Chapter 018: Going to the countryside to do something big
After the review was completed and it was confirmed that there were no problems with the entire plan, Ye Qing started to get things done.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a roll of white paper, then went to the post office to buy envelopes. Then I found a quiet and deserted pavilion in the park, sat down, and began to work hard on my writing.
Ye Qing had no experience in writing a report letter, and it took him two hours of editing and revising to finish it.
It was almost five o'clock at this time. Ye Qing calculated the time and took advantage of the time when there were not many people at the Revolutionary Committee after get off work to quickly send out the two letters.
Yes, two.
Since you have said that you want to take revenge on the entire Ye family, you cannot be partial to one and ignore the other.
She has already delivered Ye Hong's diary to the director of the street office. Ye Hong's retribution will come soon, and Ye's mother's going to the Northwest is also a foregone conclusion. So the only ones left are Ye's father, Ye Zhigao and the twins.
Ye Qing not only wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but also planned to expose the fact that Ye Zhigao "secretly stored banned books and damaged Weiren publications" by pretending to be Ye's father.
In this day and age, reading pornographic books is against the law, and randomly destroying items related to great men is a great disrespect to the leader and is a felony.
The manuscript that Ye Qing found happened to violate both of these charges. As long as it was reported and evidence was found, Ye Zhigao would not be able to escape either of the two charges!
Once the four adults in the family are wiped out, Ye Qing won't have to do anything for the remaining twins, as they will be eaten to pieces by the neighbors and the Ye family's relatives.
Considering that she had signed up Ye's parents for aid to Xinjiang in the morning, Ye Qing was worried that she would be caught if she went to the Revolutionary Committee on Yantang Old Street again, so she walked through several alleys and delivered the report to the mailboxes at the gates of two nearby street revolutionary committees.
After the letter was delivered, all that was left was to time. Ye Qing was waiting to see what would happen to this group of people from the Ye family!
After finishing the important task, Ye Qing's depression was finally swept away, and his mood instantly brightened.
Remembering that she had made an appointment with Chen Youde to go to Chunshenpu tomorrow, she turned and walked straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Last time in People's Park, she was short of money and had no choice, but this time she was going fishing with everyone, so she couldn't borrow Old Man Wu's fishing gear anymore.
So she had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative and set up her own business.
After all, I will be going to the countryside soon, and this fishing gear will not only be useful tomorrow, but also when I go to the Great Northern Wilderness.
In fact, nowadays, most fishing enthusiasts are reluctant to spend money on fishing gear, and basically make them by hand. The hooks are made of sewing needles, the lead pendants are made of toothpaste tubes, the fishing lines are nylon ropes dyed with pig blood, and even the floats are replaced by thin bamboo tubes. In short, they would rather buy something if they can make it themselves.
But Ye Qing didn't have the time nor did he master the skill, so he could only buy ready-made ones from the supply and marketing cooperative.
Fortunately, there is not much demand for this thing in the market, and it is not expensive here at the supply and marketing cooperative. You don’t even need a receipt. You can buy the whole set of materials and tools for only a few cents.
Of course, forget about telescopic fishing rods because they haven’t been invented yet and we can’t find materials with such strong toughness. Everyone just goes into the mountains to cut down an old bamboo, breaks off the forked branches and uses them together.
It was almost time for dinner. Ye Qing packed two servings of pickled vegetables and a few steamed buns from the state-owned hotel and shamelessly went to Song Chunhua's house to stay the night.
When Song Chunhua saw Ye Qing coming back with the food, she still had a stern face and looked unhappy:
"No matter what happens here, you won't be short of food. The resettlement allowance given by the Revolutionary Committee is not much to begin with. If you continue to spend it recklessly, you won't have enough to buy the things you need when you go to the countryside!"
Ye Qing smiled and pointed to the pile of things in the corner of the living room:
"I've already bought almost everything on the list you gave me today!"
Song Chunhua was surprised and rushed forward to help Ye Qing check: "You bought all the tickets so quickly? Where did you get the tickets?"
Ye Qing explained:
"I am also lucky. A few days ago, when I was riding the tram, I accidentally saved an old lady who suddenly fell ill. As a result, today the old lady's family came to me and insisted on giving me a banknote as a thank you."
