If you were to ask what jobs offer the most lucrative opportunities in this day and age, it would definitely be state-run restaurants and grain depots!
There's a saying, isn't there?
Poor banks, rich grain stations, lavish food stations, supply and marketing cooperatives—they can all do it, even selling coal after a light rain.
In Ningyuan Town, where Qiao Qiqi lives, perhaps because the town is too small, she had already observed it last time and found that there was no food station, only a supply and marketing cooperative.
Qiao Qiqi had already been to the supply and marketing cooperative; there was only one female sales clerk there, so there was nothing to do there.
But state-run restaurants are different; they have several chefs and several waiters, which are her target customer groups!
In those days, selling fruit privately like Qiao Qiqi was considered speculation and profiteering, and if caught, one would go to jail.
Therefore, this matter can only be carried out quietly.
Fortunately, Qiao Qiqi was lucky. After waiting in the alley for more than ten minutes, she saw a person wearing white work clothes, who looked like a chef, come out of the back door.
Qiao Qiqi immediately stepped forward quickly, and when she was about three meters away from the person, she suddenly tripped over her right foot with her left foot and staggered.
Then, just then, the blue cloth in the basket fell to the ground.
This allowed the visitor to see the apples in the basket clearly.
Qiao Qiqi keenly noticed the other person's eyes light up, and immediately picked up the blue cloth from the ground. At the same time, she looked at the person and asked, "Brother, hello, could you tell me how to get to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"Over there," the man pointed in a direction for Qiao Qiqi.
Qiao Qiqi immediately handed over an apple with a smile: "Thank you, big brother, this apple is for you."
The man raised an eyebrow in surprise at Qiao Qiqi's generous attitude, but the apples were indeed big and red. He couldn't help but take them, glancing at Qiao Qiqi's loosely covered basket and asking, "Where did you get these apples?"
Qiao Qiqi immediately reached out and covered the basket tightly with the blue cloth, stammering, "It's from our own farm, I brought it here to give to relatives."
At this time, private buying and selling was not allowed, so everyone would use visiting relatives as an excuse.
However, the man clearly didn't care. He took a bite of the apple in his hand and found it even tastier than he had imagined. He immediately reached out with his other hand to lift the blue cloth. "My kids love apples. Can you sell me a few?"
Qiao Qiqi put on a frightened expression, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
"Alright, stop pretending. Just tell me how much it costs per pound, and I'll take a few." The man originally intended to pick them out, but after picking them up, he found that each one was red and big, so there was no need to pick them at all.
Qiao Qiqi quickly curled her lips and said in a pretentious manner, "If you really want it, then it'll be five cents a pound!"
The man frowned. Although he felt it was a bit expensive, he had eaten it himself and it was really delicious, so he didn't worry about the few cents and immediately reached out and took five.
After thinking about it, I took two more.
"Seven, about four pounds, two yuan."
"Okay, whatever amount you say, brother."
Actually, Qiao Qiqi was at a loss, since he still had one left to eat. However, Qiao Qiqi treated it as a stepping stone and didn't care about one or two more.
With the apples on her back and the two yuan she had just earned tucked away, Qiao Qiqi turned and headed to the alley behind the grain station.
Because it's not harvest time yet, the workers at the grain depot are currently quite idle with little work, but they'll be busy as soon as the harvest season begins.
Being busy means that the people working here must be rich.
This time, Qiao Qiqi was unlucky; she searched behind the grain station for more than half an hour but didn't see a single person.
It was almost noon, and she still needed to get back to the village before noon to have lunch with Qin Huai, so Qiao Qiqi thought she would come back another time.
As a result, when he turned around, he didn't notice a bicycle coming from behind him, and the two of them collided directly.
Ouch!
Qiao Qiqi fell and sat on the ground, and several apples rolled out of the basket and fell to the ground.
This time, she wasn't faking it; she really dropped it.
But she couldn't care less about the apple; she quickly helped the woman who had fallen off the car up. "Sister, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"Ouch." The woman in the small collared shirt got up from the ground and checked herself. Fortunately, she was not injured, but her buttocks hurt a little.
Qiao Qiqi took the initiative to apologize.
"Sister, it's all my fault for not watching where I was going and bumping into you. I'm so sorry."
The woman standing in front of Qiao Qiqi was probably in her thirties. She was dressed smartly and had a good temperament. Seeing that the young girl was very apologetic, she immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not hurt. It's my fault for not being good at riding a bicycle since I just learned. How are you? Are you alright?"
"No!" Qiao Qiqi shook her head.
When the older sister saw that there were apples scattered all over the ground, she immediately propped up the bicycle and squatted down to help Qiao Qiqi pick them up.
Seeing that the apples were bruised, he couldn't help but feel sorry for them, saying, "Such good apples, all broken, what a waste."
As Qiao Qiqi picked up the apples, she quickly said, "It's nothing, just some bumps and bruises. You can eat them right away and they'll be fine again, no difference."
Seeing that there were still quite a few apples in her basket, the older woman couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you carrying so many apples?"
"I came from the neighboring town of Bayan to visit relatives, but I got lost here because I don't know the way. Do you know how to get to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"I know, just follow this road forward until you reach the main road, then keep turning left."
As she spoke, the older woman took out a dollar from her pocket and quickly stuffed it into Qiao Qiqi's waist pocket. "I broke your apple, so this is compensation for you."
"Big sister, you can't do that!" Qiao Qiqi tried to refuse, but her older sister held her hand down.
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