Chapter 8 Three Ways to Make Money
After taking a shower, Su Mo sat at the door of the room, wiping her hair while thinking about the next arrangement.
Although the original owner is rich, there are not many things she left behind that can really be used at present.
The two passbooks are both from the sea market, and it is not possible to withdraw money across provinces in this era. Although she can go back to Haishi to get it, she is not ready to use it without special circumstances.
The 80,000 yuan left by Su Zhongli belonged to the two brothers, Su Tingqian and Su Tingde, how to use it, and the two of them should divide it. She is also ready to keep the 3,000 yuan from the original owner's parents, and if they can return to the city early one day, they can also have money to bring back to them.
The remaining 1030 yuan from the original owner looks like a lot, but in the case of buying everything, it is estimated that it will not take a few years. The main thing is that she doesn't have a ticket, and she has to go to the black market to buy many things, so the price is naturally expensive.
Moreover, she still has to save capital, wait for the resumption of the college entrance examination, and take the university entrance examination to realize her Tsinghua dream. Then take advantage of the east wind of reform, hoard houses, do business, and make a fortune!
So, she has to get in!
What do you do to make money? Use the ability to spawn fruits and vegetables to sell on the black market?
Only one alternative can be barely counted.
Fruits and vegetables are low in price and don't sell much in this era. If you want to sell, you can only go out of season and sell some rare varieties here, so that you can sell at a starting price.
If you cooperate directly with the black market, fruits and vegetables are not tolerant, and people in the black market do not dare to eat in large quantities, so they can only supply them in small quantities. But the more times there are, the greater the risk, and if one day you are unlucky enough to be caught, the gains outweigh the losses.
So, until a safe way is found, this can only be considered an alternative.
However, when you go to the black market, you can sell a little bit and earn some extra money.
Since the benefits of giving birth to low value are not high, then giving rise to high value.
She remembers that there are a lot of wild ginseng in the Northeast. If she can find wild ginseng, then she can give birth to wild ginseng to sell.
She remembered that in other years, a wild ginseng could be sold for one or two hundred yuan. If she can sell one in two or three months, it will be not much different from those who receive wages.
But this can only be regarded as private income, and cannot be put on the surface.
In the last days, she wants to live a life where she can eat meat. Therefore, if she wants to live well without being criticized, she must have an income on the surface.
The original owner, as the propaganda officer of the textile factory, still has a very hard writing. When I was in Haishi, I often submitted articles to newspapers, and there was almost nothing that was not adopted.
Originally, during this special period, there was no manuscript fee for submission, and it was generally a ticket or a sample issue.
Later, the editor of the newspaper cherished her talent and applied for a so-called "supernumerary correspondent" certificate, similar to a temporary worker, so that her contribution could be counted as a manuscript fee. It's a pity that it has only been more than a month since the application for this certificate was made, and the original owner went to the countryside.
Su Mo thought about it, and it seemed that the original owner had collected more than 20 yuan in manuscript fees last month.
[Popular Science: In 1966, the Ministry of Culture proposed that newspapers, magazines, and publishing houses across the country adopt a unified remuneration standard, with 2~8 yuan per 1,000 words for manuscripts and 1~5 yuan per 1,000 words for translations. However, during the Cultural Revolution, the direct payment of remuneration to authors was stopped, and sample periodicals, coupons or goods were distributed instead. It was not until 1977 that direct remuneration was reinstated. 】
Su Mo thought of several "People's Daily Golden Sentences" in the pile of books, as well as many inspirational songs that he had heard in later generations, and felt that this could be done.
She is a top student, she learns to learn, and then she thinks about it, she should still be able to do it.
In this way, she has a bright income.
In this era, it is very dignified that the newspaper can be adopted, so that her status in the brigade will be improved, and if there is any competition for a position such as a teacher, it should be easier.
If she does farm work, pulls weeds and grows vegetables, she may be okay. But if she really has to work hard, she probably won't be able to do it, it's really tearful!
Moreover, she remembered that in 1972, President Nixon of country M would visit China, and these official media were all dog-nosed and could best capture certain signals, and some novels of country M would definitely be serialized to release certain signals at that time.
At that time, she can also apply to the newspaper to receive some translated manuscripts, so that she can have another income.
She received a bilingual education when she was a child, and her English was not very good. Besides, the original owner also knows some English, and he is not afraid of goofs.
The reason why the original owner was able to have so many overseas Chinese remittance bills was because the original owner's eldest uncle, Su Zhongqing, emigrated to a foreign country with his family at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
In 1955, after the state began to use tickets, Su Zhongli sent a letter to his brother abroad, and I don't know how the two brothers talked, in short, every year after that, Su Zhongqing would remit a sum of money to them. Relying on the tickets of overseas Chinese remittance coupons, the original owner's family basically did not have a shortage of tickets.
Guangdong Province 10 yuan face value of overseas Chinese remittance coupons (invasion and deletion)
Occasionally, they would send back something, including books in English. Su Tingqian stayed abroad when he was young and knew English, so he also taught Su Mo some.
Now that she counts, she can be regarded as having three ways to make money, so let's do these first, and then see if there are other ways to make more money.
Now that the money is done, it's time to buy something.
She remembered that the original parents of the original owner in the book would be sent to the cowshed of the brigade next door half a month later.
As far as the original owner didn't bring any cold supplies, their situation was even worse, and there would definitely be none, so she had to prepare these for them in advance.
The original owner brought a lot of cotton tickets, but it was definitely not enough to make so many things, she had to go to the black market to get some more cotton.
It's not enough to get cotton, she still has to learn how to make cotton clothes from others, otherwise she doesn't know who to find to make her parents.
As for quilts and mattresses, they can be made by someone. If people ask, they say that they are going to get married, and they will do it as a dowry.
There are other daily necessities, and you have to buy them back quickly, otherwise it is really inconvenient.
Now that the autumn harvest is coming to an end, and the original owner is working very slowly, if you are cheeky, you should be able to ask for leave.
Therefore, she is going to take a leave of absence tomorrow and go to the county seat.
Buy all the things you want to use, and buy a gift by the way to thank Lu Xiaolan for taking care of her in the past two days.
As for Lu Changzheng, there is no need to make a promise.
Thinking like this, Su Mo turned around and entered the room again, took out a pen and paper, and wrote a letter to Su Tingde, which will be sent to him when he goes to the county seat tomorrow.
In the letter, she vaguely mentioned that she heard that the place where her parents were sent was in the brigade next to her, and she would find a way to take care of it, so that the uncle would not run anymore, so as not to be taken advantage of.
Also, I told him that this year's uncle's remittance should be coming soon, remember to arrange someone to sign, so as not to cheapen others.
Although this period is special, the country is short of foreign exchange, and some people send money, all of which are collected.