Chapter 268 Two in One
In late April, the 'Tengfei Training Class' was officially established.
The teachers in the class are not just students from the normal school.
Ding Guo accidentally revealed to his roommates that his younger brother had successfully organized a college entrance examination remedial class in cooperation with the school last year and would continue to hold it this year, and successfully recruited two roommates to join.
If a cram school wants to become famous, it needs the halo of students from prestigious schools.
Then he poached Hou Zhan Sheng, who was admitted to Tsinghua University and was from the Hou family in the compound.
Ding Guo and Hou Zhan Sheng were not familiar with each other and had only met twice during the Chinese New Year when they visited each other to wish each other a happy new year.
Some time ago, Ding Guo returned to the compound, and by chance they met at the door. They nodded and greeted each other.
Watching people leave, Ding Guo's heart moved.
She didn't go to recruit people right away.
Being in a family like the Pei family, and with the Pei family being particularly strong this year, it is easy for family members to stir up a trend in the compound if they get in touch with or get close to any other family.
Socially, I am more cautious than before.
After asking Mr. Pei first, Ding Guo went to Tsinghua University to find Hou Zhan Sheng after school started.
If someone asked him to teach in a training class, Hou Zhan Sheng might not agree.
He has a good family background and is very ambitious. He is one of those favored children of heaven. With such an ambitious son, many people are optimistic about the Hou family.
Hou Zhan Sheng is a bit aloof.
He usually keeps to himself in school and is very cool, but he never bullies his classmates by relying on his family background. He is regarded as the most beautiful girl on the mountain by many female classmates.
But the person who invited him was Ding Guo, so Hou Zhan Sheng agreed without much hesitation: "Okay sister-in-law, I'll go talk to your brother this afternoon."
Dazhu and Su Dongshan were busy with the early publicity and enrollment. After more than a month, they both lost a lot of weight, but when they stood on the podium again, they were glowing.
Ding Guo only showed up when the class officially started, and Dazhu was in charge of the work at other times.
I discussed lesson preparation with several teachers, made test papers for students, organized mock exams before the college entrance examination, and familiarized them with the examination process over and over again, which greatly reduced the students' nervousness after entering the examination room.
Then send the candidates to the examination room.
Before entering the examination room, Ding Dazhui and several classmates checked their admission tickets and pen ink in turn, and carefully reminded them of the examination process. After leaving the examination room, he served Ding Guo the mung bean soup that Aunt Qiao had sent, and took them to rest in the shade.
The level of service was so thorough that many parents of the candidates who came with them praised them for their attentiveness, and they spontaneously helped to promote the service after returning home.
After the three-day exam, Ding Dazhu called all the students together to check answers and estimate scores...
With this combination of measures, the "Tengfei Training Class" has gained a good reputation.
Ding Guo called Dazhu together to review the situation and refined some details and rules.
As for making money, that doesn't exist. Just a few invited students earned some extra money, but there was no additional profit.
Ding Dazhu struck while the iron was hot and launched the summer enrollment plan.
Su Dongshan was busy and having a lot of fun, even though the extra money he earned was not as much as helping Ding Guo deliver goods, but he was very energetic.
Of course, Ding Guo did not just punish them for the labor, he also gave them an extra red envelope.
The two of them didn't want to accept it, and after some refusals they finally accepted it.
Aunt Qiao secretly wiped away tears several times in private, saying that she was lucky to be here to help Ding Guo take care of the children, and her own children also benefited from it.
Regardless of whether they make money or not, the children's hard work makes them see the future.
Ding Guo and his classmates finished their final exams and the school was on summer vacation, so they prepared to go to Guangzhou.
Before leaving, Uncle and Aunt brought Dalin, a few chickens, two bags of grain and a large bag of vegetables to the capital.
Since I will be staying here for quite a while this time, I decided to bring my chickens with me and let them lay eggs in a different place.
So this time on the trip to Guangzhou, in addition to Dayong and Mosquito, we also brought our uncle, aunt and Dalin.
Also there was Yu Shaofen.
Yu Shaofen’s chili sauce business has been going strong, with more and more repeat customers. Many times, she doesn’t even need to set up a stall to make the freshly made chili sauce, but can just deliver it to a few repeat customers.
This time I followed Ding Guo to the south, on the one hand, I wanted to see the increasing number of small private factories in the south. If there were any related to food, I would see if I could find a way to visit them and gain experience for running my own factory in the future.
The second is that I often heard Ding Guo talk about the environment in Guangzhou, and I was so envious that I came here to broaden my horizons.
Uncle San, Aunt San and Dalin also brought them out to broaden their horizons.
