Dear Sir, we are happy to cooperate
The car swayed along the bumpy country road from dusk until the starry night. Shen Roujiao, who had been dazed all the way, finally got home.
Father Shen had gone to bed. The brothers who had just returned from the stall had just finished packing up and were discussing with their second brother Shen Tiancheng about digging Rehmannia tomorrow morning when the dark silhouette of their youngest sister suddenly appeared at the gate of the courtyard and everyone stopped talking.
"Little sister?" Shen Tianyou called out to the black shadow, half-believing and half-doubting.
"Hmm..." The deliberately suppressed gloomy sound effect revealed the evil charm of unable to hold back laughter.
The fourth brother rushed over, picked up the little sister and spun her around several times, ruffling her soft hair, and said lovingly, "Aren't you supposed to be back tomorrow morning? Why are you so late? It's so dangerous to be a girl."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to catch the bus tomorrow, so I'll just take the 7 o'clock bus." She took out a phonetic version of "How the Steel Was Tempered" from her schoolbag and handed it to Shen Tianyou, "Fourth brother, you can use this to practice your pronunciation. I heard from my second brother that you're very successful now, and you've made our village's radio station very successful."
"Hehe. It's not that I'm awesome, it's our central station that does a good job. I just moved the continuous broadcast of novels to our village radio." The radio station starts working at 12:00 noon every day. It first reads half an hour of farmer assistance information and member contributions, and then broadcasts "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" on time at 12:30.
Every household in the village stayed indoors to listen to the show on time, not wanting to miss a single episode.
"Little sister, come and sit down." The eldest brother Shen Tianhua held a freshly washed peach in his hand and called Shen Roujiao to come over and eat the peach.
At the round table in the main hall, several people were eating peaches while talking about digging Rehmannia root. The village chief had a list of fifteen people, plus the Shen family's own people, a total of about twenty people, all strong and healthy young men.
The bags and scales used were those used for harvesting grain, so everything was ready and we just had to start digging.
According to the fourth brother, there will be a special surprise tomorrow morning! He was tight-lipped and didn't reveal what the surprise was.
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The next day, Shen Roujiao was awakened by the broadcast in the courtyard. Shen Tianyou's magnetic and rich bass voice came from the radio box, "Special notice, special notice, those who hear their names below, please gather outside the wall of the Youth League behind the village at 9 o'clock in the morning and set off on time..."
Shen Roujiao quickly put on her clothes and rushed into the yard without even having time to put on her shoes. She looked up at the small box and listened to every word that came out of it.
"Oh, the yard is full of dirt. Why are you still barefoot?" Father Shen took out her shoes from the room and hurriedly bent down to put them on for the young lady.
"Dad! Listen, this is my fourth brother's voice, so much like the national speaker Mr. Zhao." Shen Roujiao didn't expect that in just over a month, Shen Tianyou not only made great progress, but also found his own style, steady and heavy, calm and restrained, elegant and unrestrained, a quintessential Qing Shuyin.
"He can't even catch up to Teacher Zhao's heels. Only you are so boastful." Chinese parents of that generation believed that their children were doomed as long as they were naughty and did not perform well in school.
Shen's father saw that Shen Tianyou was definitely on this path. The fourth brother was very good at climbing trees and catching birds since he was a child, but he had a headache when studying and writing. He had a bad temper and couldn't stand his anger. He didn't have a quota to work in the factory, so he could only farm at home.
But now Shen Tianyou has gained a firm foothold in the village radio station with his good voice and flexible mind. Although he is still only a temporary worker and his salary cannot be compared with that of regular workers in the system, he is content and really likes this job. What's more, he can earn more than ten yuan a month, which is already quite successful.
Shen Roujiao was proud of her fourth brother from the bottom of her heart.
"Hurry up and have breakfast, we'll be going up the mountain at nine o'clock." The second brother Shen Tiancheng passed by with noodles with a lump of white lumps on them.
"Second brother, what is that white thing?" Shen Roujiao ran over and pointed and asked.
"It's lard. Aunt Zhao uses wild boar fat to make it. She makes a big pot of it and every household gets a share. It smells so good. I'll scoop some from your bowl so you can taste it." After Shen Tiancheng finished speaking, he brought the bowl close to his little sister's nose. It was very fragrant.
After each of them had a bowl of fragrant pork fat noodles, they felt full of energy. Shen Roujiao suddenly understood what Master Zhou meant. "Allowing the donkey to grind the mill but not to eat grass" - haha, it's quite inhumane.
When the five brothers and sisters of the Shen family arrived outside the wall of the Youth League compound, all the men, women, old and young in the village had come. They gathered together and were very lively, giving the feeling that they were working together as a group.
The village chief was distributing bags to those whose names were called. Zhou Huaiyue stood out in the crowd. He was obviously outstanding in every aspect and was extraordinary.
There was another person who was also very conspicuous. He had a frown on his face, was full of anger, and his eyes were full of contempt. He was out of place in the noisy atmosphere. He was Wang Jianxin.
Shen Roujiao stared at the man intently, and when their eyes met, Wang Jianxin's eyes quickly dodged to the side, "A guilty conscience!"
A bad feeling came over me.
Zhou Huaiyue walked up to her without her noticing and said calmly, "Don't worry, this time it was all organized by the village chief, he doesn't dare to bite randomly!"
"Really?" Looking at Wang Jianxin's back as he quickly left, Shen Roujiao had an indescribable feeling, a bad feeling.
Before we went up the mountain, the village chief gave a mobilization speech: "Everyone should guarantee 20 kilograms a day and strive for 30 kilograms. It's not a big deal to take 1,000 kilograms in two days. We will weigh them after work. 20 kilograms will be recorded as 5 yuan, and 40 kilograms will be 10 yuan. The wages will be settled after the work is completed. The more work, the more pay."
