Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 239 New ways to make money
After dinner, Xu Jichang wrote a letter to Shunzi, asking him to collect more mountain goods and deliver them to the county within five days. He arranged an express call the next morning and sent the letter.

Sending regular mail these days is really slow.If I don't send an urgent call, I'm afraid Shunzi won't receive the letter even after fifteen days.

After putting the letter in the mailbox, Xu Jichang returned to the courtyard and began to clean up the weeds growing in the ground. At this time, there was the sound of cooking in the kitchen, and it was Lan Qimei preparing breakfast.

After a while, Xu Jichang finished cleaning up the weeds and returned to the house to wait for breakfast.

When he came out of the bathroom after washing his hands, he saw that Lan Qimei had put all the breakfast on the table and was waiting for him.

Meat porridge, pickles, deep-fried dough sticks and milk, this is Xu Jichang's breakfast today, which is better than what many people eat during the holidays.

When Xu Jichang sat on the table and picked up a fried dough stick, Lan Qimei looked at him and said, "I heard that the factory is doing something...flexible sales?"

"do you know?"

Xu Jichang was stunned for a moment: What's going on...how did Lan Qimei know about it?

But think about it, there is no airtight wall in the world.

Since flexible sales require the cooperation of the production department, it is only a matter of time before word spreads.

You don’t steal or rob yourself, so what are you afraid of?

Thinking of this, Xu Jichang relaxed: "Yes, who did you listen to?"

"Everyone in the cafeteria knows about it. Everyone is talking about it."

Lan Qimei also picked up a fried dough stick and said to Xu Jichang.

"What did everyone say?"

"This...most people are watching the fun, and a few have said unpleasant things."

"That's what I guessed."

Xu Jichang was not angry after hearing this, but smiled.

Any new thing will inevitably encounter various criticisms at the beginning.

Don't worry about this, just move forward.Until those jabbering people are completely left behind, you will never be seen and you lose the qualification to discuss.

After eating, Xu Jichang set out for the fertilizer factory. As soon as he arrived at the factory gate, he saw a truck carrying fertilizer heading towards Lianhua Township.

It should have been shipped?

This efficiency is not bad. It seems that the factory has put this matter at a high level, otherwise these people would not be as fast as this.

Seeing this scene, Xu Jichang did not go to the office immediately after entering the factory. Instead, he went to the factory office to find Director Gao and reported the situation to him.

"Well, the production office is quite efficient."

After hearing this, Director Gao nodded and said, "Also, let me explain to you that this ton of flexible sales is not the end, but the beginning."

"I have planned to adjust the production schedule starting tomorrow to increase production."

Xu Jichang nodded after hearing this: "In this way, according to the regulations, we can come up with a higher flexible sales quota."

"About that number."

Director Gao made a gesture, meaning there were ten tons, "But I'm not in a hurry to sell it."

Xu Jichang had a vague premonition in his heart: "How to say?"

“I estimate that prices may loosen in the next step.”

Director Gao did not treat him as an outsider and said bluntly, "Of course this is just my prediction."

"Don't worry, Uncle Gao, I'll forget it after you say it."

Xu Jichang expressed his position.

Director Gao was obviously very satisfied with his statement: "Yes. When you go back, you can also think carefully about how to sell fertilizer if the price loosens one day."

"I'll think about it carefully."

Xu Jichang assured.

After talking for a while, Xu Jichang said goodbye to Factory Director Gao and left the factory office. He felt cheerful when he left.

Today is a nice day, the sun is bright and the wind is not strong. When I walk outside, I feel warm all over my body.

Xu Jichang walked slowly in the factory for a while and met Ding Xiawei head-on.

"Morning, Sister Ding."

Xu Jichang waved.

"Morning, are you going to the factory to report?"

Ding Xiawei walked up to him with a smile and said.

"Yes. Sister Ding, where are you going?"

"The Lianhua Township Commune sent us a batch of vegetables. I went to pay the price and watched them ship it on site."

"Oh? They have already brought the vegetables over."

"Yes, this is all your fault. As a result of your negotiation with them, our factory doesn't have to worry about vegetables for the winter this year. Our logistics department doesn't have to worry anymore."

Ding Xiawei smiled.

Xu Jichang originally wanted to be humble, but then he thought about Ding Xiawei being one of his own, so there was nothing to be polite about, so he nodded: "You can also tell Lianhua Township and ask them to provide whatever you need."

"We paid anyway."

"Yeah, okay."

