Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 10 Business Opening

Without going to work during the day, Duan Yun can handle his own affairs again.

Yesterday, I bought the tools and components for repairing electrical appliances and rented the house. Today, Duan Yun plans to go to the small house he rented to prepare for the layout.

Duan Yun went home first and brought the electronic components he bought yesterday, along with the multimeter and electric soldering iron, to the rental house.

Sitting on the chair, Duan Yun put the package of electronic components on the table and turned on the switch of the multimeter.

The package of electronic components I bought this time was not marked. Duan Yun began to measure the resistance one by one. As for the electrolytic capacitor, the resistance range of the multimeter is large enough to distinguish the classification, and then do not mark the resistance value on the kraft paper tape and arrange it for future use.

What makes Duan Yun happy is that most of the components Li Caitou gave him are usable, and the few resistors and capacitors with large values ​​are basically negligible and are thrown away by Duan Yun.

When Duan Yun finished testing and classifying all the hundreds of components, it was noon and it was time for the factory to get off work. Duan Yun packed up the tools, locked the door, and returned home.

My mother has been working a lot in the sewing club recently, and she basically doesn't come back at noon, so cooking has become my sister's job.

In later generations, it is difficult to see a girl who goes to high school cooking for the family, but for a family like Duan Yun's family where her father died early and her son went to the countryside for six years without returning, the younger sister Duan Fang is precocious and self-reliant is also a kind of helplessness in life.

"elder brother!"

Duan Fang, who was washing vegetables in the water room in the corridor, shouted with a smile when she saw Duan Yun going upstairs.

"Can you help me?"

"You are clumsy and can't cook a meal." In front of the other neighbors in the water house, the younger sister Duan Fang didn't show any respect to her brother, and immediately said, "Go back to the house and wait, I'll tell you the good news later."

"Good news? What good news?" Duan Yun asked curiously.

"You go back first, it's inconvenient to talk here." Duan Fang glanced at her neighbors and winked at Duan Yun.

Duan Fang is definitely a conscientious girl. The Duan family has a cold relationship with the neighbors. This is not to say that the Duan family does not want to date, but because the Duan family is too poor, no one wants to have a relationship with his family. Glazing, maybe you will be borrowed money.

People are such a realistic thing. Duan Fang is much more precocious than ordinary children. She knows that the neighbors around her have a superior mentality towards their family, so they won't let them know if there are good things in the family, so she can save hatred.

"Okay." Duan Yun smiled at his sister and turned back home.

Duan Yun, who was already dry-mouthed, poured himself a glass of boiling water and took a few sips, and his younger sister Duan Fang had already pushed the door into the house.

"What's the matter?" Duan Yun asked as he put down his cup.

"Brother, I got you a business." Sister Duan Fang pursed her lips and smiled, and continued, "I brought the radio you repaired to school in the morning, and the whole class was shocked when I heard such a clear foreign station. Then I took the opportunity to sell you a…”

"Hahaha, it's still my sister who can do it!" Duan Yun said with a laugh when he heard the words.

"Actually, I was just selling lip service, but I didn't expect someone to even give me a deposit, saying that they would bring their radios in the afternoon... Some students thought it was too expensive and wanted me to be cheaper, so I said one cent for one cent. Distribute the goods, except for my brother, the shortwave radios modified by others are too noisy..."

As Duan Fang spoke, she took out a few banknotes from her pocket and handed them to Duan Yun.

"Your classmates are quite rich." Duan Yun took a look at the banknote and found that it was a total of 40 yuan, and he was a little surprised.

You know, these days, the monthly salary of ordinary workers is only 40 yuan, but these children can spend [-] yuan in pocket money without hesitation!
In the memory of Duan Yun's previous life, when he was in elementary school, he never had more than two yuan of pocket money in his pocket. The most memorable time was when he stole four yuan from his mother's wallet and went to the game hall with his classmates to play games. After learning about it, I was beaten, and only after I was admitted to the college entrance examination and went to college, I only had a few hundred yuan a month for living expenses.

What Duan Yun doesn’t know is that there are many dual-employee families in the Red Star Gear Factory. The parents of the families who raised their children to high school are basically around 50 or [-] years old. They are the backbone or leaders of the workshop in their prime, so the income is definitely not low. .

Moreover, since the resumption of the college entrance examination, college students have been praised as the sweet pastry. For ordinary working families, if they can train a college student, it will definitely be a success for one person, and it is also the best chance for them and their children to change their lives and destiny. Therefore, as long as the child has good grades in high school, as a parent, he is absolutely willing to spend money. The child more or less has some pocket money to buy books and snacks in his pocket.

The most important point is that Duan Fang is the secretary of the league branch in the class. He is good-looking and very popular. Naturally, there are boys who like him.

The first time I did repairs, I received a business of 40 yuan. You must know that this is just the beginning, which made Duan Yun extremely excited. .

"Brother, I want to eat meat..." Duan Fang glanced at the banknotes in her brother's hand, and said with a small mouth.

The Duan family's dining table has been without oil and water for some time. The daily life of potatoes and cabbage is really hard. Besides, my sister Duan Fang is still growing up, so when I see my brother making money, the first thing that comes to my mind is to come. Messy.

"I'll go buy it later, and... this is a sales promotion award for you." Duan Yun said, handing a five-yuan bill to his sister Duan Fang.

"I can't ask for so much..." Duan Fang felt a little embarrassed when she saw this, and said, "You are my brother, you should help you. Besides, there is a cost for you to modify the radio. Just invite me to eat meat at night."

"If you want to take it, take it. I'm polite to your brother." Duan Yun smiled. He is now using the cheapest large electronic components to modify the radio. Duan Yun has already calculated the cost. The cost is less than one dollar, it is definitely a 'profiteering' business, but this business secret cannot be told to my sister.

"Well, then I'm welcome." At this time, Fang's heart was full of joy. This was definitely the biggest pocket money she had ever gotten since she was a child. She carefully folded the "Big Steelmaking" and put it in her pocket. Afterwards, Duan Fang made a cute expression to her brother and said, "Brother, when I arrive at the English cram school this Sunday, I will help you with more business."

"Well, go back and ask the teachers at your school, if they also want to modify the radio at home, I will repair it for them for free!" Duan Yun said with a raised brow.

Duan Yun understands that it is obviously not enough to rely on his sister alone to help him do business. After all, they have so many classmates in their class, and there are not many who are willing to spend money to make Duan Yun refit, so Duan Yun needs a stronger publicity channel.

As the saying goes, to take others' hands softly and eat others' short mouths, Duan Yun helps school teachers repair radios for free. As long as these teachers can help him spread a few words in front of the students in other classes in the school, then the business is sure to be profitable!
(End of this chapter)