Chapter 524 Umbrellas are on sale, and my sister-in-law has a difficult delivery
The sunset is like blood, and the afterglow fills the entire courtyard, reflecting a warm golden color.
The sky was dyed a faint red by the sunset, gradually getting darker, like the passage of time.
More than 20 households in the courtyard share the same faucet. The houses are small but the population is large. There are private utility rooms, pots, pans and spoons everywhere, and there are endless little things.
The sounds of cooking, quarreling, laughter, and crying are intertwined with various emotions, permeating the air, forming a strong smell of fireworks.
The unique charm of the smell of fireworks is not that it is beautiful, but that it is true.
Truth is always the most beautiful.
Life is inherently full of ups and downs. Without pain, you can never feel happiness.
Li Aiguo admired the smell of fireworks and walked towards the backyard with a canvas bag, a chicken in one hand and a fish in the other.
The third uncle had been standing guard at the door for more than an hour. When he saw him coming, he quickly approached him.
"Aiguo, are you off work?"
"Busy, Third Master." After Li Aiguo said hello, he was ready to go back to the backyard.
But he was stopped by the third uncle.
“I heard that you have invented an automatic umbrella. Can you sell me a few?”
Looking at the small eyes behind the tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses, Li Aiguo admired the third uncle a little. .
With quick information and the courage to think and act, the third uncle will definitely be a good hand in doing business if it lasts for decades at night.
"Okay, an umbrella costs ten yuan."
It is not a sale to whom we sell, Li Aiguo does not choose our customers.
".That, patriotism."
The third uncle hesitated for a long time and whispered: "Can I pay on credit?"
Li Aiguo was surprised: "Credit?"
"I will take the goods first and pay you back after a few months." The third uncle said while rubbing his hands.
Li Aiguo instantly understood that this guy was going to use his umbrella to sell it at a high price, and then pay back the principal. .
"Third uncle, you really made a good calculation."
"I don't have much capital, but don't worry, we are neighbors, I will definitely not cheat you."< br>
“I can rest assured about this. If you dare to hack my money, I will kill you!”
Li Aiguo patted the pistol stuck in his waist, which made the third uncle tremble in fright. , kept saying "I dare not".
Li Aiguo then said: "Just the third uncle, have you ever thought about whether buying low and selling high is considered speculation?"
As soon as these words came out, the third uncle suddenly woke up. His face turned a little pale.
“But when I was picking up scraps, I heard from those guys in the yard that they were planning to buy a few umbrellas and sell them”
After the words fell, the third uncle immediately realized his negligence.
My brother Gen Hongmiaozheng, who has a big yard, but he is just a small business owner. The two are not on the same starting line at all.
The reason why Li Aiguo dared to sell umbrellas publicly was because he relied on the large platform of the locomotive depot, otherwise he would have been in trouble.
The third uncle’s business venture died midway before it even got on the road.
I hope he can continue to work hard in the future.
September 20th, 7:30 in the morning.
The capital city woke up after a night's sleep. The slightly moist air was filled with chaotic sounds. The passionate day began with the crowing of a big rooster.
The Beijing Locomotive Depot is still as busy today as yesterday.
Xing Duanchang rode his bicycle to work early in the morning. As soon as he reached the door of the locomotive depot, he felt something was wrong.
A long queue formed at the entrance of the locomotive depot, stretching from the gate to the opposite road.
"The locomotive maintenance section is recruiting workers? No, why don't I, the section leader, know?"
Xing DuanZhang held the brake of the car, jumped off the bicycle, and called out to the security officer who was maintaining order.
"Xiao Wang, why are there so many people here? What's going on?"
Director Wang said: "Today, Driver Li's studio is selling umbrellas, and they are all waiting to buy them. "
"Umbrella. Is it Li Aiguo's automatic umbrella that costs up to ten yuan? "
After getting the definite answer, Xing Duan felt a little hard to understand for a while. this world.
When Li Aiguo submitted the price of the automatic umbrella to Duan Li, Duan Chang Xing patted the table and said, "Good guy, an umbrella costs ten yuan. This guy is not planning to sell it to outsiders at all."