……

At noon, Xu Jichang returned home and teased his daughter Xiaoka Mian for a while before going to eat.

Little Kapok has learned to walk and can speak fluent and complete sentences, and its development speed is not ordinary.

Xu Jichang thought that when she was three years old, she could be sent to kindergarten to receive education.

But it definitely won't work in the county town. You have to wait until you go to the capital.

The capital city is large and there are many people. Gu Zhijun, a woman with a child, will not attract too much attention, let alone cause trouble.

Xu Jichang had lunch with Gu Zhijun and Xiao Kapok.Little Kapok tasted the food cooked by Lan Qimei and praised it as delicious.

"I... I want to make such delicious meals when I grow up."

"Give... give it to mom and dad!"

Little Kapok waved her arms happily while eating.

"Hey, you are so sensible at such a young age."

Xu Jichang smiled happily and kissed his daughter on the cheek.

Gu Zhijun even had a loving smile on her face: "Eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

Gu Zhijun has now returned to work. When she is away, little Kapok will be taken care of by the hired nanny.

It is not easy for commune members to find a job in the city these days. The nanny cherishes the job at hand and is very devoted to the little Kapok. Therefore, Xu Jichang and Gu Zhijun do not have to worry about their children.

After dinner, Gu Zhijun took Kapok back to the house to sleep. Xu Jichang and Lan Qimei divided the work. Lan Qimei washed the dishes and Xu Jichang cleaned the living room.

If there is no room for it in the yard, or when it snows, Xu Jichang will temporarily store some mountain products in the house, bringing some dust and grass stems in. Today is the time to clean them up.

After sweeping the floor, Xu Jichang still had some lunch break left.However, he did not sleep, but lay in bed thinking about his future actions.

With Ding Xiawei's help in broadening the market, her mountain goods business is getting bigger day by day.

Xu Jichang has no doubt that before the end of the first half of next year, the funds in his hands will reach 15.

So the question is, do you really want to be in the mountain goods business for the rest of your life?
Xu Jichang shook his head.

Before the popularity of e-commerce and the convenience of logistics, Shanhuo was destined to be a highly regional business.

If you insist on quality, then the scope cannot be very large; on the contrary, if you want to expand the scope and break through geographical restrictions, then quality must be sacrificed, and you cannot take the high-quality route and can only sell mass merchandise.

And this means entering a red ocean, profits will become very slim.

Xu Jichang didn't want to earn such hard-earned money, so he had to plan ahead and decide in advance what path he should take in the future.

We have just entered 1976, and there are still two years before the re-opening.So when I go south to sell clothes or something, I have to wait a little bit later, but that time has not yet arrived.

So what else can you do?Ruining antiques?Then you have to go to the capital. The capital is the place where shareholders are bought and sold.Organizer Matthew radio, recycling old appliances?Nope either.How big of a market can a small county town have with only so many people in total?

Xu Jichang thought about it but couldn't come up with an answer, so he was simply confused.

I don’t think about it anymore, I’ll wait until I have inspiration.

It was getting closer and closer to work. Xu Jichang closed his eyes in bed for a while, then got up and went to work.

Passing by a state-owned pharmacy in the middle, Xu Jichang heard the clerk inside yelling at the people buying medicine.

"No, it means no. Why would I lie to you?"

"Get out!"

The person buying the medicine still sounded a little unconvinced: "This is the place where medicinal materials are produced. Are you telling me that no one is taking ginseng anymore?"

……

Xu Jichang stopped his bicycle and looked at the pharmacy.

It was obvious that this was a dispute caused by a shortage of medicinal materials.

Although the clerk's attitude was a bit bad, according to Xu Jichang's intuition, he shouldn't be lying.

It is true that medicinal materials are produced locally, but most of them are shipped to other places for sale. The oil sellers comb their hair with water, so shortages are common.

So... doesn't this mean a huge market?

Xu Jichang suddenly thought about it and felt that his business opportunity had come.

Maybe we can get some good profits by getting some land in the countryside or even in the old forest and planting medicinal herbs artificially?

Although the medicinal effects of artificial cultivation are not as good as those of wild ones, it can still meet the needs of the public, and you can definitely make money if you do it well.

There is no need to plant ginseng or anything like that, because the planting cycle is too long.

Just plant some iron-rod yams and the like. The results will be fast and the turnover will be high. You are guaranteed to make a lot of money.

Xu Jichang thought in his mind and stopped there for a while before continuing to ride to the unit.

