The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 72 Business Bureau Wei Sheng
Just as Jiang Cheng was drinking porridge and eating fried dough sticks, a man in a shirt sat next to Jiang Cheng. He looked quite young, probably less than 30 years old.

"Master, you just said that you wanted to get cloth coupons to buy a mosquito net, right?" asked the man in the shirt.

"Yes, there is a problem." Jiang Cheng soaked the fried dough sticks in the porridge, took it up and took a bite and replied.

"Can I ask if you want a single or a double?"

"It's all right."

"Then if I give you a mosquito net ticket, how much fish can you give me?"

After hearing what the shirt man said, Jiang Cheng finally understood that the other party must have mosquito net tickets. These mosquito net tickets are not easy to get, and it should be said that they are not easier to get than cloth tickets. At least many people have cloth tickets, but the quantity is small, but there are not many people who have mosquito net tickets. You can't get them unless you have a good unit or a good job.

The fact that mosquito net coupons are hard to get does not mean that they are expensive. After all, cloth coupons can be used to buy mosquito nets and all products containing cloth.

Mosquito net tickets can only be used to purchase mosquito nets. Otherwise, if the mosquito nets are not used, the most you can do is light mosquito coils to keep the house warm. However, cloth is an indispensable thing in life.

Jiang Cheng originally thought that if he couldn't exchange for cloth coupons, he would have to deal with the fish. Since the man in front of him had mosquito net coupons, he could give them all to him. Moreover, Jiang Cheng felt that the other party wanted a lot of fish, and not just for himself.

After talking for a while, it was decided that the mosquito net ticket was only a condition for the other party to buy the fish. The fish was still sold at the market price of 40 cents, and if it was not higher than the market price, it would be considered as a mosquito net ticket.

The man in the shirt didn't have the mosquito net ticket on him, so he asked Jiang Cheng to wait at the breakfast shop. He would be back in ten minutes at most.

There is no problem in waiting for ten minutes or so. Jiang Cheng has to savor the fried dough sticks carefully.

Jiang Cheng found that the dough sticks of this era were harder and not as crispy as those of later generations. But the weight was different in the hand, and it felt a bit thicker, which also made it taste different.

In later times, fried dough sticks can be very large and hollow, but the fried dough sticks that Jiang Cheng bought here are not small, but not very hollow inside. When bitten open, there are many big holes inside.

At least a lot of flour is used in this dish. They charge you two taels of food coupons for one fried dough stick. Even if it is not two taels of flour, it must be at least one tael more.

Anyway, the fried dough sticks of this era have their own merits compared to those of later generations, but at least there are no additives in this era, and after eating the fried dough sticks, there is a wheat flour aroma in your mouth.

Jiang Cheng only ate two fried dough sticks. He planned to save the rest for later and bring them back for his wife and his parents who were coming to the city to try.

For the unfinished fried dough sticks, this breakfast shop has special oil paper for wrapping buns and fried dough sticks. Jiang Cheng wrapped one end with the oil paper and put it in the net bag.

Not long after the fried dough sticks were packed, the man in the shirt who wanted to trade with Jiang Cheng came, ran up to Jiang Cheng and gave him a ticket.

Jiang Cheng took a look and saw the words "issued by Yuxincheng Commercial Bureau" on the ticket, and in the middle it was written "single mosquito net and one bed". To be honest, Jiang Cheng had always thought that the unit of measurement for mosquito nets was "sheets", just like fishing nets. After looking at the ticket in his hand, he realized that mosquito nets were measured in "beds".

"Comrade, are you from the Commercial Bureau?" Jiang Cheng couldn't help but ask while looking at the ticket.

"Yes, the weather is hot, so I came to buy some breakfast and took it back without my work clothes." The man in the shirt said with a smile.

After confirming his guess, Jiang Cheng felt a little embarrassed. He felt that he had run into trouble. Nowadays, speculation and profiteering are under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Bureau.

Jiang Cheng sold things to the people in the Commerce Bureau, and felt a bit like being stung. "Master, there is no scale here, how about you take these fish to the vegetable market in front and weigh them." The man from the Commerce Bureau said to Jiang Cheng.

"No problem, this is my first time here, please take me there." Jiang Cheng replied.

After reaching a consensus, Jiang Cheng and the other party carried the sacks and headed towards the vegetable market together, and they naturally chatted politely along the way.

During this casual chat, Jiang Cheng learned the other person's name, Wei Sheng.

What I didn’t expect was that the other party was actually a deputy section chief, and their Commercial Bureau was indeed responsible for that kind of speculative matters.

But Jiang Cheng said that the fish was given to him by his employer because he was doing a favor for him. Speculation is about buying low and selling high. Jiang Cheng did not deliberately make a profit from the price difference, so it was not speculation.

It's just like someone fishing by the river and selling the fish to others. It doesn't count as reselling.

In addition to regulating reselling, the Commerce Bureau is also responsible for managing and supervising various industries. For example, when a waiter in a restaurant beats up a customer, the sign in the restaurant that says "Do not beat up customers at will" was put up by someone from the Commerce Bureau.

Don't underestimate the people in the Commercial Bureau because they seem to be powerful and have many things to do. But this is not an easy job, and it can even be said to be an offensive job.

The most direct point is that people from other units can secretly go to the Pigeon Market to buy things. If they are caught, they will generally be educated, and in serious cases, the unit will be notified.

But the staff of the Commerce Bureau must set an example by not going to the Pigeon Market to buy things, because they are responsible for this. When managing some units, you must also be upright.

Anyway, as long as the leader of the Commerce Bureau is not crooked, the Commerce Bureau in this era is a poor office.

I weighed the fish at the fair scale in the vegetable market. It was over 43 pounds, and cost 17.20 yuan.

More than 40 kilograms of fish, why would someone give so much for doing such a favor? Seventeen dollars and twenty cents, some workers don't even get that much in half a month's wages. I think Jiang Cheng bought the fish at a low price, but Wei Sheng didn't say anything because it would be useless.

It is the industry norm for drivers to bring goods. If this is the case, and he, a deputy section chief, challenges the industry norm, I guarantee that Jiang Cheng will be criticized by the company at most, but his tenure as deputy section chief will definitely end.

Don’t think that Yuxin is separated from Changcheng by several cities. Catching drivers carrying goods is not targeting individuals, but a challenge to a profession.

As long as this is done, Wei Sheng will have to give an explanation if he is not dealt with. Yuxin Commercial Bureau will not have a good life in the future, and Yuxin Bus Station will have to find a way to cause trouble for the other party.

In addition, workers in this era all have unions, and if they violate industry rules, even if these industry rules are not acceptable, the drivers in the union will stand up for Jiang Cheng.

So Jiang Cheng and Wei Sheng had a pleasant exchange, and even Wei Sheng began to hint to Jiang Cheng that if he had any goods in the future and passed by Yu Xincheng, he should come to him. Their unit didn't have much food and drink, but there were a lot of miscellaneous tickets.

Jiang Cheng also readily agreed. He mainly travels long distances. Every month, he occasionally travels to nearby cities for a while, so that he has time to go home frequently.

It would be nice to come here to buy something when you are on a short trip. The two of them separated after returning to the breakfast shop. Wei Sheng wanted to take the fish back and then go to work.

Jiang Cheng had no control over how Wei Sheng dealt with the fish. He also had to go to the warehouse of the transport station to take a look.

(End of this chapter)