Several deputy section chiefs have already begun to use their brains to choose a suitable name and distribute these umbrellas as prizes.
It’s better now, but there are more than 2,000 people queuing up at the venue.
The time came to eight o'clock.
Li Aiguo took Zhou Ke and Huang Jing to transport the automatic umbrella from the studio to the gate.
The group of young people queuing up became excited, and the scene instantly became excited.
Li Aiguo picked up the metal trumpet and shouted: "Everyone line up for me. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be disqualified from purchasing."
What surprised Duan Chang Xing was that the gang always The rebellious big courtyard boys were all lining up obediently at this time.
Li Aiguo continued: "Because the number of Red Star automatic umbrellas is limited, in order to prevent scalpers from reselling them, we are now adopting a limited sales approach. One person can only buy one umbrella."
Ten yuan. A handful of umbrellas, like fine flour, adopted a purchase restriction strategy. Duan Chang Xing also opened his eyes.
The idea of purchase restrictions is so common in these days, and the young people in the team who were preparing to resell suddenly lowered their heads.
Li Aiguo continued: "Before the sale, I want to tell you the essentials of using automatic umbrellas. Every time you press the switch, you must use gentle force.
Use it on rainy days After taking the umbrella, you need to wipe the surface of the umbrella clean and the ribs, preferably with tung oil. This is called maintenance.
If improper maintenance causes the umbrella to malfunction, our Red Star Studio will not be responsible. Maintenance.”
After hearing this, Xing Duanchang's eyes almost fell down.
In this old section leader’s impression, an umbrella is just a tool.
Take it out when it rains and put it away when the rain stops. How can it be so valuable?
These people no longer buy umbrellas, but buy an uncle to take care of them at home.
What he didn't expect was that instead of objecting, the big boys in the courtyard nodded frequently.
"Look, it is indeed an automatic umbrella. If it were just like an ordinary umbrella, we wouldn't buy it!"
Li Aiguo was not surprised by the reaction of these people.
The luxury goods of later generations were even more excessive than what he did.
Clothes cannot be washed, and leather bags cannot hold heavy objects. The only thing that is more practical is the brick worth 9999. It can be used as a real brick to knock those fools who buy luxury goods to the ground.
After explaining the precautions, the sales officially started.
For the first time, Duan Chang Xing saw the spending power of the big courtyard boys in the capital.
Umbrellas cost ten dollars each, and these guys don’t blink an eye.
In just a moment, two thousand umbrellas were sold out.
The guys who didn’t buy the umbrellas were still a little reluctant.
"Comrade, is there any more? I have money."
"No more, no more! Do you know what a limit is? Hurry up and leave."
Li Aiguo drove those guys away without politeness.
He packed up, put all the money into a canvas bag, and took Huang Jing with him to continue today's driving mission.
Duanchang Xing also woke up at this moment. Pushing his bicycle, he rushed over and called out to Li Aiguo.
“Patriot, with such an umbrella, can our maintenance section earn several dollars?”
Li Aiguo raised his wrist to see that the departure time was approaching, and told Huang Jing to inspect the locomotive first.
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely take it seriously."
Seeing Huang Jing walking quickly towards the station with cheerful steps, Li Aiguo felt that this little apprentice , seems to be of some use.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Duan Chang Xing.
"Chang Duan, after calculation, excluding production costs, transportation costs, logistics costs, and warehousing costs, the net profit of an automatic umbrella is six yuan and thirty-two cents."
" Cough, cough, cough!" Duan Chang Xing was stunned by this number and took a deep breath. The smoke choked his lungs and he coughed violently.
After a while, it finally calmed down.
"Selling five umbrellas for six yuan and thirty-two cents." Duan Chang Xing saw Yan Jiecheng taking happy little steps to deliver the news in the maintenance section, and said: "Selling five umbrellas is enough for Yan Jiecheng. The salary is paid."
He suddenly became energetic: "Patriot, why are we only selling two thousand umbrellas? We can sell more."
"Things are rare, so they are valuable. If you sell too many things, you won’t be able to keep up with the price.”
