Half an hour later, Hong Yanwu waited for "Sister Guo" at the purchase door behind the vegetable market.

This vegetable market "big man" who received Hong Yanwu's benefits was really unambiguous, and he got him a whole pair of 50 catties of pork ribs, 30 catties of pork cavity bones and two live chickens.

The price is according to the official price, and it is very cheap. The pork ribs are four cents and five pounds, the cavity bones are three cents and five pounds, the live chicken is three yuan a piece, and the last account is only thirty-nine yuan in total.

In the streets and alleys where there is little traffic, Hong Yanwu thanked this "acquaintance" vigorously. With a smile, he handed over the four bills, didn't let him look for the money at all, took these things back, and couldn't wait to say goodbye to them amicably.

Needless to say, he wanted to get these things home as soon as possible. Because it means that he has finished buying rations equal to several times the amount of other people's homes. If it is on the battlefield, it is equivalent to capturing twice as many prisoners as others, and it will not be able to defeat the merits of the lit. Can this not be happy?

Unexpectedly, there will be more beautiful things falling from the sky next. Just when Hong Yanwu was about to walk out of the alley ten meters away, a young man carrying a large rattan basket and covered in patches unexpectedly stopped him.

This person actually asked Hong Yanwu in a low voice if he wanted eggs. And then after looking around, he deliberately lifted the tightly covered corner to show him, in the basket of grass wool, half-buried round and polished red eggs, no at all.

Hong Yanwu really didn't expect that there would be a "dumping army" in these years, and he seems to know the truth of "selling goods for a skin".

He looked the young man up and down carefully, and saw that this man was about twenty years old, with a fair face, clean fingers, tall and thin stature, and no accent in his speech. If it weren't for the fact that his identity was revealed by his clothes, shoes and hats, who wouldn't have seen that he was a farmer who bought eggs.

"What's the price?"

"You have to give a dime and a half for money, and four pounds for three for food stamps. ”

Hey, it's not cheap. The official price of eggs in non-staple food stores is nine cents a catty, and the black market trade of food stamps is a dime a catty. Back then, the eggs were big, that is, according to ten eggs a catty, that catty had to be five or six percent more expensive.

Of course, Hong Yanwu definitely didn't care about this. It's just that I don't want people to be the "wronged boss", so I bargained casually.

"What if it's a national food stamp, that's the price?"

The young man groaned.

"That pound and a ......"

"I'm going to buy it with money, can it be cheaper?"

"Don't be kidding. Not to mention how much your clothes and the things in your hands are worth, just now you and your friends have wrapped up 'water chestnuts' and 'leeks'. How many can you care about?"

Only then did Hong Yanwu realize that this person was deliberately blocking himself here, and his eyes couldn't help but froze.

"You've been staring at me?"

The young man was quite frank and not a little weak-hearted.

"Don't dare, you have to understand. The main thing is that this kind of thing makes people lose all their money if they are caught, and it is too risky for me to sell piecemeal, so I have to be cautious. I think my eyesight is okay, and to put it bluntly, I wouldn't have asked you if you weren't the real buyer. In fact, I asked two people today, counting you, and the first uncle bought me a hundred at once, and I have to 'sell the goods'......"

“…… I don't want to come with you, I'm the only one in the vicinity who dumps private goods, so the price of eggs sold is high, but you don't suffer if you want to buy mine. First, the eggs in the grocery store ask for tickets, but mine doesn't. Second, the eggs in the grocery store are mixed with good and bad, but my eggs are all fresh, one is orange and yellow, buy one is one. In addition, there is an old saying that 'the water and soil of the wax moon are three points more expensive'. You said that I took the risk to go into the city to do this in the cold, didn't I just want a good price......"

A few simple words made Hong Yanwu even more impressed.

Because the young man talks something, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and he holds the patron quietly, as if he can be asked, which is a very face-saving thing in itself. At the same time, he also said that the reasons for hoarding goods and the advantages of commodities are very recognized. What's more, the shrewdness to find the right target and then start with this pre-observation of words and colors is particularly rare in this era.

So with a hint of appreciation, Hong Yanwu's tense emotions relaxed again.

"Okay, at your price. How many of them are in your basket, I want them all. ”

"There is only half a basket left, and there are one hundred and fourteen left, do you want to exchange food stamps for them, or buy them with money?"

"Give you the money, it's convenient ......"

"That's a total of seventeen dollars, you can give seventeen dollars. ”

Seeing that the young man came as soon as he opened his mouth, the number was very refreshing, and he actually took the initiative to wipe the odds. Hong Yanwu was even more surprised, he immediately took out the money, and asked at the same time.

