Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 132 Buying a Radio

Like the county-level medicinal materials companies across the country at that time, the Hajiang City Medicinal Materials Company had a short history. They were all established after the public-private partnership in the 1950s and 1980s from previously scattered private drugstores and state-owned medical sales teams. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Medicinal Materials Company was a relatively good unit.

Chen Weidong had dealt with this person in his previous life. Although he didn’t know him very well, he knew a little about him.

Chen Weidong paid the money and got out of the car, he saw the building of the medicinal materials company in front of him.

At this time, the workers of the medicinal materials company had already gone off work, but there were still some signs hanging outside. Chen Weidong walked over immediately. There were some signs clearly stating the prices of the purchased medicinal materials.

Like Atractylodes macrocephala 5.5 yuan/catty, chicken gizzard 8 yuan/catty, whole scorpion 12 yuan/catty, bear oil 2 yuan/catty, Ophiopogon japonicus, wild ginseng...

We also buy bear paws and bear skins, which are divided into Grade A, Grade B and Grade C.

Grade A: The skin is in good condition, with no more than two stab wounds or gunshot wounds in the core area, the total area of ​​which does not exceed 2 square inches, and the total skin area is more than 9 square feet.

Grade B has thin skin, no more than three stab wounds or gunshot wounds in the core, the total area does not exceed 3 square inches, and the total skin area is more than 7 square feet.

Grade C: The skin has mold and other defects, which do not exceed one-fifth of the total skin area, and the total skin area is more than 6 square feet. The grade difference is 100% for Grade A, 70% for Grade B, and 50% for Grade C. Selling a bear skin will reward 15 feet of cotton cloth.

"..."

The more Chen Weidong looked, the happier he became. Hajiang City was indeed a big city. In this year, the prices were slightly higher than Chen Weidong had imagined. According to the prices given above,
The bear skin he brought this time was probably of Grade B, and the price should be more than two hundred yuan, and there would also be bonus cotton cloth.

If this were in Heisong County, it would probably sell for a hundred or forty or fifty yuan at most.

The medicinal materials company here charges about 100 yuan more for deer antlers than what Chen Weidong sold before.

"It's so damn bad that we have to go to grandma's house!"

I remembered that I had given two packs of cigarettes to the collector in exchange for selling velvet antlers. Of course, it was also because it was too troublesome to come to Harbin, and I was short of money at the time.

Next time, if Chen Weidong gets something good, he will definitely save it up and sell it in Hajiang City.

Chen Weidong squatted on the side of the road and looked at it for a while. What was written here was not complete. Then he slowly stood up and walked towards the guesthouse opposite the Hajiang City Medicinal Materials Company.

The guesthouse next to the medicinal materials company is also the company's property. State-owned industries like this have hundreds of workers and not only have their own guesthouse, but also buildings for workers' families.

The guesthouse is also a four-story building. Except for the office building of the medicinal materials company, it stands out among the nearby buildings.

When Chen Weidong went in, there was only a waiter standing behind the counter.

"letter of introduction!"

The receptionist's voice was cold.

Chen Weidong took out a letter of introduction from his pocket and said, "Comrade, this is my certificate. Please take a look. I want to open a room."

The waitress at the guest house looked at it carefully, and then took a key from a large set of keys hanging on the wall.

"201, second floor, two yuan a night, pay first."

These days, when I work in a guest house, I have to eat from the government.

You can't help but have a cold attitude, and you can't compare with the enthusiastic waiters of later generations.

Chen Weidong didn't care.

He took out two yuan, handed it over, and took the key from the receptionist's hand.

Went upstairs.

Go all the way to 201, which is the innermost room.

Open the door, go in, and you will see the familiar guest house environment.

Although it was not dirty and messy, it was incomparable to later generations. There were simple furniture and beds, and the guesthouse only had public washrooms and toilets, but no separate washrooms and toilets.

If you want to use water, you have to take the kettle to get water yourself.

But the room was warm, and the hostel also had a restaurant, so we didn't eat out.

I ordered two dishes directly in the restaurant, one meat and one vegetable, and two steamed buns. The steamed buns sold here are not the two-liang steamed buns sold in later generations. This steamed bun weighs about four liang each.

After eating, Chen Weidong did not hang around.
Go straight back to your room and rest.

The next day.

He took the nylon bag, went out to eat a bowl of noodles, and went straight to the Hajiang Medicinal Materials Company.

After being handed a cigarette and asking a few questions, Chen Weidong went directly to the purchasing department. Since the bear bile and bear skin he had were not cheap, the person responsible for receiving him was the head of the purchasing department, Liu Changneng.

The Hajiang Medicinal Materials Company is still very formal these days, and the prices charged are reasonable. As long as there are no major problems with the products and there are not too many twists and turns,

Soon, the price was agreed upon.

In fact, they all follow the prescribed price. As long as they don't offend anyone, a large-scale medicinal material company like this will not deliberately reduce the price.

The price that Liu Chang could offer was: second-grade bear skin for two hundred and ten yuan. Because there were too many gunshot wounds, he gave a lower price for the second-grade skin, and also gave a reward of fifteen feet of cotton cloth.

