8. Free market
It's late autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and there is a little wind at night, so don't be too cold.
Liu Tiezhu broke a branch on the bridge, called Pan Yang to go up and carry it to the bridge hole, the two of them were busy for a while, and finally made a fire, each leaning on the side of the bridge hole, and stretched out his hand to put it on the fire to keep warm.
In the cloth pocket that Pan Yang brought with him, there were also cornmeal buns prepared for her by Zhang Xuelan, because the lunch was settled at Pan Guangchen's house, and the buns in the bag did not move at all.
Pan Yang suddenly remembered that she hadn't gone to Pan Guangchen's house to report safety to him, and secretly scolded herself for being careless, and then looked outside, there was no one in the dark, and Pan Guangchen's house was already resting at this point, so it was not good to disturb again, so I had to wait until tomorrow to go to the morning market and then go to his house.
A series of grunts suddenly came from the opposite side, which caught Pan Yang's attention.
Liu Tiezhu touched his belly, smiled, and said embarrassedly, "I haven't eaten for a day, I'm hungry." ”
Pan Yang took out two steamed buns from his cloth pocket and handed one to Liu Tiezhu, "Eat, I'm also hungry when I talk about it." ”
Liu Tiezhu didn't take the steamed bun, and waved his hand again and again, "No, how can I eat Brother Pan's steamed bun, if I eat it, you won't have anything to eat." ”
Having said that, he is a burly man who has not eaten for a day, and no matter how determined he is, his eyes can't help but look at the corn bun at this time, and he can't stop swallowing saliva in his mouth.
Pan Yang directly stuffed the steamed bun into his hand, took out the dried radish in the jar from his cloth pocket, and said with a smile, "Eat, you will inevitably encounter difficulties when you go out, you eat mine today, if you don't want to go, it's a big deal that you invite me to eat again tomorrow." ”
Liu Tiezhu sighed happily, took the steamed bun and took a few big bites in a row, Pan Yang saw that he was also carrying a cloth bag, and he didn't know what was in it, so he asked casually, "Big brother, what are you doing all the way to the county?" ”
Hearing this, Liu Tiezhu put down the bun in his hand, looked outside the bridge cave, and made sure that he didn't hear the sound of moving, so he stretched out his head and lowered his voice and said, "Don't hide it from Brother Pan, I caught a rabbit and two pheasants two days ago, and I want to find a chance to sell them tomorrow, we are too strict to take it out, don't you want to come to the city to have a look." ”
Pan Yang nodded and asked, "Then do you know where to sell it?" ”
Liu Tiezhu shook his head and said honestly, "In order to save money, I walked from our village for nearly a day today, and I haven't looked for a chance to inquire." ”
As he spoke, he sighed, "I don't know if anyone will scarce these game meat tomorrow." ”
Pan Yang smiled, "Why no one buys it, don't worry, big brother, who doesn't want meat now, if you really want to sell it, it's cheaper than pork, I'm sure someone will buy it!" Tomorrow you follow me, and I will take you to the morning market. ”
Liu Tiezhu's eyes lit up, he glanced at the package around Pan Yang, and said, "Could it be that Brother Pan is also here?"
Pan Yang nodded, "Yes, it's the same as you." There's no way, it's too difficult at home, and the old and young are waiting for me to feed, so I can't do it if I don't find some shortcuts. ”
Liu Tiezhu slapped his thigh, "That's what I said!" You see me, strong, full of inexhaustible strength, some time ago there was work in the village and can earn some work, now idle but how is good, our village is next to the mountain, I go up the mountain for a day can still have a little harvest, but even if there is a harvest, the family does not dare to eat, for fear of being smelled by the neighbors, reported to the team, will take me to the first place, criticize me for speculation. ”
"Brother Pan, tell me what's going on! Alas! If we continue like this, there is no hope for us! ”
It's rare to find someone who coincides with her opinion, Pan Yang nodded non-resignedly, and said, "Who said no, I believe that there should be a market in society, and the two are not in conflict at all, big brother, you see, this day will be turned upside down sooner or later." ”
The two of you look at me and say a word, the more you chat, the more speculative it becomes, it's a pity that communication is inconvenient in this era, otherwise the two of them are sure to keep a mobile phone number or something. Although it is inconvenient to contact each other at any time, the two agreed that as long as there are things to sell at home in the future, they will come to this old place.
The next day, Pan Yang woke up before dawn, Liu Tiezhu was still snoring, seeing that the time was almost up, Pan Yang woke him up, and the two of them each brought their own things and walked towards Yaqian Street.
Yesterday's office workers didn't lie to her, and there were a lot of people gathered in Yaqian Street, both buying and selling.
The eyes of the two lit up, they glanced at each other, and walked inside, this street is not short, Pan Yang thought that it would be difficult for him to wait for something to be picked up in front of Liu Tiezhu, so he said to Liu Tiezhu, "Let's act separately first, sell our own ones, and gather here when the morning market is dispersed." ”
Liu Tiezhu felt that it was feasible, nodded and said, "Listen to Brother Pan." ”
So the two acted separately, Pan Yang walked into the street, paying attention to what other people were selling while walking, stopping from time to time to ask the price, after turning around, she probably had a bottom in her heart, found an open space, squatted down, put the cloth pocket on the ground, picked up a tattered dress from it and spread it on the ground, and took out a few handfuls of noodles and eggs.
