Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Sunshine Farm

Chapter 106 Ways to Make Money

"Ma Hua, what did you say?" He Yuzhu looked at his apprentice and asked.

"Ah, Master, what did I say?" Ma Hua looked at He Yuzhu with some fear.

"What did you just say you bought while watching the movie?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Oh." When Ma Hua heard that it was not a big deal, he quickly put on a smile and said, "I bought sunflowers. It costs five cents for a small cup. It's very valuable."

"Really?" He Yuzhu thought of Fool Guazi. You must know that this person is one of the first people to become rich in the private sector. Although it is now open, many things cannot be done blatantly, and He Yuzhu does not have much funds.

My sister said that she wants a job that can make money at night. Selling sunflowers in a movie theater is a good job. You must not underestimate selling sunflowers and think that it is a small amount of money. If you think like this, you are really wrong. Couldn't be more wrong.

You know, that fool melon seeds, but he directly sold the first batch of "million-dollar households" with melon seeds for five cents.

In the early years of business, Fool did not weigh the seeds by the pound. Instead, he innovatively divided the fried sunflower seeds into small packets. He paid 5 cents for a small paper packet and hawked them at the entrance of the cinema.

In an interview, Fool still remembered that the first time he went to sell melon seeds in front of a movie theater, he "earned 30 cents." Later, "the income increased day by day, and soon he was earning [-] yuan a day."

What is the concept of earning 30 yuan a day? Qin Huairu's monthly salary performance is 27.5. Selling melon seeds makes Qin Huairu a month's money.

The fool said: At that time, he started frying melon seeds from eight or nine o'clock in the evening until four or five o'clock in the morning. He would sleep for two or three hours, then get up again, pack them and sell them along the street.

He picked up a small shoulder pole and hung an apple basket filled with melon seeds and covered it with a newspaper. "When we were fighting 'guerrilla warfare', if we were caught (melon seeds), they would be taken away. If we couldn't catch them, they would be mine."

One problem here is that nowadays, there are really a lot of people catching this stuff. He Yuzhu wants to do it, but he is afraid that his sister will be caught. If he just wants to make money, he will have to pay.

One cent, two cents, one cent or two cents, the fool made his first million in life with a sack of change.

A widely circulated legend is that when the rain continued, the banknotes he hid at home became moldy. When the sun came out, the fool took the money out of the sack to dry, and the colorful RMB covered the entire yard, and even roof.

Fool once recalled this scene in an interview. He said that it was 1976. There was too much money and it was scattered and could not be kept at home. He put the money in oil paper, stuffed it into a jar, and buried it in the alley.

The moldy money was damp, so I had to put it out for display. "I felt a little resentful at the time, just to show you that I earned all this money."

So He Yuzhu felt that he had to go back and discuss it with his sister to see what she meant. If his sister was willing and she was not afraid, then He Yuzhu would have nothing to say.

Moreover, in He Yuzhu's Sunshine Farm, there are sunflower seeds that can be purchased and planted. He Yuzhu does not need to buy raw materials. He can fry them himself. He only needs to buy some newspapers and package them.

This is a very profitable business. You must know that in the early 60s, when television was still very rare, watching an outdoor movie became the most anticipated thing for children.

Whenever they see news about a movie on the bulletin board, the children can't contain their joy.

After school, you can eat or not eat, and you start doing "preparation work" while it's still bright.The friends took their own benches one by one to occupy a "favorable position". Sometimes, in order to occupy more seats, they would move out all the benches at home.

Unlike now, the stools at home are all of the same style, and a pile can be moved out at a time.

At that time, the benches were all made at home, and they were all different in height, short, fat, and thin. To have a bench and a horse, I had to run back and forth several times.Even so, everyone worked very hard.

But because we went early, the children occupied the front row.Only after watching the movie did I realize how painful it was to have to keep my head and neck tilted up all the time!Later, I learned from experience that the position should not be too far forward, the middle position is the most advantageous.

The "preparations" are ready, and it's time for the projectionist to pull up the curtain and set up the projector.

The rack used to hang the screening curtain is wooden, one horizontal and two vertical, with a height of nearly 10 meters. It is permanent, while the curtain is temporarily hung.The projectionist threaded a rope through the four corners of the curtain, tied a brick to the other end of the rope, and threw it upwards as hard as he could.

Sometimes when the projectionist failed to throw the ball several times, the friends were so happy that they jumped up and down.

