Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

This old flour mill has a fantastic location.

The south gate is located on Chaoyang Street, the main road of Teng County.

The gate is ten meters wide horizontally. The iron plate characters originally welded on the gate have been removed, and there is a row of red brick houses on each side.

There is a large yard inside, with factories on three sides.

It is square, like a Chinese character "口", and is probably over 2 square meters.

Li Youcai remembers it clearly.

In the previous life, this place had been empty until many years later, when the policy changed in 85 and the country launched the vegetable basket project, and a large farmers' market was demolished and rebuilt here.

Land was also acquired along the street to build two shopping malls.

It has become the most prosperous commercial center in Teng County.

If I say I'm not moved, that would be a lie.

With the reform and opening up and the recovery of social economy, the demand for construction land has been increasing. In order to promote the rapid development of the land acquisition system, the state issued the "Regulations on Land Acquisition for National Construction" in 1982, which detailed the relevant land acquisition procedures, approval authority, compensation standards and other contents.

That year, Li Youcai was walking around the streets with a shoulder pole and heard the news on the radio.

But at that time, Li Youcai, who had made a little money, was indulging in the happiness of being a small rich man.

No care at all.

It was not until a few years later that Teng County began to expropriate large amounts of land on the main roads and demolish residential houses along the streets, creating a large number of households with an income of 1,000 yuan or even 10,000 yuan.

Chaoyang Street was also renamed Yingbin Street from that time.

Li Youcai finally understood what it meant to be useless even when given opportunities!

If he had been a little smarter, he could have bought a few adobe houses along the street at that time, and he would have become a millionaire sooner and lived in a new building.

This incident made Li Youcai regretful at the time and he always kept it in mind.

It was also from that time that Li Youcai learned to care about current affairs and gradually began to make a fortune.

Looking at this old factory building again, Li Youcai's mind gradually became active.

The house he built was too small, so he wanted to build a big one.

If he could take over this old factory, even if he didn't have to do anything, just waiting for the land acquisition and demolition fees in five years would be enough for him to make a fortune.

"It's okay, I'm just asking casually." Although he said this, Li Youcai actually had his eyes on this old factory.

But this matter cannot be rushed at the moment, and he needs to plan carefully.

"Brother Gao, I came here to ask you something. Are you still short of waiters?" Li Youcai stated the main purpose of his visit.

Li Youcai had witnessed how powerful Widow Wang was.

It’s better to help find a job sooner rather than later.

"I have four waiters now, and I'm still short of a greeter and a waiter."

"Why, you want to introduce a waiter to me?"

When Li Youcai asked this, Gao Dapeng understood the meaning of the words.

Li Youcai nodded and said, "She's a girl from our production team. She's just in her early thirties and it's not easy for her to raise a child on her own. She asked me to find her a job where she can earn a living."

"That's not easy. Although our salary is not high, it provides food. 17 yuan a month includes two meals. If she is willing to work, just let her come." It happened that the restaurant was short of staff, so Gao Dapeng agreed readily.

"Then I would like to thank you on her behalf. Don't worry, if this person doesn't do a good job, I will take it away the same way I delivered it to you. I will never make things difficult for you." Li Youcai guaranteed to Gao Dapeng.

"I may not trust others, but the person you introduced will definitely be able to do it."

Gao Dapeng smiled and pulled Li Youcai towards the box.

"We've been busy talking. Let's go to the private room, get two dishes, and have a drink."

Li Youcai waved his hand and declined, "Brother Gao, let's drink next time. I just came in to talk to you after delivering the goods. I have to hurry back because I have a lot of things waiting for me at home."

"Aren't you being polite to me?"

"No, the mule cart is still waiting outside. Something's really going on."

Seeing Li Youcai say this, Gao Dapeng didn't want to force him to stay, so he smiled and said, "Okay, if you have something to do, I won't keep you here. Call the old squad leader someday and we can have a drink together. I still want to learn more from you."

"What's the point of asking for advice? Brother Gao, you're flattering me."

Hehehe...

The two laughed.

Gao Dapeng saw Li Youcai out the door and only turned back into the restaurant after Li Youcai got on the mule cart and left.

Li Guanghu was driving a mule cart and had just seen the man from the restaurant dressed respectably. He wondered when his eldest son had met him.

"Who was that person just now?"

"He's the manager of that state-owned restaurant. He's a friend I've known for a short time. Widow Wang asked me to help her find a job, so I came here to ask." Li Youcai explained.

"What? Looking for a job?"

Li Guanghu was very surprised to hear Li Youcai say that he wanted to find a job for Widow Wang.

Country people farm, and city people go to work.

Who doesn’t envy the working class’s monthly salary of 36 yuan?

How many country people can successfully run to the city and become a decent worker?

How little!

I don’t know if other brigades have it, but their Dongsheng Brigade has not had a single one in all these years.

"Bullshit."

"There are so many people lining up to get a job in a restaurant. How can anyone get the job?"

Nowadays, chefs in restaurants have chef certificates and waiters have waiter certificates, and their social status is no worse than that of civil servants.

It is a good job that many people desire but cannot get.

It’s not that easy to get in.

"It's not a regular employee, just a temporary worker. I get paid 17 yuan a month, and if I don't do my job well, I'll be fired." Li Youjie explained softly.

Li Guanghu was stunned again when he heard this, and looked at Li Youcai in disbelief: "What do you mean? You really said it would work?"

"Well, they happened to be short of people, so I asked for help and it got done." Li Youcai said.

The stunned expression remained for a while, and Li Guanghu's face quickly changed.

I was so angry that I almost swung the whip.

"You idiot! You can find such a good job, but why don't you arrange it for your family first? Why are you looking for Widow Wang?"

"Who should we find one for? Xinyan has to take care of Duoduo, and Youjie is a man, so neither of them is suitable."

Li Youcai didn't understand why the old man was so crazy. There were only a few people in his family and he was reluctant to give up his job which only paid 17 yuan a month.

In fact, Li Youcai was really taking things for granted.

Although he looked down upon this 17 yuan a month job, in the countryside, there would be plenty of people vying for such a job.

17 yuan a month is 204 yuan a year, which is much better than earning work points by farming.

Moreover, he worked in a state-owned restaurant in the county town, which was both respectable and nice.

"Our family isn't suitable. Doesn't your aunt have someone? Tang Xin is 16 years old today. If you give her the job, she can find a better husband."

Tang Xin?

Li Youcai vaguely remembered his cousin.

Because my aunt married far away, she rarely came back after my grandparents passed away one after another.

But there is some contact occasionally.

In Li Youcai's memory, Tang Xin was still a little girl, but he didn't expect that she is already 16 years old.

"Isn't Tang Xin in school?" Li Youcai asked.

"What's the point of going to school? Your second uncle doesn't allow her to study." Li Guanghu was also a little angry when this matter was mentioned.

"why?"

"Why else could it be that your second uncle thinks the tuition is too expensive. The tuition is two dollars per semester, and the book fee is two dollars and a half, not counting other things. That's more than ten dollars a year. Your second uncle is such a stingy person, it's strange that he can afford to spend it. If it weren't for your second aunt's persistence, Tang Xin wouldn't even be able to finish elementary school."

Upon hearing this, Li Youcai understood everything instantly.

In the past, some people spread rumors that elementary and junior high school education was free.

That's complete bullshit.

Nine-year compulsory education has not yet been implemented.

Not only does going to school cost money, but it's not cheap at all, especially for boarding students. Few families can afford the 7 yuan per month food fee alone.

"Or you can go ask the manager again if he is short of people and send Tang Xin over as well," said Li Guanghu.