The truck bumped all the way on the county road in Township D, the national highway.

Zhang was happy, and Director Zhu also got along with the truck driver.

"Master Zhao, how many years have you been driving. Director Zhu asked.

"It's been almost twelve years, I have to have. ”

"Yo, you're an old driver. Zhang Xingxing also jumped out of words.

"Stethoscope steering wheels, these years are a thriving profession. ”

"Yes, he must have made a lot of money over the years, that kind of worker like us. ”

"Eh, Comrade Xiao, look at what you said, I actually earn only a dozen yuan more than the worker, and I can get about fifty a month. The driver said.

"Then you have a good income. Director Zhu said that he was the head of a township factory, and the salary he used to get was not this amount, only forty yuan, although Zhang Xingxing now gave him a salary increase, and he is now contracting, and this is not the final say in the factory, or he has the final say, so the income is higher.

"My income is far worse than those who secretly do "self-employed", if it weren't for the benefits of the unit, I could get a retirement salary in the future, otherwise I would have done it. ”

"You have what you say, it's speculative to do it, I think you can't bear to be the driver position. ”

"Hehe, this is right, the little comrade is right, it's good to drive a truck, it's just tired, this is driving to a remote place, I can't see a little light at night in ten miles and eight villages, I sleep in the car, and I can't eat well, so it's good to treat this reputation." ”

When I was about to talk to someone, many girls in the township brought their daughters to my house to step on the threshold, I knew they weren't for me, hey, just because I was the driver!

"There's a pretty girl out there, right?" Zhang happily quipped.

"No, I didn't choose any of them, the wife I found was my former classmate, I liked her when I was in school, I felt that I was not worthy of her at that time, but after I became a driver, I felt that I was worthy of her, so I went directly to their house. ”

Sure enough, there is an old driver with a story, which makes Zhang Xingxing think of Zhao Gaohong again, why didn't she reply to herself, why didn't she come to Pengbu Town to find him during the winter and summer vacations, since you don't come to me, then I'll go to you, I've already applied for the exam, I believe I will pass the exam.

Next, Zhang Xingxing said less, he fell into the thought of Zhao Gaohong, and he couldn't extricate himself, Director Zhu chatted with Driver Zhao.

"Master Zhao, you have been to a lot of places, and you have heard any news recently, such as those in other rural areas, don't want newspapers. ”

"I have listened to what you said before, and it is similar to what you said, but we have been to some places and know that there is really doing that, such as the contracted land you said, I have been to Xiangbei, Luyu, where some villages in the commune are divided into small groups of production teams, engaged in the contract system, and overproduction also brings rewards, the crops are better than in previous years, the farmers are not only full, but also have surplus grain, according to me, like we in Dongyang, there is still a village people in a pot to stir, the laborers are not like a few years ago, the work is full of energy, do more and do less are the same, one by one is now more than one by one will grind foreign workers, this can not be done, do not make effort, how to grow crops well, it is strange that those who grow crops are not hungry. ”

......

After three days and two nights, the truck gradually approached Huhai, the most economically developed city in China.

Whether it is before or after the reform and opening up, it is a place for exploration of China's economic system.

The first state-owned commune, the "public-private partnership", was the first to be launched, and the market economy opened up a new situation, and the first foreign-funded enterprise settled here......

Now Huhai is also the country's largest number of state-owned large enterprises in the place of Huhai Electric Power Factory can produce domestic 125,000 kilowatts of double water internal cooling turbine generators, Huhai Automobile Factory can manufacture 32 tons of self-unloading heavy trucks, Huhai New Shipyard can manufacture self-designed 3,200 tons of large icebreakers, video tapes, in other places can only produce black and white televisions, Huhai has successfully trial-produced domestic color televisions, of course, the color TV that price of 10,000 yuan households are a little unaffordable, can only buy black and white televisions.

Director Zhu's visit this time can also be said to be a sight of the world, he has not been to a big city like Huhai.

Arrived at Huhai.

Zhang Xingxing suggested that he take a shower in the guest house now and buy two sets of decent tunics, and they were in the truck for several days and nights, and their bodies were stinking.

And the comrades of the Huhai Arts and Crafts Export Company were notified by phone, and they came to deliver the goods.

In 1978, the spring breeze of reform was about to blow all over the land, a large number of young people returned to their hometowns, and fresh graduates also began to integrate into society, which is a very big problem for big cities like Shanghai, young people can not be employed, they have no jobs, so in 1978, the land of China began to advocate the development of individual economy, many people can start to be self-employed, can get a business license, although most of them are stalls like a palm-sized place.

