Li Jianguo said those words because he considered Xu Ningyan as one of his own.
Xu Ningyan understood, and after thinking it over carefully, she realized that she was still too young and impulsive. Even if she meant well and wanted to make the Tuanjie Brigade more financially secure, it wasn't something she could achieve on her own.
Moreover, the Xu family in the Unity Brigade doesn't get along with him. If he really wants to make dried rice noodles, which are something that goes into the mouth, it would be no small matter if the Xu family or Xu Zhenzhu had someone sabotage the process.
Although the brigade leader and the village secretary were not bad people, they were hesitant to act against Xu Zhenzhu because they knew that as long as Xu Zhenzhu had the support of Lu Kai's family, they would not do anything to the Xu family.
The person who was originally full of fighting spirit became somewhat listless after figuring these things out.
Li Jianguo saw it all clearly, but he didn't offer her any comfort.
In this world, this girl has a pitiful background, and her fiancé comes from such a family. The leaders of the production team will try to smooth things over. If she doesn't become more careful and think about herself, she might suffer a great deal in the future!
Fortunately, Xu Ningyan quickly figured things out and adjusted her mindset.
She doesn't need to be in such a hurry. Just having this title will increase the income of the Unity Brigade and make her and Gu Zhiyuan's lives in the Unity Brigade a little better.
As for herself, she has space and this job that allows her to frequently travel between the county town and the Tuanjie Brigade. She can dabble in selling things, earn some money, and then go to a university in Beijing. With the money she earns, she can buy a few courtyard houses in Beijing, and with the backing of a big shot, she can do some small business. What is there to worry about in the future?
During this period, all you need to do is use this job to protect yourself and Gu Zhiyuan.
Moreover, if something goes wrong, Li Jianguo could also be implicated.
The more I thought about it, the clearer my mind became, and the more ashamed I felt of my previous wavering thoughts.
After Xu Ningyan realized what had happened, she didn't mince words and readily apologized to Li Jianguo, saying that she had been too eager for quick success and had become complacent.
I thanked Li Jianguo for the reminder and promised that I would never be so reckless in the future. I would proceed steadily and surely, and every step I took would be absolutely in accordance with the regulations, leaving no room for criticism.
Li Jianguo nodded in satisfaction. "I'm relieved that you've figured it out! Alright, about the rubber bands, it just so happens that Old Qian from our department is on a business trip to a place with a rubber band factory. We can have him bring some back with him. As for the scraps of cloth, go back to Tuanjie Brigade, talk to your production team leader, and then come over with the production team's letter of introduction and your production team leader. I'll take you to the county weaving factory."
"Thank you, Uncle Jianguo! You've gone to so much trouble for me!" Xu Ningyan knew that Li Jianguo was doing her a favor by doing her a favor.
I was both touched and a little embarrassed.
Li Jianguo waved his hand: "Alright, alright, we're family, no need for formalities! New stock arrived at the warehouse today, so if you're free, go pick out some useful items to take back with you—"
He gestured for Xu Ningyan to go and find something.
Xu Ningyan chuckled, took off her hair tie, and ran out.
Hearing her light footsteps, Li Jianguo couldn't help but shake his head. After all, she was still just a young girl; she couldn't resist the temptation when she heard there was something good.
Xu Ningyan greeted Sister Yang, who knew that new goods had arrived today and had been looking forward to them for a while.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, the two decided to go to the warehouse together.
Who knew they arrived too early? The goods were still being unloaded. Lin Hong was busy registering and arranging the unloading location and couldn't get away for a moment, so she could only nod.
Sister Yang glanced at it from afar and, with her experience, said, "It'll probably take until tomorrow to count them all. Let's come back tomorrow."
After saying that, he took the teacup and went back to the supply and marketing department.
Xu Ningyan greeted Lin Hong and stayed with her for a while before returning to her office. Sister Yang saw that she was bored staying in the supply and marketing department, and since she didn't have anything else to do today, she decided to let her go out for a stroll, just to check out the market.
Xu Ningyan had an idea. She had a lot of things in her space, so she might as well take this opportunity to go to the black market and make some money to spend.
Last time, to take care of Gu Zhiyuan, there was a black market behind the hospital. I heard about it. That black market was relatively small and mainly sold supplements and food that patients needed.
I heard there's a much bigger black market near the railway bridge at the east end of the county, where you can find anything.
Xu Ningyan's goal was that black market.
After leaving the department store, she headed towards the railway bridge at the east end of the county.
He turned into a deserted place halfway through the journey, changed into a gray, patched, coarse cloth outfit, put a platform heel in his shoes, and painted his face, neck, and exposed skin black.
He was wearing a wig, had a floral towel wrapped around his head, and was carrying a large basket, looking like someone stealing landmines in a movie.
Looking like this, even if you showed her a mirror, let alone her own parents, Xu Ningyan herself wouldn't recognize herself.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the railway bridge, Xu Ningyan did not rush to ask questions. Instead, she found a spot and observed the pedestrians nearby.
After finding a secluded grove of trees and lying in wait for half an hour, they finally discovered that many people were going in and out through an underground culvert.
She guessed that it was probably there.
She straightened her clothes and then took out three tubes of noodles from her storage space. These noodles were what she had stockpiled before. Each tube weighed a full five pounds and was wrapped in the simplest paper. The only thing on the paper was the word "premium noodles." There was no production address, date, or anything like that.
There was also a packet of dried meat and a packet of red dates.
Not only could she sell these things, but she could also have an excuse to eat and use them when she got back, saying that she bought them on the black market in the county town.
After putting everything into the basket and covering it with a cloth, Xu Ningyan slowly walked towards the underground culvert.
The underground tunnel wasn't long. After passing through it, two men stood guard at the exit, sizing up Xu Ningyan: "Sell or buy?"
Xu Ningyan lowered her voice: "Sell!"
"Twenty-five cents," a man said.
Xu Ningyan took out 25 cents and handed it to the man. The man then waved his hand, signaling Xu Ningyan to come over, and added, "If you hear any noise, run to the back. It's open over there. Split up and run! We're not responsible if you catch us!"
Xu Ningyan nodded, lowered her head, and walked away with the basket slung over her shoulder.
Beyond the culvert was a narrow path, with bushes taller than a person on both sides. You could vaguely hear sounds coming from that direction, but you couldn't see anything.
After walking about fifty meters, a small hole, just big enough for one person to pass through, appeared in the bush wall. After crawling through, the space suddenly opened up.
It was an open space, with many baskets and hampers placed around it, containing the things to be sold.
There were quite a few people who wanted to buy, wandering around in front of the various stalls.
In the middle of the arena, several tall and burly men paced back and forth, vigilantly observing the surrounding activity.
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