Chapter 147 Wang Yuqing Spends All the Money She Earned
Wang Yuqing ate lunch in the kitchen of the non-staple food team.
Today, Tang Wan and Chen E went out and sold a total of eighty yuan. Everyone had a meal together and was very excited, looking forward to earning more money in the future.
Wang Yuqing took the ledger and recorded the money, but all eighty yuan had to be returned to the old secretary. Fifty yuan was to be returned to the old secretary, and the remaining thirty yuan was a receipt for the old secretary.
She discussed it with everyone, then took eighty yuan and ran to the old Party Secretary's office, where the old Party Secretary was comfortably reclining in a chair listening to the radio.
Wang Yuqing handed the money to the old Party Secretary, but the old Party Secretary refused it. He smiled and said, "Keep this money. When I take out the money, it's not a loan, it's a gift. I also hope that your non-staple food team will develop well and bring honor to our brigade. If our brigade has honor, I will also have honor."
"I am very pleased that our brigade has produced such a smart person as you."
Wang Yuqing knew that those tickets were given to him by the old Party Secretary's daughter in the city, and they were very precious; he usually couldn't bear to use them.
She forced the money into the old Party Secretary's hand, but he got a little angry: "If you give me any more, I'll get angry, and I won't take your side in the future!"
Just then, Master He Guangliang came in and saw this scene. He was also a little shocked, but he thought that the old man was just concerned about his reputation!
Wang Yuqing deliberately said loudly, "Old Secretary, you are truly a good cadre. You are the most honest, intelligent, and fair cadre I have ever met. No wonder you have such high prestige in the brigade. If it weren't for you in charge, many commune members would probably have starved to death."
The old Party Secretary sighed, a little guilty: "Don't praise me. I'm old, and my mind isn't important anymore. Otherwise, I wouldn't have led the brigade to become the most backward brigade in the commune. We couldn't deliver enough grain, and the commune members weren't getting enough to eat. It's shameful to think about it. I've let the country down."
Wang Yuqing said, "It's not your fault. Your abilities are limited. Besides, you're not the only cadre in the brigade."
He Guangliang snorted and walked in. His purpose was to prohibit the brigade's tractors from carrying people, pigs, or doing private work in the future.
The tractor was indeed old and was usually used for transportation, so the old Party Secretary had no choice but to agree.
Wang Yuqing smiled and said, "It's alright. I happen to have a wooden cart at home. I can use it to take the goods to the market to sell. When I make some money, I can buy a few tricycles."
He Guangliang, who was standing next to him, snorted again.
Wang Yuqing didn't say goodbye to He Guangliang when she left.
Although Secretary Qian didn't want the money, their food processing team still owed the credit union two hundred yuan, and they needed to earn enough money quickly to pay it back.
The two hundred yuan bought everything I needed: oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices, enough to last at least two months, so I didn't have to worry.
afternoon.
Everyone went to collect snails, and Wang Yuqing, who happened to have some free time, took the remaining forty-seven yuan in her hand, rode Tang Wan's bicycle to the county town.
Since joining the non-staple food team, Tang Wan has voluntarily brought her bicycle for everyone to use.
She also brought a net full of cleaned snails, seven or eight eggs, and a bottle of honey.
The eggs were obtained by trading a stool made by Ji Xuening with Lei Yongxia's family, and the honey was bought from Feng Chunxia for three yuan.
Her purpose in coming to the county town was to go home and visit Aunt Huang next door.
Aunt Huang's family was quite well-off, and she had a lot of receipts. In the original owner's memories, Aunt Huang also did some small business on the side, which was the black market.
The black market is not the market described in those old novels, but rather the act of buying and selling privately and secretly.
When Wang Yuqing passed by the Wang family's house, the gate was tightly closed, and there was not a sound coming from inside.
She didn't even think about going inside; instead, she knocked directly on Aunt Huang's door.
Aunt Huang just got off work at this time.
When Aunt Huang opened the door and found it was Wang Yuqing, she was a little surprised. She thought Wang Yuqing had come back to visit her parents. But Wang Yuqing said that she had come specifically to visit her and had even brought her some gifts.
This made Aunt Huang extremely happy, but she also thought that their relationship had been just so-so before, so why was she suddenly being so enthusiastic?
Wang Yuqing handed all the things she had brought to Aunt Huang.
The snails were raw, not stir-fried. It's too hot now and it was afternoon, so I was afraid they would spoil on the way.
Ever since Aunt Huang ate the snails that Wang Yuqing gave her, she had been craving them.
What surprised Aunt Huang even more was the eggs and honey. In those days, eggs were precious and honey was a rare commodity, and both were hard to come by.
The gift of snails, eggs, and honey naturally won over Aunt Huang, who adored her and praised her for her thoughtfulness and generosity.
Although Wang Yuqing is a member of the Wang family, Huang Dama felt particularly pleased with the incident where she taught Lin Xuemei and Wang Jiandong a lesson. She had been targeting Lin Xuemei for decades and harbored a great deal of hatred towards her.
Nowadays, Lin Xuemei and Wang Jiandong are keeping a low profile in the factory. She can still make sarcastic remarks from time to time, but the couple doesn't dare to utter a word.
Most importantly, she took Lin Xuemei's place and is now receiving a level four salary.
Therefore, Aunt Huang now particularly likes Wang Yuqing.
Of course, Aunt Huang was also shrewd. She pulled Wang Yuqing aside and asked, "Just tell me, what do you want me to do for you?"
Wang Yuqing only praised Aunt Huang as a smart person, saying, "Aunt Huang, I know you have a lot of receipts, and I also know you are doing black market transactions in private."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Huang looked around nervously, then quickly pulled Wang Yuqing back into the house, whispering, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do any black market transactions."
Wang Yuqing originally wanted Aunt Huang to help her collect some treasures, such as bracelets, thumb rings, calligraphy and paintings, and porcelain.
Farmers are very poor, and they rarely have these good things at home. At most, they may have some old items, but they are not in a hurry to acquire them.
Urban residents are relatively wealthier, and there are even some large families who must have some things left over. After all, people in this era are very unfamiliar with cultural knowledge, and there are very few people with forward-thinking ideas. They don't know how valuable the things they have will be in the future.
However, doing this is illegal now. Her relationship with Aunt Huang isn't that good, and besides, she doesn't have much money. She needs to take care of her daily necessities first.
She only exchanged some receipts with Aunt Huang before leaving.
She used the money to buy pots and pans, laundry detergent, shampoo, facial cleanser, tooth powder, hair oil, and a pair of plastic sandals for everyone in the family. She also bought herself a sanitary pad and a razor for Ji Xuening, spending almost all of her money.
Some require tickets, some do not.
Money is earned to be spent.
She rode her bicycle back to the brigade with a large bag of things. The commune members had just finished work and all saw her and were filled with envy.
Of course, some people also commented, "What a spendthrift!"
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