The grass gall bladder cost 530 yuan, the three bear paws cost 120 yuan, and with the other items, the total sold was 940 yuan.

It’s almost one thousand yuan, which is undoubtedly a huge sum of money in this era.

Sign and get the money.

Chen Weidong said politely and left very decisively.

After leaving the medicinal materials company, Chen Weidong went to the supply and marketing cooperative next door and bought a waist bag.

When he returned to the guest house, he counted the money, put it all into his pocket, and put it in the innermost layer of clothes. Then he took out a few big coupons and put them in the outer pocket of his clothes.

There is money in my pocket,

Thinking of his sweet baby daughter and virtuous wife at home, Chen Weidong wanted to buy some good things to take home after having come here with great difficulty.

It was extended for another day, because before leaving the station, Chen Weidong took a look and found that there was only one train from Hajiang City to Linhai County at 10 o'clock in the morning every day, so he could only go back tomorrow.

In addition to buying some food for the little one, Chen Weidong also plans to buy a radio for the family.

Although the radio is not cheap, the six little ones are growing up slowly, and it is a good thing for them to be exposed to more things outside. Besides, Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting can listen to it when they are free.

Radios were a rare commodity in those days. “Three turns and one sound” refers to the radio, bicycle, sewing machine and watch, which are also known as the “four major items”. In the era of “three turns and one sound”, the radio was considered a top-grade item.

Although it is also sold in Heisong County, the quota is too small. In fact, Chen Wei has wanted to buy it for a long time.

After asking in the black market, he found that although he could get a ticket for the radio, it would take time and the price was high. So Chen Weidong might as well come to Hajiang City to buy it.

Buying radios in Hajiang City also requires tickets, but tickets are much easier to get in the city. This is not a problem for Chen Weidong. Chen Weidong has been to Hajiang City in his previous life, and he knows where this underground trading market is.

Things that can't be brought to the table.

He knew everything. Chen Weidong went straight to the wholesale market.

Today's wholesale market is actually the prototype of Hajiang City Pedestrian Street.

The policy is loosened.

Many people are engaged in reselling business.

From large items like smuggled goods brought back from outside to small items like some tickets.

You can find it in wholesale markets.
Walking down the alley, when you turn a corner, you can hear the bustle of people rushing towards you.

There are small stalls on both sides of the road.

There are all kinds of stuff on it.

Chen Weidong took a quick glance.

After a while, I finally reached the ticket booth.

The booth is just a small table.

A piece of cloth was spread on the small table, and various tickets were placed one by one.

TV sets to buy tickets.

Electric fans, bicycles, radios, sewing machines, grain, meat, etc.

"Comrade, these are all good things!"

The stall owner was a young man.

After all, buying and selling this stuff is illegal.

Not many people who are older would dare to do this.

Chen Weidong pursed his lips and smiled.

"I know."

He picked up a few tickets and took a look to see if they were real.

Nowadays, although the counterfeiting technology is not very advanced, there are still people who like these unorthodox things.

Fortunately, the ticket is genuine.

Chen Weidong was relieved.

"How much is a radio ticket?"

Chen Weidong asked.

The young man said quickly, "Tsk! Radio tickets are so hard to get! They are in short supply. I managed to get this one with great difficulty!"

Chen Weidong: “…”

In any era, doing business is all about talking.

He didn't say anything, just looked at him with a half-smile on his face.

The young man suddenly felt embarrassed.

He stretched out his fingers and counted.

"Fifteen dollars!"

Chen Weidong narrowed his eyes slightly.

My goodness, this is really a big mouth!

I had been here several times in my previous life. Even though I had never bought anything, at least I knew the general market price.

A radio costs about 80 or 90 yuan, with cheaper ones costing 50 or 60 yuan and more expensive ones costing 100 or 200 yuan.

The ticket alone costs more than ten yuan, which is definitely not cost-effective.

Chen Weidong shook his head.

"too expensive."

He said, "Six dollars at most."

The young man's mouth twitched.

"Six dollars is too little, too little!"

The young man shook his head quickly.

"I bought this from someone else for seven or eight yuan!"

Chen Weidong picked up a few more candy tickets and some cheap tickets from the table and said:
"Twelve bucks for the whole thing! One price, how about that?"

He took out a big unity note and two one-dollar bills from his pocket.

Looking at the glittering and tempting money, the young man was very excited!
"Okay, okay! I'll give you the price!"

He quickly took it.

Handing the ticket over, Chen Weidong took it and put it carefully into his pocket.

Then Chen Weidong prepared to go to the department store in Hajiang City. It was a bit far away, so Chen Weidong took a rickshaw and then a middle-aged man came to him.

Seeing the guests, he ran over happily, wiped the sweat from his head, turned around and asked, "Comrade, where are you going?"

"To the department store."

Chen Weidong said slowly.

"okay!"

The middle-aged man quickly stepped off the tricycle and reminded: "Hold on tight!"

More than half an hour later.

Rickshaw arrives at the department store.

What was the most popular place in the city in the 1980s? It had to be the department store.

(End of this chapter)