1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 496 The long-lost big ticket——50 yuan

With this big move, Maple Leaf's reputation rose instead of falling. It not only won the hearts of the public, but also returned some considerable funds to Maple Leaf, which had just suffered a heavy hemorrhage.

In the 90s, some people said that there were two magic weapons for domestic production and foreign investment to seize the market?One is national sentiment, and the other is price war. Apart from these two magic weapons, there is no advantage.

This time, Luo Tao also took advantage of the public's dissatisfaction with fake and inferior products, and used strong tactics to change Maple Leaf's public image.

The nationwide anti-counterfeiting campaign has not stopped since early March...

However, these are not what Luo Tao should pay attention to. In the next time, he will have to be mentally prepared to attend several major meetings.

Beijing in the early morning.

Luo Tao led the little princess of his family around Houhai. The two of them were holding Jinmen's Goubuli steamed buns in their hands and eating them all the way.

"Girl, please slow down, cough, why are you running away when you see me? I won't eat your food, Grandma Liu."

Coming from Mianmian Hutong, I met Aunt Liu on the street around the corner. She was still so fat... rich.

Now he is the chief director of the street. He is holding a red book in his hand. Who knows who is in trouble?Which area in the alley needs repairs?
The little girl ran away when she saw her. Perhaps her innate official power scared the little girl.

Luo Tao was holding the buns and was about to go up to say hello. When he took a closer look, his eyes lit up. Hey, when did Aunt Liu catch up with the trend?

"Director Liu, are you busy?"

If Luo Tao is rich, he must be rich, and if he is famous, he must be famous. Living in a hutong, this etiquette still needs to be said.

Now he is not like when he was young, he had no fame, no money, and could just mess around.

Aunt Liu turned back and raised her chin. Luo Tao understood the meaning instantly, "Well, this child has never seen any big leaders, so he is scared."

She rolled her eyes and said, "Taozi, are you Aunt Mi Tai?"

The corners of his mouth seemed to move but he could hear the "laziness" of Beijing people from his words.

But her mouth was so fast that she didn't give Luo Tao time to add another sentence, "Big boss? Have you ever seen that big boss wandering around in the alley?"

Two simple sentences accurately revealed the great wisdom of the people in the capital.

Luo Tao originally wanted to compliment her, but he didn't expect to receive such a big backlash.

I can't express the pain in my heart, I can only blame it on the fat.

He smiled and said a few more nice words before covering it up.

At this time, the little girl also ran to the door of the house.

Luo Tao chatted with Aunt Liu for a while.

"Director Liu, your clothes are nice! Where did you buy them? I will buy one for my mother later."

She tightened the suit she was wearing, but no matter how tight it was, she couldn't button the single button.

She was very excited when talking about this dress, and pointed at the suit on her body, "Here, uh, work clothes, I have to wear them every day from now on, it's so annoying.

……

This dress originally looked quite fashionable, but when it comes to my body, it looks a bit tacky. I don't like wearing it. "

She also stretched her hands to show off her rich figure.

Luo Tao smiled awkwardly but politely, "You are not tacky at all in what you are wearing. You look so energetic, fashionable and fashionable to me."

She beamed, "Really? Then I'll buy one for your mother when I have time. It's not expensive. You can buy it at 68 in a department store. You can buy it at [-] on Silk Street."

Then he pulled Luo Tao, leaned against the wall, and whispered, "You don't know yet, do you?"

"What's the matter?" Luo Tao was a little confused, when did Aunt Liu's information become better than his own.

As soon as she heard that, she pointed at Luo Tao, "You're still a representative, but I haven't heard that the major units are changing their uniforms now."

Luo Tao really didn't know what Aunt Liu was talking about, so her attitude became even more pious, "Can you tell me?"

……

"Oh, thank you! If you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't know. I'll have a glass of water at home before leaving."

Aunt Liu said that the change of uniforms was a relief measure implemented by the above to support the national clothing industry, allowing major units to purchase suits produced by unprofitable garment factories as work clothes.

This is not a big deal. Luo Tao encountered this problem in his previous life. Not only did he wear a suit for work, but he also received suits during the New Year and holidays.

Not only suits, but also ties.

Aunt Liu kindly told Luo Tao because she thought it was a business opportunity, but she didn't know it was a task assignment.

Although the news is useless, I still want to thank Aunt Liu for her kindness. It is also appropriate to have a glass of water at home.

"No, next time. I have to go to Sun Laosan's house. The roof of his house is leaking again."

Seeing her anxious about people's property and lives, Luo Tao knew that she was an excellent grassroots worker and the representative aunt of Xicheng.

