Old man He went to the city for a trip, and when he came back he happily said that he had contacted the labor union accountant of a company in the city. This state-owned company had to pay some benefits to its employees every year and festival. Usually they would either have cups, towels, or toothpaste and toothbrushes, but this time they planned to do so.
Change things up a bit.
"People in this city are really pretentious. They are not happy to have cups and towels for free. They insist on making different ones. Why, people asked me where the peanuts came from? I said they grew them at home. She asked again.
How much, I would say several tons. She was so happy.
There are hundreds of people in a work unit in the city, and the benefits they receive must be those that everyone likes but that are sufficient. In the past few years, people from the work union had to run around in order to get some pork.
Now people are tired of eating pork, so they come looking for our peanuts. It just so happens that our peanuts are not available from any source, and the quantity is sufficient, which just meets the demand."
Zhou Qingfeng was also aware of this unusual path. He asked equally happily: "How much does a trade union accountant cost?"
"She said she wants five hundred kilograms first to see what's available." Old Man He replied with a smile. It wasn't that he didn't want to sell peanuts for Zhou Qingfeng before, but he felt that he couldn't eat them. But if there was a way, he would be willing to earn this
money.
"It's okay to sell half a ton first and explore the way." Zhou Qingfeng touched his chin and felt that it was not impossible to give the He family some profit from the transportation and sales business. After all, his daughter was in his hands, so he couldn't give him any profit.
I feel sorry for the benefits.
"Let's put it aside tomorrow's green peppers. They won't go bad if we don't sell them for a day. Let's send ten packs of peanuts first, each pack is fifty kilograms, a total of half a ton. But this time, I only paid thirty yuan. I can transport it.
?"
Zhou Qingfeng opened his mouth and stopped talking about thirty-seven cents. However, the He family and his son were happy, because this was equivalent to wholesale. All they had to do was unload the goods at the market wharf. It was simple and easy, and they made a lot of money.
So the original dozen baskets of green peppers were replaced with ten sacks of peanuts, which were transported at night and sent to the city the next morning. Zhou Qingfeng was waiting at home to collect the money.
But they didn't wait for the evening. At noon, the He family, father and son, came back in disgrace. There was even a bruise on Old He's face.
What's going on here?
Sister-in-law Yulan was cooking at home. She saw her father being beaten and quickly found some potion. Zhou Qingfeng was still sleeping, but he knew something bad was going on when he saw this.
"Who hit him?"
"Tong Erbao."
"who?"
"Director of the Pier Market Management Office."
"Why did he hit people?"
Old Man He let out a long sigh, feeling angry and angry.
"That guy must have been targeting us for a long time. Seeing that our business was good, he deliberately looked for trouble. He said that we set up stalls at will in the past month and did not comply with market management, which had a very bad impact. I thought he wanted to ask us for management fees, but
He watches the peanuts we transport."
At this point, the two sons of the He family were already cursing bitterly. Old Man He's temper, which was always swallowing his breath, couldn't help but explode. He took out a piece of light paper.
"Tong Erbao said that the peanut trade must go through his hands. I originally wanted him to make some money, but he gave us a white note."
"Is he paying for nothing?" Even Zhou Qingfeng was angry at this moment.
Baitiao, a characteristic of the 1990s.
Old Man He had a sullen face, and his two sons were angry and helpless. They finished the matter in a jumbled manner - the ten packets of peanuts were delivered smoothly, but the transaction process was interfered with.
‘Director Tong from the Market Management Department’ just wrote a note and took away the goods, and openly said that he would arrest the He family and his son.
Zhou Qingfeng took the white note. It didn't even have an official seal on it, only Tong Erbao's private seal. This kind of seal was useless. It could be carved from a radish. Naturally, Old Man He refused to sell it, but the goods were on his property.
If you go there, you won't come back.
There was a dispute between the two parties, and Old Man He received a blow on the forehead.
Ten packs of peanuts, the total price is three to four hundred. The He family has only earned so much money after working so hard for a month, and they can't afford to pay it back. Now they only get back a useless piece of paper, and the three of them can only get it back.
I could look at Zhou Qingfeng pitifully.
The powerless common people can only complain that the sky does not respond and the earth does not respond when they encounter this matter.
"This man's name is Tong Erbao, right?" After he was angry, Zhou Qingfeng became happy instead. He shook the white note and said with a smile: "I've been doing business for a month and only encountered this kind of thing. I'm lucky."
.
In fact, I like this kind of shady people and methods the most. Since everyone makes money based on their skills, then no one should blame anyone."
Old Man He said in a deep voice: "Tong Erbao is considered a tyrant in the vegetable market. He is so arrogant, maybe he has a backing. I asked when I came back, and it is said that his brother-in-law is an official."
