A few people sat down on the motorcycle, and the rider turned his head to look at Chen Fan, "Where are you going now?" ”

Chen Fan thought for a while, "Since you have come to the cotton mill, why don't you go to the sales department of the cotton mill?" ”

As the largest textile enterprise in the Yunhu area, there should be a lot of good fabrics in their sales department, right?

Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang looked at him strangely, and were about to speak, when the rider in front of him gave a thumbs up and nodded again and again, "Good choice, if you didn't say it, I wouldn't have thought of it." ”

Zhang Wenliang immediately asked, "Is there anything special about the sales department of the cotton mill?" ”

The rider turned to them and said, "There is nothing to be particular about, but there is something that is not exquisite." ”

Later, the two Zhang brothers felt a little inexplicable and didn't understand what he meant.

Chen Fan was thoughtful, "You mean, they will take the 'substandard products' to the store department to sell?" ”

He remembers that state-owned factories generally have their own sales departments, and after the liberalization of the plan, the sales department has become one of the important sales channels of the factories, and a large number of goods are sold through this direct retail method every year.

In addition to normal products, in this kind of store department, there is also a category of "more historical" products, that is, "substandard products" or "second-class products" produced in the production process.

Even in the planned economy, there will be quality requirements for the task products handed in, and if there are too many defective products, the factory leaders must take responsibility.

However, it is impossible for any factory to achieve a 100% pass rate, and those "defective products" are not accepted by the superiors, so they are naturally left to the factory to deal with themselves.

There are generally two ways to deal with it in factories, the first is the most common, that is, to give "welfare goods" to employees.

It's just that factories of life products can also deal with it directly in this regard, and companies that are not producing direct consumer products have to find a way to digest them themselves.

This brings us to another approach, which is the company's sales department that specializes in selling "unplanned" products.

The so-called unplanned is not the unplanned products of the 80s, but the products that exceed the planned quantity produced in the process of performing production tasks through multiple batches of "lost materials" according to the amount of tasks by the superiors, as well as the production raw materials that the factory itself finds to obtain more.

Just now the rider said that there are no things to pay attention to, only things that are "not exquisite", and those that are not particular are not "substandard products"?!

Sure enough, the rider smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”

After a pause, he explained, "In addition to the spinning workshop at the beginning, the cotton mill later established textile companies and dyeing and finishing companies, so in addition to cotton yarn, their products also include various fabrics.

Compared with other enterprises, they also have more substandard products, on the one hand, they use unqualified cotton yarn, the coarse cloth spun by old machines, this kind of cloth will have a lot of small bumps, it is very uncomfortable to touch, and it will not be bought at all according to the normal product sales.

On the other hand, it is the normal defective products produced by textile companies, and the quality of this product is better, and some may just be dyed and damaged, which does not affect the use at all.

These two aspects add up, there will be more defective products, as long as the machine is turned on, there will be, so there has been no shortage of this kind of 'not particular' cloth to sell in the store. ”

He turned his head to look at the three of them, and said with a smile, "If your requirements are not so high, you can go to the cotton mill store to have a look, this kind of fabric does not need a cloth ticket, and the price is lower than normal fabric." ”

Zhang Juemin immediately said, "Don't want to distribute tickets? So what are you waiting for! Go, go, go! ”

Zhang Wenliang hurriedly nodded, "Go now, it's almost noon, and no matter how late it is, the cloth will be snatched up." ”

As for Chen Fan's opinion, there is no need to ask at all, going to the sales department of the cotton mill is what he just proposed.

So the rider immediately started the motorcycle and drove out abruptly.

I turned around at the intersection in front of me and drove along the main road, and in less than five minutes, I stopped in front of a large bungalow with eight open doors.

Chen Fan raised his head, and the first thing he saw was not the huge signboard of "Yunhu Cotton Mill Sales Department", but a street sign on the side of the road, and muttered, "Factory North Road? ”

If he remembered correctly, Jiang Lili's home was here, and he also called the commissary at the entrance of her house to find Jiang Tiantian.

The rider heard his voice and said as he turned off the engine and pulled out the key, "Yes, this is the north road of the factory, which means the road north of the cotton mill." ”

Then pointed across the road, "There is the dormitory area of the cotton mill, there are dozens of rows, hundreds of dormitories, thousands of people, almost half of the cotton mill workers live here." ”

Then he pointed to the back of the sales department, "There is a dormitory area behind it, but it is for cadres, all of them are two-story buildings, very magnificent, and few units in the whole area can compare." ”

Chen Fan got down from the sidecar and smiled naturally, "Yes, that's pretty powerful." ”

As he spoke, he walked to the sales department.

At this time, there was no one in the store to buy anything, they were the only customers.

