National Tide 1980.

Chapter 301

Luo Guangliang swallowed and spit, and continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Brother, in fact, I really think this is a good thing, no matter it is suitable for everyone. You see, Pan'er in our family costs half of your salary in one month, and we will go to kindergarten in two years, plus childcare fees. That would have to be supported by one person’s salary.”

"In addition, you and your sister-in-law have to pay for the family's meals on a monthly basis, and buy some wine and some meat for Dad. How much does it cost? Besides, you are the team leader, and you and your sister-in-law work in the same factory. You say How much do you two earn from just being a follower between your two colleagues?"

"Brother, just listen to me. Put this money in your pocket, it's nothing hot. If you don't hurry up to earn some extra money, be careful that you won't even be able to afford Xiangshan..."

Originally, the beginning was pretty good, but this last sentence couldn't help but make Luo Guangsheng's brows twitch into lumps.

Why else?

Man chant, the best face.

Even if it is between close blood relatives, when a brother faces his own younger brother, his dignity cannot be violated.

"Asshole! Didn't you just earn two bucks by pedaling, and you actually look down on your brother?"

Luo Guangsheng's tone was full of sullenness, and he knew that he was really angry.

But Luo Guangliang's face remained calm.

"Brother, you misunderstood this. I was kicked out by my father. I don't even have a formal job, how dare I look down on you? Besides, you are my own brother, and we both have the same blood. I look down on you , don’t you just look down on me.”

"I really don't mean anything else. I just feel that the money that was sent to you is not guilty of holding it. Why not? You have a wife and children, and there are many places to spend money. You don't think about yourself. I also have to think about my sister-in-law and nephew."

Luo Guangliang's words were very sincere, but his emotions did not fade away so easily.

How could it be possible for Luo Guangsheng to restore peace immediately?

So the sarcasm with a sneer was thrown out by him again.

"You mean, if I don't take this money, I won't be able to support my wife and children? What a joke!"

Luo Guangliang couldn't help hesitating.

He seemed a little embarrassed to speak, but finally said what he wanted to say.

"Brother, I also hope this is a joke. You and your sister-in-law are dual-employees, and both hold the country's iron rice bowl. You should have no worries about food and clothing, and live a far better life than me. But the problem is... The problem is, now There seems to be something wrong with society."

"Even me, a three-wheeler, can earn your quarter's wages a month. What's going on? Don't you think it's strange?"

"I'm not afraid that you'll get angry, I'll tell you something new. I was at the train station recently, and I saw several light bulb factory workers who also came to fish in troubled waters and pedal their bikes to earn extra money."

"I asked them, if you are an upright worker, if you don't do it, why do you use your fake slips to make sick calls with the unit all day long, and steal food from us?"

"Guess what they said? They actually said that the bonus in the factory is like sheep shit, and you can only earn 480 yuan. You can't buy a color TV if you work as a stupid X worker for ten years."

This night was a sleepless night for Luo Guangliang and Miao Yujuan.

Both tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, and had different dreams in the same bed.

Miao Yujuan was mainly troubled by the 50 yuan brought back by her husband.

She remembers that she and her husband had saved money for several years before giving birth, but they only saved 300 yuan in savings.

I have been reluctant to buy a washing machine for my home.

Today, I earned fifty dollars a day, so it's no wonder I can still sleep.

This feeling cannot be described in words.

It just felt like a ball of hot charcoal in my heart, and I couldn't close my eyes at all.

Instead, I wanted to turn on the light again and take a closer look at the 50 yuan.

Oh, 50 yuan, almost catching up with the salary of a second-level worker.

How can this money be earned so easily?Is this really safe to hold?

Tomorrow... If it is sold again tomorrow, wouldn't it be so easy to earn fifty?

Arguably it shouldn't!

How could there be such a thing as pie in the sky?

The old man often said, don't be greedy for small things, don't take advantage of things.

Should the money be returned?

As for Luo Guangsheng, it was purely stimulated by his brother's last few words.

When he was young, he was proud of his status as a worker's family member, and when he grew up, he was proud of his status as a worker.

Although it has been ten years since he entered the factory, he is still proud of wearing denim work clothes like his father, and never likes other clothes.

But today, it was the first time he heard the title of "stupid X worker", and he heard it from his own brother.

These words could explode his lungs, making him unable to restrain himself from wanting to hit someone.

But he couldn't really blame Luo Guangliang, and turned his anger on his younger brother.

Because if he didn't really think about him, in order to persuade him to accept the money, why would his brother have to speak out to him.

But even so, understanding is understanding, but he was still extremely awkward when he came back.

One is that he really couldn't figure out what happened to society and why it became like this.

Second, he was a little worried about his status as the "team leader".

He earned this money from his colleagues in the factory, so tomorrow, will he be able to face his colleagues calmly?

What was originally selfless has now become selfish.

What if the work unit finds out about his taking money?

What would the colleagues in the factory think of him if they found out?

If Dad finds out, he will scold him for being worthless...

Contradictory...

In the republic after 2000, ordinary people who yearn to get rich overnight sigh helplessly in the face of social reality.

I often say the phrase "how full the ideal is, how skinny the reality is".

But these people probably would never have imagined that in the early 80s, this statement had to be said in reverse.

Not for anything else, just because these days, most people are content with the status quo and ashamed of making money, just like Luo Guangsheng is honest and kind.

Even if others send money to him, he is afraid of biting his hand and avoids it.

However, those who have the courage to make money, sacrifice face, and do everything possible to change their financial situation are quite rare.

In fact, regardless of 1982, the reform has been going on for four years.

But at this time, the total number of self-employed industrial and commercial households across the country is only 100 million.

Even the vast majority of people are forced to embark on the road of doing business.

Just like the owners of the first private restaurant in Beijing, Guo Peiji and Liu Guixian.

At first, they just wanted to find a job for their two sons who returned to the city and couldn't find a job because their family didn't have any connections.

Just like Yin Shengxi who founded the Jingcheng Big Bowl Tea Trading Group.

At first, he was just an ordinary cadre in Dashilan Street. In order to solve the job problems of unemployed youths, he opened a local youth teahouse to sell big bowls of tea.

Of course, there are many people like Luo Guangliang riding a tricycle.

One wrong step, after being released from the inside, staring at everywhere, not wanting anywhere.

It was only in order to earn money to eat and make ends meet that I had to go this way.

Therefore, it can be said that the domestic market environment is still a natural coast where few people set foot.

Sunny beach, blue sea and blue sky, there are plenty of fish, shrimp and shellfish, but no sharks and reefs.

What is the time of day?That's just catching up.

As for the first group of people who became individuals, no matter who they are, as long as their minds are a little more active, they are willing to let their bodies get wet.

It doesn't take a lot of effort to get a good catch from this coast.

Even unintentional people, as long as they hit the edge by mistake, and ran to the beach for a stroll by accident, they can gain something.Get some small shrimps and crabs to improve your life, and live a more nourishing life than others.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain how Guo Peiji and Liu Guixian became households worth [-] yuan in just one year.

It is impossible to explain how Yin Shengxi managed to sell a large business group by selling a large bowl of tea for two cents a bowl.

It is impossible to explain why Luo Guangliang became more excited the more he lived, and the more addicted he was to riding a tricycle, the more energetic he became.

It is also impossible to explain the huge changes in the quality of life of the neighbors in No. 2 Faner Hutong Courtyard.

(End of this chapter)