In the afternoon, when Chen Xiaoen went to get the documents, he told Yu Yingzi that there was a shortage of people in the sales department and she needed to be transferred there.

Yu Yingzi didn't think much about it and happily accepted the new position, saying that he would finish the work at hand today and move there tomorrow.

call.

It's best if she wants to. Xu Jichang was worried at first that Yu Yingzi didn't want to go, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary.

……

Three days later in the afternoon, Shunzi delivered a large amount of purchased mountain freight to Xu Jichang's home.

Xu Jichang handed the payment and hard work fee to Shunzi, and expressed his intention to grow medicinal materials.

After hearing his idea, Shunzi did not respond immediately, but showed doubts.

"Brother Chang, what you said is good. But it is risky after all."

"Medicinal materials are much more difficult to maintain than crops. Some people in our team used to grow medicinal materials on their own land, but they lost all their money."

"I wonder if you can... control the scale from the beginning?"

"No, I will plant all the private land directly, and I will open some land at the foot of the mountain for planting."

"I can bear all the risks."

Xu Jichang had already prepared, and Shunzi was stunned for a moment.

"That's right. You have a lot of capital, unlike the folks."

After a moment of silence, Shunzi thought, "What about people from that kind of place? I can help you, but it's definitely not enough for me alone."

"I've thought about it. Those little brothers from Han Weimin last time can come in handy."

Xu Jichang thought for a moment and then said, "But to the outside world, don't say that I hired them to farm the land. Just say that they are here to help."

Hiring others for production these days is going to cause trouble.

Therefore, before starting the medicinal material planting business, you must first think about your status.

"Well, I'll tell them and I think they will agree."

"They are relatively poor among the educated youth, and they think about making more money all day long."

Sunja nodded.

The matter of planting medicinal materials has been settled.

As for the seeds, Xu Jichang doesn't need to worry about it.There are many ways to get Shunzi in rural areas.

As for the type, I plant iron-rod yam.In later generations, this thing was a specialty of Northeast China, because the climate and environment of Northeast China are particularly suitable for its growth.

As soon as Shunzi left, Xu Jichang, Lan Qimei and Shen Danrui put all the mountain goods he had sent in the yard and covered them with a layer of oilcloth.

With this layer of oilcloth, even if it snows suddenly, you don’t have to worry about the mountain goods getting wet immediately.

"Thank you both."

Xu Jichang looked at the mountain products piled up in the corner of the yard and said to Lan Qimei and Shen Danrui, "I'll treat you to a nice meal today."

……

On the day of delivery, Xu Jichang reaped a large profit from those material supply units.

This profit was more than Xu Jichang expected, reaching a huge amount of 4000 yuan.

Xu Jichang happily went directly to the street and bought three gold rings, one for Du Xiaojing, one for Lan Qimei and one for Shen Danrui.

Anyway, with Du Xiaojing here, people outside would only think that he was rich, so he bought three rings for his partner in one go, without even thinking that they were for three girls.

"This ring...is really valuable."

When Lan Qimei took the gold ring, she was very embarrassed and felt that she deserved it. "Why don't you go back and change it to a lighter one?"

"This is just right. You cook for everyone every day, and you are rewarded for your hard work."

Xu Jichang put his hand on her shoulder and said sincerely, then looked at Shen Danrui, "You too, you take care of me a lot in your daily life."

Shen Danrui was as happy as Lan Qimei, she just pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.

When Du Xiaojing came back from get off work, Xu Jichang called out to her: "Xiaojing, come here."

Du Xiaojing stepped forward without knowing what was going on: "Is something wrong?"

"You close your eyes."

"Uh-huh."

Du Xiaojing obediently closed his eyes, guessing in his mind what tricks Xu Jichang was going to play this time.

Xu Jichang took out the last ring and put it on her hand: "Open your eyes."

When Du Xiaojing opened his eyes and took a look, he immediately became elated: "Is this... your new one?"

"I just bought it, I like it."

Xu Jichang hugged Du Xiaojing, kissed her on the face and said, "I will buy you a necklace later on when we celebrate the anniversary of our acquaintance."

"Do you still remember the day we met?"

Du Xiaojing was surprised again.

"Of course I remember, that was the most important day in my life."

Xu Jichang said seriously, making Du Xiaojing embarrassed to doubt the authenticity of his words.

"Then I have to give you something too."

Du Xiaojing snuggled into his arms and said sweetly.

"You don't need to give me anything else, you just need to give me..."

When Xu Jichang said this, he lowered his voice to a whisper.

(End of this chapter)