"What are your plans for coming back this time?" Wang Lide suddenly asked.
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "We'll leave on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, when the train is open."
Liu Yueqin held her hand, surprised, "So soon? Why don't you stay a little longer?"
"The factory is too busy and I can't sit idle." Qian Shulan said with a smile.
"How much does your factory pay its workers?" Liu Yueqin was a little curious.
"Fifty per month." Qian Shulan held up a finger and added, "Food and lodging included."
Everyone else was surprised. Liu Yueqin hurriedly asked, "Can you let my eldest son go with you and let him work with you? We have too little food to eat in the fields."
Without money, Shulan's food factory is getting worse and worse. I heard that the money she can get this year is more than 50% less than last year.
This is only the first year. By next year, this food factory will probably be closed.
If the food factory cannot continue to operate, then there will be no way to raise chickens. The department stores in the county and provincial capitals simply cannot supply so many eggs. So it is reasonable for Liu Yueqin to have such a plan.
Qian Shulan glanced at Liu Yueqin who was staring at her eagerly, and then calmly noticed that other people seemed to be staring at her as well. She already had a plan in mind.
"Okay. Then let your son and daughter-in-law come with me. My factory is in need of people."
Shenzhen was developing too fast, with more and more foreign factories being built, but the population in Shenzhen was very limited. So it was not easy for her to recruit workers.
If she could bring people from here, that would be great. Of course, these people could only be ordinary employees, and she would not give them special treatment.
"When the time comes, I'll get him a temporary residence permit." Qian Shulan patted the back of her hand.
"Then can my son go too?" Xu Cuilan asked hurriedly.
Before Qian Shulan could answer, others started asking.
Qian Shulan agreed to all of them, "Okay, come with me."
Seeing her taking on so many responsibilities, Qian Weihan asked, "How much do you need from your factory?"
Wang Shouzhi poked her mother's arm, and Qian Shulan understood instantly.
"Our factory now produces a wide variety of products." Qian Shulan suddenly slapped her forehead and said, "Look, I actually forgot to send them out."
As he spoke, he found a bag from several sacks, untied the rope, grabbed a handful of things from it, and then distributed them to everyone.
"These are all candies produced by our factory. Let's give them a try. They are all new varieties."
Everyone gets one, so everyone has a share.
Seeing her mother-in-law was like a child giving away money, Sun Daqin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. How could her mother-in-law be so arrogant after going out
She used to be such a humble and low-key person, but now she has become so high-profile, as if she is afraid that others don't know that she is rich.
But looking at Xiaowu and his wife, both of them looked so happy and helped Qian Shulan to share the candies, he felt that these three people were really silly and generous.
Just as she was about to speak, she saw her mother-in-law stuffing a handful into her hand.
The brightly wrapped candy paper immediately caught her eye, she peeled off a piece of candy, put it in her mouth, and smelled the milky aroma. She had never eaten such delicious candy before.
Everyone present was as satisfied with the meal as Sun Daqin.
The aunties and grandmas who had been reluctant to eat candy before couldn't help but salivate when they saw others eating it so deliciously, so they peeled a piece and put it in their mouths.
Immediately afterwards, Qian Shulan received a lot of praise, "It's delicious!", "It's amazing!" and so on.
Qian Shulan coughed lightly and said, "I can bring fifty people to our factory this time. If there are more, I won't be able to accept them."
She had made plans before she came back this time, to find those down-to-earth and honest villagers to take them out, and fifty would be just the right number.
She walked to a place wrapped in cardboard and directed Wang Shouzhi to tear open the wrapping paper.
Everyone tilted their heads, wanting to expand their horizons.
"Is this a TV?" Sun Daqin couldn't help but exclaimed, while everyone else was staring at the TV without blinking.
"Yes! This is a foreign brand." Qian Shulan added.
Wang Shouzhi took the TV out of the box and climbed onto the roof to install the antenna.
After a burst of snow, he finally tuned into CCTV.
Although it was in black and white, it was still very clear. Everyone watched it with great interest.
This new thing is also sold in the county department store, but the price is always prohibitive. It is incredible that they can see it this time.
At this time, there were only news messages, but everyone was still reading them very seriously.
"Is this Shenzhen?" Some people found it incredible. Why are there so many stores on the streets
The TV was broadcasting the economic situation of the pilot zone, and there were also shots of reporters interviewing the factory.
"Are these all private factories?" Sun Daqin yelled again.
Qian Shulan nodded, but it was a pity that her factory didn't get to be on TV.
