Literary Master 1978

A few days later, there were still two days before the start of the school term. Many students had already returned to school early, and Yanyuan, which had been silent for half a summer, became lively again.

Today was the last weekend of the summer vacation. The courtyard of Mianhua Hutong had not been properly cleaned since it was repaired, and Tao Yushu planned to clean up the courtyard.

The couple came to Mianhua Hutong and saw that the courtyard door was locked from the inside, so they knew that Du Feng was here.

They knocked on the courtyard door, and after several minutes, someone came to open the door. Du Feng looked a little flustered when he saw them.

"Sister, brother-in-law, why are you here?"

"I can't come to my house?"

Tao Yushu looked at his sneaky look and had a bad premonition in her heart. When she walked into the courtyard, she deliberately looked at the west wing.

"Did you sleep here last night?"

"Yes."

It was just eight o'clock now, and Du Feng looked sleepy. Tao Yushu couldn't believe that he didn't live here.

"Did you bring someone?"

"No, no." Du Feng hastily denied, a guilty look flashed across his face, and he kept winking at Lin Chaoyang.

"Yushu, let's go to the main room first. There are so many rooms, it may take half a day to clean them up, we have to hurry up."

Lin Chaoyang said, understanding the plea for help in his brother-in-law's expression.

Tao Yushu said nothing, and went to the main room with Lin Chaoyang.

After entering the door, she did not pack up her things, but stood in front of the window, watching Du Feng enter the west wing, and then soon another figure came out, crouching for fear of being seen by others, and quickly walked out of the yard with two big braids.

She turned around, and Lin Chaoyang looked embarrassed.

"Okay, you are now very skilled in cooperation." Tao Yushu said sarcastically.

"Oh! I didn't expect that their art troupe's style is so... open. This kid is really outrageous!"

Lin Chaoyang pretended to be angry, Tao Yushu exposed his hypocritical attitude, "Come on, stop acting. Sometimes I really doubt that he is your real brother."

Lin Chaoyang laughed and said, "We are a family."

Tao Yushu said helplessly, "Our yard is almost as good as the one we bought for him."

"He will be restrained when his parents come."

Tao Yushu shook his head, "I'm afraid that he will get into trouble before his parents come."

"If something happens, your uncle will be happy to be a grandfather, and he might be happy."

"What are you happy about?"

"Du Feng should get married. It's good to be able to concentrate after marriage."

Tao Yushu rolled his eyes at him, "You are full of perverse theories."

The couple chatted for a while and started cleaning. Du Feng, who had "covered" his girlfriend away, returned to the yard.

"Sister, you don't have to be busy. I usually clean up when I have nothing to do. The house is clean."

"You come quite often!"

Du Feng noticed the innuendo in Tao Yushu's words and said vaguely: "Well... I come when I go to the city to play on weekends."

Tao Yushu was too lazy to expose his nonsense. He spent half a day cleaning the yard. He was exhausted and sweating.

At noon, Lin Chaoyang was busy going out to eat something, but Du Feng said: "Brother-in-law, let's eat at home. I'll go buy vegetables."

He was about to go buy vegetables when he said this, and Lin Chaoyang stopped him, "What do you have at home? Do you have the ingredients for fried noodles with soybean sauce?"

"There are noodles and cucumbers, but no soybean sauce."

As soon as Du Feng finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. The food was so complete, it didn't seem like he came once a week. He smiled at Tao Yushu in a flattering way.

"I'll go buy some soybean sauce." After saying that, he ran out.

Tao Yushu shook his head, "You still know shame."

"Not necessarily know shame, maybe afraid you will complain to your uncle?" Lin Chaoyang joked.

Tao Yushu couldn't help laughing.

At noon, Lin Chaoyang made some noodles with soybean sauce.

There is a water pressure well in the courtyard of Mianhua Hutong. When the cooked noodles came out of the pot, the hot steam hit the face. Du Feng took an aluminum basin to the courtyard to get a basin of cold water and rinsed the noodles. The noodles became firm and chewy after the water was rinsed.

Then put the vegetables on top and stir with the fried Lao Yanjing soybean sauce.

"Hmm~ Brother-in-law's cooking skills are delicious!"

Du Feng praised after taking a bite of soybean sauce noodles. After eating two bites of noodles, he felt unsatisfied and went to the kitchen to get two cloves of raw garlic. He ate a mouthful of noodles and a mouthful of garlic, and it was delicious.

"Who did you learn this from?" Tao Yushu asked him.

