Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 143 Don’t take soft or hard advice
Teacher Qiu said, "Yanyan, why don't you just learn foreign languages from Grandpa Qiu? Learning this will be very useful."

Start from childhood. Moreover, children are more capable of learning languages. If they can grow up in a certain language environment, it will be easier.

It is impossible for Yanyan to go abroad at such a young age, so she can only watch as many movies with original soundtracks as possible. Thinking of this, Teacher Qiu said, "I wonder if you will buy the movie playing equipment your father mentioned?"

Fang Mingche has already spent more than 600 yuan to buy a 14-inch black-and-white TV. However, if he bought the equipment to play movies, it was to help employees learn English. That was spending money from the travel agency's public account.

At that time, he said that if he had spare money, he would buy it. But where did the travel agency get the spare money? They also had to save money to buy a car.

A few days ago, Lin Yan privately told Fang Mingche, "Besides buying this small courtyard, where did the rest of our money go?"

Yes, the scrap yard has 8,000 in its account. But that still can't keep up with the speed at which they make money. The travel agency only has 17,000 in its account, and the remaining 10,000 is borrowed.

Fang Mingche thought for a moment and said, "The rent for the two commercial vehicles is 9000, and there is still 7000 left to be used. The scrap yard is about to pay the rent again."

Lin Yan was upset, she forgot about the 7000. Pregnancy really makes people stupid for three years. That means the travel agency has 17400 in debt, and can be divided here. Well, they now have .

At the end of August, I had 14400. In four and a half months, I had increased my net worth by ! And the travel agency was running normally, and would continue to make money. This made the calculation right.

When talking about saving money to buy a car, Lingzi couldn't help but sigh: "Cars are too expensive in China! But my uncle said that in the United States, the average family has 1.5 cars. For Americans, cars are just a means of transportation."

Teacher Qiu said: "Let alone a world power like the United States, one-third of households in Yugoslavia own a car."

Lingzi muttered: "Our country is really too poor!"

She paused. "Among the photos my great uncle brought back, there is one that was taken in 1969. He was sitting on a sofa in a row while waiting for a bus at the bus station. Each sofa was equipped with a 14-inch TV, coin-operated. He said that if you put a coin in, you can watch it for a certain period of time."

Yanyan looked over with her chin in her hands, listening with great interest.

"What is a coin-operated television?"

"It's in a public place. You put a coin into a designated location and the TV will turn on automatically."

Teacher Qiu went to study in the UK when he was young, so he knew that those countries had been developed for decades. In 1969, it was not surprising that there were coin-operated TVs in long-distance bus stations in the United States.

He said to Yanyan: "Yanyan can study English well and go to the United States to study in the future. Then you can go out and see the world."

Yan Yan asked: "Study abroad?"

"Yes, when you grow up, your parents should be able to send you abroad to study. As long as the policy of self-funded education is restored at that time. The public funding is really too crowded! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge."

The college entrance examination still has a few points of acceptance rate. But the number of places for government-funded overseas study is really too small.

Seeing that Mr. Qiu was not interested in the coin-operated TV she was talking about, Lingzi remembered that he had been to the United States more than 30 years ago.

Well, Teacher Qiu went to study in the UK and traveled to the US.

Teacher Qiu and Grandpa Gu can talk to each other quite well. They were both young masters of wealthy families before liberation. There are many things they have seen, played, eaten, and enjoyed that would not resonate with others if they talked about them. But once they talked about them with each other, they immediately got on the same wavelength.

The Gu family married their daughter-in-law in mid-March, and that was the day that Grandpa Gu privately asked a fortune teller to look at the fortune.

The fortune teller had a hard time in the past ten years and even now, and he had stopped doing this business for a long time. Considering that they had known each other for many years, he took out the almanac to help Mr. Gu read the days.

Yan Yan said seriously: "I want to be a college student."

Both her father and mother were college graduates. People around her praised her endlessly, and she also had a strong sense of honor.

Teacher Qiu said, "The only thing better than college students is international students. Don't you want to surpass your teachers?"

He explained to Yanyan what "the disciple surpasses the master" meant. Yanyan understood and nodded vigorously, "I want to!"

