The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 272: Farm ~ Game
Wild boar meat is not tasty if you don't know how to cook it. You need to marinate it to remove the odor, and it is better to stew it because wild boar meat is very firm, or in other words, a bit woody.

However, once they arrive in Nanjing, Zhou Lingying's parents will find a way to deal with the wild boar.

Zhou Lingying's brother and sister-in-law, and even her sister-in-law's family, all received wild boar meat, not to mention her aunt and uncle.

But the wild boar meat matter was a small matter. Zhou Hewang had just returned from abroad. Only after going abroad once could he understand how much profit there was in helping others bring some overseas things, and he also understood why he had to take good care of the accompanying performers after going abroad.

Because some people will secretly run away after going abroad. In America, even if you are just washing dishes, you can earn more in a month than an eighth-level worker earns in a year. And the living environment is good, with beautiful houses and wide roads.

The three-turn and one-ring cars that are popular in China are nothing in foreign countries. Even most families have their own cars in this era.

Therefore, when abroad, the personnel who went with us to maintain security would check the number of people every two hours or so. After staying in the hotel at night, members were not allowed to go out.

If any one of the dancers who went there with him ran away, Zhou Hewang could retire early.

The next day after arriving in Nanjing, Zhou Hewang came to get US dollars. Because he didn't have that much money to exchange first, he took the money and said he would give it to Jiang Cheng after he had exchanged it.

That night we went directly to the restaurant and booked two tables. This time it was my uncle Zhou Hewang who treated us, and the two thousand US dollars was enough to help him get a promotion.

Zhou Hewang also knew that his nephew Zhou Fanyi actually needed foreign exchange, and his father-in-law was keeping an eye on this place. In terms of the closeness of the relationship, Jiang Cheng was Zhou Fanyi's brother-in-law, and was closer to him than his uncle.

This time, all the 2,000 US dollars that Jiang Cheng brought was given to Zhou Hewang. It would have been a bit unkind of Zhou Hewang not to set up two tables and invite his nephew over as well.

Since Zhou Hewang had already called everyone from his brother's side, he might as well call his sister's side as well.

In this era, although there is an opportunity to improve the food, everyone still likes to eat at banquets.

The key point is that during the meal, Zhou Hewang, in front of everyone, took out ten bundles of brand new ten-yuan bills and gave them to Jiang Cheng. One bundle of one hundred bills equals one thousand yuan, and ten bundles equals ten thousand yuan.

Although Jiang Cheng had said before that he could just give him the money at a ratio of four to one, so that everyone could also earn a little, everyone didn't think it was a big deal at that time.

But today was just one day. Zhou Hewang took the money from Jiang Cheng in the morning. After the leader on the other side received the call, he arranged for a driver to drive over.

He gave 10,000 yuan without any nagging, and thanked Zhou Hewang profusely. He also asked him on the spot to help him get more foreign exchange, and even if the amount was so large, he could increase the exchange rate by one or two points.

But Zhou Hewang didn't agree immediately. Whether he could get foreign exchange was one thing. The key point was that even if he was a big leader, his salary was only two or three hundred a month. This foreign exchange was too generous, and from the tone of his voice, even if he could get another two thousand, it would be easy for him to exchange it.

Zhou Hewang was a little afraid to help the leader get foreign exchange. Director Wang in the unit said that the leader prepared it for his son who was studying abroad. This means that it was a personal exchange. If the government exchanged at this rate, Zhou Hewang would be very active.

The public here does not only refer to public institutions, but also to those who go abroad with him and the dance team. Many people want to get a few hundred foreign currencies to buy more things abroad, and reselling some foreign currencies is not a big problem.

Now Zhou Hewang directly gave all the ten thousand yuan to Jiang Cheng, mainly because he could earn two thousand yuan in just one day. In his heart, he still couldn't accept this way of making money so quickly.

In this era, workers valued 36 yuan as their salary, which means that a salary of 36 yuan was considered good. But even with this salary, 2,000 yuan would take more than four years for a worker to earn without food or drink.

Now it's only one day. Zhou Hewang learned yesterday that Jiang Cheng and his team had brought US dollars. He came this morning and the exchange was completed in the afternoon. In less than a day, he earned more than four years' salary of a worker. It was too easy, and Zhou Hewang couldn't accept it.

