Return to 1983: Starting from hunting in the mountains

Chapter 23 You are very smart, I like it
  "Brother, I haven't asked you your name yet? If you want to buy cigarettes in the future, you can always come to me here. If you can't find it here, you can go there..."

Seeing that Lu Jiansheng was a big customer, Li Jun quickly reported his address.

"Lu Jiansheng!"

Lu Jiansheng said slowly, and then after leaving the alley, he immediately went to the acquisition station.

After a while, we arrived at the door of the purchasing station.

The buying station was not big, and was much shabbier than the ordinary stores of later generations. You could smell an unpleasant smell coming from outside the door.

Just as Lu Jiansheng was about to go in, he saw a young man coming out of the house cursing.

Lu Jiansheng stopped him immediately. The young man was furious and originally didn't want to talk to Lu Jiansheng, but Lu Jiansheng took out a Yingchun brand cigarette from his arms.

The young man immediately took it with a smile, and Lu Jiansheng was stunned by the rapid changes.

However, people smoked a lot in the 1980s. It is very normal for young people to smoke, especially in heavy physical labor environments. Smoking can relieve fatigue.

"Master Li, please take a closer look." Lu Jiansheng said as he took out a Yingchun brand cigarette from his arms and handed it over.

Master Li looked at Lu Jiansheng who came in and asked impatiently. He said that he was not targeting anyone in particular. He usually had this attitude when he saw people coming to sell goods.

Although Lu Jiansheng was cursing in his heart, he walked over and opened the sack politely.

For those who don’t know, they will be sold after being fooled by Master Li, and even if they don’t sell, there is nothing they can do...

"Seller! Chipmunk."

"What are you doing?"

Master Li reluctantly stepped forward, looked at it casually and couldn't help but shook his head: "You chipmunk skin! There are usually a few unseasoned ones, so I'll give you 75 cents for each."

"What else am I looking at! I won't sell you..." Master Li was just about to send the person away, but he didn't expect that the other person handed him cigarettes. He took a second look and didn't expect that the person was handing out Yingchun brand cigarettes.

"Nah! It's so dark."

For example, the price of chipmunk leather in good condition is usually 80 cents a piece. If the quality is better, the price will be a little higher, but generally it will not exceed 85 cents. If the quality is different, the price will be much cheaper. It can be 750 cents or 70 cents. It depends. The buyer's mood.

Lu Jiansheng couldn't help but curse in his heart. He shot these chipmunk skins with a bow and arrow. Although they were not in good quality, they were not much different. Those who didn't did it were because they had just been shot yesterday. , after only drying it overnight, he brought it over to ask about the price. If it was all at 75 cents, it would be a huge loss.

With just one cigarette, Lu Jiansheng successfully found out about the buying station and the price of chipmunk skins from the young man.

Lu Jiansheng learned from the young man that Master Li was also a chain smoker and couldn't help but smile, and then carried a pole into the purchasing station.

There are usually two people in charge of the purchasing station. Master Li, who is about fifty years old, is responsible for purchasing, and there is a younger female accountant who is responsible for keeping accounts and paying.

This smoke tastes delicious! It was good to smoke. He usually smoked economy cigarettes, but occasionally he would just buy a pack. No matter how young he looked, he didn't look like he could afford it.

Master Li took the cigarette and felt much better. Then he looked at Lu Jiansheng and said, "You're the right kid. I was wrong just now. Your chipmunk skin is pretty good, eight cents a piece."

Master Li gave a very fair price, but Lu Jiansheng learned about the highest price from the young people. How could he satisfy the eight cents? Lu Jiansheng secretly handed over the prepared Peony cigarettes from his arms. "This this……"

Master Li was stunned. He was stunned for a long time before saying: "This is from the Peony brand! Will you give it all to me?"

You must know that people these days have no money, let alone those who come to sell leather. They are basically farmers without serious jobs or farmers around the county town who have no spare money.
  Although people usually give him cigarettes, they are all cheap cigarettes, and they come in sticks. This is the first time for him to smoke a pack like this, let alone the Peony brand. Normally he would not be willing to smoke during the Spring Festival, let alone the Peony brand. In an instant, he felt friendly when he saw Lu Jiansheng.

"Yes! Master Li, can you help me take a closer look?" Lu Jiansheng nodded.

"Yes! You are so capable. You are really good at talking and doing things. I saw that these are top-quality chipmunk skins. Eighty-five cents is the highest price I can give you."

Master Li said happily, holding this bag of peonies, it would be more respectable to smoke outside, and the money is from the public, not his money. As for being discovered by others, it is even less likely. You must know that he usually When purchasing others, they all charge low prices, and many of them are of good quality. As long as the quantity is right, there is no big problem.

"Xiaoxue, twenty-five pairs of fine chipmunk skins! A total of twenty-one and twenty-five cents." Master Li said to the young female accountant next to him.

"Okay, Uncle Li."

The female accountant nodded and finished accounting. Then Master Li took the money and handed it into Lu Jiansheng's hands.

There were two Unity cards in total, and the rest were just change. The largest denomination these days was a Unity ticket of ten yuan.

Lu Jiansheng happily took the money, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, Master Li."

"Hey! Why are you so polite? You're a very smart guy. If you like to come over next time to sell some leather, come and see me." Master Li touched the cigarette in his pocket and said sincerely.

This was what Lu Jiansheng was waiting for, but he could see that Master Li was very happy.

After taking the money, Lu Jiansheng greeted Master Li politely and left the purchasing station.

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There is not only one state-owned hotel in the county, unlike in the countryside. When Lu Jiansheng came out of the purchasing station, he went to the nearest state-owned hotel.

Going to a state-owned restaurant to sell hares and pheasants was not that troublesome, but what Lu Jiansheng didn't expect was that what Wu Guofu said was true. Wu Guofu gave him the same price as the county.
  Two pheasants and a hare were sold for a total of six yuan. This time, he made a total of twenty-seven yuan and 25 cents in the county seat. Lu Jiansheng left the state-owned hotel and prepared to visit the county supply and marketing cooperative.

I didn't buy wire in the countryside last time, so now I have to buy some in the county. It's much more convenient to use this thing as a trap to catch hares and pheasants.

However, before he arrived at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, he saw an old man selling meat buns. The smell of the buns immediately made Lu Jiansheng's stomach growl.

Only then did Lu Jiansheng remember that he had only eaten one wild egg from breakfast in the morning until noon, and after walking back and forth in the county town for more than two hours, he had not eaten a bite until now.

When he returned home from the county town, he didn’t know when it would be. It would be impossible if he didn’t fill his stomach. Lu Jiansheng looked at the bun shop and walked over.

Nowadays, the country has allowed the development of the private economy, although there are still many restrictions, especially in small and remote counties like Guangzhou County.
  But small bun shops and restaurants like this are still allowed, so some people come out to open shops and sell things, but they are relatively few.
  Because, after several years of living in a big pot and wearing various hats, many people have not fully accepted it...

"Sir, how much do the buns cost?" Lu Jiansheng stepped forward and asked.

(End of this chapter)