Chapter 143: Not willing to be persuaded
Teacher Qiu said, "Yan Yan, why don't you just learn foreign languages from Grandpa Qiu? This is very useful."
Start from the very young. Moreover, the younger the child, the stronger the ability to learn languages. If you can grow up in a certain language environment, it will be easier.
It is impossible for Yan Yan to go abroad at such a young age, so she can only watch as many movies with original soundtracks as possible. Thinking of this, Teacher Qiu said, "I don't know if you will buy the movie equipment your father said?"
Fang Mingche has spent more than 600 to buy a 14-inch black and white TV. However, if the movie equipment is bought to help employees learn English. That is to spend the money from the travel agency's public account.
At that time, he said that if there is spare money, buy it. But where does the travel agency get spare money? They also have to save money to buy a car.
A few days ago, Lin Yan privately told Fang Mingche, "In addition to buying this small side yard, where did the money go?"
Yes, there are 8,000 in the account of the scrap yard. But this is still not keeping up with the speed at which they make money. The travel agency only had 17,000 yuan in its account, and 10,000 yuan was borrowed.
Fang Mingche thought for a moment, "The rent for the two commercial vehicles is 9,000 yuan, and there is still 7,000 yuan left. The scrap yard is about to pay the rent again."
Lin Yan was upset, she forgot about the 7,000 yuan. It's true that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years. In other words, the travel agency has 14,000 yuan in debt, and 9,400 yuan can be divided here. Well, they now have 17,400 yuan.
3,000 yuan at the end of August, and their wealth has increased by 14,400 yuan in four and a half months! And the travel agency is operating normally, and will continue to make money. This calculation makes sense.
Speaking of saving money to buy a car, Lingzi couldn't help but sigh: "Cars are too expensive in China! But my uncle said that in the United States, the average family has 1.5 cars. Cars are just a means of transportation for Americans."
Teacher Qiu said: "Don't talk about a world power like the United States. One-third of families in Yugoslavia have cars."
Lingzi muttered: "Our country is really too poor!"
She paused, "Among the photos my uncle brought back, there is one taken in 1969. He was waiting for the bus at the bus station, sitting on one of the sofas in a row. Each sofa is equipped with a 14-inch TV, coin-operated. He said that if you put a coin in, you can watch it for a certain period of time."
Yanyan looked over with her chin on both sides, listening with interest.
"What is a coin-operated TV?"
"It's in a public place. Put a coin in from a designated position and the TV will automatically start."
Teacher Qiu went to study in the UK when he was young, and of course he knew that those countries had been developed decades ago. In 1969, it was not surprising that there were coin-operated TVs in long-distance bus stations in the United States.
He said to Yanyan: "Yanyan can study English well and go to the United States to study in the future. Then you can go out and see the world."
Yanyan said: "Study abroad?"
"Yes, when you grow up, your parents should be able to send you abroad to study. As long as the policy of self-funded is restored at that time. Public funding is really too crowded! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge."
The college entrance examination still has a few points of admission rate. But the number of places for public funding to study abroad is really too small.
Lingzi saw that Teacher Qiu was not interested in the coin-operated TV she mentioned, and then she remembered that he had been to the United States more than 30 years ago.
Well, Teacher Qiu went to study in the UK and traveled to the United States.
Teacher Qiu and Uncle Gu can chat together. Both of them were young masters of wealthy families before liberation. Many things that they have seen, played, eaten, and enjoyed cannot resonate with others. When they talk to each other, they immediately get on the same wavelength.
The Gu family will marry their daughter-in-law in mid-March, which is the day when Uncle Gu privately asks a fortune teller to look at it.
The fortune teller had a hard time in those ten years and even now, and he had stopped doing this business for a long time. Since they had known each other for many years, he took out the almanac to help Grandpa Gu to read the days.
Yanyan said seriously: "I want to be a college student."
Both her father and mother were college students. People around her praised her endlessly when they mentioned her, and she also had a sense of honor.
Teacher Qiu said: "The only thing better than college students is international students. Don't you want to surpass your teacher?"
