Chapter 034 Free Movement
The machinery factory is a large one and they never delay paying wages. The receipts issued every month are also sufficient. Tang Yuan's cotton-padded coat, which is so large that it can be used as a quilt, was bought directly with the receipts issued by the factory.
In winter, even though she had the play space to supply her usual vegetables and eggs, her daily expenses still increased significantly.
Not to mention anything else, just the coal briquettes burned in her daily coal stove cost a lot of money, not to mention the coal briquettes she saved when she went to the game space at night.
She still used a lot of coal briquettes, so she would store some of them in the game space on a daily basis, and take them out like she did today to trade with Sun Dong or Sun Feng who came to deliver eggs.
"We have already discussed it in the village. When the village opens next year, we will get a few piglets and try to raise them. If it works, we will increase the number."
Sun Dong has learned how to raise pigs. During this time, he takes turns with other people who are learning how to raise pigs to look after the pigpen. Seeing the weight of the pigs increasing, the villagers are even more excited about raising pigs.
"The sow you raised should be about to give birth, right?"
"It will be around the New Year. Don't worry. I've learned how to raise pigs, so I know how to keep them warm. I've been collecting firewood since it didn't snow," Sun Dong told Tang Yuan. "Zhao Zhiqiang knows more about raising pigs, so he knows how to light a fire without being discovered. He's been taking care of the pigs during this time, so it's not bad to give him 70%."
Tang Yuan glanced at him.
Sun Dong was not embarrassed at all by being exposed, and thought of her question: "Sister Fang, do you think it's okay to sell the piglets to the village?"
"No," Tang Yuan shook his head. "Your village must raise pigs in an aboveboard manner without any risk of being investigated. Since you have established connections with people when you were learning how to raise pigs, you can just go to a pig farm and buy piglets. I'm asking because someone here wants them."
"I understand," Sun Dong nodded immediately, "Then I'll go back and tell Zhao Zhiqiang that when the piglets are born, I'll raise them for a few days and give them to you."
Tang Yuan didn't have much experience in raising pigs. Her main purpose of wanting to have piglets was to raise pigs. There were still several vacancies in the newly opened breeding area in the game space. If she could raise pigs, she would have an extra source of pork in the future.
However, sows will not give birth until around the Chinese New Year, so now is not the time to consider it.
"By the way, has the sick pig been sent back?"
"It was sent back," Sun Dong said excitedly. "Zhao Zhiqiang insisted on killing and burying the pig at first, but when the pig was sent back, he treated it like a treasure and hugged it as close as he could. He even thought it was his son."
"Then we'll have to slaughter two pigs before the New Year." Tang Yuan said with a smile.
Zhao Zhiqiang's action was not unexpected. Although he was unwilling to sell sick pigs, it did not mean that he was unwilling to make money.
Now that the sick pigs are no longer sick, he is naturally happy. A pig weighs more than 100 pounds, and he will get at least dozens of dollars. He no longer has the burden of selling sick pigs, so he naturally won't be stingy with the money.
The two pigs weigh at least 200 kilograms. Today, the weather is cold, so after slaughtering them, they can be placed directly in the natural environment to keep them in a frozen state. At least the pork will not go bad until the temperature rises again.
This is how Zhao Zhiqiang and his group sold pork before. They would freeze the pork after slaughtering it, and then sell it little by little.
"Wait a few days until Zhao Zhiqiang prepares the tools, and we can slaughter a pig first. Sister Fang doesn't have to be in a hurry to sell it. Even if we can only sell two or three pounds a day, we can still sell over a hundred pounds a month. There will be no problem selling pork, and we can always sell it." Sun Dong knew a little about selling pork. The closer it got to the New Year, the easier it would be to sell pork.
"The only thing you're cooperating with Zhao Zhiqiang on is fresh pork, right?" Tang Yuan asked.
Sun Dong looked at her: "Sister Fang means..."
"We can buy pork from Zhao Zhiqiang and make it into bacon," Tang Yuan had been thinking about this idea after eating the bacon made by Sun Feng's mother. "Nowadays, bacon in the market is about 1.6 yuan per pound. One pound of bacon can buy two pounds of pork, and we only need about 1.4 pound of fresh meat to make one pound of bacon."
"This..." Sun Dong's heart was moved, and he remembered something, "But it's winter now. It takes many days to make and dry the bacon, and it's not suitable to dry a lot of bacon where we are..."
"I have a plan. Just tell me if it's possible." Tang Yuan waited for his answer. "The price of the remaining 6 taels of meat is 48 cents. We'll split it in half. You can give some to Sun Feng's mother. I'll sell the bacon later. You can think about it carefully. In addition to the pork from Zhao Zhiqiang, you can also find a way to buy the pork from Liu Zhiyong."
"How much profit can we make from this?" Sun Dong asked immediately.
"No matter how much profit it is, we can make money anyway," Tang Yuan said directly, "You can choose not to cooperate, but if you can still get the meat from Liu Zhiyong, we can change our share and I can make less money."
She does not interfere in the pork business, but because she wants to sell pork, she can get a 10% share of the profits.
It was her idea to order the bacon, and she was asked to "dry the bacon" later, so she took the initiative to offer a 50/50 split, and then suggested buying the pork from someone else, giving Sun Dong room to bargain.
