At noon, Mei Zhonghua was very happy to see the children come out with two beautiful report cards.
"You two are very proud!"
"This is what we should do. Students, if they can't study well, how can they explain it to their parents?"
Mei Zhonghua laughed, "What reward do you want?"
"No, I don't want anything anyway."
Mei Xiaoran really doesn't know what he wants, anyway, even if he has money these years, there are so many things that he can't buy!
"Ran Ran, during this period of time your dad listened to your ideas and made a lot of money."
Mei Xiaoran was a little surprised, "What do I think?"
"Just don't be greedy for more expensive things when you sell things, for small profits but quicker sales."
Mei Zhonghua explained to her daughters, "I found myself a little greedy when I sold clothes last time, so during this period of time I didn't touch clothes anymore and changed to something else."
"What did you change?"
"Jiefang shoes." Mei Zhonghua laughed, "Buy shoes by ticket. The price of a pair of Jiefang shoes is five yuan. I don't want a ticket. A pair of shoes costs more than fifty cents. You can sell at least dozens of pairs a day, and there are 20 or 30 yuan. Earnings, there will be a few thousand dollars in a month."
Mei Xiaoran couldn't help but gave her dad a thumbs up, "It's still a good dad. But, where did you buy the Jiefang shoes?"
"Fuyuan Town."
Mei Xiaoran remembered that although Fuyuan Town is only a small town, it has been a famous business town since ancient times because of its superior geographical location. As early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was known as the "Wu Li Long Street". It was a well-known small commodity wholesale market adjacent to Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Anhui. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was hindered to some extent by the planned economic development, but it was not. There is absolutely no market.
Mei Zhonghua caught this opportunity and sold Jiefang shoes from Fuyuan Town to other remote towns. Although the journey was a little longer, he had a bicycle ride, which was not too hard.
"Dad, then you have saved a lot of money now." Mei Xiaoran suddenly had an idea, "Or you can also make a business in front of you. It's not a long-term solution for you to come and go in the wind and rain like this. ."
"You said to open a store?"
It's not that Mei Zhonghua has thought about it, but he thinks it is a little impractical. He is a small business, and he has a store. How much goods should he buy
Pan shop does not need capital, or purchase does not need
capital? Both of these are big heads, and if he takes out the money, there will be nothing left.
"Ran Ran, although your idea is good, Dad still doesn't have a lot of money. When I work for a while, I will think about it."
Mei Xiaoran thought for a while. After all, there is still no reform and opening up, and there are some things that can't be rushed. It is now the end of 1978, and the policy will come down in a few days. If you let go of your hands and feet at that time, you will not be charged with speculation.
Two days later, Cheng Bin was released back, but he also lost his job in the winery.
Just like Mei Xiaoran's judgment, Cheng Bin still offended the factory manager no matter what he said. He is a temporary worker, and he doesn't dare to say anything else.
Li Mingye wanted to be angry with Cheng Bin, but when he saw his humiliated face, he held back and didn't criticize him again.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and the first snow in winter is coming fiercely.
Only the north wind was blowing the night before, and the snowflakes fell down in the middle of the night, and a thick layer was already covered by the next morning.
There is no down jacket in this era. Mei Xiaoran can only wear thick cotton-padded clothes like everyone else, and wrap himself up like a zongzi, with thick cotton boots on his feet. When I started walking, I felt that my legs were no longer legs, and that there were no more feet than feet, stupid and bloated.
Walking out of the house against the biting cold wind, Mei Xiaoran slipped when she reached the bridgehead. Fortunately, someone with sharp eyes nearby helped her quickly.
"Thanks..."
Looking up, it was Ouyang Xun, and the remaining character of Mei Xiaoran swallowed into his stomach.
When she came back from People’s Park that day, she didn’t have any close contact with Ouyang Xun again. When she met at school, her eyes only collided and separated. She met on the way to and from school, and she just pretended not to see... But She didn't expect that this morning, Ouyang Xunji would be supported by the fall, of course she was shocked.
"Walk carefully, the snowy road is slippery."
After Ouyang Xun lifted Mei Xiaoran up, he only confessed, then turned and left.
It makes Mei Xiaoran messy in the wind...
"Sister, go quickly, you will be late if you don't leave."
Mei Xiaolei gave his sister a hand, which made Mei Xiaoran wake up, waiting for their sister and brother to rush to school with one foot deep and one shallow foot.
At that time, it just happened to be almost in class.
Because the snow is too big, the morning self-study school organizes teachers and students to shovel snow on the campus. Each class is divided into areas, and everyone should try their best to complete the tasks in the morning and after school, and the teachers need to shovel the snow on the road in front of the school.
The snowy campus is full of snow shoveling figures.
Mei Xiaoran shrank her neck. She didn't want to work at all, but she couldn't help it. With so many eyes staring at it, she didn't dare to be lazy at this time.
After sweeping the snow for a while, Mei Xiaoran felt that it was not so cold. Suddenly he heard someone around him laughing, "Ran Ran, are you very active in your work?"
Mei Xiaoran's face was stern, she didn't want to talk because of the cold wind.
But the person next to her turned to her side, took a dustpan, and motioned for Mei Xiaoran to sweep the snow in.
Mei Xiaoran couldn't help asking, "Brother Ouyang, your class hasn't finished the work, what are you doing with our class in the cleaning area?"
"The clean area of our two classes is already in the same place, so what are you doing?"
Ouyang Xun smiled freely, it was like the sunshine after snow.
Mei Xiaoran glared at him, "I think you are too free."
"Do a little more work and warm up, or you will freeze to death."
Ouyang Xun looked down at her, then suddenly took off the scarf from her neck and wrapped it around Mei Xiaoran's neck.
"What are you doing?"
Mei Xiaoran shrank her neck in fright.
"You don't wear thin clothes, but your neck is exposed. Are you afraid of the cold wind?"
The scarf carried the body temperature of Ouyang Xun. From the moment it was wrapped around Mei Xiaoran's neck, she felt warm, but she was indeed embarrassed.
"The scarf is what I borrowed from you, and I will return it to you later."
"No, I still have it at home."
Ouyang Xun said disapprovingly, and poured the snow full of dustpans under the old pine trees.
When she returned home from self-study early, Mei Xiaoran finally realized how comfortable it is to have a scarf. She can wrap her head and face without feeling the cold wind like a knife.
After returning home, Li Mingyun found this scarf and couldn't help but ask, "Ran Ran, whose scarf are you borrowing? On such a cold day, if you borrowed someone's scarf, you are not afraid of cold?"
"This scarf was picked up halfway by me..."
(End of this chapter)