The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 180 You call this "seafood"

In the space, Jiang Cheng has stored a lot of fresh fish and shrimp from the sea. Now that he is here, Jiang Cheng is afraid that it will be difficult to leave after seeing Captain Zhang's magic.

"Captain Zhang, can we catch octopus, cuttlefish, squid and the like?" Jiang Cheng asked.

These are all found in shallow seas. But even in shallow seas, it is difficult for ordinary fishermen to catch them with a small boat in this era. Because the so-called shallow sea is more than 20 meters deep. Ordinary fishermen don't have such deep fishing nets, but some small octopuses can still be caught.

Captain Zhang smiled awkwardly when he heard what Jiang Cheng said. Then he introduced some pomfret, sea bass, yellow croaker and the like to Jiang Cheng.

They were patrolling the sea, not fishing professionally, so an ordinary net was enough. It was not impossible to catch the fish that Jiang Cheng mentioned, but it really depended on luck. With one cast of the net, if you were lucky, you could catch one or two, but without a big net, you might not be able to catch enough to exchange for Jiang Cheng's baskets of eggs in one night.

"Captain Zhang, I'm from Changcheng, Jiangxi Province. People over there must like to eat sea fish, but even if I don't rest for a whole day and night, I can't go back. The weather is still so hot now, no matter how many fish you catch for me, they will stink when I bring them back." Jiang Cheng said.

Jiang Cheng initially refused to accept Captain Zhang's offer of fresh fish and shrimp, but the other party directly added 100 jins to the weight. Jiang Cheng's 200-300 jin of eggs, he was willing to exchange for 2,000 jin of fish and shrimp.

Unfortunately, Jiang Cheng himself had a cheat, so he could catch the fish and shrimp that Captain Zhang mentioned, so he could only refuse on the grounds that he couldn't transport them back.

Captain Zhang actually guessed that it might not work, but he just wanted to give it a try.

"Comrade Jiang Cheng, have some tea first and wait a moment. I'll go report and come back later. I'll exchange other things with you later and I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Seeing that he couldn't fool Jiang Cheng with fish and shrimp, Captain Zhang asked him to wait here for a while and left first.

Jiang Cheng entered this place. This was not an ordinary unit. He had to be checked when he came in. No one greeted him when he left, and he had to ask for an entry and exit certificate, so Captain Zhang was not worried that Jiang Cheng would run away.

Jiang Cheng was embarrassed when he saw Captain Zhang slip away, but fortunately the other party did not force him to trade. Seeing this situation, Jiang Cheng thought that if it really didn't work, he would trade eggs for some ordinary fish. Although he didn't lack some fish that could be caught on the coast, the people of the BF unit wanted to eat eggs, so he would consider it as a contribution to them.

After waiting for more than twenty minutes, it was completely dark outside. It was darker here than in Changcheng.

Twenty minutes later, Captain Zhang came over with two people.

"Comrade Jiang Cheng, I'll take you to see other seafood and let you see if there's anything you want." After Captain Zhang took everyone to the room, he directly invited Jiang Cheng to go and see the seafood.

Jiang Cheng was now in someone else's territory, so naturally he had to do whatever they arranged for him. At this moment, he was also curious about what kind of seafood there was here.

Following Captain Zhang and the people he brought with him out of the room, they all carried flashlights. Jiang Cheng's flashlight was in the space, and he didn't say to go back to the car to get a flashlight, just following them.

It was only a ten-minute journey before Captain Zhang and two others brought Jiang Cheng to a brick house that looked like a granary in a township commune of that era.

The person who came with Captain Zhang took out the key and opened the door. Captain Zhang signaled one of them to hand the flashlight to Jiang Cheng, and then took Jiang Cheng in. The two people who came with him stood guard at the door, a bit like a lookout.

"These are goods brought from the sea. If anyone wants any, we can exchange them with you for eggs," said Captain Zhang.

At this time, Jiang Cheng was stunned as he looked at the things inside with a flashlight, wondering if these were the things he wanted.

Even though the room was dark, Captain Zhang could see Jiang Cheng's surprised look. He took out a pack of cigarettes from a cardboard box and stuffed it into Jiang Cheng's hand.

Jiang Cheng shone the flashlight around and couldn't help but say, "Zhonghua cigarettes, Captain Zhang, you~~."

"Here are all the confiscated items. These cigarettes are fake. They must have been brought here by people from the other side. I have never smoked the real Zhonghua, but this tastes better than ordinary cigarettes." Captain Zhang said.

The cigarettes he had were all seized and smoked. According to regulations, such things should be destroyed directly. But for many things, as long as they are not circulated, it is also good to dispose of them harmlessly.

"Captain Zhang, are these boxes all Zhonghua cigarettes?" Jiang Cheng asked as he looked at the row of boxes that Captain Zhang had just taken cigarettes from.