However, the four salespeople at the counter didn't look at them, and talked to themselves.

Chen Fan just glanced at it casually, and unexpectedly saw an acquaintance.

Isn't this what Sister Liu is?

Clothes changed, a white weaver's hat on his head, and a strong smell of iodine on his body, apparently he had gone to the clinic to deal with it.

When he saw someone, he didn't take it seriously, and this person didn't see himself, so what was there to worry about.

No one greeted them, so Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang went to see the fabric by themselves, while Chen Fan put his hands in his pockets and looked slowly.

This store is not small, there are more than 20 square meters in a small compartment, and all 8 large rooms are opened, adding up to nearly 200 square meters, which is not much different from the Xinhua bookstore just now.

However, there are only a few products on the counter, in order of cotton yarn, spinning thread, sewing thread, coarse cloth, and muslin.

And then it's gone.

There are few varieties, but there are many of them. And sure enough, as the rider said, there are no "exquisite", all of them are "not exquisite".

For example, sewing thread, which is the thread that threads the needle, is wrapped with a large thread hammer, placed on the ground in front of the sewing machine, and can be used for a long time.

The thread must be of uniform thickness in order to pass through the eye of the needle. However, there are many pimples of different sizes that can be seen with the naked eye with the naked eye, and it is good to use a large needle, but if you have a small needle, I am afraid that you will have to use a section, cut off a section, and then pick it up, which can annoy people to death.

There is also coarse cloth, which is not much wider than the homespun cloth woven by the rural members themselves with textile machines, and the homespun cloth is only 70 or 80 centimeters wide, and this coarse cloth is a little wider, exactly one meter, and I don't know what machine produces it.

The last muslin looks uniform and the quality does not seem to be bad, but when you look closer, you can find that the color on it is different shades, and at first glance, there is a problem with dyeing and finishing.

I am afraid that most of the people in the city who are a little more particular about this product will not want it, and only if the economy is relatively tight, or the people in the countryside lack fabrics, they will not dislike it.

There are not a few people in the city who buy this kind of fabric, and they can only be made into clothes that are worn inside, and outsiders can't see the kind of clothes, but why use such good fabrics for the clothes inside.

Zhang Juemin took a closer look, and then looked at the price tag on the counter, the muslin cloth was 3 cents and 5 feet, and he was immediately moved.

3 Mao 5 a foot is the most common cotton price, like this blended muslin, the price is generally around 5 Mao. Moreover, this is a finely woven industrial cloth, with a width of 1.4 or 1.5 meters, which is equal to the same length and twice the amount of cloth than homespun cloth.

According to this price, it is almost the same price as homespun cloth, can you not be impressed!

After discussing a few words with Zhang Wenliang in a whisper, Zhang Juemin walked up to the salesmen who were still chatting, and asked politely, "Comrade, do you want a ticket for the cloth here?" ”

That Sister Liu looked back impatiently and said, "Don't." ”

Then continued to chatter, "The old lady has been moldy for eight lifetimes today, and was caught by the mouse several times, if she didn't hide quickly, her ears would have been bitten off, and I lost a lot, so I have to let Lao Li give me an explanation for this matter." ”

Zhang Juemin stood in place with a speechless face, "Comrade, I want to buy cloth." ”

Sister Liu turned her head and said, "It's amazing to buy cloth, I think about it, and I urge the soul." ”

A younger man next to him couldn't see it, so he hurriedly walked over and gestured to Zhang Juemin, "Old comrade, what kind of cloth do you want?" ”

Zhang Juemin almost closed himself up, I'm only in my 30s, less than 40, very old?

However, the attitude of the people is good, and he is not easy to get angry, so he can only follow the past sullenly.

Chen Fan also stood in front of the muslin counter, thinking about whether he wanted to buy some fabric.

The problem is that these dyed fabrics are indeed a bit heart-wrenching to look at.

Why is it dyed?

muttered in his heart, but his ears were erected high, listening to that Sister Liu talking to others.

"I suffered this crime by running errands for his Lao Li, if he dares not to lose money, I will go to Deputy Director Li. Hmph, what's wrong with the leader? I'm still an eighth-generation poor peasant, will I be afraid of him? ”

Someone on the side was persuading, "Why bother, Sister Liu, since ancient times, it has been said that the people don't fight with the officials, you are not afraid of him, but there is no need to offend him." ”

"Then my sin is in vain? I'm telling you, it's not that simple. And that dead girl, if she hadn't bitten her bite and didn't let go, I would have suffered this crime today? No, the old lady can't spare her......"

Chen Fan frowned slightly, and quickly flattened it, choosing the fabric casually, and his ears continued to listen to the situation over there.

