In the original plot, the male protagonist Gu Weiliang's family suffered a sudden change and his parents were sent down to the countryside. He was then arranged by his parents' old friends to go to the countryside, and the location was Shanghe Village where his parents were sent down.
Going to the countryside with Gu Weiliang was his uncle’s cousin Liu Song.
Because of the policy of going to the countryside, if there are many children in the family, one of them must go to the countryside.
At that time, Liu Song was the only one in my uncle's family who was suitable to go to the countryside, so he came here with Gu Weiliang.
When they first went to the countryside, their uncle prepared all their supplies together. After they went to the countryside, he would send them money and things every month.
Because everyone knows that the lives of educated youth after going to the countryside are generally difficult, and it is difficult for them to adapt to rural work and life.
But his uncle's family wasn't well off either, as they had several children. Liu Song also had an older brother who was already married, so it wouldn't be long before another child was born.
Because of Gu Weiliang's family situation, his uncle's family was also affected to some extent. With more people in the family and it was difficult to find a job, the family was actually in a very difficult situation.
Although their uncle did not mention these things in the letter he wrote to them, the two young men did not want to burden their family.
However, there are indeed many restrictions on living a better life in rural areas.
For example, if you wanted to raise chickens, ducks, or geese, there was a quota limit: every three people in the family could apply to raise one, and a family could not have more than three. This policy was called "cutting off the capitalist tail" at the time and blocking the road to capitalism.
Besides restrictions on raising poultry, each household's private plots were also subject to restrictions. In the 1960s, each family was allowed to cultivate only one mu of land and plant only two trees; any excess was confiscated. Commune officials frequently visited farmers' homes to "cut off the tails of capitalism."
Since the 1970s, the regulations have been relaxed. Now every family has 2-3 plots of land, and as long as no one reports it, the authorities will turn a blind eye.
However, the way for farmers to generate income is still blocked.
The only way out is to work and earn work points, and then wait for the autumn harvest to distribute grain and money.
Gu Weiliang had to take care of his parents who were sent down to the countryside, and he didn't want to drag down his uncle's family, so he had no choice but to take the risk and start a private trading business with his cousin.
At first, we started small, going from village to village to collect chicken and duck eggs, vegetables from farmers' private plots, and wild produce like mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, hazelnuts, and chestnuts. The supply and marketing cooperatives' purchasing stations also bought these agricultural products, but the prices were much lower. We could get a lot of them for just a little more than what they paid at the purchasing stations.
Then they would go to the town or county and sell them secretly in residential areas.
Over the years, they have found many long-term customers and developed several downlines.
However, the profit from buying and selling agricultural products is still very low.
Now with the arrival of Zhang Luyao and others, Gu Weiliang's team has become stronger.
After all, they went to the countryside because of policy reasons. They were the only ones in their family who met the policy requirements, so they had no choice but to sign up to go to the countryside.
They don't want to suffer hardships after coming to the countryside. They just plan to stay there for one or two years, complete their policy tasks, and then let their families find a way to arrange for them to return to the city.
When Gu Weiliang invited them to join the business, they were quite interested and agreed to join.
Anyway, their families have connections, and the political struggle here is not as severe as in Beijing. Maybe because the geographical location is remote, the management here is relatively loose.
Moreover, Gu Weiliang has been running the business for two years. He is familiar with the people here and has a clear understanding of the various forces, so they don’t have too many concerns.
Gu Weiliang's family suffered a disaster and all his family connections were cut off.
But at the same time, Zhang Luyao and his friends, who were born in the compound, still had connections to draw on. Especially since they were going to the countryside, their families had already found several old local friends and acquaintances to help them if they got into trouble.
Gu Weiliang has had excellent leadership skills since he was young. He integrated the local connections of several people and used these connections to get to know government departments and buyers from various factories.
The position of purchasing agent is very popular in any era, and it is well known that there are a lot of benefits in it.
Without a strong background, you can't sit in this position.
Just like Liu Quan, who was badly cheated by Xu Nanxing in the textile factory in Beijing.
He is the brother-in-law of the deputy factory director. His sister married the deputy factory director, and he got the position of factory purchasing agent thanks to his brother-in-law's relationship.
Not only did he make the most of the purchases, he also stole supplies from the factory from time to time and got away with it by falsifying the accounts.
Most people were afraid of offending the deputy factory director and didn't dare to say anything.
If I hadn't met Xu Nanxing, I might still be working as his purchasing agent and enjoying a good life!
That's why Gu Weiliang thought of getting to know the buyers from various factories.
It was only by relying on the connections behind the scenes and various arrangements that I was able to establish good relationships with these buyers.
In this way, when they have goods in hand, they can sell them directly to the government through these buyers.
This time, Gu Weiliang and Li Xueyu came to the market to buy goods.
They have reduced their visits to residential areas to sell agricultural products because it is very dangerous, the profit is low, and collecting goods from several villages is very tiring.
This is also the reason why Gu Weiliang wants to get to know the buyer.
For general agricultural products, buyers can buy directly from the production team, and they have no say in the matter.
This time I came to the market to find things of better quality.
Large quantities can be sold to the public through buyers, and small quantities can be sold to familiar customers.
It was almost noon, and the patrol team went to eat and rest after patrolling in the morning.
During this period, many farmers put their own products on display and sell them secretly.
Gu Weiliang just saw an old farmer carrying a basket of chestnuts. They were of good quality and plump, much larger than ordinary wild chestnuts.
Just as we agreed on the price, someone intervened.
"Little brother, it's you again! Don't you know this is my, 'Laopi', base? We're the ones running the inspection teams here. It's inappropriate for you to just come here and take advantage of me, isn't it?"
The man, nicknamed "Laopi," was one of the local black market lords. He only had a dozen or so people under him, but he had connections with the town patrol, so those who set up stalls there would pay them some protection money.
Those who come to buy things generally do not need to pay them any fees.
However, because Gu Weiliang had a conflict with them before, he came to cause trouble for them when they met this time.
Although Lao Pi wanted to cause trouble for them, he was also afraid of the coming and going of people in the market and was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble. He just wanted to teach them a lesson and make them submit.
But Li Xueyu next to him refused to accept it. When they went to the countryside to collect things, they were troubled countless times by them.
All the things that I had finally received were snatched away by them.
Now when enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other!
"You're colluding with the patrol team to collect protection money, and we haven't even sued you yet! How dare you come and cause trouble for us!"
This sentence stirred up a hornet's nest.
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