"I know how to bully the market. But let's not mention the background. If you really have the background, you won't hang out in a vegetable market." Zhou Qingfeng put the note into his pocket, "It doesn't matter, it's a trivial matter. Do you know where the person named Tong lives?
"
"He lives in the office of the market. He has a few administrators who are all street gangsters. They usually make a lot of money by collecting market management fees. I never pay less in management fees, but I didn't expect that he would actually pay me
I'll pay for it."
Old Man He seemed to hate himself for making money too easily recently, and a moment of negligence caused heavy losses. He wished he could slap himself twice, but Zhou Qingfeng stopped him.
"When making money, there will always be trouble. Let me take care of this little guy who doesn't stand up to the public eye." Zhou Qingfeng looked at the time, it was afternoon now. He casually let the He family and his son have lunch first, and then took the boat to go again.
Depart for the city.
In the past, if Zhou Qingfeng encountered such a bully in the market, he would have been helpless - if you talk about reason, he will talk about brute force. If you talk about brute force, he will have the background. This is not what ordinary people will do more than 20 years later.
I can't afford to mess with this kind of meat.
But this time, Zhou Qingfeng would not hesitate at all when encountering such trouble.
Old man He wanted to follow, but Zhou Qingfeng only asked the youngest son of the He family to help sail the boat. He set off in the afternoon and arrived in the city not long after dark. The surface of the Tangjiang River was pitch black, and the sound of water was rushing.
Battery powered lighting fixtures.
"There." The younger son pointed to a messy water area, "That's the market wharf. During the day, there will be a lot of ships transporting things. There are chickens, ducks, and pork sellers, and most of them are vegetable sellers. There are several such places in the city.
Among the various piers, this one is the largest.”
The infrastructure of this small city in the 1990s was not very good. There was no one at the pier at night, and there was a lot of dirt floating near the pier. There were rotten vegetable leaves and chicken and duck feathers in the muddy water, exuding a turbid smell.
Although Tianyang is a small city, it has a long history. During the Qin Dynasty, troops were stationed in the county and it was affiliated with Jiujiang County. It is the south gate of the county. Because the Tangjiang River passes through the city, water transportation is developed and logistics is relatively convenient. Only in modern times did the railways open, and the city
Declined.
The boat stopped at the pier. The younger son lowered his voice, pointed to a few weak lights on the steps of the pier, and said: "The market management office is over there, and Tong Erbao lives there. That guy has a very bad reputation for eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. But he
He is the director of the management office, and no one can do anything to him."
Zhou Qingfeng went to the dock and asked the youngest son of the He family to wait for him on the boat. He said casually: "This kind of director of the management office is not an official at all. He has no establishment and is at most a minor official."
The He family has been farmers for generations, and they know this clearly. Just seeing the other person wearing a uniform makes him scared. Zhou Qingfeng heard that the peanuts he grew during the day were replaced by white strips, and he felt angry. Although he had expected trouble,
But I didn't expect that the trouble would come at such a low level.
This is clearly a money grab, or a grab for Uncle Zhou’s money!
Tired of living!
The pier is dirty, and the vegetable market on the pier is even more messy. There are piles of garbage, and there is not even a place to stay on the walkway. The management office only collects money and does nothing else. Zhou Qingfeng climbed up the steps from the pier and approached step by step.
The building where the management office is located.
The house is an old-fashioned brick-concrete structure, and the exterior walls are mottled and have not been repaired at all. There is a trash can at the door, which is filled with leftover soup leftovers. It seems that it has not been cleaned for several days.
There was a buzzing sound in the room where the lights were on, and someone was shouting, and it sounded like they were playing mahjong. From time to time, you could hear "I'm messing again," "Director, I'm so lucky," "Come again, come again, I'm here tonight."
I'm so lucky that no one is allowed to leave'.
Zhou Qingfeng stepped forward and pushed the door, but it couldn't be pushed open. It was locked inside. But his hand suddenly burst out with force, and the force twice that of an ordinary person acted on the door.
There was a bang, and the locked door seemed to have been hit by a heavy object. The door panel cracked and was forced open. There was a mahjong table in the room, with seven or eight people smoking cigarettes and bare arms, standing or sitting. They were all focused on the cards, but at this moment they were all
He turned to look at the door in shock.
Usually people from the management office break down other people's doors, but now who has the heart and courage of a bear and a leopard?
There are a lot of banknotes on the mahjong table, and one of them has the most money in front of him. The people standing behind him are constantly giving ideas to help him play cards. This man is fat and strong, and the striped dragon on his chest is very conspicuous.
Quite impressive
Chapter completed!