"If you want to go abroad, you must be able to speak English. Look, Aunt Lingzi wants to go to the United States, and she also comes here to learn English. Do you want to learn from Grandpa Qiu?"

Yanyan asked, "Can't I learn from my father?"

"How can your father have time? He has too many things to think about. But Grandpa Qiu specializes in teaching people English. You can learn from him. Otherwise, I will teach you the 26 letters right now."

As a teacher, the greatest sense of accomplishment is to teach the best talents in the world. Yanyan's parents were admitted to universities in the capital despite the low college entrance examination admission rate. She should be very talented.

Teacher Qiu sometimes wanted to teach her when he had some free time. He actually looked down upon the English level of the people in the travel agency, except for the two English tour guides and Fang Mingche.

Although it is said that teachers should teach everyone, he wanted to discover a student with potential for himself.

He had wasted too much time in his life. He had been working as a boiler operator for eleven years. Now that he was over fifty, he wanted to find a good student. A famous teacher also wanted a good student!

Yanyan nodded, "Okay!"

After Fang Mingche and Lin Yan finished the exam a few days later, they found that their daughter had written the 26 letters of the alphabet quite well. She also sang the "Alphabet Song" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" as nursery rhymes.

Upon learning that Teacher Qiu took the initiative to teach her English and took her to the English corner and Japanese corner at the university, Fang Mingche happily said, "Oh, you have caught Teacher Qiu's eye."

He turned around and told Gao Xiang, "Please reimburse Mr. Qiu for the round-trip fare to the university to practice spoken Japanese. From now on, ask Mr. He to keep the account and collect it from Lin Yan. This is for the travel agency's business."

"Ok!"

Everyone had finished their final exams, and it was already early February. Gao Xiang came to calculate everyone's salary + commission for January.

Moreover, the annual financial reconciliation also needs to be made up. I didn’t have time before, so I put it off. After all, the travel agency was only open for more than 30 days last year.

After he responded, he continued to fiddle with the abacus. When it was time to get off work, Gao Xiang hadn't finished the calculation yet, so he prepared to work overtime. He didn't usually work in the office, but only came when he had something to do. Naturally, he didn't care about the length of overtime.

Yanyan came over and peeked in at the door. "Uncle Gao, are you not done with your work yet?"

"Well, there's one more thing." Gao Xiang didn't understand what she meant.

Yanyan had no choice but to ask, "Then will it affect you if we kids watch cartoons?"

Gao Xiang then realized that it was time for the daily afternoon children's program.

Fang Mingche also came over. "Let's do it tomorrow. There's no need to rush it tonight. Even if the 15th of this month is New Year's Eve, we have to pay the salary in advance. But just one day in advance will do."

"Forget it, I'll take it back and do the calculation. Don't I have to go to the scrap yard tomorrow?" Gao Xiang stood up with a smile, took the account book and abacus and was about to leave.

Yan Yan quickly said, "Uncle Gao, I don't mean to chase you away. I just want to say that if it bothers you, we should turn down the volume."

"I know. It's time for dinner soon. I'll go home first. This way, your Aunt Xie won't have to come and call me after she's done cooking."

Fang Mingche asked, "Will you be able to pay off the bicycle loan when you get all the money next month?"

Gao Xiang nodded, pushed his glasses, and looked a little happy.

Before, he thought 240 was difficult. Fortunately, after the travel agency was opened, his income also increased. In addition, his mother's condition was relatively stable in the past two months, so he did not spend too much on medical expenses.

Fang Mingche said, "Okay, after you pay back the 120, you can take your aunt to the hospital for a thorough checkup. You should at least have an idea of how much the treatment will cost. Earn money while you get treatment, don't delay! We will lend you the remaining balance. If you pay back what you borrow, it won't be difficult to borrow again."

Gao Xiang paused, then nodded, "Okay!"

Xiao Fang treats him so well, he will definitely work for him wholeheartedly for the rest of his life.

When Gao Xiang went out, he met seven or eight children from the slum who were carrying their own stools.