This time, they not only stayed in Yangcheng for a few days with Ding Guo, witnessed the booming development of the south, visited several factories, but also went to Hai City.
We went to Haishi with goods.
Dayong and his father stayed in Yangcheng, and together with Lu Wenming, they kept an eye on a batch of new summer clothes being processed in the factory and their subsequent shipment.
It was Dayong who suggested keeping his father: "Let my father get some exercise."
Dayong, who is about to become a father, has become much more mature than in previous years.
He realized when his sister and Dazhu started a training class together that his sister was guiding Dazhu and helping him start his own business.
This was originally his responsibility, but he didn't think as quickly as his sister, and he caused his sister to worry again.
So, he wanted to bring his parents out as well.
Start by building up your courage.
The experience of traveling all over the country while driving a sports car made a lot of impressions on him. As he gained more knowledge, his courage and confidence also grew. His father's honest and dull character played a part in this, but in Ding Dayong's opinion, it was also closely related to the fact that he had lived in the countryside all his life.
It can help train his parents' courage. Not only can they start their own business in the future, but they can also help with their own small business, which is better than staying in the village to farm.
As for the third child, the current task is to study hard and get into college. As for the other matters, he will wait until he is admitted to college and see what this kid is suitable for, and then he will bring the third child out.
He can't always make his sister worry.
Ding Zhicheng had no objection to helping his son and niece with their careers. For parents, being able to help their children is a sense of accomplishment in itself.
Yu Shaofen, Third Aunt, and Dalin followed Ding Guo and Mosquito as they wandered the streets of Hai City, carrying goods on their backs, looking for partners.
I used to feel that Ding Guo and his colleagues’ wholesale business was very easy compared to the vendors who set up stalls early in the morning and came back late every day.
Now, watching them carrying a bag of goods out every day in the hot summer, enduring the contempt and being driven away by the locals, and still having to talk about cooperation with them with a smile, I feel that it is really not easy to earn a little money.
Isn’t it easy?
A little bit, but Ding Guo thinks it’s okay.
Market development at that time was much easier than in later generations.
In her previous life, she worked as a salesperson for a while during college, and her closing rate at that time was not as high as it is now.
As for being looked down upon, whether now or in the future, as long as you work in sales, you will inevitably be looked down upon.
The same goes for other jobs, there is no smooth journey.
After all, if you want to take money out of other people's pockets, you have to bear these consequences.
Mosquito was not so bad. This girl had experienced many ups and downs, especially those few years down there. The suffering she endured was nothing compared to what was happening now.
It's just that she's not as strong as Ding Guo, and her physical strength isn't as good as Ding Guo's. She feels like her calves are cramping after a day.
Dalin was also not idle, helping Mosquito carry the goods.
Dalin, who is 15 years old this year, has become a big boy. During the holidays in the village, he can earn seven or eight work points by working in the fields with his parents.
However, Ding Guo didn't let him carry too much, for fear that it would affect his growth.
When he first came to the south, he was a little reserved, but after a few days he gradually gained more experience and became much more confident and cheerful than when he first arrived.
Sometimes he would even help out and cooperate with Mosquito, or when he saw small vendors setting up stalls, he would take the initiative to approach them and ask in not-so-standard Mandarin if they wanted their goods. He grew very quickly.
Ding Guo was generous with the well water and gave it to the two to replenish their energy.
After selling all the goods, Ding Guo took Aunt Yu and the others to visit local attractions, took a lot of photos, left their mailing address, and returned home.
I called Ding Dayong before leaving.
Just when Ding Guo and his party returned to the capital, Dayong in Yangcheng received a telegram sent from Haishi.
Looking at the contents of the telegram, Ding Dayong suddenly jumped up and waved his fist in the air, scaring his father.
"What are you so startled about?"
"Dad, a repeat customer from Haishi." Ding Dayong swung the paper with the contents of the telegram and grinned, "My sister and her friends were negotiating a cooperation in Haishi and they are coming back to us to buy the goods."
Then he called his father: "Let's go to Haishi to pick up the goods."
Before leaving Yangcheng, Ding Guo told Dayong that he would leave his address when he went there to negotiate with the downstream. If any merchant wanted to purchase goods, he could send him a telegram and he would bring the goods and deliver them over.
In addition to delivering goods, Ding Guo also revisited several other locations that he had visited in the past two days. This information was what Ding Guo said to Dayong on the phone before leaving Hai City. It recorded in detail the locations where several successful vendors often appeared, their facial features, the quantity of goods left by each person, and the wholesale price.
So it’s not just about delivering goods to repeat customers, but also about consolidating other partners.