"Comrades in the army. As they say, eating noodles without garlic is half as good as eating noodles." Du Feng said with a smile.

Tao Yushu moved away a little in disdain, "Stay away from me."

After eating and laughing, Du Feng suddenly came to Lin Chaoyang and asked, "Brother-in-law, I want to ask you something."

"What's the matter?"

"What do you think about my retirement?"

Du Feng asked such a question out of the blue, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but be curious, "You are doing well in the army, why do you want to retire?"

"I just think there is no future for me in the army."

Listening to his words, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but think of the back figure who ran out secretly in the morning.

Du Feng's personality is not that of a playboy, but Lin Chaoyang has known him for such a long time and really doesn't see any ambition in him.

Of course, this can't be blamed on him. If Lin Chaoyang had a father like Du Ruolin, he might not have any ambition.

How long have you been in love, and you're already thinking about retiring? Is this the magic of love?

"What do you want to do after you retire?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Du Feng did not answer his question, but ran into the room in the west wing and came back with a pair of toad mirrors in his hand.

"Hey, it's quite fashionable!" Lin Chaoyang joked.

In 1980, a foreign TV series "The Man from the Bottom of the Atlantic" was broadcast on Chinese television screens. The protagonist in it, Mike Harris, often wore a pair of toad glasses during the day.

With the popularity of the TV series, Mike's image has been enthusiastically sought after by many young people. The trendy toad mirror in the TV series has also become a fashionable item that young people are flocking to.

In the past year, you can always see someone wearing this thing when walking in the streets. Regardless of whether it is cloudy or sunny, even if you enter a movie theater, you must wear these toad glasses.

Moreover, when wearing it, you can show the purity of the quality without tearing off the label, because the labels often have words like "Hong Kong" and "Guangzhou" written on them. In people's initial impression, this kind of product from the south has become High-end goods.

Du Feng did not respond to Lin Chaoyang's teasing, but said seriously: "I bought this pair of toad mirrors for twenty yuan. How much do you think the purchase price was?"

Lin Chaoyang chuckled: "Two or three yuan."

Du Feng was slightly surprised, "Brother-in-law, have you studied it?"

"I haven't researched it. A writer friend went to Shenzhen to do research and bought this thing. He said he bought it for 3.6 yuan."

"I see." Du Feng nodded and asked, "Did he really say he bought it for three six dollars?"

"yes."

Du Feng looked strange, and Lin Chaoyang asked: "What's wrong?"

"My friend told me that this thing cost five yuan."

Lin Chaoyang almost couldn't hold it back, "This friend of yours is planning to make a fortune with you!"

Du Feng smiled awkwardly, "Thank you for asking my brother-in-law, otherwise I would have almost suffered a loss and been deceived."

"You can't say that." Lin Chaoyang waved his hand and asked, "What do you mean, do you plan to start a business after you retire from the army?"

Du Feng nodded and said: "The job assigned by the retired soldiers only pays a few dozen yuan a month. I want to try doing business."

"How?"

"Goods from Xiangjiang and Guangzhou are particularly popular now. I plan to do business with someone in partnership. He will be responsible for buying the goods, and I will be responsible for selling them. We will make half the profit."

Lin Chaoyang shook his head silently after listening to his words. Du Feng saw this and asked, "Brother-in-law, isn't this idea okay?"

"The person you want to partner with is the same person who told you the purchase price of Toad Mirror is five yuan?"

"Then Thief Sun must not be found anymore. He wants to trick me before we even form a partnership. If we really do, they will trick me to death? I can find someone else." Du Feng said angrily.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head again, "It's not a question of whether to change people, but your concept."

Du Feng looked doubtful.

Lin Chaoyang continued: "In this business, to put it bluntly, you are a second-rate dealer. You must be in control of both buying and selling. Otherwise, you just make some quick money, and you will be eliminated after a while."

Du Feng couldn't help but think deeply after hearing this. His brother-in-law said that "buying and selling must be in your own hands." "Buy" must mean the purchase channel. He has learned this lesson just now.

If you act rashly without understanding the market situation, you will have to pay for others if you are sold.

His thoughts extended. "Selling" naturally means selling goods. What comes in must be sold before it can be sold. How to sell it and how to ensure that others cannot take away his job. This should be what his brother-in-law wants to remind him.

Thinking of this, Du Feng couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed and lucky. The shameful thing was that he wanted to do business, but he didn't even understand the basic business knowledge; the lucky thing was that he asked his brother-in-law.