In fact, most of the people in the office were still there. The driver and tour guide were reviewing what happened today. Fang Mingche sat down and listened.

Only Lingzi went home after get off work, and before leaving she asked Wei You to keep the phone.

"Okay, I know."

Wei You also specifically learned some practical English for answering the phone, and then began to study systematically. He came on January 2nd, and now he can basically work independently.

Fang Mingche currently offers him 24 yuan a month, and provides lunch and dinner for every day of work. He is currently very satisfied with this treatment. He also said that he has gained weight after working for a month, because he cannot eat meat every day at home.

After the review was completed, there was nothing to do, so a few people started playing shuttlecock in the courtyard. They played in various ways, which was very lively.

Fang Mingche came over and asked Wei You, "Are you used to it? I've been busy with reviewing or taking exams this month, and I really haven't paid attention to you."

Wei You said: "I'm used to it. My colleagues are very caring towards me."

Knowing that his father and Lin Yan's father had been friends for decades, the people in the travel agency naturally treated him very well.

Fang Mingche said, "So what direction do you want to develop in the future? Tour guide, driver, or just stay in the office and do administrative work? Well, I know you are preparing to take the college entrance examination this year. But you can also think about this."

He asked Wei You about his college entrance examination scores. He found that they had improved three times, but they were still far from the passing score. He really had to prepare for both situations! He asked him about his plans so that he could make arrangements for the future.

This time, Wei You himself didn't really want to take the exam, as he felt that he wasn't cut out for it. But Uncle Wei saw that Lin Yan had made it to a junior college without even finishing high school, so he wanted him to try again.

But actually, Lin Yan's grades in junior high school were pretty good. If the college entrance exam hadn't been cancelled and she hadn't gone to work in the countryside, she would have definitely been admitted to high school smoothly, and then to college. The chances of her passing the exam should have been pretty good.

Wei You said: "I want to be a tour guide. But I think it's also good to learn how to drive. It's always good to have more skills."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes, sure. Then learn them all and see if you can be qualified for the job of a tour guide. After the beginning of the year, the travel agency will add Japanese tour guides. If you have spare time, you might as well try to learn Japanese from Teacher Qiu. Maybe you have a talent for learning Japanese, so just give it a try. If it doesn't work, you can withdraw without wasting time."

"Ok."

Lin Yan was already drinking soup, sitting at the kitchen table.

She saw people playing shuttlecock outside from the window and touched her belly with regret. She actually liked playing shuttlecock, and the one she was playing outside was made by her. Unfortunately, she found out she was pregnant not long after moving in, and she had never played shuttlecock twice.

Mother Lin looked amused. "There will be plenty of opportunities after the baby is born. You have been busy for half a month and finally finished the exam smoothly. Take a good rest in February and don't think about anything else."

After Yanyan finished watching the cartoon at about 6 o'clock, everyone from the travel agency went to have dinner together. We went to eat now, and when we came back after dinner, it was just right to watch the "News Broadcast".

The children also carried their stools home and prepared to have dinner.

After dinner, Wei You waited until the end of the "News Broadcast" and then rode his bike back home. He was about to take the college entrance examination, so he didn't dare to watch the "Evening News" like his other colleagues.

Riding back like this, I feel warm all over. It's just right to sit down and read for two or three hours. Sister Lin Yan and Brother-in-law Fang also did this while earning money and reviewing.

They still have to support their daughter, and he doesn't have that burden. Moreover, learning English with Teacher Qiu will definitely improve his English score in the college entrance examination. Although it is only counted as 30% of the total score this year, it is still a big advantage for people who have never learned English. If he still fails the exam, there is really no need for him to take it again.

When he rode past the compound where the Lin family lived, Han Mei was pouring dirty water into the ditch at the door. Seeing him reminded her of her desire to study English at a travel agency but had not received approval. She felt sick!

She went in and asked Lin Yi, "Do you know how much Wei You makes per month?"

Lin Yi said: "Oh, I asked him the other day, 24 yuan for two meals. Better than mine! How can you eat so well for 11 yuan?"

