Future Stamps and Coins Diary

Chapter 5: Idiot, are you crazy?
9 month 23 day.

Lv Feng, who had only drunk a cup of soy milk, still arrived at the stall on time. With his current status and position, he certainly couldn't get into that circle, let alone sensitively grasp the market trends.

But today, even he felt an undercurrent.

"Brother Feng, does Boss Lu have the Eighth Company of Cent Coins?"

Standing in front of Lu Feng was a spirited young man wearing black-framed glasses, holey jeans and hole shoes. His short stature and unshaved beard perfectly interpreted the word "diaosi".

However, for Lu Feng, this is a rare friend in the market with whom he can have a say.

Although he is ugly, he is a sincere person and has a friendship worth two hundred yuan with Lu Feng.

They have many similarities, for example, they all have low educational levels, they all come from rural families, they all have meager salaries and live in urban villages, and they all pay high electricity bills of RMB 1.5 per kilowatt-hour.

The difference is that Lu Feng is more frugal than him, so he has to help this peer occasionally.

Although the two hundred yuan was only borrowed for half a month, Lu Feng still successfully earned the noble title of "Brother Feng".

"What's wrong, Xiaodou?" Lu Feng naturally would not call him shorty like others did. When he heard the other party mention the Eighth Company of Cent Coins, his heart tightened involuntarily.

As a distant relative and errand boy of a multi-millionaire in the market, this brother is truly a “veteran” in the market.

He has been in the industry for three and a half years and is well-informed, but he has never caught any wave of the market. People in the market give him a nickname - the King of Missing Out on Markets, as he misses out on every market trend.

The fat boy, whose full name should be Huang Doudou, approached Lu Feng and lowered his voice: "Brother Feng, I want to tell you something. You must not spread it."

Lu Feng quickly put his ear closer.

"If you have some spare money, buy some cents and eight strings..."

"Ah... where did you hear the news?"

"Our boss cleared out all the goods on hand yesterday. As soon as the store opened today, he urgently asked me to look for it in the market, saying that I should not let anyone know..." Huang Doudou gave him a look and added at the end: "You know!"

Lu Feng asked in a low voice: "How much did you find?"

"Damn, I didn't even smell a fart. They said it was sold out yesterday. Brother Feng, this is going to take off! You don't know, this Eighth Company of Cent Coins has been silent for five years. It's as long as it is horizontally, and as high as it is vertically. You should hurry up and look for it. I have no other choice, brother." Huang Doudou sighed.

Lu Feng was somewhat grateful, shook his head and smiled, "You can't find it, so it will be too late for me to look for it now."

"Yeah, it looks like we're going to miss each other again." Huang Doudou patted Lu Feng's shoulder with some regret, "It's okay, Brother Feng. I'll tell you next time if there's any news."

"Go quickly, or you'll get scolded again!" Lu Feng urged, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

It seems that everything will go as planned!

The entire stamp and coin circle is actually very small. Before noon that day, rumors were already flying everywhere, and almost all merchants in the entire market were looking for eight-cent coins. Even those who play with stamps came to join in the fun.

"Xiao Lu, Xiao Lu!" Yang Yuechao stood in front of the stall, panting. "Where's Lao Lu?"

"Didn't you go to wash your feet again last night? You should be on your way here." Lu Feng judged.

"Do you need help with him? If it's urgent, just call him."

When Yang Yuechao heard this, a smile immediately spread across his face, and he said, "No, I came to see you."

"Looking for me?" Lu Feng had guessed his purpose from his attitude and pretended not to know.

"Yes. I came here specifically to see you. Don't tell Old Lu. By the way, are your 8th Company of Cents still there?"

"Yes."

"Sell it to me. I'll raise the price." As expected, this was the reason why he came. Lu Feng felt relieved and shook his head, saying, "Boss Yang, don't forget that we still have a bet."

"Bet? Isn't the time not up yet? We said it would be fifteen days, and it's still a long time before fifteen days come. Who knows if the price will drop by then?"

Before Lu Feng could answer, his cell phone rang. He took a look and found it was a call from Lu Youxin. He quickly answered the call and pressed the speakerphone button.

"Xiao Lu, are you at the stall?"

"exist!"

"Keep your 8th company of cents for me. No matter who comes to you, don't offer it, no matter how much it is. Wait until I get here, okay? Especially Yang Yuechao, if he comes to you, just tell him that I've made the decision."

Hearing this, Lu Feng turned around and looked at Yang Yuechao, whose face turned ugly.

Yang Yuechao's voice suddenly became louder: "Boss Lu, you are guarding your brothers...what do you mean by especially me?"

"Hey, Mr. Yang, that's not what I meant." On the other end of the phone, Lu Youxin was also anxious.

"What's going on, Boss Lu? I'm already at your stall, talking to Xiao Lu. You tell me what to do."

"Oh, Mr. Yang, let's talk it over when I get there. Let's talk when I get there!" The person on the other end hung up in a hurry.

Lu Feng could imagine that Lu Youxin's foot was probably pedaling so hard that smoke was coming out of the accelerator.

He had never expected that goods worth only more than 20,000 yuan would make these two people, who seemed to him to be financially strong, act like this.

In less than a few minutes, Lu Youxin arrived at the stall.

Seeing that Yang Yuechao had not left yet, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked over quickly, and put his arm around Yang Yuechao's shoulders: "Boss Yang, we are brothers, so let's not talk about anything else. How about half for each of us?"

Yang Yuechao's expression finally looked better. He nodded and gave a thumbs up: "Boss Lu's demeanor is different."

Looking at the expressions of the two men, it seemed that Lu Feng’s goods already belonged to them.

After the two finished talking, Lu Youxin turned to look at Lu Feng and said directly: "Xiao Lu, we have discussed it. No one should fight for it. We will each take half."

"Mr. Lu, I don't think I said I wanted to sell it?" Lu Feng responded directly.

Lu Youxin obviously didn't expect Lu Tong to refuse, his face darkened: "Not selling? Aren't you afraid that the price will drop again later? Do you know what it means to put money in pocket? Young people shouldn't be too greedy."

Seeing that Lu Tong had no intention of expressing his opinion, he continued: "We are helping you! If your little capital is cheated, wouldn't you be heartbroken?"

Lu Tong really didn't expect that Lu Youxin was even more shameless than Yang Yuechao.

He shook his head: "Boss Lu, I told you, I won't sell it. I really like this thing and I'm optimistic about it. Otherwise, why would I be willing to take the risk of taking out a loan for it?"

Lu Youxin wanted to put more pressure on him, but Yang Yuechao beside him held him back.

"Xiao Lu, let's put it this way. Just name your price, 30 or 35, you decide how much. We are all family, and we won't cheat you." He persuaded, "You have to know that this is only worth more than yuan. Even if there is a real market, it will not be more than double at most. Maybe someone is deliberately throwing a smokescreen. If you sell it now, you can get the profit immediately, and you don't have to worry about the risks later. You can also do a favor for Mr. Lu. Isn't this a good thing to kill three birds with one stone?"

"Do I really have to decide the price?" Lu Feng asked.

Seeing that Lu Feng was willing to give in, Yang Yuechao quickly said, "Yes, just go ahead."

"Then..." Lu Feng calculated and said solemnly: "Two hundred and fifty per set!"

Yang Yuechao: “Fuck!”

Lu Youxin: "Are you crazy? Idiot!"

(End of this chapter)