the parcel to be sent by mail.

Those two woven baskets should have been sent, but only one of each was sent. They are really beautiful, and I really don’t have such a small and exquisite basket at home.

She wrote a letter home, asking her parents to send her the books for junior high and high school. In addition to competing for the teaching position, she also planned to give it a try academically after the college entrance examination was resumed.

The year was 1974, and she had plenty of time to prepare.

After sending the letter, Zhou Jiani looked at the phone next to her, hesitated for a moment nervously, picked it up and dialed.

"Hello, please help me transfer to Qiyang Second Textile Factory..."

After the call was successfully transferred, Zhou Jiani felt her throat tighten as she spoke. "Hello, I'm looking for Yu Huifang from Workshop 3. I'm her daughter. My name is Zhou Jiani."

A slightly distorted, yet enthusiastic voice came from the other end of the line: "Is this Nini? I'm your Aunt Liu. Your mother is really worried about you. Hang up first. I'll call you back in ten minutes."

"Thank you, Aunt Liu."

She could hardly remember Aunt Liu's face, but the familiar Qi Yang accent ignited a fire in her heart, burning the corners of her eyes.

The waiting time was particularly long, and Zhou Jiani almost dialed back at the last second.

After the call was transferred, she heard a voice she was all too familiar with: "Nini, is that you? I'm your mom!"

"mom--"

The voice was choked in the throat, and hot tears fell like beads from a broken string.

Yu Huifang immediately noticed her daughter's change of mood. Her voice choked with sobs. She frantically wiped her eyes and said, "Nini, don't cry. Tell mom how you're doing in the countryside. Your dad, your grandma, and your two brothers are all thinking about you."

Zhou Jiani took a deep breath to calm herself down and said, "It's okay, Mom. I'm doing fine here. The folks here are very nice, and I've made two good friends. How are Grandma, Dad, Jiaping, and Jiaan?"

"Okay, they're all fine." Yu Huifang said in a nasal voice, "Are you tired working over there? You haven't done much work since you were a child."

"It's okay, not too tiring, I can adapt..."

Zhou Jiani talked to her mother with tears and laughter, talking about sending letters and things.

Finally, I hung up the phone reluctantly.

This phone call swept away the anger that had been accumulating in her heart for the past few days.

Her previous life was already a thing of the past. Now that she had the chance to start over again, she would definitely make sure to live up to the love her family had shown her.

While waiting, Zhou Jiani was bored and thought of the stamps she had just posted, and her brows moved.

"Comrade, give me some eight-cent stamps, maybe thirteen, with any design you like."

The patterns include acrobatics, commemorative sites, and pictures of farmers working.

She didn't buy them to save for appreciation, as the value wouldn't appreciate much. Later, these stamps only cost a dozen yuan each if they were not a complete set.

I plan to try posting it in the group next time I start a group. If no one recognizes it, I will keep it for myself. It won’t be a loss.

Members from the lower brigade often came to help the educated youth in the team bring stamps, envelopes, letter paper, etc. The staff did not find it strange. They just grabbed a handful, counted out thirteen and handed them over. Zhou Jiani paid the money and took the tickets.

He took out the package entrusted by Qiu Zeming and waited in the hall.

At around four o'clock, Qiu Zeming walked in from outside: "Comrade Zhou, you've worked hard." He glanced at the package on her feet and said, "Thank you very much!"

"You're welcome. You've had a hard time traveling all this way."

Qiu Zeming picked up the things in his hand, and the two of them walked out one after the other.

The ox cart now had the village accountant, three large jars tied together with straw ropes, and two mule foals standing next to the ox cart.