On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them listened to the cross talk on the radio and read a book while lying on the bed. It was too cold outside, and besides the workers and Brother Shitou, there weren’t many familiar people in the village, so besides going to the canteen to cook, they , they almost didn’t go out. In fact, the Chinese New Year is quite boring for adults.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, they slept until noon. It was the first time in such a long time that they woke up naturally. They heated up the cooked mutton, cooked two portions of dumplings, and ate them in large pieces. After finishing this meal, Li Tongfu will go back to Xizhou. The hardware store will open for business tomorrow. And Yangliu Fang's factory will start work tomorrow. Even if the new year is over, at this time, in their hometown, everyone is still visiting relatives.
Qin Jiajun came in the afternoon. He went to his parents' house with Yanhua to pay New Year's greetings yesterday. He wanted to take Li Tongfu back to the city, so he didn't go back. He was supposed to come over in the morning because he was quite boring as a grown man at Principal Wang's house. I don't know anyone. But Principal Wang wanted to stay with his daughter for a while, so he came over after lunch. He was visiting relatives along the way, and the car didn't drive fast, so he didn't arrive until the afternoon.
It was cold in the factory, and because Yanhua was there, he was too embarrassed to invite them into the bedroom, so he found a plastic bag for the remaining kilograms of mutton and put it in the car for them, and also put some of the wine that the workers had come to send to celebrate the New Year. Tomorrow There were two firecrackers to be set off when opening the door. One was left in Yangliu Fang Factory and the other was taken away for the opening of the business the next day. After all preparations were completed, let them return to the city as early as possible at dawn.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the workers came to the factory early. Yang Liufang took out the firecrackers prepared yesterday and asked the workers to set them off at the door. In accordance with the old tradition, he saluted the founder Lu Ban and prayed for a prosperous business year. After finishing these, start the machine saw, and the work of the new year begins. The workers are busy at their posts, performing their duties.
On the first day of work after the New Year, as usual, he would invite the workers to have a meal together, but he was afraid that the workers would be unable to use saws and axes after drinking at noon, so he changed the dinner time to the evening. He asked the canteen chef to cook more dishes, and asked the workers to get off work earlier, and then stayed to have dinner together. Village Chief Shitou was also specially invited, and everyone drank together until very late. Seeing the workers jumping for joy, Yang Liufang was also sincerely pleased.
Then everyone got into intense and orderly work. Yang Liufang started the production of two more sets of sofas. Now they can make sofas in an assembly line manner. Basic accessories such as S-shaped springs and tension springs are sold in their own store. They are all available, and since the specifications of the sofa are fixed, the tailors from Wangqingchuan can also quickly cut and sew sofa covers, cushions and the like. The sofas made in their factory are both comfortable and stylish, and are well-known far and wide. Many people come here because of their reputation. Now there are more than ten sets of sofas waiting in line in the factory, so when Yang Liufang leads the workers to cut materials, they always have two sets. Get off together.
Tongfu opened the door early on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and he was almost the first to sound the hanging whip. Businessmen call it a robbery of wealth. After he opened the door, the temporary shelves were put out, and the neighbors set off firecrackers one after another to open the business. The entire supply and marketing cooperative has regained its previous vitality after last year's contract operation, because after becoming a contract operation, it was linked to profits. , so there is market competition, the service attitude of each counter has improved, and the supply and marketing cooperative has a good reputation and a wide range of products. Citizens still consider such units first when buying things, so the business of the supply and marketing cooperative is booming.
After the New Year, all walks of life were prosperous. It seemed that everyone suddenly had money. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, there was a rush to buy grain in the supply and marketing cooperatives. Everyone saw that the grain was for free, and all the grain stocks were wiped out. . Li Tongfu and the others sell hardware tools. When they see everyone rushing to buy small bags in the non-staple food store, they can only envy them. They really regret not buying a few counters in the non-staple food store. Relying on their connections at the supply and marketing cooperative, they bought more than 20 bags of rice and flour, hauled some of them back to the factory by truck, and sent two bags to Wang Shan and others.
The workers in Yangliufang were also surprised. For the first time in so many years, they found that the price of grain had increased, and grain harvesters came to the village before the first month of the year. The people didn't understand at first, but they sold it because the price was high. Some villagers regretted it after people who went to the city for business came back and reported that there was a rush to buy food in the city and the price increased sharply. Some of them lost money selling food, and the couple even fought. Stone Village grew into He became the fire captain, and whenever there was a fight, they would come to him. Sometimes when he was delivering water to the factory, people who were quarreling would come to his door.