He paid 25 yuan for the food expenses of the couple at home. It was nothing compared to the food at his brother-in-law's place. The only thing he had better than Wei You was that he was a formal worker and had corresponding benefits. However, Uncle Wei could retire in a few years and let Wei You take over.

Han Mei asked, "Only 24 yuan?"

"He just answers phone calls, cleans the office, and studies English. I heard that if his spoken English is basically up to standard, his salary may increase to 36 this month. If he is completely up to standard, it can increase to 48. And my brother-in-law said he wants him to learn to drive. I also want to learn to drive, so when my sister learns, I will go over to learn too."

Han Mei was a little surprised, "He's going to be a driver?"

The driver heard that she also gets a commission, but it is only 0.5% of the group's profit, not as much as the 1% that the tour guide gets. She thought Wei You, who had graduated from high school, would want to be a tour guide.

"No, a tour guide also needs to learn. Let's see which one is more suitable for us later."

Han Mei said, "I have behaved quite well in the past month or so. You can talk to mother-in-law and ask her to speak well of me in front of my sister and brother-in-law."

Lin Yi was also quite satisfied with Han Mei's gentleness and thoughtfulness over the past month. The key was that she kept the family's money. In January and February, she did not let her family take more than ten yuan. However, this time was too short! Who knows if she will return to her old ways in the future?
He said, "You'd better work honestly for a few more months. This time is really too short!"

Han Mei looked at him and said, "Then why not just say it there first?"

No, she will go get the eggs tomorrow and give her elder sister-in-law ten yuan of the money she owes on credit. If her mother-in-law doesn't speak up for her, she will try to bring it up herself. If you want to do something, you must express it.

Well, she now owed Lin Yan twenty yuan. But she was short of money, so she paid back half of it first.

She had only been in the egg business for over 30 days and had earned about 40 yuan. She gave 10 yuan to her parents and paid for her living expenses for two months. If she had to pay back the other 10 yuan, it would be gone!

Although February has just begun, I have to pay my living expenses in advance. I have to earn the ten yuan I need to give to my parents in the middle of the month in the next two weeks. And the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I can't be stingy during the New Year.

She looked at Lin Yi and said, "Give the New Year's money to my parents."

Lin Yi said: "I don't have much, I still have to give to my parents."

Although he had never thought about this before, compared to his parents-in-law, it would be better to give it to his own parents.

Han Mei said, "My parents-in-law gave me five yuan each, and my parents gave me five yuan each, but you can't even come up with one? Where did you spend the money? Who told me to save money for my small family? Not to mention the previous surplus. You just received 35 yuan, and after paying 15 yuan, shouldn't there be 20 yuan left? You gave it to me for safekeeping, and I will use it for this purpose. Humph, I earn my own food expenses, and I earn the ten yuan for my parents myself. I can't even ask you to take ten yuan for the New Year's money?"

As he said that, he climbed onto the bed and searched Lin Yi's body.

"What are you doing in broad daylight? Stop it, or she might think we're doing something!" Lin Yi moved on the bed to avoid her body search.

Han Mei looked outside and said, "It's dark now, what are you afraid of?"

In the end, Han Mei still searched the 20 yuan in Lin Yi's inner pocket.

"I'll keep it for you so you don't have to spend it again!" Lin Yi said, "Do you want to let people live? You don't even leave a penny for me."

This is because he saw that today was the day of salary payment and brought up this topic on purpose. If he had known earlier, he would have gone to the bank after get off work to deposit the money.

After he got married, he really started to save money. His parents kept saying that married people were adults and they were unwilling to support them. However, after only two and a half months of marriage, he had only saved 20 yuan in total. What could he do with that?

Han Mei said, "You're better off than me. I haven't saved a penny in the past two and a half months. If you want us to have a surplus, then go talk to mom and big sister and ask them to let me work in a travel agency like Wei You did."

Lin Yi said, "My brother-in-law has the final say on this matter. He won't change his mind so easily. Don't rush me to talk to him! You should behave yourself for a few more months, at least show that you can keep the money. After a few months, when the time is right, I will try to talk for you."

