Chapter 212 Watching the Show
As time passed, it was soon time to go on stage to perform.
The people under the stage have been waiting impatiently for a long time. After all, it would be an honor to be able to see Xin Fengxia's performance. At this time, even eating enough has become a problem, so there will be even fewer people to listen to the opera.
In order to express her gratitude to Zhou Yimin for providing 50 kilograms of pork, Xin Fengxia brought out all the best programs of her group.
After all, they are not short of money, what they lack is tickets. It would be great if they can establish good relationships and buy some meat without tickets in the future.
The first performance was the Young Phoenix Flying in the Sky. Soon, the villagers saw the actors coming on stage one after another.
The story of the Song-Liao war is about the Yang family female generals, the eighth and ninth sisters, who were besieged by the enemy in Shuanglong Valley. Yang Yanzhao ordered Meng Liang to return to Beijing for help. Yu Taijun knew that Yang Paifeng, a fire-making maid, was a master of martial arts and was determined to serve her country, so she recommended her to Sanguan to annihilate the enemy and rescue the enemy. Xie Tingfang was not convinced and lost to Paifeng in a duel.
Paifeng followed Prime Minister Kou Zhun to Sanguan, but Jiao Zan did not trust her either. As a result, she was beaten by Paifeng in the duel and was convinced of her defeat. Then Yang Paifeng and others decided to attack with fire, and sent a message to the eighth and ninth sisters with a kite, and attacked from both inside and outside with them. In the end, Han Chang was defeated and the Song army won a great victory.
When Xin Fengxia saw the performance begin, she started asking the people in the troupe to take out the peanuts and melon seeds that they had prepared in advance and sell them.
There is no other way. Some members of the group do not have good family conditions, so we have to give this opportunity to those in the group who do not have good family conditions. This will allow them to have some extra income and reduce the burden on their families.
These peanuts and melon seeds were given to me by others when I performed in some places before. I couldn't refuse them but accepted them.
Lu Anguo got the permission from the group leader and walked while shouting: "Delicious peanuts and sunflower seeds, anyone want them? 50 cents a bag."
One bag weighs about one pound. Peanuts and melon seeds are now 30 cents per pound, so I just make an extra 20 cents per pound.
The price is also set by the group leader. It cannot be set too high, otherwise the product will not be sold and the group’s reputation will be ruined. It may even be reported by others for speculation, which will be troublesome.
As Lu Anguo started to hawk his wares, many people shook their heads when they heard the price of 50 cents per bag. After all, pork was only 80 cents per pound now, which was almost half a pound of pork. In addition, most people in the countryside were reluctant to buy it, so business was not very good.
Suddenly seeing Zhou Yimin sitting in the front row, Lu Anguo knew that Zhou Yimin was a leader and should be willing to buy it, so he slowly walked over.
After a while, he walked up to Zhou Yimin and started to sell: "Do you want peanuts or melon seeds? 50 cents a bag."
After hearing this, Zhou Yimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, as he didn't lack that thing either.
Although I could buy them from the store, it was not convenient to take them out now. It would be bad if others found out. So I just said, "Please give me four bags! Two bags of peanuts and two bags of melon seeds!"
With so many people including his grandparents and his cousin's family, four bags might not be enough to eat. Moreover, at fifty cents, four bags only cost two dollars, which was just a drop in the bucket for him.
The old man said with a sad heart: "Grandson, just buy one bag. You can't finish all the bags if you buy so many."
Two yuan is not a small amount of money in rural areas, and you may not be able to save two yuan in a month.
"Grandpa, four bags may not be enough. You see, there are seven or eight of us in total. You know, a performance takes at least two or three hours. How can we not finish it?" Zhou Yimin explained.
After saying that, he took out two dollars and put them on Lu Anguo's tray.
When the old man saw this scene, he did not continue to stop it.
Indeed, two dollars is nothing to his grandson, and he recently became the section chief.
Lu Anguo couldn't miss this opportunity, so he quickly took four bags and gave them to Zhou Yimin, saying thank you, "Thank you, Chief Zhou."
Just as Lu Anguo was about to leave, Zhou Yimin suddenly thought that the old branch secretary and the others probably didn't have it either.
It seems that I need to send some over, but I don’t know if it will be enough, after all, there are many elderly people and children in the village.
Except for the elderly who couldn't move, and the newborns who had just been born, almost everyone who could come came. If you miss this opportunity to watch the show, you don't know when you will get the next one.
Zhou Yimin asked, "Excuse me, how many bags of peanuts and sunflower seeds do you have?"
When Lu Anguo heard this, he knew that a big business was coming, and quickly replied: "There are still five bags of peanuts and seven bags of melon seeds."
I was thinking that if I could sell all of them, I could make more than two dollars. You know, now as long as each person earns at least five dollars a month, they are not considered a poor family. You can imagine the role of more than two dollars.
Zhou Yimin also asked: "Are there more?"
There are quite a few elderly people in the village, and a dozen bags are not enough to go around. It would be better not to give any. If they are distributed evenly, it will only cause more trouble.
"Captain Zhou, please wait a moment. I'll go check the inventory." Lu Anguo replied quickly.
After saying that, he ran straight back to the back of the stage.
I was afraid that if I was a little slow, the deal would be ruined.
When Zhou Yimin saw this scene, he shook his head helplessly. You have to know that he hadn't even expressed his demand yet, but he went straight to check the inventory.
The old lady was puzzled and asked, "Grandson, aren't four bags enough? You shouldn't spend money like this. You should save money now. You will need a lot of money to get married and have children."
Just two pieces at the beginning, I didn’t say anything.
Now, it seems that my eldest grandson wants to buy all the peanuts and melon seeds from others. I don’t know how much it will cost, and this is definitely not possible.
"That's right, Yimin, just listen to what your grandma says." Third Aunt also spoke at this time.
Zhou Yimin explained: "Grandpa and grandma, I don't want to waste money. I just want to buy it and give it to the elderly in the village. It can also earn a good reputation, which will be beneficial to me in the future."
He said this on purpose because he knew his grandparents' weak points. As long as it was beneficial to him, the two elders would support it and not say anything else.
In addition, reputation is very important at this time. If you have a bad reputation, you may not be able to get a promotion or get married in the future. If you have a bad reputation, your boss will look down on you and you will not be able to get a promotion at all.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Yimin's words, the old lady hurriedly said, "Grandson, what you said makes sense. Do you have enough money? If not, go find your grandfather."
It was about her grandson's promotion. It had been so long since the Zhou family had produced a cadre named Zhou Yimin. She couldn't hinder her eldest grandson's promotion. Otherwise, if she stepped down, she wouldn't know how to face the ancestors of the Zhou family.
(End of this chapter)
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