Normally, it would take at least one or two hours to walk to the town, but now with a donkey cart and Uncle Tao’s good driving skills, we can get there in just half an hour.
As soon as she arrived, she said something to someone and walked towards the entrance of the alley with her basket.
When she was almost there, she took out the cosmetics she had prepared in advance and applied a thick layer of makeup on her face, then wrapped her entire head tightly with a silk scarf, leaving only her eyes exposed.
I guess even her own mother wouldn’t recognize her.
When she arrived, there were already several small stalls densely packed on both sides of the road, selling eggs, duck eggs, and various kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat. In addition to these, there were also oils, sugar, rice, noodles and other things. In short, there were many kinds of things.
After all, selling things in such a place has certain risks, so no one dared to shout.
However, I would draw the items I was selling with chalk in front of my stall, so buyers would know what they were selling at a glance.
Although this was Yang Liu's first time doing this, she came from a sales background in modern times, so selling things was her old job. She was very adept at it and not at all nervous.
She simply wrote "tofu" on the front, and then, fearing that some people might not be able to read, she removed the cloth covering the basket. After a while, a middle-aged woman came over and asked, "What are you selling?"
"The tofu is so delicious. You can eat it with sugar, or with salt, chili, vinegar and garlic sauce. It's only 20 cents a piece. Why don't you buy one and try it?"
The man looked at it and thought it was not expensive, so he bought one.
People came to ask questions one after another, mainly because they saw this thing for the first time and were very curious. Yang Liu explained the cooking method to everyone who bought it, so everyone was very satisfied.
The main reason is that she is afraid that people will not know how to cook the food they buy or that it tastes bad, which will ruin her reputation.
After all, business depends on repeat customers.
She thought it was her first time selling, so she didn't dare to make too many. She made a total of twenty pieces. In the end, the remaining six pieces were all bought by one person.
Mainly because the weather is hot, he heard that this thing can be eaten cold and is appetizing, so he thought it was great.
Because he bought a lot, Yang Liu gave him a discount of 1.5 cents for a piece of tofu. Seeing that she was quite straightforward, the man immediately agreed and said that if he enjoyed the food when he returned, he would come to her again to buy from her next time.
A basket of tofu sold for three dollars and seventy cents.
Although it wasn't much, it was her first pot of gold.
In order to treat herself, she found someone on the black market and bought two kilograms of pork, two kilograms of brown sugar, one kilogram of eggs, two kilograms of flour, and five kilograms of rice. Usually, buying these things in the supply and marketing cooperative required both tickets and money, so now she took the opportunity to buy more.
When he was about to leave the alley, he saw a man muttering something mysterious. After taking a closer look, he realized that he was selling various tickets.
Yang Liu bought a few more cloth coupons, preparing to make clothes for her parents and Yang Bai.
When the man saw that she bought a lot of things and her basket was bulging, he thought she was a nouveau riche.
And seeing that she covered herself tightly, it was hard to tell her real age. Finally, he shouted, "Auntie, I have a lot of tickets. If you need them, come to me next time."
Yang Liu didn't react at first. She looked to the side and finally realized that the man was talking to her.
"Of course you can, but you won't give me a discount."
The man smiled and said, "Auntie, these tickets are hard to get. I see you're quite generous and not the type to haggle. If you buy more next time, I'll give you a discount. Is that okay with you?"
Yang Liu thought that many tickets were difficult to get, and it would be much easier if she could get them through this channel.
And she just noticed that he had a lot of industrial tickets in his hands. Industrial tickets were hard to come by these days. The fact that he had so many of them meant that he had acquaintances in various factories.
This is a good opportunity to ask him something.
She pretended to be casual and asked, "Young man, I see that you are knowledgeable and well-connected. I want to ask you about something.
The young man saw that Yang Liu was generous and knew she was a big customer. He thought that he might be able to do business with her for a long time in the future, so he patted his chest and said shamelessly: "Auntie, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."
"Well, I had a relative who wanted to work in a steel mill. He had passed their exam, but when the list of admitted students was announced, his place wasn't on it. I heard someone said one of the relatives used connections to get a job in his place."
These days, all factories are state-owned enterprises. As long as you can get in, you basically have a stable job. Not only do you get a salary every month, but you also get subsidies during festivals and holidays. The most important thing is that when you have children in the future, you can pass your job directly to your children.
It has the meaning of "if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit".
Therefore, anyone who has the opportunity to work in the factory will fight for a position there.
"My relative thought that if he had really failed the exam and been rejected, he would have just accepted his fate. But someone else took his job through such dishonorable means, and he felt unconvinced, so he wanted to try his luck again. Then he heard that there was a retired director named Zhou at the steel plant, who was once a backbone of the factory and had a lot of influence there. So he decided to go find him and see if he could save his job."
"As you know, finding someone to smooth the way is bound to cost money. My relative's family isn't well off, so I want to get to know the situation more clearly so I can spend my money wisely and avoid wasting time. I'm wondering if you're familiar with Director Zhou? Is he really as capable as others say?"
There was only one Director Zhou who retired from the steel plant. Zhao Liang often resold industrial tickets from those people in the factory, so he must know who she was talking about.
"Aunt, you're lucky you met me, otherwise I'm afraid the money you spent would be like throwing meat buns at a dog and never come back."
Hearing him say this, Yang Liu immediately became excited. She felt that she had gained a lot today, and hurriedly asked him to tell her about it.
"That Director Zhou was indeed the top boss at the factory when he was young. Later, he used his position to get his son hired at the factory. The problem was that his son was not a reliable person. He loved drinking. On several occasions, he drank during work and made mistakes due to drunkenness. On one occasion, he almost caused a death. The factory leaders wanted to fire his son, but he retired early to protect his son."
In a state-owned factory like this, there are countless people competing for any small position, let alone a position like this, which is watched by countless eyes. So when he proposed to exchange his position for his son, people immediately agreed.
And what’s the use of having more connections? In this society where relationships are important, people will forget you no matter what industry you are in. As a retired person, who would do things for him?
"Oh, so that's how it is. Thanks to you, otherwise I'm afraid my relative would have to take another detour."
Yang Liu hurriedly thanked him, and before leaving, she said that she would give him some of the tofu she made to try next time she came.
Zhao Liang was immediately impressed by her open and generous way of speaking.
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