Chapter 425: Outing
The next day, Lu Changzheng borrowed a truck from the army and took his family to the city.
After a few years, the Lu family went out again.
The three old people, Lu Boying and Lu Xiaolan, who was with the baby, sat in the front seats of the car, while the others moved small stools and sat in the car.
The weather was good and there was no snow. Although it was winter and the wind was very strong in the car, everyone was dressed warmly and wore hats, and because they were going to the city to play, they were excited and didn't feel cold at all.
The first and second wives all leaned against the car and looked at the scenery along the way, while Su Mo and her son sat in the car to avoid the wind.
Although they have supernatural powers and are not afraid of the cold like ordinary people, the cold wind in the north is still very sharp. Moreover, they always took this route when they came back, and they had already seen the scenery along the way.
When they arrived at Shuangshan City, the car slowed down, and the mother and her two children finally looked out.
Every time they came back, they almost always walked directly from the train station and rarely went to the city.
Although the reform and opening up had been going on for more than a year, Shuangshan City was a small city in the north, and the wind of reform had not yet blown here, and it looked not much different from before.
The family went to the department store first. The children in the family looked at the dazzling array of goods and the flying wire rope in the air used to pay the bills, and they felt very novel.
Even Lu Fengqin, who had been a soldier for two years, was very amazed. She was stuffed into the mountain nest as soon as she went to the army, and it was the first time she had seen such a large department store.
She thought the department stores in Shuangshan were very high-end. She didn't dare to imagine how high-end the department stores in big cities like Yangcheng or Haishi would be.
If she had seen such a scene before joining the army, Lu Fengqin would probably have wanted to go to Yangcheng again. But now, after seeing it, although she still thinks it's good, she doesn't have the same obsession as before.
Lu Fengqin has been a soldier for more than two years. She couldn't send money home in the mountains. The allowance of the confidential unit is higher than that of the general unit, so Lu Fengqin also saved more than 200 yuan.
After returning, she paid 200 yuan to her family and had a few dozen left. She came back in a hurry and had no time to buy anything for her brothers and sisters. After entering the department store, she gave each of her brothers and sisters one dollar and asked them to buy what they liked.
Then, she bought a hat for each of the three elderly people. The great-granddaughter and granddaughter were filial, and the three elderly people happily accepted it.
Seeing Lu Fengqin like this, Lu Xingjun finally felt relieved.
This is the third child!
Lu Xingjun originally wanted to find Lu Changzheng to talk and say thank you. But he found that he was always sticking to his third brother and sister-in-law, almost never leaving their side. He didn't know where the two children had gone, but he didn't seem to be worried.
Lu Xingjun felt an eyeache, so he simply didn't look for Lu Changzheng, and went away to look for the two little ones. My nephew and niece are so pretty, don't let them be kidnapped by beggars.
After walking around for half a morning, the whole family gathered to eat at lunch time. Liu Yuzhi and Lu Guihua were carrying large and small bags, and it was obvious that they had bought a lot of things. Even Li Yue'e had a lot in her hands.
At noon, the whole family went to the state-owned hotel for lunch and then went shopping for a while in other places. In the afternoon, we went to the cinema, and a new movie happened to be released, so the whole family bought tickets to watch it.
This movie is the first love movie, which can be said to have pioneered domestic movies. The film not only perfectly presents the local scenery, but also has rare kissing scenes, and the heroine changed 43 sets of clothes.
This movie not only makes gay men's eyes straight, but also arouses the love of beauty of lesbians. The heroine became a household name and the "dream lover" in the hearts of the audience in the 1980s.
After coming out of the cinema, Su Mo reminded Lu Xiaolan and her husband to go back after the New Year and open a clothing store as soon as possible.
After the movie became popular, the clothes in it would definitely be a best-seller. After returning to Guangzhou after the New Year, she arranged for the studio to imitate all the styles in it and sell them while the popularity was high.
After watching the movie, it was getting late, so the family went home.
After returning to Lujia Village Brigade, Su Mo first called Su Yiyuan and asked him to watch the movie, pay attention to the heroine's clothes, and contact the textile factory they cooperated with about the fabrics to be used to see if there were any suitable ones in the country.
If not, they would buy them from abroad through special channels. To follow the popular imitations, the speed must be fast. By the time the domestic textile mills react and they also start mass production, the profit will not be that high.
After a quick meal at home, Su Mo took a pen and paper and roughly drew the clothes that appeared in the movie based on her memory. When she returned to Guangzhou, she would watch it again and make some revisions.
The next day, the second day of the Chinese New Year, the day to go back to her parents' home, the first and second wives went to visit relatives, and Su Mo's family had dinner with Lu Xiaolan and others at the old house.
At noon, Lu Guihua came over with her fourth sister Lu Meihua. In recent years, Lu Fubao has controlled Zhao Jiuxiang, and the brothers and sisters have slowly started to get to know each other again.
Lu Meihua first chatted with the three elders for a long time, and then went with Lu Guihua to consult Su Mo.
Lu Meihua was relatively thoughtful. She heard about the reform and opening up on the radio this year, which made her itchy. Now that she could be a self-employed person, she thought about whether she could do something to make some money.
She heard from Lu Guihua that Su Mo's family started a business a few years ago, so she wanted to ask Su Mo's opinion.
Lu Meihua originally wanted to open a small shop selling food in the county. She was good at cooking, so she would sell some dumplings, buns, and stuffing.
When Su Mo was walking around Shuangshan City yesterday, she basically didn't find any stores opened by individual business owners. This was the case in the city, not to mention Qingxi County.
It's too early to open a store now for a small city on the N line. After one or two years, when everyone's ideas have changed, it will be more appropriate to open a store and business will be good.
But Su Mo thinks that the food business can be done. Food is
the first necessity of the people. Even in small places, as long as the cooking skills are good, there will be people willing to spend money to buy delicious food. But you have to change your way. Don't rent a store first, learn from the second-hand vendors in big cities. Make the things at home, then carry the basket on a bicycle and go to crowded places to sell every day.
Although this is a bit harder, you will definitely make more money than renting a store.
It would be more appropriate to wait for a year or two, and then open a store after accumulating a certain reputation.
Su Mo told them her opinion, and Lu Meihua also thought it made a lot of sense. Although selling on the street was a bit hard, the cost of trial and error was low, and even if the goods were not sold, it would only be a small loss. After
thanking Su Mo, Lu Meihua and her sister went back to discuss and decided to do as Su Mo said, taking advantage of the cat winter now and starting after the New Year.
Lu Guihua also plans to do it with her fourth sister. Everyone in the family has a job, but she doesn't make any money. She feels bad. If this can be done and she can make money, she will have more confidence.