Chapter 183 Seeking Advice
After Chen Yan brought Zhao Yan back home, he rushed to the area carrying the meat he had received.
"Look, aren't there two retributions?"
"As the saying goes, people from the same family don't work together. If a couple doesn't want to work on the land, they don't deserve sympathy even if they starve to death."
"You can't say that. You don't know because you haven't been to pick up the bride. Wangou Village is still very wealthy. My family can't even have that kind of feast during the New Year. The three meat dishes are all big fat meat.
Maybe my father-in-law's family will provide more regular support in the future. ”
"Even if my father-in-law has more money, you can't waste it like this."
People in Chenjia Village saw the couple go out early in the morning, one of them carrying a basket and a load on his back, and the other carrying a basket but no one knew what he was going to do.
"Fortunately, Chen Laonian separated him from the family, otherwise these two lazy guys would have ruined the family."
"Not necessarily. Chen Laonian's family earns more than twenty bucks a month, and the eldest daughter also gives money from time to time."
Captain Chen naturally also heard these rumors, but he didn't care about it. Chen Yan himself said that he worked as a mountain product buyer for a restaurant in the city and was paid 15 yuan a month. He could not be considered a formal worker and could not solve the food problem. He originally intended to give 5 yuan a month to the village to buy work points.
Of course, he had also read the letter of introduction and found nothing wrong with it. As long as Chen Yan paid five yuan every month, it would be fine. As for Zhao Yan, who had just married, her food supply had not yet been transferred to Chenjia Village, and he had no control over whether she went to work or not. Wangou Village was rich and had no shortage of food for their daughter.
The couple knew that they would be laughed at by the villagers if they did not join the trade union, but with Zhao Laowu and Liu Qi as role models, they were not afraid of being laughed at. As long as they lived a good life, that was enough.
noon.
When Chen Yan arrived at the area, it was lunchtime at the restaurant.
"Brother Yi."
When Chen Yan saw Zhao Yi, he immediately walked forward and shouted with a smile.
"Why did you come here if you're not staying in bed?"
Zhao Yi joked with a smile.
Chen Yan's face suddenly turned red.
"Well, you're already married, and you'll probably be a father soon, so why are you still blushing?"
Zhao Yi stopped joking.
"Brother Yi, I came here just to ask, how much is a second-hand bicycle?"
After putting down the backpack, Chen Yan looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"It depends on the actual situation of the bicycle. Some of the worse ones cost more than 50 yuan, while the better ones cost more than 100 yuan."
Zhao Yi nodded in response.
Then he carried the basket to his yard and weighed it. It was about 90 kilograms, all smoked wild boar meat.
"Brother Yi, this is the case. My wife wants to set up a bookstall in the commune for a long time, but she is afraid that the bookstall will not make much money. She wants to do something else to make a living, but she doesn't know what to do."
Chen Yan looked at Zhao Yi, hoping that Zhao Yi could give him some advice.
After all, Zhao Yi is knowledgeable and better than himself, a country man.
"It's simple. Get a second-hand sewing machine and go mend people's clothes or make clothes for them. Don't forget that there is a coal mine in the commune. There are hundreds of coal miners there. Their clothes are seriously worn out when they go to the mines.
For example, if people from the countryside bring cloth to make clothes but don’t have money, they can collect eggs. ”
Zhao Yi smiled.
In his previous life, Zhao Yi worked in a coal mine. It was not until the 1980s that a small stall that mended clothes appeared in the commune. Ever since the coal miners knew about such stalls, business became extremely good.
After buying the cloth, I would take the children to measure the sizes and make clothes there. I could earn two or three yuan a day from a small stall.
Clothes you sew yourself are not as good as those sewn by a sewing machine, especially when clothes are torn, the stitches you sewed yourself are the most likely to tear again.
And it doesn’t cost much to repair it. It only costs fifty cents to repair a stitch from beginning to end, and it can be worn for several months.
So coal miners like to visit here very much.
There are also some people who are particularly thrifty and are reluctant to spend money. They always mend their own clothes when they are torn.
They will also be laughed at by other workers.
"If you don't want to eat or wear anything, you won't be able to enjoy anything if you lose it that day."
Coal mines are places where accidents are most likely to occur. You never know when an accident might happen, so there are still many people who are willing to spend money. As soon as they get their salary, they will reward themselves with a big meal.
By the late 1980s, some women preferred to marry workers in regular coal mines. If something happened to their men, they would receive a large sum of compensation, and they could use the money to marry another man.
Of course, there are also people who want to make a fortune in coal mines and specifically target those illegal coal mines. There are many ways to cheat.
One is to injure one's own hands and feet to commit fraud, and the other is to trick those who have just graduated and know nothing into going to work in the coal mines with them, and finally kill them and create a mining accident to commit fraud.
Of course, it is not so easy to cheat in illegal coal mines. If you encounter a black tiger, not to mention being defrauded, you may even be killed as if it were a mining accident. In the end, if your family cannot be found, you will be thrown into the back mountain and buried.
Such a thing would not happen in a regular coal mine like the one directly operated by a steel plant. Zhao Yi didn't know whether someone deliberately created a mining accident to defraud people.
Anyway, every month the leaders of the steel plant would go down to the mines in person to check for safety hazards, instead of sitting in the office and listening to the workers' reports. Instead, they would go down and see for themselves.
Although the work clothes issued by the steel plant are of very good quality, they will still break due to excessive wear and tear, so the best way is to go to the commune to get a sewing machine to mend clothes. As for picture books, that is also OK, but there are not many little ones who read books now.
The food business won’t be very good either. The coal mine provides food and accommodation, and there is no mobile population in the commune, so there won’t be much business.
"Brother Yi, how much does a second-hand sewing machine cost?"
Chen Yan immediately became interested, as he trusted Zhao Yi very much.
"A second-hand sewing machine would cost at least ninety dollars."
Zhao Yi thought for a moment and said.
There are very few second-hand sewing machines now. Only garment factories sell them. You need to have connections to buy one or two and repair them yourself. Otherwise, you will hardly see second-hand sewing machines on the market.
"Where can I buy it?"
Chen Yan looked at Zhao Yi and asked.
"You'll have to ask your sister-in-law for help. One word from her at the garment factory is more effective than ten thousand words from me."
Zhao Yi smiled and pointed at Zhang Jing who was keeping accounts.
Chen Yan walked up to Zhang Jing somewhat awkwardly.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Jing looked at Chen Yan who was shy and felt amused.
"Sister-in-law, my brother Yi said you can buy a second-hand sewing machine at the garment factory. I want my wife to open a small stall in the commune to mend clothes. I want to ask you for help."
Chen Yan said in a low voice.
"Okay, I'll go ask for you when I get to work."
Zhang Jing nodded and kept this in mind.
Hearing Zhang Jing agree, Chen Yan hurriedly thanked her.
"You just stay here for a day. I should have news when I get off work in the evening."
Zhang Jing waved her hand and asked Chen Yan to stay away from the counter as it was a busy time.
"Brother Yi, my sister-in-law agreed."
Chen Yan said happily.
"That should be stable."
Zhao Yi smiled.
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