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

Chapter 37 You are a good kid.

"Give me a pack of New Jilin!"

Chen Weidong thought for a moment and pointed at the Jilin brand cigarettes on Monkey’s clothes.

"This cigarette is not cheap, are you sure you want it?"

"want."

Hearing this, the monkey couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

This guy, wearing ragged clothes and ragged shoes, actually smokes Jilin brand cigarettes.

In fact, most of the people who buy cigarettes from him are young people who smoke nearby, and most of them buy them one by one.

I don't have much money in my pocket.

However, when hanging out with friends in a video hall, many young people would buy loose cigarettes from there to save face, and some even smoke together.

Of course, Monkey was just slightly surprised by Chen Weidong's outfit:

"New Jilin is 48 cents, I'll sell it to you for 45 cents. My place is the cheapest, other places cost more than 50 cents. Brother, if you need more cigarettes next time, you must come to me."

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "No problem."

After Chen Weidong finished speaking, he took out the prepared money from his pocket and handed it over.

The monkey is also cheerful.

Bring the new Jilin Mountain to your pocket.

"Here, take it,"

Pay the money in one hand and deliver the goods in one hand.

Chen Weidong put the cigarette into his pocket, listened to the monkey talk for a few more words, and then left.

There are usually three people in charge of the purchasing station, one is responsible for accounting and two buyers are responsible for purchasing.

One of them was surnamed Xu and the other was surnamed Wang, both of them were around 40 or 50 years old.

It was already noon when Chen Weidong came to the purchasing station. There was no one selling goods anymore and only the master named Wang was in the purchasing station.

"What kind of leather are these?"

As soon as Chen Weidong came in, Master Wang sat on the chair and asked impatiently. He didn't target anyone in particular,

He usually has this attitude when he sees people coming to sell goods. And right now he had just finished his work and was about to take a break, but someone else came. How could he be in a good mood?

"Some badger and greyhound skins!"

Although Chen Weidong was cursing in his heart, he still walked over politely and opened the sack.

“They are just some little gadgets!”

Master Wang reluctantly got up from his chair, glanced at it casually and shook his head: "Badger skin is of average quality, one dollar and three cents a piece.
And these greyhound skins of yours, there are still a few that are not dried yet, I will charge you 64 cents a piece."

"Fuck, who are you kidding?"

Chen Weidong couldn't help but curse in his heart. Let's not talk about those greyhound skins. The quality of those four badger skins is absolutely fine.

You know, these badgers were all dug by him, and the skins are not damaged at all. Just now, someone came over to sell the same badgers, which were not as good as his, for 1.5 yuan each, but why is he only giving 1.2 yuan here?"

If someone didn't know, they would be scared by Master Wang and sell it. And even if they didn't sell it, there would be nothing they could do...

But now that Chen Weidong has seen it, he will not do business that will lose money.

"Master Wang, take a closer look, you must have seen it wrong!" Chen Weidong took out a Jilin brand cigarette from his pocket and handed it over.

"What am I looking at! I won't sell it to you..."

Master Wang wanted to beat the man away, but unexpectedly Chen Weidong handed him a cigarette. He took a closer look and was surprised to find that this man was smoking the good cigarettes that he usually couldn't bear to smoke.

Jilin brand cigarettes, good smell! Good to smoke. He usually smokes economical cigarettes that cost only a few cents.
Occasionally he would buy a box for a dime or two, and every time he went home, he would be plagued by his wife's nagging.

Seeing that Chen Weidong was good at handling things, Master Wang took the cigarette and felt much better. He also liked Chen Weidong a lot more: "You are smart, I was wrong just now. Badger skin is good, one dollar and sixty cents a piece, and your greyhound skin is seventy-three cents a piece."

Master Wang gave a very positive price, and Chen Weidong was delighted. It was true that one cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. For a cigarette, the money earned from selling four badger skins alone was more than one yuan more. This deal was a good deal.

Chen Weidong was also quite satisfied, and then in order to establish a good relationship with Master Wang, he stuffed the remaining cigarettes into Master Wang's hands.

"Little brother, this, this..."

Master Wang was dumbfounded. He was stunned for a long time before he said, "This... give it all to me."

You have to know that people these days have no money, let alone those who come to sell animal skins. They are basically people who don’t have proper jobs, or hunters around the county town who make a living in the mountains. They can’t afford to smoke cigarettes, so most of them roll their own.

Even if someone gave him cigarettes occasionally, they were all cheap cigarettes, and they were sold one by one. This was the first time he had ever received a pack like this, not to mention that they were Jilin brand cigarettes.

Instantly, he looked at Chen Weidong with a much more friendly look.

"Of course. I'll have to trouble you more often in the future, Master Wang. If you like to smoke, I'll bring you a pack next time."

Chen Weidong started by drawing the pie in the sky.

"No trouble, no trouble, you are really good at dealing with things. I will charge you for the first-class leather. Badger leather armor here is 1.81 yuan per piece, and greyhound leather is 80 cents per piece. This is the highest price I can give you. Do you think it's okay?"

Master Wang said happily that it would be very prestigious to smoke with this pack of Jilin brand cigarettes in front of a few friends, and the money was all public money, not his.
As for being discovered by others, that is even more impossible. You should know that he usually buys from others at a low price.

There are many good quality ones among them, so there is no big problem as long as the quantity is right.

As the saying goes, one who eats someone's food should be grateful, and one who gives him something should be grateful. Master Wang was obviously much more polite when he took Chen Weidong's cigarette.
"Okay, that's great!"

Chen Weidong was delighted.

"Forty-seven greyhound skins, thirty-seven dollars and sixty cents."

"Four badger skins, seven dollars and two cents in total."

"Total: forty-four dollars and eighty cents."

Then Master Wang called the accountant to come and calculate the bills for Chen Weidong.

There are four Great Unity notes in total, and the rest are change. The largest denomination note these days is the ten-yuan Great Unity note.

Chen Weidong happily took the money, and then forced a smile on his face: "Thank you, Master Wang."

Hey! Why are you being so polite? You are a very smart guy. I like you to come and sell leather next time. Come to me." Master Wang touched the cigarette in his pocket and said sincerely.

This is what Chen Weidong said, but he could see that Master Wang was very happy.

Took the money,
After leaving the purchasing station, Chen Weidong did the same thing and bought two packs of Jilin brand cigarettes from Monkey. He also bought thirty Hanyang bullets on the black market, at one cent each, for a total of three yuan.

Buying bullets these days is much easier than buying cigarettes. In fact, some supply and marketing cooperatives sell guns and bullets, but the prices are expensive and are cheaper on the black market.

After coming out of the alley, Chen Weidong went to the state-owned Chinese medicine store again. After stuffing a pack of cigarettes into the store, the badger oil was sold smoothly. Five kilograms of badger oil was sold for a total of fifteen yuan.

During this trip to the county town, Chen Weidong earned nearly 60 yuan in total.

(End of this chapter)