From Cultivator to Widow

Zhang Weiguo said to go, Zhang Anguo and Zhang Dingguo were also very excited. They hadn't gone to see their mother yet, and they wanted to go too.

But they couldn't go if they wanted to.

The course schedule of each department is different, and Zhang Weiguo is a senior, he has more free time, Zhang Anguo and Zhang Dingguo are busy, it takes too much time to go back and forth, and it will not help them.

On the contrary, it is useful for Zhang Weiguo, who is about to enter the workplace soon.

Zhang Baoguo didn't speak at all, he also wanted to go, but he knew he couldn't go.

Unless he uses his own vacation to go, but his own vacation time is too short to support this journey from south to north.

It would be nice if airplanes were popularized, he sighed, or the subway would do, which is much faster than the train.

This year, the subway in the capital started to run, and he also went to experience it a few times, and it was much better than on the train.

Neither Zhang Guo nor Zhang Dingguo could go, but Zhang Weiguo could. He signed up immediately and waited for the notification that he would fail. If he passed, he could follow the teacher and the others to investigate and see how his mother was doing there. .

If he has time, he can go back to his hometown to have a look.

Of course, he just thought about it when he went back to his hometown to see it.

It would be nice to meet my mother for a day or two along the way. Even if I could go south, I would go with a mission. I don't know if I have time by then.

He was excited at first, and then went to do his homework. The special zone was very concerned, and there were many related reports. He went to look for it again. Signing up did not mean that he could be selected for the quilt. Grandpa Wen also said that he should do it well in advance. Prepare.

He paid special attention to the news over there because of his mother's situation before, and now he went to the library to find more materials to take notes.

The situation on the other side is very good. You can see from his mother. There are many opportunities for development and changes are fast. He has to do perfect homework in advance and do research at that time. He does not want to be just an obscure little follower.

If his point of view is forward-looking, or unique, and appreciated by the people above, it will also be very helpful for his subsequent work.

Once this year is over, he will go for an internship in the second half of his senior year.

The homework he did was not in vain, many people signed up, and he passed the assessment made by the teacher, becoming one of the eight students, all of whom were seniors.

This time, there are two teachers leading the team, Tang Keping and Xiao Wanyan. When the time comes, they will conduct research separately, each with four students, to observe the special economic zone from all aspects, find out its advantages and disadvantages, and consider whether its model is worth implementing. , what will be the impact, etc.

The list was finally arranged. He was in a group with Teacher Tang Keping, and Zhang Weiguo called Su Hui to inform him.

Su An was busy when she heard the news. After hearing it, she said she knew it, and asked them about the date and approximate itinerary.

He has been here for a long time.

She is busy shipping now.

The sauces brought in by Wang Haiwen are doing well. The first batch was sold on the shelves, and the second order was received in less than a month, and the quantity tripled.

For Wang Haiwen's sake, they placed an order, but the first order placed was only tentative. Now that they have received feedback, it will be different. It is also their purpose to provide customers with high-quality products.

Knowing that their products can be sold overseas, the workers are all motivated and work more energetically. I used to think that the boss was too fussy, and I had to wash my hands and change clothes at every step to ensure hygiene, but now I don't feel that cumbersome.

There was also a call from Australia. He also introduced her to other businesses. Su An sent him the goods and gave him a big discount to express his gratitude.

In addition to these overseas markets, the domestic market is also something Su Hui does not want to give up.

In China, her main goal now is to sell and recruit agents, preferably to be able to sell to supply and marketing cooperatives, especially nearby ones.

Their signboard is quite useful. This is a product sold abroad. It is of high quality and low price. It is a good product for home life and as a gift. In addition, when she was in Li Village, she pretended to go everywhere to exchange money. , As soon as the sauces with a facelift and a slightly different taste came out, there was no shortage of sales at all, and they were booming.

Good taste, also sold to the capital, is still in charge of Cao Yanhong.

