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

Chapter 74 College Entrance Examination is Important

Fang Mingche asked Lin Yan to stay at home and concentrate on reviewing, but he himself couldn't.

He also wanted to make some extra money in the first few months of school. If he didn't go to the cooperative to help with translation in May and June, he wouldn't be able to work at the booth assigned to him in July and August. That was unacceptable!
According to my current income, I make more than 1,000 yuan a month. I have already bought about 10 square meters. A few days ago, a house in a large compound next door was for sale, and the asking price was 1,800 yuan. It is exactly 12 square meters!

He even took his daughter to take a look. He didn't intend to buy it. A room in a large compound with shared facilities would be more comfortable than this small courtyard. He just went to check out the market.

This is within the second ring road of Beijing, where one square meter can be sold for 20 yuan in the future. With this conversion, they can afford to buy ten square meters a month, how much money is this equivalent to in the future?

From May to August, a full four months, that's a net income of 6,000 yuan!
Another two or three thousand would be enough to buy this whole small courtyard. I heard from Grandpa Gu that the property title here is only about 50 square meters, and the 20-square-meter courtyard in the middle is not on the property title.

Under such circumstances, Fang Mingche, who was confident of being admitted to a junior college, obviously would not miss these four months to earn money.

After much persuasion, he finally convinced Lin Yan, who still wanted to give college a try, to agree.

She couldn't study hard after returning to Beijing because she was living beyond her means.

But now they both have more than 4,000
"Well, if there is any business introduced by my uncle, I will go and help." I have been very busy in the past half month.

"Yes." Fang Mingche nodded in agreement.

The next day, the family of three gave the two hundred and four to their uncle.

The cousin asked, "I heard that your brother's girlfriend is having trouble again?"

Lin Yan smiled and nodded, "My dad is on guard. Besides, he has gradually come to his senses. We can't just keep giving in! He will only push his luck. Besides, it's time for Lin Yi to have some sense of responsibility. Besides, although Lin Yi is not that good, he has a formal job after all. He is tall and handsome. He is not so bad that he has to give up his job."

Fang Mingche discussed with his uncle and decided to hand over the money to the finance department on April 30th. This would be exactly one month, and it would also be convenient for the finance department to do the accounting.

Anyway, you can’t hand it in too early, which makes people feel that things are easy to handle.

They both felt a little regretful when they said that they would not be able to do this business if they got into university.

Let alone Fang Mingche, even my uncle got 280 yuan in dividends in the past two months, and he couldn't bear to part with it. This was his five-month salary!

And, this is extra. It doesn't take much effort, just provide some information.

But, "It's more important to go to college!"

When it was said that starting from May, Lin Yan would not go to the tea stall to help and would concentrate on reviewing at home, both her aunt and uncle nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Fang, you can't slack off on your review."

Fang Mingche nodded, "Yes, I know. After all, this is my third time applying for the exam, and the review I did the first two times was not completely useless."

The next step was for the relevant departments in the square to organize and move all the things to the nearby Dazhalan, which would later become the commercial street.

The individual business owners naturally didn't get a booth. But the handicraft cooperative was allocated a booth of more than 20 square meters. Three square meters of it were allocated to Fang Mingche. He paid 30 yuan a month!
Well, you have to pay for the stalls in the cooperative, one hundred yuan a month.

It was also agreed that when Fang Mingche was admitted to university, the tea stand would be taken over by the cooperative, and all items would be sold to them at a discount.

If Fang Mingche passed the exam but Ayan failed, the same thing will happen!
Ah Yan's relationship with the cooperative was not good enough. Besides, they couldn't wait another year.

Even so, Fang Mingche still needs to teach the craftsmen simple and practical English after he finishes his exams in July. Otherwise, the self-employed will not be qualified to occupy a stall here.

After that, Lin Yan stopped going to the square to help. She stayed at home to concentrate on reviewing and taking care of her daughter.

She discussed with Fang Mingche, "How about we not go to Boss Cui's for dinner."

Fang Mingche said: "If you don't set up the stall, you will earn at least a thousand less a month. But if you don't eat at Boss Cui's and buy your own groceries and cook, you can save at most thirty to fifty yuan a month. This is unnecessary! I asked you to come back to review, not to waste time in the kitchen. Let's talk about it after the exam." Lin Yan thought about it. There are only 70 days left!

So he nodded, "Okay!"

After moving further away, everyone felt that the business was not as good as before in the square. After all, tourists have to walk a little further here. Even though it is only a hundred meters, there are definitely fewer people coming.

Fang Mingche felt that if he hadn't been placed next to the cooperative's stall, he would probably have even less business.

The business used to be more than 30 yuan a day, but now it is only about 20 yuan a day.

Fortunately, we can still rely on the supply and marketing cooperative.

Otherwise, if you are used to earning more than 1,000 yuan a month, and suddenly it drops to 600 yuan, you will feel that it is much less! Even though 600 yuan is the annual income of an old worker. This is how difficult it is to go from extravagance to frugality!
There used to be quite a few tea stalls in the square. But after the relocation, business slowed down and two of them closed down.

After all, they have at least four or five people in one stall. They still have to pay their salaries! The pressure is greater than his.

Moreover, they don’t have a cooperative standing nearby to attract customers.

Fang Mingche now placed the bowls in rows, then poured tea into them with the teapot, and finally covered them with glass lids to keep out dust.

This will allow the large bowl of tea to dissipate heat in advance, so visitors can pick it up and drink it directly.

Moreover, this will disperse the workload of the busy venue.

When tourists drank, he would rinse the bowls, then rinse and dry the water. He didn't need help from the cooperative.

Even when he is not busy, he can still take some time out to read some books or do some exercises.

Halfway through, Song Quan came over with his teacup and poured a cup of tea, "Are you really focused on this?"

Fang Mingche said: "Learn from the greats, read books in the busy city."

Then he turned the page and continued reading.

The tea is prepared in advance, and most tourists take it by themselves, putting coins into the payment box.

This is more simple and clear.

Moreover, there is a craftsman next to you, so you don’t have to worry about someone eating without paying.

That day, Lin Yan brought Yan Yan to bring him food at noon. Before they left, the sky changed.

Well, now it is Lin Yan and her daughter who bring him food, so Zhu Dahai doesn't have to work anymore. Business is slow, so one cart stall is enough. Zhu Dahai has returned to only delivering water six times a day.

Yanyan said: "Dad, it's going to rain."

Fang Mingche said: "Yes, there are unexpected events!"

Lin Yan said: "Eat yours, eat quickly."

As she spoke, she took out the big umbrella from the car and prepared to open it. This umbrella could cover the entire stall.

The big umbrella was not cheap, and Fang Mingche gritted his teeth and bought it with the intention of providing shade.

He put down the bowl and helped to hold it up, then said, "Ayan, take Yanyan back by bike first."

(End of this chapter)