"Dani, there's a call for you."
A woman in her forties from the Workers' Committee came to Jiang Dani's office. When she was in technical secondary school, Jiang Dani had studied accounting. Now she and Jiang Dagu were in the same office, so they could look after each other.
Jiang Dani was calculating the purchase list for this month and looked at the visitor with curiosity. Telephones were a rare commodity nowadays. In the entire textile factory, apart from the director's office, the factory committee and the factory office each had one installed. For example, her hometown, Qingshan Village, was located in a mountain valley and had not yet installed a telephone.
Jiang Dani couldn't figure out who was calling her.
"It's a young man who said he was your brother." The middle-aged woman urged anxiously. She had other things to do and had no time to wait for her.
"Xiaobao called!" Jiang Dazhen, who was also doing the accounts, raised her head and said, "Dani, I'll go with you. I don't know what happened to the child."
Jiang Dazhen took her niece to the staff committee. She wanted to ask her nephew about her son's situation. There had been no news for two months. She called the school, but the explanation was the same: confidentiality. Jiang Dazhen was very panicked and wanted her nephew to go to her son's school to inquire.
"Xiaobao." Jiang Dani took the phone.
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"What!" No one knew what was said on the other end of the phone, and Jiang Dani was obviously a little surprised.
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"No, I don't want it. How can this be possible?"
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"It's just a few pieces of clothing, okay, okay."
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Jiang Dani hung up the phone in a daze. Jiang Dazhen still had a lot to say. Seeing her niece's expression, she was shocked. She thought something might have happened and looked at Jiang Dani nervously.
There were also quite a few people working in the Workers' Committee office, all looking at Jiang Dani curiously. The factory was not big, and especially in the Workers' Committee, there were a bunch of young wives and old ladies with some family backgrounds who had nothing to do every day. Their greatest pleasure every day was to gossip.
Jiang Dani's brother was the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Yuchuan County. Everyone in the factory knew this. When Jiang Yiliu's results came out, Jiang Dazhen and Jiang Dani distributed a lot of wedding candy in the factory. Now he called me, what happened? Everyone thought to themselves, and they couldn't wait to listen to Jiang Dani's words.
Jiang Dani naturally noticed the gossipy looks of everyone in the office and pulled her aunt out.
"Before Xiaobao left, he asked me to make a cheongsam for him. He said that he sold that dress for three hundred yuan." Jiang Dani's voice was trembling. To earn three hundred yuan, she would have to work for four or five months in the factory, but she only made that cheongsam in one or two months, and that was in her spare time from work.
Jiang Dani felt a little dizzy, overwhelmed by the sudden huge sum of money.
In fact, when Grandma Bai asked Xia Ai to bring the money, Jiang Yiliu was reluctant to accept it. After all, he needed help from others, and the dress was just a stepping stone. If Grandma Bai was willing to wear it, he had to thank her. But Grandma Bai insisted on paying, and said that she was very satisfied with the cheongsam and ordered two more. Not only that, when Grandma Bai went out wearing the cheongsam, she instantly attracted the attention of the leader's wife. After all, because of the turmoil in those years, it is not easy to find good tailors and embroiderers now.
Jiang Yiliu received nine orders one after another, and the price was set at 500 yuan per piece. There was no rush, and the other party also knew that embroidery was a time-consuming job, and as long as the clothes were satisfactory, they could wait for a year. Jiang Yiliu knew that Grandma Bai's face was also involved.
"How much!"
Aunt Jiang's family was considered wealthy, but they were still shocked by the price. How could the clothes be so expensive? The money was enough to buy a bicycle.
"Three hundred. Xiaobao said that there are several ladies who also want me to make clothes for them. One piece costs five hundred. Each of them paid a deposit of one hundred to buy silk and thread."
Jiang Dani's tone was filled with undisguised excitement. The three hundred yuan dress she had previously purchased, plus the deposit for the remaining nine pieces, totaled twelve hundred yuan, which was more than enough to buy the building next to the elementary school. She was also tempted by her brother's proposal that day, but she was just doing what she could afford. She didn't have the confidence at that time.
"Aunt, don't you think anything will happen?" Jiang Dani was still a little worried. After all, this kind of private transaction was not allowed. If someone found out, it would be over. She was not only worried about herself, but also about her brother. He had finally been admitted to university, and his future could not be ruined by such a thing.
"What are you afraid of?"
Jiang Dazhen looked around to make sure there was no one around: "The timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony. You haven't stolen or robbed anyone, so what do you have to worry about? And can anyone who can afford to spend so much money on clothes be an ordinary person?"
Jiang Dazhen nodded her niece's head and said, "Since Xiaobao has introduced you to this way of making money, you should do it well." She used to think that her niece was learning embroidery because she had nothing to do, but now it seems that this is simply a golden opportunity to make money. She only regretted that her hands were rough and she couldn't learn such delicate work.
"Nine pieces of clothing, can you make them by yourself? Be careful not to strain your eyes." Aunt Jiang asked with some concern. Her niece and niece-in-law are both workers. They already earn a lot of money. With this extra income, she won't have to worry about their lives in the future.