"Hey, we can't delay this matter. Then whenever you are free, you can go home."

"Hey! These buns are pretty good," she said before leaving. Isn't this embarrassing?
In the spirit of being a good neighbor and good resident, Luo Tao generously gave her two buns and asked her to try them. Are they delicious?
Aunt Liu is also a person who knows etiquette. No matter how greedy she is and how thick-skinned she is, she can't accept them all, so she happily took one.

He didn't shy away from anyone, he opened his big mouth and took a bite, "Oh! It's stuffed with meat, you should buy it from Lao Zhang!"

This surprised Luo Tao. When had Aunt Liu ever opened her mouth?It’s amazing how you know where to buy it after just one taste.

"Where are you, expert?"

She waved her hand and said, "It's hard to talk about it. This is just the fungus in his meat."

cough!This is another delicious mouthful.

The two chatted for a few more words, and when she thought of the leak in Sun Laosan's house again, she said goodbye to Luo Tao.

Sun Laosan's family lives in a public rental house in the East Lane of Huguosi Temple. They pay rent to the housing management office every month. This repair work is not personal. If there is a problem with the house, they should go to the housing management office.

This housing management office is not a big government office. Their repair work has always been based on small repairs. With this attitude, there is no way it can be done once and for all.

The fact that Aunt Liu took care of it meant that the two families were quarreling again. This kind of thing is common in the thousands of alleys in the capital and happens every day.

When they got home, they scolded Luo Tao as soon as they met Su Guilan.

"Did you come back after you were full?" He took the breakfast bought by Luo Tao.

"Lafayette, how dare I, even if I don't eat, I dare not delay your old man's meal.

You see, these are the oil cakes and donkey rolls you always wanted, and I bought them for you. "Luo Tao smiled playfully and pointed at the breakfast in the bag.

Su Guilan saw that everything she had ordered was done, so she had nothing to say.

Luo Tao said again: "The reason why I took a step behind the little girl is that I met Aunt Liu at the entrance of the alley and chatted with her a little longer." At this time, the whole family was seated and ready to eat.

"Oh? Her chief director still has time to chat with you." My mother, Su Guilan, said this out of anger.

Now that the social atmosphere has changed, the role of the Little Foot Detective Team that was temporarily formed by the neighborhood community has become smaller. Although it has not been disbanded, it can only exert its residual energy.

They also took some time off, but these old ladies couldn't take too much time, because there was no square dancing yet.

During their free time, they either went to Houhai or Temple of Earth to practice qigong in free places (now the park requires admission), or they just sat under the big locust tree in the alley, eating melon seeds and chatting.

Comparisons sometimes appear in these idle articles, and she would be easily unconvinced by this comparison.

If they are not convinced, they will argue a few words, and they are all well-known in the street. It is impossible to be submissive, just blushing like this.

Luo Tao didn't have the ability to deal with the matters between the two old sisters. If he acted on his own initiative, they might even say in unison: "Which of your eyes saw our sisters blushing?"

This is how people get along with each other for a lifetime.

Luo Tao couldn't answer her words and said, "Mom, let me tell you that I met Aunt Liu today. What do you think I saw?"

Sizzle!

Luo Tao held the bowl and took a mouthful of white and tender rice porridge first.

Su Guilan chewed the fried cake and said with little interest: "Besides holding a red book all day long and taking notes from the host's house to the west's house, what else can she do?"

"Mom, then you are looking down on me, Aunt Liu. She is dressed very fashionably today. She is wearing a suit but no tie."

"Oh, really? What's the fuss about?" Su Guilan tore up the pancakes and fed them to the little girl, her words seeming like she was watching the fun.

Luo Tao babbled about the cause and effect,... "It is said that the major employers in the capital now wear suits regardless of their job class."

"Isn't this just messing around! It's only been a few days since I've finished eating, and I'm already pursuing this. Wearing a suit can help you work harder." Su Guilan said mercilessly.

"Let's do whatever the above says. I don't think this is a bad thing... Besides, we are all retired, so this matter has nothing to do with us." Luo Shaoyi ate a good meal and wiped it with a handkerchief. He wiped his mouth before opening his mouth to enter the after-dinner tea party.

"I'm just talking at home...it's hard for Old Liu to wear a suit with her figure."

This Dingshi House will inevitably have some vulgar things.

Confucius said: Mud cannot hold up a wall. This is an outstanding representative of the secular world.

A few days later, masters in suits could be seen everywhere on the streets of Beijing.

From the end of March to the end of April, Luo Tao has been immersed in major conferences.