Han Mei thought about it and realized that it was a bit impatient to speak so hastily at this time. She would sell eggs for a few more months. Indeed, the money had to be kept! After all, as a tour guide, you have to sign a contract with tourists and collect a 30% deposit. There might be foreign currency in it.

Han Mei went there every day, listening carefully to the conversations of those people in the travel agency, and slowly pieced together the process.

It's just that the number of eggs available has decreased, and it's a bit insufficient to sell. It's too cold, and the hens don't lay eggs very often.

Fang Mingche and the others came back from dinner and were about to watch the "News Broadcast". Then they saw Song Quan and the droopy-headed Xiao Xu coming in from the door.

He looked at Song Quan with doubt in his eyes, "What's going on?"

Song Quan asked Xiao Xu to wait at the door and walked over. "Ever since they asked me to come and you refused last time, they have been angry with Xiao Xu. He wanted to come and apologize to you! He wanted to come some time ago, but I told him that I couldn't disturb you because you were taking your final exams. So I brought him here because I knew you had finished your exams. I have no choice, please bear with me!"

Sometimes he even thought that he should just give up being a junior leader. But his salary should be higher.

Fang Mingche said, "No need! He didn't really want to apologize, he was just forced by the people in the cooperative. And even if I accepted his apology, I would not bring tourists to your booth. I don't refuse to cooperate with the cooperative because I hate him. You take him away! And, Lao Song, next time something like this happens, don't bring the person to me directly. Otherwise, I will kick you out too!"

He didn't lower his voice at all. Xiao Xu at the door raised his head with some grief and indignation, "Fang Mingche, do you want me to kneel down for you before you are willing to cooperate with us?"

He was pointed at and poked at every day, all because of this person. It was normal for everyone to fight for status. He had already lost so badly!
Fang Mingche looked at Song Quan, "Look at the trouble you've brought me! You're using kneeling to blackmail me morally. Xiao Shen, Xiao Hu, carry him out, don't let him kneel here. If it doesn't work, let Master He send him home directly! A man's knees are worth gold, but how can I get them after you kneel like this? Therefore, your kneeling is of no value to me. It might even shorten my life!"

Xiao Shen and Xiao Hu were in a hurry to go in and watch TV, and they were a little annoyed by being interrupted by this person. They didn't know the whole story, but it was really too much to force Teacher Fang to cooperate by kneeling down. Moreover, if Teacher Fang agreed, wouldn't it be the tour guide and the driver's business?

Persuading people to go to Boss Cui's place to eat home-style food, Teacher Fang also gave 20% of the 5% profit to the driver (2%) and the tour guide (3%). Teacher Gao was just calculating everyone's profit income with an abacus. What kind of cooperative is this? Just want to kneel down like this and let them work for nothing?
So the two of them came up immediately, and before Xiao Xu could react, one of them held his arms and carried him out.

Song Quan was stunned, remembering Fang Mingche's words that if he brought someone to his house without saying hello next time, he would kick him out. He quickly turned around and chased after him!
He also didn't expect that Xiao Xu was going to kneel down!
Fang Mingche shook his head at his back. Old Song was a good man, there was no doubt about that. But he lacked the decisiveness to kill, so the people in the handicraft cooperative were not afraid of him. Without strong constraints, they could do whatever they wanted.

I pushed Lao Song up there to make it easier to set up the stall, which must have made Lao Song feel very frustrated. It would be better for him to just stick to weaving bamboo!
Song Quan followed the car to send Xiao Xu home, and then followed Master He back.

Coming back to the small courtyard, Master He asked him, "Are you paying for this trip?"

Song Quan smiled bitterly, "Well, I'll go."

"Okay, if you pay, it'll be one dollar. Since we're neighbors, I'll give you a discount."

The next day, Song Quan and Xiao Xu said to the other members of the cooperative, "Fang Mingche won't respond to any soft or hard calls. We can't do anything to him."

All the craftsmen were a little surprised. Wasn't Xiao Fang very easy to talk to before?

Song Quan smiled bitterly, "After the rectification, he must rely on the cooperative to have a stall near Tiananmen Square. Now, can you still control him?" Or, raise the price.

Before he finished speaking, someone said, "He hired more than ten people!"