He explained to Yanyan what "the disciple surpasses the teacher" meant. Yanyan understood and nodded vigorously, "I do!"
"If you want to go abroad, you must be able to speak English. You see, Aunt Lingzi wants to go to the United States and also comes here to learn English. Do you want to learn from Grandpa Qiu?"
Yanyan said: "Can't I learn from my father?"
"How can your father have time? He has too many things to think about. But Grandpa Qiu specializes in teaching people English. You can learn from Grandpa Qiu. Otherwise, I will teach you the 26 letters now."
As a teacher, the greatest sense of accomplishment is to teach the world's talents. Yanyan's parents were admitted to universities in the capital despite the low college entrance examination admission rate. She should be very talented.
Teacher Qiu wanted to teach her when he was free. He actually looked down on the English level of the people in the travel agency, except for the two English tour guides and Fang Mingche.
Although it is said that teachers should teach everyone, he wanted to discover a potential student for himself.
He has wasted too much time in his life, and he has been working as a boiler for eleven years. Now that he is over fifty, he wants to find a good seedling. A famous teacher also requires a good student!
Yanyan nodded, "Okay!"
After Fang Mingche and Lin Yan finished the exam a few days later, they found that their daughter's 26 letters were already written quite well. And the nursery rhymes in her mouth have also changed to "The Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".
Upon learning that Teacher Qiu took the initiative to teach her English and took her to the English corner and Japanese corner at the university, Fang Mingche said happily, "Oh, you have caught Teacher Qiu's eye."
He turned to Gao Xiang and told him, "Please pay Teacher Qiu for the round-trip fare to the university to practice spoken Japanese. In the future, let Master He keep the accounts and collect from Lin Yan. This is for the travel agency."
"Okay!"
Everyone had finished their final exams, and it was already the beginning of February. Gao Xiang came here to calculate everyone's salary + commission for January.
In addition, the annual financial settlement also had to be made up. I didn't have time before, so I put it aside. After all, the travel agency was only open for more than 30 days last year.
After he responded, he continued to fiddle with the abacus. When it was time to get off work, Gao Xiang hadn't finished the calculations yet, so he prepared to work overtime. He usually didn't work in the office, and only came when he had something to do. Naturally, he didn't care about the length of overtime.
Yanyan came over and peeked at the door, "Uncle Gao, are you not done yet?"
"Yeah, a little more." Gao Xiang didn't understand why she came.
Yanyan had to say, "Will it affect you if we kids watch cartoons?"
Gao Xiang then realized that it was time for the children's program every afternoon.
Fang Mingche also came over, "Let's do it tomorrow, there's no rush tonight. Even if the 15th of this month is New Year's Eve, wages have to be paid in advance. But one day in advance is fine."
"Forget it, I'll take it back and calculate it. Don't I have to go to the scrap yard tomorrow?" Gao Xiang smiled and stood up, took the account book and abacus and was about to leave.
Yanyan said quickly, "Uncle Gao, I don't mean to drive you away. I just want to say that if it bothers you, we should turn down the volume."
"I know. It's time for dinner soon. I'll go back first. It saves your Auntie Xiao Xie from having to call me after dinner."
Fang Mingche said, "Will you be able to pay off the bicycle after you get all the money next month?"
Gao Xiang nodded, pushed his glasses, and was a little happy.
He used to think that 240 was difficult. Fortunately, with the opening of the travel agency, his income has also risen. Moreover, his mother's condition has been relatively stable in the past two months, and he has not spent too much on medical expenses.
Fang Mingche said, "Okay, after the 120 is paid off, you can take your aunt to the hospital for a thorough examination. At least you should have an idea of how much the treatment costs. Earn money while you treat it, don't delay! We will lend you the part that is not enough. It is not difficult to borrow again if you have to pay back."
Gao Xiang paused, then nodded, "Okay!"
Xiao Fang treated him so well, he must be devoted to him in this life.
When Gao Xiang went out, he met seven or eight kids from the slum who were carrying their own stools.
Most of the people in the office were still there. The driver and the tour guide were reviewing what happened today. Fang Mingche sat down and listened.