"It's still in time." Jiang Dani nodded: "Xiaobao said that the other party is not in a hurry to get it, so I will do as he wrote in the letter and send one piece every one or two months after embroidering it." Grandma Bai has always taught her that the most important thing for an embroiderer is the eyes, in addition to the hands. Don't rely on your youth to damage your eyes. When Grandma Bai was young, she was eager to save money to redeem herself, and she embroidered day and night. Now she is old, her vision is blurred, and she can't see things clearly. Jiang Dani has always taken this as a warning.
"That's good." Jiang Dazhen had no concept of time, but one or two months sounded like a long time, so it shouldn't be urgent. However, she still had one thing to remind her niece: "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. This customer was recruited by Xiaobao for you. It's reasonable for you to give Xiaobao some commission."
The biggest worry between siblings is the issue of money. If things go on in a muddle, it will be easy to have conflicts over money in the future, and even the deepest feelings they have now will not be able to withstand the consumption.
"I know." Jiang Dani nodded. "Xiaobao said on the phone that those people were introduced by his roommate, so for every piece of clothing made, he has to give them a 10% commission. As for Xiaobao, he came up with the idea, so he also gets 10% for each piece of clothing. He said that he would find some fixed styles for me in the future. If the buyer chooses the clothes he designed, he will give him 30% of the money."
Jiang Yiliu asked her to make the nine cheongsams according to the employer's figure, temperament and requirements written in the letter sent by the time, so as long as 20% of it was removed, there would still be a full 400 yuan. For Jiang Dani, who had been making clothes for others for free before, removing one zero would be enough to satisfy her.
Therefore, Jiang Dani did not think that her brother's behavior was too strange at all. On the contrary, it made her feel better. After all, without her brother, she would never know that the clothes she made could be sold, and at such a high price.
Jiang Dazhen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but she was just curious that her little nephew would actually come up with this method of dividing the profits first. She used to think that the boy was going to be selfless and dedicated to the Dani and the others.
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Here, Jiang Yilu was also formally signing a contract with Xia Ai.
"Are you so confident that the policies at the end of the year can be implemented as smoothly as grandpa and others planned?" Xia Ai looked at the contract in front of him, the tip of the pen touched the paper, leaving a mark of ink.
"Of course." Jiang Yilu answered without thinking. Even though he had no memories of his previous life, judging from the current national conditions, the implementation of reform and opening up was what the people wanted.
"I just delivered a piece of clothing to you, so I'll take 10% of your shares..." Xia Ai got 50% commission for a piece of clothing worth 500 yuan. He didn't need that little money, but he couldn't guess what the 14-year-old boy was thinking. He always felt that the 10% shares, which seemed small now, might bring him unimaginable benefits in the future.
"This is what you deserve." Jiang Yilu never thought of stopping at private customization from the beginning. In such a good era, he knew countless popular clothing trends in the future. It would be stupid of him not to take the opportunity to create a brand of his own.
Since ancient times, women's money is the easiest to earn. No matter how difficult Jiang Laidie's life was in her previous life, she would buy herself an affordable lipstick and a new piece of clothing. Not to mention the money she spent on Meiling, whom she treated like her own daughter, she also spent a lot of money on her devices.
This is the case with Jiang Lai Di, so the purchasing power of those women with better conditions should not be underestimated.
In his previous life, women in China were proud to own foreign luxury brands. In this life, Jiang Yilu hoped to create a clothing brand that was no less than the foreign ones. What he gave Xia Ai was not just the 10% share of the cheongsam made by her elder sister, but also the shares of the company he wanted to start in the future.
With Xia Ai as a golden thigh, there is no reason for him not to take advantage of it. In the short term, it seems that giving him a layer of dry shares for nothing is a disadvantage, but in the long run, with Xia Ai, those who want to do something crooked after the company becomes bigger will have to consider the power behind Xia Ai.
This is a win-win situation. Xia Ai glanced at Jiang Yilu and signed his name. The two looked at each other and smiled meaningfully.
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On December 16, 1978, China and the United States resumed diplomatic relations
The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee was held from December 18 to 22, 1978
In the winter of 1978, the household contract responsibility system was launched in Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, and became increasingly popular, spreading from Sichuan Province to neighboring provinces and cities...
At the end of the year, many major events occurred that shook the entire country. For Jiang Yiliu, the most important thing was the economic reforms announced by the government, which supported the development of multiple economies and allowed the development of collective and individual economies. He could finally do what he wanted openly.
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There is no shortage of brave and smart people in this world. Not long after the policy was issued, there were already several small vendors selling food at the gate of Huaqing University. The price was a little higher than that in the canteen, but the food was better. For example, an uncle from the Northeast sold the special pancakes from their hometown. Since the school didn't have them, everyone was naturally happy to buy some.
However, the acceptance of small vendors is still relatively low these days. Even if they know that the policy allows it, they still despise those who are the first to come out and test the waters, thinking that they have petty-bourgeois ideas and are the remnants of capitalism.