She recruited two other people and built a new room next to her, dedicated to the sauce business.

Cao Yanhong is very motivated. She now has two salaries. Her salary is more than 100 every month, not counting bonuses, which is much higher than those of regular workers. The salaries of Liu Xiaoyi and Chen Liu It also made them satisfied. The salary plus the bonus did not even consider leaving.

Although this job is said to be unpleasant, but whoever does it knows, when you come, you don't want to leave.

They were busy when the goods arrived, but not all the time. At the rest of the time, they were more leisurely, and they were willing to be busy even if they were busy. The hard work pays off.

Also rewarding is Wu Shenghai. He contacted Su An directly, and then he also became an agent. The part of his agent was further north of the capital.

There is also a vast undeveloped land there, waiting for him to occupy.

Regarding his situation, it is different from Cao Yanhong. Su An on Cao Yanhong's side has already dealt with the rest. She only needs to do it according to the regulations. Wu Shenghai is completely dependent on his sales channels and shipping channels. When it's all up to him, Su An doesn't care what he does, give him a wholesale price and charge as much as he takes. The brand doesn't change, how much he wants to sell is his business.

He personally didn't do much at first, but he kept improving.

At the beginning, he smashed his entire net worth on it, and then he became a household of 10,000 yuan quietly.

However, his ten thousand yuan household is very low-key, and he didn't make a sound at all. His wife didn't tell him, let alone his family. He was not welcome at home, and his wife and children suffered a lot of grievances.

After he earned money, he did not dare to tell his daughter-in-law immediately, for fear of what might happen, and did not immediately improve the conditions of the family, but continued to spend all the money on it. Besides, he didn't leave any room for himself. Fortunately, God was not thin to him, just as he thought, this is a prosperous market.

His ten thousand yuan quickly doubled.

Only then did he take out a part to buy a house, and took his wife and daughter there, so he no longer had to rely on others.

Yes, even if it was his own parents' house, his life was not much different from being under someone else's house. It was already his brother's house.

After he moved out, he told his daughter-in-law exactly what he had done. There was blame, and she should not hide it from her, but seeing his achievements, his daughter-in-law also embarked on this road with him.

The children who can go to school when they are old go to school, and those who are not accepted by the primary school are sent to the nursery.

"bang bang bang bang-"

The train moves regularly.

The people in this compartment were all holding books, or they were talking with each other in a low voice.

The group of them went to the Southern Special Economic Zone for research.

Both teachers and students buy sleeper tickets. Sitting or standing on the way is too hard. They need to keep their spirits up and have enough energy to do research when they arrive.

As for the sleeper tickets, the teachers are fine. They already knew about it, and the students were surprised. They thought they would travel by seat tickets.

Among the current students, there are still more poor people. Among the 8 students in this group, in terms of economic strength, Zhang Weiguo can well-deservedly say that his family is the best right now. Now, there are two people from a good background, both from a cadre family, another from a Kochi family whose parents are high-level intellectuals, and a child from a capitalist family who would be discriminated against and disliked in the past. Economic strength comes second.

The remaining four are ordinary children of workers, and there are also children of peasants, but few of them can be admitted to the Capital University. Apart from talent and diligence, there is another limitation, that is, a certain family economy, and the poor are really poor. Children will not be sent to school at all, and they will not even have the opportunity to go to school.

What surprised them was that ordinary people couldn't buy the sleeping ticket, because it was not for sale, and it was only available to workers on assignments or to cadres.

After the initial novelty, they continue to learn, and they still have a lot to master, so that when they arrive at the destination, they can make full use of their time to understand what they want to know, instead of wasting on some things that they can know before.

The two teachers who led the team were also very pleased to see that these students were all diligent.

This time, the teachers and students have different departments. The students select suitable candidates from the registered students. These two teachers have also passed the assessment in the teacher group before they can be the leaders.

