Chapter 9: Business Opportunities in Newspapers
Yin Mingzhu was not present at the entire wedding ceremony.

It seemed as if everyone had forgotten her.

But by the afternoon, when all the guests had left and the leftovers had been distributed to relatives, friends, and neighbors, the Yin family could not forget her, so together with the newlywed couple Lu Yang and Yin Mingyue, the four of them got on the four-wheel tractor used to deliver wood to the factory.

Followed by a burst of "thump thump thump".

The big guy belching black smoke drove out of the yard and bumped along the rough road. Under the scorching sun, the rolled-up dust chased the big guy, as if there was a sandstorm covering the sun behind it. Not until they got on the cement road leading to the county town did the master's wife, Lu Yang, and the younger sister Yin Mingyue, whose bodies were about to fall apart from the bumps, finally breathed a sigh of relief and put back their hearts that were about to jump out of their throats, as if they were alive again.

Master's wife Ma Xiu Lan even reminded Lu Yang to be careful with the bag in his arms and not to spill the big black coins.

This money was just withdrawn this morning and has to be deposited back in the afternoon. Otherwise, if it is left at home, no one will be able to sleep well at night.

Of course, the reason why he rushed to the county town was not just to save money, but also to give it to Yin Mingzhu.

Although Zhao County is a small county.

But fortunately, because this is one of the few coal-producing areas in the south, the railway was opened as early as 1960.

Even though it's just a branch line.

If you want to go to the capital BJ, you have to change two or three trains, but it is much better than other more remote mountainous counties.

Yin Mingzhu ignored the dissuasion of her family and insisted on going to BJ today. Her master and his wife also advised her last night, but she also said that she didn't want to see anyone pointing fingers at her at the wedding of Lu Yang and his younger sister Yin Mingyue, nor did she want to see a more chaotic situation at the wedding because of her.

She packed her things early in the morning and asked her father to take her to the county town while it was still light.

Come back.

After finishing the wedding of their youngest daughter and son-in-law, Old Man Yin and his wife could not bear to see their eldest daughter alone in the waiting room of the county town. They also remembered that it was still early for the train to depart, as the time stamped on the ticket was almost 6:30 in the evening. So they quickly called their youngest daughter and son-in-law, and the whole family rushed to the county town. No matter what, they had to see her off, otherwise they would not look like a family.

Chug tug tug. . .

Arrived.

Lu Yang turned over and got off the tractor bed at the back, brushed the dust off his butt, turned around, and carefully helped his newlywed wife Yin Mingyue, whose face was a little pale, and his master's wife get out of the car together.

"Come on, wife, hold my hand. This place is a bit messy. Don't get lost later."

In the 80s, if you wanted to travel far, you had to take this green train.

Although Zhao County is a small place.

But the population is also several hundred thousand, and the transportation in the surrounding counties is even more blocked. If you want to travel far, you either have to climb mountains and wade through rivers to go to the city, or use the slightly closer Zhaoxian Railway Station. This place seems to be bustling with people, except that the people's clothes are a bit simple.

You can't tell at all that this was just a small county town in a remote area of ​​southwestern Hunan in the 80s.

But because of this, the most chaotic and disorderly place in the entire Zhao County is also the train station in front of us.

Just got off the bus.

I've been standing here for less than two minutes.

Lu Yang was already very sure that he had just discovered more than two pickpocket cases, in which passengers' bags were slashed and items inside were taken away when they were caught off guard. The suspects quickly blended into the crowd, and by the time the passengers realized that their bags had been slashed and they hadn't found the train police at the station, there was no evidence, because such incidents happened too often.

I can’t manage it all.

And this is precisely the characteristic of this era.

If you want to avoid being robbed, you can only rely on yourself to be alert. This is the case at the station, and it is even worse when you get on the train. The perpetrators are all pickpocket gangs along the line. It is best for passengers not to sleep, especially not to travel alone, otherwise there will be no one to watch over your luggage when you are sleepy. So much.

Lu Yang still didn't understand.

Who gave that stupid woman Yin Mingzhu the courage to go to BJ on the train alone without even letting her family see her off?
Until I stepped into the waiting room with red tiles and white walls.

On the opposite wall, you can see rows of slogans such as "Don't hop on trains or get under trains, just walk a few steps and go around the station", "Don't fight with trains for the right of way, don't stop trains, smash and steal", and "Watch out for your luggage and beware of pickpockets". Every word is painted in bright red, which is very representative of the times.

Lu Yang also saw it.

Walking into the waiting room of the train station, on the far right side near the big window is where you can store your luggage and buy cigarettes and alcohol. On the side close to the passengers, the bottom is separated by wooden boards, and piles of newspapers, snacks, and small children's toys from the coast are piled on top for passengers to choose from. At this time, the saleswoman will often say, "If you don't want to buy, don't touch it. You can't afford to pay for it if it breaks."

These words are directed at old farmers who are often dressed simply, who may be traveling far away for the first time, and who are curious about everything and want to try their hand at it.

Lu Yang came over and picked up two newspapers, one was the Xiaoxiang Daily with a recent date, and the other was the Baoqing Daily, one for the province and one for the city, which contained the news of the times that he urgently needed to know.

No time to take a closer look.

But I'm sure it's what I want.

Lu Yang readily took out a dime from his pocket and handed it to the saleswoman opposite who was about to roll her eyes.

In this era, both major newspapers and tabloids were five cents each, and two copies together cost exactly ten cents, so no need to leave change.

Lu Yang was happy.

Yin Mingyue was also happy. She stood on tiptoe and looked at Lu Yang with admiration at his serious expression as he walked and read the newspaper with his head down.

Old man Yin, who was walking in front, just looked around, looking for the waiting place where his daughter Yin Mingzhu was.

However, his master's wife Ma Xiu Lan, who was one step behind him, had already noticed the movements of the young couple behind her, and could not help but curl her lips: You are just pretending, you only know how to pretend, are you still thinking about it at this time?

She must have misunderstood.

I thought Lu Yang bought the newspaper specially to pretend to be an intellectual so that he could attract the attention of the eldest girl when he found her later.

This immediately made her original impression of Lu Yang even worse.

This son-in-law was becoming less and less satisfying to her.

After waiting for a long time, the father-in-law finally found Yin Mingzhu.

Invite everyone to come over quickly.

Lu Yang finally found two pieces of news in the newspaper in his hand that were extremely useful to him now.

one of them.

From Xiaoxiang Daily: The front page headline announced the progress of the issuance of 2500 billion treasury bonds by the State Council in various cities and counties in Hunan Province.

Two of them.

From Baoqing Daily: At the end of the second page, there is an inconspicuous place, only the size of a tofu grid. Under the tide of the times, in order to share the dividends of reform and opening up, the Zhao County government has made great efforts to implement the centralized management of small commodities. Now it has launched a number of small commodity wholesale and retail stalls. If you are interested, please contact the landline number: 07-2768.

(End of this chapter)