Return To 1977 Chapter 164: Market trading
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There is still no formal farmer’s market in Bincheng these days, but food and drink are the most basic needs of the people.
Not to mention revolution, not even the King of Heaven can let the common people live hungry with a zipper on their lips. Therefore, some small-scale trading markets came into being to meet the special needs of the people to buy some eggs, fresh vegetables, seafood and so on.
The closest and busiest trading place to the northwest coast is the entrance to the "Yuhua Market" in Shahekou District, Bincheng.
This indoor state-owned store was built around 1958. In recent years, people with big bags, bags or burdens can be seen walking around or resting on the street outside almost all day long.
The goods brought by these people are half-covered and exposed. As long as people walking by take a look at them, they will immediately start selling them. After some murmuring negotiations, money and goods can often be passed on secretly.
Of course, this is already a semi-open secret. In fact, few people in Bincheng don't know what this is doing. It's just that even the staunch executors of the revolution cannot help but eat the fireworks of the world. Therefore, although these private transactions are illegal, the "prohibition" has always existed only in concept, and few people have taken practical actions to crack down firmly.
However, most of the people who have been doing business here for a long time are actually farmers who bring their own products, or "seamen" who get some cheap seafood such as sea vegetables, razor clams, and sea reds from the beach every day. There are really only a few "sea fish" like "Old Swordfish" because there are still only a few people who have the ability to catch real sea treasures.
Logically speaking, if things are scarce and there is no vicious competition, the sea cucumbers of "Lao Dayu" should be very easy to sell. But the actual situation is not like this. Although there are many people stopping beside him to look at the goods on the way, there are not many who actually make business.
Hong Yanwu waited aside for more than an hour before "Old Saury" sold twenty-five dried ginseng at the price of two cents a head. At this rate, it would probably take at least two or three days to sell the more than 300 sea cucumbers brought by "Old Swordfish".
For this reason, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but secretly shake his head. This was far from his initial expectation that sea cucumbers were in short supply and would be sold out soon. So he only left Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi" behind, told them to protect "Old Saury", and then went to inspect the market by himself.
After visiting the entire market, he went to a nearby aquatic product store. Not only did he watch the whole process of other "sea bumpers" bargaining with customers and completing transactions several times, but he also secretly kept the prices of various aquatic products in his mind. By the time the wandering around was over, more than two hours had passed.
When he came back, he inquired again and found that after he left, "Old Saury" only sold more than 40 sea cucumbers, and the price was still 20 cents. Moreover, there were two twists and turns in the process. Fortunately, he had the foresight to keep both Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi", so "Old Saury" did not suffer any loss.
At any time, people who run small businesses are bound to be harassed by gangsters or encounter customers with bad intentions.
The first thing that happened was that three or four boys wearing gray navy hats and white tennis shoes appeared out of nowhere in the market.
They were shouting and walking around in the street one by one. They looked like they were pretending to be powerful and dominating the market. They just wanted to get beaten up. Needless to say, this is a ruffian of "real estate goods".
These "local snakes" probably have never taken advantage of this place. No one dares to mess with the vendors who have been here for a long time. They are allowed to walk along, grabbing a handful of melon seeds in the east and two melons in the west. The result is indescribable freedom and ease.
These guys are not stupid at all. They don't mess with the big-bodied "Hai Bangzi", and they only look for advantages in farmers and women.
But "Old Saury" is an exception, because old age has become a "dish" in their eyes. The boys' eyes lit up as soon as they saw him, and they surrounded him like flies seeing flesh.
"Old Saury" has probably suffered from them before. He packed his things and left as soon as he saw them, but these boys refused to let him go, insisting on taking off "Old Saury"'s pants. Otherwise, he would have to let "Old Saury" produce thirty sea cucumbers before he would let him go.
Chen Liquan can easily deal with this kind of thing. He was very thoughtful. In order not to affect the "Old Saury"'s continued sales, he first suppressed his anger and led these boys to a nearby alley on the pretext of buying cigarettes. Then he let them go and taught them a lesson. them.
In the end, he beat the **** out of these **** three times, and finally took off their pants in kind and threw them all onto the roof next to them, leaving them to hold their legs, cover their buttocks, and roll their eyes. Worrying about how to get home, it was a bad breath for "Old Saury".
As for the second thing, it was "Xiao Baizi" who made another contribution.
Just after Chen Liquan beat up the gangsters, another well-dressed old lady came. She saw that the sea cucumbers from "Lao Dayu" were of good quality, so she took the initiative to ask about the price.
"Old Saury" saw that the old lady was about the same age as him, and the family was also eager to use the money, so he offered more favorable terms.
He said that if the old lady could buy twenty of them for two cents, he would spare her five. This is actually equivalent to a price of 16 cents. Searching the entire market, you can't find such a cheap price.
Although the old lady thought the price was quite reasonable, she said she was afraid that the sea cucumbers given to her by "Lao Dayu" would be of different sizes or damaged. "Old Saury" simply let the old lady choose, but she didn't expect that she would be fooled this time. The old lady literally squatted in front of the big bag filled with sea cucumbers from "Old Saury" and picked it up.
At first, neither "Old Saury" nor Chen Liquan noticed anything unusual, but "Xiao Baizi" had done "Buddha" before and quickly kicked Chen Liquan. Only then did Chen Liquan realize something was wrong.
I saw the old lady chatting with "Old Saury" about daily life, but when she was picking sea cucumbers, her hands kept secretly stuffing things into her sleeves.
When Chen Liquan was anxious and wanted to shout, "Xiaobaizi" pulled him in time, and then he walked over pretending to be a passerby.
In the end, the old lady only picked fifteen sea cucumbers, insisting that "Old Saury" spare five as just mentioned. Of course, "Old Sabry" thought it was not a good deal, so he just chewed his teeth and asked if the three of them could do it. Unexpectedly, when the old lady heard this, she stood up and left.
At this time, "Xiaobaizi" stepped forward to stop her. He deliberately smiled and said, "Such good things are cheap enough. There is no shop like this in this village. Is it because you didn't bring any money? It doesn't matter, I can lend it to you..."
As the saying goes, "people are old and wise, and ghosts are old and wise". The old lady's face turned pale as soon as she saw it. She hurriedly looked through her pocket. Needless to say, her wallet was gone.
Just when her lips were trembling and she didn't know what to do, Chen Liquan finally came over. He glared at the smiling "Little Baizi" and said, "Okay. Return her wallet quickly. She is old and shameless. We can't let her go..."
Just like that, with the "Old Saury" stunned, the old lady took her wallet and hid her face and left in shame, and the dozen sea cucumbers stuffed into the sleeves of her clothes were naturally returned.
After listening to the story, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but feel a lot. He found that people like "Old Saury" who were too honest could not do business no matter what their age.
In addition, after walking around in this circle, he had already figured out the basic market situation. He felt that he had gained a lot and found some clues. So he made a quick decision and immediately asked "Old Saury" to pack his things, saying that he would never sell it like this again.