Ding Zhicheng was a little excited: "Can I go to Hai City too?"
Two days ago, when his niece left, she took her wife and San'er to Hai City. He was secretly envious. That was Hai City. In the minds of ordinary people like them, it was a big city as famous as the capital.
I felt regretful for a while at that time, but I didn't expect that he would be able to go to Hai City for a tour in a few days.
Ding Zhicheng's weather-beaten face was filled with excitement and he rubbed his hands repeatedly.
Last year, when the old woman went back and told him about the business done by her eldest son and Ding Guo, he was worried for a while. Now, after seeing it for himself and seeing the direction of the wind in the south, the worry in his heart has gradually dissipated.
My niece said that the trend here will sooner or later spread across the country, and future policies will definitely get better and better.
His niece is knowledgeable and capable, and he believes in her.
The father and son, together with Lu Wenming, took a batch of goods to Hai City.
The clothes they produced themselves were also beautiful in style. The vendors sold them faster than the clothes they salvaged themselves. They had a different attitude from when they first discussed cooperation with Ding Guo and the others that day, and this time they were all smiling.
In their hearts, they called these young men their God of Wealth.
If the goods are shipped quickly and money is made, won’t the attitude be different?
It’s just that Ding Dayong was not that thoughtful. After delivering the goods and collecting the money, he didn’t even think of taking his father around for a stroll, and just went back to Yangcheng.
But the old man could not have imagined this. He was so excited to be able to come along, see the streets and alleys of Haishi, and listen to the Haishi dialect which he could not understand at all. He grinned continuously and thought that when he saw the old woman, he would talk to her about Haishi as well.
After all, they have all been here before.
Of course, what makes me happier is watching my son counting money.
Ding Zhicheng didn't touch the money, but that didn't stop him from looking at the piles of money with his hands shaking with excitement.
No wonder the kids were so motivated, this business was really profitable. He had never seen so much money at once in his life. He kept telling them, "Put it away, make sure you put it away."
Ding Dayong recorded the account in a notebook and said, "I will go to the market to pick up a batch of bulk goods to send to my sister tomorrow."
Ding Zhicheng didn't dare sleep all night, for fear that a thief would come in and steal their money. The next day, he followed his son to the market to purchase and ship goods. He felt relieved. When he received feedback from the other side that the goods had arrived, Ding Zhicheng finally felt relieved.
After Ding Guo and his friends returned to the capital, Dazhu and his friends' summer training class had already started. Dalin joined the class after taking a day off.
Although the teaching materials here are different from those in my hometown, I can still learn some study methods.
After receiving the new goods sent by Dayong, I started riding my bikes with Mosquito again.
Peng Guihua took care of her daughter-in-law whose belly was already growing, and took care of Dabao and Xiaobao, and prepared three meals a day for the children with Aunt Qiao and others.
When Yu Shaofen came to my house, I listened to her talk about her small business experience, which was interesting.
Since last year, she has admired this elder sister very much. Yu Shaofen is a few years older than her, and she already has a formal job. She didn't expect that she is so energetic and even takes time out of her busy schedule to make and sell chili sauce.
I have persisted from last year to now.
Although Peng Guihua admired him, she didn't think much about it at that time until Ding Guo finished his work for a while and started to take her to fry melon seeds and peanuts.
It’s not a festival but roasting melon seeds. Is it because they have sold out their clothes and are planning to sell dry goods?
Ding Guo was flipping the melon seeds in the big iron pot with his aunt, and he said, "Aunt, what do you think of my aunt Yu selling chili sauce?"
"It's pretty good. Her chili sauce is delicious. There are also chili sauces sold locally, but I don't think they are as delicious as your Aunt Yu's. They are also very strong!"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "You've seen it in the south. The wind is getting more and more relaxed. Have you ever thought about doing some small business with my uncle?"
Peng Guihua smiled subconsciously and said, "Your Third Uncle and I can't do that. We are not cut out for business. Besides, I don't have any skills. We don't have the eloquence of you young people when it comes to selling clothes."
When she was in Hai City, she listened to Guoguo introducing it to others, this way and that way, and she couldn't remember any of the words.
Ding Guo pointed at the fried melon seeds in the big pot and said, "Isn't this a craft?"
Peng Guihua paused.
Ding Guo reached out and grabbed a handful of hot melon seeds from the pot, cracking them while looking at her third aunt who was standing there in amazement.
After a while, Peng Guihua came back to her senses.
She can actually make this thing, Guoguo taught her.
It tastes better than the dry stir-fry I made at home, and it can also adjust the flavor.
