After listening to his daughter-in-law's thoughts, Xie Tingyu seemed indifferent.
Ye Qingshui was anxious and said quickly: "I'm just telling you that I'm going to the provincial capital in a few days."
Xie Tingyu already knew his wife's character very well, so what else could he say? He had been so against her doing business in the black market, but she had not listened. Since he could not change her mind, he could only try his best to protect her.
He said, "I'll go with you."
In order to build a biogas digester, Xie Tingyu had to go to the city to purchase a large amount of bricks and concrete raw materials. It was easy to get a letter of introduction to the provincial capital by using a large truck. The next time he was pulling materials, he secretly made room for the books, and he didn't have to work hard.
A few days later, village cadres expressed their desire to build another biogas digester.
The village party secretary's family has started using biogas to cook, and the results are beginning to show. As they enjoy the convenience of not having to burn firewood, those who had been waiting and watching have gradually become unable to stand it anymore and have pooled their money to build another biogas tank.
A biogas digester costs only 30 yuan. A family of more than 10 people can work hard for half a month to collect enough money. Once a digester is built, there is no need to collect firewood. What's more attractive is that you can use biogas lamps in the future. Compared with spending money on kerosene, spending 30 yuan to buy light at night is worth it!
When Xie Tingyu was preparing to go to the city to purchase sand and gravel raw materials, he took a letter of introduction and took his wife to the provincial capital.
Ye Qingshui found Zhou Cunren's tutorial books in the largest state-owned bookstore in the provincial capital. She saw that these books were thrown into a corner and left unattended. The narrow space squeezed the brand new pages into wrinkles and they were not welcomed at all. Ye Qingshui felt a little complicated.
She approached the bookstore salesperson and asked, "How much is this set of books?"
The salesperson didn't even give Ye Qingshui an extra glance. This book had been delivered for nearly half a month, and only a few copies had been sold. Because it was a set of several large books, the price was not cheap, and this young student would definitely not buy it.
She said lacking interest, "These books are not selling well. Let me recommend another set to you."
The salesperson gave Ye Qingshui a set of best-selling books. Ye Qingshui took a look and thought, isn’t this the set of books that she bought last year but was despised by Zhou Cunren?
Ye Qingshui felt a little uncomfortable. Zhou Cunren's hard work was ignored, while this book that deceived the world and was full of loopholes was selling like hot cakes. She said solemnly: "Please answer my previous question."
The salesman was pushed by the young girl and said coldly, "Five dollars and eighty cents."
Ye Qingshui said: "I want to buy 125 sets."
The salesperson looked at Ye Qingshui with a shocked and incredible look, looking her up and down.
Ye Qingshui then took out the letter of introduction and said, "I am a purchasing agent for the county middle school."
These light words dispelled the salesperson's suspicious look.
The salesperson looked away, feeling like he was crazy. For a book like this that was not selling well, who cares who buys it, as long as it is not sitting in the warehouse taking up space!
Ye Qingshui packed the books happily, and Xie Tingyu carried them out one by one.
There were about 1,000 to 2,000 sets of books distributed to the provincial capital, but Ye Qingshui didn't have enough money to buy them all, so she could only take advantage of this opportunity to get a piece of the pie. She thought about the situation in the future when books would be hard to come by, and even wrote to Shanghai to ask for help from people in Shanghai to buy books.
The price difference will be borne entirely by the students.
Before leaving the bookstore, Ye Qingshui couldn't help but remind the manager: "If you have a chance, get more of this set of books. The quality is very good. Our principal specifically requested it."
It was not until this "sucked" buyer walked out of the bookstore that manager Li Yuan came to his senses.
He accepted the 725 yuan and wrote it down. If he didn't buy in such large quantities, he wouldn't have such a high turnover. He even began to think about the suggestion of the "sucker" just now. Could this new set of books really work?
Although the bookstore is state-owned, it has a rigid business target every year. If it fails to meet this target, it will be a vain job and take advantage of the state. The end of the year is not far away... The first state-owned bookstore in Qing City can't afford to lose this person.
Li Yuan was preparing to write a telegram requesting the transfer of the "Handbook of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" to the capital. Halfway through the draft, he suddenly came to his senses.
He shook his head suddenly, wondering what had happened to him. How could he just believe a little girl's lies?