"You're fast enough, you can do math......"

The young man happily took the money and half-jokingly agreed.

"Hey, it's not fast, I can't do it, I have special requirements for work......"

Hong Yanwu smiled understandingly, and suddenly remembered something again.

"Oh, do you sell this basket......"

The young man didn't stumble at all, but thought more thoughtfully for him.

"The basket is home-made, and it's only a few cents. But I see that you have too many things in your hands, and it's not easy to take them when you buy them. Why don't I send you home, and I can help you get some other things by the way......"

This sense of service is definitely the most lacking thing in this era, Hong Yanwu really can't help but feel good and praise it.

"Okay, really do business. Then I'll give you a hard time......"

In this way, the young man took the eggs in one hand and the canned food and fruit wine in Hong Yanwu's hand in the other, followed him to find Chen Liquan first, and then went to Furuli together.

During the twenty minutes of walking along the way, Hong Yanwu and the young man chatted with each other with a ride or not. From the conversation, he learned that the young man's name was Zhao Qing, a farmer from Jiulong Mountain, Fangshan County, on the outskirts of Beijing.

Because there is little land in the village and the geology is poor, he is weak and can't do any farm work, so he took advantage of the New Year to use the eggs collected by various families in the village to exchange for some sauce and vinegar money.

In addition, there is another point that is the same as Hong Yanwu expected, this Zhao Qing is very good at studying.

He is the only student in the village who has gone to high school, and he should be regarded as a little talent in the village. It's a pity that his family is too poor, and he is still a "black five", so he only went to school for a year and let the school return, and since then he can only accept his fate and nest in the ravine for the rest of his life.

Hearing this, the similar family composition made Hong Yanwu feel compassion, and when he thought of the perennial shortage of eggs at home, he wanted to help. simply asked Zhao Qing if he could send him 200 eggs a month.

Zhao Qing is indeed quite "up-to-the-top". As soon as I heard this, I was very happy and immediately agreed. He said that starting from March, on the first Sunday of each month, he promised to deliver it, and the price would never be as high as the New Year's Festival. I also thanked him vigorously for this, and his face was full of joy of finding a big customer.

In this way, their relationship is more harmonious. Zhao Qing took the initiative to tell Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan a lot about the customs and customs of the Fangshan area. What I didn't expect was that they also had common interests and hobbies. When it comes to catching birds, fishing, and catching shrimp, I am particularly in love. When they arrived at the gate of the Western Courtyard of Furuli, they were still a little unsatisfied.

In the end, Zhao Qing helped Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to send things into the Chen family gate in the West Courtyard, and the eggs were placed in the basin one by one from the basket, and then he said goodbye and left. And when parting, he took out a few pieces of red paper from his arms, saying that it was the two door gods he painted, if Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan didn't dislike it, they might as well stick it on the door of the house to ask for good luck.

Hong Yanwu opened it on the spot and saw that Zhao Qing's paintings were surprisingly good, Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong were majestic, symmetrical in shape, and the decorative effect was very strong. In this way, he didn't give others more money for foot power, and he himself felt that he couldn't say it.

But I didn't expect that Zhao Qing was quite principled, he said that it was supposed to send things to the home for the patron, and he didn't earn the money he shouldn't earn. What's more, since Hong Yanwu has already helped him a lot since he wants his eggs every month, it is difficult to take this money again, so he has no face to come to the door again. In the end, he insisted on saying thank you and left, and didn't take any more.

This made Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan feel uneasy. So I've been sitting at home for a long time, and the two of them are still talking about it.

On the other hand, they all felt that this Zhao Qingke was too weird. The mind is lively and shrewd, he is good at painting, he is not greedy for money, and he is really not like an ordinary farmer.

And when it came to talking about this, Hong Yanwu chatted with Chen Liquan. said that he didn't know why, he always felt that he fell in love with this Zhao Qingting, like an acquaintance who had met several times.

Who knew that Chen Liquan actually laughed, he actually said that Zhao Qing's appearance was quite similar to Hong Yanwu, if he didn't look at his body and face, the two of them would be like two brothers.

When Hong Yanwu heard this, he pondered for a while and couldn't help but say, "Why do I think it's so weird, this is called the world's greatness." Unexpectedly, I don't look much like my two brothers, and I really feel like looking in the mirror when I look at this kid. I guess I didn't learn to wrestle, so I can't figure it out like this. Actually, I'm just a little rougher, and I'm a little less literate than others......"

Unexpectedly, Chen Liquan picked up again, "I still think you are better than him, you belong to the farts in the bed, and you can write and martial arts......"

Saying this, both of them felt more and more nonsense, and couldn't help laughing together......