It wasn't until I went to find Liu Jing that I learned, "Her mother-in-law came over to help her cook and take care of the children. She gives her mother-in-law fifteen yuan a month."
"What? Wasn't she keeping it a secret from her mother-in-law? How did she tell her? I didn't even know her mother-in-law was here. I haven't been to her place for quite a while, almost a month!"
"She didn't hide it from her. When her mother-in-law was taking care of her child, she had tested the waters by saying that she would make a few sets of clothes for a friend and then charge a small fee for the work. Her mother-in-law was very envious at the time. After all, she could earn three to five yuan for making one set of clothes, and thirty to fifty yuan for ten sets. She could make one set of clothes in a day and earn thirty to fifty yuan in ten days. Wasn't she extremely envious?"
Speaking of this, Liu Jing had a deep understanding of it. She and Cheng Ke split the profits 50/50: Cheng Ke designed and made the clothes, while she found the fabric and buyers. Because the fabric they bought was relatively cheap, and Cheng Ke's clothes were of good quality and beautiful, their profit margin was higher. However, they could only sell about ten sets a month at most, which was still quite a lot. On average, that was about forty yuan a month! That was more than her salary. Now, she had a salary, plus the money from selling clothes and things she got from Liu Yun, plus her sister-in-law often swapping things with her, so she earned more than one hundred yuan a month! That was almost equivalent to a level nine salary.
Liu Yun suddenly wondered if she was too naive or too lazy. Was she the only one around her who was only now realizing the importance of making money?
However, even without much effort to earn money, she has actually saved quite a bit. The main reason is that now that she's a senior employee, she earns over forty yuan a month. She doesn't need to use receipts or anything like that, and she has plenty of food. She also earns a considerable amount from the defective items and employee perks she finds each month, and her transactions with Liu Jing are also quite lucrative. This is different from Liu Jing's transactions with others, since Liu Jing's are all risk-free. Unlike Liu Jing's transactions of five or six yuan at a time, hers are always twenty or thirty yuan at a time, adding up to seventy or eighty yuan a month. She also receives money for buying things for Cheng Ke and Liu's mother, so her monthly income is likely higher than Liu Jing's.
After chatting for a while, Liu Jing got straight to the point, "Someone asked me to get some things for him, and there are quite a few. Do you think you can help me get them?"
Liu Yun was taken aback. "What is it? Tell me."
"He wants eggs, chicken, duck, or goose eggs, he doesn't care, he wants as many as possible. He also wants as much meat as possible, like chicken, duck, goose, or pork, preferably cured meat. He also needs cotton. Do you think that's okay? Don't worry, he can definitely afford it." Liu Jing knew that although her younger sister had connections, she didn't know how to use anything except for things she bought for herself and some gifts for her family. But this was a chance for her to change jobs, and if she didn't get another one, she didn't know when.
Liu Yun was only thinking about this good thing; she could give them as much as they wanted. But she didn't know the background of those people and didn't want to stand out too much. "He's not a black market boss, is he? You know I don't deal in the black market. I have the stuff, but how are you going to give it to them? Do your brother-in-law's family know?"
Liu Jing knew Liu Yun had misunderstood her. "Sigh! Let me tell you the truth! That person is the son of one of our factory leaders. His son and daughter-in-law are my classmates, and we have a good relationship. They're also one of my clients now. His father is being targeted by a competitor, and when he found out, he volunteered to support the western region. Now he might be transferred there instead of being demoted, because his brother is serving in the army there, and his sister is also working in the countryside there. Now the couple has also signed up, planning for the whole family to go. At least they can look after each other. You know how poor the western region is. His wife is also pregnant, and they'll have to leave in a little over a month. They're buying things to take with them. Now that it's cooler, the meat can be made into cured meat and preserved for several years, so naturally he's buying more. They have relatives there, so they're sending things over gradually without anyone knowing anything." As for the fact that she could be transferred to the propaganda department after the job was done, since her wife was an officer in the propaganda department, she didn't mention that.
Liu Yun thought about it and realized that this was an opportunity. Since Liu Jing was helping so much, that person must be rich and powerful. She didn't want to get involved, but she could still make a profit and clear out a batch of inventory in her space, so she agreed.
"Find me a place to store the goods. I'll ask around tomorrow to see how much they can get for you. Once I've found a place, I'll call you. You can take him there yourself. I won't get involved anymore, and don't betray me. But the prices will definitely be about the same as on the black market, otherwise there's nothing I can do. Also, I don't know how much they can get, so you'll just have to take your chances."
“Okay, I rented a small courtyard in the suburbs. Wait a moment, I’ll find the key for you. It’s near the bamboo grove, among those houses. Just keep going right, and you’ll see an osmanthus tree. There’s a path next to the osmanthus tree; keep going straight in, and you’ll see a small courtyard. That’s the only house there.” After saying that, he handed the key to Liu Yun. He had rented it to load goods for Xiao Zhihua, and since the rent wasn’t expensive, but it was much more convenient and safer, he had kept renting it.
"I'll call you later and say I'm coming over for dinner. Bye!"
Liu Yun didn't go straight back. She went to her neighbor Uncle Wu's place first to see if there were any cages. Although she had some in her space, there weren't many. Since the opportunity was in front of her, she wanted to get rid of a batch of the animals in her space. After all, it was obvious that the family was not short of money, but they lacked supplies. After all, there were many things that couldn't be bought even if you had money in the Northwest.
Originally intended for relocation to lower levels, although it has been changed to support overseas assignments which are unlikely to be any good places, the smart choice now is to convert the money into storage for inconspicuous supplies.
I've chosen the cage, ordered it, and will pick it up tomorrow before going home.
The next day, Liu Yun ate a few bites of breakfast and went out first. She went to Uncle Wu's house to find a safe place to put the cage into her space, and then went to the department store to ask for leave. Fortunately, it was not yet the end of the year and she was not busy, so it was easy to ask for leave.
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