"So I have enough money now. Don't worry. Come eat. This food will get cold if you don't eat it now!"
When Song Chunhua heard about this, he became interested and immediately asked about the details.
While eating, Ye Qing talked about everything she could. As for the old lady being in the intensive care unit and her daughter-in-law being arrogant and looking down on people, she didn't mention a word.
But the first offer was two hundred yuan as a thank-you fee. Even if Ye Qing didn't say it, Song Chunhua could guess that the old lady Ye Qing saved was not an ordinary person.
However, Song Chunhua was not jealous at all because her student was rewarded for his good deeds. She only felt proud that this student was taught by her.
"Anyway, you have to know your money and don't spend it lavishly. Especially when you are in the countryside, you must keep a close eye on your money and remember not to show off your wealth!"
Song Chunhua had originally planned to take Ye Qing to the cafeteria, but now that Ye Qing had bought the food, she had no choice but to sit down and eat with them. However, she did not want to take advantage of the child, so she took out a handful of food coupons from her pocket.
"Since you have money, I will give you all my food coupons. Remember to take them to the food station tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to exchange them for national food coupons, so that you don't have any money when you go to the countryside."
Having said that, Song Chunhua stuffed the grain coupons directly into Ye Qing's arms.
Ye Qing was suddenly shocked.
"How can that be possible? If you give me all these food coupons, what will you eat later?"
Song Chunhua, however, didn't care at all: "Just take it if I tell you to. I don't eat much to begin with, and I won't die if I eat a few bites less per meal. Besides, I get an allowance every month, so I won't think of other ways if I run out of food, right? Don't worry, I won't be hungry!"
Ye Qing looked at the handful of grain coupons in his hand, his eyes reddened and he was choking with sobs and could hardly speak.
She was not stupid. Although Song Chunhua said that these were the tickets she collected herself, Ye Qing could tell at a glance that there were probably dozens of these grain tickets, large and small, with new and old ones piled together. They must have been collected by Song Chunhua on the spur of the moment.
At that time, the rationed food allocated to most families in Toucheng was not enough to eat, and only a very small number of people could save up the food coupons. It was unknown how many people Song Chunhua mobilized to borrow so many coupons.
The key point is that Song Chunhua has to pay back these bills he borrowed!
This means that the head teacher will have to tighten his belt in the next few months!
The more Ye Qing thought about it, the more sour her heart became. Tears immediately rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. She sat at the dining table, chopsticks still in her hands, and she couldn't stop crying.
She didn't lack food coupons at all. She had the wood-related supernatural power. If she really needed food, she could just take a few seeds and catalyze them, and she could harvest a whole granary of rice in a moment.
But Song Chunhua didn't know. She only knew that her students would soon go to the countryside, and she couldn't change the national policy. She could only help within her ability.
At this moment, Ye Qing felt that both her state of mind and cognition had been re-baptized.
The sufferings she experienced in the last ten years of the world made her no longer dare to trust anyone. But when she came to this new world and met someone as kind and pure as Teacher Song, she felt flattered but also ashamed.
Ye Qing was a selfish, cold-hearted egoist with no ambition. How could she have deserved such devotion and dedication from a teacher who would devote himself to her without asking for anything in return?
After dinner, Ye Qing did nothing but sit quietly at the table and help Song Chunhua correct homework.
When Song Chunhua was tired, she pretended to massage Song Chunhua's shoulders and quietly checked Song Chunhua's physical condition. She also secretly passed on some of her supernatural powers to cure some of Song Chunhua's minor ailments.
Song Chunhua just felt strange. After Ye Qing gave her a massage, she felt much more comfortable all over. She also did not have a nightmare at night, which was rare. She slept until dawn and woke up in the morning feeling refreshed.
But Song Chunhua's imagination was not that wild. She would never have thought that the massage Ye Qing gave her last night actually had another secret.
Ye Qing went out early in the morning as usual.
She made an appointment with a few old men to meet at the Nanmen Street intersection. As a younger person, she couldn't afford to be late and keep them waiting.
