"I'm going to look for Nie Fan. We agreed to meet today and have lunch together at noon. Do you want to come with us?" Ye Li turned around and asked Jiang Xun.
"I would like to go, but I have already agreed with Ji Lin to meet up with some comrades, so I'm afraid I can't go with you." Jiang Xun said.
"Then I'll go by myself. Don't get jealous and cause trouble for me later. You can't blame me for not inviting you."
Jiang Xun chuckled and flicked her forehead with his finger: "What are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person?"
"I was just kidding you." Ye Li smiled at him, quickly applied facial oil, stood up and went out with her bag.
According to the agreed time, Ye Li came to a state-owned noodle restaurant. When he entered, Nie Fan was already waiting.
"Sister, here."
Ye Li saw Nie Fan waving at her, so she walked over and sat directly opposite him: "You're here quite early! Have you ordered yet?"
"Waiting for you."
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"Then let's have a plate of cold potato shreds, a plate of spicy chicken, and two bowls of vegetarian noodles."
"As you say."
Ye Li ordered the dishes, and while waiting for the food to be served, he talked to Nie Fan about the situation in Qingshan Village, hoping that he could participate and help.
"Sister, do you mean that I should stop going to the south to purchase goods and help you contact about this cotton matter?" Ye Li had mentioned it to him before, and he had some impression of it.
"Yes, that's what I mean. I just wanted to ask you what you think, and see if you are willing?" Ye Li unconsciously moved the teacup in front of him, staring at Nie Fan, waiting for his answer.
"Sure." Nie Fan agreed readily. "As long as you ask me to do it, I won't say no. As long as you give me something to eat and don't starve to death, that's enough."
"Look at what you said. How could I starve you to death?"
"In fact, I am tired of running back and forth. Although I have a group of friends following me now, it is really hard to make money. In the past, people only dealt in small items, but now they deal in big items, such as cash registers and televisions... People deal in them from the port and bypass customs to enter the mainland. Only in this way can they make big money."
"This is too dangerous, don't do it." Ye Li said hurriedly, "In fact, you can just make some small things before and earn enough money to eat and spend. Don't get involved in this kind of thing! This is considered smuggling! It's very dangerous if you get caught."
Nie Fan smiled and lowered his voice: "Sister, I was also a speculator before! Aren't we always cracking down on speculation now? Aren't you the same?"
"Our business is quite different. The televisions and radios that people smuggled in from the outer harbor are not considered necessities of life. The cloth we sell is! Do the math yourself. How many feet of cloth can one person get in a year?
With so many people in the family, how many clothes can be made with just a few feet of cloth?
Whose clothes are not worn for many years? When they are torn, they cut a piece of cloth from other clothes and sew it on another piece of clothing? The clothes are patched up with patches! City people are better off, but country people have to work in the fields, so their clothes are worn out a lot.
The clothes have been patched to the point where they can no longer be patched, and the threads of the cloth have all broken. What should we do in this situation? We can’t just not wear clothes, right? So, although we make money by weaving cloth, it also makes things convenient for everyone! "
What's more, after the cloth of Qingshan Village is woven, the first thing to do is to meet the clothing needs of the villagers of Qingshan Village.
Only when they have enough cloth and are no longer short of clothes will they consider selling the remaining things.
Of course, the country does not allow individual business operations, so she has to be affiliated with the Qingshan Village collective.
This weaving workshop and dyeing workshop are the collective property of Qingshan Village. The things produced by the collective property naturally belong to the collective.
As for the part that has been sold, it should be sold to the supply and marketing cooperatives.
But how much can this supply and marketing cooperative collect?
Therefore, Ye Li was responsible for finding places to sell the products. If there was any speculation, it would only be considered as this link.
"Sister, you are right." Nie Fan nodded in agreement.
"Then please help me. I've thought about it and I can only ask you to do this. Nie Fan, wait another two years. After two years, we can set up our own factory."
"Sister, are you kidding me?" Nie Fan didn't dare to imagine that he would be allowed to open a factory in two years. "The operation of a factory must be funded by the state and the collective. How can an individual do it?"
"You don't believe it?"
“I don’t believe it!”
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. Let's just wait and see." Ye Li said firmly.
She is a person who has lived once and has witnessed the tremendous changes that have taken place in the country over the years. She has seen every step.
It’s almost there, very soon!
Ye Li seems to have seen her dream becoming a reality step by step. She wants to earn the first pot of gold after the market opens and pave the way for her future life.
Seeing Ye Li so confident, Nie Fan didn't know what to say.
However, he also vaguely felt that there might be great changes in the future. Didn't the country relax the college entrance examination after the ten-year turmoil?
The future should be getting better and better, right?
"The food is here——"
The two of them didn't remain immersed in their longing for long before they were interrupted by the sound of the waiter serving the dishes.
"Come on, eat more." Ye Li handed the chopsticks to Nie Fan, "I'll take you to Qingshan Village later so you can meet some people."
"Which day?"
"In the next few days, it should be as soon as possible. Our cloth is selling well in the market, and there is a big gap. We must find cotton to spin yarn as soon as possible."
"Okay. Let me know when you're leaving."
"Um."
The two of them ate for a while, and Nie Fan suddenly remembered something. He looked up and said to Ye Li, "Sister, I went to the black market to exchange things a few days ago. Guess who I met?"
"Who is it?" Ye Li asked.
"Wang Sha!"
"Wang Sha?" Ye Li was somewhat surprised when he heard the name. "What is she doing in the black market?"
Ever since Jiang Rui's incident, the couple has been very quiet and hasn't done anything naughty. Especially Wang Sha, who has been leaving home early and coming back late lately, making people almost forget her existence.
"Take a guess."
"Exchange tickets? Exchange currency? Or something else?"
"Neither!" Seeing that Ye Li couldn't guess, Nie Fan didn't hide it from her anymore, "You definitely can't guess, so I might as well tell you straight! Wang Sha and Huang Xiuxiu from your courtyard went to the black market to sell old items! I saw them trading that day, and they were selling two porcelain plates. I'm not sure what the items were, but the seller offered 200 yuan."
Hearing this, Ye Li suddenly understood: "No wonder Huang Xiuxiu was so generous when she came back this time. The two kids now have money to spend and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy all day. So this is what they are doing!"
"Yes." Nie Fan nodded. "After they made their move that day, they and Huang Xiuxiu split up and left in two different directions. But your second daughter-in-law came back and talked to the antique buyer for a while. I didn't hear anything else but the words 'my eldest sister-in-law'. Sister, you have to be careful!"
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