However, a group of people who worked in the early days felt that they had no face to be self-employed, and they were also very confused, they opened repair stalls and barber shops, and there were many residents, but they could earn 200 yuan a month by driving a self-confident car repair shop, and they all caught up with the state-run work for a year, and they felt unsteady......

But money they have earned addiction.

Just like the streets of Huhai now, the practice stalls are more lively than the commune market in Dongyang County.

This is still some time before advocating for the individual economy.

"Happy, looking at the big city, and then looking at our Pengbu Town Market in Dongyang County, how I used to sit in the well and watch the sky!

Look at the bicycles on this street, running all over the ground, and there are so many cars on the road, we have bicycles there are all rare, let alone cars, only a few in the county.

Look at the old man who got a haircut, he was confident that in the car, our workers couldn't buy a bicycle.

Director Zhu felt shocked.

In a leather shoe store in a Huhai Lily Mall.

"Come, Director Zhu, try these leather shoes. ”

"This one is expensive. ”

"Comrade, this is not expensive, this pair of leather shoes is only three dollars and five cents. ”

"A pair of such shoes is three dollars and five, it's too expensive, it's too expensive!"

Seeing the department store salespeople despise them dressed in the countryside.

Zhang Xingxing thought in his heart and said, "We wholesale this hundred pairs, the price of these three pieces of five is really expensive, go back to our price is difficult to sell, this price is actually good to say, mainly quality, a few days ago we bought shoes to try on a night, shoes on the quality of the problem, this ...... Eh, you can't spend any money. ”

Zhang Xingxing took out a ten-yuan bill, looking helpless.

Director Zhu looked at Zhang Xingxing very curiously, what is this, buy a hundred pairs, this Zhang Xingxing gave himself a look, I don't know what medicine he sells in the gourd.

"Comrade, the quality of our shoes is fidelity, we are directly sold by Huhai Minbao Leather Shoes Factory, or you buy two pairs to try, tomorrow you see the quality, and then come to me to order." ”

"Okay, so be it, I don't really care about the price, it mainly depends on the quality, if it wins, you don't have to give me a quality discount tomorrow, but we will try to wear these two pairs of shoes, two pairs of I will give you five yuan." ”

"Comrade, this is really not good, we are losing money, then forget it, tomorrow this quality is fine, a hundred pairs will not come to you to order, you are still factory direct sales, no sincerity at all. ”

"Okay, I'll go talk to our manager. ”

"Happy, why do you want to buy a hundred pairs of leather shoes?"

"Director Zhu, I don't really want to buy a hundred pairs, just now the female comrades looked down on us, this female comrade I will teach her a lesson. ”

"You, you, I thought you really wanted to buy a hundred pairs and go to the practice stall. But these two pairs of shoes cost five yuan, which is still too expensive. ”

Zhang Xingxing: "......"

The old man thought that Director Zhu was trying to bargain to the death, but after thinking about it, he should be reluctant, a pair of shoes in this era is several yuan, in his opinion, it is a luxury.

"Director Zhu, put it on, we are doing a big business with other export companies, and it is not appropriate for you to wear a big cloth shoe. ”

......

I went back to the guest house for a change and had a good night's sleep for a few days.

Next.

Huhai handicrafts in and out of the warehouse of the company's warehouse.

"Comrade Zhang Gaoxing, welcome to you!"

"Hello Manager Yang, hello Director Wang, it's a pleasure to see you again. ”

"This is Director Zhu of our woodwork and wood carving factory. ”

"Oh, hello, Director Zhu. ”

After a comrade-like greeting and greeting.

"Manager Yang, our camphor wood box has completed the task ahead of schedule, please ask Manager Yang and the comrades of Huhai Arts and Crafts Import and Export Company to inspect it. ”

"Good. ”

Fifty sets of dragon and phoenix camphor wooden boxes were all unloaded from the truck.

"Our camphor wood box is still all the ancestors' craftsmanship mortise and tenon structure to build, without using an iron nail, you see the thickness of all our wooden box wood, are more than 50 years of small camphor wood to build, dragon and phoenix Chengxiang carving is our Dongyang many masters carefully built details...... The sample that was sent over last time was definitely carved out of the same mold. ”

......

Next, the inspection comrades of the import and export of handicrafts in Shanghai reported the results of the inspection.

"All accepted!"

"I didn't expect you to make fifty sets of carved camphor wood boxes in such a short time, and your production speed is this! Your quality is also this. ”

Manager Yang of Huhai Arts and Crafts Import and Export Company directly gave Zhang Gaoxing and Director Zhu a thumbs up.