Ye Qing thought she had set out early, but what she didn't expect was that when she took her fishing gear to the meeting place, several old men had already arrived, and from the looks of it, they had been there for quite some time.
"Uncle Chen, why are you here so early? Why don't you stay at home and sleep a little longer?"
Chen Youde waved his hand and said, "As I get older, I sleep less at night. Unlike you young people, you can sleep anywhere you want. We wake up at three or four o'clock every day, and then we can only sleep with our eyes closed until dawn."
Ye Qing said casually:
"Then this is either caused by the underlying disease compressing the nerves, or the body's pineal gland secretion is reduced."
When several old men saw Ye Qing, they all came over. They originally wanted to ask her which fishing master she learned from, but when they heard Ye Qing talk about the reason for her reduced sleep, they were stunned.
"Ye family girl, what is that thing you just mentioned, pineal gland?"
Ye Qing had no choice but to explain patiently:
"It is a hormone secreted by the body. This hormone will act on the sleep center through the blood circulation, making people feel sleepy. To put it bluntly, this thing is used to regulate sleep. If the secretion of this thing in the body decreases, the deep sleep time will be shortened, so insomnia, less sleep, and restless sleep will occur."
The old men had lived for most of their lives, but this was the first time they had heard of this thing. They were all confused and anxious:
"Really? There is this thing in the body? What should I do if it decreases? Can I take medicine to make it up?"
Ye Qing looked at the curious babies standing in a row in front of him. He paused to say something and looked indescribable.
She didn't know why, but when she looked at the scene in front of her, she always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
It's as if she was one of those health supplement scammers who gives a lecture to brainwash a bunch of ignorant old men before selling her products.
She couldn't help but clear her throat twice, holding her fishing gear and said awkwardly:
"Well, uncles, the main point of our day is to go fishing. How about we talk while walking?"
The old men finally came to their senses, quickly packed their things, and took the bus to Chunshenpu.
Ye Qing got into the car and continued with the previous topic:
"There are three ways to treat low pineal gland secretion."
"One is to take Western medicine, which works quickly but may have some side effects."
"If it's a young person, this method is definitely suitable, but the uncles are almost 60 years old, so I don't recommend it. I'm not sure if this kind of medicine is available in the hospital."
"The other method is acupuncture treatment, combined with Chinese medicine for slow conditioning, which may take a little longer."
"The third method is food therapy, which is a long-term process. Eat more oatmeal, tomatoes, grapes, walnuts, etc...."
Ye Qing was very knowledgeable about all these, and she spoke very clearly. However, as she was talking, she saw Chen Youde staring at her with burning eyes. She suddenly felt puzzled and could not help but reach out her hand and touch her face:
"Uncle Chen, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Chen Youde shook his head: "No, I'm just a little curious. Didn't you, the girl from the Ye family, worship the master of Chui Diao as your teacher? How come you also know medical skills? My eldest sister had a heart attack and it was you who saved her. You are not very old, but I didn't expect you to be so powerful!"
Ye Qing is now in the process of establishing her own image, so of course she must seize every opportunity to promote herself. So when she heard Chen Youde ask this, she immediately replied with a smile:
"Fishing is just a little hobby of mine. I am serious about studying medicine and I treat it as my lifelong career. I want to be a doctor, but my family conditions do not allow it, so I can only study on my own. Over the years, I have found some medical books at scrap yards, read them without thinking, and figured it out slowly."
These words made the old men respect her so much that they couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
In order to demonstrate her learning achievements, Ye Qing asked these old men to stretch out their wrists, and then she squatted down and took their pulses one by one.
Although they were on a bus, with the help of his supernatural powers, Ye Qing was able to take pulses very quickly. He basically finished diagnosing one within two minutes, and then he found out all the physical problems of each old man on the spot.
As Ye Qing finished explaining the basic illnesses of several people, the old men's eyes widened like cowbells, they were simply astonished!
Originally these people were just curious about Ye Qing's fishing skills, but now they were truly impressed by the little girl's unique skill in accurately finding the fish's pulse.
"You can learn to this extent just by reading medical books and teaching yourself? You are really gifted, little girl. Your learning ability is amazing!"
