"Think about it, we open a shop, we don't need tickets, and we can buy what we want with money. If it were you, would you be willing to buy it?"
Although the situation has gotten better in the past two years, there are more and more things available on the market.
However, there are many things that still need to be purchased with tickets.
Whether you buy eggs, fish, or meat... you still need to use a ticket.
There are only so many tickets distributed to everyone every month, which cannot meet everyone's needs at all.
If someone sells free fresh vegetables in the market, even if the price is more expensive, everyone will be willing to buy it.
If you open a fresh food store in a community that doesn't require tickets and can be bought with just money, the business will definitely not be bad.
"Yes! Of course I do!"
Before Zhao Jingmei and Zhao Jingzhu spoke, Zhao Dagang, who was sitting aside, answered first.
If there was such a shop, he would definitely visit it every day.
Vegetables, fish, fruits... these are things that every household needs every day.
It would be so worry-free if you could buy it in one store!
"If we open a shop like this, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
Zhao Jingmei was so happy that she clapped her hands.
"Such a store is indeed good...but...where should we go to purchase goods?"
Compared to Zhao Jingmei's blind optimism, Zhao Jingzhu thinks more.
Nowadays, you have to find acquaintances to do anything, and there is no way to purchase goods. It is impossible for such a store to open.
No matter how good you think, it's all in vain.
"It's simple. You go directly to Sister He and talk about it. There must be a lot of agricultural and sideline products in their village. If one village doesn't work, just visit a few more villages and you can always receive the goods."
We are in the 1980s when there is little information, and the information in the countryside and the city is not connected.
The output of rural farmers from farming will be more or less left over.
The farmers had no way to make money. If Zhao Jingzhu and Zhao Jingmei went to the countryside to harvest, there would be many farmers willing to sell to them.
It would be even better if you met someone like Sister He, whose family also contracted the pond.
"Ye Zi is right! Through my exchanges with Sister He these days, I found that many farmers have actually saved a lot of agricultural and sideline products, such as soybeans! Mung beans! Peanuts! Almost every household grows them.
It’s over!”
"Hey! These are all good things. If we can collect them, we can buy a lot in the canteen!"
When Zhao Dagang heard this, he immediately became interested.
He is the person in charge of the canteen of the Fifth Textile Factory, and the purchasing work is also in his hands.
If his daughter could really collect these things, he would definitely be the first to place an order on behalf of the Fifth Textile Factory.
"Look! Our first business deal has been concluded before our store even opens!"
Liu Ye winked playfully and teased cheerfully.
"How's it going, brother? Do you have any concerns?"
If Zhao Jingmei wants to open a shop, she must seek the advice of her partner, Zhao Jingzhu.
Now that the talk has come to this point, I wonder if Zhao Jingzhu still has any objections.
"No more! Let's start taking action now!"
Zhao Jingzhu has a calm personality, but he is not stupid.
Liuye gave him an analysis, and he immediately realized the benefits of opening a fresh food store.
There are no such stores in the whole of Shanghai now.
If he and Meizi open one, it will be the first in Shanghai!
"I'm going to go downstairs and see if there are any shops for rent."
Zhao Jingmei stood up immediately.
"Wait a minute! It's up to me to find a shop! You go and make a call to Secretary He."
Just when Zhao Jingmei was about to leave, Zhao Jingzhu called out to her.
"Ah? Why are you calling him?"
Zhao Jingmei looked confused.
"Secretary He is well-liked and well-connected. He is also the brother of the eldest sister of the He family. Let him talk to the eldest sister first so that we can better receive goods from the countryside!"
These days, if you rush to the countryside to collect things, people may suspect you of having bad intentions.
You still need to be led by an acquaintance to do the first business before you can continue doing it for a long time.
"I'll go right away!"
Zhao Jingmei felt that what her elder brother said was very reasonable, so she immediately ran to the canteen downstairs.
She was going to the canteen to call He Baosheng!
"It would be great if our family had a telephone!"
Before going out, Zhao Jingmei couldn't help but sigh.
It would be convenient if you have a phone at home.
No need to run around to make phone calls at all.
It is much more convenient for others to contact the Zhao family.
Zhao Jingmei's casual complaint was taken into heart by Liu Ye.
It's time to install a phone.
Sometimes, if Tang Ting wants to find her, she has to come to her door.
You may not be able to find it yet.
Tang Ting has told her many times that she wants to install a phone in the Zhao family.
But Liu Ye was always afraid of trouble Tang Ting, so she kept delaying.
…
When they went to Langri the next day, Liu Ye directly told Tang Ting about installing a phone at Zhao's house.
I originally thought it would take a while for someone to come and install it.
When she was still living in the Fifth Textile Factory, she heard Aunt Qian say that if she applied for a private phone, she would have to wait ten days and a half at the earliest, or more than half a year at the worst.
Unexpectedly, when Liu Ye returned home in the afternoon, she found a big red landline phone next to the tea cabinet at home.
This efficiency is too high!
Liu Ye then thought about it, this was arranged by Tang Ting.
They must have installed it so quickly just for the sake of the Tang family.
Just as I was thinking about it, a "ring, ring, ring" sound rang.
It was the newly installed phone.
Liu Ye grabbed the phone and guessed in her mind, who was calling after the phone was installed?
"Hello? Is it Ye Zi? I'm Tang Ting!"
It turned out to be Tang Ting calling.
"It's me! Why did you call?"
Liu Ye asked with a smile.
It's nice to have your own phone. You don't have to go to the canteen to make a call anymore.
"I thought your phone was installed, so I called you to give it a try."
"Tang Ting, thank you so much! I didn't expect it to be installed so quickly."
Liuye thanked Tang Ting sincerely.
"What's this? It's just a phone call...here it comes! Ye Zi, I won't talk to you now. My mother is calling me. I'll call you later!"
There was a shouting sound on the other end of the phone. It was Tang Ting's mother calling her.
Soon, Tang Ting put down the phone.
"Dududu..."
A sound came from the receiver.
Liu Ye then put down the receiver.
Not a minute after I put it down, the phone rang again.
"Huh? Tang Ting called back so soon?"
Liu Ye murmured to himself, then picked up the receiver.
"Tang Ting, are you back so soon?"
"Haha~~I'm not Tang Ting."
A low and magnetic male voice came from the other end of the phone.
The sound was like a feather, gently tickling Liu Ye's ears, making her heart itch.
Obviously, she made a mistake, it was not Tang Ting on the other end of the phone.