Later, I wanted to go over to help and tried to throw it away. He was holding the fire, so he was inevitably scolded.In fact, children can throw it anywhere, just for fun.Now think about it, it is not easy to throw a big brick three or four stories high and have to cross the horizontal bar.

Once the screen is hung and the projector is in place, you can watch the movie as night falls.

The movies at that time were all old ones, such as "Railway Guerrilla", "Liu Sanjie", "Tunnel War", etc. The small motor of the projector still made a slight clicking sound when playing.

Most children don't pay much attention when watching a movie. They look around, sometimes looking at the light beam of the projector to see what bugs are shining out, and sometimes looking up at the night sky.Sometimes when they see a shooting star, they start to commotion: "Meteor! Shooting star!" Pairs of little hands are raised, and the adults behind them can't help but beat them with fans: "Put it down! Watch the movie!"

A movie lasted 1-2 hours. After the screening, every household moved their stools and dispersed.

At that time, the place where movies were shown was called the "Grand Square". If you sold melon seeds and sunflowers here, hey, it was a good income. In addition to the open-air movies, the cinemas in the early years were also nostalgic.

What is different from other places is that many of the cinemas in Sijiu City were renovated theaters, such as Daguanlou Cinema, Tianqiao Cinema, Zhonghua Cinema, Zhushikou Cinema, etc.

There are now a total of [-] movie theaters in Sijiu City. The more famous movie theaters at that time included Dahua, Huashi, Ziguang, Daming, Changhong, Shengli, Red Mansion, Geological Auditorium, Xidan Theater, Children's Theater, Workers' Club, etc.

At this time, the number of screenings in Sijiucheng Cinema throughout the year was 354812, and the number of moviegoers was as many as 34626 million. It was called the "golden age" of the film industry.

At that time, whenever a new movie was about to be released, eye-catching movie posters would be posted on the board at the entrance of the theater. Those who could queue up and buy tickets could go to the movie excitedly.

After entering the cinema, there were not as many halls as there are now, with hundreds of people sitting in one hall.The seats are all wooden folding chairs, and you might get your butt slapped if you don't pay attention when you get up.

At that time, they were all film movies. There were about five or six reels of a movie copy, which were shared by several adjacent cinemas and passed around in the order of showing time.

The people who specialize in delivering copies are film runners.

In 1982, "Shaolin Temple" became a sensation across the country. Several cinemas showed it in 24-hour rotation, which exhausted the film runners. Many people rode around the city on their Fortune 250s carrying copies to attend the show!
A movie lasts at least one to two hours. Do people just sit there and eat some snacks? If there are any snacks at that time, sunflowers are the best snacks.

354812 games, 34626 million people. Although a portion of sunflower costs only five cents, it is still an astronomical figure. He Yuzhu cannot even think about it. When he thinks about it, he feels that he will definitely get rich. "Stir-fry, stir-fry!"

Master Yang's voice rang out, and the whole cafeteria started to move. He Yuzhu once again entered his small single room to rest. Although He Yuzhu had his own office, He Yuzhu still preferred his own small single room.

Because this small single room, ordinary people cannot enter without your consent.

At the same time, in the fitter workshop, Yi Zhonghai was sitting at his work station and taking a sip of tea. At this time, the workshop director Guo Dapizi walked in. Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and shouted: "Xiao Guo...!" "

Maybe in the entire fitter workshop, Yi Zhonghai could call the workshop director Xiao Guo so brazenly.

Seeing that it was Yi Zhonghai, Guo Dazi also ran over quickly: "Master Yi, is there something wrong?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "I want to borrow some manpower from you. When I get off work tonight, gather all the young workers in the workshop for me, and then help me arrest someone?"

"Who is it?" Guo Dapai asked curiously.

"That guy in our courtyard, Silly Zhu, is becoming less and less imitated. Someone told me that he was going to take the public food back to eat for himself. This is not okay. This is stealing public property. I must not let him. Such bad elements escaped."

"Ouch...!" Guo Dabozi showed a surprised expression: "This is really not possible, okay, okay. I will go with you in the evening, and I will ensure that I will bring you enough people."

Guo Dashu also disliked He Yuzhu. In the past, Guo Dashu's favorite thing was to go to Qin Huairu for sex. At that time, Qin Huairu had just come to the fitter workshop, and the conditions at home were not good. Mop up the oil and give him some delicious food. Although Qin Huairu resisted, she always agreed.