Song Quan frowned. He said he would not take any soft or hard tactics. Do you still want to report it?
"Do you think the subdistrict office doesn't know? The higher-ups don't know? He's earning foreign exchange for the country. The foreign exchange he pays in every month is more than what our entire cooperative earns. Moreover, he's in partnership with Wang Dexian in this business. You've all heard about who Wang Dexian's grandfather is. Think about it again. Do you still want to report him?"

Everyone looked at each other, that was definitely not possible. However, "We can go find Wang Dexian. He is the old leader of our cooperative, and now he is also one of the owners of the travel agency. Yes, how could we forget him? Song Tou'er, how often does Wang Dexian come back?"

Song Quan said: "The only time he goes there is when he gets paid. The rest of the time, it's random. But he does come to the travel agency quite often."

"Then why don't you go and stop him and ask him for a plan?"

Song Quan returned home and said to Mrs. Song, "I want to quit this position as a small leader and then just weave bamboo peacefully."

When he was only weaving bamboo in Tiananmen Square, he didn't care about anything else and was happy. Although his salary was one level lower, his life was easy.

Mrs. Song saw that he had been unhappy in the past few months and sighed.

"Those people in the cooperative are really unreasonable. In Dashilar, the customer flow is lower than in the square, and the income is lower. But how can you be blamed for this? If you are really miserable doing this, then just quit. Be a craftsman in the future! It doesn't matter if life is tight. Besides, your income has been rising since you went to the square. Even in Dashilar, it is much higher than before. Those people earned too much in the square, so they are not satisfied with their current income. But they forgot that you had no business in February."

She had heard that craftsmen from other places were very envious of the cooperative for having a stall in Dazhalan.

Song Quan said: "However, the task of blocking Wang Dexian for advice still falls on me. Because I live next to the travel agency, which is the most convenient."

The next day, Song Quan resigned due to health reasons, but also promised to go to the travel agency to seek advice from Wang Dexian.

The leader nodded. "Yes, yes, ask Xiao Wang. As for you, Xiao Song, since you feel that you are not up to the task, you should take good care of your health. After we discuss it, we will send a suitable person over."

Fang Mingche didn't know about this development. He and Gao Xiang were now riding in Master He's car and heading straight to the scrap yard.

They both just finished their exams and slept until they woke up naturally this morning. They didn't go out until after nine o'clock.

Teacher Gao got on the driveway and said: "It's hard to ride a bike ten kilometers to work every day in this weather!"

Fang Mingche said, "Isn't it the same for you and me to go to school? Oh, you are different. You are riding in my wife's car."

"During the final exam period, there is no free time. Every morning when I go out, I cover my face with a scarf, leaving only my eyes exposed. I also have to wear a hat and gloves. I dare not miss any of them!"

"Then the people in the Northeast don't want to live anymore? Oh, they have adapted to it since childhood. Those officials in the capital who were exiled to Ningguta and became slaves to the armored men simply committed suicide in the capital. They will have to suffer the cold anyway."

Teacher Gao opened his mouth and said, "I can't argue with you. Besides, I'm your bread and butter."

Master He smiled in the front. These were the two most promising young people in their area. Who would have thought that they would bicker like this in private!

He said, "Teacher Fang is right. How can making money be easy? It's a famous saying that money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat. Liu Qingfeng and Geng Shan were the worst when they just came back and couldn't find a job. At that time, the seven-foot-tall men couldn't even hold their heads high when they walked. Now when I see them, they are all full of energy and vigor."

How many young people can earn hundreds of dollars a month nowadays? So, what does it matter if you work harder?
Moreover, they were well dressed and were actually warm all the way. They just had to be careful and slow down because the road would definitely be slippery after the snow. Even if the snow had been swept away, it would still be the same. But they were riding tricycles, which were much more stable than bicycles.

Teacher Gao asked, "Master He, how much did you charge Song Quan last night?"

Master He said, "If it was that bastard, I would have charged him two dollars. But it was Song Quan, so I only charged him one dollar. We'll see each other sooner or later! I saw him on the way back yesterday, and it seemed like he had finally made up his mind."

