After hearing this, Xu Mingxuan laughed and said: "You are talking about the Second Hotel next to the military supply station. People living there are people from all over the country who come to the provincial capital to do wholesale. I will take you here after dinner."
Li Xiangyang said politely: "It's too troublesome for you. We have to go see a friend. It will be the same when we look back."
"Okay, I'll park in front." Xu Mingxuan pointed to the square in front of the station and walked there with a few people.
Several people followed Xu Mingxuan to the parking place and got into a large sedan.
When we drove to the roundabout, there was a traffic booth in the middle, with a policeman wearing white gloves and a white uniform standing inside.
The streets in the provincial capital are wider than those in Dongshi. There are few cars and bicycles are mostly in the middle of the streets. Some of the buildings on both sides are low and old. You can see a telegraph pole every distance.
After passing a few streets, the car stopped in front of a restaurant that was inviting diners to come. Xu Mingxuan smiled and said: "This restaurant just opened this year, and it tastes pretty good."
Several people got out of the car and walked towards the restaurant. Chen Dongming smiled politely and said: "It's a waste of money."
"Hey!" Xu Mingxuan smiled and patted him, "You and I shouldn't say such polite words." Then he looked at Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang, "You're welcome, let's just be casual!"
Li Xiangyang smiled and said, "We won't come if you're too polite."
Several people entered the restaurant. There were already three tables inside. The waiter led several people into the private room and asked Xu Mingxuan with a smile: "Boss Xu, will the food be served now?"
"Come on now." Xu Mingxuan said.
"Hongyunxuan food is served." The waiter shouted inside, and a neat young man came over with the food. After a while, all the food was served.
Kung pao chicken, mapo tofu, sweet and sour pork ribs, boiled pork slices... a total of eight dishes.
After the dishes were served, Xu Mingxuan ordered another bottle of wine. Chen Dongming couldn't drink. Li Xiangyang thought he would go to Lao Chen's later, so he only drank one glass.
Zhou Xiaohong asked Xu Mingxuan: "You came to pick us up, who is watching your shop?"
Xu Mingxuan smiled and said: "I hired two salesmen, but I am too busy and want to hire two more. They have decided that a shop can have a maximum of two workers. More than two is exploitation."
Xu Mingxuan said with a sarcastic look on his face, "Two girls who can't find a job when they come back from the countryside work at my place. They earn a salary of sixty yuan a month. The business is so busy that I have to give them some bonuses at the end of the month. At noon
You still have to provide them with a meal, what are you saying about me exploiting them!"
Zhou Xiaohong looked at Xu Mingxuan in surprise: "Sixty yuan a month for one person?"
"Yes!" Xu Mingxuan smiled and nodded, "I think there will be more this month."
Zhou Xiaohong gave him a thumbs up: "You still know how to do business."
Xu Mingxuan smiled bitterly: "My shop is open there, so I can learn something from it."
While everyone was eating and chatting, Xu Mingxuan told them that if they could get a letter of introduction, they would still have to go to Yangcheng to buy goods, as the prices there were cheaper and the styles were more fashionable.
I also reminded a few people that there are many scammers over there, so don’t be greedy for cheap, and don’t trust anyone you don’t know.
After hearing this, Lin Lan felt that Xu Mingxuan was an honest man and told them the truth.
After dinner, Xu Mingxuan took four people to his shop. The two sales girls were quite pretty, and there were four or five people in the shop trying on clothes.
The shop has half men's clothing and half women's clothing. Men's clothing includes Chinese tunic suits and suits. The fabrics include woolen, blended, pure wool, polyester, and polyester and khaki.
Women's clothing includes woolen coats, woolen coats, cardigans, and bell-bottom pants. The styles are even better than the latest styles in Dongshi Department Store.
Xu Mingxuan also asked Lin Lan and others to pick two pieces, and he gave them to them. Lin Lan and Zhou Xiaohong both smiled and rejected his kindness.
After seeing it, Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang planned to go to Lao Chen's place first, and made an appointment with Zhou Xiaohong to meet at the Second Hotel. After greeting Xu Mingxuan, Xu Mingxuan politely sent them to Lao Chen's unit.
Lin Lan told the guard uncle Lao Chen's name, and the old man took them outside Lao Chen's office and asked them to wait outside while he went in to call someone.
"Hello, Xiao Lin!" Lao Chen walked towards Lin Lan and the others with a smile on his face, "Why don't you call in advance and I'll pick you up!"
Lin Lan saw that he was in good spirits, had gained weight, and looked better, so he smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, long time no see."
Old Chen glanced at Li Xiangyang and felt that this young man was handsome and his eyes were bright. He smiled and extended his hand to him: "This must be Xiangyang!"
Li Xiangyang smiled and stretched out his hand: "Yes, Uncle Chen."
Old Chen smiled and shook hands with Li Xiangyang, then looked at the two of them: "Have you had dinner?"
The two of them smiled and nodded: "After eating, we came here with our friends, and we came here after eating with them."
Lao Chen took the two of them to the office: "You guys sit down for a while, I'll say hello and take you to my home."
"Uncle Chen," Lin Lan hurriedly stopped him, "we have things to do when we come to the provincial capital, so we'll sit down for a while and then leave."
Lao Chen looked at the two of them and said sincerely: "No matter how busy you are, you have to go home and sit down! Know the door and go to your home to play when you come to the provincial capital. My wife has always wanted to meet you and thank you in person."
"You really don't have to worry about things that are easy to do." Lin Lan smiled and said: "I'm really busy this time. I will definitely go there next time."
After hearing this, Lao Chen could only nod his head, asked the two of them to sit down, and took out cups to make tea for them: "I heard that Lexing has implemented the household joint production contract system. How many acres of land will you be allocated?"
Lin Lan smiled and said: "Four acres, after the rapeseed harvest, the field will be left to us to grow ourselves."
"This policy is very good. Members will be able to have free time in the future to do odd jobs and do some small business." Lao Chen paused and said with a smile, "The mooncakes you make taste good, and the pastries are also very good. This big
Is your half-year income okay?"
"The income is not bad." Lin Lan pointed to the basket and smiled, "I brought you some this time, as well as some dried mushrooms, fungus, and pepper collected from the mountains. We plan to open a shop selling local specialties."
Lao Chen said happily: "Okay, selling souvenirs is good! The fungi and fungus in the mountains are good things. In the past, whenever the mushrooms were on the market, someone would collect fresh mushrooms and send them to the provincial capital for sale. But now I can't see them!"
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Lin Lan smiled and said: "Just let go, someone will come later."
The three of them chatted for a while, and Lao Chen asked Lin Lan if Xiaodouzi went to school.
I heard that when he went to school, he asked Lin Lan to buy some copybooks for his child so that he could practice calligraphy when he had nothing to do. This would temper his temperament so that he would be more patient and able to concentrate when he gets older.
Lin Lan nodded in agreement, and the two sat at Lao Chen's place for half an hour before leaving.
Lao Chen said to the two of them: "If you don't leave in the afternoon, you must come to me. I will take you to my house to identify the door."
"Next time, Uncle Chen, there are friends waiting for us at the station this time. We will definitely come next time," Lin Lan said.
Lao Chen nodded, sent the two to the door, asked them where they were going, told them the bus route, and watched them walk away before going back.