Jiang Xingye hired Old Madam Jiang and a very progressive elderly woman from the neighborhood committee to help organize the produce. Every day, they would pack the incoming shipments into neat bundles and arrange them on the shelves, attaching labels with the product name, unit price, weight, and total cost.
Gradually, private tofu makers began delivering their goods to the supermarket. Then came the fruit. Occasionally, nearby production brigades would bring in hogs or wild game to sell. Although the variety of produce changed daily, once the supermarket’s reputation was established, crowds would scramble to shop there every morning. The fame of the Shangjiang Supermarket grew throughout Yancheng day by day.
Jiang Xingye did not let his university coursework slide. On the contrary, he maintained a rigorous attitude toward his studies, and like Xu Qinghuan, he consistently ranked first in his department each semester. The program for the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics was five and a half years long.
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