"You must not give up. You must continue to study even if you go to the countryside! With your unyielding spirit and your refusal to give in, as long as you can persevere, you will definitely make great achievements in medicine in the future!"
"That's right. Don't be afraid of going to the countryside. When the time comes, just write to us old men and tell us if you need any books. We will help you find them!"
Several old men have now almost become Ye Qing's number one fans, and their enthusiasm and love for Ye Qing are definitely no less than that for their own granddaughters.
Ye Qing was very satisfied with the reactions of these old men and couldn't help but snap his fingers in his heart: Bingo!
Very good, it seems these people have been fooled by her!
If in the future someone begins to doubt the source of the medical skills she learned and investigates her academic background and growth, these will all be favorable witnesses who have "witnessed her growth along the way"!
The journey to Chunshenpu was spent with Ye Qing giving a lecture on how the elderly should maintain their health.
Then, a very strange phenomenon occurred on this bus.
Nearly half of the passengers in the bus unconsciously leaned towards Ye Qing, all listening attentively to what this little girl was saying.
Because Ye Qing's health class was so vivid and interesting, everyone listened with great gusto and seemed to want to hear more. Some people were so engrossed in listening that they missed the chance to get off the bus. Even when Ye Qing and his friends got off the bus at their destination, some people subconsciously wanted to follow them, but only reacted after being called several times by their companions.
Seeing this situation, Ye Qing's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Now she not only looks like a brainwashing scammer involved in pyramid schemes, but also a bit like a human trafficker!
Chunshenpu is the upper reaches of Pujiang River, located in the suburbs of Shencheng. It is surrounded by forests, farmlands, and a flat river bank.
In September, when the dry season begins and the beach dries up, people often come here to fish.
Chen Youde and his men lost not their troops but their battle formation. In order to avoid being left empty-handed, they made full preparations and had all kinds of bait.
As soon as they arrived, several old men began to busy themselves choosing fishing spots.
Ye Qing, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. She borrowed a small hatchet from one of the old men, wandered around the nearby woods, found a clump of wild bamboos, picked an old and straight one and cut it down.
After slowly and methodically trimming the branch and polishing it until it was smooth, she tried the feel of the rod and confirmed that it could be used as a fishing rod before leisurely returning to the beach.
By this time, half an hour had passed since the old men baited the bait and set their fishing rods, but their floats remained motionless.
In order to save face, Chen Youde emphasized again:
"Don't laugh. The fish in this river are bigger and finer than those in People's Park. They are notoriously difficult to catch. Even though you have unique skills, maybe your results today are not as good as mine—"
While he was talking, Ye Qing had already tied the fishing line, and casually pulled a piece of water grass from the shore to hang it on the hook. Then he swung the rod and threw the fishing hook into the river cleanly.
Before Chen Youde could finish his boasting, Ye Qing's float was pulled down by a huge force.
——We are a bunch of old guys.
Chen Youde's voice stopped abruptly and he swallowed back the words he had not finished.
His face flushed red, and for a moment he didn't know whether to scold or get excited.
Even if it's a slap in the face, at least give him some time to prepare himself mentally. Why do you have to do it so quickly?!
Several old men stood up excitedly.
Ye Qing is now very experienced in fishing, and he holds the fishing rod calmly, wearing away the patience and strength of the big fish bit by bit. It can be said that he does not make any unnecessary movements during the whole process.
This is not the People's Park. There are few people on the huge beach, and the fishing did not attract anyone's attention.
After seeing the surrounding environment, Ye Qing immediately stopped caring about fishing and just let go, ready to go for a big catch.
So, one, two, three...
The entire beach became a showplace for Ye Qing to show off his skills, leaving no room for the old men to display their skills.
In just one morning, the beach where they were was filled with fish caught by Ye Qing. Each one was a big catch, conservatively estimated to weigh over a thousand kilograms!
Nearly a hundred fish piled up on the shore, which had a huge visual impact and looked quite spectacular.
A few old men were helping to scoop up the nets and catching fish while they were muttering to themselves:
You're not here to fish, you're probably here to purchase goods.
Before coming, the old men had agreed that no matter how many fish Ye Qing caught this time, they would share the catch.
