On Saturday, September 6, Green Ridge Middle School opened.

Green Ridge Town has jurisdiction over 10 villages, 8 villages, 12 ditches, a radius of more than 200 miles, and there is only such a middle school.

Green Ridge Middle School is built on a hillside in the middle of the town, with four courtyard walls and four rows of brick houses built like terraces in the middle.

The first and second rows are the high school classrooms, the third row is the teacher's office, the fourth row is the school cafeteria to the east, and the school dormitory is to the right.

Buildings from the fifties and sixties, everything looks shabby, tightly sheltered from the wind and rain.

Gu Meng remembers that in the mid-90s, when the number of students in the town increased dramatically and there were not enough classrooms, the town demolished these old houses and built two teaching buildings.

In front of the first row of school buildings, there is an open space, which is the school's playground and the town's assembly place.

There is a cement platform more than one meter high in the open space, more than six meters wide in length and width, and a flagpole is planted in the middle.

The platform was stained with black spots, like the shadow of the national flag.

It is said that it was bloodstains, and Grandpa Gu and Father Gu had been criticized on that high platform.

In the morning, Gu Meng signed up and came to the stage to set up a stall.

There are not only shoes, but also pencils, ink, pens, and notebooks.

These things are giveaways, buy shoes for five yuan, get a pencil, get an ink book for eight yuan, and give a fountain pen for ten yuan.

At about 9 o'clock in the morning, students and parents from ten villages and eight villages poured into the school.

At first glance, they saw Gu Meng on the high platform.

"Selling leather shoes, sandals, casual shoes, and a big sale at the beginning of school today, only a few dollars a pair!"

"Buy shoes and get pencils, notebooks, pens, limited quantities, first-come, first-served!"

Gu Meng began to sell loudly, and some classmates knew him, standing in the distance and pointing, looking quite novel.

Now the reputation of the stall is too good, everyone only has an iron rice bowl in their hearts, and the stall is equivalent to a self-employed person who is self-financed, and is not accepted by the current people.

There are many adults who scare children who don't work hard and often say: "If you don't study hard, let you practice on the street and become a self-employed person!"

"Gu Meng, why do you sell shoes?"

Gu Meng's tablemate Zhang Yichi in the second semester of high school came over with a few classmates.

The relationship between the two is okay.

Gu Meng smiled: "Introduced by acquaintances, these shoes from the factory in the city, you can take a look, if you like it, I will give you a cheaper!"

"How much is this pair?"

Zhang Yichi took a fancy to a pair of sheepskin casual shoes, designed by Gu Meng, with a few pieces of iron stapled on the upper, which was more eye-catching.

"These shoes were supposed to sell for eight yuan, you are the first to buy them, give four yuan!"

"Four?"

Zhang Yichi was a little painful, the registration fee for the third year of high school was only thirty yuan, and four yuan was his living expenses for two weeks.

But these shoes are so beautiful, they must be very comfortable to wear.

"Can I give it a try?"

"Yes!"

I tried it, and it was very suitable, the soles of the cloth shoes were too hard, and they were uncomfortable to wear when they were damp.

"Can it be cheaper?"

"It's already been discounted, if you buy it, I'll send another homework book, the original price is five cents!"

Now there are many people, everyone is watching, once the discount is too much, the people below will have to bargain, the business is not good, he can only temporarily let go of favors.

Zhang Yichi hesitated, but agreed.

Gu Meng understood the situation at home and asked, "Chizi, do you have gastrodia at home?"

Zhang Yichi was about to pay for it, when he heard his words, he stopped and asked, "There is half a bag in the house, what are you asking Tianma for?"

"I collect gastrodia, the county pharmacy collects three cents a pound of gastrodia, I pay three cents and five, next week you bring all the gastrodia, to be dried, I will give you cash for the excess." ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Exchanging gastrodia for shoes is a very cost-effective deal! Zhang Yichi happily agreed.

After negotiating the business, Gu Meng used a notebook to keep accounts.

Zhang Yichi happily signed, immediately took off the cloth shoes on his feet, put on new shoes, and jumped on the ground, everyone watched curiously, with a look of envy in their eyes.

A classmate asked: "Gu Meng, I don't have enough money, can I use gastrodia to offset the account?"

"Yes! Acquaintances can do it!"

Not far away, Zhao Bing took a few people to look at it for a while, they all had big bills on their bodies, ready to come to see the treasure, but they only saw a bunch of leather shoes.

"Ma Dan, for a bunch of broken shoes, I made Lao Tzu wait for a long time. ”

Zhao Bing spat and walked away with a gloomy face.

"Zhao Bing, the shoes on your feet are torn, and the toes of your toes are coming out, do you want to buy a pair and I'll give you a cheaper?" asked Gu Meng.