Just when Guo Dabo thought that he could use money to control Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu suddenly told Guo Dabo not to touch him again in the future because He Yuzhu had already helped her.

Hey, Guo Dabo is very angry. This is because someone has taken away the fat in his mouth. You said Guo Dapo has a good impression of He Yuzhu. Guo Dapo can only get He Yuzhu this time.

So Guo Dabozi agreed without saying a word and wanted to lead the team himself.

Seeing that Guo Dabo agreed, Yi Zhonghai also showed a smile and said: "Xiao Guo, actually I have one more thing to ask you about. You also know that Qin Huairu's family has been in trouble recently, and it is about to be graded. Why don't we and I You give Qin Huairu a ride together and let her pass this time.

It can also relieve Qin Huairu's life pressure. "

Guo Dayao narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Master Yi, this is a bit difficult. You also know that Qin Huairu doesn't know anything. If the higher-ups find out, we will both be in trouble."

"Hey!" Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of it inside. It's just a small thing. As for you, just do me a favor."

As soon as these words came out, it was hard for Guo Da to refuse, because Yi Zhonghai's status was still very high in the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant.

"Since Master Yi said so, there is no problem."

Looking at Guo Da's attitude, Yi Zhonghai showed his satisfaction appropriately. At this time, Yang Xinmin came to the fitter workshop to see if the latest mold was completed. Yi Zhonghai came over at this time and saw Yang Xinmin, who came to Yi Zhonghai, also kept praising Yi Zhonghai. This is the status of an eighth-level worker.

Guo Dabozi nodded slightly in his heart.

At noon, He Yuzhu called his three apprentices aside, gave Ma Hua two yuan and a food stamp, and then asked Ma Hua to take Yu Haiyang and Yang Zhuangzhuang out to buy a chicken for himself. The chicken must have a receipt.

Some people are surprised that I can still get a receipt for buying chicken?
This is of course, because buying chicken is not easy. In those days, buying chicken required food stamps. At that time, chicken was more expensive than beef and mutton, almost equal to the price of pork.

If you pay two yuan for a chicken, you must have a ticket. If you don't have a ticket, it will definitely be doubled, and you will get four or five yuan.

Basically, all snack foods, including biscuits, require food stamps. If you go to someone else's wedding banquet, you must also bring food stamps.

You can buy meat with a ticket, and each person is "rationed" half a catty of pork per month.

Getting to know the butcher and allowing him to "incline" in his operations was definitely the highest honor for people at that time.

When buying cooked food, a meat ticket of half a catty can buy, for example, eight taels of cooked meat (such as red sausage and barbecued pork). This is also reasonable, because the cooked meat has been processed and its weight has increased, so it should be "discounted". Collect meat tickets for "pure meat".

There is no charge for the chicken heads and duck feet in the delicatessen, and you can buy them to go with wine, if finances permit.

Of course, you can also ask someone to go to the countryside to buy "cheap" peanuts and fry them with wine, but cigarettes and wine also require tickets.

Buying fish requires a fish ticket, buying eggs requires an egg ticket, and buying soy products requires a bean product ticket. Only vegetables and pickles do not require a ticket.

Restaurants don't need meat coupons, but there won't be many people with enough bills at that time.

At that time, the prices of various dining establishments were almost the same, so it was not impossible to go to the most luxurious restaurants to have a bowl of noodles.

Chickens, ducks and geese are served once a year during major festivals (Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day).

According to the household registration, they are divided into "large households" and "small households", and the amount of supply is different.

Every time at this time, queues start to line up at the market at three o'clock in the middle of the night, and some people use vegetable baskets and bricks to occupy seats.

To buy this chicken, duck and goose for the festival, you have to queue for about 6-8 hours.While queuing, quarrels are inevitable.The whole market is packed with people, who doesn’t want to be festive?Who wouldn’t seize this rare opportunity to have a toothpaste?

It's so strict that if you buy chickens, ducks and geese, the other party will give you the corresponding receipt. This is a must. Sijiucheng is different from small cities. There are still a lot of chickens there, and you can buy them if you want.

Why He Yuzhu asked three apprentices to buy chickens at once was to prove to himself that the three of them were still more advantageous. After Ma Hua, Yu Haiyang, and Yang Zhuangzhuang took the money, they immediately went out to buy chickens. I am very happy. It is very comfortable to be able to leave the factory while working.

(End of this chapter)