This is just like what is filmed in short videos of later generations, the money comes too quickly, it feels unreal without eating a few pounds of shit, and it is too hot to hold.

"Uncle, we agreed on this at the beginning, so let's do this. You are helping me make money. If you do this, how can others help me exchange money in the future? You take the money. It just so happens that we are going to Nanjing this time. Otherwise, you would have to go to Changcheng, and it wouldn't be so easy."

Jiang Cheng directly picked up the two bundles of money and returned them. This money was for everyone to earn. But Jiang Cheng would also control the transaction volume and get some foreign exchange every month to make some money for them.

It is easy to remit money, you can send it by registered letter, and a hundred dollars is just a thin piece of paper. But it is troublesome for them to get RMB, the largest denomination of RMB is ten yuan, and there is a weight requirement for registered letters.

If you want to remit money directly, you have to go to the post office, but if you remit a lot of money, you will be questioned, which is another big trouble. The best way is to contact them by phone later, and Zhou Lingying's people will take the money to Changcheng for exchange.

This requires a lot of running back and forth, and also the travel expenses. But compared with the profit, running back and forth is nothing.

"Yes, brother, just keep it." Zhou Dongming persuaded.

Zhou Dongming knew the situation of his eldest son, and Zhou Fanyi's father-in-law was also helping him. He was not greedy for his son-in-law's money, so he also offered five yuan.

Now if Zhou Hewang doesn't earn a penny and others give him a ratio of four dollars, it will be embarrassing.

Zhou Hewang also understood this, and after thinking about it, he had no choice but to take the money. He made two thousand dollars in one go, which really made many people jealous.

Zhou Xingcai and his wife Xie Xiuyun did just that, earning 2,000 yuan in one go. They also knew that their brother Zhou Fanyi's father-in-law also needed foreign exchange, which meant that Zhou Fanyi also had channels for handling foreign exchange.

It's no use for Zhou Xingcai and his wife to be jealous now. They are both ordinary workers. After getting the foreign exchange, they still have to find people who need it. They can only watch helplessly when there is a way to make money.

This foreign exchange is only worth about five yuan to those who really need it. For those who deal in foreign exchange, it is considered good if they can get four yuan for one US dollar in Nanjing. They have to go to Shanghai. As long as they spread the word that they have foreign currency, people will come to them.

Since there is no way to ship goods, Zhou Xingcai wants to make money by relying on foreign exchange, but it will definitely not be possible in Nanjing in the short term.

The dinner at the restaurant that night was quite lively. Zhou Hewang would probably be transferred to a new position soon.

Because of some reasons, I even know roughly what unit I will be transferred to. Now I work in the Cultural Bureau as a deputy director with little power.

The Cultural Bureau is a government agency with little income these days, and it has to beg for alms everywhere. But there is another sister unit, the Education Bureau. If the Cultural Bureau is a government agency with little income, then the Education Bureau is a poor household in this era.

Regardless of the age of the students, the tuition and miscellaneous fees are not enough to support the education system. In recent years, it has relied on local financial support. You should know that high school and university students receive subsidies. Even those from poor families are exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees. The school has no place to make money.

In this era, the education bureau and schools are both service-oriented, and all expenses depend on funding from above. It is better in big cities because there are good universities, and the education bureau can represent some schools to negotiate exchange student quotas with overseas schools.

But no matter how poor the Education Bureau is now, Zhou Hewang's position and rank will at least be upgraded after he is transferred there. At most, the benefits will be worse, but the salary will increase.

After returning home from dinner, Zhou Lingying was pulled into a room by her brother and sister-in-law to talk to them, while Jiang Cheng was taking the children out to play.

Jiang Cheng had said while eating at the restaurant that he would get some foreign currency every month for Zhou Lingying to handle. Who would buy how much and how much they could buy would depend on who Zhou Lingying favored.

After dealing with the foreign currency, it was time to deal with Zhou Lingying's household registration. To move out of the household registration and go to another place, some certificates were required. It was similar to the form of a letter of introduction, filling out a form to explain the reason.

This is one of the most suitable reasons for getting married and the husband wants to move there from another place.

It took only one day to get the household registration certificate. Once the household registration was completed, Jiang Cheng took Zhou Lingying and the child back to Changcheng.

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Villas in Hong Kong, Kowloon, wealthy area.

"Mommy, when will Daddy come to see us?"