In Du Feng's opinion, in addition to being talented in writing, his brother-in-law was also far more knowledgeable than the average person, so he wanted to ask Lin Chaoyang for his opinions on his business.

Du Feng felt that this approach was absolutely correct. With just a few words from his brother-in-law, he was able to avoid being deceived and at the same time, he also figured out some business tips.

"Brother-in-law, I seem to understand."

"You are a smart person. It is not difficult to do business as long as you are willing to put your mind to it. The most important thing is to do it yourself. To do business, you can't do it without enduring hardship."

Du Feng nodded solemnly, "I remember."

Lin Chaoyang chuckled and asked, "Is this decided?"

Du Feng's eyes flickered, and then he said: "CJ, our art troupe will definitely leave. With my dad here, I don't worry about being laid off, but it's not a problem to hang around like this all day long. And..."

He felt a little embarrassed when he said this, "It's really not enough to pay just that much for a month."

Lin Chaoyang said he fully understood that no matter when, young people spend a lot of money on dating.

Judging from Du Feng's condition, he and Feng Juan should be at the peak of their popularity. It's actually a good thing to have this kind of ambition.

"Now that you've thought about it, work hard and try to make something good." Lin Chaoyang encouraged.

Du Feng showed a confident smile, "Definitely."

"Brother-in-law, I still have something to do." Du Feng said hesitantly.

Lin Chaoyang expected something in his mind and asked, "Need money?"

Borrowing money is always difficult for adults to talk about. Du Feng explained the reason with a sly expression.

"I plan not to tell my dad about retiring from the army and starting a business. If he knew that I was going into business, he would definitely not agree."

"Why didn't he know if you didn't tell me? Your discharge procedure must be approved by the superior department, right?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"I have my own way." Du Feng said.

Lin Chaoyang knew that he must have a way to say that, so he stopped asking.

Du Feng continued, "After listening to you, I decided to go it alone, and I couldn't ask my dad for money. I originally had more than 400 yuan in my hand, but recently... I spent a lot of money, so I only had 200 yuan left. Going to Shenzhen to purchase goods, the food and lodging, and travel expenses are estimated to cost at least 180 yuan, so there is less money to purchase goods."

At this point, he had a pleading look in his eyes, "So, I have to borrow some money from you and my sister. I can pay the interest, or count it as your dry shares."

The idea of ​​dry shares was a sudden idea of ​​Du Feng. He thought that his brother-in-law had extraordinary knowledge, and he might be able to give him more guidance after taking dry shares.

Lin Chaoyang waved his hand and said, "Forget about dry shares. It's okay to lend you money, but I have to tell your sister, she is the general manager of our family."

As he said, Lin Chaoyang called Tao Yushu over and explained Du Feng's idea to her.

After listening, Tao Yushu looked at Du Feng with suspicion, "Are you really going to quit the army and do business?"

"Why would I lie to you about this?"

"You have no money and you still want to learn how to do business."

"You have to do business to make money when you have no money!" Du Feng looked bitter, "Sister, just lend me a few hundred yuan. Half a year, I will definitely pay you back with interest in half a year."

Tao Yushu snorted, "Forget the interest, just pay me back the principal. I told you in advance that if you don't pay me back on time, I will complain to my uncle."

Du Feng was not afraid of her threat at all, and said happily: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back a penny."

That night, Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang were lying on the bed, and she asked Lin Chaoyang: "Aren't you afraid that Du Feng will lose money?"

"It's not that much of a loss, it's just a matter of how much you make." Lin Chaoyang said without any burden.

At the beginning of the reform and opening up, as long as you have a little brains and courage, as long as you don't encounter the tight ring of policy tightening, it is easy to make money by doing business.

This is not to glorify the reform and opening up, but the supply of goods and materials in this era is too scarce, and there is no worry about no one buying things.

It is only 1981 now, and Du Feng has realized that he wants to be a trader, which is considered to be smart. As long as the concept of the mind gradually changes to that of a businessman, it is too easy to make money.

"Then he wants to give you shares, don't you want it?"

Lin Chaoyang chuckled and said, "I want to borrow some money and take shares. Am I so greedy? Isn't it the same for others to borrow from others?"

"I think he wants to pull you in." Tao Yushu said.

Lin Chaoyang can of course see Du Feng's purpose. He can only say that this brother-in-law does have some business acumen.

"Okay, don't think about your 500 yuan." Lin Chaoyang said while hugging her.