"That's right." Although Duan Chang Xing doesn't understand the sales concept of luxury goods, he still understands this truth. "It's a pity that I can only earn so much money. Now our General Administration's business is getting bigger and bigger, and life in the locomotive depot is not easy. I originally thought of earning more money and giving bonuses to employees. Come on, it's a pity."
Li Aiguo said: "Of course we can't just sell two thousand rainwater."
"You just said it was limited. If we produce more, they won’t be valuable anymore.”
Li Aiguo said: “It is true that we can only produce two thousand of these five-star umbrellas, but we can change the style,
For example, hammer umbrellas, sickle umbrellas, and even locomotive umbrellas.
Because this series of umbrellas are completely different from five-star umbrellas, it is not considered a violation of limited sales. "
Xing Duan Changting. The mouth has grown little by little, and finally it won't close anymore.
After a while, a slightly distorted sound came out of his throat.
“Patriot, I see you have thick eyebrows and big eyes, why are you so cunning!”
"Are you approved?"
"Approved! Absolutely approved! I will go back to the office right away to hold a meeting of the leaders of the department!"
If you don't make money, you are a bastard. Of course, Duan Chang Xing is not a bastard. He will immediately Realized the money scene of automatic umbrella.
Because the instant noodles stall was too big, most of the profits were taken away by the General Administration and distributed to the package teams in various places.
Automatic umbrellas are different. The high price has determined that they cannot sell as well as instant noodles.
This is actually a good thing for the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.
The Qianmen Locomotive Depot can completely handle the production and sales of automatic umbrellas.
Even if only 10,000 automatic umbrellas are sold every year, it is enough to pay bonuses to the employees in the locomotive depot.
The wages of employees in the locomotive depot are not low, but most workers have families to take care of, and they live on those wages, which makes life difficult.
With this money, the workers’ lives would be much easier.
The reason why the employees of the locomotive depot can regard the locomotive depot as their home and work hard for the development of the railway is because the leaders of the locomotive depot really treat them as brothers and sisters.
The expanded production project of automatic umbrellas was approved by the segment leaders by unanimous vote.
Duanchang Xing personally went to the General Administration to obtain a supply quota for a batch of materials, and coordinated the production work with the Hongqi Umbrella Factory.
Although the production steps of automatic umbrellas are complicated and difficult to produce, the processing fees are also relatively high. The Hongqi Umbrella Factory stopped the production of a batch of old-fashioned umbrellas at that time.
Automatic umbrellas printed with various patterns were produced one after another, transported to the Qianmen Locomotive Depot, and put on the market one after another.
In order to prevent counterfeiting, a unique serial number is engraved on the handle of each automatic umbrella.
As Li Aiguo expected, the emergence of the series of automatic umbrellas did not dispel the desire of those in the big courtyard to buy automatic umbrellas.
Some elders have become keen on collecting automatic umbrellas. They buy one of each and hide it in their own cabinets, so that they can show their "strength" to the little girls.
Even some rare umbrellas have been fetched high prices.
Of course, these are all things for later.
After the automatic umbrella was handed over to the locomotive maintenance department for production, Li Aiguo returned to his former leisure.
I live a happy life with Chen Xueru every day, and my job is to drive a big train.
It’s just that compared to before, there is one more apprentice.
For tasks like serving tea and pouring water, you no longer need to do it yourself.
As Huang Jing’s daughter, although she is a girl, she still has the blood of a train driver flowing in her bones, and she has made rapid progress.
In just over a month, Huang Jing mastered Master Zheng's coal shoveling skills.
Master Zheng made suggestions several times behind Huang Jing’s back and wanted Huang Jing to become a formal train driver apprentice, but Li Aiguo rejected them all.
Before becoming a train driver, Li Aiguo once wondered why those employees who did not have a professional background had to work as stokers for a long time in order to become train drivers.
After staying in the locomotive for more than a year and experiencing countless hardships, Li Aiguo finally understood.
Being a stoker, shoveling several tons or even dozens of tons of coal every day is an exercise and test for those workers.
Only after passing these trainings and tests can the locomotive depot safely entrust the lives of thousands of people to his hands.
Huang Jing seemed to be aware of this 'hidden rule' and did not show any dissatisfaction. Instead, she shoveled coal more actively while driving.
