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

Chapter 60: Selling wild boars and making one hundred and twenty dollars!

"Nothing, I just happened to see your donkey cart pulling a wild boar on the road, so I came over to ask. If you want to sell the wild boar in your cart, just follow me to the Red Flag State-Owned Restaurant in front. I am the manager of the Red Flag Restaurant."

Yang Haiqing smiled enthusiastically. In Yang Haiqing's eyes, Chen Weidong was a 1.8-meter-tall, strong and healthy, a typical farmer in his twenties.

The two little girls in the car were also well-behaved, tugging at their clothes timidly. They looked like they were from the countryside. The two children were cute.

In addition, his restaurant buys wild game, especially pheasants, rabbits, wild boars, etc. The prices are cheap and affordable, and they taste good if processed well. Many people like to eat them, so they come and ask for a taste.

Chen Weidong looked Yang Haiqing up and down. If he met someone like him who took the initiative to talk to him thirty or forty years later, he would most likely be a liar!
But things are different these days. Of course, Chen Weidong would not believe it directly. After all, she was carrying two girls, and child trafficking was rampant these days.

The middle-aged man in front of me is riding a "Feige" brand bicycle and is very fat!

In this era, being able to eat well and be fat is a kind of status. In addition, Chen Weidong estimated that there would be no problem with the way he spoke and dealt with things.

"My name is Yang Haiqing, if you don't believe me, you can ask around!"

"I believe it, but what about the price? If it's too cheap, I'd like to check out other state-owned restaurants."

Chen Weidong nodded without hesitation. Meeting the manager of the state-owned restaurant here by chance would not only save him a lot of trouble, but also save him a lot of cigarettes.

You have to know that when he came to the county town to sell goods, he often gave people cigarettes. This time when he went to the city, Chen Weidong even took the remaining pack of Jilin brand cigarettes with him.

"We need our chef to check whether your wild boar is fresh or not. But you can rest assured. Although our Red Flag State-Owned Restaurant is not the largest in Hesong County, it is the best managed. You will definitely not suffer a loss if you sell it to me. You will know if you come with me to my restaurant now."

"Well, I just hunted this wild boar today, so it's guaranteed to be fresh!"

Chen Weidong smiled and took out the pack of cigarettes from his arms and gave one to Yang Haiqing.

"Uh...you all smoke this now?"

Yang Haiqing looked at the "Jilin" brand cigarettes that Chen Weidong handed over in surprise.

"cough~"

Chen Weidong knew what was going on when he saw Yang Haiqingsheng's surprised expression! After all, he was wearing patched linen clothes, and smoking this cigarette was obviously inconsistent with his identity, but Chen Weidong smiled and didn't explain too much.

Many people these days were still simple and honest. In addition, Chen Weidong was experienced in dealing with people and considering the convenience of selling wild goods in the future, he soon started chatting with Yang Haiqing about all sorts of things.

"Are these your two daughters?" Yang Haiqing asked with a smile, pointing at Da Ni and Er Ni.

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "Yes, my eldest daughter and second daughter. Da Ni and Er Ni call each other Uncle Yang."

"Uncle Yang!"

Both daughters are very well-behaved.

"Hey, good kids! Really good kids, unlike my little daughter who is about the same age as them but doesn't know how to call out to people at all. She must have been spoiled by her mother!"

"The children are young, like my fourth and fifth children, they are very naughty!" Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"How many children do you have?"

"Six?"

"You're not that old, how come you're so fertile! You gave birth to six in a row, wow, that's amazing! But it's not easy to raise six children like you." Yang Haiqing said, "I already feel a lot of pressure with only four." "..."

The Hongqi State-owned Hotel has two floors, and there are two stone lions standing at the gate. Compared with this hotel, the state-owned restaurants in the village are simply dwarfed.

Chen Weidong drove the donkey cart to the Red Flag State-Owned Restaurant quickly, tied the cart, glanced at the two little girls on the cart and said with a smile: "Why don't you two get off?"

"Dad, we have to watch our wild boar," Da Ni was much braver now. Er Ni was the younger sister after all. Even though she was very fierce in the village, she now held her sister's hand tightly.

"Don't worry, it won't be lost. Someone is watching it." Yang Haiqing said with a smile.

"Did you hear that?"

Chen Weidong carried the two little girls down, then took the children and followed Yang Haiqing into the restaurant. The first floor of the restaurant was like a large cafeteria with 17 or 18 tables. All state-owned restaurants in those days were like this, but this one was larger, and the interior layout was considered good in 1984.

"Dad, this place is so big!" the two little girls said in surprise.

Yang Haiqing was very satisfied after listening to the words of the two little girls. However, when he looked at Chen Weidong again, he found that he had no expression on his face. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Usually, some country people selling wild goods came to the store and walked into the restaurant, which was basically like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. How come this person didn't feel anything at all?

Chen Weidong didn't know what Yang Haiqing was thinking. If he knew, he would probably be in tears. After all, in his eyes, this restaurant was not even as good as some of the roadside restaurants that can be seen everywhere in later generations.

"Manager Yang, who is this?"

Just as Yang Haiqing brought Chen Weidong and the other two to the kitchen, a thin man in his fifties hurried over.

"Master Liu, this guy is from the countryside selling wild boars. I just met him on my way back. Go take a look at the wild boar! He's looking for someone to weigh it."

Yang Haiqing gave instructions to Master Liu.

"Manager Yang, don't be in a hurry! We haven't agreed on the price yet?" Chen Weidong stopped him.

"Comrade, you are really smart!" Yang Haiqing said with a smile, then he was silent for a few seconds and raised four fingers, "If there is no problem with your wild boar, I will charge 40 cents per pound!"

Yang Haiqing said.

"it is good!"

Chen Weidong nodded. Yang Haiqing was a capable manager, after all, he was a rookie. The price was higher than Chen Weidong expected, so he did not bargain as hard as before.
After a while, Master Liu came running over in a hurry: "Manager, this wild boar is fresh, a total of 300 kilograms, no more, no less!"

Chen Weidong nodded when he heard this. After the wild boar was gutted, it must weigh about 300 kilograms!
"Okay, I understand." Yang Haiqing said, then turned to ask Dani and Erni: "Do the math, 300 kilograms, 40 cents per kilogram, how much is it in total?"

Erni shook her head in bewilderment, and Dani thought for a moment before saying, "One hundred and twenty dollars!"

"You're so smart. What grade are you in?"

Dani shook her head and said, "I didn't go to school. My mom taught me everything!"

“They don’t read?”

Chen Weidong said with some shame: "Wait until the new year comes, and then send them to school to learn to read and write."

Yang Haiqing didn't ask any more questions. People in the countryside favored boys over girls, and Yang Haiqing was well aware of this.

(End of this chapter)