Chapter 62: Secretly Opening a Shop
In the beginning, the black market sold some things secretly, but this year, no one is in charge anymore and people can set up stalls as long as they don’t break the law. By the end of this year, many shops had opened on both sides of the street.
Jiang Zian was famous as another kind of existence. He was from another team. Team 3 was only a few miles away from their team 1. Most people knew him, except Third Sister-in-law and Baojuan.
Huo Qingqing is still wondering whether to say hello to him? Will greeting him affect his business? As a result, Jiang Zian greeted her first.
Jiang Zian said openly, "Fourth sister-in-law, are you guys coming to the market too?"
This store looks newly opened and has simple decorations. The goods inside are more complete and diverse than those in other stores. It is like a smaller version of a small shop. However, there are some things they are not allowed to sell, such as cloth, daily necessities, grains, oils, seasonings, etc., which must be bought from the supply and marketing cooperatives or the agency stores in each brigade.
Therefore, the store is divided into two parts, with a door in the middle. Some goods are hidden in the back and are sold to regular customers.
Huo Qingqing, "Is this the store you opened?"
Jiang Zian's expression froze, but he quickly said naturally, "No, I'm helping a friend run the store."
Huo Qingqing, "Didn't you learn to drive a tractor? Don't you plan to drive a tractor anymore?"
Jiang Zian, "Usually, my fourth brother and Su Zhiqing are here. I go to open the shop when they are busy. Today is the big market, I am here to help my friend to look after the shop. When there is no market, I will go back to work in the team."
Huo Qingqing said, "Oh," and said, "That's not bad. There's not much farm work to do in winter, but you still have to be careful."
Jiang Zian said, "I know, thank you, Sister-in-law. What do you want to buy?"
Baojuan was wearing the same clothes she wore when she had a blind date with Zhao Ming that day. She also wore a short military cotton jacket on the outside and a red scarf. Her two long braids hung in front of her chest. She looked fashionable and pretty, just like an educated youth. Huo Qingqing also wore a military cotton jacket, a red scarf, gloves, a shoulder bag, and a red woolen hat. She had short hair tied into two ponytails hanging in front of her, making her look like a little girl. Who could tell that she was the mother of two children?
Huo Qingqing actually didn't have much to buy. Her family had plenty of food, drink, toilet paper, and milk powder and malted milk for the two babies, all of which were brought back by Han Jianwu. She didn't plan to buy any fabric recently, but she was going to buy some cheap, high-quality wool to knit another sweater for Han Jianwu. She had already knitted a sweater, trousers, socks, gloves, and earmuffs for Han Jianwu this year.
Huo Qingqing asked in a low voice, "Do you have any wool here?"
Jiang Zian smiled and nodded, "Come with me."
Huo Qingqing looked at Baojuan and the third sister-in-law, "This is someone from our third team. Just ask him if you two want anything."
The third sister-in-law said, "I know him. It's Jiang Zian. Who doesn't know him?"
Jiang Zian smiled and nodded, "Of course, a poor bachelor like Hanjiagou wouldn't be unknown to anyone. What do you two want?"
There are so many things that the third sister-in-law wants to buy, but unfortunately she has no money. Baojuan wants to buy cloth because the New Year is approaching and her mother asks her to make clothes for her younger brothers and sisters, but she also wants her to buy cheap and good quality cloth.
The third sister-in-law asked in a low voice, "What good things do you have in your room?"
Jiang Zian opened the door and said, "Go in and take a look! If you like anything, tell me and I'll close the door for you."
Third sister-in-law, "Aren't you afraid that the three of us will steal your things?"
Jiang Zian: "I believe you won't steal."
Huo Qingqing said to Jiang Zian, "This is my third sister-in-law, and this is my niece, Baojuan, the girl from my second sister-in-law's family."
Jiang Zian still smiled, "I recognize them. Come in!" They were from the same team and were so close to each other, how could he not recognize them? Especially Han Baojuan has become famous for her selection of in-laws this year. Not only does everyone in Hanjiagou know her, but many people in the commune also know her. Now everyone knows that this girl is picky, and matchmakers are reluctant to introduce her to anyone. She even rejected Zhao Ming.
Huo Qingqing picked up two balls of gray wool. Baojuan picked out blue coarse cloth and red floral fabric to make festive clothes for her sister for the New Year, so she didn't have to make any for herself. I wanted to make clothes for her parents as well, but unfortunately the money did not allow it. This place is different from the supply and marketing cooperative, either money or bills are acceptable.
The third sister-in-law tore off a piece of dark coarse cloth. Since her family only had boys, she also bought a ball of black thread. Baojuan and her third sister-in-law also bought white thread and large needles for sewing shoe soles.
Rural people basically make shoes with black corduroy fabric. Huo Qingqing doesn't know how to sew the soles, and that thing is too thick, she can't get through it at all. Han Jianwu's shoes are basically made by her Baojuan or Sansao, and then she replaces them with corduroy. It was the same this time.
It's naturally cheaper here than at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Jiang Zian gave them an even cheaper price. Huo Qingqing said, "Don't lose money, please."
Jiang Zian said, "Don't worry, Sister-in-law, I won't have to pay for it." It's your store anyway.
Yes, this shop was opened by Han Jianwu. She got a lot of work points this year, plus other extra income, it is enough to open a store here. The goods are supplied by his comrade who does business in the county and the city, and he settles the payment for each purchase. Jiang Zian now also works with him and Han Jianwu pays him a salary.
This store has been open for almost two months. Han Jianwu plans to bring Huo Qingqing to visit it at the end of the year and give her a surprise. Now he doesn't dare to let too many acquaintances know that he has opened a store. The more acquaintances they are, the more likely they are to want to harm you. Once someone reports you, it will be a problem. The management is not as strict as before, but if someone reports it, there will still be someone to take care of it.
The things displayed in this store are all allowed to be bought and sold at the market, and they will never dare to display anything that is not allowed to be traded.
Just as Huo Qingqing and the other two had finished shopping and were leaving, they saw several female educated youth entering the store. One of them was someone Huo Qingqing knew; her name was Zhao Linfeng, who worked at the commune farm. They went to the countryside together, and when the commune was assigned, she was assigned to Hanjiagou and Zhao Linfeng was assigned to the commune's farm.
Baojuan saw Huo Qingqing staring at the female educated youth and asked, "Does Fourth Aunt know them?"
Huo Qingqing said, "I only recognize one, the girl in the pink coat, who came with me." They used to play together before they got married.
Baojuan said, "I know her too. Her name is Zhao Linfeng, right?"
Huo Qingqing, "How did you know?" There were about a thousand educated youth in all the brigades of Guanshan Commune, and Huo Qingqing didn't know most of them.
Baojuan whispered, "I heard that the educated youth Zhang is pursuing her." The girls in the village also talked about the educated youth together, just like the educated youth also talked about which girl in the village was pretty in private.
Huo Qingqing said, "I heard about it." This was told to her by Han Jianwu. Do you think he is boring?
Bao Juan said, "Zhao Linfeng is not stupid, that's why he doesn't like Zhang Zhiqing. Zhang Zhiqing has too many thoughts on his mind, and it's obvious that he is not a simple-minded person. Who knows what he likes about Zhao Linfeng?"
Huo Qingqing raised the corners of her lips and said, "Don't worry, Lin Feng doesn't like him." Zhao Linfeng had a scandal with Jiang Zian in the later life! The beaming smile on her face before she entered the store showed that she was not just going to buy things.
Jiang Zian is indeed good-looking, definitely outstanding among rural boys, no worse than the educated youth.
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