Chapter 034: The Rusty Short Sword
At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Shuhua's two children came home from school. A son and a daughter, a good family membership. The two children were a little upset when they saw a small child coming to the house. Especially seeing Hong Yan wearing patched clothes, he showed the inherent pride of the people in the city. However, under the introduction of their mother, the two met their "younger brother" with great reluctance.
The two did not ask their mother to supervise, drank water, spread out their notebooks, and lay on the table to write their homework. The bedroom is well lit, so there is no need to turn on the lights at this time. Hong Yan's calm appearance aroused their curiosity again. The brother and sister muttered while writing, wondering where Hong Yan came from, what he was doing, and whether he was a relative of which family? There are even words that come out to ask for something. It seems that his family also came to such relatives.
Hong Yan had lunch and went out to walk around the factory for a while, and then came back. Wang Shuhua saw that he was bored, so she found a novel "Red Rock" and gave it to him, and asked if the name had some relationship with the novel. Hong Yan said that there is really a relationship, and his father gave this name after reading the novel.
The names of this era are very commemorative, such as: the founding of the People's Republic of China, the aid to Korea, the four * Qing Dynasty, the Red Guard, the Red Star, the satellite, etc., it can be said that the characteristics of the times are obvious.
When Du Xiangyang went home, Hong Yan was already familiar with Du Hao and Du Yu, who had done their homework, and they were talking and laughing. What kind of person is Hong Yan, how to say that he was also a teacher in his previous life, although he taught college students, but teasing children is not pediatrics. Ask them a few questions about school, take out fruit from their school bags, tell them interesting stories about the countryside, and soon get acquainted with the siblings. 12-year-old Du Hao was not defeated by sugar-coated shells at first, but he couldn't stand being convinced by a child who walked thousands of miles alone, and he also put down the shelf and chatted
Du Xiangyang was also attracted by the laughter scene of the three children. After dinner, in the afterglow of the sunset, the couple took the three children out of the factory area to the river to blow a cool breeze. The cool breeze blows with a little bit of water, which is refreshing. The water level of the Yangtze River has dropped severely, but the center of the river is still open to boats.
The street lights are on, and the earth is cool. The humidity by the river was heavy, and Wang Shuhua took her son and daughter home. Du Xiangyang took Hong Yan to the factory guest house. Although there is a room at home, even if Hong Yan is a child, it is not appropriate to arrange to sleep at home. The guest house is under the management of the trade union, and it is still possible for Deputy Section Chief Du to arrange a "business liaison".
The waiter at the guest house was thundered down by the "business liaison officer". However, accompanied by Deputy Section Chief Du, who often comes to arrange accommodation, it is naturally difficult to say anything. In the standard room, Hong Yan and Deputy Section Chief Du discussed when the vegetables and fruits would be shipped, where they would be shipped, and what price. Deputy Section Chief Du "doesn't see a rabbit and doesn't scatter an eagle", and proposed to set a price only after seeing the goods.
"Uncle Du, that's the truth. You know, we really have to pull the goods down, and finding a car and shipping is a big expense. When the time comes, my uncle thinks that the quality of our vegetables and fruits is not good, and we will collect them at a price lower than the market price, do we have to pinch our noses and admit it? ”
Although Hong Yan has never done business, he still knows the general problems. This is different from setting up your own stall, and some issues must be clarified first.
"You can't say that. Don't you believe uncle? Deputy Section Chief Du was questioned by children, although he was unhappy, he couldn't say no. What's more, this question is indeed justified.
"Oh, Uncle Du, look at the tomatoes grown by our brigade." As he spoke, he took out a pink tomato from his bag and handed it to him. "All of them are of this quality, Uncle Du, you can taste them."
When Du Xiangyang saw that Hong Yan actually took out a tomato as a sample, he was relieved and had to admire the child's foresight. He also suspected that after walking hundreds of miles in such weather, the tomato was still very fresh, not dry at all, and not squeezed out, what kind of schoolbag was that? Breaking it apart, the pink flesh and pale white flat seeds have a rich tomato aroma. This is indeed more attractive than the green or red and green in the market. Tomato entrance, sweet and sour, endless aftertaste, this taste has nothing to say, Ba Shi!
"It tastes great! How many tomatoes are there? ”
"There are five or six thousand pounds!" Hong Yan said with a smile.
"The quantity is also quite a lot, if you can guarantee the quality of other vegetables and fruits, I will ask for all the quantities, the market price." It won't hurt you! Du Xiangyang was full of confidence and guaranteed the ticket.
"Uncle Du, don't bring such a bullying ......" Hong Yan looked very aggrieved.
Du Xiangyang didn't know what he meant. "We solved your products at one time, how much labor and man-hours have been saved for you, and how much trouble has been spared! Are you still wronged? ”
"Uncle Du, the most important thing we need in the countryside is labor. When the rice harvest is over, what are they doing? You must also know that this collective large-scale production, there are many people and few places, there is no effort to work, and there are many foreign workers! If you really send them out to sell these, they are not happy. Do you believe it or not? Give a full labor point every day to ensure that the broken head will come out. ”
Can Du Xiangyang not believe it? When you come out, you can take a free car into the city to see the Western scenery, and there are three free meals, why not? He has been dealing with farm personnel a lot in the past two years, and he still has a good understanding of the quality of vegetables. The quality of the tomatoes in my hand is indeed much better than that on the market!
"So be it! Uncle Du, how about we guarantee to ship our things into your designated warehouse? You're also missing a shipping link? You know, it takes at least four or five hours to travel from here to Anwar? Hong Yan threw out another plan. In fact, he doesn't care too much about the price of more or less for him? But if you simply agree to the other party's price, it's easy to get suspicious. Of course, Du Xiangyang will also be suspicious, a 7-year-old child and an adult in his 30s bargain for a penny, and also grasp some key issues and do not let go.