Only Lingzi went home after work. Before leaving, she told Wei You to keep the phone.
"Okay, I got it."
Wei You also learned some practical English for answering the phone, and then started systematic learning. He came here on January 2nd, and now he can basically take charge of his own work.
Fang Mingche currently pays him 24 yuan a month, and he gets two meals a day at noon and dinner. He is currently very satisfied with this treatment. He also said that he has gained weight after working here for a month, and he can't eat meat every day at home.
After the review was completed, there was nothing to do, and several people played shuttlecock in the courtyard together. There were all kinds of kicks, and it was very lively.
Fang Mingche came over and asked Wei You, "Are you used to it? This month I was either busy reviewing or taking exams, and I really didn't pay attention to you."
Wei You said, "I'm used to it. My colleagues are very caring towards me."
Knowing that his father and Lin Yan's father have been friends for decades, the people in the travel agency naturally treated him very well.
Fang Mingche said, "So what direction do you want to develop in the future? Tour guide, driver, or stay in the office to do administrative work? Well, I know you are also preparing to take the college entrance examination this year. But you can also think about this one."
He asked Wei You about his college entrance examination scores. There were improvements in all three times, but the distance from the score line was still quite large. It is indeed necessary to prepare for both! Ask him about his own plans, so that the follow-up can be arranged.
This time, Wei You himself didn't really want to take the exam, thinking that he was not that kind of material. The first effort was strong, the second was weak, and the third was exhausted! But Uncle Wei saw that Lin Yan had not even finished high school and was admitted to a junior college, so he wanted him to try again.
But in fact, Lin Yan's grades in junior high school were quite good. If the college entrance examination had not been cancelled and she had not gone to the countryside, she would definitely have been admitted to high school smoothly, and then to university. The chances of passing the exam should be quite high.
Wei You said, "I want to be a tour guide. But I think it's also good to learn how to drive. It's good to have many skills."
Fang Mingche nodded, "Well, okay. Then learn them all and see if you can be qualified for the job of a tour guide. After the beginning of the year, the travel agency will increase the number of Japanese tour guides. If you have spare time, you might as well try to learn Japanese from Teacher Qiu. Maybe you are quite talented in Japanese, anyway, just give it a try. If it doesn't work, you can withdraw and it won't waste time."
"Okay."
Lin Yan was already drinking soup at this time, sitting at the kitchen table to drink.
She saw people playing shuttlecock outside from the window and touched her belly regretfully. She actually liked playing shuttlecock very much. The one being played outside was made by her. It was a pity that she found out she was pregnant not long after moving in, and she herself had never played twice.
Mother Lin said with a smile, "After the baby is born, there will be plenty of opportunities. You have been busy for half a month, and finally finished the exam smoothly. Take a good rest in February, don't think about anything."
After Yanyan finished watching the cartoon at around 6 o'clock, everyone in the travel agency went to have dinner together. We went to eat now, and it was just right to watch the "News Network" after
dinner. The children also carried their stools home and prepared to have dinner.
After dinner, Wei You waited until he finished watching the "News Network" and then rode back. He was still preparing for the college entrance examination, so he didn't dare to watch the "Evening News" like other colleagues.
Riding back like this, he was warm all over. It was just right to sit down and read for two or three hours. Sister Lin Yan and Brother-in-law Fang also made money and reviewed at the same time.
They also had to raise their daughter, and he didn't have this burden. Moreover, learning English with Teacher Qiu would definitely improve his English score in the college entrance examination. Although it was only counted as 30% in the total score this year, it was also a big advantage for people who had never learned English. If he still can't pass the exam, there's really no need for him to take it again.
When he rode past the slum where the Lin family lived, Han Mei poured dirty water into the gutter at the door. Seeing him, she remembered that she wanted to go to a travel agency to learn English but hadn't gotten permission yet. She felt sick in her heart!
She went in and asked Lin Yi, "Do you know how much Wei You makes a month?"
Lin Yi said, "Oh, I asked him the other day, and he gets two meals for 24 yuan. Better than me! How can you eat so well with 11 yuan?"