Among the two of them, the most important person in charge is Tang Keping, a friend of Wen Wenqing, a professor of economics. He had studied abroad before, and he has no qualifications. He is also respected and loved by everyone in their department. a professor.

After being assigned to Teacher Tang Keping's group, the four of them naturally became familiar with each other. Among these classmates, Zhang Weiguo and Tang Keping's disciples got to know each other very well.

After talking to each other, they verified some of the points they had learned about each other, and started a discussion. The discussion found: "Hey, I think so too, so do you!"

"Where did you come from? Show me?"

"I also agree with the point above that we shouldn't rest on our laurels."

"Yes, we have to open our eyes to see the world and open up the market step by step. This leaves a buffer and allows everyone to slowly and steadily accept changes."

"The world outside is changing rapidly, and we can't be left behind."

"Some people have prejudice against the self-employed. In fact, they also get the fruits of their labor with their own hands. How is this different from hard-working people? Why can't they respect the fruits of their labor?"

"The circulation of commodities is also very important. Merchants are responsible for bringing a commodity from another place to another place. Before, when materials were in short supply, everyone wanted to buy something, but the production of the country could not be arranged, and there was only a shortage of goods. They also cannot enjoy the benefits of the kind of goods they can buy if they want. If the market is open, and it is profitable, there will be merchants from other places or their own production and selling them to earn wages. ."

"Of course, but it must be strictly controlled. There are some markets that cannot be fully opened to individuals, such as food. People take food as their heaven. If restrictions are relaxed too much, it is easy for grain merchants to hoard grain to raise food in times of disaster. High food prices make life difficult for the people..."

"There are also national strategic materials such as oil, etc., which require the state to come forward, and some less important ones can be..."

"Yes, control and letting go are indispensable."

The more they talked there, the more tacit understanding they became. They just hated that because they were not from the same department, they had no chance to deal with each other and missed so much time to communicate with each other.

Yan Lu's family came from a cadre background, and he was in contact with many things and a wide range of contacts.

Zhang Weiguo is also a person with a wide range of contacts. In addition to his own major, he has attended a lot of classes, including economics. After being told by his mother, he also attended several classes and felt that he had benefited a lot. .

Yan Lu was also very amazed at Zhang Weiguo. Zhang Weiguo was quite famous in their school, because he was a gifted person and a genius. Not to mention he was admitted to their university at a relatively young age. The grades are quite good. No matter how ordinary people can handle it, he can do it. Not only can he do it, but he also does it with gusto and eloquence, and it is not enough to be admired.

The articles he wrote have been read a few times, and they are really well written.

While talking, he couldn't avoid being curious about Zhang Weiguo's mother.

Although Zhang Weiguo didn't open his mouth or shut his mouth to my mother's words, he was obviously influenced by his mother. His mother was also a celebrity, and she was almost interviewed and commended as a model. Later, it was said that his mother did not want to be too public. After all, it's really admirable to say it.

There are four brothers in his family, all four of them were admitted to famous universities, and three of them are in their capital university. Do you think this is amazing?

What is even more powerful is their background, they are ordinary country people. The only thing that is not ordinary is that their father is a martyr. It is conceivable how difficult it would be to live in a family without the only strong laborer, which adds to their difficulty. Less color, in such a family they can be cultivated like this, their mother must have made a great contribution, it is said that his mother is an elementary school teacher, she should be a very good teacher, a guide for them in learning, and later, there are devolved Teacher Wen helped teach, but that couldn't erase their mother's credit.

Now, he's more curious about her mom.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Weiguo said that when he had a chance, he invited him to visit his mother.

He has no intention of concealing, usually he will not take the initiative to say it, and he will not deliberately conceal it when it comes to it.

He behaved very frankly, and didn't think it was something inconvenient to tell others.

This is the call of the country. They follow the country's policy. Can they be wrong?

Hearing Zhang Weiguo say this, Yan Lu did not refuse, he wanted to meet.

