In the 80s, cars in small counties were still rare, at most bicycles were popular, and buses were one of the most important means of transportation.

Ji Sheng was afraid of delaying the time, so he specially asked someone about the bus stop, but the answer he got was that he stood on the side of the road and saw the bus stretching out his hand to stop it.

This made him sweat a little.

Ji Sheng is very unfamiliar with this era, and he doesn't know if he can really "recruit" the bus as others say.

He stood on the side of the road and waited for a while.

After waiting for a long time, about half an hour or so, Ji Sheng thought that there was no bus to the countryside today.

Suddenly, a hinged bus with an extra-long body and an organ in the middle drove in front of me.

Ji Sheng wasn't sure if it was a bus, but he still reached out to stop it.

Luckily, the car stopped.

He climbed into the car.

The female conductor carrying an army-green satchel asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Minqiang Town."

"One piece."

"Oh."

Ji Sheng paid the money, but he was secretly surprised in his heart that the ticket was expensive, he only took the bus from the county seat back to the town for only two yuan in modern society, but now he wants one piece, I have to say that it is extremely expensive.

He wanted to go inside and find a seat to sit down, but when he looked, the car was full of people.

Yes, the seat must be gone, so let's stand.

Ji Sheng had no choice but to lean against the car door.

The bus creaked and creaked.

The county seat is quite far from Minqiang Town, about 20 kilometers.

The car stopped and stopped, and it took 40 minutes to arrive.

Ji Sheng was almost thrown upside down.

……

Get out.

Walk north along the country gravel road.

About ten minutes later, Ji Sheng came to his grandparents' house.

Before he could get inside, he heard several voices coming out.

Ji Sheng walked to the door, poked his head in, and saw several familiar figures.

They are all familiar neighbors, Grandma Zhu next door, Grandma Wu in the back, and two uncles from their own family.

Grandparents are having dinner.

On the contrary, Ji Aiguo seemed to have finished eating, and sat at the door chatting with the two uncles of the family.

Grandma Zhu and Grandma Wu are all holding rice bowls.

Many women in rural areas like to carry their rice bowls to the door, after all, they are busy all day, and they have to wash pots and wash dishes after eating, so they have to eat a little empty.

"Yo, big brother, you're here." Ji Aiguo noticed Ji Sheng for the first time, stopped talking to Ji Sheng's two uncles, stood up and asked, "Have you eaten?" ”

Ji Sheng didn't eat dinner, but I don't know why, he didn't feel hungry at all at this time, so he said, "Eat." ”

"Eat some more small seasons?"

"I'll ask your aunt to serve you porridge?"

The grandparents are quite enthusiastic.

Ji Sheng waved his hand, "Thank you, aunt and uncle, I won't eat the meal, I'll talk to Ji Aiguo about something." ”

Ji Aiguo hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The two uncles of the family also looked at it.

Although Grandma Zhu and Grandma Wu didn't speak, they pricked up their ears when they were gossiping.

It's not a confidential matter, Ji Sheng didn't hide it, and after Ji Aiguo moved a stool for himself and sat down at the door, he had to say, "Oh, I recently found a way to make a fortune, and I want to ask if you have time to do it together." ”

Before Ji Aiguo could speak, Ji Qing, the third uncle of the family who was missing a tooth next to him, asked curiously: "What is the way to make a fortune?" ”

Ji Sheng glanced at it and said what he had thought of a long time ago, "I got a batch of wall calendars, and I wondered if it was almost the New Year, this thing should be easier to sell, so I came to Ji Aiguo." ”

"Wall calendar?" Grandma Wu sneered at the rice bowl and said: "How many people can't afford to eat these days, who spends so much money to buy a wall calendar?" ”

Grandma Zhu said: "That's it, I heard people say, this thing costs more than ten yuan a book." ”

The grandparents also cast questioning glances, but they did not dismantle Ji Sheng's platform in public, and they did not speak from beginning to end.

Ji Sheng saw that everyone looked at him with a little distrust, and took the initiative to explain: "In our countryside, except for people who get married and add a wall calendar as a dowry, others must be reluctant to buy it, but it doesn't mean that no one in the county wants it, those who are self-employed and drive taxis to make a fortune, some of them are asked for by a lot of people, I took more than 20 copies to sell today, no, it will be sold out in a while." ”

Wall calendars are not rare now, but they are definitely not available to every household.

When Ji Sheng checked the Internet before coming here, he saw someone introduce the status of wall calendars in the current era, which can be used as a dowry, and it also has a lot of face.

Well, that kind of calendars with pages torn are not worth much.

"Really?" Grandma Zhu still didn't believe it.

Grandma Wu also said something cool, "If you want things to sell so well, everyone will not get rich when they go to business?" ”

Ji Sheng smiled dumbly, things are really so easy to sell in the current era, and the word "going to the sea" in the eighties was a national craze, and many people made a fortune in business.

The point is that many people don't have a supply of goods, and they can't do business if they want to.

He knew that Grandma Zhu and Grandma Wu had broken mouths, so he didn't pay attention, just looked at Ji Aiguo, "Dad...... Brother, are you going to get rich with me? ”

Ji Aiguo still didn't have time to speak, so Ji Qing hurriedly said, "Take me one." ”

Wutang Uncle Ji Min also said: "Count me in." ”

Ji Aiguo had a chance to speak, he was different from the two cousins, and said something that moved Ji Sheng very much, "No matter whether you can make money or not, big brother, if you say a word, I will do whatever I say." ”

That's absolute trust!