He paid 25 yuan for the couple's food at home. It was incomparable to the food at his brother-in-law's place. The only thing he had better than Wei You was that he was a formal worker with corresponding benefits. However, Uncle Wei could retire in a few years and let Wei You take over.
Han Mei said, "Only 24 yuan?"
"He just answers the phone, cleans the office, and learns English. I heard that his spoken English is basically good enough, so this month it may increase to 36 yuan. If it is completely good enough, it can increase to 48 yuan. And my brother-in-law also said that he wants him to learn to drive. I also want to learn to drive. When my sister learns, I will go to learn."
Han Mei was a little surprised, "He is going to be a driver?"
I heard that drivers also have commissions, but only 0.5% of the group's profit, which is not as good as the 1% of the tour guide. She thought Wei You, who had studied in high school, would want to be a tour guide.
"No, tour guides also need to learn. Let's see which one is more suitable for you later."
Han Mei said, "My performance in the past month has been pretty good. You talk to your mother-in-law and ask her to help me say good things in front of my sister and brother-in-law."
Lin Yi was also very satisfied with Han Mei's gentleness and thoughtfulness in the past month. The key is that she kept the money at home. In January and February, she did not let her family take more than ten yuan. But this time is too short! Who knows if she will relapse into her old ways in the future?
He said, "You'd better work honestly for a few more months. The time is really short!"
Han Mei looked at him, "Then why not say it there first?"
No, she will go to get the eggs tomorrow and give her eldest sister-in-law ten yuan of the money she owes on credit. If her mother-in-law doesn't speak for her, she will try to bring it up herself. If you want to do something, you must express it.
Well, she now owes Lin Yan twenty yuan. But she is not well off, so she will pay back half of it first.
She has only been in the egg business for more than thirty days and has earned almost forty yuan. She gave ten yuan to her parents' home and paid for two months of living expenses for herself. If she pays back another ten yuan, it will be gone!
Although February has just begun, the living expenses must be paid in advance. The ten yuan to be given to her parents' home in the middle of the month will have to be earned in the next two weeks. And the New Year is coming soon,
you can't be stingy during the New Year. She looked at Lin Yi, "Give the New Year money to my parents."
Lin Yi said, "I don't have much, I still have to give it to my parents."
Although he had never thought about this before. But in comparison, it is better to give it to your own parents than to your parents-in-law.
Han Mei said, "My parents-in-law gave me five yuan each, and you can't even give me five yuan each from my parents? Where did you spend the money? Who told me to save money for my small family? Not to mention the previous surplus. You just received 35 yuan, and after paying 15 yuan, shouldn't there be 20 yuan left? Give it to me for safekeeping, and I will use it for this purpose. Humph, I earn my own food expenses, and I earn the ten yuan for my parents myself. I just asked you to take ten yuan for the New Year's money, and you won't do it?"
As she said that, she climbed onto the bed and searched Lin Yi's body.
"What are you doing in broad daylight? Don't make a fuss, or you will think we are doing something later!" Lin Yi moved on the bed to avoid her body search.
Han Mei looked outside the house and said, "It's dark now, what are you afraid of?"
In the end, the 20 yuan in the inner pocket of Lin Yi's clothes was still searched away by Han Mei.
"I'll be responsible for keeping it, so you don't spend it again!"
Lin Yi said, "Do you want to let people live? Not a penny is left for people."
This is because he saw that today is the day of salary payment and deliberately brought up this topic. If he had known earlier, he would go to the bank after work and deposit money there.
After he got married, he really started to save money. His parents kept saying that married people are adults and refused to support them anymore. However, after only two and a half months of marriage, he only saved 20 yuan in total. What can he do with it?
Han Mei said, "It's better than me. I didn't save a penny in the past two and a half months. If you want us to have a surplus, then go and talk to mom and big sister and let me work in a travel agency like Wei You."
Lin Yi said, "My brother-in-law has the final say on this matter. He won't change his mind so easily. Don't rush me to talk to him! You should behave well for a few more months, at least show that you can keep the money. When the time is right in a few months, I will try to talk for you."