But as Ye Qing caught more and more fish, the old men gradually became silent from their initial excitement, and now they were so scared that their faces turned green.
If there were only a dozen or twenty of them, they could eat them all if they gritted their teeth. At worst, they could take them back and share them among their relatives.
But there are nearly a hundred of them, who can handle it?
Several old men quickly asked Chen Youde for help: What should we do? We have already made such a big promise. We can't break it in front of this girl at the end of the day. That would be too embarrassing!
Fortunately, Chen Youde did not let down his guard this time. He said confidently:
"Don't worry, I've made preparations. I can handle even a few times more fish, let alone a thousand kilograms!"
Some of the old men were skeptical, and some suspected that Chen Youde was just bragging.
Chen Youde chuckled and said mysteriously:
"I went to my eldest nephew's factory last night and found the buyer from their factory's logistics department. I told him to drive a truck to Chunshenpu in the afternoon!"
"Originally, I thought that if this girl caught a few hundred kilograms of fish, we old guys would definitely not be able to bring it back, so I wanted to ask someone to help haul it back for us."
"But there's no need to go through so much trouble now. I'll just let that guy pull the fish directly into their machinery factory. Their logistics department must be worried about purchasing ingredients. I don't believe they will refuse to send so much fresh fish!"
Several old men's eyes lit up:
"My goodness, this is a great idea! There are so many workers in the machinery factory. Sending these fish over there will be just the right amount for the canteen to eat. Not to mention the thousands of pounds, even if there is twice as much, they can finish it in one meal!"
Around one or two in the afternoon, Ye Qing finally put away his fishing rod.
Fishing is definitely a physically demanding job. In order to recover her physical strength at any time, she had used up a lot of her supernatural powers this morning. After several hours of continuous work, she was really exhausted.
Seeing Ye Qing put away his fishing rod, the other old men followed Ming Jin and withdrew their troops.
The main thing is that they are all here today just to make up the numbers, and no one should make fun of anyone else since they are all empty-handed.
During this time, several people only ate some dry food they brought with them, and they all felt hungry. However, because the transport vehicle that Chen Youde mentioned had not arrived yet, everyone had to stay here and guard the pile of fish.
For fear of being seen, a few old men volunteered to go into the woods and drag out a pile of dead branches to cover the pile of fish.
Seeing Ye Qing sitting on the beach to rest, Old Man Wu, who had not shown up before, suddenly turned his eyes and rummaged in his fishing tackle box, took out a cloth bag and walked over to Ye Qing.
"The girl from the Ye family."
Old Man Wu gave Ye Qing a flattering smile, opened the cloth bag, and secretly put the two things inside into Ye Qing's hands.
"Can't you teach me your unique technique? Otherwise, you can tell me quietly. Don't worry, this is something that only the two of us know about. I will never tell anyone else. I will take it with me to my grave even after I die!"
Ye Qing: ...There's no need to make it sound so scary.
"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but I swore an oath to you. It's just fishing. I really don't want to betray you for this, right?"
Old Man Wu's expression was slightly stiff, and he was obviously very disappointed:
"Yeah, it's just fishing, but why is it so difficult for me to win once?"
Ye Qing was really angry and amused.
As the saying goes, a man stays young until he dies. This old man Wu is already in his fifties or sixties, but he is still as competitive as a child. It is probably because he always comes up empty-handed when fishing. He has been laughed at by his fellow old men and is not convinced. He always wants to find a chance to get back at them. Now, since he cannot solve the problem by his own strength, he wants to take a shortcut and seek external help.
Ye Qing looked at the two fruits that Old Man Wu had secretly stuffed into her mouth.
A Red Fuji apple and a snow pear. Although they were not big and their appearance was just so-so, this was the first time Ye Qing had seen a decent piece of fruit since he came to this world.
This stuff is probably not available in any food stores in Shanghai. It is most likely a special supply for cadres. Ordinary people may not even see it, let alone eat it.
It can be seen that Old Man Wu really spent a lot of money to win!
These two fruits are quite tempting to Ye Qing.
It's not just that they are greedy for the food, but the flesh of these two fruits contains seeds in every cell!
If she collected the seeds, she would have endless apple trees and could completely realize the freedom of apples and pears!
