The next day it was still dark, so Li Weidong got up early again.
After a quick wash, we went straight to the pigeon market.
This time he did not set up a stall first, but wandered around the pigeon market.
After walking around in a circle, Li Weidong determined that the things in the pigeon market were not much cheaper than those in the supply and marketing cooperatives and vegetable markets, and some were even more expensive. The only advantage was that they did not require tickets.
——Think about it and you will understand.
Materials are scarce these days. Even if you have money and tickets, it is all in vain if there is no goods in the supply and marketing cooperative.
This is also the reason for the salesperson's arrogance.
I just won’t sell it to you, what can you do?
Then Li Weidong bought his first household appliance, a flashlight, and five kilograms of millet and three kilograms of peanuts.
Finally we stopped in front of a stall selling pork.
The pork seller was an old man.
He was wearing a worn-out felt hat, with a strip of gray cloth wrapped around his waist. The cotton-padded jacket on his body was patched everywhere. With the help of the weak light, the gray cotton wadding inside could be clearly seen. Li Weidong knew that this was the standard attire of commune members in the suburbs of Beijing.
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According to regulations, pigs raised by members are not allowed to be slaughtered privately, but can only be sold to food stations.
The price is naturally much lower than the market price.
On the market, a pound of fat costs 0.78 yuan, but the purchase price at the food station is less than 0.3 yuan.
Therefore, some communes will kill fat pigs privately and sell them secretly in the pigeon market.
——Every pig is registered and inspected regularly. If someone is found to be slaughtering fat pigs privately, they will definitely be notified and criticized.
However, this does not trouble the commune members who have the wisdom to survive.
There are still a lot of wild wolves these days, and children are often snatched away from their beds.
It is also a normal thing for a big fat pig to be carried away by a wild wolf in the woods.
As for evidence, do pig bones count?
The old man squatted on the ground, smoking a dry pipe, and the white smoke covered his dark face.
Well, no wonder the old man doesn’t wear a mask like other people in the pigeon market. It turns out there are biological and chemical weapons.
Li Weidong squatted in front of the stall and rummaged for a while, and found a red and white piece of pork more than ten centimeters wide.
This kind of fat is perfect to use as a gift.
He found another piece that was slightly thinner and handed it to the old man.
The old man didn't say anything, put the pipe and pot on the ground, and weighed the two pieces of meat with an old scale.
Then make a gesture.
The gift note is five catties and two taels, and the small piece of meat is one catty and three taels.
Li Weidong spent less than 5 yuan on two pieces of meat.
After paying the money and waiting for the old man to click one by one in front of the dim lantern, Li Weidong turned around and walked to the corner of the alley, casually putting the flashlight and meat he just bought into the space warehouse.
——After experiencing Qin Huairu coming to borrow eggs, Li Weidong felt that he should be more cautious.
Carrying so much meat back to the courtyard is really eye-catching.
At this time, it was already dawn. Li Weidong saw the white fish belly in the east and knew that the pigeon market was almost over.
He quickly set up his own stall.
Just like yesterday, the ore machine quickly attracted a group of buyers, who were very interested in this battery-free radio.
A AA battery costs 2 cents and 1 industrial coupon, which doesn't seem like much. The key is that this thing is a consumable.
Even if most people have a radio, they are reluctant to turn it on often.
The ore machine does not use batteries, what a great thing!
Soon someone asked about the price, and Li Weidong was about to slap him.
A surprised and angry voice came from the crowd: "Didn't you say yesterday that there was only one ore machine?"
I looked up and shouted, it was the same middle-aged man from yesterday.
At this time, the middle-aged man is like an innocent and weak woman whose feelings have been deceived by a scumbag. She is aggrieved, angry, and vaguely helpless.
Li Weidong glanced at him sideways and slapped him resolutely.
Then, he stretched out another finger.
——There's only one left, it's only fifty yuan, do you want it?
The middle-aged man shouted loudly: "Don't believe what he says. He also said yesterday that there is only one."
He also wanted to buy an ore machine, but felt that fifty yuan was too much.
Well, as long as everyone doesn't buy it, this guy will definitely lower the price.