More than what he wanted to see, Tang Keping also wanted to interview her. She stayed there for so long and made some achievements. She has been here since the official establishment of the special zone, and she must have her own independent opinions.

He went to Zhang Weiguo and said, "When you get there, tell your mother about it. We want to ask her some questions. It's inconvenient to ask her for help."

Shenzhen was put on the last of the itinerary by them.

They went to Zhuhai first.

Divided into two teams, and then they were stunned by the results here. They looked at some previous photos and text descriptions, and knew what this place looked like before. Now, people, many people, they speak different languages, in Mandarin , Cantonese, body language, and other means of communication to communicate.

The road is flat and spacious, and there are many factories next to it.

When they went to the factory area, one by one factory employees wearing factory uniforms and uniform appearances were haunting them.

They went to the high-rise, where there were many people in shirts, trousers, and shiny leather shoes in the morning.

Without exception, each is full and busy.

They also went to the construction site where the factory was being built. Many shirtless men were sweating there. After passing their hands, it would soon turn into a bright factory or an office building.

The original yellow mud road was replaced by a clean and tidy cement road and asphalt road.

Spacious and flat.

Cycling on such a road is particularly enjoyable.

And the smiles on the faces of the original residents here are extraordinarily bright.

They randomly picked an old man who was chopping wood at the door and said that he wanted to ask for a bowl of water to drink. He simply welcomed them in, and then they communicated.

The old man did not speak Mandarin, and Zhang Weiguo, who was born in the south, took on the responsibility of communication.

Listening to the translator's words, the five of them also looked at the place carefully. Seeing them looking at it and praising the openness of the house, the old man was very proud. Zhang Weiguo translated his words sentence by sentence: "This house was newly built this year, and the family didn't have enough money to buy a new one. The money for the house, but isn’t it the establishment of a special zone later? A lot of people came, and my two sons both went looking for work. The two of them had a lot of strength, so they went to work on the construction site. There are two or three a month ten."

"Later, my grandson, daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law all went out to look for work. I came back to help when the farming was busy, and spent the rest of the time working in the factory. It didn't take long for me to save enough money to build this house."

Speaking of this, the old man is very proud and willing to say more.

Others listened and calculated silently in their minds. Tang Keping: "Are there so many factories recruiting workers? Can they all find jobs?"

Old man: "In the beginning, my two sons went to pick bricks for others at the construction site. Later, they became proficient and helped build walls. After doing it for a while, my daughter-in-law and the others found jobs. Work, attentive, diligent, clean, and have a job in the eyes. Those in the factory like to find this kind of work, but the good jobs are not easy to find. Some jobs pay little money and work hard. They always work overtime. No food, no shelter."

"But it's still rushing. Now there are more factories built, but there are more people looking for jobs. I don't know if it will be as easy to find now."

Obviously, for the old man, this is a very proud thing.

His two sons, daughters-in-law, and grown-up grandchildren have all found jobs, which are pretty good, and it's a lot of money every month.

"What about the work in that field? Did you divide the fields to the family?"

"This place depends on our old couple, as well as a few grandchildren who are still in school. They will help in the morning and evening when they have free time. When they are too busy, they will ask for leave and come back. That's enough. We will discuss it for a while. It's easier to raise a cow."

Tang Keping: "Will this affect the output?"

The old man waved his hand: "No, no, now that I have money, I can buy fertilizer, which I couldn't afford before. There is fertilizer, and we take care of it. The output is quite good. For a little money, they go to the factory to have lunch, eat more, eat less at night, and save a lot."

Tang Keping had an envious expression on his face: "Comrade, your life is fine here. Let us take a look. I didn't expect such a big change, and everyone is living well."

The old man laughed and said that he couldn't control the smile on his mouth: "I have a grandson who works in the bicycle factory. He is an internal employee and plans to buy a bicycle for his family in a few months."

Tang Keping: "Then do you think there will be any downsides when there are too many people here?"