Ye Qing couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He looked at the stubborn old man in front of him and was reluctant to return the two fruits.
She suddenly came up with an idea:
"Uncle Wu, my unique skills cannot be passed on to others, but if you just want to win, you don't necessarily have to learn my skills."
"Do you think this will work?"
Ye Qing lowered his voice.
"I will prepare a bait for you in private. The formula of this bait is also unique to my school. I can guarantee that you will definitely catch fish. However, this is only for this time. Don't do it again!"
It's just fishing. She just chops up some ingredients and mixes some supernatural powers into them, and it is guaranteed to attract a large group of fish.
As soon as these words were spoken, Old Man Wu's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice grains.
Ye Qing chuckled and put the two fruits in his pocket with peace of mind.
Well, this fruit can be brought back for Teacher Song to taste. If she likes it, she will buy two boxes for the teacher before going to the countryside!
Chen Youde was quite reliable. He found someone as he said he would, and he really showed up in the afternoon. He drove a Jiefang brand truck. The truck looked quite big, and it was more than enough to carry all the fish.
After the car stopped at the river bank, a man in his twenties jumped out.
When he saw the beach full of big fat fish, his mouth opened so wide that he could almost fit an egg in it.
The old men tacitly agreed not to mention where they got the fish.
Normally, when these people go fishing, catching three or five fish is nothing to worry about, and no one will say anything.
But this time there are indeed too many things. If they get out and are used by someone with ulterior motives, I am afraid I will be labeled as "digging at the walls of socialism."
So everyone was very cautious. When the buyer asked about it, Chen Youde lied and said that the fish were caught by nearby villagers. If the machinery factory did not accept them, the village would send them to the collection station.
How could the buyer refuse to take the meat that was right in his mouth? When he heard that the meat would be sent to the collection station, he immediately became anxious:
"That's not enough, uncle. The factory director is your nephew, and you are also retired from the factory. Shouldn't you think more about the workers in our factory?"
"These fish look like a lot. If we take them back, they will be enough for every worker in the factory to eat. Please don't let the villagers send them to the collection station. Please go talk to the village chief and tell him that I will give them the same price as the collection station. And they don't have to send them. I can load the fish myself and take them away!"
None of the old men interrupted. Chen Youde pretended to hesitate for a long time before he reluctantly nodded and agreed to let the buyer load the fish onto the truck while he "went to negotiate with the village chief."
Then he really ran into the woods to look for the legendary village chief.
Seeing Chen Youde's acting skills, Ye Qing almost burst out laughing while watching from the side.
After waiting for more than half an hour, Chen Youde ran out of the woods only after seeing the buyer load all the fish into the car.
"Okay, after much persuasion, the village chief finally agreed. You can take the fish away and let this little girl go with you to the factory to settle the bill. She is a villager, so just let her hand the money over to the village chief."
"But I have to say this in advance. You can't bully this young girl because she is so young. You guys should just under-deliver her bills and not pay her!"
"For your sake, I risked my dignity and said so many nice things before the village chief finally gave in!"
"If the little girl doesn't get the money, I will take the village chief to my eldest nephew's house to settle the score. If you guys are in trouble, don't blame me for not telling you clearly in advance!"
The buyer quickly assured him, "That's definitely not the case. Don't you know who I am?"
Chen Youde winked at Ye Qing, and when the buyer wasn't paying attention, he put his elbow in front of Ye Qing and muttered in a low voice:
"There are so many mosquitoes in this forest. Look, in just a short while, they've bitten me all over!"
Ye Qing couldn't help laughing, and he clasped his fists and thanked his old man repeatedly. Then he followed Chen Youde's arrangement and jumped directly into the co-driver's seat of the transport vehicle.
The buyer seemed to be quite familiar with Chen Youde. It was unclear whether he really didn't notice the drama that Chen Youde had just performed, or he noticed it but didn't point it out. Anyway, after Ye Qing climbed into the car, the buyer drove quickly into the city.
Ye Qing thought yesterday whether he should take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival when factories distribute benefits to workers to make some big money.