"I'll do it," Sun Dong turned around and quickly agreed, "I'm also thinking of buying some meat from Liu Zhiyong, but I need Sister Fang's help to dry the meat."
"Can."
Sun Dong acted quickly and brought five kilograms of bacon to Tang Yuan in just a week.
The profit left for Tang Yuan for one pound of bacon is 3.2 cents, and five pounds is 1.6 yuan, and bacon is exactly 1.6 yuan per pound, which means that she only needs to pay for four pounds of five pounds of bacon.
The two men made a new agreement that if Sun Dong went to Liu Zhiyong or someone else to buy meat in the future, Tang Yuan would deduct 8 cents from the price of the pork, and make a profit of 2.4 cents per pound of bacon.
She only counts hers here and makes it clear what's hers. How others divide it has nothing to do with her.
When the bacon came into her hands, she put it directly in the game space to dry. The temperature here was just right. It was not a particularly suitable environment for drying bacon, but compared with the icy and snowy environment outside, it was still much better. At least the bacon could be dried faster.
The shelf life of bacon is long enough, and it was the New Year soon, so Tang Yuan didn't have to worry about whether it could be sold or not. She was not in a hurry to sell it, and every time Sun Dong brought bacon to her, she paid for it herself.
On the other hand, when she gave eggs to Aunt Cao, what she got in return changed from bacon to cash.
The two of them no longer have a relationship of suspicion of each other. Even if exchanging things becomes buying things, there is no difference in their eyes. Aunt Cao will not reveal that she paid for them, and Tang Yuan will naturally not reveal that she received the money.
They had almost finished chatting, and when Tang Yuan was about to leave, he met Aunt Cao's daughter-in-law who was returning with something.
"Since you're here, why don't you stay for dinner?" the other person said, putting down what he was holding. "We distributed some benefits today, including a lot of salted fish. We have plenty in stock at home, and I haven't thanked you for helping take care of the kids yet."
Tang Yuan came to the Cao family many times and became familiar not only with Aunt Cao but also with the young couple. Also, because he had heard from Aunt Cao many times that she helped take care of the children, the young couple were very cordial to her whenever they met her.
"I'm just here to take a look. There's no need to eat. I'm in a hurry to go back." Tang Yuan didn't plan to stay for dinner. After all, her body couldn't eat anything from outside.
"Then take a salted fish back with you," the other party stuffed the salted fish directly into Tang Yuan's hand, "Salted fish by the sea are cheap, and it's convenient for us to bring them back by train. Take it back and eat it."
"Then I won't be polite, but is the salted fish by the sea really cheap?" Tang Yuan asked curiously.
"It's quite cheap, cheaper than meat. The main reason is that people are not full with fish, and many people exchange fish for sweet potatoes. Sometimes one sweet potato can be exchanged for one fish." The other party said to Tang Yuan, while also taking care of the children.
Tang Yuan just wanted to hear this one sentence. After getting the answer, she stood up and said goodbye, carrying the salted fish she brought back and left.
She knew that seafood might not be worth much in the local area these days, but she didn't expect it to be so cheap. One sweet potato for one fish. If she could go to the seaside to exchange fish and then bring it here to sell, wouldn't she be able to make a lot of money?
Although this business has high profits, it is not easy to do. Not to mention the high risks, it is not easy for her to go to the seaside. After all, the control is tight everywhere these days.
She is still an illegal resident now. If she doesn't go anywhere else and just hangs around here, she would still be blocked by the "letter of introduction".
But if you need to keep this identity, you can't always be an illegal resident.
Returning to the game space, she put down the salted fish in her hand and immediately went to the cloakroom to inquire about her identity information. After poking several times, relevant prompts finally appeared on the interface.
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In the 1970s, 1980s, and even the early 1990s, identity checks were not very strict, and fake certificates were even rampant, so it was not difficult to get a decent certificate in those days.
But once her identity information is connected to the Internet, it will not be easy for her to move around as Xiaofang.
Without ID, Xiaofang's identity will disappear sooner or later.
The game space gives her two choices of identity. One is to inherit a legal and compliant identity and undertake what that identity requires, just like the identity of Tang Yuan. When she travels into Tang Yuan's body, she is Tang Yuan and needs to accept the scrutiny from Tang Jianguo and the Tang family, as well as the guidance of people around her.
Tang Yuan's identity was not a good one. If she hadn't "played dumb", the Tang family would probably not let it go. In this case, this choice was not her first choice.
As for the second choice, it is "random". The game space will give her a random identity, maybe a man, maybe a woman, maybe a child, but this identity will give her a certain degree of freedom and she will not be trapped in a certain environment.
In simple terms, she would not appear in the countryside or on the farm, but would be able to move around freely like Xiaofang.
Compared to the first option, the second one was more in line with her expectations. At least she wouldn't be like Tang Yuan, surrounded by extremely wealthy relatives.
More importantly, the second option is cheaper, only one hundred game coins are required to draw once, and she can even decide whether to use the drawn vest.
It's best to use it, but not using it is just a waste of 100 game coins.
Thinking about it this way, the second option would obviously be more appropriate.