The meetings were one after another, and each time he raised his hand, Luo Tao clearly felt that his head was getting bigger.

If it hadn't been for a few hazy poems from time to time to give him a quick cleansing, Luo Tao's body would definitely have been plundered by the meeting demon.

Misty poetry appeared very early, but its peak period has been in the past few years, especially in the past two years, when the environment has become more relaxed. Misty poets have come to the forefront one after another. They are sought after by literary and artistic youths, and they also wear a hat on their heads. A crown of laurels.

At the beginning of this year, Mr. Rong was selected as one of the 50 most eye-catching entrepreneurs in the world by the American Federation's "Happiness" magazine. Subsequently, the domestic media greatly exaggerated the word "entrepreneur", and by the way, they also listed the first person in the country who claimed to be an entrepreneur. Luo Tao from home praised it again.

Luo Tao, who had just finished all the meetings and was exhausted, had to take time to deal with this unexpected incident.

In April, Luo Tao saw news for the first time in a national newspaper about the Liu brothers who were raising quails in Sichuan Province.

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When the weather gets warmer, the old lady at home likes to take the little girl out for a walk. When she came back today and put the vegetable basket away, she chatted a few words to Luo Tao who had not gone out, "The money is getting bigger and bigger. But the more you print, the more you can’t help but spend it, just this egg.”

She took one out and pointed it at the sun, "This pound has gone up by another twenty cents. Forget the price increase, I won't take a photo now. The girl at the counter looks like she wants it and she makes her angry just by looking at it."

Su Guilan said that it is an old rule to shine eggs. When planning the market, go to the supply and marketing store to buy eggs. There is a tool specially designed to shine eggs.

There are several rows of egg-shaped round eyes on it, which are used for different sizes.

There is a light underneath to tell whether the eggs are good or bad.

At the beginning of reform and opening up, our country implemented a dual-track price system. Due to the rapid economic development in the past two years, this economic rule has gradually been unable to bear the rapid development of the domestic economic market.

We were discussing this matter at a recent meeting, whether prices should be adjusted again.

What Luo Tao didn't expect was that before any action was taken from above, the work below had already begun.

Regarding the price adjustment, Luo Tao, as a reborn person, knew that the price breakthrough in 88 failed.

Even if you know the result.

Luo Tao wouldn't say anything about it, mainly because he didn't understand, so he wouldn't make a fuss about it.

At the end of the month, the fourth set of people's money was issued, and the denomination changed from the original Great Unity to the 1980 version of 50 yuan with a pattern composed of the boss, the second, and the ninth.

As for the one hundred denomination, it will not be issued until 1988.

"Mom, isn't it just that the eggs have gone up by twenty cents? There is no need for you to be angry. As for the bad-tempered service comrade, don't take it to heart. It's all old tradition. They haven't changed. You It’s not like I don’t know.” Luo Tao comforted his mother with a few words.

She carefully counted the change in her floral cloth bag, watched Luo Tao come out, lifted the coat very neatly, put it in the interlayer of the dress inside, and patted the coat when she was done.

Sitting on the stone bench, he took out shallots from the vegetable basket and peeled them, talking while working, "Hey! What you said is light, and you can't make it like that if you have money."

Seeing the little girl naughtily trying to play with the eggs in the vegetable basket, she lightly hit the back of her hand with her hand and said with a straight face, "Go, don't make trouble here, go over there and play with the pomegranates. Grandma will make fried sauce for you at noon." Eat noodles.”

The little girl was so naughty that she had no choice but to pout and run to annoy Pomegranate, who was lying on the steps of the main house basking in the sun.

Su Guilan added: "By the way, when you went to the meeting, you didn't tell the leader about this?"

Luo Tao also sat down to pick vegetables with her. He knew that everyone was complaining about the rising prices, but this matter could not be solved by complaining, "Mom, this matter cannot be solved with a few words, this is a big deal.

At a small level, it is related to people's livelihood, but at a big level, it can determine the future direction..."

Su Guilan looked in disbelief when she heard this, pointing to the vegetables she bought, "It's just here, is it so serious?"

"That's great. Well, why do I keep talking to you about this?" Luo Tao threw the peeled green onion on the stone table, "Don't ever get angry about this in the future. It's not worth it. I It is estimated that it will rise even more in the future.”

When she heard that prices were going to go up, my mother, Su Guilan, immediately lost her composure and said loudly: "What? It's going to go up again, dear."

As I take this money out of my pocket today, my heart is bleeding.

It’s still bloated, so I won’t eat it anymore. "

Luo Tao couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard Jun's words.

In my heart...

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(End of this chapter)