An Qingbai handed Qi Zhitao the three books he had selected and charged him four yuan.
Qi Zhitao was about to return to the village with the documents, but then he came back and asked them questions.
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
Zhuang Zhimeng nodded.
"Yes, we will continue to sell materials."
"Then I'll go find a few people to buy the materials for you."
We were all sent-down youth, and life wasn't easy for any of us. Let's help each other out.
"Thank you. If you bring people, just come back here."
"Okay, I'll go back and get someone."
Thanks to Qi Zhitao's enthusiastic help, all the materials the four of them brought were sold out.
Zhuang Zhimeng and Jiang Yanxia were counting money in the back seat of the car.
"Not bad, we made several hundred yuan tonight. We'll switch to another team tomorrow night."
Zhuang Zhimeng then divided the money into four portions.
"Hey, take your share, and Aber can keep his as pocket money too."
The other three men chuckled as they took the money and casually stuffed it into their pockets.
Although everyone has a lot of money, having extra pocket money is not bad.
The four men then sold their wares to all the nearby brigade members and stopped selling.
When fellow educated youth from the Anyang brigade came to borrow materials, Zhuang Zhimeng sold them to them for a few cents less.
The educated youth were still quite well-informed, and they knew that someone was selling materials in several production brigades recently.
They knew exactly what the price was, and even if it was a few cents cheaper, the educated youth were satisfied.
After no one came to buy the materials anymore, An Qingbai looked at the remaining materials and asked his wife.
"Honey, are we not selling the rest?"
Zhuang Zhimeng laughed.
"Haha, do you think I, your wife, am someone who would suffer a loss?"
Honey, don't forget, we still have a trump card.
"Is my wife planning to sell herself to a warehouse?"
"That's right, I feel this is also a finished product, and the price might surprise us."
"Honey, why don't you try selling one?"
Zhuang Zhimeng pulled her lover into the warehouse and sold a document to the warehouse.
Zhi Meng, who was given money by the warehouse, began to doubt her life.
"Honey, they only gave me two cents?"
An Qingbai hugged his wife and laughed so hard he almost fell over.
"Haha, the warehouse is treating it as scrap, probably hoping you'll sell it by weight."
Zhuang Zhimeng also laughed.
"I'll try selling another pound."
Zhuang Zhimeng put a pound of documents into the recycling bin.
"I was paid two cents per pound."
An Qingbai suggested with a smile.
"Wife, let's try selling ten kilograms directly."
"Okay, I'll give it a try."
Zhuang Zhimeng picked up ten pounds of documents and put them inside.
"This time it's alright, they gave me twenty."
In other words, the recycling price for this type of paper starts at ten kilograms; the price decreases if the weight is less than ten kilograms.
"Yes, that should be the case."
The couple stopped their research and went to sleep in each other's arms after leaving the warehouse.
As the days went by, a few people registered in early November.
I learned that the college entrance examination will be held on December 1st and 2nd.
After returning, Zhuang Zhimeng found An Baogen.
"Uncle Baogen, you should find someone to take over this pig feed workshop."
We won't be staying in the village for many more days after the exams; we should be leaving as soon as we receive our admission notices.
An Baogen sighed.
"Sigh, I knew you were leaving, but now that the day has come, I'm really going to miss you."
Zhuang Zhiqing, you have made too many contributions to the brigade.
I've already found someone to take over your job starting tomorrow.
Don't worry, no matter where you go, the money that is rightfully yours will be transferred to you in full.
"Previously, it was convenient for us to settle accounts monthly. From now on, we'll settle accounts quarterly. What do you think, Zhuang Zhiqing?"
“Okay, I know you won’t shortchange me, Uncle Baogen.”
We've been working together for so long, and it's always been a very pleasant experience.
"Yes, please come back and visit whenever you have time."
"Okay, we'll definitely come back when we have time."
Before leaving the brigade headquarters, Zhuang Zhimeng reminded An Baogen.
"Uncle Baogen, our brigade is doing well now, and everyone has some money in their hands."
However, there are still a few families who disagree with you and are still very poor.
Be careful, these people might do something uncontrollable when they're in a hurry.
An Baogen nodded.
"You're right, I do need to be careful."
Especially since our brigade has several kinds of food and drinks, if someone were to poison me, I wouldn't be able to explain myself even if I were in the right.”
Zhuang Zhimeng left An Baogen a phone number.
"Uncle Baogen, this is my home phone number."
If you need my advice or want to reach out to me in the future, give me a call.
"Yes, even if you don't give me your number, I'll still ask you for it. I'll definitely call you."
Zhuang Zhimeng smiled and nodded, preparing to leave, but An Baogen gave her a special reminder.
“Zhuang Zhiqing, if you change your number, be sure to let me know.”
"Don't worry, I'll call you back immediately if you change your number."
Zhuang Zhimeng came out of the brigade headquarters, looked at the road under her feet, and was filled with emotion.
When I first came to the countryside, the road was full of potholes and dirt, but now the whole road is smooth.
Last year, the village completely overhauled all the roads.
Previously, cars couldn't get into the village from the entrance, but now they can pass through.
An Qingbai had just finished arranging the winery when he came over. Seeing his wife in a daze, he asked her with concern.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Zhuang Zhimeng came to her senses.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered this road I saw when I first went to the countryside."
An Qingbai took his wife's hand and walked back.
“Our village has changed a lot. Several families now have TVs, which was unthinkable for villagers before.”
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