novellhall Chapter 144 Preparing to Head South
Chapter 144 Preparing to Head South
"Your parents bought this for you from the county town. They don't have it in the town. Eat up."
"Mom doesn't care about you today, you can eat as much as you want."
Qiao An gave Huo Fang a look.
Huo Fang understood immediately and led Huo Ning to open some snacks, diverting their attention.
With Huo Jiyun gone, Qiao An no longer had to sneak around to her space to sleep at night.
Once the children were asleep, she went into the space and began preparing the braising sauce and filling sauce needed for the cafeteria the next day.
After she finished everything, she went to the breeding area, grabbed a pig, dragged it into the warehouse, and with a swift stroke, the white pig kicked its legs a few times and then stopped moving.
Qiao An skillfully placed two basins of pig's blood, then used boiling water to remove the pig hair, and finally cut the pig into pieces of different sizes according to the parts of the pig and put them in the warehouse.
The crops in the space grew very quickly, as did the animals.
At first, there were only four piglets in the pigpen. In just two months, all four piglets grew into large pigs weighing over 200 jin (100 kg).
Another sow is pregnant and about to give birth.
The chicken coop on the other side was also bustling with activity. Dozens of chickens laid as many as forty or fifty eggs every day, enough to supply the canteen or keep for their own consumption.
It's a pity that you can't buy cattle and sheep in Jinshui Town, otherwise the number of small animals in the breeding area could be even greater.
When Qiao An left the space, she found herself feeling perfectly fine and not sleepy at all.
She began to recall the novel.
The original female lead, Mu Yu, seems to have earned her first pot of gold this year.
What did she do to earn money?
Joanne lay in bed, tossing and turning in her thoughts.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her!
Yes! She remembered!
clothing!
Not long after the New Year, around March, the Xia Kingdom relaxed its policies, and the individual economy flourished, especially in the south, which was practically a paradise for business people.
The key point is that several films from Hong Kong were imported into theaters that year.
Cinemas in all major cities were packed with young people. It was in this year that these films, like a window suddenly opened, allowed people who were used to blue, gray, black and green to see a completely different world for the first time.
In the novel, after seeing a newspaper report about the movie, Mu Yu borrowed more than three thousand yuan from Huo Jiyun and his colleagues and went to Guangyun City in the south alone.
She bought a batch of flared jeans, dresses, and floral shirts there.
Then he took the clothes to Beijing and made a profit of nearly 10,000 yuan from reselling them.
By buying and selling, Mu Yu accumulated a large network of connections in the south in less than half a year and even became a millionaire.
Later, the Mu family was exonerated, and her business grew bigger and bigger from then on.
The female protagonist in novels these days is in prison.
It would be a disservice to myself not to take advantage of such a good opportunity.
Moreover, Zhao Zhengang has already written a letter of recommendation for her.
She will be going to Pyeongkyo for the exam in mid-March.
Those movies are currently showing in theaters.
She could have taken this opportunity to go south to buy goods and sell them in Pyeongjing.
Joan was so excited about starting a business that she couldn't sleep all night.
The next morning, she got up, prepared breakfast for the children, gave Huo Fang a few instructions, and then rode her tricycle to town with Aunt Liu and the others.
First, she delivered braised food and ingredients to the canteen, then rushed to the police station for work. After lunch, while the temporary workers were washing dishes, Qiao An sat at the table, seemingly lost in thought.
Actually, she was chatting with Mo Yuxuan.
When she came up with the idea of selling clothes, the first thing that came to her mind was not going south to buy goods, but finding Mo Yuxuan.
Clothes were cheap in those days, but the jeans Mu Yujin wore in the novel cost six or seven yuan a pair.
However, the world Mo Yuxuan transmigrated to was similar to her original world, with online shopping platforms and various wholesale websites.
Qiao An remembered her original world. Before the apocalypse, clothes were sold online by weight, costing only 15 yuan per kilogram.
With a try-it-out attitude, Qiao An asked Mo Yuxuan to look at the retro bell-bottoms, floral shirts and dresses on the wholesale website, and try to pick some that fit the Hong Kong style of the 1970s.
There are also trinkets like aviator sunglasses and butterfly hair clips.
Unexpectedly, just over ten minutes later, Mo Yuxuan brought her good news.
There are indeed many of these clothes on wholesale websites, and the prices are very cheap.
Summer clothes are only 12 yuan per kilogram, and the quality is guaranteed.
Joanne let out a soft breath.
Great! This will make selling goods much easier.
Without hesitation, Qiao An had Mo Yuxuan wholesale clothes and fashionable accessories worth more than 5,000 yuan, based on the most popular styles of the 1970s.
After leaving the police station, she went straight to the black market.
Even after finding a source of goods, Qiao An still had to go to the south, otherwise she wouldn't be able to explain the origin of so many clothes.
She didn't plan to go alone, but to take Feng Sanqiang and the others with her.
The South is a bit chaotic right now, so it's safer to have two men with me.
When Qiao An said she would take them to the South to broaden their horizons, Feng Sanqiang was tempted.
But upon closer inspection, Grandma hesitated again.
In the end, it was his grandmother who persuaded him.
"How can a grown man like you spend his whole life holed up in Jinshui Town? Your sister Qiao An is giving you a chance and you're not taking it? Are you crazy?"
In the end, they decided to let Xiao Lei stay at home, while Feng Sanqiang and Da Bao would accompany Qiao An south.
After setting a time, Qiao An first asked Jiang Yushun for leave, and the reason for the leave was very simple.
She talked about going to Pyeongkyo to take the exam, and in order to prepare for it, she decided to go into seclusion to study and try to pass it on her first try.
When Jiang Yushun heard about this special worker certificate, he learned that there were only a dozen or so in the whole country.
He was even more nervous than Joan.
If they pass the exam, their Jinshui Town will become famous throughout the country.
He, as a leader, also felt proud.
Jiang Yushun waved his hand and granted Qiao An a two-week leave.
The next day, Qiao An went to find Zhao Zhengang again.
First, I inquired about the progress of the rail installer, and then we chatted for a while.
The conversation lasted for half an hour, until Zhao Zhengang finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Qiao An, just tell me why you called me here. It's not just to chat idly, is it?"
Qiao Anqian chuckled twice and finally told him that he wanted to do business and asked the machine tool factory to help him write three letters of introduction. One reason was to have a guesthouse to stay in when he went to the south, and the other was to be able to buy a sleeper berth.
"I thought something serious had happened. You wait here."
Zhao Zhengang went to find Yu Linzhou, and returned shortly afterward with several sheets of paper.
The names of Qiao An, Feng Sanqiang, and Wang Dabao were written on them respectively.
"You are not workers at the machine tool factory, so you don't have work permits. This is a temporary work certificate handwritten by Secretary Yu. Show this to anyone who checks."
Joanne carefully folded the six pieces of paper.
"Thank you, Chief Engineer Zhao."
"The exams are coming up soon, how can you still be thinking about doing business?" Zhao Zhengang couldn't help but ask.
"Chief Engineer Zhao, I'm not bragging, but I could pass this special worker exam with my eyes closed. Taking the exam is just a piece of cake for me; making money through business is what I really want to do."
Hearing Qiao An say this, Zhao Zhengang felt heartbroken.
Specialized workers.
He dreams of taking the exam.
But he knew his own limitations and dared not be overconfident.
Seeing Qiao An's confident demeanor, he felt both envious and gratified.
"By the way, the shelling machine and grinding machine you requested are ready. I'll have someone drive them to Lianchi Village for you tonight."
Joan's face lit up with joy. "That's wonderful!"