"I got some fabric from a friend, what about you?"
Wang Aixiang thought that she was just like him and was also selling old goods, so she didn't care: "I'm similar to you. I collect some used clothes from others and mail them to relatives in the countryside. You know that the countryside doesn't pay attention to this, but I can make a little difference."
People in cities can earn wages and have more cloth tickets than in rural areas. They are also more particular about their clothes. Many of the old and unwanted clothes only have one or two patches, and some are even in good condition. In rural areas, it is different.
They are all patched and patched, and now you can buy a pair of clothes that are 60 to 70% new for just one or two yuan, and most people are willing to buy them.
Chen Lishu nodded and couldn't help but feel a little impressed. At this time, anyone with a flexible mind seemed to be able to make money.
"Girl, what do you do with these goods? Where can I take them to you?" The tricycle master had almost rested. Seeing that it was getting late, he turned around and asked.
Chen Lishu was paused by his question. She just focused on running away, but now she remembered that there was a difficult question waiting for her.
The road to the post office was definitely not feasible, nor was it possible to go back to the military hospital. Chen Lishu stared at the cart of fabrics and felt a little confused. She didn't know if she could rent a house now.
Just when Chen Lishu was thinking about what to do, her eyes lit up when she saw Wang Aixiang. She took two steps closer and asked, "Comrade, are you a local?"
Wang Aixiang nodded: "My name is Wang Aixiang. You don't have to be so polite. Just call me by my name."
Chen Lishu followed the good advice: "Sister Ai Xiang, how much money can you make in a month from selling used clothes?"
Wang Aixiang shook his head: "I haven't calculated it specifically. It's more than 20 yuan in good times, and more than ten yuan in bad times." After all, it has to be distributed to relatives, and the profit of used clothes is not high in the first place.
"I have a job now, with a fixed salary of thirty yuan per month and a trial period of twenty-five yuan in the first month. Do you want to do it?"
"What kind of job?" Although Wang Aixiang was moved, she didn't rush to agree.
Since her husband's death, she has been looking for jobs in the factory and on the streets many times but has not been able to find a job. She still has an old man and a young child at home, otherwise she would not be forced to do this speculative thing.
Now that Chen Lishu, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, wants to provide her with a job, Wang Aixiang can't help but feel a little guilty. It's not so easy to accept good things that fall from the sky.
"I have no place to put this batch of fabrics in my hand now. You can settle it for me first. As for the follow-up, I will find a car to take it away or let you continue to sell the fabrics to me. I will wait for notification then."
It’s just a pile of rags and you need to spend money to hire someone to sell them? Wang Aixiang felt that either Chen Lishu was crazy or she had money but no place to burn it.
"Okay, I'll do it." When she heard that such a simple job could earn several tens a month, which was on par with the wages in the factory, she agreed without any hesitation.
"Come with me."
To place the fabric, Wang Aixiang got up and led Chen Lishu and the tricycle master back to her home.
Her family lives in a factory compound. Most people have gone to work now, and only the elderly and children are sunbathing in the yard.
"Ai Xiang is back?" A lady greeted with a smile, her eyes fell on Chen Lishu and she looked at her again and asked curiously: "Are there guests at home?"
"Yeah." Wang Aixiang responded and asked the tricycle master to go into the house to pick up something.
These idle old ladies who are about to get lice like to pry the most. If she were a little more enthusiastic, she would definitely come up and ask questions. Wang Aixiang simply didn't give her a chance to ask questions.
Soon all the four large bags of fabric were placed in the house, and Chen Lishu paid the tricycle master thirteen yuan.
"Master worked hard today. I have an extra dollar to go home and buy some meat to eat." Chen Lishu said with a smile.
The tricycle master didn't expect an unexpected gain, and he was so happy that he couldn't help but say goodbye to Chen Lishu after collecting the money.
"Sister Ai Xiang, do you have pen and paper at home? We need to sign an employment agreement and write a receipt, so that both of us can feel at ease, don't you think so?"
It was quite formal. Wang Aixiang curled her lips inwardly, but she still turned around and went back to the house to take out the child's pen and paper.
Chen Lishu first drafted an employment agreement, which stipulated a one-month probation period. If she performed well, she would sign a one-year contract, and it would depend on the situation after one year.
The other thing is her fabrics. After all, she is not familiar with Wang Aixiang, so putting all the fabrics in her place is a risky gamble, but Wang Aixiang still needs to write her a receipt.
After everything was settled, Chen Lishu had time to look at Wang Aixiang's home.
It is quite an old bungalow, a two-bedroom suite of more than 40 square meters. There are not many furnishings in the house, and most of the furniture is old. It can be seen that the conditions of the house are not very good.
"Sister Ai Xiang, I will go back first. Try to keep as many people at home as possible these two days. If anything happens, I will come over and notify you in advance."
When Wang Aixiang saw that she was leaving, she walked all the way to the gate before turning around. When she got home, she couldn't wait to open the nylon bag on the ground. When she saw clearly that it was all fresh and delicious, she suddenly felt dizzy.
Chen Lishu came out of Wang's house and looked at her watch. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. Thinking that Zhou Bin should be at work at this time, she first found a phone booth and called him.
"Hey, Brother Zhou, it's me, Chen Lishu."
Zhou Bin didn't expect that she would call him, but he was pleasantly surprised after not contacting him for a long time. He asked with a smile: "Sister, how are you going to school recently?"
"Not bad." Chen Lishu chatted with him about the current situation again, and then asked: "Brother Zhou, does your company have a car coming to the provincial capital recently?"
At this time, there are few cars, the roads are not easy to travel, and the transportation industry is not developed, so we can only rely on supply bureaus like Zhou Bin and others who often travel abroad.
When Zhou Bin heard her question, he immediately called the meeting: "Girl, do you have something to bring?"
"Um."
"There's a trip next week. Let me see if I can apply for a ride there. Where can I find you when I get there?"
"You can come directly to school." Chen Lishu told Zhou Bin her department and class before hanging up the phone.
By the time Chen Lishu returned to her dormitory, it was already past four in the afternoon.
"I thought you would go directly to the classroom tomorrow morning." Zhang Xue was very happy to see her back and immediately climbed out of his bed.
There were eight people in a dormitory, and she had already become enemies with Jiang Yuwei and Sun Ling. Li He had a new boyfriend just when Nian Wai was getting married, and the other two were together. Chen Lishu was not around, so she only occasionally chatted with Yang Lili.
"I came back early because I had nothing to do today." Chen Lishu said as she bent over to get the lunch box under the bed: "I'm hungry, do you want to go eat?"
"Go." Zhang Xue responded and went to get the lunch box.
"I'll go too." Yang Lili was reading a book when she heard that both of them were going. She quickly put down the book in her hand and went to get the lunch box. The three of them ate together. Each of them picked a dish and shared it with each other, so that they could eat three different dishes.
dish.
"Did you hear about it? In order to encourage students with good academic performance, the school will provide scholarships for those who excel in the final exam. The first prize is more than 70 yuan, and even the third prize is more than 20 yuan." Yang Lili was a little excited.