Because the higher-ups wanted to broadcast good news, the news on TV was about foreign investment entering several major cities and opening plastic factories, electronics factories, etc., which were much more impressive than her food factory.
But then, the next scene actually showed her factory.
Wang Shouzhi opened his mouth in surprise and pointed at the TV screen, "Look, look, this is my mother's factory."
Qian Shulan stared at it intently. How could she not know about this? Although there was a food factory, in fact it only lasted for one second and had two or three scenes.
"Oh, how come it's gone in the blink of an eye?" Sun Daqin felt a little regretful. The same was true for others.
"This is an introduction to private enterprises. It's already a great achievement for our factory to be included." Qian Shulan was quite happy.
She paid more than 100,000 yuan in taxes this year. She never thought she would be on TV this time.
However, it looks like there are only exterior views above, so it must have been put together temporarily.
In fact, it was just as Qian Shulan guessed. Originally, they only wanted to show the largest investors. But the leaders suddenly asked them to add a column for domestic independent start-up companies.
Among all the factories, Qian Shulan's food factory was the best, so it was natural to broadcast her.
It was just a temporary decision, and the factory director Qian Shulan was not there, so the people under her did not dare to let these reporters in, so the reporters only took pictures outside the factory.
"It's amazing. Your factory is much bigger than ours." Xu Cuilan looked very carefully just now.
Qian Shulan said modestly, "It's OK."
Liu Yueqin carefully touched the TV cover, looked at Qian Shulan, and asked timidly, "Is this thing expensive?"
Qian Shulan really didn't know this. She didn't like watching TV very much, so even if Wang Shouzhi was in this line of work, she didn't know the specific price.
Wang Shouzhi smiled and said, "This is a Sony, 12 inches, 520 yuan."
Everyone else gasped and started touching the TV, curious about it.
Wang Shouzhi pushed his mother, and Qian Shulan felt a little embarrassed again. It was really hard to say, after all, she had never borrowed money from anyone. She started with Qian Weihan, "Brother, I just want to tell you something."
Qian Weihan ate candy, puffed up his cheeks, and looked at her, "What's the matter?"
Qian Shulan pointed at Wang Shouzhi and said, "Xiaowu has opened four electrical appliance stores and is a little short of money. Big brother, can I borrow some money from you?"
Qian Shulan feels that she is now a bit like those who engage in illegal fund-raising.
But who made Wang Shouzhi so short of money? Electrical appliances were too expensive to buy, and they had to be paid in cash. Qian Shulan was worried that the store price would increase in the future, so she urged Wang Shouzhi to buy the store.
Now, Wang Shouzhi has spent all the money he earned this year on the shop, and he can't even pay the balance for the next batch of electrical appliances.
Qian Shulan really didn't want to sell the big yellow croakers, so she turned her attention to her relatives.
Anyway, if they kept their money, it would only depreciate, so they might as well lend it to her, and she could give them high interest. But even though she thought so, she still felt a little embarrassed. If Wang Shouzhi wasn't such a petty person, she really couldn't open her mouth.
"Okay, how much do you want to borrow?" Seeing that the youngest sister seemed a little embarrassed to speak, Qian Weihan nodded and agreed.
"I'll give you 10% interest every year. How much can you lend me?" Qian Shulan answered without asking. She couldn't ask too much, otherwise people would think she had no money. Although she was indeed so poor that she only had antiques left.
Before Qian Weihan could speak, Zhang Zhaodi hesitated, "Didn't you make a lot of money? Why are you still short of money?"
How could he be short of money when he was giving away large and small packages of things as if they were free? Zhang Zhaodi couldn't understand it.
Qian Shulan sighed heavily, "Shenzhen is developing too fast. I'm worried that the rent will go up in the future, so Xiaowu used all the money he earned this year to buy a shop."
Wang Shouzhi took out the four real estate licenses and showed them to everyone at the right time.
Liu Yueqin took one of the real estate licenses and looked at it carefully. "How much does it cost?"
Wang Shouzhi looked distressed. "The most expensive one is 30,000 yuan. The cheapest one is 5,000 yuan."
The houses of this era were not the storefront types of later generations. They all had several courtyards, so the asking price was not low.
The reason why it is so expensive is that it is difficult to buy a shop. Shenzhen is developing so well that the rent is rising. Many people are unwilling to sell it, and Wang Shouzhi spent a lot of money to buy it.
Many people looked at Wang Shouzhi with envy, but some people were thinking, wouldn't it be foolish to buy such an expensive house
Qian Weihan thought more simply and was a little worried. "You bought so many houses, aren't you afraid of being sued by the local landlords?"