The old man: "There are also bad things. There are a lot of people who come here. Before the crops in our fields, people in the village would not move very much. Now there are those outsiders who secretly take them, and they also secretly pick the fruits. Stay there, there is no way, and there are many thieves, close the doors and windows at night, and some people's money has been stolen. After that, I have a dog at home. ."

Tang Keping took note of this.

"I saw a lot of chickens in your yard before."

"Yeah, some people accept it. We will work more when we have time at home. Some grow vegetables at home, and some raise chickens and ducks at home. After a month, the household expenses are basically flat, and there is no need to pay extra."

Tang Keping complimented: "Comrade, don't do it to a **** in your life."

"I think your thermos is new, I've never seen this color before..."

Their utensils are also much richer.

They stayed with this very talkative old man for a long time and learned a lot of things, but of course they couldn't listen to him all by himself. They went to other local villagers to interview, and then asked some people who worked.

Some will not explain their identities, and some need to explain their identities. Generally, they are willing to say a few words.

There was an honest man from the construction site, his eyes turned red when he asked about this sensuality, and he said that he couldn't live there, his mother twisted his waist, his wife fell, the child in his belly was gone, and he got sick. Seeing this Home is about to end, and he has no choice, so he came here to make a desperate bet to see if he could find a way out for the family. As a result, he found a job here, and he has money to go back every month. Now his mother eats every day. The medicine is much better, and so is his daughter-in-law. Now his family is fine.

If you had farmed the land honestly and earned those few work points, where would you have gotten this result?

There is very little money for one work point in their place. They only earn ten yuan a year after working hard, and they can't do anything at all.

He also said that with his example, there are also fellow villagers who came to defect: "The kid over there, and the cement mixer over there are all my fellow villagers, and the family is very difficult."

He didn't know anything when he first came here. He worked hard for a month and could only get a dozen yuan. Now it's much better. He can get 20 or 30 yuan, but it's not stable. But it's high, there are seventy or eighty a month, and there are even more designers, and there are hundreds of dollars.

They worked hard for a few days, and they counted these statistics afterwards. There is no doubt that the benefits were the majority, which not only increased everyone's income, but also enriched everyone's living standards.

... Finally arrived at the last stop, Shenzhen.

Su An has a house in the factory and another house in the center of the Special Economic Zone. It is a small house on the second floor with a small garden. She has also hired someone to take care of the sanitation. She has everything that should be here, and occasionally receives guests here. guest.

The last time Su Zhong came to see her, it was here that he entertained him. The factory building was not as elegant as the one built here, but because it was busy, living there could save time. She was more placed there.

Now that Zhang Weiguo and the others are coming over, she is also here to entertain them.

On the night they came here, Tang Keping and the others went to a hotel, two teachers stayed in a double room, and their eight students booked two quadruple rooms.

On the night they arrived, Zhang Weiguo left first, greeted them, and followed the address to find her mother.

According to Teacher Tang's plan, they had to go around Shenzhen a few times before visiting.

Su Hui was already there, Zhang Weiguo didn't know the way, and when he asked people to arrive, when he saw this beautiful small house and the beautiful flowers in the garden, Zhang Weiguo was shocked, it looked like a small house in a foreign movie what.

It's really similar, this is designed in accordance with the Western style, of course it is very similar.

The person who opened the door for him was an elder sister in her forties. Seeing him, she froze for a moment and then smiled and said, "You are Sister Su's son, right? I'm here to help with cleaning, and Sister Su is in the house now. Woolen cloth."

Zhang Weiguo smiled politely: "Thank you, Auntie."

Then Zhang Weiguo saw the white-painted walls, with several landscape oil paintings hanging on the walls, clean and tidy tiles on the floor, a soft leather sofa in the living room, a color TV, and some flowers in the lattice cabinet next to it.

It is a different style from their home in the courtyard house in the capital, which is completely Western-style decoration.

