Because they brought very few candles this time and everyone didn't want to waste money, after dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
The only bad thing about this room is that there is no bed. That's not right. It's not just that there is no bed. It's completely empty. There is nothing in the room. Fortunately, everyone brought a quilt when they came.
So they laid a layer of straw on the bottom of their house, and then He Cuilan's quilt was placed underneath, and her quilt was placed on top.
After Qian Shulan finished washing up, she felt so tired that her back and waist ached and she wanted to fall asleep immediately.
But He Cuilan insisted on chatting with her, and the first sentence drove away all the sleepiness in her.
"Third sister-in-law, what's the name of that delicious thing you guys are eating? I want to buy a box for my son Xiaoquan. I think it's working well for you."
Qian Shulan's blurry eyes opened immediately, and her body remained stiff for a long time without moving. Wow, someone finally noticed the effect.
Just when He Cuilan repeated it again, Qian Shulan spoke dryly, "It's very expensive, eight hundred yuan for a box." It must be said that it is expensive, otherwise it would be unworthy of the effect!
He Cuilan, who had been lying down, sat up and almost cried out in surprise, "What the hell?! It costs 800 yuan!!!"
Seeing her screaming so loudly, Qian Shulan quickly turned around and shushed her, "Why are you screaming so loudly! You've woken up everyone else!"
He Cuilan's eyes widened in disbelief, her mouth opened wider than a peach, she was very excited, "Eight hundred yuan! Eight hundred yuan! Eight hundred yuan is enough for us to save for more than ten years! My God! You are really willing to spend so much!"
Qian Shulan waved her hands, "How could I bear to do that? He's my elder brother! He gets a lot of allowances! He bought this thing to eat, and also bought a box for me. Anyway, I think the effect is very good. Look, I feel that I am healthier than young people now." While speaking, she pinched her arm to show that it was really effective!
He Cuilan looked her up and down in the moonlight and nodded in agreement, "Yes, she is quite healthy! But..." But why did the smile on her face look so forced? It seemed that she was reluctant to spend the money.
Qian Shulan was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes. She didn't want to listen to her mumbling and just fell asleep on the pillow.
Early the next morning, He Cuilan went to her neighbors next door and asked them to help her fry a plate of vegetarian dishes. She added the pickles she brought and had a delicious meal with rice.
Since they had to work hard, they had to be fed. No one had any objections. Even Wang Shougui stopped complaining.
After dinner, the others were responsible for weaving baskets, while Qian Shulan and Wang Shouquan went to ask about the Canton Fair.
Because the Canton Fair is co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce and the People's Government of Guangdong Province, and hosted by the China Foreign Trade Center.
So they took the qualifications given to them by President Zhou to the China Foreign Trade Center to ask about matters related to the Canton Fair.
After checking the list to confirm their identities, the receptionist took out a form for them to fill out. Then he began to tell them about the Canton Fair. For example, the Canton Fair is held in three phases, and each phase has a different scope of exhibitions.
The first phase of the exhibition will be held on April 1st, and the exhibition scope includes: large machinery and equipment, small machinery, industrial products
The second phase of the exhibition will be held on April 10, and the exhibition scope includes: ceramic products, glass crafts, furniture, weaving and rattan and iron crafts, watches and glasses, and cosmetics.
The third phase of the exhibition will be held on April 20, and the exhibition scope includes: clothing, shoes, bags, home textiles, textile raw materials and fabrics, carpets and tapestries, food, medicine and health products, office stationery
"Each product exhibition lasts for a week, and you can go in and set up the venue two days before the official exhibition."
Then he showed them the blueprints and said, "You are participating in the second phase, and the space allocated to you is definitely spacious. Don't worry, although there are more products this time than in the previous four phases, there is still more than enough space. You just need to serve the customers well."
Qian Shulan was overjoyed when she heard this. A large place would be great. She suppressed her curved lips and asked, "We originally applied for 30 products. Can we add more now?"
The receptionist answered without thinking, "As long as it is produced by your factory, there is no problem. But after you set it up, we will check it and no dangerous items can be put in."
Qian Shulan immediately assured her, "Our products are hand-woven, there is absolutely no danger!"
The receptionist smiled but said nothing.
Before Qian Shulan could ask any more questions, people from other factories came over to ask questions. The receptionist immediately stood up to receive them.
Qian Shulan turned her head to see that the two new men and two women were from Suzhou, so she thought they must be from a garment factory.