Han Mei thought about it and it was indeed a bit impatient to rush to talk at this time. She will sell eggs for a few more months. Indeed, the money must be kept! After all, being a tour guide requires signing contracts with tourists and collecting 30% of the deposit. There may also be foreign currency in it.
Han Mei went there every day, listened carefully to the conversations of those people in the travel agency, and slowly pieced together this process.
It's just that the number of eggs available now has decreased, and it's a bit insufficient to sell. It's too cold, and the hens don't lay eggs very often.
Fang Mingche and others came back from dinner and prepared to watch the "News Broadcast". Then they saw Song Quan and Xiao Xu, who was drooping, coming in from the door.
He looked at Song Quan with confusion in his eyes, "What's the matter?"
Song Quan asked Xiao Xu to wait at the door and walked over by himself, "Since they asked me to speak last time and you refused. They all took their anger out on Xiao Xu. He wanted to come and apologize to you! He wanted to come some time ago, but I said that you were taking your final exams and couldn't disturb you. So, I brought him here knowing that you had finished the exams. I have no choice, please bear with me!"
Sometimes he felt that this small leader should just give up. But the salary should be higher by one level.
Fang Mingche said, "No need! He didn't really want to apologize, he was just forced to do so by the people in the cooperative. Moreover, even if I accepted his apology, I would not bring tourists to your booth. I don't hate him, so I don't cooperate with the cooperative. You take him away! And, Lao Song, next time something like this happens, don't bring the person to me directly. Otherwise, I will kick you out too!" He
didn't lower his voice at all. Xiao Xu at the door raised his head with some grief and indignation, "Fang Mingche, do I have to kneel down for you before you are willing to cooperate with us?"
He was pointed at and poked every day, all because of this person. It's normal for everyone to fight for status. He has already lost so badly!
Fang Mingche looked at Song Quan, "Look at the trouble you've brought me! You're using kneeling to blackmail me morally. Xiao Shen, Xiao Hu, take him out, don't let him kneel here. If it doesn't work, let Master He send him home directly! A man's knees are worth gold, but how can I get them after you kneel like this? So, your kneeling is worthless to me. It might even shorten my life!"
Xiao Shen and Xiao Hu were originally in a hurry to go in and watch TV, and they were a little annoyed by being disturbed by this man. They didn't know the ins and outs, but it was really too much to use kneeling to force Teacher Fang to cooperate. Moreover, if Teacher Fang agreed, wouldn't it still be the tour guide and driver's business?
Persuading people to go to Boss Cui's home-cooked food, Teacher Fang also gave 5% of the 20% dividend to the driver (2%) and the tour guide (3%). Teacher Gao was just using an abacus to calculate everyone's dividend income. What kind of cooperative is this? Just want to kneel like this and let them work for nothing?
So the two of them came up immediately, and before Xiao Xu could react, one of them held his arms and carried him out.
Song Quan was stunned, and remembered that Fang Mingche said that if he brought someone to the door without saying hello next time, he would also be driven out. He quickly turned around and chased after him!
He didn't expect that Xiao Xu was going to kneel!
Fang Mingche shook his head at his back. Old Song is a good person, there is no doubt about that. But he lacks a bit of decisiveness, so those people in the handicraft cooperative are not afraid of him. Without strong constraints, you can do whatever you want.
I pushed Old Song up to make it easier to set up a stall, and I guess Old Song felt very frustrated. It would be better for him to just weave bamboo!
Song Quan followed the car to send Xiao Xu home, and then followed Master He back.
Coming back to the small side yard, Master He asked him, "Are you paying for this trip?"
Song Quan smiled bitterly, "Yes, I will."
"Okay, if you pay, it's one dollar. Since we're neighbors, I'll give you a discount."
The next day, Song Quan and Xiao Xu said to the other people in the cooperative, "Fang Mingche is not easy to persuade, we can't do anything to him."
All the craftsmen were a little surprised. Wasn't Xiao Fang easy to talk to before?
Song Quan smiled bitterly, "After the rectification, he must rely on the cooperative to have a stall near Tiananmen Square. Now, can you still control him?" Or, raise the price.