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Ye Qingshui packed the books tightly into snakeskin bags, filling three large bags.
After Xie Tingyu drove the car over, Ye Qingshui was able to load the books into the car easily, and she didn't have to carry them home.
When Ye Qingshui got into the car, he expressed his surprise that Xie Tingyu could drive.
People who can drive are rare these days, and drivers are also popular, with treatment no worse than that of workers. Apart from other things, Xie Tingyu knows a lot of things, which often surprises Ye Qingshui.
Xie Tingyu coughed and said, "I learned it in the army. The driver has gone to lunch, so I have to hurry and take you back and return the car early."
He leaned over to fasten the seat belt for his wife. When he pressed on her, he felt something warm and soft. His whole body stiffened. After a moment of stunned silence, he sat back in his seat in a hurry.
Ye Qingshui was sitting in the passenger seat, the half of her body that was pressed by him still felt numb, as if an electric current had passed through her. She suddenly lowered her head, and her face gradually turned red.
After Ye Qingshui returned home, he counted the 125 sets of books. Each set had four books. If the price of each book increased by one yuan from the original price, he could earn four yuan from each set of books, and at least five hundred yuan per trip.
If he raises the price three or four times like the scalpers who resold tutorial books in his previous life, he will make a lot of money this time.
Selling college entrance examination guidebooks is a race against time. The first batch of guidebooks printed by Capital Publishing House is far from being in short supply.
After the first printing was sold out, it was reprinted and distributed to bookstores in each city, the college entrance examination was already over.
Ye Qingshui considered for a long time and decided to increase the price of each book by 50 cents from the original price. It was not very expensive, but it would still make a small profit.
If the price is lower, it will not be a business but a charity. It is more than 100 kilometers from the county to the provincial capital to buy books, and it costs one yuan to go back and forth by car.
After buying the books, Ye Qingshui nervously waited for the news about the college entrance examination.
At this time, it was not only Ye Qingshui who was waiting. The educated youth in Yejia Village were waiting, the students in the city were waiting, and the cultural people from all over the country were waiting...
Living up to everyone's expectations, good news has been coming from the capital since August.
In September, the Ministry of Education decided to resume the college entrance examination after being suspended for a decade.
In October, all major media outlets announced the resumption of the college entrance examination. Newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations sprang up like mushrooms after rain, vigorously promoting this important decision in all aspects.
The capital was in an uproar and the people across the country were excited.
Yejia Village was also... in an uproar.
"Ah - I told you, we can take the college entrance examination!" An educated youth jumped for joy while holding a Red Star brand radio.
"This is true! Really! It's not fake news, the college entrance examination has finally been resumed!" Tears flashed in the eyes of an educated youth.
"I never expected it..." the educated youth said with emotion. He had never believed that the college entrance examination would be restored, but before he arrived, these "crazy people" really came true. He was suddenly shocked. He didn't seize the time to review and couldn't even get the textbooks together.
Zhou Tingting was also shocked when she heard the news. She felt that the sun was too strong today, so hot that she couldn't open her eyes. It was so warm that she lowered her head and wiped her face, her hands were wet with tears.
"Oh, there are less than two months left before the exam, and we don't have much time left..." After the excitement, the educated youth began to worry.
"We have reviewed for two months longer than others, it will always be useful!" Zhou Tingting encouraged everyone.
However, this kind of encouragement could not comfort the educated youth who had not participated in the review before.
She enthusiastically recommended the reference books she had to the educated youth, "This Handbook of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry is well written and easy to understand, which can speed up the review process."
She shared the green book with everyone. Some stingy educated youth looked at the price tag and saw that one reference book cost 1.45 yuan, and a set cost 5.8 yuan. It was so expensive that they might as well copy it by hand.
But after looking at the thick book with more than a thousand pages, I gave up the idea of taking advantage of it. The educated youth received a ten yuan allowance every month, and if they gritted their teeth and lived frugally for a month, they could still afford to buy reference books.
So some educated youth actively worked hard and wrote letters of introduction to go to the city to buy this teaching supplementary book.
Ye Qingshui got wind of the news and started selling her "inventory" in the small county town.