The dull but meaningful days passed day by day.
More than ten days later, Li Aiguo returned to his dormitory after driving. He had just taken a shower and was going to rest for a while before going back.
The dormitory door was knocked open by Huang Jing.
"Master, I just received a call from my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law gave birth and was sent to the hospital."
Sister-in-law gave birth? Li Aiguo has been busy these days and has really neglected this matter.
Chen Xueru told him a while ago that his sister-in-law's due date was within these days.
“Which hospital were you sent to, Chaoyang Hospital or Workers’ Hospital?”
“It seems to be Old Union.”
Hearing this, Li Aiguo's buttoning hand stopped in mid-air.
My sister-in-law is an employee of a lumber factory. She usually goes to the Workers’ Hospital for medical treatment, and Chaoyang Hospital is the closest to the tailor shop.
Now it is sent to Lao Xiehe. There is only one possibility: production is in trouble.
Thinking of this, Li Aiguo no longer bothered to make the bed.
Open the door and said to Huang Jing: "Please clean up the dirty clothes on my bed and put them in the enamel basin under the bed."
"Don't worry, master. Huang Jing also felt something was wrong and asked with concern: "Master, can you help me?"
"No need. You memorize the drawings of the brake system at night. I will do a spot check when we drive tomorrow." ”
Without a word, Li Aiguo rushed down the dormitory building, got on his bicycle, and ran all the way to the old Union Square near Chongwenmen.
Lao Xiehe was built on the basis of the palace. There are no separate wards. The wards are the layout of a bathhouse.
Because it is older, the conditions are not as good as those of the newly built hospitals, but there are people coming and going at the gate, and there is an endless stream of patients, including many pregnant women.
There is no other reason, just because here is the best obstetrics and gynecology department in Beijing.
Hospitals are always not a happy place. The moans of patients and the smell of disinfectant in the air are enough to give people an inexplicable sense of depression.
The only difference is the obstetrics and gynecology department. From time to time, the cry of babies can be heard in the ward, symbolizing the hope of new life.
Li Aiguo followed the address Chen Xueru gave on the phone and came to the obstetrics and gynecology department in the second building on the left.
At this time, Chen Xueru, eldest brother, second brother and Chen Fangxuan were already waiting in the corridor.
Chen Xueru's fair little face was full of nervousness. When she saw Li Aiguo coming, she quickly came over and took his hand.
"How is my sister-in-law?"
"My water broke today. I was originally sent to Chaoyang Hospital for delivery, but dystocia occurred and I had to be transferred here. Now the doctor is giving her "Caesarean section."
Feeling Chen Xueru's hands were shaking, Li Aiguo gently patted her shoulder.
"It's okay. This is the best obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Beijing. My sister-in-law will definitely give birth smoothly."
Chen Xueru was originally extremely nervous, but after hearing these words, for some reason, she instantly relaxed.
Li Aiguo walked over to greet his eldest brother and the others, and asked casually: "Why is it difficult to give birth?"
In these days, female comrades often participated in labor and were relatively strong, so difficult labor was not a problem. not much.
"The doctor said that the baby in Qingfang's belly is too fat." The eldest brother lowered his head.
The Chen family's economic conditions are relatively good. Both of them are workers, and Li Aiguo often buys fresh goods from other places.
The sister-in-law hid in the house and showed off her excitement.
Chen Xueru reminded her several times to be careful not to over-nourish.
It’s just that there is no such thing as overnutrition in these days.
Comrade women can also be proud of giving birth to a chubby boy.
Any child whose weight is too small will not be able to lift his head.
In this case, the elder sister-in-law and elder brother would naturally not listen to Chen Xueru.
It’s just that the child is too fat. As long as a caesarean section is performed, there will be no danger.
Li Aiguo was also relieved.
More than an hour later, the nurse opened the door of the operating room and walked out.
"Who is the family member?"
"I am the husband of the mother." Chen Xingjia ran over with his hands raised.
“Give birth to a boy, nine pounds!”
“Nine pounds.”
Li Aiguo silently gave his sister-in-law a thumbs up in his heart.
(End of this chapter)