"Setting up a street stall?"
Su Miantang looked at her good sister in surprise. It was only 1977, and the street stall economy was not doing well now. There was still a risk of being caught.
"Instead of setting up a street stall, can we discuss cooperation with the factories and schools in town?"
Song Yue shook her head, then nodded, and winked at her best friend.
The two of them whispered to one side for a while, and finally reached a consensus. They returned to their seats and discussed the feasibility with their elder and second sisters-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, mother just explained it to me, and I also think sister-in-law's craftsmanship is good. If the things she makes can be accepted by the public, that is, popular..."
Su Miantang analyzed the business philosophy to the two sisters-in-law one by one. There are gains and losses, and as a family workshop, you should make small profits but quick turnover.
My sister-in-law is a cooking expert, especially good at making various delicious snacks!
Like the golden and crispy pumpkin cakes, the sweet and soft fried rice cakes, the fragrant fried rice noodles, the mouth-watering roujiamo, and the crispy and tender egg-filled pancakes, etc.
If these delicacies were available in today's era, they would definitely be considered top-notch delicacies.
However, this is not the 1980s, when small businesses could be run openly.
But nowadays, if you go out alone to do business for a living, you will most likely be labeled as a "speculator" by others.
Despite this, fortunately there is such a thing as social etiquette. As long as you have someone you know well to help you, things can often be much easier.
For example, you can try to cooperate with the canteens of various units or factories.
In this way, not only can you avoid being accused without reason, but if you can get a letter of introduction issued by your unit or factory to prove that the two parties are in a cooperative supply relationship, you don't have to worry about being reported by others.
It is indeed a very hard job to get up early and go to bed late, but for my sister-in-law, it is an unbearable burden.
After all, this pace of life is too tiring for her.
But the eldest sister-in-law's second sister-in-law is different. She has long been accustomed to such a life of getting up early and going to bed late.
As long as they can add some income to their small family and make their lives better, then no matter how much hardship they suffer, it will not be a big deal for them.
Because of this, Lin Fangfang and Qian Duoduo both listened to the advice and decided to work together to try out this business.
As for the required capital and manpower, they were naturally responsible for preparing them.
When it comes to how to negotiate cooperation with others and finally finalize orders, we need to rely on my third brother and sister-in-law to give us a lot of advice and work hard to act as a matchmaker.
"No matter whether it succeeds or not, don't forget the kindness of your third brother's wife, and don't resent your third brother's wife because of your lack of success, understand?"
Song Yue warned, with a stern tone in her voice.
She was the one who came up with the idea, but her best friend had to worry about the implementation. She wouldn't accept it if her best friend had to take the blame again.
"Mom, don't worry. My second sister-in-law and I won't resent my third sister-in-law. If we do, would we still be human?"
Lin Fangfang stated that she can distinguish right from wrong.
My third brother's wife and I are well off, so we don't have to wade through the flood at all.
All the ideas put forward now are to support her and the second wife.
"Mom, what my eldest sister-in-law said is exactly my attitude. I can't thank my third sister-in-law enough, so how could I blame her?"
Qian Duoduo has the same attitude as her sister-in-law. She only knows how to eat and has some strength. If things are done, she will help her sister-in-law with the work and push the cart to the town.
If things didn't work out, she would continue to cut grass for the pigs, feed them, and sell them for money during the New Year.
Whether your life is good or bad, it is up to you, you cannot blame others.
"That's good. I'll talk to the third daughter-in-law. You guys can go about your business first."
Song Yue nodded with satisfaction and took her good friend to her room.
After the two left, Lin Fangfang and Qian Duoduo continued to work on frying rice cakes...
Su Miantang came to her best friend's room. The two of them huddled in the fire barrel, roasting melon seeds, peeling peanuts, and chatting behind closed doors.
"Tang, is it difficult to find partners for your elder and second sisters-in-law?"
"It's okay. Let Ayang ask at their food factory first. Their factory's performance has improved, but the food in the cafeteria hasn't kept up. It's terrible to eat."
"Is that so? If your sisters-in-law set up a stall in front of the factory, business shouldn't be too bad."
"We've agreed. The factory won't rush me. It's feasible, but I'll have to get up early and work late, and be exposed to the wind and sun. It's going to be very tiring."
"Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best. Your eldest and second sisters-in-law are not hypocritical people. You and your husband will go to college in the second half of this year, and I will go with you. They have no way out. The gap between the three brothers will continue to grow..."
"That's a problem. As long as the eldest and second sisters-in-law are willing to endure hardships, there will be—"
“Endless suffering!”
The two spoke in unison and smiled at each other.
Of course, they don't want the first and second wives to suffer forever.
Start a small business first, accumulate your first pot of gold, and then gradually expand...
There's no need to rush this, just take it step by step.
At dinner time, the family started to discuss after they had finished their meal.
Jiang An and Jiang Lai had no objection and unconditionally supported their respective wives.
Jiang Yang said that he would talk to the factory manager tomorrow. If their food factory was difficult to handle, he would go to the sugar factory and ask other factories.
It’s just a small stall, which is also for the benefit of the workers. The food prices are not too high, but the sanitary conditions are definitely not bad!
The troops were divided into two groups, Jiang Yang was responsible for questioning people and looking for opportunities.
Lin Fangfang and her colleagues are responsible for purchasing raw materials and making bibs, hats, gloves and masks.
For a time, everyone in the Jiang family was busy, and they were often nowhere to be found.
Chunhua's mother and Huzi's mother sometimes come to deliver food and talk about gossip, but they can't find their old sisters.
At this time, someone from the commune came and broke a big news—
The college entrance examination has been resumed and will be open in July this year. Educated youth or village youths who are capable and confident can register with the team leader, receive their admission tickets, and then prepare to take the college entrance examination!
This news was like a drop of water falling into a frying pan and exploded!
Some are happy and some are sad!
The educated youth who went to the countryside were all crazy!
The opportunity to change your destiny has come!
What to do? Study!
Reading books, looking at papers, they are taking the college entrance examination!
Some female educated youth chose to get married, and are now pregnant or have given birth to children. They beg their husbands’ families to give them admission tickets because they want to take the college entrance examination!
But it's too late now. Most families are afraid that their daughter-in-law will leave home to take the college entrance examination and divorce their son, so they are unwilling to issue admission tickets to their daughter-in-law!
Only a small number of families require their daughters-in-law to write a letter of guarantee and swear that they will not divorce their son even if he is admitted to the university. Only then will they issue him the admission ticket!
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