Fang Mingche said, "He probably doesn't want to be a junior leader anymore. It's my fault. I shouldn't have pushed him up just for the sake of convenience."

Teacher Gao said: "Before he got the job, if anyone told him he was not suitable or could not do it, he would definitely get angry with them. He would not give up until he tried it."

This car is fast, even though Master He slowed down a bit because of the slippery snowy road, we still arrived in 20 minutes.

When getting off the car, Fang Mingche said, "Master He, please come pick us up after lunch. I'll give you the money then."

He didn't book Master He's car in February, so he just paid him per ride.

"Okay!" Master He turned the car around and left. Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang had already put on their Lei Feng hats and gloves in the car. They were now heading towards the third office in the scrap yard.

Business is definitely not good in this weather. Whether it is the scrap business or the vegetable business. Scavengers can't stand the bitter cold in the capital in the middle of winter, so they rarely go out to scavenge. Vegetables can't grow, and chickens are too cold to lay eggs.

Brother Mingfeng arranged for Fang Tong to transfer to another school next semester, and he returned home early to celebrate the New Year a few days ago.

However, Liu Qingfeng had collected a lot of waste before and didn't do much cleaning. During this period, he, Geng Shan, and Huo Chen were cleaning together. So there was no waste of work time.

Sister Wei had no choice. The vegetables and eggs she collected were reduced, which meant that her income was almost halved. Nowadays, there were even fewer scavengers who shared meals with her, as they did not have so much waste to sell.

Except for her, the two people who were invited to help during the busiest time have already gone home. They are the two people who were not selected before.

Before it was too cold, there were more than 20 scavengers working together. She couldn't handle it all by herself, so Teacher Lin asked her to ask the two people if they were willing to work as temporary workers.

As a temporary worker, you will definitely be called when there is work, and go home when there is no work. Moreover, the daily income calculated by Teacher Lin for them is 70 cents per person. If you cook for yourself, you can only make 20 yuan a day.

However, Liu Qingfeng said that the entire scrap yard is still a little short of expenses. She certainly can't complain about the reduction in income, it's the fault of the timing. It's good to be able to get by now!
At this moment, a man wearing a military coat and a large cotton-padded jacket, both wrapped up tightly, came in. Liu Qingfeng stood up and asked, "Do you two want to ask for directions?"

Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang went into the room and took off their hats and masks.

"It turns out that you are here, Teacher Fang and Teacher Gao. Come into the office and warm yourself by the fire."

Gao Xiang said: "I'm here to do the accounts, January and last year."

Liu Qingfeng said: "I'll get you all the documents and account books."

The two of them were busy with final exams and hadn't been here for a long time. So he didn't react just now. Mainly because everyone wears so much in winter, except for military coats and black cotton jackets.

Naturally, there were no two offices in the scrap yard, so Fang Mingche and Gao Xiang went in together.

After taking out all the account books, Liu Qingfeng poured them two more cups of hot tea. It was still the same coarse tea stems from the big bowl tea stall. It was just that he bought new ones after closing the stall.

Fang Mingche picked up the tea bowl and said, "Qingfeng, don't rush out."

Liu Qingfeng came over and sat down to warm himself by the fire. Gao Xiang was busy with his own work, not paying attention to other things that had nothing to do with him.

Fang Mingche drank a sip of hot tea and said, "Qingfeng, I want to open another scrap yard in the south in the spring. I'll give you 1500. Do you dare to open this shop by yourself?"

Liu Qingfeng was stunned for a moment. He was very satisfied with his current job. Everything was in order and he was able to do it easily.

But since Mr. Fang wanted him to go somewhere else, he had no choice but to obey. Besides, when it comes to opening a store, you can follow the same pattern. The key is to handle interpersonal relationships well and not end up like Zhu Dahai.

"Teacher Fang, I'm willing to go."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Then let's go in March. The income during the opening period of the store is the average of the three months when you had the highest income. Gao Xiang, remember this!"

Long Dong's income is very little, just basic salary. Because both businesses are not profitable, it is good enough not to lose money.

Gao Xiang nodded and made a note on his calendar.