"I can't exchange the cigarettes with you. You can keep them for yourself, but don't give them to anyone else. If you get discovered, you'll be in trouble." Captain Zhang sensed Jiang Cheng's thoughts and said immediately.

The main reason is that the cigarettes are fake, and if they are not related to confidential information, it is no problem to let Jiang Cheng take them away. Of course, as long as it is related to important things, they have been handed over and transferred away long ago.

If Captain Zhang hadn't said anything, Jiang Cheng would have thought about exchanging cigarettes. Although these cigarettes were fake, smoking them in this era really made him look cool. Now that Captain Zhang had warned him, Jiang Cheng also understood the seriousness of the situation. Jiang Cheng began to carefully examine the items inside. These items could indeed be considered "sea goods", goods seized at sea.

Here, Jiang Cheng actually found some TV sets from overseas, branded ones, such as Sony and Panasonic. Jiang Cheng could only look at these things, and he didn't dare to show them when he got them back, because he couldn't explain where they came from.

Perhaps noticing Jiang Cheng's gaze, Captain Zhang said, "You can't touch this TV. Some things are just detained here. We can only hand them over after we have negotiated the conditions."

Jiang Cheng nodded. He understood what was said. He just didn't expect that there were so many tricks behind such a place. They said they would hand it over only after the conditions were agreed. Maybe some departments were watching them. But here, whoever can give more benefits will be given it.

The only electronic products that Jiang Cheng could exchange here were watches and radios, but there were quite a few fabrics that interested Jiang Cheng.

What Jiang Cheng didn't expect was that there were some toothpaste and soap here. He couldn't understand how useful it was to bring such things here.

There is no food to be seen here; such things should have been 'disposed of' long ago.

Jiang Cheng thought about it for a long time and was not interested in the electronic products here. He already had radios and watches, so he finally chose printed cotton fabrics and tea.

"Captain Zhang, I heard that Hong Kong is very wealthy. People there can make some money by bringing some things like this over here." After picking out the things, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but ask.

"You're right. For some people, it's not worth it to make something like this. But many things happen by the way~~."

Captain Zhang said, and then began to briefly explain to Jiang Cheng the general origins of these things.

There is a shortage of supplies in China, so many things can be easily sold here. But there is also a problem, which is that the price cannot be very high.

Captain Zhang told Jiang Cheng that some people who went to the Xiangjiang River on the other side climbed over the barbed wire, swam over, or paddled over. These people were actually poor and had no other options. The ones who had the lowest risk were the human traffickers who specialized in helping people smuggle across the Xiangjiang River.

This part of China has long been collectivized. People living near the sea and small fishing boats are probably collectively owned. There are no boats with engines. On the other hand, Xiangjiang has seen that many people want to go there, so some boats are specially built to help people smuggle.

The cost of taking such a boat is not cheap, and a group of people have to hide in the hold. Many people who take a boat for the first time feel dizzy and vomit, and the smell inside is so suffocating that it can kill people.

That is to say, some human traffickers who were going to come here would bring some things and ask people they knew here to help them deal with them. They would also contact some people who wanted to go there and could afford the money.

A trip to Hong Kong may cost a person several hundred dollars, and in some periods, the price may even exceed a thousand dollars.

That is to say, if they can earn tens of thousands of yuan by taking a person, the human traffickers will take the risk. This is already risky, so they might as well get some goods here. Some poor people who want to go to Hong Kong will help the human traffickers sell things to earn travel expenses.

So it was not surprising for Jiang Cheng to see a lot of daily necessities here. As for many things that could not be seen here, Captain Zhang would not tell him much.

Jiang Cheng picked out the things, and Captain Zhang called the guard at the door to come in and help carry the things.

Captain Zhang didn't calculate the weight and price with Jiang Cheng, he just discussed the approximate amount. As long as Jiang Cheng didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage, they would be fine.

The cloth was made of cotton, and one roll of cloth was only about ten meters long. Jiang Cheng directly asked for ten rolls of cloth and a few cans of tea, and Captain Zhang was very satisfied with the exchange. Because in the army, as long as you have money, you can buy clothes in the military service community. So the cloth was left here without being processed.

As for tea, we are all rough people, drinking tea is a waste. We are addicted to it, and if there is no tea, who would be willing to spend money?

Soon, Jiang Cheng put all the things in the car, and soon after, the people from the army's kitchen came over. Seeing the chicken and duck eggs, as well as preserved eggs in Jiang Cheng's car, they all smiled happily.

Not long after, Captain Zhang brought people over to refuel Jiang Cheng's car. He even invited Jiang Cheng to stay overnight. If he liked squid, cuttlefish, octopus, etc., he could give them to him if he caught them at night.

　Sometimes I get stuck in writing. I wanted to write three chapters, but I couldn't. But the two chapters together are 5400 words. If it's more than , I'll divide it into three chapters.

　　
　
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