On the first day, many people who came to ask about the price of the "Handbook of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" immediately backed out when they heard that each copy would be sold for 1.95 yuan, which was 50 cents more expensive than the original price.
The group of customers angrily cursed: "It's so expensive, why don't you just go and buy it?"
"Yes, yes. We students are so poor. How can you have the nerve to make money from us?"
Ye Qingshui wore a mask with only a pair of eyes showing. He smiled and said, "Sorry, if you think it's too expensive, you can go to the provincial capital to buy it. The bookstore in the city may not have it in stock yet. Please wait a few days."
If I waited a few more days and reviewed less knowledge, I would score a few points less than others. After a round trip to the provincial capital, the opportunity was gone.
This kind of petty customer is destined not to be Ye Qingshui's customer.
After hearing this, other students paid immediately. No one is stupid. If they really go to the provincial capital to buy books, it is uncertain whether they can buy them. The travel fee alone will cost more than one yuan, and it will waste time and manpower.
Ye Qingshui only stayed in the black market for three days and all her books were sold out.
It was not until half a month later that bookstores in the county began to put this once "unpopular" math, physics and chemistry teaching supplementary book on the shelves.
Half a month later, it was already hard to find a book. A book that used to cost 1.95 yuan could be sold for 3 yuan on the black market. At this time, many students remembered that in the beginning, they despised the books that were too expensive to buy from Ye Qingshui.
They felt very ashamed because they once had a set of cheap books in front of them but did not buy them, and now they cannot buy them even after the price has tripled.
It brings tears to my eyes when I talk about it.
Ye Qingshui had already stopped by then, and Qian Xiangdong despised her "cheap" book-selling behavior. If he could seize this opportunity, he would definitely be able to sell the books for three yuan a copy with a clear conscience.
Ye Qingshui shook his head and said, "It's enough for me. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way."
If these books were not sold to students without financial resources and were not related to the college entrance examination, she would definitely raise the price. But then again, Ye Qingshui touched her bulging wallet, and she earned at least 250 yuan this time, and she smiled with satisfaction.
Although two hundred and fifty yuan is not a lot, it is the salary of a city worker for most of the year, which is enough to support the expenses of a family of five.
Ye Qingshui thought, how great it would be if the reform and opening up were happening now... She could work hard and make money, why would she have to be so secretive like she is now?
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Busy streets and bookstores.
Zhou Ke squeezed into the crowd and looked at the green book at the end of the line with eager eyes.
He blinked his eyes. It was... the Handbook of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry written by his grandfather. So many people lined up before dawn just to buy this book! The discussions from the noisy crowd made him blush.
"This book is well-written, but it's hard to buy, isn't it? I'm so anxious, is it still available?"
"Are you here to buy this book too? I bought it because my school teacher recommended it to me. I heard it's quite good."
"It's a pity that I only bought a math book last time. I flipped through it carelessly when I got home, but ended up reading it until midnight! It's really well written!"
"Alas, it's a pity that this author only edited science and not liberal arts. Isn't this forcing people to give up liberal arts and pursue science?"
A feeling of pride suddenly rose in his chest, and he wanted so much to tell these people: Of course it is well written!
This is the book his grandfather wrote specifically for him!
In order to take care of his grandson who had never been to school, Zhou Cunren tried to use vivid and interesting examples to guide him in learning when writing the book, discarding the redundant and complicated, and making it simple and beautiful. He carefully selected each example, which was the most representative and could reflect the knowledge points. He revised it three times before it became what it is today.
Such a book can be understood by Zhou Ke in the future, and it can also be understood by people who have left middle school for many years!
"Hey, what's wrong with you, kid? Why are you pushing and shoving?" Someone in the crowd accused Zhou Ke with disgust.
Zhou Ke, however, danced and ran towards the hospital like a whirlwind.
He pushed open the door of the ward and said to his grandfather excitedly:
"Grandpa, your books are almost sold out! There are so many, and they sold out in an instant!" He gestured with his still tender hands.
At this time, Zhou Cunren had already received several telegrams, saying that Capital Publishing House wanted to print an additional 100,000 copies, and that the royalties would be remitted to him in batches.
He also received an invitation from the question-setting group of Qing City’s colleges and universities, inviting him to participate in the question review.
Zhou Cunren smiled, "Well, Grandpa knows."
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