Ji Sheng knew that his father was because he had saved his life before, so he believed in himself in his heart, he originally thought that he would go through some words, but he didn't expect things to be so simple, he glanced at Grandma Zhu and Grandma Wu, who still wanted to say something, for fear that things would be disturbed by these two people, "Okay, then let's find a quiet place to talk slowly." ”

"Let's go, let's go to the back room." Ji Aiguo stood up and said.

Ji Sheng had no opinion, and followed Ji Min and Ji Qing into the back room after Ji Aiguo.

Close the door.

There was only a small square stool in the room, which could only sit for one person, because if he wanted to talk about things, Ji Sheng was forced to sit down.

Ji Aiguo, Ji Min and Ji Qing sat on the edge of the bed, and all three of them stared at him.

Ji Sheng thought for a while, and then said: "You also know that the Chinese New Year is approaching, and the wall calendar is a hot item, and it can generally only be obtained from the manufacturer in the store on the right track, and the purchase price is still very expensive, right?" ”

"Yes." Ji Qing nodded.

Ji Sheng continued, "What about me, I happened to meet a director of a wall calendar factory, and I was able to get some wall calendars in small batches from him, the number is not too much, at most more than 20 volumes a day, just because I didn't buy it from the factory seriously, so I was a little irregular when I took the goods, and sometimes I had to sneak to get the goods in the middle of the night, if you really want to do it with me, it is very likely that I will knock on the door in the middle of the night." ”

Ji Aiguo said without hesitation, "As long as it is something you ask me to do, let alone in the middle of the night, even if I go out to work, as long as I receive your message, I will definitely rush back to help as soon as possible." ”

Ji Sheng looked at the other two, "What about you?" ”

"I'm fine." Ji Qing replied.

Ji Min hesitated, "I live with my parents, and it's a little inconvenient at night, but you can put the wall calendar on the Aiguo or Xiaoqing side first, and I'll get it early in the morning." ”

That's no problem.

Ji Sheng bowed his head and said: "Okay, since you all think it's okay, then I'll talk about other aspects next." ”

The three men sitting on the bed listened intently as he spoke.

Ji Sheng said unhurriedly: "I took the wall calendar from the factory for six yuan a book, but I can't do business without a book, the price for you is seven yuan a book, and you can sell it in the county town when you go back, you can sell it for eight or nine yuan, and it is best not to exceed nine yuan, because the store only sells ten yuan." ”

Speaking of Qian Jiqing, he said helplessly: "Brother, what should I do if I have no money?" ”

Ji Sheng smiled and said, "It's okay, you take the wall calendar and sell it first, and sell it to my dad when you get the money...... Just love your brother, and I'll get it from him when I come. ”

"That's a good idea." Ji Qing's eyes lit up.

Ji Min also laughed, "Aren't we doing a business without capital?" You can make money if you sell it, and it's okay if you can't sell it. ”

"Yes." Ji Sheng agreed: "Ji Aiguo and I are brothers, and we must not pit you." ”

Ji Aiguo patted Ji Qing on the shoulder, "I told you a long time ago that my eldest brother is real, right?" ”

"Big brother is really real."

"Hehe, you can't find this kind of capitalless business in the world, big brother, you're so interesting."

Ji Qing and Ji Min were full of praise for Ji Sheng's character.

"Alright, you're praising me." Ji Sheng interrupted them with a smile, "I'll tell you where to sell wall calendars and when is the best time." ”

He explained it in general.

It is nothing more than rushing to several large vegetable farms in the county before five or six o'clock in the morning and around four o'clock in the evening.

These two periods are the time when there is the most foot traffic, and things are easy to sell.

Ji Aiguo, Ji Qing and Ji Min all remembered it firmly.

After talking about things, Ji Qing rubbed his hands and said: "A wall calendar can earn at least one dollar, the eldest brother can get more than 20 books a day, and our brothers can earn at least 20 yuan a day, and everyone has seven or eight yuan when it is evenly distributed, which is better than working in the factory." ”

Ji Min poured cold water with some concern, "Then you have to be able to sell them all." As he spoke, he laughed to himself, "I'm not greedy, and earning two or three dollars a day is enough to be satisfied." ”

Ji Aiguo is very confident in Ji Sheng, "The eldest brother said that he will take us to make a fortune, and things will definitely be sold, no problem." ”

Ji Sheng couldn't help but smile when he heard this, he didn't have confidence in this matter before, but after setting up a stall in the vegetable market in the evening to sell a wall calendar, he knew that business was indeed very good in this era.

No wonder later the Internet said that gold was everywhere in the eighties and nineties, and as long as you can get something, you are not afraid that you will not be able to sell it.

This is not a joke, in the current era, the average salary of workers is 60 to 100 yuan, but TV sets are sold for 200 to 400 yuan, this price is astronomical for many people's families, but this is the case, TV sets are still in short supply, and many people are enthusiastically buying them at home.

The three of them finished talking and went out.

As soon as the door was opened, Grandma Zhu and Grandma Wu's words of warning to their grandparents came over.

"You have to be careful, don't let patriotism be deceived."

"That's it, it's a matter of one person to be deceived when you love the country, don't wait for Xiaoqing and Xiaomin to be deceived, it's not good, I don't think that person is like a good person."

Ji Aiguo wanted to defend Ji Sheng, and opened his mouth to say, "Don't slander people......"

Ji Sheng stretched out his hand to stop him, not angry at all, "We don't have to explain anything to them, let the facts speak." ”