"Hmph! You're wearing broken shoes!"

Zhao Bing pointed at him and nodded, "Engage in speculation, don't be too happy!"

"Brother Bing, why don't you find a soldier and arrest him?" someone asked.

Zhao Bing smiled coldly, not knowing what his idea was.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Gu Meng was a little worried, there is no strict scope for the crime of speculation, just like a big basket, you can put anything into it, the public family said that you are speculative, you are speculative, and you have no way to refute.

It's no problem to sell a few pairs of shoes now, but once a large amount of gastrodia is noticed by the Zhao family, the problem comes.

Zhao Bing's second uncle was on an errand in the county government and had to guard against it.

......

"Master Defu, how are you doing lately?"

In the afternoon, he brought tobacco, alcohol, and candy and went to the health center.

Han Defu had just sent a patient away, and when he saw what he was doing, he tapped it with his finger holding a cigarette, "You're here to thank me?"

"yes!"

Gu Meng smiled, "If it wasn't for Defuye's good bandaging last time, my hand wouldn't be so fast." ”

"Joke, why didn't you thank you last time you removed the stitches?"

"I didn't have any money last time, but I made some money selling kitchen knives this time, so I made up for it!"

"Nonsense!"

Han Defu didn't believe it.

"Something to talk about!"

"Hehe, I still can't hide it from Lord Defu!"

Gu Meng was no longer sloppy, and took out a pile of big unity and put it on the table.

"Master Defu, I want to trouble you with something!"

Han Defu was a little surprised when he saw a pile of money, twenty pieces of unity are two hundred yuan, this is a huge amount of money, this kid has really made a fortune recently.

"What's the matter?"

"Master Defu, please help me collect some dried gastrodia, the more the better, these two hundred yuan is a deposit, and I will make up for it if the money is not enough." ”

Gu Meng thought about it, collecting one village and one village is time-consuming and laborious, and he can't collect much in half a year.

The health center in the town is connected with the village Zhongtulangzhong, and Han Defu said hello, and the speed of collecting gastrodia was faster.

And with Han Defu as a shield, he can divert the attention of the Zhao family.

"What are you doing with Tianma?"

"Eat!"

"Eat so much?"

Is it illegal?

Bah!

It's time to go on the stage!

Gu Meng said with a smile: "Li Shizhen, his old man said, gastrodia is a great supplement, eating gastrodia can treat head diseases, my brother's brain is not clear, I am also stupid, we want to eat more gastrodia to replenish the brain, hehe, become smarter." ”

Han Defu frowned and thought about it, did Li Shizhen say something like that?

He hadn't read a few medical books, so he didn't know what to do!

"Gastrodia can treat dizziness, headache, dispelling wind and channeling, but it is useless to only eat this flavor of traditional Chinese medicine, whether to collect something else, such as salvia, Ganoderma lucidum, cordyceps. ”

"No, no, no!"

It seems that this old man does not cooperate without telling the truth.

He glanced outside the door and said quietly: "Master Defu, I heard that the people in the city said that the price of gastrodia is going to rise, and I am going to collect a little bit and hoard it to make a fortune, you can help!"

He didn't want to complain afterwards, so he chose to tell Han Defu the truth.

As for whether the other party believes it or not, Gu Meng doesn't care, according to the conservative character of rural people, there is a high probability that he doesn't believe it, and he is reluctant to take risks if he believes it.

Han Defu really didn't believe it.

"I'm a doctor, I know better than anyone whether the price of gastrodia will rise or not, don't listen to those people's nonsense, what should you do if you lose it then? 100 yuan is not a small amount, you can earn it back after playing a kitchen knife for more than ten days, this is too risky!"

Gu Meng said firmly: "Master Defu, this is the hard-earned money I earned, I know it in my heart, please help me collect it, if the price does not rise, it is a big deal that I will keep it and eat it slowly!"

Han Defu stretched out his hand and nodded, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your kid is quite courageous, much stronger than those little dolls!"

"Hehe, the children of poor families should be in charge of the house early!"

Gu Meng touched the short hair on his head and smiled innocently, a bit like Gu Yong, stupid, but his eyes were shining.

Han Defu knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he didn't persuade him again.

Children in the mountains can get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

Gu Meng is precocious, he can't be seen as a child, and some things can be called the shots.

"How much do you want?"

"How much you collect, no less than a thousand catties, not less than 10,000 catties!"

"Hey, you kid has such a big appetite, can you afford to pay 10,000 catties for three cents a pound of gastrodia?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, if you overcharge, whether you lose or earn, I will give you a big red envelope next year!"

"If you lose money, you don't blame me, I don't expect you to give me a red card!"

Gu Meng blinked and said with a smile: "How about changing it to good wine?"

Han Defu smacked, "Okay!"

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