The next morning, after a night of excitement, her mother called the office to apply for a day off. She put on a brand new beige woolen coat and carried Xiao Yuechen to her grandmother's house happily.
Xiao Yuechen's grandparents, her first uncle, first aunt, second uncle (third uncle was a soldier in another city and was not at home), and youngest aunt received the coat and learned the whole story from her mother. Once again, Xiao Yuechen was praised by the elders.
He once again felt the happiness of making his family and elders happy.
That night, after dinner, Xiao Yuechen went to her youngest uncle's room to look for him.
Little Uncle, who was reading a martial arts novel on the brick bed, asked with a smile,"Yo! Why is our little genius here?"
Xiao Yuechen climbed onto the brick bed and chuckled.""Uncle, do you think the deal of exchanging bubble gum for a coat is going to work?”
Little Uncle seemed to understand what he meant. He put down the wuxia novel and asked with a smile.
"What? You little thing, you still want to rely on this to make a fortune?”
Xiao Yuechen laid down beside her uncle and nodded.""Although Grandpa's pension is not small, Grandma and Grandma don't have a job. Grandma is sick and hospitalized all year round, so she needs a lot of money.”
"You've just started working. You only earn about 20 yuan a month.”
"My parents only earn a hundred yuan a month. Even if you give the family some allowance every month and Eldest Aunt's family occasionally helps, the money is all for Grandma's treatment.”
"Actually, Grandpa, Grandma, and Aunt's living conditions are really not good.”
"So I think the customs port will be open for two days a week, eight days a month. If I change my coat every open day and sell it, will I be able to improve the quality of life of my grandparents and auntie?”
"When Grandma is hospitalized again, we won't have to worry about not having enough money. We can only use cheap medicine and stay in a large ward! Don't you agree?"
Little Uncle, who hadn't paid much attention to it, stopped smiling when he heard that.
He pondered for a moment and nodded seriously.
"Nephew, you're right. I didn't expect a child like you to be able to think of such a deep matter.”
"But now that you mention it, we really should do something about trading bubble gum for coats.”
Seeing that her uncle had agreed, Xiao Yuechen said happily,""Since Uncle has agreed, I'll tell Dad about this and ask him to call his friend in Guangzhou to send us a fixed amount of bubble gum every month.”
"You are in charge of going to the customs port, exchanging coats with the Russians and selling them at a low price.”
Little Uncle lit a cigarette and took a deep puff."No problem. But won't this delay my work? What if he was fired because of this?”
Xiao Yuechen rolled her eyes and said,""I say, Uncle, the customs are only open for eight days a month. Besides, you're experienced in this. You can take an afternoon off every time.”
"When the time comes, we'll have money. During the New Year and the holidays, what can they say if you give some gifts to the leaders of the unit? It won't affect your work at all."
Little Uncle suddenly slapped his thigh.""That's right! If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't have thought of it!”
"Alright! Then let's try this. Let's go find your dad now and ask him to get bubble gum for us…"
As expected, his father agreed with Xiao Yuechen and Little Uncle's idea.
He also promised to leave the matter of Bubble Gum to him and guarantee that it would be done properly!
As a result, although he did not meet a large group of rich Russians like the first time, he could always bring back three or four coats on every customs opening day.
In addition, in this day and age, Chinese people generally still wore military coats. There were not many people who were willing to buy or could afford woolen coats.
Therefore, in a month, Little Uncle sold a total of 30 woolen coats and made a profit of nearly 900 yuan!
The experience of the past month had shocked his uncle and father.
900 yuan was equivalent to 18 months of his father's salary and more than four years of his uncle's salary!
Even if Xiao Yuechen and Little Uncle split the money equally, it would still be 450 yuan! It was unimaginable in the early 1980s!
Initially, Little Uncle wanted to give all the money to his family, but Xiao Yuechen persuaded him to keep 150 yuan for himself and give the remaining 300 yuan to his grandmother.
After all, it was time for Little Uncle to get into a relationship. He had to save some money, right?
Little Uncle laughed and scolded him for being a sly fox. He even knew about this matter.
Then, Xiao Yuechen left 50 yuan as funds to buy stamps, food stamps, and Grandpa Mao's badge.