But yesterday at the silk reeling factory, Li Rulan looked down upon what she had in her hands and didn't even give her a chance to speak.
Ye Qing herself did not have such channels and connections, and she did not dare to trust anyone she found randomly, so she did not dare to act rashly.
But now, looking at the buyer that Chen Youde had helped to find, Ye Qing's heart moved, and the idea of making a big fortune and going back to the countryside began to stir again.
Although the management was strict at that time, each factory still had some authority in logistics and purchasing, and there were also some smart buyers who went to the countryside specifically to collect things.
Therefore, Ye Qing didn't think that her idea was necessarily reckless. If this matter was handled properly, it would be completely feasible.
Ye Qing tried to speak, and started to get close to the young man:
"Comrade, you are so young and you have become a buyer for a machinery factory. Moreover, you can drive such a big truck. It's really amazing!"
Flattery never wears out, and Ye Qing's flattery, coupled with the little girl's admiring eyes, simply made the young man lose his compliments.
He drove calmly while laughing:
"In fact, I took over my grandfather's job. I entered the factory when I was a teenager. I worked in the factory for seven or eight years before I was promoted to the purchasing department. It was thanks to Uncle Youde who helped me at the time. When the factory sent people to the transportation company for further studies, he also got me in. Otherwise, I would not have learned how to drive this big truck."
Ye Qing thought to himself, it was so easy for him to dump out all his personal affairs like a wheel. This person doesn't seem to be a very scheming person.
But Ye Qing likes this kind of honest person, so that she can feel at ease when cooperating with him.
She smiled, chatted with the young man for a while, and then brought up the topic of the truck of fresh fish.
"If it hadn't been a bad year, the village wouldn't have done this. For this truckload of fish, we had to mobilize the entire production team, and we were delayed for half a day."
"If you hadn't come, I think the village chief would have immediately arranged for a tractor to take the fish to the collection station. The weather is hot now, and these fish can't be kept for long. If they go bad, it will be troublesome."
The young man agreed with this and nodded while trying to find something to say:
"Is catching fish so troublesome? I thought you villagers did it during your free time at noon. Wouldn't this affect the production progress of the village?"
Ye Qing said helplessly: "It will definitely have an impact, so the village chief said that everyone has to work for a few hours in the dark to make up the work points."
"But there's nothing we can do about it. Life in the countryside is tough, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Every family has to spend some money to have a good reunion."
"For this reason, during this period, all the able-bodied women and children in the village went to the mountains to pick wild fruits. Although the wild fruits in the mountains are not worth much, as long as someone collects them, at least they can make some extra money."
The young man thought Ye Qing was just chatting with him, and without thinking too much, he asked subconsciously:
"There are wild fruits to pick in the mountains near us. What kind of wild fruits are they? Are they delicious?"
As soon as Ye Qing saw that the boy was interested, he knew that the prey was hooked!
Because she knew they were going to go fishing in the suburbs this morning, she not only brought dry food, but also put the few remaining wild fruits that she had left in Song Chunhua's dormitory into her bag.
As a result, I was only thinking about fishing in the morning and didn't even think about eating.
Ye Qing quickly opened the bag and took out the kiwis and wild chestnuts. He also peeled the kiwis and chestnuts and handed them to the boy:
"That's it, comrade, try it. Although the wild fruits in the mountains don't look good, they taste great. The kiwi fruit is especially sweet, and the wild chestnuts are also very crisp. These are things you can't even buy in the city!"
Seeing how enthusiastic Ye Qing was, the young man couldn't refuse, so he quickly stopped the car on the side of the road, took the fruit from Ye Qing and put it into his mouth.
Although the quality of these fruits ripened with wood energy is not as good as the fruits grown directly by Ye Qing using his supernatural powers, they are good enough to instantly kill other fruits available on the market today.
Just as Ye Qing expected, there are not many buyers these days who are as ignorant as Li Rulan. The buyer in front of him finished eating the kiwis and chestnuts with a look of surprise and unsatisfied expression:
"Little girl, did you pick these in the mountains? Are they wild?"
Ye Qing nodded: "Yes, is there any problem?"