It is difficult to change the thinking that has been in place for nearly twenty years. In any case, at present, those who do private business are looked down upon.
According to Jiang Yilu's observation, two to three hundred Jianbings, which cost thirty or forty cents each, can be sold a day. In addition to school students, some workers passing by on their way to work are also happy to buy one occasionally. Excluding the cost of rice, flour, grain and oil, he can earn at least twenty yuan a day, which is six hundred yuan a month, which is the income of ten ordinary workers.
When Jiang Yiliu told Jiang Wencheng about this, Jiang Wencheng still didn't believe it. He got up early in the morning to count, and when he came back, he was full of energy. He said he wanted to ask the pancake master to be his apprentice and go sell breakfast with him. It was Jiang Yiliu who stopped the man who was so eager to do so that he didn't lose the man.
With such a good and profitable business, only a fool would let him have a share.
Therefore, those who are bold enough and willing to use their brains now will basically be able to make a fortune in the next few years. Those who say that doing business is lowly will never be able to get out once they taste the sweetness of it.
You see, next to the Jianbingguozi, a few days later, a middle-aged woman came to make rice balls. She was the wife of the big man from Northeast China. Her hometown was in the south. The specialty breakfast in their area is rice balls, which can be added with various fillings, and are also sold with soy milk and the soy juice that the people in the capital love.
The annual income of these two ordinary young couples, who are looked down upon by the public, is almost equal to the annual salary plus subsidies of the national leaders, far surpassing the today's highly respected workers. Tell me, who is looking down on whom here?
Of course, spiritual honor is more important than material honor these days. When choosing a wife, the most important thing is the other party's family background and occupation. It doesn't matter if the person has no house or a family. As long as the person is a worker or a soldier, there are many potential partners waiting to be introduced. Now, and even in the next few years, those who go into business, no matter how much money they make, are still at a disadvantage in the blind date market.
Jiang Yiliu didn't care much about these things, and he was still a sophomore, so he didn't need to worry about this. During these days, he went around the entire capital to find houses for sale, trying to choose a suitable shop.
"The rent is eighty yuan a month. If you want to buy it, it's three thousand six hundred, no bargaining." A man in his thirties said to Jiang Yilu.
This price was still within his acceptable range. Jiang Yiliu looked around and saw that the place was about 200 square meters. He calculated that if the kitchen was excluded and the decoration was completed, it could probably accommodate 16 or 17 tables. For a newly opened hot pot restaurant, the size was just right.
The only shop in the market that has a good location and affordable prices is the one in front of you.
Jiang Yilu estimated in his mind: "Three thousand four, I can pay right away." Decoration also costs money. Although he has made some money from the things in the space these days, he still has to spend it sparingly.
"It's too little, three thousand five hundred and eight." The man shook his head, obviously dissatisfied with the price Jiang Yilu offered.
In the end, the two men negotiated a price of three thousand five hundred, and one handed over the money and the other handed over the house.
Jiang Yilu held the title deed and looked at the pharmaceutical factory opposite and the municipal party committee office building not far away, feeling very satisfied.
He is still a student, so he certainly doesn't have much experience in business. If he wants to go the catering route, the easiest way is hot pot. Adults also like to eat hot pot, especially in winter. A hot pot with a family or a group of friends, sweating all over, is so refreshing.
Grandma Miao has her own secret recipe for preparing hotpot bases: spicy, hot and sour, clear soup, mushroom... There are many varieties. Every winter, the whole family looks very satisfied after eating them.
But there is no such thing as air conditioning now, so it is impossible to make hot pot in the summer. Jiang Yilu has to think about what simple and trouble-free food he can make when the weather gets hot.
It sounded simple, but when Jiang Yilu actually started to operate, he ran into trouble.
The author has something to say: Regarding two controversial points recently. First, do you think I am too wordy? I promise that I am not maliciously adding water. I am just not sure if my attempt to explain things clearly will be too cumbersome in your opinion, because I always feel that some things will cause misunderstandings if they are not written clearly. If so, I will pay attention and shorten the text before posting in the future ( (＞﹏＜) It is just because I am used to my own writing style. If I need to change it, please give me some time)
Second, regarding the 5,000 yuan, everyone’s general point may be that the money was saved by grandparents, and others cannot just divide it up. But in Xiaobao’s eyes, the 5,000 yuan is not a large sum of money. Rather than causing a rift because of the money, he would rather divide the money. He is not a saint. If you have millions, you will definitely not mind if you are asked to take out tens of thousands to help relatives you care about. Of course, giving money directly is not advisable. He will realize the error of this approach, and everyone does not need to worry about him helping his sisters without limit. With this experience, he will learn to use a more correct way to let his sisters live a good life.
And most importantly, Xiaobao is willing to help his sisters, not because he is a saint, but because the kindness between them is mutual. The eldest sister doesn't have much money, but because of Xiaobao's words, she is willing to make cheongsams day and night, and she will also make clothes for her younger sisters and brothers when she has cloth. The dedication between them is mutual, not that Xiaobao is blindly giving away money, which is also the reason why he is willing to help his sisters.
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