They also asked the same question, asking about the time and location of the exhibition.
But they were exhibiting clothes, so they definitely had to put some thought into it.
Qian Shulan took the form and looked at the product name, purpose, quantity, delivery time, etc.
Qian Shulan discussed it with Wang Shouquan and filled in the previous 30 items.
What is different from other people's products is that they are woven products and are not in stock. They can be delivered later, but not beyond the transaction time.
After filling it out, the two handed the form to the receptionist and left the China Foreign Trade Center.
After the two returned, Qian Shulan began to design new things, not just rattan baskets.
Qian Shulan expressed her ideas and asked Wang Shouren to edit them for her, and the two worked together very smoothly.
Since they had plenty of time, Qian Shulan took the opportunity to go out for a walk alone while they were busy.
She walked alone to the China Export Commodities Exhibition Hall on Qiaoguang Road, west of Haizhu Square, and saw many people playing in the square.
Among them, there were two men and two women who seemed to be from Suzhou. However, they seemed to be arguing, and Qian Shulan didn't want to watch them quarrel.
But a middle-aged man seemed to be very angry and yelled at the three people, "We only brought 100 yuan this time. We have to spend 4.4 yuan for accommodation tonight. What about food? We can't go on like this. We must think of other ways."
Qian Shulan's heart moved, and she slowly moved closer to listen to their conversation.
Soon she figured out that the four of them also thought the accommodation was too expensive and wanted to change places. She hurriedly went up to them and said, "Hello, I'm an employee of Zhuyixuan Factory, and I'm here to attend the Canton Fair. Are you looking for a place to stay? We have several empty rooms, would you like to come over?"
The four people were pleasantly surprised when they heard her words. The leading man, Xiang Hongjun, nodded eagerly, "Yes, yes. How much is it per night?"
Qian Shulan calculated that 30 yuan for 30 days would cost 1 yuan a day, plus the cost of buying candles and renting a thermos to heat water. "The four of you will pay 1 yuan a night. But I've made it clear in advance that there is only a room, no bed or other things."
Xiang Hongjun waved his hand indifferently and said, "We are away from home, so we don't have to be so particular. It's good enough to have a room, right?" He turned his head to look at the other three people.
Under his fierce gaze, the other three had no choice but to follow his lead and nod their heads.
"Is it really so cheap?" The young girl still found it hard to believe.
Qian Shulan spread her hands and said, "Why would I lie to you?" She pointed in a direction and said, "It's in the alley behind. It's very close."
The four of them turned aside and discussed quietly. Qian Shulan vaguely heard the leading man say, "What are you afraid of? What can an old lady like her do to the four of us?"
Everyone thought about it and felt that it made sense.
So the four of them asked Qian Shulan to wait outside the guesthouse, and they went in to get their gifts and then followed her. When they came out, Qian Shulan was a little puzzled, "Didn't we agree on four people? What do these extra people mean?"
Xiang Hongjun immediately said, "This is our fellow villager, he runs a leather shoe factory, and he is here to participate in the Canton Fair. He heard that you have a cheap place, and he wants to rent it there."
What else could Qian Shulan say? She turned her head to count the people. "How many of you are there? We still have 10 rooms left. If they are not enough, I can't do anything."
"That's enough. There are only six of us."
Qian Shulan was relieved and took people to where they lived. Seeing such a house, everyone was a little surprised, but when they heard that she rented it from the street office, they were relieved.
Following her in, I saw a group of people sitting in the living room, cross-legged and knitting various things. Qian Shulan explained to everyone, "This is a product from our factory. It's too far away to bring it here, so we can only make it here. Will it disturb you?" She seemed to have forgotten to mention this question just now.
The others waved their hands and said, "We don't sleep during the day, it's okay! Besides, it's not noisy here."
After saying that, he asked Qian Shulan to show them the room.
Qian Shulan pointed to the left and said, "Except for the four rooms on the left side of the first floor, you can choose the other rooms yourself."
As soon as she finished speaking, the girls all ran upstairs to choose their rooms, and the men stayed downstairs and chose the room on the right side of the first floor.
After choosing a room and placing the gifts, everyone had nothing else to do, so they gathered together to watch how they made things.
After they finish a product, they put it back into their respective rooms to prevent it from being accidentally broken while walking.
"Ah? You are Zhuyixuan, right? My sister bought a rattan basket produced by your factory when she got married."