The Xizhou Municipal People's Government finally urgently issued the "Notice on the Implementation of Grain Production, Purchase, Sales, Allocation, and Financial Contracts" on the 26th of the first lunar month, severely cracking down on the trend of driving up grain prices and panic buying of grains, and the grain market gradually stabilized. A wave of grain grabbing was suppressed by the invisible hand of the government. This is the uniqueness of the socialist market economy.
After the New Year, the sand washing project in Wangshawan has not yet started. A notice was issued to carry out Zhaomagou river management because the government wants to divert Yellow River water from the Qingtongxia Water Conservancy Project to Yanchi County and Tongxin County in Ningxia and Huan County in Gansu. , Dingbian County, Shaanxi Province, to solve the drinking water problem of approximately 270,000 people and 800,000 livestock in some areas of these counties, and at the same time, 300,000 acres of land can be irrigated. This is of course a great benefit for the people along Zhaomagou, especially for villages like Shige Village where water levels have dropped due to sand dredging. It is undoubtedly a good thing. This means that after the water level along Zhaomagou is controlled, the water level will rise, and the village will be able to see the water by drilling a well, and there will no longer be a need to travel more than ten miles to pull water.
But for Wang Shan's village and Zhao Machuan, who is managed by Wang Shan's father-in-law, the losses were heavy. Zhao Machuan's sand dredging over the years has become the village's economic pillar, and Wangshawan has just washed the sand for a year. At the end of the year, ordinary people will receive one to two thousand yuan. However, the government was considering the overall economic development of the region. At that time, it had not yet risen to the level of environmental protection. However, this time the river management was of great benefit to the overall ecological and environmental protection of the Hanwang River.
At the end of February, when the weather was just getting warmer, each village began to allocate strong labor force to dredge the river. Many workers in Yangliufang were also redeployed, and the production progress of the furniture factory was also affected. Although the village chief Shitou paid for the work and asked the factory workers to provide some subsidies to the villagers who went to dig the river, and tried not to transfer them as much as possible, he could not go too far. He still asked several workers to take turns to go to the river to participate in the digging. river.
After the sand washing business in Wangshan failed, she returned to Yangliufang and wanted to continue doing business in the streets. At this time, Yanhua happened to be pregnant and had difficulty moving. She was about to take leave, but she couldn't find a replacement. work. Although Yinhua was also pregnant, Wang Shan's mother took care of her at home, so Yang Liufang asked Wang Shan to go to the sales department of Xizhou Supply and Marketing Cooperative to replace Yanhua.
Wang Shan was already very interested in doing business, so he was very happy and went to Xizhou to report to Li Tongfu the next day. Li Tongfu was even more happy to see him. He was worried about everyone coming to the counter to help. He was fully aware of Wang Shan's ability. After all, the two of them walked around the streets for so long, even though he was busy for most of last year. Washing the sand, but he has no doubt that Wang Shan is a good hand in business.
"It's good if you come."
"Brother Afu, I may not understand these things very well."
"It doesn't matter, they are all boards, pliers, screwdrivers, wires, cables and lamps, things that we men like. Compared with the daily necessities such as needles, threads and brains that we sold before, you can learn these in no time."
"Oh, then I'll learn from you and try to get started as soon as possible."
"But the accommodation may not be as good as at home. I sleep under the counter every day. We sell a spring bed here. I will also get you one. We can chat together at night."
"Okay, Brother Afu."
Wang Shan has been working in the sales department since that day. He does have a talent for retail, and he can basically get started after half a month of learning. In addition, he is a native of Xizhou, and his needs for ordinary people are higher than those of other places. People know more, so it’s easier to communicate and sell more goods.
In March of Yangchun, Qin Jiajun and Wang Shan became fathers one after another. Qin Jiajun’s family gave birth to a daughter, and Wang Shan’s family gave birth to a son. Yanhua and Yinhua chose the same hospital to give birth. Due to their classmate relationship, Wang Shan and Qin Jiajun’s love for Yangliu Fang The two became good friends and even arranged to have a baby wedding as a joke.
Yanhua was on maternity leave at home until the baby was weaned before coming to work. At this time, the business of the hardware store was good, and the labor insurance business regularly supplied by Hongtu Village continued to be done. Li Tongfu was too busy by himself, so Wang Shan was always here. Already working.
