My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 334 Customs Auction
"Mom, you always say that you are also the general manager of the bakery. Dad has a full-time driver. Why don't you get one here?"

Xu Dong persuaded with a smile.

Although Xu Ma was a little moved, she still suppressed the impulse in her heart. She is a hypocritical general manager, and she is dispensable. There is really no need to put gold on her face. The key is that it is too wasteful of money.

A car costs millions, plus the salary of a full-time driver, isn't this a waste of money!
"What kind of car to buy, mom doesn't need it."

"Then you can only sit in my car..."

Xu Ma picked up the milk and took a sip, feeling a little depressed: "Let's talk about this later, I don't know if my legs can walk yet!"

"It's definitely possible, it's just a broken bone, and it's not a big problem." Xu Dong comforted quickly.

"Who knows if you guys are hiding anything from me?"

Mama Xu muttered to herself.

……

After eating the bento, Xu Dong was a little bit unsatisfied.

Yang Lina was afraid that her husband would be full again, so she prepared a little less staple food, which made Xu Dong not happy with the meal, and felt that he was only [-]% full.

As soon as the bento box was packed, a family member of the patient came over with a flattering look on his face.

"What's your brother's name?"

"Double Xu, Xu Dong."

As the saying goes, don't hit smiling people, Xu Dong is not the kind of character who doesn't want to be ignored. In order not to disturb the rest of other patients, the two walked out of the ward and came to the corridor outside.

"Hello, brother Xu, my humble Zhang Chunhu works at the city customs office, so I'm sorry to disturb you."

Since Yanjing expanded to the east, it has merged the customs departments of Jinmen, Tangshan and Shicheng to jointly form a new Yanjing Customs, which is far larger than before.

Xu Dong waved his hand: "It's not an interruption, Brother Zhang, if you have something to say, just talk about it?"

"Uh..." Zhang Chunhu was embarrassed, and he hesitated for a while before opening his mouth: "Brother Xu, did auntie drink milk just now?"

"That's right." Xu Dong nodded.

"May I ask, where did the milk come from?"

"I bought it from the black market. You also know that there is a shortage of supplies everywhere, and you can't buy milk powder through formal channels." Xu Dong made up casually.

Zhang Chunhu was full of anticipation: "Brother Xu, do you have any extra milk powder in your family? Brother, I am willing to pay a high price."

"Brother Zhang, I'm sorry! I only bought one bucket here. You have seen my mother's situation, and she is counting on this little milk powder to supplement her nutrition!" Xu Dong declined politely.

It's not that he doesn't want to help, but that it's not worth it to just sell milk powder to make money. Besides, the two of them are not even friends, so he is not so generous.

Zhang Chunhu couldn't help cursing inwardly, he's lying, he just heard from his wife that Aunt Zhang's food has always been very good, at least there is no shortage of oil and water.

At noon today, I even drank a large bowl of chicken soup. Smelling the aroma, my mother drank an extra bowl of porridge than usual.

But this can't be said, he has always been filial, so he can only almost beg:

"Brother Xu, please help me. My mother has been in poor health. She just had a major operation last month. She really needs milk powder."

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's really powerless."

No matter what the other party said, Xu Dong remained unmoved.

"Then can you introduce me to the purchasing channel of milk powder?" Zhang Chunhu could only choose the second best.

Xu Dong shook his head, the channel is himself, he can't slap himself in the face!

"No, the other party requires strict confidentiality. I really can't help."

Zhang Chunhu took advantage of the situation and begged: "Brother Xu, I beg you at the end, please help our family buy a bucket of milk powder."

After asking east and west, I finally got to the point.

Xu Dong pretended to be embarrassed, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Brother Zhang, it's okay to buy for you, but you can't buy milk powder with money. They only accept barter."

"Barter? What do you mean?"

"It means that people don't sell their milk powder for money, they can only exchange it for things, including cigarettes, wine and tea. In short, spending money is not acceptable."

Zhang Chunhu immediately made a bitter face.

He was just a small supervisor in the customs. Although there were some cigarettes, alcohol and other gifts at home, they were disposed of long ago, and most of them were replaced with food.

"Can't I pay three times the price?"

"No, I said that people don't charge money at all. Brother Zhang, don't embarrass me. If it doesn't work, you can also exchange food like me." Xu Dong put on a business-like attitude.

Zhang Chunhu said distressedly: "How to change?"

"One bucket of milk powder is exchanged for one hundred catties of rice."

"No, it's too expensive."

Zhang Chunhu immediately rejected the proposal, jokingly, their family had saved more than 300 catties of rice in total, and removed one-third of it at once, which is life-saving food.

"Then there is no other way." Xu Dong sighed.

"Wait a moment."

Zhang Chunhu stopped Xu Dong who was about to leave.

"Brother Xu, although I can't bring out trading items, I still have a channel to buy some things that are not commonly seen in the market. We have something to discuss."

Xu Dong became a little interested: "Oh, Brother Zhang, tell me."

"I won't hide it from you. Our customs has an auction of smuggled items every month. If you are interested, Brother Xu, I can help you get an invitation letter."

"Isn't this kind of auction open to the public? Why do you need an invitation letter?" Xu Dong wondered.

Zhang Chunhu explained with a smile: "That was before, but now the country has entered a state of emergency, and all materials must be distributed and managed in a unified manner.

Even if it is an anti-smuggling item, it must wait for the relevant enterprises and institutions to select it first, and then it will be opened to the public. In the end, it is estimated that there will be no good things left. "

Xu Dong understood instantly.

"Generally, what do you have at auctions like yours?"

"From machine tools, cars, to home appliances, furniture, jewelry, and electronic products, in short, there are all kinds of things. Whether you can find what you like depends on luck."

"You can still buy machine tools?" Xu Dong was surprised.

"Brother Xu, there are not only machine tools, but also various production lines, but they are generally booked in advance by large companies, and individuals are not even qualified to purchase them." Zhang Chunhu reminded tactfully.

Xu Dong nodded: "I understand, when is the auction usually held?"

"The last weekend of every month, today is the 24th, and there is exactly one week before the auction, and it is just too late to go through the formalities." Zhang Chunhu replied.

"What are the requirements for participating in the auction?" Xu Dong asked tentatively.

"Brother Xu, if you are in the system, you can directly participate in the name of your unit. It doesn't matter if you are not in the system, you can make an affiliation. Generally, a ten thousand yuan affiliation fee is enough."

Xu Dong directly revealed his identity: "I work for the municipal power company."

"That's a good thing, it saves the affiliation fee."

"Will I get in trouble if I buy something at an auction?"

Xu Dong finally confirmed.

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