Su An was watching TV when she heard the movement and turned around: "You are here, do you want to take a rest, your room is in the second room on the left hand, I have put some clothes in it, you can use it directly, there is a separate bathroom inside , do you want to take a bath first? Or to eat?"

Zhang Weiguo first glanced at his mother, and her mother felt that there was no change from before, and her face was still radiant. It seemed that her mother's side was going well.

Then his attention turned to the TV.

They don't buy TV in the capital, they live less, and they buy it wastefully. There is one in Literature, but it's in black and white. Seeing this now, Zhang Weiguo doesn't want to move, and wants to study it carefully.

"I want to eat first, what's there to eat?"

Su An took some eggs from the refrigerator and gave him a bowl of noodles.

"What about your teacher and classmates?"

"They found a hotel near the train station and stayed there. I have to go there tomorrow morning, and I have to continue. Teacher Tang said that he would come to visit in a few days and want to ask some questions. Mom, do you have time? "

"In the past few days, there should be. Tell me in advance, come over when the time comes." Su An: "Should I ask my partner if he is interested? I had a good talk with a Hong Kong boss recently. , I can also ask."

Zhang Weiguo knew about Pan Jiaye and his wife and son, but this Hong Kong boss...

"That's the best, what should this boss be called?"

"Just call Aunt Wang."

Zhang Weiguo blinked: "Okay, I told my teacher that he must be very happy and just wants to meet more people."

Saying that, he quickly finished the bowl of egg noodles and sat on the stool contentedly.

There is also food on the train, but it is not the same as the food at home.

Yes, although this is the first time I have come here, where my mother is, it is home.

"Mom, there are a lot of electrical appliances here." In addition to color TVs, there are refrigerators, washing machines...

"It's all from Hong Kong. It's easier to use than the domestic one, so I just bought it."

Su An: "Did your research go well?"

Zhang Weiguo: "It went well. Most of the people were willing to answer our questions, and some of them were unwilling to say so. We summarized their answers, and many of them were common."

Su An nodded: "As long as it goes well, just say anything if you need my help, but you have to say in advance, I have something to do, most of them are busy."

Zhang Weiguo nodded: "Well, okay, Mom, how are you doing here?"

"Everything went well, that's why I'm so busy, I already have orders from abroad."

Hearing this, Zhang Weiguo was also a little proud: "Really, that's great."

The impression is that foreign things are imported into their country, such as chocolate watches, televisions, etc. Now his mother also has things exported abroad, which makes them live up to their expectations.

"Yeah, I'm very happy. If you have time, I'll take you to the sauce factory to see the general process." Su An had a smile on her face. If they can be praised as a typical example, their popularity will definitely be Can go up a few steps.

Zhang Weiguo hesitated: "Is this okay? Will it have a bad influence?"

"It doesn't matter, those who come to buy, as long as they have doubts, I will take them around to see the production line, so that everyone can rest assured that these are nothing."

"Okay." The teacher and the others will definitely agree. They have also visited two factories before, but the other party is not willing to let them read too carefully, so they took them away after a quick glance.

"What's going on with your brother recently?"

"No, everything is fine. When I came, everyone wanted to come."

"It doesn't matter, there are opportunities, but you can't run. It's important to finish your studies first."

...

After gossiping for a while, seeing the tiredness on his face, Su An asked him to take a bath and rest early. He will follow his teacher and the others around tomorrow, which also requires physical exertion.

Lying on the bed, covered with a soft quilt, Zhang Weiguo tossed and turned for a while. He was not used to it, but he couldn't say it was uncomfortable.

The mattress is moderately firm and soft, the sheets are soft, and the bedside lamp is not dazzling and can be seen roughly. He tossed and turned over and over, but got up and opened the closet.

Just as he was picking up his pajamas, he saw two new suits hanging.

Everything from shirts to suits, trousers and ties.

He didn't wear it, how about... try?