Chapter 336: Help the Right, Not the Relatives
Yi Chichi thought it was okay.
As long as you have a legitimate reason, you can be seconded, and the backer village will not be blocked.
Now the question is, “How long is the secondment?”
"That depends on how many days it takes you to finish the painting."
So, the problem fell on Yi Chichi again.
She looked at the two of them. "I need the exact number of patterns, especially embroidery patterns, specific sizes, requirements for embroidery patterns, etc. The clearer the better."
"in addition,"
Her eyes fell on Ning Jiandong's face, and she said word by word, "Let's negotiate the price of the embroidery sample first."
His attitude was extremely firm, and he did not show any willingness to negotiate.
Ning Jiandong could only nod helplessly upon seeing this, and then the two of them had a detailed discussion on the size, pattern and price of the embroidery sample.
Everything went smoothly when discussing the size and embroidery sample, but we got stuck when it came to the price.
Ning Jiandong wanted to buy her embroidery samples at the lowest price, but Yi was reluctant to do so. Also, Gu Xinghua, a fence-sitter, was causing trouble, so the two of them almost came to a fight while negotiating the price.
Half an hour later, the two who still couldn't reach an agreement each picked up a cup of tea and started drinking it to cool their heated brains.
It's almost smoking, and it needs to be cooled down urgently.
Gu Xinghua looked at Yi Chichi, then at Ning Jiandong, and said hesitantly, "How about each of you take a step back?"
Yi Chi Chi was furious when he heard this, "Didn't I quit? I did quit, but it was Uncle Ning who refused to quit. He was so shameless that he wanted me to work for nothing."
"Don't slander me."
Ning Jiandong didn't like what she said. He argued back, "Niece, you're asking for too much. You're even asking for the same price for the embroidery sample and the finished product. If you were in my position, would you agree to this price?"
"I can."
Yi Chichi answered very straightforwardly, "Embroidery patterns are not something that can be used once and then no longer used. Besides, there are many types of Cantonese embroidery. If different embroidery techniques and needlework are used on the same embroidery pattern, the embroidery products will have their own merits."
Then she used embroidery pieces such as fish playing with lotus, phoenix flying through peony, butterfly playing with peony and ladies as metaphors.
Seeing the obvious relaxation on Ning Jiandong's face, she made a final summary, "In short, if you buy a fine embroidery sample, you can have embroidery products with different needlework and embroidery methods. This deal is super cost-effective, and the price I want is not high at all."
Gu Xinghua thought it made sense and said to Ning Jiandong, "I think Xiaoyi is right."
Ning Jiandong was speechless about this fence-sitter and asked him unhappily, "Which side are you on?"
I have never seen anyone not standing to throw the ball by himself, but standing by someone else's side.
"I help the right, not my relatives."
Gu Xinghua straightened his chest, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
He sounded as if he was being unreasonable.
His eyes fell on Yi Chichi's face. Ning Jiandong still wanted to struggle, "Niece, what if I don't agree?"
"I'm leaving!"
Yi Chichi was not vague either. He took her things and stood up as if to leave.
"return."
Seeing that she was serious, Ning Jiandong quickly spoke out to stop her.
Yi Chichi turned around and asked him with a smile, "Do you agree?"
"agree!"
“Pay first.”
She stretched out her hand and began to ask for her reward with confidence.
"By the way, please pay me the allowance for my specially-appointed master."
"You continue drawing, I'll go call the finance department over."
Ning Jiandong had no choice but to obey her and arranged for Gu Xinghua to send a transfer letter to Baoan Commune and Kaoshantun at the same time.
Phone first, then telegram.
In the 1970s, making long-distance calls was not just a hassle, it was a huge hassle.
Unlike in later times when one could just dial the number and the call would be connected, now if one wanted to make a long distance call, one had to register first, introduce oneself, and then tell the operator who to call.
Do you think this is the end? No.
The correspondent needs to transfer not just once, but many times.
If you can’t get an appointment, you can only try again.
If you are unlucky, you may not be able to hang it up even after several days of trying.
Therefore, in this era, if people in two places that are far apart want to communicate with each other, they can either write letters or send telegrams.
There are really not many options for phone calls. First, you may not be able to find someone by phone.
Second, telephone charges are expensive and there are also transfer fees.
Gu Xinghua was lucky. He was killed immediately. Following Yi Chichi's instructions, he was killed in the name of the secretary of Baoan Commune.
Therefore, the call was directly connected to the secretary's office.
Once the two sides communicated, Yi Chichi's secondment issue was resolved.
She can stay in Yangcheng for another twenty days.
The secondment was completed and Ning Jiandong also came with the finance department.
What happens next is very simple, both parties pay the bill.
The twenty crochet patterns are priced at 20 and 48 respectively, for a total of 680.
There are 9 embroidery samples in total, including two large-sized ones, with an average price of 120 and a total price of 240.
4 medium-sized photos, a series, average price 80, a total of 320.
There are 3 small-sized pictures. Although the pictures are small, they have high requirements for color matching and composition. The price of each picture is 60, and the total price is 180.
When the finance department handed her the bill, she sobbed with heartache and kept saying it was too expensive, really too expensive.
Then I asked her if it could be cheaper.
Yi Chichi stretched out his hand to her, "Sister, there is no bargain, pay me quickly, or I won't start the work."
“I feel so sad!”
She held the money tightly and refused to let go. Ning Jiandong couldn't bear to see it, "Hurry up and give it to her. Our goal is to earn foreign exchange. Don't be sad about this."
Once the foreign exchange is deposited, this really won’t matter.
The cost of one piece of embroidery is equivalent to that of many cheap industrial products.
In other words, the market is not big enough. If the market were bigger, he would have wanted to turn the Friendship Store into an embroidery store and only sell embroidery, lacquerware, porcelain and the like to foreign guests.
The finance department didn't know what he was thinking, so she let Yi Chichi take the money and said with emotion, "It's so difficult for others to make money, but it's so easy for you to make money."
“It’s not easy.”
Yi Chichi took out ten Great Unity tickets and handed them over, "Sister, can you help me change them into national tickets?"
"Okay, what kind of tickets do you want?"
"Meat, grain, oil, sugar, wine, cigarettes, you can take care of the rest."
The finance department nodded and said, "Then I'll find out what to choose for you."
"good."
In fact, the allowances and benefits given to her by the Friendship Store did have tickets, but the amount was small and not very useful.
Still have to change it.
National tickets are difficult to exchange at other places, but easy to exchange at Friendship Store. Don’t miss this opportunity.
So, change it.
So the finance department took the money and the document she signed and left.
Ning Jiandong and Gu Xinghua were like Zhou Paopi, standing on her left and right, one signaling her with his eyes to start working, and the other urging her to start painting.
Yi Chi Chi's mouth twitched, "Please treat me to dinner."
"Eat in the cafeteria."
That's fine too. The food in the canteen of Friendship Store is not bad.
If you don’t eat something free, you’ll waste it.
So, Yi started the work late.
She was so focused and absorbed in painting that she didn't even notice when Gu Xinghua and Ning Jiandong left. When they appeared again, it was already dinner time.
"Take a break, go eat first. After dinner, go back and rest, and come back to continue painting tomorrow."
Before he finished speaking, Ning Jiandong remembered something, "Where are you staying tonight?"
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