On January 24, 1982, the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival was quite strong even in Niujia Village, which was deep in the mountains.

According to the old tradition, the villagers of Niujia Village have already pasted bright red spring couplets and window flowers, and there are two door gods on the door panel. The children secretly removed some scattered firecrackers from the firecrackers they bought at home, and took the matches to crackle and set off on the rice field at the west end of the village, having a great time.

Among these people, Niu Huahua is the most spiritual.

The agricultural goods of Hope Farm have been sold, and a total of more than 2,000 yuan has been sold, Niu Xiaoqiang has left 200 yuan of investment money, and the rest of the money has been distributed to each person according to their respective shares. After having money, the three friends began to huo.

Other people's children set off firecrackers that were removed from their own firecrackers, and the three of them played with the cupola and two kicks that they bought with their own money. Although these gadgets are not expensive, they can't stop them from playing with dozens of them all day.

In addition to buying gunfights, the three also bought all kinds of high-end snacks that they had been coveting for a long time. Especially Niu Xiaodong, he seems to be very obsessed with malt milk essence, and he spent more than 50 yuan on the purchase of malt milk essence alone, plus other snacks, the total amount exceeded 100 yuan.

What was the concept of 100 yuan in 1982? Rice was only eight cents a pound!

At present, the least money is spent on cow flowers, and girls seem to be born to be more budget-conscious than boys. Even so, she has already spent dozens of dollars on snacks.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of their families, the three of them secretly hid the snacks they bought in the farm, and when they wanted to eat them, they made an appointment to sneak over and eat them together, which was really painstaking.

After the money was divided, the three of them took Niu Xiaoqiang to go shopping. Niu Xiaoqiang witnessed their generosity and madness, and saw their forgetful consumption, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but sigh secretly: According to the speed at which you spend money, I don't know if the money in your hands can last until the start of the new semester?

Niu Xiaoqiang's self-control ability is still very strong, and his heart is also very firm, and the things he recognizes will not be easily changed. Now that he has decided to open a factory, it is naturally impossible for him to spend money indiscriminately. When Niu Huahua and the three of them were shopping spree, Niu Xiaoqiang only spent a penny to buy a bulk candy, which was considered to have sent himself away.

Niu Xiaoqiang thinks so: The money in my hand is not easy to come by, in order to invest and earn more money, I should be patient for the time being, and when I earn a lot of money in the future, I can enjoy it for a long time.

Niu Xiaoqiang, who has read a lot of extracurricular books, is much broader than his peers in terms of thinking and vision, and it is not surprising that he has such thoughts.

After breakfast, Niu Xiaoqiang carried the things prepared by his parents to Fang Dongping to pay New Year's greetings. Originally, his parents wanted to go with him, but there were guests at home suddenly, and they couldn't leave, so they had to wait until after the Chinese New Year to visit Fang Dongping.

Niu Xiaoqiang was not in a hurry at all, so he walked very slowly, and it usually took him forty-five minutes to complete the half-hour journey.

"Master, it's almost nine o'clock now, why are you still drinking?"

In the past, Fang Dongping used to drink in the courtyard, but now that the weather is very cold, he naturally won't do this again. After Niu Xiaoqiang walked into the door of Fang Dongping's house, he found a small hot pot in the house, the alcohol ball below was burning, and there was a gurgling sound in the hot pot, and the rising heat raised the temperature in the room a lot.

Fang Dongping rubbed his teeth, spit out the green onions stuck to his teeth to the ground, and then smiled: "Master, it's good to take this bite, it's not that you don't know." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang put the gift on the table, helped Fang Dongping fill the teacup with boiling water, and then sat opposite him, explaining: "Master, my parents were originally going to follow me to pay you an early New Year, but unfortunately there were guests at home suddenly, and they couldn't leave, so I had to come alone, but they told me that they would come to visit you after the Chinese New Year, don't go to your heart." ”

Fang Dongping knew the character of Niu Dazhuang and his wife, and knew that they were both honest people, so naturally he would not have any opinions on this.

He smiled and waved his hand: "Look at what you said, is Master that kind of stingy person?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled and said, "That's good, Master, there is something I want to discuss with you." ”

Fang Dongping picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in the hot pot to simmer for a while, then stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it beautifully: "You just say something." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang said solemnly: "Master, you know that I am going to open a factory, but the money in my hand is not enough, after some pondering, I thought of a good way to buy a machine tool for a small amount of money, but this requires your cooperation." ”

Fang Dongping didn't have much money in his hands, although he usually earned a lot, but the expenses were not small, originally he thought that Niu Xiaoqiang's opening of the factory needed to be postponed, and he could only put it on the agenda when he earned enough money.

Listening to Niu Xiaoqiang's words at this moment, Fang Dongping couldn't help but be surprised: "You know the price of the machine tool, no matter how cheap it is, it will cost more than 2,000, right? Do you have so much money in your hand?"

Niu Xiaoqiang took out all the cash in his pocket, and Fang Dongping looked at the thick stack of banknotes, and was dumbfounded.

Niu Xiaoqiang said with a smile: "There are a total of 1,400 yuan here, all of which I saved by myself, and I am going to use 1,000 yuan to buy machine tools, and keep the rest of the money to meet other expenses." ”

Fang Dongping was shocked: "Xiaoqiang, how did you save so much money?"

Niu Xiaoqiang, the secret of Hope Farm, has never mentioned it to Fang Dongping, and now he can't prompt it. When he told the situation of Hope Farm, Fang Dongping couldn't help but sigh: "You kid is really hidden, and you have done such a career quietly, it's not easy, it's really not easy." ”

After sighing, Fang Dongping frowned: "You just said that you were going to buy a machine tool with a thousand yuan, and you said that I would cooperate with you, I don't know what you thought of?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled: "Master, haven't you had time to resign? Since you haven't resigned, then your authority in the maintenance department still exists, I want you to do something to make a new good machine tool out of a fault that no one can repair, and tell other maintenance personnel, saying that this machine tool has no maintenance value, so that this new machine tool can only be disposed of at the price of scrap, we can buy it for a thousand yuan." ”