What else can Du Xiangyang say? agreed to the plan proposed by Hong Yan, and each catty was 1 point higher than the market price, which is quite a lot for this 1 point. In this era, the purchasers and supervisors are still relatively upright. Hong Yan looked at his expression, and didn't want to propose to add another 1 point as a kickback. The common means and unspoken rules of later generations will backfire if they are proposed.
The two parties agreed to deliver the goods early the next morning, and the delivery location was selected in a small warehouse in the factory close to the family area. Du Xiangyang promised to clean the internal space of the center tomorrow and prepare some of the loading tools, and bring Hong Yan over at night, during which the internal personnel of the factory will not interfere with the unloading. The main reason for choosing this warehouse is that everyone knows that there is enough space, and more importantly, it is relatively independent and the location is relatively remote, and there will not be too many people paying attention.
Du Xiangyang left the guest house, and Hong Yan took a shower and went to bed again. There is nothing to say about a night of cultivation.
Having learned the lesson of not bringing food stamps last time, Hong Yan asked his father to exchange a few catties of national food stamps, so he didn't have to worry about eating or anything. Originally, Wang Shuhua wanted to ask him to come over for dinner, but he refused. He said that he would spend a day in Yuzhou and see the beautiful mountain city.
After enjoying the breakfast of soy milk fritters, Hong Yan took the tram to the city center to see the famous attractions such as the Liberation Monument, the Zhou Mansion and the Slag Cave. In his previous life, he traveled to many places, so he just watched the flowers and didn't get too involved. Many times, he walks around the streets and alleys of Chongqing. Yuzhou is a mountain city, and the highway is not too steep, so there are many turns. However, there are often stone stairs on both sides of the highway for pedestrians to take shortcuts.
Hong Yan walked through some stone steps in the mountain city, looking back at the scenery behind it, it was really good. The original high-rise buildings are hidden by dense trees and bamboo forests on the hillside, and the Yangtze River runs through Yuzhou like a jade belt, and is hidden in gray haze beyond. Yuzhou is said to be a mountain city, and it is also said to be a fog capital.
Walking and stopping, he had just finished climbing a section of stone steps, and there was a stall as far as his eyes could see. A man in his fifties sits on a small pony with what appears to be an antique stall in front of him, his eyes fixed on passers-by. The stall is on a wide stone barrier on the side of the highway, a prominent corner, more than ten square sizes. He really knows how to choose places.
Hong Yan glanced at it and found jade pendants, copper coins, old books, etc., as well as a rusty short sword. Sweeping the dagger, he paused. There was a faint aura on the short sword. Baby? went up to the platform and squatted in front of the stall fiddling with Kangxi Tongbao, jade pendants and other items.
"Go, go, the little baby doesn't know how not to touch it, you can afford to pay if you touch it!" The stall owner did not want Hong Yan to squat in front of the stall and affect the viewing of passers-by. In fact, several people had already passed by this time, and no one cared about his stall at all.
"Uncle, is there no one to take care of your stall here?" Hong Yan asked.
"What do you want to do?" The stall owner asked warily. "If the little cub doesn't buy it, he will open his yellow tongue indiscriminately, and he will not be nosy." The stall owner's last threatening words came out.
"Cut, I'm afraid of people talking about setting up a stall!" Hong Yan said disdainfully, and the uncle screamed in vain.
Despised and the stall owner was angry. "Can you handle it? If you don't buy it, you will let it go, and it will affect Lao Tzu's business. ”
Hong Yan smiled: "Old man, you are very angry!" Businessmen pay attention to harmony and make money, how can you negotiate with people for business with your temper? ”
Hong Yan's words hit the stall owner's soft underbelly, and he sat on the pony and snorted angrily without saying a word. rose from an uncle to an old man, and felt even more aggrieved.
"Jade Guanyin is for sale?" Hong Yan picked up a piece of jade Guanyin the size of 5 cents and asked the stall owner.
"You buy?" The stall owner clearly did not believe he could afford it.
"Can't ask?"
"500 bucks!" The stall owner quoted the price.
"500 bucks? What kind of jade are you? Is it Hetian jade? Such a size costs 500 yuan, is it mutton fat white jade? ”
The stall owner looked at Hong Yan and couldn't take it. Children know that Hetian jade also knows mutton fat white jade, which is not good! However, Hong Yan dropped the jade Guanyin, picked up another Qianlong Tongbao and asked, and finally said to himself, "There seem to be a few in the suitcase, and I will get it out one day to play."
"This sword is good!" Hong Yan praised with a short sword. The short sword is quite weighty. The stall owner wanted to be happy, but choked on the next sentence, "Where did you pick it?" How thick is the rust, the hilt of the sword is almost rusty, and the edge of the sword is like a saw? ”
"Guys, how do you sell short swords?"
From the old man to the man, is it so affectionate? The stall owner didn't talk nonsense, and said in an exciting tone: "50 yuan, can you afford it?" ”
"Alas, gentlemen, you and I are meeting in the vast sea of people, here and now, as the saying goes, meeting is fate. Why turn people away from thousands of miles away? As the saying goes, buying and selling does not lead to benevolence and righteousness, so why hurt people's feelings? Hong Yan said with a sigh.
"yes, you old man is very unkind. Children just look at things and ask for prices, and there is no need to be angry and hurtful. ”
An old man and a young man were bargaining on the side of the road to discuss business, and someone actually stopped to listen.
"The little baby talks interestingly!"
Chinese people have never lacked the spirit of onlookers, and the people who watched the excitement instantly gathered in a circle.
Ask for a ticket!