The buyer was not even in a hurry to return to the city. Instead, he asked anxiously:
"Have all the people in your village gone to pick the fruits? Are there many of them? Besides the kiwi fruit you gave me, there are also wild chestnuts. Are there any other fruits?"
Ye Qing thought about it. The thank-you gift that the squirrel couple gave her seemed to include peanuts, walnuts and pine nuts, which meant that these should be varieties that can be found in Sheshan and can be added to the shipping list.
"Do wild walnuts, wild peanuts, and pine nuts count? But these shouldn't be considered fruits, but nuts. I don't have them in my bag, otherwise I would have given them to you to try."
The buyers knew what it was without even trying it. Their eyes lit up and they looked at Ye Qing as if he was looking at a lucky star:
"Little comrade, you know who I am, right?"
Ye Qing nodded and pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Yes, I know. That Grandpa Chen knows our village chief. He said you are in charge of purchasing in the machinery factory's logistics department."
The buyer puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Of course, the food and drink for thousands of people in our factory are all under the management of our purchasing department, so you know how great the material demand of our purchasing department is, right?"
"Although the food department will allocate some supplies to our factory, these basic supplies alone are definitely not enough to feed so many people."
"Especially since the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, our purchasing department is worried about the workers' holiday benefits. I have also been trying to find a way to source supplies."
"I just ate the two wild fruits you gave me, and I think they are just as good as the green apples sold in the food stores in the city. Can you help me ask your village chief to let me collect the wild fruits that your villagers pick in the mountains instead of sending them to the collection station?"
Seeing Ye Qing remained silent, the young man became anxious, fearing that Ye Qing would think he was a liar, so he patted his chest and reassured him again and again,
"Don't worry, the price is absolutely fair. Whatever price the grain purchasing station gives, our machinery factory will pay according to it. We will never default on payment!"
Ye Qing was secretly delighted, but he didn't dare to agree too readily:
"I can't answer you now. The most important thing for me now is to get the money from selling fish and report to the village chief. If I mess up this matter, I'm afraid the village chief will scold me and won't listen to me at all."
The young man immediately slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, yes, yes, we have to go to the factory to deliver the fish first. There is no rush for this matter. We can talk about it later!"
The young man was anxious and stepped on the accelerator as if it were the brake all the way. After sending the fish to the logistics department for weighing and storage, he immediately took the purchase order to the finance department for settlement.
The price of purchasing large quantities of fresh fish is certainly not as high as the retail price in the vegetable market, but the price at the machinery factory is still fair. We purchase it at 0.28 yuan per pound, which is one cent higher than the regular purchasing station.
This time, Ye Qing caught more than 1,200 kilograms of fish, which actually only totaled about 300 yuan.
After the young man handed the money to Ye Qing without a penny less, Ye Qing became even more satisfied with this partner.
Because in these days, for a large state-owned factory with thousands of workers, the rules and regulations are very complicated. Once a purchase order is submitted, it takes a long time for the finance department to review the public accounts, and it is rare to settle the payment on the spot.
But the buyer that Chen Youde found was able to get the money from the accountant so quickly. There are only two possibilities. Either this person has a good personal relationship with the accountant, or this guy has a strong background and the accountant dare not mess with him.
Ye Qing couldn't tell which type this person was, but he didn't care whichever way he was.
She only cared about whether the buyer could cooperate with her, purchase the materials she provided, and settle her money in the shortest time possible.
After all, she only had two days before she had to go to the countryside. If the Finance Department dragged its feet and delayed paying her after the goods were delivered, all her efforts would be in vain.
After observing this person all along, Ye Qing felt that this person was quite reliable, so she decided to take a risk.
So when she left, Ye Qing gave the young man a verbal agreement, saying that she had to go back to the village to settle the account, and then talk to the village chief about purchasing wild fruits from the mountains. If the village held a meeting and agreed to the purchase proposed by the young man, she would come to the machinery factory to find him.
The young man really wanted to make this cooperation happen, so he quickly introduced himself and said that he would not go anywhere tomorrow and would wait for good news from Ye Qing in the factory.
Ye Qing didn't dare show any expression on his face. He waited until he walked out of the machinery factory. He could no longer control himself and the corners of his mouth instantly stretched to the back of his head.
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