Chapter 57: Price Difference
Wu Yinghong didn't have much hope in the first place, so she just complained to everyone after hearing this: "That batch of goods can't be sold, and we are the unlucky ones. We haven't received salary for two consecutive months."
"Originally we thought that if we worked in the same factory, we could look after each other, but now we are really worried that we will both be laid off."
"I have old people and young children at home, and I don't know what the future holds..."
Seeing her daughter talking nonstop, Aunt Song could only interrupt her complaints and said, "Come on, you are not the leaders of the factory. Who knows, the leaders may have come up with a good solution in a few days."
Grandpa Song also called her: "Yinghong, eat more meat."
Although the meat is bacon and is cut into thin slices, there is still a lot of it. The bacon stewed with tofu makes the tofu taste particularly delicious.
Grandpa Song also praised: "This lotus root is delicious, Xiaohong and Xiaodan are just like my sister-in-law, they are good cooks."
Wu Qiaofang at another table heard this and hurriedly said, "Chu Hong uses too much oil when cooking. Uncle, you don't know that when she fried the lotus root, she used a large spoonful of lard."
Today there is a table in the kitchen, a table in the middle room, and a table on the other side.
Chu Hong took the children to sit at a table.
The children were talkative and noisy, so she didn't hear what her second aunt and the others said.
However, after Wu Yinghong finished her dinner and waited for the elders to talk, she also ran to find Chu Hong and repeated what she had said. Finally, she asked her in a low voice with hope on her face: "Can you contact someone in Shencheng? Help sell it?"
Chu Hong forced a smile and asked, "The enamel washbasin in the supply and marketing cooperative is 3.80 yuan a piece, right?"
They don't need tickets to buy enamel basins here.
But the price of nearly four yuan is not cheap. In the countryside, a wooden washbasin is only thirty cents, and a wooden barrel is only fifty or sixty cents.
The advantage is that the enamel washbasin is light, sturdy and beautiful.
The disadvantage is that the surface is very afraid of bumps, and the bumps are easily oxidized, which then rust and form holes, which will continue to grow larger.
At this time, you have to take it to the town, spend three or five cents, and find a craftsman who can mend porcelain, which is commonly known as "nailing bowls and basins."
Of course, the master is also a salaried worker.
Wu Yinghong was also a little embarrassed: "Yes."
"But this must be sold at the original price, otherwise the main factory will hold us accountable."
If it is really sold at the price of a defective product, there will definitely be people willing to buy it at a low price.
But at the same price, who would be willing to buy a defective product?
Chu Hong's mind moved: "Rice is now 1.45 yuan per pound. If the leaders of your factory are willing to exchange rice, then we can replace this batch of defective products."
Wu Yinghong came to Chu Hong to ask her to contact her ex-husband.
She thought that the tractor was helped by her ex-husband, and since he was able to help so greatly, she mistakenly believed that someone in her ex-husband's family was a high-ranking official in the factory, so it was okay to ask the union to distribute the defective enamel basins.
But now that she heard Chu Hong say that she wanted to exchange it for rice, she couldn't make the decision, so she stopped talking and changed the subject: "Xiao Hong, I heard that you still want to find a son-in-law? Then you have to find one while you are still young, or let my mother look for one for you?"
"I'm not in a hurry either." Chu Hong felt a little regretful. If she could exchange them for food, the two thousand enamel basins would definitely be a best-seller in the countryside.
People in the countryside were reluctant to spend money, but they felt that the food distributed to them was free of charge. They exchanged nearly 30 kilograms of food for an enamel washbasin. I guess everyone would agree.
I would rather eat less rice and more whole grains such as corn, wild vegetables and sweet potatoes, but I also have to have an enamel washbasin that looks decent.
Of course, Chu Hong herself would definitely not be willing to exchange it for food.
Therefore, when sending them off, Chu Hong specifically reminded them: "Aunt, if you are willing to exchange food, remember to come find me."
After they left, Secretary Song looked at Chu Hong in confusion: "Don't you find it troublesome to take on this task?"
After all, her own daughter doesn't seem like someone who is particularly eager to help others, right?
Chu Hong came close to him and whispered, "We can make a profit by exchanging food for it, and we can also take the opportunity to stock up on food."
It's not just food for our family, there are also seven people in Mr. Chu's group.
The food gap is too big, and buying from outside is expensive and unsafe.
Secretary Song looked at her with a vigilant look on his face: "We can't do anything that involves short weight, right?"
Her first reaction was that when exchanging food, she said there were only 29 kilograms out of 30 kilograms.
Chu Hong couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Are you still my real father? Why do you think so bad of me?"
"I mean, I told the factory that it was 1.5 yuan per pound, but they definitely didn't have the food coupons."
"If we don't have food coupons, we can exchange them with the factory and get 2.6 yuan per pound."
"But when we traded our enamel basins with the villagers, we charged 2.5 yuan per pound."
She felt that she had really fallen, wasting her time and effort for a penny of profit.
Chu Hong had previously inquired on the black market and learned that one pound of food coupons could be exchanged for ten cents, and one pound of food coupons nationwide could be exchanged for thirty cents.
But now rice and flour are in short supply and must be purchased with coupons.
Secretary Song muttered to himself: All businessmen are dishonest.
In front of his daughter, he said it nicely: "Forget it, rushing into it is not a good deal, and there may be risks. Let's just be safe."
Chu Hong also thought: "Isn't it just right that we now have a collective supply slip? And it can be directly connected with the factory, it's just a little troublesome."
But there was really no rush, so Chu Hong discussed with him again: "Shuanzi was injured by two firecrackers earlier. For safety reasons, when you come back from delivering food on the third day of the New Year, tell them that you have asked the leader. Whether it is two firecrackers or small firecrackers, they are dangerous and can hurt people if not properly lit."
Secretary Song nodded: "We really need to be more careful."
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Grandpa Song, Grandma Song and Second Grandpa, and both families went to Houwu Village to visit their great aunt's relatives.
Chu Hong didn't want to go, so she stayed behind to look after the house.
Taking advantage of the fact that she was the only one at home today, she quietly called Mr. Chu and the others and simply closed the door.
The second day of the first lunar month is a time for people to return to their parents' home or visit relatives. When others see someone's door closed, they will definitely think that the whole family has gone to visit relatives.
Chu Hong cooked crucian carp and tofu soup with them, ate frozen pig's feet and rice, and sat around the fire and chatted. They had a very happy time.
However, Mr. Chu and the others were still worried that someone would notice that they were missing, causing unnecessary trouble, so after sitting for a while after lunch, they all quietly went back.
Let the three little ones stay a little longer.
Chu Hong held Chu Chu and told them stories.
Mainly, she found that the three children were a little pessimistic and timid.
And based on her own limited memories, among these people, only the little girl Chuchu survived as a child bride.
This made her very puzzled. There were no natural disasters in their countryside and it was unlikely that there would be a food crisis. So what accident had caused them to lose their lives?
Have I changed their fate now?
All she could do was to find a way to ensure that everyone in the village had enough food and clothing, so that no one would think that the existence of Old Chu and others was a waste of food.
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