Earning a month's income in two days is as good as that of a factory. Who wouldn't be tempted?
With Zhou Huaiyue's advance instruction, the twenty or so people on the hilltop were working very hard. Shen Roujiao and Aunt Zhao were in charge of logistics, pouring water and distributing pancakes, focusing on making sure everyone was well fed and well worked.
The first day's work lasted from 9am to 4pm. In the Shen family's yard, the village chief was in charge of weighing the herbs. When each package of herbs passed through the scale, the value would be read out loud. The third brother Shen Tiannan would quickly write down the weight, and then someone else would check the number and press a red handprint after confirming that it was correct. The whole process was fair and rigorous.
As expected of the village chief, he always behaves in a politically correct manner in everything he does.
Because Shen Roujiao had to catch the 6pm bus back to school, she only saw the scores of the people in front of her, the highest of whom had lost 32 kilograms in one day.
It seems that 1,000 kilograms can be completed in two days. According to the order agreement signed earlier, she can go to the fat boss tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the boss will send a car to pick up the goods, and the payment will be settled. This business is considered to be a done deal.
Before getting on the bus, Shen Roujiao specifically told her master and second brother to go to the county town early the day after tomorrow. During her lunch break, she and Boss Chen would wait at the entrance of South Lane.
Only after every step was arranged did she get on the bus back to school.
Who would have thought that on Monday, before school was over, Huzi went to the school to find her in the middle of the day. He was there specifically to help the fat boss keep an eye on the fresh Rehmannia root. He said that the permit for transporting the medicinal materials had come down, and the quotation was one ton, 2,000 kilograms of Rehmannia root, and there must be no problem.
After all, they were supplying goods to a large state-owned pharmaceutical company, so all procedures had to be formal. Although southerners were bold in doing business, they still had to follow all the necessary procedures. After all, in those days, no one wanted to risk their life to do business.
Shen Roujiao assured Brother Huzi that the goods could be delivered on Wednesday.
After school on Tuesday afternoon, Jiaojiao, who was worried, didn't even eat and went to the south alley. When she arrived, Zhou Huaiyue was chatting with the fat boss, "Are you having trouble sleeping?"
"Master Zhou, how did you know?" The fat boss was brainwashed by Boss Chen. He believed in Zhou Huaiyue and was absolutely sure that he came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine.
"Just remove the largest black agarwood in the middle." Zhou Huaiyue pointed at the bracelet on the fat boss's right hand with a clever mind.
Good eyesight.
The bracelet of the fat boss is indeed made of agarwood, with a circle of white agarwood round beads and a large black agarwood in the middle. The beads are very large and very rare. People say that wearing this thing can help you sleep, but the fat boss didn't feel it at all and always slept restlessly.
"Is there anything particular about it?" the fat boss came closer and asked.
"No, that bead doesn't match your aura." Is it really that magical? Shen Roujiao wanted to ask what was wrong with it.
"Okay, I'll listen to Master Zhou and take it off when I go back home tonight." The fat boss rubbed the bracelet back and forth. He really liked it.
"Boss, has the matter of fresh Rehmannia been settled?" Seeing them chatting so relaxedly, Shen Roujiao knew that nothing had gone wrong with the medicinal materials.
"Master Zhou has already said that the total weight is 1,100 kilograms. Your second brother and Hu Zi have gone to contact the vehicle and will go to the village to pick up the goods tomorrow." Boss Chen waved to Shen Roujiao, asking her to come in quickly.
Walking into the shop, Shen Roujiao stretched out her hand to the fat boss. Everyone was stunned, but she didn't care and took the initiative to shake the fat boss's hand, "Boss, it's our first cooperation, happy!"
Shake hands, shake hands vigorously, making the fat boss feel a little embarrassed.
After shaking her hand, he started to tease her for the second time before letting go. "The first time we cooperated, we were guests. The second time we cooperated, we were old friends. The long-term cooperation made us a distinguished guest. You will be our distinguished guest from now on. Thank you!"
Oh my god!
This damn sense of ceremony!
The three men at the scene exclaimed in their hearts: "What a classy girl! This girl is doing business with a good reputation, a good background and good connections."
Not only did he make money, but he also won over the people.
Awesome!
Without waiting for her second brother, Shen Roujiao had to rush back to school for classes. Zhou Huaiyue chased her out and told her that they had contacted the car and would go back, and she could rest assured.
Confused, Shen Roujiao pulled him aside and asked quietly, "Why does the big bead not match the fat boss's aura? How did the master figure it out?"
Zhou Huaiyue laughed arrogantly and flicked her forehead, "You are smart, but you can't even think of this."
"I'm not good at your calligraphy and painting circles as well as traditional Chinese medicine circles." Shen Roujiao rubbed her forehead and said with a pout.
"Haha, anyone who wears such big beads will not be able to sleep well. Stupid!" It was the first time I saw Master Zhou smile so beautifully.
ha?
"Is it because it hurts?!" Shen Roujiao's eyebrows were almost hooked, with obvious disbelief.
Zhou Huaiyue spread his hands, "What else?"
"Liar! Charlatan!" Shen Roujiao gave Zhou Huaiyue four words, and he smiled even more beautifully.
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On the third day, after school in the afternoon, Hu Zi brought Shen Roujiao a cash and goods receipt, saying that all 1,100 kilograms of Rehmannia had been taken away, and the payment had been settled with her third brother Shen Tiannan, and the transaction between the two parties was completed.
Looking at the list that was tightly held in her hand, the heavy weight in Shen Roujiao's heart finally fell to the ground.
I thought that Wang Jianxin's malicious look could finally be erased from my heart.
Who knew that a disaster was about to happen.