He Wanqing also knew from history books that the industry in this era was very backward, otherwise why would it be so difficult for ordinary people to even buy an iron pot.
The reason for a planned economy is not because it is required by the social system, but because of the imbalance between supply and demand.
The country was poor and backward, with a lot of work to do and resources scarce. In order to maintain social stability, it had to adopt a planned economy. Everything required tickets, and the issuance of tickets was linked to production capacity.
In Bing County, Jijia Village put into operation two sneaker production lines last year. When running at full capacity, the monthly output is 120,000 pairs. Because of the high output, ordinary people in Bing County do not need tickets to buy sneakers.
Throughout history, the entire nation, from top to bottom, has made a lot of efforts for the country's industrial development. However, precisely because they did not understand much, they were deceived a lot and paid a huge price.
Now, her best friend is working hard for it, and He Wanqing is filled with heartache.
She kept Ji Xia's words in mind and would not reveal the time and place in advance no matter what.
Although Ji Xia didn't say it, she could guess that the production line must have been obtained from abroad through extraordinary means. So far, the country does not have the ability to manufacture a fully automatic production line.
Early the next morning, Xu Sandang sent someone to notify He Wanqing to collect her salary. Although she had only been working for one day, she still received a month's salary, a total of 42 yuan, plus some tickets.
42 yuan, which is just two cups of milk tea in later generations, but for He Wanqing, it is the greatest wealth she has in this era.
She took some time to visit the educated youth camp and took her worthless clothes and other belongings to the single dormitory allocated to her by the county committee. She also bought some necessities and had 37 yuan left, which was her living expenses for one month.
That was enough for He Wanqing.
After He Wanqing settled down, she got busy. She had all the information in her hands, and based on the information she arranged the factory, selected personnel, and laid the circuits in advance.
The production of sanitary napkins must be done in a dust-free workshop. This requirement is a bit high, but it is related to cleanliness and hygiene and cannot be sloppy.
After receiving the message from He Xiangdong, Qiao San rushed over without a moment's delay. He had arrived a long time ago, but because Ji Xia couldn't spare the time, he had been waiting in the guesthouse.
After Ji Xia finished his work here, he notified him to meet.
Seeing Ji Xia again, Qiao Sanbai was overwhelmed with emotions, "Sister Xia, I thought I would never see you again!"
Qiao San bent his waist and wiped his tears with his sleeves.
"Not really!" Ji Xia said, "My parents are still in Bing County. I'll be back sooner or later, so there's no need for you to do this. Tell me first, what are your plans?"
As this matter concerned his future, Qiao San sat up straight and said, "Sister Xia, I don't have much experience either. Sister Xia knows that I used to be a black market smuggler. After I came under Sister Xia's command, I stopped making trouble in the black market. If something goes wrong, going to jail is not a big deal, but I am afraid of losing Sister Xia's support."
Ji Xia raised her hand and waved him off, "Gather some people and help me deliver the goods at 11 o'clock the day after tomorrow. You don't need a lot of people, but you must keep your mouth shut and not leak a single word."
Qiao San hurriedly said, "Sister Xia, no one dares to tell anyone about anything you've said. Also, someone bought back some of the electrical appliances you took out earlier at a high price in the market. The brothers found out and took the person to the police station."
"Got it. I still say the same thing. Anyone who has helped me can ask for anything. I will never treat my brothers unfairly, but maintaining national security and the safety of the people is a principle and a purpose that must not be violated."
"Sister Xia, I'll do as you say!"
Qiao San organized people to go there. His business scope is quite wide. This place is separated from Bing County by a bay. He had a lot of goods on hand before. After taking over the market here, he also has brothers here.
Tengzhou's economy is very underdeveloped, and the county government doesn't even have a good car. Xu Sandang and others have to ride bicycles when they go to the countryside.
Fortunately, the soldier Zhang Hongqi brought a car with her. Ji Xia wanted to go to Zhuzhuang Brigade to see Qin Xinyao, and Zhang Hongqi drove her there.
It was a bumpy ride and took almost an hour and a half, not much faster than a ox cart.
The geographical location of Zhuzhuang Brigade, if placed in later generations, would definitely be a good feng shui. It is backed by mountains and faces the sea. To reach the beach, one only needs to climb over a mountain.
There are about a hundred households in the brigade, scattered around. The educated youth site is quite far from the village, close to the mountains. It takes about ten minutes to walk from the site to the village.
Seeing the military jeep coming in, the team leader and the village party secretary ran over happily. Seeing Ji Xia, they asked respectfully, "Excuse me, comrade, who are you looking for?"
"I'm a friend of Comrade He Wanqing. I'm here to look for Comrades Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo." Ji Xia glanced at Zhang Hongqi, and the young soldier hurriedly handed his ID to the captain.
He is a soldier and his ID cannot be fake. Ji Xia did not produce his ID and no one dared to say anything. They could only say that Ji Xia's status was higher than Zhang Shengli's.
Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo were not at the educated youth site. At this moment, they were still working. The team leader and the village party secretary quickly sent someone to call them back.
When they saw Ji Xia, Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo were still a little confused. They didn't know this woman, but these eyes looked very familiar to them.
When Ji Xia went to rescue He Wanqing, she disguised herself. Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo had no anti-reconnaissance skills, so it was normal that they did not recognize her.
"Hello, comrades. I am a good friend of Comrade He Wanqing. We have met before. Thank you for your help to Comrade He Wanqing." Ji Xia Luoluo said generously.
Qian Shengli and Yu Aiguo then recognized Ji Xia, "You, you are...ah, comrade, it's you!"
Ji Xia took down the prepared gifts from the car, including two net bags of big apples, two kilograms of White Rabbit milk candies, and two boxes of Hershey's chocolates, all of which she took out from the space.
She came to see Qin Xinyao, but she couldn't do it in a swaggering manner. In any era, no one likes those who take advantage of others' misfortunes. In the eyes of the people in Zhuzhuang Brigade, Qin Xinyao might still be a miserable educated youth.
No one here knows what she did.
Ji Xia didn't plan to make it public. After all, the matter involved the Qin family. If it got out, it would be distorted and used as evidence. Although she was not afraid, it would still be troublesome.
"This, this is not good!" Qian Shengli didn't dare to accept it. "Comrade He Wanqing had already treated us to a meal and thanked us when she came back. This is inappropriate."
"It doesn't matter. Meeting each other is fate." Ji Xia stuffed the things into Yu Aiguo's hand. "He Zhiqing is a very good friend of mine. If it weren't for you that day, I might have been late. Being late would have meant an irreversible outcome for us.
Fortunately, we arrived in time. Wanqing was just a little frightened and is fine!"
Ji Xia also wanted to tell everyone that she rescued Wan Qing in time and Wan Qing was not hurt at all.
"Yeah, I'm quite lucky!" Yu Aiguo exaggeratedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, "It's all thanks to you!"
In the crowd, Lin Ziheng and Bai Yuxiu stood side by side. The man was handsome and the woman was beautiful. Lin Ziheng's mind was racing. He originally thought that He Wanqing must have been defiled after being captured, but unexpectedly, she was rescued in time.
If this is the case, then Wanqing is innocent.
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