At the beginning, Pan Yang held the mentality of believing that he had something to believe or not, and hoarded a lot of things, the most of which was dried noodles, flour and rice, which can be especially filled and stored for a long time, as for hoarding eggs, it is completely a personal preference, she loves eggs, steamed, boiled, fried, and loves everything, so she has no shortage of eggs or anything.
Soon, someone stopped in front of her stall, a woman in her thirties, dressed appropriately, with a pair of eyes, and completely intellectual-looking, the woman squatted down and took a handful of noodles in front of her eyes to take a closer look.
Pan Yang didn't speak, and let the woman look.
Panyang's dried noodles are well-made, 100% pure wheat noodles, and they are also mixed with eggs, which are delicate and strong, and you can see at a glance that they are not inferior goods.
When Pan Yang walked back and forth just now, he observed others, and there were also those who sold dried noodles, but the quality was not very good, at least not completely white noodles, most of them were corn flour or sweet potato noodles mixed with white noodles made of zuò, which was not cheap in this morning market, and it was still more cost-effective than in the supply and marketing cooperatives.
The woman quickly showed a satisfied look and asked Pan Yang, "Comrade, how do you sell this noodles?" ”
Pan Yang groaned and said, "One cent and six, plus two taels of food stamps." ”
The price she asks for is the same as in the supply and marketing cooperative, because she is confident that the quality of her noodles is better than others.
The woman bargained, "Other stalls sell for one dime and four, and at most they are only one and a half cents, comrade, you are not kind, and you actually sell for one dime and six cents." ”
Pan Yang smiled, "In that case, then the eldest sister should go to another house to have a look." ”
After speaking, Pan Yang made a gesture to take back the noodles in the woman's hand, but the woman didn't let go, grabbed it and hesitated, "Comrade, I buy a lot, can I sell it cheaper?" ”
Pan Yang asked her rhetorically, "How much do you buy?" ”
The woman carefully looked at the noodles in her hand again, she is a person who knows the goods, the noodles of this ingredient are sold for at least a dime in the supply and marketing cooperative, no matter what, she will not suffer a loss if she buys it today. Touching the salary in her pocket that had just been paid today, the woman gritted her teeth and said, "Bring me twenty catties." ”
Pan Yang didn't care about one more point or one less point, and said with a smile at the moment, "Since the eldest sister bought a lot, according to what the eldest sister said, I will give you a price of one dime and a half, how about it?" ”
How about it, what else can it be, the woman is naturally full of joy, as if she has found a treasure, and takes out money to Pan Yang, "A total of three yuan, and four catties of food stamps, you count." ”
Next, handing over the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Pan Yang sent off her first customer.
Pan Yang was tired of squatting, so he simply sat on the ground and waited for the next one to buy it. After a while, another uncle stopped in front of her, quite old, estimated to be in his seventies.
The uncle's wife had just returned from the hospitalization in the provincial capital, because the nutrition was not available, and the knife edge did not grow well, so the doctor advised the uncle to add more nutritious and light food to his wife, and the uncle looked at the morning market and aimed at Panyang's eggs.
In this year, eggs are rare, and there are no ones sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives, even if there are eggs, they are all supplied to it, and it is rare for ordinary people to see it, let alone eat it.
In the morning market, Pan Yang is the only one who sells eggs.
The uncle's son is a technician in the smelter, with a high working experience, with a salary of 40 yuan per month, and his daughter-in-law teaches in high school, which is lower than his son's 30 yuan. The uncle stared at Pan Yang's stall for a long time, gritted his teeth, and asked the price.
From yesterday to now, Pan Yang has not seen eggs sold anywhere, so she doesn't know how much eggs should be sold. Seeing that the uncle has gray hair and is dressed plainly, Pan Yang doesn't plan to make much money on him, and according to the current consumption level, he will estimate a price for eggs.
"Six cents, ten."
As soon as the uncle heard that the price was right, he didn't bargain with Pan Yang, took out a piece of two cents from his pocket, and said to Pan Yang, "Bring me twenty." ”
Pan Yang sighed, and happily put the eggs carefully into the cloth pocket that the uncle carried.
The uncle saw that Pan Yang was enthusiastic, and chatted with her a few more words, "Where did the comrades get the eggs?" Nowadays, eggs are rare, and home-raised chickens are born? ”
Pan Yang's face did not change and nodded, "No, I secretly raised two hens at home, and I brought them over when they laid eggs." ”
The uncle said, "This is good, will comrades still sell it in the future?" My grandson is growing up, and I want to buy some for him to make up for it. ”
Pan Yang's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "I will come again in the future, uncle, do you want to buy it for a long time?" I see that your legs and feet are inconvenient, why don't you leave me an address, as long as I come to the city, how about bringing eggs to your door? ”
The uncle felt that he could, if he could deliver the goods to the door, not only did he not have to go far, but he was not worried about being seen to buy and sell in the free market, killing two birds with one stone, and the uncle immediately left an address for Pan Yang after paying.
Sent away a long-term customer, Pan Yang was overjoyed, just left the uncle's address is also a thought, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she could consider developing long-term customers, and she would not be too bad in the future if she provided it to long-term customers.
Thinking about it this way, when there are customers again, Pan Yang will mention the door-to-door provision by the way, some customers feel suitable and leave the address, and some want to shop around and are unwilling to stay.
If he didn't want to stay, Pan Yang was not reluctant, seeing that the money in his pocket had increased, Pan Yang's heart swelled.
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