Before he finished speaking, someone said, "He hired more than ten people!"
Song Quan frowned, saying that he was not easy to persuade. Do you still want to report it?
"Do you think the subdistrict office doesn't know? The higher-ups don't know? He is earning foreign exchange for the country. The foreign exchange he pays every month is more than what our entire cooperative earns. Moreover, he is in partnership with Wang Dexian in this business. You have heard of who Wang Dexian's grandfather is. Think about it again. Do you still want to report it?"
Everyone looked at each other. Of course, they couldn't. However, "We can go find Wang Dexian. He is the old leader of our cooperative, and now he is also one of the owners of the travel agency. Yes, how could we forget him? Boss Song, how often does Wang Dexian come back?"
Song Quan said, "The only time he comes back is when he gets paid. At other times, it's random. But he does come to the travel agency often."
"Then why don't you go and stop him and ask him for a plan?"
Song Quan went home and said to Song's wife, "I want to quit this position as a small leader, and then I can just weave bamboo peacefully."
When he was only weaving bamboo in Tiananmen Square, he didn't care about anything and was happy physically and mentally. Although he was one level less in salary, his life was easy.
Song's wife sighed when she saw that he had been unhappy for the past few months.
"The people in the cooperative are really unreasonable. In Dashilar, the customer flow is lower than in the square, and the income is lower. But how can you be blamed for this? If you are really miserable, then quit. Be a craftsman in the future! It doesn't matter if life is tight. Besides, your income has been rising since you went to the square. Even in Dashilar, it is much higher than before. Those people earned too much in the square, so they are not satisfied with their current income. But they forgot that you had no business in February."
She heard that craftsmen from other places were very envious of the cooperative for having a stall in Dashilar.
Song Quan said: "But the matter of blocking Wang Dexian for advice still falls on me. Because I live next to the travel agency, it is most convenient."
The next day Song Quan resigned due to health reasons, but also promised to go to the travel agency to ask Wang Dexian for advice.
The leader nodded, "Yes, yes, ask Xiao Wang. As for you, Xiao Song, since you feel that you are not up to the task, then take good care of your body. After we discuss it, we will send a suitable person over."
Fang Mingche didn't know about this development. He and Gao Xiang were riding in Master He's car and heading straight to the scrap yard.
They both just finished their exams and woke up naturally this morning. They didn't leave until after nine o'clock.
Teacher Gao got on the driveway: "It's hard to ride a bike to work ten kilometers away every day in this weather!"
Fang Mingche said: "Isn't it the same for you and me to go to school? Oh, you are different. You are riding my wife's car."
"During the last exam period, there is no free ride. Every morning when I go out, my scarf directly covers my face, leaving only my eyes exposed. I also have to wear a hat and gloves. I
dare not miss anything!" "Then people in the Northeast will not live? Oh, they have adapted to it since childhood. Those who were officials in the capital and were exiled to Ningguta and became slaves to the armored men simply committed suicide in the capital. Anyway, they will suffer from the cold there."
Teacher Gao opened his mouth and said, "I can't argue with you. Besides, I support your job."
Master He smiled in front. These are the two most promising young people in their area. I didn't expect them to bicker like this in private!
He said, "Teacher Fang is right. How can making money be easy? It is a famous saying that money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat. Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan were the worst when they just came back and couldn't find a job. A seven-foot-tall man couldn't even hold his head up when walking. Now I see them, they are full of energy."
How many young people can earn hundreds of dollars a month now? So, what's the big deal about a little hard work?
Moreover, they are dressed solidly, and they are actually warm all over after riding all the way. Just be careful and slow, because the road will definitely be slippery after snowing. Even if the snow has been swept, it's the same. But they are riding tricycles, which are much more stable than bicycles.
Teacher Gao asked, "Master He, how much did you charge Song Quan last night?"
Master He said, "If it was that bastard, I would have charged him two dollars. Since it was Song Quan, I only charged him one dollar. We'll see each other sooner or later! I saw him on the way back yesterday, and he seemed to have finally made up his mind."
