Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Soon, the results came out, and the facts were just as Wang An had said: the price of fresh vegetables in Harbin had started to rise before the Lunar New Year and had not yet come down, and judging from the trend, it was unlikely that the price would drop.

After finishing his call, Wu Dong turned to Wang An and complained:

"Prices have gone up! They really have gone up! Damn it, wages haven't increased at all, but prices are skyrocketing. An average worker's daily wage can only buy a pound of fresh vegetables. Oh my god, how are we supposed to live like this?!"

It must be admitted that prices in this era are indeed somewhat abnormal.

Take televisions for example. The cheapest 12-inch black and white TV is unaffordable for a full-time employee even with a year's salary.

Fresh vegetables are an oddity. Although the cost of growing them in greenhouses is too high, it's not unreasonable for the price of vegetables to be a bit higher.

But a regular employee's daily wage is only enough to buy a pound of chives. Who can you reason with about this?
Upon hearing Wu Dong's complaint, Wang An chuckled and said:

"You can't say that. Fresh vegetables aren't meant for ordinary people. Besides, the cost of growing vegetables is so high. If we can't make money, who would bother with this damn thing?"

Wu Dong nodded and said:
"Yeah, that makes sense."

The two chatted for a while longer, then agreed that Wu Dong would send someone to pick up the vegetables at 2 p.m. the next day. Wang An then planned to drive home.

The main problem is that there are a lot of vegetables this time. If Wu Dong had gone at 10 a.m. like last time, Wang An felt that all the relatives might not have been able to harvest all the vegetables.

Just before getting into the car, Wang An suddenly said to Wu Dong:
"I almost forgot, I'm running low on my Type 56 semi-automatic bullets. Brother Wu, could you get me a whole box?"

Wu Dong nodded without hesitation and said:
"Sure, we have plenty of bullets. Come on, let's go to the warehouse and move them."

The bullets that Wang An got from Wu Dong were used by Wang An, Mu Xueli, and Wang Li. However, since the three of them hadn't hunted much before the New Year, the bullets weren't being used up very quickly.

The reason why Wang Anjia didn't have many bullets was because Huang Zhong had been practicing shooting a lot before the New Year, and the number of bullets he used up was astonishing.

Wang An roughly calculated that Huang Zhong himself had used up nearly 600 bullets.

Fortunately, Huang Zhong retrieved all the bullet casings, so Wang An didn't say anything.

Otherwise, Wang An would have thought that Huang Zhong was secretly selling bullets.

The main problem is that even Wang An felt he couldn't withstand the strain.

It's just unknown how skilled Huang Zhong has become with his spear.

As Wang An carried a box of bullets out, Wu Dong asked him again:
"Do you still have any Type 54 ammunition? Would you like me to bring you another box?"

Wang An thought for a moment and said:
"Just take five or eight boxes, you don't need that much of that stuff."

Although he said he didn't use many, Wang An actually used quite a few Type 54 pistols. However, compared to the Type 56 semi-automatic pistol, the Type 54's bullet consumption rate was indeed very slow.

After Wang An finished speaking, Wu Dong said nonchalantly:
"Hey, bullets are something you can just take a whole case home and use them slowly. What's the point of having five or eight boxes?"

As he spoke, Wu Dong picked up a box of Type 54 ammunition and walked out of the warehouse with Wang An.

However, it is clear that the box containing the large .54 bullets is only a quarter the size of the box containing the .56 half bullets.

In other words, a box of Type 54 ammunition should only contain 500 rounds.

After placing two boxes of bullets, one large and one small, into the trunk of his car, Wang An drove home. Once home, he put the bullets in a rice and flour storage room in the back, which at that moment resembled a small armory.

One Type 56 assault rifle, four Type 56 semi-automatic rifles with serial numbers, three No. 16 flat double-barreled shotguns, four No. 16 upright double-barreled shotguns, three No. 16 slingshot rifles, one water-jet rifle, one shotgun, nine air rifles, two brand-new Type 54 rifles, and the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle in the corner that has been scrapped.

Of all these guns, only one Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and these two Type 54 rifles had proper documentation.
因为这2条大54是张舒雅送给王安的，而这4条56半，1条是王安在供销社买的，另外3条是当初邢立文那帮人留给王安的。

Air guns are not considered guns because they are defined as toy guns in this context.

As for the seven double-barreled shotguns and two single-barreled shotguns, they were retrieved when rescuing Huang Li and others. The other single-barreled shotgun was snatched at the bend in the road. The 56-barreled shotgun was obtained while panning for gold. The Water Beads were found. The Sand Gun was stolen from Duan Laohu.

Besides guns, there are also many types of bullets, but the most common are the Type 56 semi-automatic bullets and the Type 54 bullets.

In fact, Wang An's family also had five more large 54s, which were in the hands of Wang An, Mu Xueqing, Wang Dazhu, Liu Guilan, and Wang Yi respectively.

Of course, the same goes for the Type 56 Half. Besides the four Type 56 Half here, there is one that Wang An is using himself, one that is in Huang Zhong's hands, and the Type 56 Half that was dug out behind the dilapidated temple in Yangshutun is currently in the kangqin in Wang Dazhu's room.

Looking at the room full of guns and bullets, Wang An immediately fell into deep thought.

Because without realizing it, he had collected so many guns, and what's more, Wang An clearly remembered that he had sold quite a few of them.

Damn it, he went to jail in his past life for trafficking large quantities of guns and ammunition, and now he's got all these guns on him again.

Wang An made up his mind that he had to find some time to sell some of these guns, otherwise he would have to maintain them frequently, which would take up a lot of his time.

Wang An went outside and found Wang Dazhu working in the greenhouse. He told Wang Dazhu about the vegetable harvest for tomorrow. Wang Dazhu then went to inform a group of relatives, while Wang An drove to Sujiatun to inform Mu Xueli's family about the vegetable harvest.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

At 2 p.m., Wu Dong's men arrived in two Jiefang trucks. This time, Wu Dong did not come with them; instead, two drivers and an accountant came together.

The same old procedure: weigh and load vegetables from each household onto the truck, and then calculate the total bill at the end.

Wang An's family had 112 jin of chives and 203 jin of rapeseed.

Grandpa Wang Dashu and Third Brother Wang Gan's two greenhouses yielded 813 jin of chives and 1215 jin of rapeseed.

The second uncle Wang Daliang and Wang Li's family had 347 jin of chives and 526 jin of rapeseed.

The eldest brother, Wang Yong, had 415 jin of chives and 604 jin of rapeseed.

The second brother, Wang Shun, had 419 jin of chives and 601 jin of rapeseed.

Mu Xue left home with 315 jin of chives and 503 jin of rapeseed.

The total weight of the chives was 2421 jin (1214 catties), and the price was 2905.2 yuan. The total weight of the rapeseed was 3652 jin (1825 catties), and the price was 3286.8 yuan. The total was 6192 yuan. This time, we really made a lot of money!

The accountant settled Wang An's bill on the spot.

A whole six stacks of 6-yuan notes—that looks quite rare and coveted. (End of Chapter)