His idea was good, but he underestimated the appeal of the ore machine.
Besides, no one can confirm whether this is the last one.
If you miss it, you will regret it.
An old man with the appearance of a gray-haired cadre rushed into the crowd. He was so anxious that he almost knocked down the middle-aged man and squeezed to the front of the stall.
He took out fifty yuan and handed it over: "This thing doesn't use batteries. Old man, I can listen to the radio all day without being nagged by the old lady.
Bought! Bought! Bought!”
Under the tearful eyes of the middle-aged man, the ore machine was quickly sold.
After Li Weidong got the money, he didn't bother to pay attention to the middle-aged man and turned around and walked out of the pigeon market.
After just a few steps, the middle-aged man caught up with him and smiled shyly: "Comrade, do you still have the ore machine?"
Li Weidong glared at him.
——Don’t you want to buy it?
The middle-aged man rubbed his hands in embarrassment and swallowed: "I don't have enough money with me today, will you come tomorrow?"
Li Weidong ignored him, speeded up, and disappeared into the morning fog in three or five steps.
——It seems that the pigeon market will be changed tomorrow.
...
Li Weidong did not go back directly to the courtyard, but turned around and came to a large courtyard next to the courtyard.
Knocked on the door of Matchmaker Wang's house.
After liberation, the media industry was in decline.
The original matchmakers have also undergone transformation.
The matchmakers became female workers and lived a life of self-reliance.
However, traditional customs have great inertia.
People think that without a matchmaker, a marriage will not be successful.
Therefore, the female worker secretly became a matchmaker again.
Matchmaker Wang is a famous matchmaker in the nearby neighborhood and is known as the number one matchmaker in the courtyard.
A sharp tongue can turn the dead into living things.
Most of the young men and women in the nearby neighborhood were matched by her.
Like Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, Yan Jiefang and Yu Li...
So when she heard that Li Weidong was proposing marriage to Yu Li, Matchmaker Wang thought she had heard wrongly and rubbed her ears with a surprised look on her face.
"Didn't Yu Li promise to liberate Yan? I held the thread with my own hands two months ago. You said you didn't remember it wrong, it should be her sister Yu Haitang, right?"
Yu Haitang... Li Weidong had a skinny girl in his mind.
Carrying a pair of A's with her, she was worried about the nutrition of her future children.
Children's nutritional problems can be solved by milk powder.
The key is that Yu Haitang is too upright and has too positive thoughts. When the strong wind comes, he jumps up and down.
Definitely not a good match.
"That's right, it's Yu Li."
Li Weidong looked at Matchmaker Wang and felt a little embarrassed, so he had to explain the matter.
After listening to Li Weidong's words, Matchmaker Wang's eyes widened little by little and she couldn't close her mouth: "This Yan Bugui actually did such a scandal. Fortunately, Weidong, you are sensible. Otherwise, if it spreads, my reputation will be terrible."
It was destroyed.”
The matchmaker is also responsible for both the man and the woman.
Once serious mistakes are made, reputation will be affected.
Without a good reputation, business volume will inevitably be affected.
There are several colleagues in the neighborhood next door who are eyeing the business in the Siheyuan neighborhood and often bring small stools here to chat with old men and ladies.
In Matchmaker Wang's view, Li Weidong helped her avoid a serious work accident.
"Sorry to trouble you, here is one and a half pounds of pork."
Li Weidong took out the pork wrapped in newspaper from the canvas bag and handed it to Matchmaker Wang.
Matchmaker Wang was so happy that the wrinkles on her face were smoothed out, and she muttered: "It's too much, how can this be so embarrassing."
He was over fifty, but his hand movements were not slow. He quickly took the newspaper and put it in the cupboard.
"Don't worry, I will go to Lao Yu's house in the afternoon to propose marriage. I guarantee that you will be able to marry Yu Li and take her home next month."
The matchmaker's gift for securing a match is usually two kilograms of stick noodles. Occasionally, someone gives pork, which is only about half a kilogram.
Li Weidong's attack was only a pound and a half, which was too arrogant.
Ding, congratulations to Comrade Li Weidong for becoming a super platinum user. This chapter has been completed!