Fang Mingche said, "He probably doesn't want to be that little leader anymore. It's my fault. I shouldn't have pushed him up for the sake of convenience."
Teacher Gao said, "Before he got up, if anyone told him that he was not suitable or could not do the job, he would definitely get angry. He would not give up unless he tried it."
This car was fast, even though Master He slowed down a bit because of the slippery road caused by snow. But it still took 20 minutes.
When getting off the car, Fang Mingche said, "Master He, come pick us up after lunch. I'll pay you then."
He didn't hire Master He's car in February, so he would pay him for each ride.
"Okay!" Master He turned the car around and left. Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang had already put on Lei Feng hats and gloves in the car. At this moment, he walked towards the office of the third entrance of the scrap yard. In
this weather, business must be bad. No matter it is the scrap business or the vegetable business. The scavengers can't stand the bitter cold in the capital in the midwinter, and rarely go out to scavenge. The vegetables can't grow, and the chickens are too cold to lay eggs.
Brother Mingfeng has arranged for Fang Tong to transfer to another school next semester, and he went home early for the New Year a few days ago.
However, Liu Qingfeng collected a lot of scraps before and didn't put them away. During this period, he, Geng Shan and Huo Chen were the only ones who were doing the cleaning. It didn't waste any working hours.
Sister Wei couldn't do anything about it. The less vegetables and eggs she collected, the less her income was. Nowadays, there are fewer scavengers who eat together, and they don't have so much scrap to sell.
In addition to her, the two people who were invited to help during the busiest time have gone home. They are the two people who were not selected before.
Before, when it was not too cold, there were more than 20 scavengers who shared the house. She couldn't handle it alone, so Teacher Lin asked her to ask the two people if they were willing to work as temporary workers.
As a temporary worker, you will definitely be called when there is work, and go home when there is no work. Moreover, the daily income calculated by Teacher Lin for them is 70 cents per person. Even if you cook by yourself, you only make 20 yuan a day.
However, Liu Qingfeng said that the entire scrap yard is still a little short of expenses. She certainly can't complain about the reduction in income, it's the fault of the time. It's good to get by now!
At this moment, a man wearing a military coat and a big cotton jacket, wrapped up tightly from head to toe, came in. Liu Qingfeng stood up and asked, "Are you two here to ask for directions?"
Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang took off their hats and masks when
they entered the room. "So it's Teacher Fang and Teacher Gao. Come on, come into the office and warm up by the fire."
Gao Xiang said, "I'm here to do the accounts, January and last year."
Liu Qingfeng said, "I'll take out the documents and account books for you."
The two were busy with the final exams and really hadn't been here for a long time. So he didn't react just now. It's mainly because everyone wears so much in winter, except for the military coat and the black cotton jacket.
The scrap yard naturally didn't have two offices, so Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang went in together.
After taking out all the account books, Liu Qingfeng poured them two cups of hot tea. It was still the coarse tea stems from the big bowl tea stall. It was just that they bought new ones after the stall closed.
Fang Mingche picked up the tea bowl and said, "Qingfeng, don't rush out."
Liu Qingfeng came over and sat down, and they warmed themselves by the fire together. Gao Xiang was busy with his own business, and didn't care about other things, which had nothing to do with him.
Fang Mingche took a sip of hot tea and said, "Qingfeng, I want to open another scrap yard in the south in the spring. I'll give you 1,500. Do you dare to open this store by yourself?"
Liu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment. He was very satisfied with his current job. Everything was in order and
he was able to do it easily. But since Teacher Fang wanted him to go somewhere else, he had no choice but to follow his instructions. Moreover, when it comes to opening a store, you can follow the same pattern. The key is to handle interpersonal relationships well and not end up like Zhu Dahai.
"Teacher Fang, I'm willing to go."
Fang Mingche nodded, "Then wait until March. The income during the opening period is the average of your highest income in the three months. Gao Xiang, write it down!"
The income in the middle of winter is very little, only the basic salary. Because both businesses are not profitable, it is good enough to not lose money.
Gao Xiang nodded and made a note on his calendar.
