"Didn't they say it won't start until eleven o'clock? Besides, there are so many of us that we can't fit in the store, so let's just wait." Another man wearing glasses said.
If it weren't for the prize, he wouldn't have come to line up in the cold weather for fear that they wouldn't sell it in the end.
As soon as Chen Lishu and Zhao Qiuyue entered the store, they saw Wang Aixiang and Wang Dazhu writing number plates in a hurry.
Seeing her come in, Wang Aixiang kept moving her hands and said anxiously:
"Lishu, there are too many people here. There are so many people queuing up now. I just took a quick look and it is estimated that there are more than 200 people. It is only around eight o'clock. If we wait until eleven o'clock, there will probably not be many people."
Hundreds of people?"
There were not as many people at the last tug-of-war competition as there are now.
"The numbers we used for the lottery were not enough. Early this morning, before I even opened the door, there were people waiting at the door of the store. I originally wanted them to come in to warm up, but then there were too many people watching, so I and the boss
Zhu and the two of them can't even look at each other with their four eyes, so just think about it and let them wait outside."
Chen Lishu nodded and asked Zhao Qiuyue to help Wang Aixiang. At the same time, she directed Wang Dazhu to move a table and place it at the door.
Their manpower is limited, and if too many people are brought in at one time, they may not be able to take care of them, so it would be better to enter in batches.
"Everyone, listen to me. Let's go in as a group of five to buy clothes and draw our own numbers. When we come out, line up to my right and wait for the lottery draw." Chen Lishu briefly explained the process and precautions to everyone in a loud voice, and then started to let everyone know.
Everyone enters in order.
Wang Dazhu maintained order outside the venue, while Wang Aixiang and Zhao Qiuyue in the store were busy keeping their feet on the floor.
It started at eight o'clock and was busy for nearly three hours. When there were ten minutes left before eleven o'clock, Chen Lishu started to stop.
Wang Aixiang and Zhao Qiuyue looked at the empty shelves and breathed a sigh of relief. After talking non-stop for three hours, they could finally take a breath.
"Everyone who got the number plate, please remember the number in your hand. Next, we will ask an outside audience to help draw the third prize, which is 30 yuan in cash."
Seeing Chen Lishu take out three big unity cards, the crowd suddenly became excited.
This is real free money, almost equivalent to one month's salary. You can have a Western meal for only ten yuan, and thirty yuan can greatly improve your family's living conditions.
"Is anyone willing to help?" Chen Lishu asked the crowd.
"Me!" Soon a young man raised his hand and walked out of the crowd.
Wang Dazhu brought over a cardboard box and first let everyone take a look at what was inside, and then put the corresponding numbers of all the people who purchased the clothing into it.
Soon the young man arrived in front of the cardboard box. Everyone held their breath and stared at the movements of his hands.
Soon the young man took out a note and wanted to hand it to Chen Lishu. Chen Lishu didn't touch it and said with a smile: "Please show it to everyone and help read out the number."
The young man nodded, opened it and read loudly to everyone: "No. 63!"
The crowd suddenly became commotion.
After about a few seconds, a woman's scream suddenly came: "My, my, it's my number."
The crowd made way for both sides, and a middle-aged lady in her thirties walked out of the crowd with an excited expression.
"Congratulations." Chen Lishu said and handed the three big unity cards into her hand.
"Thank you, thank you." Until she took the money in her hand and was asked to go aside, the lady still didn't recover from the joy of getting the money.
The people who continued to wait for the lottery looked at the other two prizes on the table and their eyes became more intense.
Although I didn’t win the third prize, I still got the first and second prizes, which are more valuable.
"For the sake of fairness and justice, let's invite another audience member to come up and draw the lottery." Chen Lishu said and said to the young man: "Thank you for your cooperation. You can get a 10% discount when you go to the store to buy clothes later."
The young man did not expect to have an unexpected harvest, and immediately entered the store happily.
"I, let me help you smoke." This time it was a woman.
Soon the second prize winner was also drawn.
As the second and third prizes were taken away one after another, everyone's breathing suddenly became faster. Now only the first prize is left.
Finally, under everyone's long-awaited gaze, the first prize was taken away by a young girl in her twenties.
She was not sure at first. She looked at the number several times and when she was sure that she had really won the first prize, a watch, her eyes heated up with joy and she almost cried.
Those who won the prize were naturally happy, while those who did not win were also very disappointed.
But anyway the event is over.
After Chen Lishu thanked everyone, she and Wang Dazhu began to pack their things.
In the afternoon, several people checked the goods sold and the amount of money. In the end, everyone was shocked.
In less than three hours, the store sold nearly 400 cashmere sweaters and cotton clothes, with a turnover of more than 10,000 yuan!
Wang Aixiang was speechless: "My dear, if we do this every day, how much money will we make?"
Chen Lishu smiled: "Then we are not far from going in."
It's okay to do it once in a while, but if you do it so blatantly every day, it would be weird if you don't become a target.
But no matter what, the National Cotton Factory has basically collected the money.
When Liang Chunsheng came back, he took another fifty orders.
On the 10th, Chen Lishu, Wang Dazhu and Liang Chunsheng went to pick up the goods again, and paid the entire balance in one lump sum.
Manager Fu was very happy to have a pleasant cooperation and expressed that he was looking forward to the next cooperation.
Within two days, Zhou Bin's work unit drove to the provincial capital, and he also brought three cashmere coats made by Yuan Chunhua along the way.
Wang Aixiang and others were very busy during this period. Chen Lishu invited everyone, including Zhou Bin, to have a meal at the restaurant.
"I am planning to resign when I go back this time." During the dinner, Zhou Bin suddenly said.
Chen Lishu was surprised: "You are doing a good job, why do you think of resigning?"
"The Materials Bureau is okay now, but its status is actually far from what it was in the first two years." Zhou Bin explained: "Besides, the unit has too many restrictions, so it's better to work more attentively."
Chen Lishu started business much later than him back then, but now she has already left him behind.
Zhou Bin is a regular employee of the Materials Bureau, and he is also a small leader. Chen Lishu cannot help but admire his courage.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"The heavy truck in our unit is old, and the boss wants to replace it with another one. I think I can take over it with five to six thousand yuan, and then I can hire someone to do the transportation. I think this is a good business."
Not only is it good, the transportation industry was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s, and some people even said that when you get married, you need to find a driver.