Qian Shulan was a little surprised, and looked delighted, "They were all sold to Suzhou?"
"Yes, yes, they sell very well! The department store over here only had 100 of them, and we had to line up early in the morning. My sister was getting married and the furniture factory stopped production, so there were no boxes, so I lined up to buy them, but in the end I could only buy two small ones." The girl was lively and cheerful, and she danced with joy when she talked about her family.
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "Then we can exchange things with each other after the exhibition. I think the clothes from your factory are very good. I saw them in the county town during the Chinese New Year, but I didn't buy them because I didn't have enough cloth coupons." After saying that, she looked tentatively at Xiang Hongjun and Liu Guangji.
Xiang Hongjun also wanted to make friends with her. More friends mean more opportunities! Anyway, it was just a display of goods, and he couldn't take them back the same way, so he immediately agreed, "Okay, my daughter is getting married soon, I want to exchange a few rattan baskets with you, can I order a big one?"
Qian Shulan patted her chest and agreed generously, pointing at the upright vines and said, "As long as there are some left by then, you can have as many as you want!"
Everyone laughed.
Liu Guangji also agreed, "We want to exchange some fans. There are too many mosquitoes in the summer. We will exchange our leather shoes with you when the time comes."
Qian Shulan nodded repeatedly and smiled.
Two days later, Qian Shulan brought back four more people, this time with domestically produced bicycles - Fei Ge.
The leader was called Zheng Guoqiang. It wasn't that they didn't have money, but they arrived too late and the guesthouse was full. They had no choice but to come here.
Although I kind of dislike the fact that there are no beds in this place, it's still better than sleeping on the streets, so I'll just have to make do with what I have!
Qian Shulan also took this opportunity to make friends with them, and the leader agreed to sell her a bicycle when the time comes. Why not exchange it
Because people don't like her wicker basket. It's a bit embarrassing!
Soon it was the first day of the exhibition, and the leaders held a warm welcome ceremony. The local people all came to watch the fun.
There were many PLA soldiers holding guns on both sides to maintain order. Soon, neatly dressed foreigners entered the exhibition hall under the protection of the troops.
Some of them are Orientals, and look no different from them, except that their clothes are newer and better looking and not much has changed.
But there were some Westerners with blond hair, white skin, blue eyes and long noses. He Cuilan and others who had never seen foreigners almost screamed out loud.
Afraid that everyone would think they were unsophisticated, they just covered their mouths.
Each of their participating factories has two places to enter the exhibition hall. The exhibition will last for a total of seven days, and eight people will take turns and all have the opportunity to enter.
Qian Shulan held a yellow paper in her hand. On the left was a line of small words: China Export Commodities Fair. In the middle was three bold black characters: "Trade Group". This was the pass. With this, you could enter.
However, there were more people participating this time than before, with more than 3,000 people visiting alone.
Qian Shulan walked into the import exhibition hall first. The Chinese side displayed the "Jiefang" brand trucks independently developed by China. The commentator was translating, "During the first Canton Fair, Jordanian businessman Bit bought three of this truck. The performance is very good and the price is cheap..."
It was the first time that Wang Shouquan saw a domestically made car. He was so excited that he danced with joy, touched this and bumped that, as if he wanted to figure it out. When he saw someone explaining something, he ran over to join in the fun regardless of whether he understood it or not.
Qian Shulan walked in and saw the people who lived with them. They were standing next to their bicycles, listening to the translator introducing the Fei Ge brand. But they obviously didn't understand and looked confused. Qian Shulan thought they were just there to serve as a background.
Qian Shulan didn't continue looking. Even if she saw something she liked, she couldn't buy it. It was pointless. She might as well go to the import area, where at least she would still be eligible to buy something.
The author has something to say: Sorry, there is a small mistake in the previous part. April 1959 should be the 5th Canton Fair, I missed the information.
Therefore, the venue of the event that the heroine attended was the China Export Commodities Exhibition Hall on Qiaoguang Road, not the Sino-Soviet Friendship Building. The Sino-Soviet Friendship Building held two sessions in April 1957 and October 1957.
In addition, the Canton Fair is a very important trade fair, and I am not making this up. I heard that after the reform and opening up, many of the richest people started their careers through the Canton Fair. For example, Wang Liping, chairman of Guangbo Holding Group, made his first fortune by climbing over the wall to get a large foreign trade order.