If you were to ask what jobs offer the most lucrative opportunities in this day and age, it would definitely be state-run restaurants and grain depots!
There's a saying, isn't there?
Poor banks, rich grain stations, lavish food stations, supply and marketing cooperatives-they can all do it, even selling coal after a light rain.
In Ningyuan Town, where Qiao Zhiqing lives, perhaps because the town is too small, she had already observed it last time and found that there was no food station, only a supply and marketing cooperative.
Qiao Zhiqing had already been to the supply and marketing cooperative; there was only one female sales clerk there, so there was nothing to do there.
But state-run restaurants are different; they have several chefs and several waiters, which are her target customer groups!
In those days, selling fruit privately like Qiao zhiqing was considered speculation and profiteering, and if caught, one would go to jail.
Therefore, this matter can only be carried out quietly.
Fortunately, Qiao Zhiqing was lucky. After waiting in the alley for more than ten minutes, she saw a person wearing white work clothes, who looked like a chef, come out of the back door.
Qiao Zhiqing immediately stepped forward quickly, and when she was about three meters away from the person, she suddenly tripped over her right foot with her left foot and staggered.
Then, just then, the blue cloth in the basket fell to the ground.
This allowed the visitor to see the apples in the basket clearly.
Qiao zhiqing keenly noticed the other person's eyes light up, and immediately picked up the blue cloth from the ground. At the same time, she looked at the person and asked, "Brother, hello, could you tell me how to get to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"Over there," the man pointed in a direction for Qiao Zhiqing.
Qiao Zhiqing immediately handed over an apple with a smile: "Thank you, big brother, this apple is for you."
The man raised an eyebrow in surprise at Qiao zhiqing's generous attitude, but the apples were indeed big and red. He couldn't help but take them, glancing at Qiao zhiqing's loosely covered basket and asking, "Where did you get these apples?"
Qiao Zhiqing immediately reached out and covered the basket tightly with the blue cloth, stammering, "It's from our own farm, I brought it here to give to relatives."
At this time, private buying and selling was not allowed, so everyone would use visiting relatives as an excuse.
However, the man clearly didn't care. He took a bite of the apple in his hand and found it even tastier than he had imagined. He immediately reached out with his other hand to lift the blue cloth. "My kids love apples. Can you sell me a few?"
Qiao Zhiqing put on a frightened expression, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
"Alright, stop pretending. Just tell me how much it costs per pound, and I'll take a few." The man originally intended to pick them out, but after picking them up, he found that each one was red and big, so there was no need to pick them at all.
Qiao Zhiqing quickly curled her lips and said in a pretentious manner, "If you really want it, then it'll be five cents a pound!"
The man frowned. Although he felt it was a bit expensive, he had eaten it himself and it was really delicious, so he didn't worry about the few cents and immediately reached out and took five.
After thinking about it, I took two more.
"Seven, about four pounds, two yuan."
"Okay, whatever amount you say, brother."
Actually, Qiao Zhiqing was at a loss, since he still had one left to eat. However, Qiao Zhiqing treated it as a stepping stone and didn't care about one or two more.
With the apples on her back and the two yuan she had just earned tucked away, Qiao zhiqing turned and headed to the alley behind the grain station.Because it's not harvest time yet, the workers at the grain depot are currently quite idle with little work, but they'll be busy as soon as the harvest season begins.
Being busy means that the people working here must be rich.
This time, Qiao zhiqing was unlucky; she searched behind the grain station for more than half an hour but didn't see a single person.
It was almost noon, and she still needed to get back to the village before noon to have lunch with Qin Huai, so Qiao zhiqing thought she would come back another time.
As a result, when he turned around, he didn't notice a bicycle coming from behind him, and the two of them collided directly.
Ouch!
Qiao Zhiqing fell and sat on the ground, and several apples rolled out of the basket and fell to the ground.
This time, she wasn't faking it; she really dropped it.
But she couldn't care less about the apple; she quickly helped the woman who had fallen off the car up. "Sister, are you alright? Are you hurt?"
"Ouch." The woman in the small collared shirt got up from the ground and checked herself. Fortunately, she was not injured, but her buttocks hurt a little.
Qiao Zhiqing took the initiative to apologize.
"Sister, it's all my fault for not watching where I was going and bumping into you. I'm so sorry."
The woman standing in front of Qiao zhiqing was probably in her thirties. She was dressed smartly and had a good temperament. Seeing that the young girl was very apologetic, she immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not hurt. It's my fault for not being good at riding a bicycle since I just learned. How are you?
Are you alright?"
"No!" Qiao Zhiqing shook her head.
When the older sister saw that there were apples scattered all over the ground, she immediately propped up the bicycle and squatted down to help Qiao Zhiqing pick them up.
Seeing that the apples were bruised, she couldn't help but feel sorry for them, saying, "Such good apples, all broken, what a waste."
As Qiao zhiqing picked up the apples, she quickly said, "It's nothing, just some bumps and bruises. You can eat them right away and they'll be fine again, no difference."
Seeing that there were still quite a few apples in her basket, the older woman couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why are you carrying so many apples?"
"I came from the neighboring town of Bayan to visit relatives, but I got lost here because I don't know the way. Do you know how to get to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"I know, just follow this road forward until you reach the main road, then keep turning left."
As she spoke, the older woman took out a dollar from her pocket and quickly stuffed it into Qiao Zhiqing's waist pocket. "I broke your apple, so this is compensation for you."
"Big sister, you can't do that!" Qiao Zhiqing tried to refuse, but her older sister held hor hand down.
"It must have been hard for you to carry so many apples here. Here's what I'll do: consider it as me paying for them. Give me these rotten ones, otherwise it won't look good when I take them to my relatives' house."
When Qiao zhiqing heard this was a good idea, she not only put the ones that had fallen, but also the ones that hadn't fallen, into the cloth bag on her older sister's handlebars.
"Oh dear, you don't need that much. You still have to give it to your relatives."
"It's alright, I have plenty more in this basket, you can take it and eat it." After saying that, Qiao Zhiqing quickly carried the basket away.
The older sister originally wanted to give her two more yuan, but she didn't have time, and could only helplessly watch Qiao Zhiqing leave quickly.
The commotion was heard by the people inside the back door, and some workers came out.
"Stationmaster, you've arrived."
Qiu Min looked away and casually handed an apple to the other person, saying, "A young lady gave this to me earlier, so here's one for you to try."
"Thank you, stationmaster."
As the back door closed, Qiao Zhiqing slowly poked her head out.
This woman has an extraordinary air about her, I never expected her to be the station manager of this grain depot. She truly is a woman who is just as capable as any man.
Having achieved her goals for the day, Qiao Zhiqing put the one yuan she had just received, the two yuan she had earned at the state-run restaurant, and the 32 yuan she had earned on the black market together, for a total of 35 yuan.
Although the amount of money may not seem like much, it was more than a worker's monthly wage in this day and age.
Seeing that so many items had been sold in just one morning, Qiao Zhiqing was overjoyed. She immediately found a secluded spot, went into her spatial dimension to change back into her cloth and headed straight for the supply andnmarketing cooperative, intending to buy all the things she had been reluctant to buy yesterday.
As soon as she entered, Huang Jiajia recognized Qiao Zhiqing at a glance.
But she was surprised: "Didn't you just buy a bunch of things yesterday? Why are you here again today?"