"Will this work?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Learn first, learn the skills first, and then we can set up a stall openly here. You and Uncle San can set up a stall. It will make more money than farming."
She knew that her uncle and aunt were less courageous than Aunt Yu, and it would be a bit difficult for them to take the risk and start a small business at this time.
But you can prepare first.
Besides, I have to take care of Yuling.
Although Aunt Wu would not care about such things, as the in-laws, they would feel guilty if they just gave up everything and started a small business.
Peng Guihua went out with them and her horizons were broadened. Moreover, a few days ago, her niece pointed to the new news in the newspaper, saying that there was some economic and special economic zone being established in the south.
This shows that the reform has taken a big step forward.
Although she couldn't understand what a special zone was, she believed in her niece's analysis that sooner or later the situation in the north would become as relaxed as that in the south.
If there really comes such a day, she will learn from Yu Shaofen. She is older than her but works so hard. She has all the limbs and nothing less than others, so why can't she do it?
"Okay, let's learn first. But if we fry so much and can't finish it, won't it be a waste?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "It won't be wasted. I have a way to sell it."
Her way is not space, Ding Guo really has a way.
There are many daring people these days. There are small private vendors secretly selling roasted melon seeds next to every cinema. Ding Guo found out the price and contacted the person who had provided the grain and fruit last time. He then sold the dozens of kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts of different flavors that he had roasted with his aunt.
When Ding Dayong and his uncle came back, Peng Guihua almost didn't recognize her old man.
Ding Zhicheng was wearing flared cropped trousers, a white vest, a light brown waistcoat with a waistband, a pair of sneakers, a backpack, and a cowboy hat that looked a bit like a top hat tilted on his head. Peng Guihua got goose bumps all over her body, and she almost wanted to grab a broom to beat the old devil out.
"What are you doing?"
Ding Zhicheng chuckled: "There are many people wearing this in the south."
At first he was not used to it, and his son and Xiao Lu forced him to wear it for several days before he was satisfied with the outfit.
Ding Dayong smiled and said, "Mom, we have to dress smartly when we go out to deliver goods. We can't be selling clothes and still wear old man's shirts and washed faded pants to deliver goods."
Peng Guihua said speechlessly: "Your sister doesn't dress up either..."
Oh, Guoguo seems to always be dressed very smartly.
But Guoguo is so young. Why does she feel so uncomfortable seeing her old man like this?
It looks strange and joyful.
Peng Guihua couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha."
Ding Zhicheng was dissatisfied and pointed at her clothes: "Your clothes are new too."
Peng Guihua looked down at what she was wearing. They were new clothes bought for her by her daughter-in-law and niece.
But the style doesn’t look that weird, it’s just a very standard style.
She looked up at her old man again, and finally her eyes settled on the hat he was wearing. She reached out and took it off. Well, it looked a little better and not so awkward anymore.
He took off the waistcoat he was wearing, nodded, and looked much more simple.
Finally, I asked him to change his bell-bottom pants and put on a pair of standard army green pants. Not bad, they looked better and better.
Ding Zhicheng was happy just letting his wife do whatever she wanted.
Peng Guihua laughed and said, "No one here wears clothes like this. It looks creepy when you suddenly see it."
Ding Zhicheng also laughed: "I also felt awkward when I got off the train here. A lot of people looked at me as if I was a weirdo. People here still don't dress so fashionably."
He now felt that he was being tricked by his eldest son. Why did Dayong change his clothes halfway through the journey?
The old couple were very happy.
After the family had finished their meal, Dayong and Ding Guo were chatting about the production progress of autumn clothing in the south.
Peng Guihua quietly pulled her old man aside and talked about Ding Guo's suggestion.
Ding Zhicheng said without any hesitation, "Set up a stall. Let alone the children's analysis, I have been there for a long time, and I also think that sooner or later we will be able to allow the people to set up stalls freely like in the south. When the time comes, we will set up a stall."
After staying in the south for such a long time, he is no longer an ordinary rural old man, but an experienced old man. He has also read several newspapers from the south. Combined with the analysis given to him by his children, he has become more and more confident in future policies.
After saying that, Ding Zhicheng secretly started to show off: "Hey, my son and I went to Haishi three times, hehehe."
The capital, Haishi, Guangzhou, oh, these places that I never dared to think about in the past are now available to my children.
Peng Guihua: "Have you taken pictures? Show them to me. Did you go to the City God Temple as well? I'll show you the pictures we took in Haishi. They are so beautiful. I took several pictures of myself. I said I didn't want to take any pictures, but Guoguo insisted that I take them..."
Ding Zhicheng: …
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