Parallel Rebirth 1980

"Doing...doing business, me?"

Zhang Qingping opened her mouth. She never expected that Yaodi would ask her this question. She was born in a rural area. Even if she married to Changhe Town, in the old concept, she would only be a woman. She had never thought about doing business.

?

"Yes, the boss has given me the power now. I can have as many kinds of melon seeds as I want. Sister, if you want to make them, I can give them to you at the cost of 40 cents. As long as you don't sell them less than 40 cents, it's easy to operate.

of."

"No, no, eldest sister doesn't have the ability."

Zhang Qingping waved her hands, not daring to think about it at all.

"Why are you so incompetent? Didn't that proprietress at the entrance of the town still open a small shop? I think you are much smarter than her, not to mention that I can help you." Zhang Qingan encouraged: "Besides, this matter

You can discuss it with your brother-in-law and see what his opinion is."

Zhang Qingping hesitated: "You can get it. Why don't you ask your brother-in-law when I go over to deliver the food later?"

"Yeah."

Zhang Qing'an turned around and said, "By the way, here is meat. I brought it back from Baiwang County. You can cook some red pork. I haven't had lunch either."

"Okay, but this is too much, half is enough."

Zhang Qingping originally wanted to refuse, but when she heard that Zhang Qingan also wanted to eat, she nodded, took the meat and started cooking on the stove.

The aroma of braised pork quickly floated out of the kitchen along the stove. The aroma made the neighbors on the left and right raise their noses for a while. The current price of meat is more than 80 cents per catty, so few people buy it during the holidays.

"Wow, it smells so good, mom, is it meat?"

Li Lianying, who was playing in the back room, smelled the smell and ran out happily.

"My uncle bought it. You can only eat one piece after you have eaten." Zhang Qingping smiled and put the braised pork on the plate. The little girl couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in her mouth.

"I still want to eat." Li Lianying said coquettishly.

"But you have eaten."

"Oh, just eat."

Seeing that his uncle was talkative, the child immediately ran to his uncle. Zhang Qingan picked up Li Lianying and sat on his lap: "Here, uncle will give you a big piece."

"Thank you, uncle." Li Lianying smiled and ate happily.

…

"Grandma, I want to eat meat."

Guo Jinrui threw the cornbread in his hand, and the child stopped eating immediately when he smelled the smell of meat. Mao Shenglan glanced at the next door, and the smell filled her nose. Normally, she would have walked out the door. According to the cowardly character of the wife next door, how much can she get?

A little bit, but there was a little conflict just now, and she was really a little embarrassed.

"The wowotou is delicious. How about I buy you some meat next time?"

"No, no, I want to eat meat."

The child was rolling around, and Mao Shenglan bit her tongue and angrily picked up the broom and started educating her.

"Aunt Mao, stop fighting and cook some meat for you and the child to eat."

Seeing Zhang Qingping holding a small bowl of meat, Mao Shenglan suddenly smiled and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. My aunt was wrong just now, don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, auntie, the neighbors are all irritated by this."

"That's right, so I like you, girl..."

…

Looking at the eldest sister who came back with an empty bowl, Zhang Qing'an certainly knew what she was going to do. It was hard for her to say anything to her eldest sister, she was just too old.

"Let's go to the kiln factory to deliver food to your brother-in-law."

Zhang Qingping was in a good mood because her younger brother had become successful and her family finally no longer had to live a hard life. As for selling melon seeds, she actually didn't want to get involved. She felt that it was her younger brother's business. It would not be good for her to steal his younger brother's business. What's more,

What's more, I and my husband have never been able to help my brother, and I feel guilty.

The kiln in Changhe Town is located in an open space two miles away along the gravel road in the east. It has been more than ten years since the state invested in its construction. The kiln is not big and is specially used for firing red bricks. Look at the many kilns in Changhe Town.

Brick house, this kiln has made an indelible contribution, and of course it has also fed a large number of people.

During the lunch break, Li Zhongqiang sat on the bricks and looked into the distance. That was the only way for his wife to deliver food. The kiln actually had a canteen, but he had to pay RMB 1.5 for food every month. It would take a month for his wife to deliver food.

If you can save 50 cents, there are many workers like him. Only team leaders and leaders or those who have no one to serve them will eat in the canteen.

"Brother Wang, the food is good today, vegetables, tofu, and fish. I'm so happy."

"This was pickled years ago. I was reluctant to eat it and left it for my children. My mother-in-law insisted on giving it to me. Really, if you want to eat it, bring more for you to try later."

"Haha, you're welcome, Brother Wang is very generous."