Liu Qingfeng felt relieved after hearing Fang Mingche's words. He just had to calculate based on the highest three months.
In fact, he had only worked at the scrap yard for six months by March. But the income in the middle of winter was really too low. If it weren't for the high income in the first few months, he might not be able to make it. He estimated that the business in March would not be very good, so it would be better for him to go out and run around.
Well, he was satisfied with having a basic salary in the dead of winter. Zhu Dahai and Hu Yong's incomes dropped sharply, sometimes to zero. Teacher Fang said he would make him and Geng Shan as good as Zhu Dahai, and he did it.
"Okay, I'm happy to go."
Fang Mingche smiled, "Okay, then you open a store in the city and report to me at any time. We will plan according to the specific situation at that time. Go and call Geng Shan for me."
Liu Qingfeng smiled and went to call Geng Shan, "Teacher Fang wants you to go over."
Geng Shan put down the work at hand and came over, "Teacher Fang, you are looking for me?"
Fang Mingche said, "Geng Shan, if Liu Qingfeng is transferred, can you manage this store well?"
Geng Shan thought for a while and said, "Actually, I have thought about this. But I don't have a definite answer. I have to try it to know. Many times, it's easy to see others carrying burdens."
Fang Mingche said, "Not bad, a very rigorous reply. I plan to open another scrap yard in the south when spring comes, and I plan to let Liu Qingfeng open a store alone. I will let you manage this store for a while, as the acting store manager. But your income will not be increased for the time being, and it will increase after you are promoted to a regular employee. In theory, everything can be seen in one month, how about we take one month as the deadline?"
Geng Shan nodded, "Okay!"
"Okay, then you and Liu Qingfeng will slowly hand over the work. Go and call Huo Chen."
After Geng Shan left, Gao Xiang asked, "Do you want to promote Huo Chen to deputy store manager and give him a 5% commission?"
Fang Mingche said, "I have this idea. I have actually been paying attention to Huo Chen for a long time. He is really not arrogant or impatient."
Huo Chen came in September. In the past few months when the weather was good and business was good, he had been watching Liu Qingfeng get a 10% commission of the profits and Geng Shan a 5% commission. He worked on his basic salary.
But Liu Qingfeng and Lin Yan both said that this person's performance has always been good and he is very calm. So after leaving him alone for a few months, he should give an explanation before the New Year. It is definitely not okay to not distinguish between rewards and punishments.
In addition, promoting Huo Chen to deputy store manager will also put some pressure on Geng Shan. This is a private enterprise, not a state-owned enterprise. It will not blindly promote people based on seniority.
After a while, there was a knock on the door and Huo Chen appeared at the door.
"Teacher Fang, you're looking for me?"
Fang Mingche said enthusiastically, "Yes, come in and sit down. I have a plan, and I want to ask if you are willing to do it."
Gao Xiang raised his eyebrows. Didn't he say he was going to be promoted to deputy store manager?
Huo Chen said, "If it's just a normal job transfer, I'm willing to obey the arrangement."
Fang Mingche said, "Do you know the Overseas Chinese Apartment? It was built in the 1960s to accommodate overseas Chinese. The biggest problem with waste recycling is that we don't have a lot of materials now. Many families still treat their household items as new for three years, old for three years, and mend for another three years. They are reluctant to throw away many things."
Huo Chen thought for a while, "That's right, my clothes are still patched. Are those overseas Chinese willing to throw things away?"
Fang Mingche said, "That's how I judged it. And I went there to rent a house before, and I saw several groups of people throwing things into the garbage dump."
It is said that there are all kinds of good things in the garbage dumps in Europe, America and Japan now. They are not broken at all, they just need to be updated or there are new models, so people throw them away. Even color TVs can be picked up at the garbage station in the midfield block.
Although overseas Chinese don't spend so much, they are much more willing than ordinary people. Those who can afford to buy overseas Chinese apartments, even if they are not overseas Chinese, are very wealthy. Buying a house costs 350,000 yuan, and buying furniture and home appliances costs more than 30,000 yuan. This net worth must be at least 200,000 yuan.
(End of this chapter)
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