Finally, I chose a cotton and silk blended fabric, the color is dyed yellow, but it is a bit like the khaki of later generations, although it is a little uneven, but if you cut it, it should also be used, or directly made into underwear, undershirt, or directly made into interlining.

This kind of fabric is soft and breathable, it is a kind of high-end fabric, even if it is a defective product, the price is not cheap, it costs 5 cents a foot.

Chen Fan silently calculated that to make a set of adult clothes, it would take about 7 feet of fabric, which was slightly different according to different figures. 5 cents a foot, a person costs 3 yuan and 5 cents.

It's ok, acceptable.

Then he took two steps forward and said to the salesman, "Comrade, please help me pull 50 feet of cloth." ”

The salesperson had been secretly looking at Chen Fan just now, she had never seen such a handsome young man. When Chen Fan came over and said that he wanted to buy cloth, he was suddenly startled and smiled at him, "50 feet? You're not wrong? ”

Chen Fan didn't say much, he directly took out the money, counted 25 yuan and put it on the counter, and said with a smile, "Look, I have taken out all the money, it will definitely not be wrong." ”

The three companions next to him looked at him together, and Zhang Juemin muttered, "Here we go again!" ”

Zhang Wenliang gasped and whispered to his eldest brother, "So you can't let him go out shopping." ”

One of them bought 6 feet of cloth and planned to make a set of clothes, but Chen Fan was good, and his mouth was 50 feet, how many clothes could he make?

The salesman was also very happy when he saw that Chen Fan was really coming, and immediately smiled, "Okay, but you put the money away first, I'll give you a good ticket, you go over there to settle the bill, and give the money to the cashier." I'm going to rip the cloth for you. ”

Saying that, he filled in the form first, tore off the slip and handed it to Chen Fan, then took down the only cotton and silk blended fabric on the display cabinet behind, picked up the ruler on the counter, and measured it foot by foot.

Chen Fan took the slip to the cash register to pay, glanced at the Sister Liu, and was still chattering, regardless of the other two people who were obviously impatient.

When one of them saw Chen Fan coming, he quickly ran over to collect the money and issue a ticket, and handed back a receipt.

Chen Fan did not deliberately delay or eavesdrop on the news.

In fact, there is no need to eavesdrop at all, as long as you stand in this store, you can hear Sister Liu's shouting even in the corner.

One moment said that he wanted Lao Li to lose money, and another time said that he wanted to find Jiang Tiantian for trouble.

What kind of Lao Li lives separately from his father, my house and Lao Li's house are in the same alley, I will go to him tonight,......

Chen Fan remained silent on the surface, watching the salesman measure the cloth for himself.

Measuring and measuring, not only did Chen Fan find that something was wrong, but even Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang were jealous in their eyes.

Is there such a amount?

Measure a little, a total of 50 feet, she let 50 times, I'm afraid this extra can have two feet?

If you are handsome, you can do whatever you want?

The next scene made the two of them even more stunned.

The salesman measured to the end, looked at the last bit left, she simply pulled the plank, rolled the cloth up again, and said, "Just forget the little bit left, save me from cutting." ”

Zhang Wenliang stared blankly on the side and muttered, "Is that a point?" At least two feet! ”

Zhang Juemin gritted his teeth, "It adds up to 4 feet, two yuan!" ”

Even the rider shook his head and smiled bitterly on the side, silently taking out his cigarette.

It turns out that he is good-looking and can really be eaten as a meal.

The salesman quickly re-rolled the cloth, folded it again, tied it with strips of fine cloth, put it on the counter and pushed it to Chen Fan, "Comrade, your cloth is ready." ”

Chen Fan put the cloth in his hand, handed over the two white rabbits and put them on the cabinet, and said with a smile, "Your craftsmanship is so good, please eat a candy." ”

The salesman peeled off the candy wrapper, put the candy in his mouth, and looked at Chen Fan's back and still laughed stupidly. Next to it was Sister Liu's non-stop shouting.

Walking outside, Zhang Juemin and Zhang Wenliang sighed in unison, with a thousand words in their hearts, but they didn't know where to start.

Chen Fan ignored them, walked quickly to the motorcycle, put the cloth in the sidecar, looked left and right, and whispered, "Master, where is the public toilet nearby?" ”

The driver immediately pointed to the back of the store, "There is a cotton mill inside." ”

After a pause, he was a little embarrassed, "But the factory is not easy to enter." ”

Chen Fan pointed to the opposite side, "There should be one over there in the dormitory area." ”

The rider immediately nodded, "There must be one there, I'll send you there." ”

As he spoke, he was about to get on the motorcycle.