Wang Sheng smiled cheerfully: "What's this? Let me tell you, a friend of mine brought a kind of melon seeds from other places some time ago. Guess what? It smells like milk! It tastes amazing. I will bring some here when I have a chance.

Let’s all try it.”

"Tch, he is doing little tricks every day to win people's hearts. I didn't see him being very generous before, but now he starts to use tricks to compete with Brother Qiang for team leader. It's really shameless."

Li Zhongqiang glanced at the people across from him: "Justice comes naturally to the people. Besides, our kiln factory is a state-owned industry, and it is not such small means that can determine the leadership's decision-making."

"Hey, Brother Qiang is still very enlightened."

Li Zhongqiang smiled, why hasn't his wife come today? It was almost half an hour later than before. Suddenly he saw a figure in the distance, but there was another person besides his wife on the way here.

Li Zhongqiang couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, but he was definitely a man. He seemed to be talking and laughing with his wife. When did his wife become so close to other men when she usually stayed at home?

His heart suddenly skipped a beat. When he had an argument with Wang Shengle before, the other party scolded him for being ugly. Sooner or later, he would steal someone if his wife was so beautiful. Of course, he didn't take it to heart. Although he always felt in his heart that his appearance was not worthy of him.

He fell in love with Zhang Qingping, but he was the wife he was marrying after spending two hundred yuan on a matchmaker. Moreover, he saw Zhang Qingping's character in his eyes. She was not a fast-moving character, but he was somewhat resentful and suspicious in his heart.

"Hey, who is that man with my sister-in-law? Is he a relative?"

The co-workers sitting nearby also noticed it and asked curiously.

Li Zhongqiang didn't say anything. The more he walked in, the more he realized something was wrong. The other person was dressed like the leader. If he was a relative or friend, he would have recognized him at a glance.

"Brother-in-law~"

Li Zhongqiang was stunned when he saw the man suddenly waving in this direction. His voice sounded at the outer door of the kiln. Family members who brought food were not allowed into the kiln. This was a rule.

Li Zhongqiang came back to his senses and began to feel familiar with the outline. He trotted all the way to the door and looked at the man next to his wife. Yes, it was not his brother-in-law Zhang Qingan.

"You were dressed like this, I almost didn't recognize you."

Li Zhongqiang's eyes wandered over Zhang Qing'an: "What you are wearing is called a suit, right?"

"Brother-in-law has vision."

Zhang Qingan responded with a smile.

"It's true, I saw our leader wearing it, but Qing'an, why did you buy this outfit? Are you planning to get married?"

"My brother is now in a big business, and he said that meeting customers is indispensable." Zhang Qingping was happy, and then whispered: "He came here to ask if you are interested in doing business together. Do you dare to think about it? I am my brother.

My brother earned two hundred yuan in half a month."

"Oh, that's not bad. What do you do...hey, make two hundred in half a month? Two hundred?"

When Li Zhongqiang heard that they were doing business together, he wanted to take it to heart. His factory was now stable, and after all these years of hard work, he finally had the opportunity to be promoted. When the team leader led the team, he could earn more than thirty salary a month. Then

By that time, the pressure at home would be much less, and he would be able to have a second child. But when he recalled what his wife said later, he was shocked.

"Two hundred yuan earned in half a month?" Li Zhongqiang felt that he heard wrongly. Well, he definitely heard wrongly. It is unbelievable to make twenty yuan in half a month, let alone two hundred yuan.

"Brother-in-law, my sister and I will go back first and we will talk in detail when you come back from get off work."

Zhang Qingan took out a leather bag and said, "Here are some melon seeds. Let's eat and play first."

Li Zhongqiang was still in shock. When he came to his senses, his wife and brother-in-law had already gone away.

"Brother Qiang, what are you carrying? Hey, melon seeds."

"Melon seeds?"

Many people who heard this gathered around. Although many of them had eaten melon seeds, they rarely had the opportunity and were reluctant to part with them. When they saw the workers bringing melon seeds, everyone wanted to come over to satisfy their craving.

"Take it and eat it."

Li Zhongqiang grabbed a handful and put it in his pocket, then handed the bag out. Seeing this, everyone rushed forward and everyone grabbed a handful.

"Don't grab it."

"Your hands are so big, you probably grabbed too much."

"Damn, it's almost gone."

…

Li Zhongqiang smiled and opened the lunch box to prepare the rice. The aroma of meat hit his face. Li Zhongqiang stared blankly at the braised pork, which accounted for one-third of the food. He was in a daze for a while. Suddenly, he heard the exclamations of his co-workers.

"Fuck, these melon seeds actually taste milky!"