Qian Shulan was slightly startled, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "No. My ability is nothing. Those big bosses are much more capable than me. They can open more than a dozen stores at a time."
She was talking about Li Shirong. He opened more than a dozen supermarkets at one time, and bought all the shops directly. He spent money without blinking an eye.
Seeing that she was so confident, Qian Weihan discussed it with Zhang Zhaodi and said, "I'll lend you 8,000 yuan."
Qian Shulan immediately wrote him an IOU, which also included the interest.
"We are all family, it's a bit inappropriate to pay interest." Qian Weihan didn't want the interest.
Qian Shulan pretended to glare at him, "You're stupid." She pointed at Wang Shouzhi, "He can make tens of thousands of yuan a month. Don't miss out."
Wang Shouzhi coughed softly beside him to remind his mother, "Mom, I am your son. Your biological son."
Qian Shulan patted him on the back and said, "Although I borrowed the money for you, you have to pay it back. Your uncle is so good to you. He lent it to you without hesitation when he saw that you were short of money. You must remember his kindness."
Wang Shouzhi nodded quickly in response.
"How can Shouzhi's electrical appliance store make so much money?" Liu Yueqin was also a little tempted. 10% interest, she had previously inquired about the interest rate of depositing money in the bank, which was only 5.04%. She was also worried that she would not be able to withdraw the money when it matured, but if she lent it to her third brother's wife, she would not have to worry about her not paying it back.
"It's indeed very profitable, but electrical appliances are too expensive. He paid more than 100,000 yuan as a deposit just for purchasing the goods." Qian Shulan was not lying. Here, a deposit must be paid first before the goods can be delivered.
Wang Shouzhi's electrical appliance store was booming, and there was already a competitor nearby. There was an iron rule in the wholesale market: the more goods you bought, the cheaper the purchase price. So in order to get a low price, Wang Shouzhi ordered a lot of goods, and all the remaining money from the house purchase was used as a deposit.
"Then I'll lend you 5,000 yuan too." Liu Yueqin discussed with Wang Lide.
Qian Shulan was a little worried, "You guys aren't in a hurry to use the money, are you?"
She asked Qian Weihan to borrow money because he hardly spent any money and had a pension of more than 100 yuan plus the annual dividends from the team.
Not to mention the eight thousand yuan, even if she paid it all, it wouldn't affect his life.
But the five thousand yuan that Liu Yueqin had was definitely the money that she and Wang Lide had saved for their entire lives. If they suddenly wanted the money back, they might not be able to use it when they were busy.
"I'll lend it to you for a year, okay?" Although she had lent out all the money, Liu Yueqin was not worried that she would run away. After all, her son was going to work with her.
Qian Shulan nodded, "Okay."
Xu Cuilan and Wang Liwei looked at each other and said, "How about I lend you 5,000 yuan too. For one year as well."
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Wang Lihu saw that everyone else was borrowing money, so he also said, "I'll borrow 5,000 yuan too."
"Okay, thank you!"
Qian Shulan didn't expect that it would be so easy to borrow money, but she still reminded everyone, "I know you lend me money because you trust me. But don't be so heartless to others. Be careful of being cheated. I heard that there are wicked scammers who specifically cheat honest people like us in the countryside."
Liu Yueqin glared at her and said, "Don't worry, we know what's going on."
Qian Shulan is very happy now. She has heard people say before that if you want to know whether your friend is good or not, you can find out by borrowing money from him.
Look, as soon as she asked, they lent her everything, which shows that she is a nice person in normal times.
Alas, she didn't know when the country would be able to provide loans, so it was better for her to avoid asking others for money.
Even Qian Shulan hadn't expected this. She just opened the door. In the next few days, villagers came to lend her money. Even some ordinary people came to lend her money.
Of course, these people lent her money not because she was a good person, but because they were attracted by the interest and the job that paid fifty dollars a month.
Qian Shulan did not refuse everyone who asked her for money. She was also selective about who she borrowed money from. If the other person had a bad temper or his family would be in urgent need of money in the future, she would refuse them all. She also wrote down the repayment date and interest on the IOU, and the money could not be asked for in advance before the deadline. It sounded like an unfair clause, but maybe everyone was really tempted by the interest, so they agreed without saying a word.
In just three days, she borrowed 150,000 yuan. This was definitely enough to pay the final payment.
Wang Shouzhi was very excited to receive the money. Now he could work hard without having to worry about being squeezed out by others.