Chapter 39 Doing business?
Ye Lan had not been to work for a long time due to health reasons, and the work points earned by the family were not enough. At lunch that day, Tong Xiayue directly mentioned the matter of doing business at the dinner table.
Tong Xiayue: "Mom and Dad, our family is not well off right now. I was thinking of picking some wild goods in the mountains and making some brined meat to sell in town. What do you think?"
Ji Zhiyong put down his chopsticks and said unhappily: "Doing business? If we are found out, it will be speculation! We can't do this!"
Ye Lan also advised: "Daughter-in-law Jiashu, your father is right. We can't do illegal things if we don't have money. Alas... It's all my fault. What's wrong with me? I've made you suffer."
Tong Xiayue sighed. In this era, the economy is not open yet. If you are found out doing business privately, you will be arrested and made an example. In serious cases, you may even have to go to jail. This is no joke.
But a year later, in 1979, the economy had already entered a "wait and see" mode. Although the national policy had not yet issued a formal system for opening up the private economy, since it had been relaxed, many people with business acumen would seize this opportunity to make some simple attempts.
Tong Xiayue would definitely not miss these opportunities, her business blueprint was very grand!
Hearing her family's objection, Tong Xiayue explained, "Mom, don't say that. No one wants to get sick. It's better to get well.
The last time Jiashu and I went to the town to sell things, we found that many people had started small businesses outside. It's okay to be careful.
And mom and dad, think about it, it's definitely not enough for the family to rely on dad alone to earn a salary. If the family If anyone here is sick or something, they can't afford to see a doctor. We can't help but think about the future, don't you think? "
Ji Zhiyong and Ye Lan lowered their heads and said nothing. At this time, Zhang Cuihua said, "Dad is a secretary after all. If it is discovered that someone in the family is doing business, it will definitely have an impact, right?"
Tong Xiayue didn't think of this. It will be discovered in the future. People in a village can't be unaware of it. Now she is in trouble.
Ji Jiashu knows that it is difficult for his wife to change her mind, so he might as well help her clear the obstacles and lend her a hand.
Ji Jiashu: "If you really want to do this, you can sell it secretly first, and try not to be discovered. We will think of a way to deal with things later."
Ji Jiamu and Ji Jialin did not say anything, and everyone had no better way, so they could only eat silently with their heads down.
Ji Zhiyong knew that Ji Jiashu was strict in his work and had his own ideas. Seeing him say this, he did not continue to object: "You can try it first, but you must pay attention to safety."
Seeing that no one objected, Tong Xiayue's mood was indescribable, and she was extremely excited. This was the beginning of her business blueprint!
After using some of the 300 yuan she told them to borrow that day, she still had about 150 yuan left. In fact, it didn't matter if it was not enough, because there were more than 500 yuan left in the space from the last time she sold ginseng.
Now I was thinking about what to sell. I didn't have to worry about my own cooking skills. The main thing was that I was afraid that I couldn't buy the ingredients for the things I wanted to sell.
After the matter was agreed upon, Tong Xiayue began to draft the products, including halved pig intestines, halved pig hearts, and some halved duck goods, such as duck necks, duck wings, and duck feet. If you need a lot of these things, you need to go to the slaughterhouse in the town to buy them. And you don't know if they will sell them yet, so you can only go and see first.
The next day, Tong Xiayue went to the slaughterhouse in the town alone when everyone went to work. When passing by the black market, she spent 20 cents to buy a pack of cigarettes. You need a ticket to buy cigarettes in other places, but the black market is still very convenient.
Having traveled from the modern era, one must know the ways of the world. When asking someone to do something for you, one must show some courtesy. She only bought a pack of ordinary cigarettes, so as not to give people the impression of bribery.
It was almost nine or ten o'clock when she arrived at the slaughterhouse. The slaughterhouse was quite busy at this time. The slaughtered animals were to be transported away. Generally, they were needed by some state-owned units. State-owned hotels or canteens of some state-owned units all needed these freshly slaughtered animals.
Tong Xiayue saw that everyone was busy, and she was too embarrassed to ask openly. She could only look at the door to see if there were any masters who were a little free.
After a while, a young man in his twenties came out of the door. He was wearing a simple cloth shirt and glasses. He looked gentle and didn't look like a butcher. He was probably a worker handling other things inside.
Tong Xiayue saw the man coming out and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Master, hello, I want to ask you something. Do you think it's convenient now?"
As she said that, Tong Xiayue stuffed the cigarette in her hand into his hand. The young man was startled and quickly waved his hand to refuse: "This is not allowed, comrade, just tell me what you want, I can't accept anything."
Seeing the young man's refusal, Tong Xiayue thought that this man must be a real person, so she didn't push him any more.
"Master, I just want to ask you guys, since you slaughter so many pigs every day, are there fewer people buying pig intestines?" Tong Xiayue thought that she would be more willing to give the answer if she was more roundabout.
Although the young man didn't know why the beautiful young girl asked this, he didn't hide it and said, "Yes, pig intestines have a strong smell, so few people usually want them. In the end, we can only throw away the ones we can't handle."
Such a good thing was thrown away? It's such a waste. Fat intestines in the 21st century shouldn't be too expensive!
Tong Xiayue sighed, "What a waste. Why don't I come here every day to collect some of it, and you give it to me at a lower price? If there is any today, I'd like to take 20 kilograms first. And if there is other pig hearts, pig livers, etc., I'll take some too."
Hearing that the girl in front of him wanted so many pig intestines, he looked at Tong Xiayue with a strange expression, and asked inquiringly, "What do you want so many pig intestines for?"
Tong Xiayue definitely couldn't tell him that she was going to sell them. Now the other party hasn't agreed, it would be bad if it was told to others.
"My younger brother is getting married soon, and I don't need meat coupons to buy meat or anything. Where can I get so many coupons? I just thought of buying some pork offal, which can be cooked more deliciously and can surpass pork."
Tong Xiayue admired her own intelligence. How did she think of such a good excuse in such a short time? Generally speaking, if you talk about getting married, people will help. As for whether you want to buy more in the future, then let's talk about it later. It is important to buy this part first.
The young man nodded and agreed: "I will go back to the factory to check first, you wait here for me, if there is any, I will bring it out directly to you, pig lungs and large intestines are 20 cents per pound, pig livers and pig hearts are 30 cents per pound, this is the price we have set, it is difficult to change, if you can accept it, I will go and show it to you."
Tong Xiayue agreed of course, not to mention that the price is really not expensive, even if it is a little more expensive, she will buy it, these are all raw, and the price after brine will definitely be several times higher.
And she had also inquired before, pork is usually one piece per pound, so she was excited when she heard the price of pig offal, and the most important thing is that he agreed to get so much for her, it was like meeting a noble man!