As for the remaining 400 yuan, he asked his parents to pay 200 yuan to his grandpa's family and 150 yuan to his grandma's family. In this way, not only did his parents not need to touch their own salary, but they could also have an extra 50 yuan every month. Naturally, their lives would be much better.
As a result, Xiao Yuechen and her uncle's business had been going on for five months by the time the new year came in February 1982.
Not only did the quality of life of the five elders of his grandfather's family improve greatly, but they also did not have to be too frugal when they saw a doctor and ate and wore clothes!
Seeing this situation, his aunt, uncle, aunt, and other elders all praised his parents and uncle.
But even so, they still didn't have anything to look forward to. After the reform and opening up, the huge prospects of self-employment were because people in this era still felt that only the iron rice bowl was awesome!
However, Xiao Yuechen and her uncle's business of selling coats had to come to an end.
It couldn't be helped because the Russians rarely brought woolen coats over. If he wanted to do this business again, he could only wait until the weather was cold next year.
After five months, not only did her uncle save up 750 yuan, but Xiao Yuechen also had 250 yuan in her treasury.
For children in this era, having a few cents in their pockets was already considered rich. Who would believe that a child had so much money in their hands?!
Of course, Xiao Yuechen was not idle during these five months.
Because of the incident of changing the coat for her family, the elders were more accepting of Xiao Yuechen's independent opinion.
Therefore, he took this opportunity to beg his grandfather and his elders to help him collect all kinds of stamps, Grandpa Mao's badge, and a few more valuable food stamps in the future.
The elders thought that it was just his hobby, so they all doted on him and did their best to help him collect it. This made Xiao Yuechen extremely excited.
Of course, Xiao Yuechen did not stop studying and showcasing her talents during this period of time.
In the past few months, not only had he started practicing calligraphy with his grandfather, but he had also 'mastered' all the knowledge below the first grade of primary school!
(And this was because he was hugging her and didn't dare to show off too much. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a genius but a monster!)）
Xiao Yuechen remembered that after 2005, the smell of Chinese New Year had gradually faded. There was no longer the warm and lively atmosphere of the New Year in the 1980s and 1990s.
However, it was only 1982. It was still the time when the New Year atmosphere was the thickest.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, a few uncles and aunties from his grandfather's family came to his grandfather's house to help make dumplings. A large washing basin of meat fillings was filled with more than ten people. They chatted and made dumplings together.
Then, he placed it on the ground in the courtyard to freeze. When it was frozen, he placed it in a plastic bag.
After Grandpa's house was done making dumplings, his parents, aunt, uncle, and uncle followed his uncle and aunt to Grandpa's house to help make dumplings.
There was no need to mention the lively and warm atmosphere.
The sound of firecrackers could be heard outside in broad daylight. If it were not for Xiao Yuechen's young age and his family's worry, he would have gone out to set off firecrackers long ago.
In the evening, everyone watched the show on the 14-inch black and white TV while eating hot dumplings and stir-fried vegetables. After dinner, Grandpa, Dad, Uncle, and Uncle began to play mahjong.
When the clock struck midnight, the fathers of the family first wished their grandparents and aunts a happy new year. Then, it was the turn of their eldest grandson, Xiao Yuechen, to kowtow and wish them a happy new year.
After one round, she had six or seven red packets in her small hands.
Although he did not have much money, he had not felt such warmth and happiness for many years.
Early the next morning, First Uncle, First Aunt, Second Uncle, Little Aunt, and Third Uncle, who was a soldier who had gone home to visit his family, all rushed over to visit Grandpa and the others.
After that, her parents and uncle would also rush to her grandfather's house to pay their New Year's greetings. After Xiao Yuechen repeated her greetings, she received another six or seven red packets!
Of course, there were many pastimes during the New Year, such as watching the ice lanterns, watching the lantern festival that filled the entire street, and the many snacks on the street. These were the deepest memories of Xiao Yuechen's previous life.
Lying in her father's arms, she enjoyed the lantern festival while eating roasted sweet potatoes and candied haws. She looked at the happy faces of her relatives.
Xiao Yuechen sighed in her heart, 1982, hello!”
"In the future, I will make my family live a happier life!”
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