Chu Miaohong knew Zhang Hongcheng very well.
She knew that although her husband liked to stir up trouble, he was never one to use force. He preferred to go with the flow and draw inferences from one instance to another.
In addition, he and his wife had no grudges against Harbin No. 3 Middle School, so Zhang Hongcheng's tough confrontation with the other party this time clearly had other purposes.
The trap Kang Shumao dug probably just gave her husband a reason to contact Harbin No. 3 Middle School.
Although she had not guessed what Zhang Hongcheng wanted to do, she was sure that what Zhang Hongcheng cared about was definitely not those three frivolous military order bets.
Judging from the fact that Zhang Hongcheng has been deliberately hiding the actual learning ability of the educated youth on his side from the other party, his purpose is probably not just as superficial as wanting to make a splash.
Because in Chu Miaohong's view, there is no need for Hongqi Wetland to hide its strength.
However, as Zhang Hongcheng's bedmate, she still saw some clues from Zhang Hongcheng's recent actions, and this time it was probably related to money.
Because at night, this guy always mutters to himself and settles accounts in private.
One of the couple traveled through a book, and the other was reborn. When they encountered something puzzling, they talked to each other. To outsiders, it sounded like a live version of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio".
Chu Miaohong probably guessed that Zhang Hongcheng arrived later than herself. After all, there were many things he knew that she had never heard of.
She first pestered Zhang Hongcheng to tell her some things about later times, and then asked him what he had been doing recently.
"What have you been calculating these days?"
Zhang Hongcheng did not hide the fact that he was indeed settling accounts. He even showed his accounting notebook to Chu Miaohong.
"Last time, our farm supplied radishes to the capital, and the payment was 22,317.60 yuan."
"The bureau took twelve thousand, and we have a little over ten thousand, three hundred left on the farm."
"Although Old Man Han earns a lot, he also gives us the best policy on the farm. We can use half of it as employee benefits or bonuses, which is 5,000 yuan."
"Last time, we took advantage of the advance news of the resumption of the college entrance examination to trade in stationery and reference materials. The gross profit was over 11,000 yuan, but after deducting the amount withheld by the bureau and the percentage that the collective must keep, there was only a little over 2,000 yuan left for welfare and bonuses."
Zhang Hongcheng frowned and sighed.
"I suddenly realized that it's been so hard to make money since I left Shanghai and Flower City."
"Not only has the energy I'm spending doubled, but the amount of money I can spend is also decreasing."
Chu Miaohong was a little confused.
When it comes to money, the couple really has no shortage of it. She still has several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in her space.
"The college entrance exam is coming up soon, and you still have the time to think about these things?"
"In a few years, the environment will open up completely, and you can make money however you want. Why rush?"
Zhang Hongcheng hugged his wife in his arms and told her what he was really thinking.
"You know, the guys on the farm right now are all carefully cultivated by me. I can't say they'll all be of use, but I can still count on 40% to 50% of them in the future."
"If everyone goes to college, the financial situation of each of their families will immediately drop several levels."
"Whether they came from Shanghai with me or from the Hongqi Forest Farm, their wages as educated youth over the past two years have been one of their families' main sources of income. He's also earned a lot of [benefits] with them."
"Once they enter school, they will be there for at least four years. They won't be able to provide financial support to their families, and they might even have to rely on their families for some subsidies."
"The food and subsidies provided by domestic universities are barely enough to keep a person fed and clothed."
"I think if someone is constantly troubled by financial and family issues during these four years, or even frequently delays their studies because of these issues, then their achievements after graduation will probably not be that great."
Chu Miaohong turned over in his arms and tapped his chest with a smile.
"Don't act like you're being snobbish. You're just worried they don't have enough money. You're just being soft-hearted, but you insist on describing yourself as Huang Shiren."
"But I think everyone should have quite a bit of savings, right?"
Zhang Hongcheng shook his head.
"Those people in Shanghai made a lot of money following me in Shanghai. The lowest-paid ones have a deposit of nearly 2,000 yuan."
"Especially those who followed me to Flower City. Even Chen Beilei and the others have saved up nearly two thousand. Zhao Jun and the others have the most, probably more than three thousand."
"But those who have stayed at the Hongqi Forest Farm are used to sending most of their wages back home, and the little money they have saved is barely enough to last them a long time."
"A few days ago, I gave them the work of engraving scrolls and printing materials so that they could earn a few more cents."
"You are just worrying about nothing!"
Chu Miaohong felt that Zhang Hongcheng should not be this kind of parent.
Zhang Hongcheng smiled bitterly and could only tell Chu Miaohong a set of data.
Starting from 1978, the authorities increased domestic investment and spending on people's livelihood, and introduced too many projects. As a result, the money supply expanded from 21.2 billion yuan in 1978 to 34.62 billion yuan in 1980, an increase of 63.3% in two years.
The consequence is soaring prices.
The consumer price index rose tenfold from 0.7% in 1978 to 7.5% in 1980!
Before seeing the data given by the fat man, Zhang Hongcheng didn't care too much about the deposits in the hands of his subordinates.
The authorities resolved the price problem in 1982, which happened to be the four years they were in college.
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