Liu Qingfeng felt relieved after hearing Fang Mingche's words, and decided to just calculate it based on the maximum three months.

In fact, by March, he had only worked at the scrap yard for six months. But the income in the middle of winter was really too low. If it weren't for the high income in the first few months, he might not have been able to make it. He estimated that business in March would not be too good, so it would be better for him to go out and work.

Well, he was satisfied with having a basic salary in the dead of winter. Zhu Dahai and Hu Yong's incomes dropped sharply, sometimes to zero. Teacher Fang said he would make him and Geng Shan as good as Zhu Dahai, and he did it.

"Yes, I'd love to go."

Fang Mingche smiled and said, "Okay, then you can report to me whenever you open a store in the city. We can make plans based on the specific situation at that time. Go and call Geng Shan over for me."

Liu Qingfeng smiled and called Geng Shan, "Teacher Fang wants you to come over."

Geng Shan put down the work at hand and came over. "Teacher Fang, you are looking for me?"

Fang Mingche said: "Gengshan, if Liu Qingfeng is transferred, can you manage this store well?"

Geng Shan thought for a moment and said, "I have actually thought about this. But I don't have a definite answer. I have to try it to know. Most of the time, I just see people carrying loads without any pain in their waists."

Fang Mingche said, "Yes, that's a very rigorous reply. I plan to open another scrap yard in the south when the spring comes, and I plan to let Liu Qingfeng open the shop alone. I'll let you run this shop for a while, as the acting store manager. But your income won't increase for now, and it will increase after you become a regular employee. In theory, everything can be seen in a month, how about we take a month as the deadline?"

Geng Shan nodded, "Okay!"

"Okay, then you and Liu Qingfeng can slowly hand over the work. Go and call Huo Chen."

After Geng Shan left, Gao Xiang asked, "Do you want to promote Huo Chen to deputy store manager and get a 5% commission on the profits?"

Fang Mingche said: "I have this idea. I have actually been paying attention to Huo Chen for quite a while. He is really neither arrogant nor impatient."

Huo Chen came in September. During the first few months when the weather was good and business was good, he watched Liu Qingfeng take 10% of the profits and Geng Shan take 5%. He worked for a basic salary.

But Liu Qingfeng and Lin Yan both said that this person's performance has always been good and he is very calm. So after leaving him alone for several months, he should be given an explanation before the New Year. It is definitely not okay if rewards and punishments are not clear.

In addition, promoting Huo Chen to deputy store manager also put some pressure on Geng Shan. This is a private enterprise, not a state-owned enterprise. He will not blindly promote people based on seniority.

After a while, there was a knock on the door and Huo Chen appeared at the door.

"Teacher Fang, you're looking for me?"

Fang Mingche said enthusiastically: "Yes, come in and sit down. I have a plan and want to ask if you are willing to do it."

Gao Xiang raised his eyebrows. Didn’t they say he would be promoted to deputy store manager?
Huo Chen said: "If it is just a normal job transfer, I am willing to obey the arrangement."

Fang Mingche said, "Do you know the Overseas Chinese Apartments? They were built in the 60s to house overseas Chinese. The biggest problem with recycling waste is that we don't have a lot of materials now. Many families still treat their household items like they are new for three years, old for three years, and mend them for another three years. They are reluctant to throw away many things."

Huo Chen thought for a moment and said, "That's right. My clothes are still patched. Are those overseas Chinese willing to throw away their things?"

Fang Mingche said, "That's how I judged it. And I went there before to rent a house, and I saw several groups of people throwing things into the garbage dump."

It is said that in Europe, America and Japan, there are all kinds of good things in the garbage dumps now. They are not broken at all, but just need to be replaced or a new model is released, so people throw them away. Even color TVs can be picked up at the garbage station in the midfield street.

Although overseas Chinese don't spend so much, they are much more willing than ordinary people. Those who can afford to buy overseas Chinese apartments, even if they are not overseas Chinese, are very wealthy. Buying a house costs 350,000 yuan, and buying furniture and home appliances costs more than 30,000 yuan. This net worth must be at least 200,000 yuan.

(End of this chapter)