ryethenovel Chapter 58 Discovering New Business Opportunities
Chapter 58 Discovering New Business Opportunities
Li Xiangyang tied up the carriage and wanted to take Liu Jianguo for a walk around the supply and marketing cooperative, but then he thought it was inappropriate.
With the end of the year approaching,
Wuzhen has a large flow of people, which makes public security a relatively prominent issue, with cases such as theft occurring from time to time.
He remembered that in his previous life, a herdsman in the team lost his horse-drawn cart while selling things in Wuzhen during this period.
Back when they returned to the team, they made a huge fuss.
Therefore,
Just to be on the safe side,
He decided to let Liu Jianguo go in and have a look around first.
"Here, four yuan. Go in and see what you want to buy. Prices might go up in a while, or you might not be able to buy anything even if you have the money."
After Li Xiangyang finished speaking, he took out 4 yuan from a stack of small bills in his hand and handed it to Liu Jianguo.
"Okay, I'll be right back." Liu Jianguo nodded, took the money, and went inside.
Not long after, Liu Jianguo came out carrying two glass bottles and a paper package.
Li Xiangyang glanced at the package: a can of yellow peaches, a can of hawthorn, and a packet of fruit candy. He didn't offer any comments. "Keep an eye on the carriage," he said, before walking into the supply and marketing cooperative.
As soon as I entered,
Long queues were seen at the sales windows for essential daily necessities such as rice, flour, and cooking oil. It was clear that these people had come to buy things after receiving news of the impending snow disaster.
However, the supply and marketing cooperatives have already started to limit purchases. Even if you have a ticket, you can only buy a fixed amount. You can't just buy as much as you want just because you have a ticket.
"Luckily, my brother and I came a few days ago to buy rice, flour, cooking oil, and other necessities, otherwise..." Li Xiangyang shook his head and walked straight to the daily necessities counter selling flashlights.
"Comrade, let me see that flashlight." Li Xiangyang pointed to an aluminum alloy cylindrical flashlight on the counter.
"Panda brand, contains two size D batteries, the switch turns on when pressed and off when released," the salesperson said as she took the flashlight off the counter.
But he didn't hand it to Li Xiangyang. Li Xiangyang thought he hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated, "Could you please let me see it? I want to test if it's lit."
"According to the rules, we can't let you try it on if you haven't paid," the salesperson said somewhat impatiently.
How will I know if it's bright or not if you don't try it?
The salesperson pursed her lips, muttered "troublesome" under her breath, and reluctantly began inserting batteries into the flashlight.
Then, shining the light on the ground for a second, he said, "Warm yellow light, 1.9 yuan. No problem, I'll give you a receipt."
"Try that one and let me see." Li Xiangyang ignored him and pointed to another cylindrical flashlight with chrome-plated iron.
The sales clerk paused for a moment, then remained silent, though her expression was clearly not pleasant.
Normally, people who come here to buy things just buy what they like; no one picks and chooses like Li Xiangyang.
He turned around, took the flashlight that Li Xiangyang had asked for, installed the batteries, shone it on the ground for a second, and said:
"Tiger Head brand, 2.8 yuan. If there are no problems, I'll issue you a receipt. Go to the cashier to pay." Then he stared at Li Xiangyang.
Li Xiangyang did a quick comparison and found that the Panda brand was cheaper, but the light source was warm yellow and dim. It was okay for everyday lighting, but if you were to use it to catch pheasants... it definitely wouldn't work.
The Tiger Head brand is a bit more expensive, but its beam is focused and bright. It should be fine for catching pheasants at night.
"Alright," Li Xiangyang said, waving his fingers back and forth between the two flashlights, then added, "I don't want either of them."
After saying that, he turned and left.
"What...? Are you kidding me? You've been looking at it for so long if you're not buying anything?" The saleswoman's face instantly turned ugly, and she forcefully threw the battery onto the counter: "You're infuriating!"
Stepping out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Xiangyang immediately burst into laughter: "That feels great!"
Liu Jianguo was a little confused and asked, "Brother-in-law, what are you laughing at? You didn't buy anything either!"
"I didn't buy it, but I did something fun." Li Xiangyang said, taking out 3 yuan from his pocket and handing it to Liu Jianguo: "A Tiger Head brand flashlight with two No. 1 batteries, the one that costs 2.8 yuan. Go in and buy one."
Oh, by the way, buy another 50 jin (25 catties) of rice.
As he spoke, he took out another 6 yuan and handed it to Liu Jianguo.
Although Liu Jianguo contracted four mu of land this year, he planted high-yield coarse grains.
Liu Xiulan had been saying for the past few days that she wanted to buy some rice to take back to her parents for the New Year.
And Li Xiangyang,
Actually, I had my eye on that Tiger Head brand flashlight at first glance, but I didn't buy it because the salesperson's attitude was so bad that it made me very unhappy.
He couldn't bear this bad mood alone, so he deliberately refused to sell it at the end, just to mess with the salesperson.
of course,
He couldn't just refuse to sell it because he was angry, since he was counting on it to catch pheasants tonight.
Children distinguish between right and wrong; adults only consider advantages and disadvantages.
"Oh, okay." Liu Jianguo didn't ask any more questions, took the money and went inside.
The last time he went to the recycling station with Li Xiangyang to sell things, he witnessed Li Xiangyang making a rude young girl at the station so angry that she stomped her feet. He guessed it would be the same this time.
After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Xiangyang looked at the shadow on the ground and estimated that it was almost 8 o'clock, so he drove the horse-drawn carriage towards the purchasing station.
There are still six rabbit pelts on the carriage that need to be taken over to sell.
"Brother-in-law, look!" Liu Jianguo pointed to the gate of the purchasing station not far away and said, "There are a lot of people lining up to sell their things today."
Li Xiangyang looked up and said, "Those people aren't here to sell things, they're here to buy things!"
Didn't you see that everyone in line has empty hands? What are they going to sell?
"Oh, oh." Liu Jianguo peeked out again and glanced around; it really was true.
After parking the carriage, Li Xiangyang carried the sack inside. A long queue had formed in front of the purchasing station counter, stretching all the way to the main gate and around a corner.
The foot traffic here is probably even greater than at the supply and marketing cooperative, probably because they sell secondhand and used goods here, which are cheaper, so there are more people.
Li Xiangyang approached the counter, glanced around, and noticed that everyone was there to buy old fur coats, cotton-padded clothes, and other winter supplies.
Just as he was worrying about how long the queue would take, someone behind him saw him push his way to the front and immediately reminded him, "Young man, you have to queue to buy things. You can't just push your way to the front as soon as you arrive."
"I'm not buying anything, I'm here to sell things." Li Xiangyang waved the sack in his hand and tried to push forward, but suddenly he felt something was wrong.
Given the current shortage of supplies, he should take the furs he has to the black market to sell.
The purchasing stations set prices according to the government, regardless of whether there's a snow disaster or not; they don't raise prices. Selling furs to the purchasing stations now would definitely result in a loss.
and,
The supply and marketing cooperatives are almost out of goods to sell, so the market management team certainly won't keep a close eye on the black market like before, since people also need to make a living.
If you can't sell anything through legitimate channels and you also wipe out the black market, then people will really freeze and starve to death, and they will also have to bear responsibility.
Having figured this out, Li Xiangyang didn't say anything, picked up the sack, turned around, and left.
I plan to come early tomorrow and head straight to the black market.