Chen Fan hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, I'll just go myself." ”

After saying that, the girl ran away, and soon crossed the road and disappeared into the alleyway of the dormitory area.

When he came back, he saw the scene again.

The three of them squatted on the side of the road and smoked, their eyes full of melancholy.

Zhang Wenliang, "The dormitory area is too big, and you're lost again?" ”

Zhang Juemin, "It's been more than half an hour, if you don't come back, we should go find it one toilet at a time." ”

The driver didn't feel emotional, but asked, "Mr. Chen, where are you going next?" ”

Chen Fan made a comfortable gesture and waved his hand, "Let everything else go, and I will buy the "Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-study Series" for you first." ”

The driver master was immediately moved, and quickly stood up and said, "No, no, just hold on to you, anyway, my house is here, you can go anytime." ”

Chen Fan thought for a moment and said with a smile, "In that case, do you know where the thrift store is?" ”

Big cities are more particular, called "trust stores", but in Yunhu, sorry, it's called thrift stores, love doesn't come.

The driver immediately laughed and said, "Then you must know that some people can't get tickets, so they go to thrift stores to buy them, where radios, watches, bicycles, and sewing machines are available." And it's not far from our health office, in the old town, so if you don't have anything else to do, it's easy to go back after visiting the thrift store. ”

The so-called old city is the main urban area of Yunhu City before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and correspondingly, it is the "new urban area" that gradually developed in the late 50s, and many business units, including cotton mills, are in this area, which is the envy of everyone.

A few decades later, it will be the "shantytown" of Yunhu, and it will be the object of everyone's rejection.

Chen Fan laughed and said, "That's right, the central bookstore is also in the old city, let's go to the central bookstore to buy books for you first, then go to the thrift store, and then go back to the guest house when it's over." ”

This time, the driver did not refuse, nodded and smiled, "It's just right, you can finish the run." ”

Then everyone got into the car, and the motorcycle rushed back.

First got off at the central bookstore, and the driver successfully bought the only set of "Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-study Series".

I really didn't expect that even the central bookstore only had one set, and it is estimated that other Xinhua bookstores either did not have one set, or only had one set.

Thinking of this possibility, Chen Fan silently lamented for the educated youths in Yunhu.

You probably won't be able to catch up with the footsteps of Lujiawan students!

Coming out of the central bookstore, I drove a short distance, and then turned a corner, and there was a thrift store.

Chen Fan walked in first, followed by the rider master and Zhang Wenliang, and as for Zhang Juemin, he cautiously stayed on the motorcycle to guard the items.

"Small cities" are characterized by large stores and few things.

This thrift store is no exception, with less than a fifth of the nearly 500 square meters of business area where things are placed.

There is only one counter inside, and the rest of the area is an open area, with bicycles and sewing machines of different ages placed in the open space outside the counter, and large and small furniture, which are also neatly arranged.

It's just that the quantity is a little pitiful, and there are not many varieties.

Chen Fan just walked around the furniture, and then consciously dispelled the idea of picking up the leak.

The best wood is nothing more than camphor wood, is it necessary to pick it up?

Could it be that Huanghuali, Jinsi Nanmu or something, all of them are in the trust store in the capital?

Youyou sighed, and Chen Fan went to look at the sewing machine and bicycle again.

There aren't many of them, but they're pretty good compared to furniture. After careful selection, I picked a bicycle and a sewing machine, and spent a total of 150 yuan, which can be said to be blood money according to the price of new goods.

Zhang Wenliang was a little puzzled, pulled Chen Fan and asked in a low voice, "You have a horse, why do you need a bicycle?" And sewing machines, you can make clothes? ”

Chen Fan also replied in a low voice, "The sewing machine is for my own use, and I really know how to make clothes." The bicycle was bought for our Captain Yang, you don't know, he is looking forward to a bicycle, he has been looking forward to it for more than ten years, but unfortunately the money is enough, there is no ticket, the eighty percent new looks good, take it back to him, he will definitely want it. ”

Zhang Wenliang was a little entangled, "Then what if he doesn't want it?" ”

Chen Fan shrugged, "Then I'll keep it for myself, one day riding a horse, one day riding a bicycle, and I will come in exchange." ”

Zhang Wenliang pursed his lips and suddenly asked, "No, how much money do you have on you?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan reacted suddenly.

Yes, I just built a house, and now I'm in debt, so I can't be too extravagant.

He shook his head regretfully, "Alas, after buying a bicycle and a sewing machine, my last bit of family money, even the money I advanced for business trips, was all spent, and this time I was really penniless!" ”

I'm still silently comforting myself in my heart, anyway, the watches here are not good, let's talk about it next time.

Zhang Wenliang just looked at him quietly, "Do you think I believe it?" ”

(End of chapter)