"Fei Fei, you miss daddy."

"Well, Mommy, if Daddy comes, we won't go to the mainland, okay?"

"Why, if we go to the mainland together, we can spend many days with Daddy."

"But it stinks over there. It's not fun at all."

It's already the end of the month. According to the time agreed between Jiang Cheng and Shen Li, Jiang Cheng will come to Hong Kong at the beginning of the month.

In the past, Jiang Cheng's work in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative made his days in Hong Kong unstable. Now that Jiang Cheng has no job in China, he can arrange his time freely.

Jiang Cheng's businesses in Hong Kong, even if they are not expanding, still need to take time to check. With so many businesses in Hong Kong, even if he wants to check the accounts, he has to come here.

In the past two days, Shen Li kept telling her daughter that she was going to the mainland again and that she could stay in the mainland with her father for many days. She didn't expect her daughter to suddenly say that she didn't want to go to the mainland today.

But think about it, when you go to the mainland, you just stay in the hotel all day. Many places in Shenzhen are no different from the countryside. Many men often stand in the bushes or trees when they need to urinate. It's obvious that they are peeing, which is uncivilized.

If Jiang Cheng wasn't there, Shen Li wouldn't be willing to stay in the mainland. There would really be no point in that.

At around six or seven in the evening, the supply and marketing cooperatives and state-owned stores are closed, and restaurants close around eight at best, and will not accept new customers after seven.

When Shen Li was with Jiang Cheng, at least they had some primitive activities to pass the time, but the kids over there didn't even have time to watch TV.

It is normal for children not to want to go to the mainland, just like people in later generations, if it is not for making money, who would want to live in Africa. And the mainland now is not as good as Africa in later generations, at least some cities in Africa have entertainment venues at night.

Moreover, since Shen Li lived in China when she was a child, she still has some childhood feelings when she returns to China. It is normal for Jiang Fei to only dislike China.

Regarding Jiang Fei's unwillingness to go to China, Shen Li plans to wait for Jiang Cheng to come and have a good talk with him.

As for Jiang Cheng, after slowly wandering back to Changcheng from Nanjing, he called Director Hou of Lichuan Farm. Then he rested for two days and drove to Lichuan Farm. The special fleet arrangement for cooperation with foreign-funded enterprises in Shenzhen was highly valued by the higher authorities.

If we can really arrange for people to go to Hong Kong for exchange and study, let alone transportation cooperation, the previous private cooperation price will also be raised to the surface. Jiang Cheng's purchase price at the reclamation farm has always been 90 cents per pound of live pigs, while the purchase station is about 45 cents, a price difference of twice.

On the surface, the supply price must be based on the price at the purchasing station. However, the foreign-funded enterprise "Jiangdonglai" provides foreign exchange settlement. For this reason alone, it is worth cooperating even if the transportation is free.

But the key is to be able to go to Hong Kong to conduct "inspections" as a partner.

Now Director Hou urgently needs to know how many places will be given for the first batch of "inspection" to Hong Kong. Because of this matter, Director Hou Yaozhong's name has reached the ears of some leaders in FZ city.

As long as the first batch of "inspection" quotas are released, it will be a secret game scene, and there may not be a single quota that can really stay with Director Hou. In addition to his own team being able to go to Hong Kong, at his level, the most he can get is a lot of benefits.

Before going to Shenzhen, Jiang Cheng called Director Hou. It was just a casual chat to inquire about the progress. If a contract could be signed, he would arrange for someone to go to Shenzhen to sign a contract.

After signing the contract, we went to Shenzhen to enclose another piece of land and build a large warehouse or something.

But even with such a phone call, Director Hou only told the old leader behind him about the situation. The next day, a group of leaders who were inspecting the reclamation farm stayed there, and the children of the old leader came to find "Uncle Hou" and asked Director Hou to arrange a job for them so that they could represent the reclamation farm to go to Hong Kong to "study" together.

In the past one or two years, many educated youth have returned to the city from the reclamation farm, and it is easy to arrange some jobs for them.

Jiang Cheng didn't know that when he went to the reclamation farm this time, a group of leaders and some second-generation Gs were waiting for him. Some people who heard the news and wanted to come to the reclamation farm to share a piece of the pie, after learning that certain people had come here, they knew they were not qualified and had already retreated.

(End of this chapter)