Chapter 98 Playing the long game to catch the big fish
Chapter 98 Playing the long game to catch the big fish
At noon the next day, Zhang Hao was waiting alone at the village gate with a suitcase full of cash at his feet.
This money was specially kept at home.
After all, once the power goes out, you can only rely on cash.
And in comparison, bank transfer will leave transaction records, so cash is more secure.
When Village Chief Fan saw Zhang Hao, he couldn't help but said curiously:
"Old Zhang, what are you doing?"
"Waiting for someone, prepare to buy some food stamps for later use."
Zhang Hao has nothing to hide and there is no need.
"Your family doesn't have enough food?" Village Chief Fan shook his head subconsciously as soon as he spoke: "No, if anyone's family is short of food, your family will not be short of food. I think you are more alert than all of us.
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"Sigh, I just can't stand those ticket sellers. I don't want to give them an advantage. I can still buy food stamps now, but it won't be so easy in the future."
Zhang Hao explained casually.
Long Jianhua on the side couldn't help but interjected: "What's the price at the ticket seller? I want to buy some coal tickets. I have almost enough firewood at home."
"Currently we only have rice stamps, which cost 20 yuan per catty."
"Twenty?" Long Jianhua suddenly said angrily, "The rice in the supply and marketing cooperative is only 18 pounds. This is two yuan more expensive than real rice. It's so bullying."
"Twenty is really high. Since the supply and marketing cooperative opened, the price of rice on the market has plummeted, almost falling below 40 yuan. They really dare to raise the price."
Village Chief Fan echoed.
"If it's more expensive, be more expensive!" Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hand: "On the contrary, I feel that if I buy it, I will make a profit. After all, food is a necessity, and no one can have too much."
"I understand the truth, but this is too uncomfortable. I don't want to be stabbed by someone, just like a fool... or something like that."
Long Jianhua's face was filled with disgust.
Although he is not short of money, he does not want to be taken advantage of.
Zhang Hao was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the topic:
"Uncle Fan, is there anyone selling food stamps in our village?"
"I don't know." Village Chief Fan shook his head, feeling a little unsure: "There shouldn't be one, right?"
"Absolutely. Yesterday I saw Lao Aotou selling his food stamps and then using the money to buy wine."
Long Jianhua replied immediately.
Zhang Hao was a little curious: "Who is the old concave head?"
"Captain, Lao Aotou is an old gambler in the village. When he was young, he was obsessed with gambling. As a result, he lost all his family property and eventually broke up with his wife and children.
If Uncle Fan hadn't seen him as pitiful and asked the village to take care of him, he might have died long ago."
Long Jianhua helped introduce.
"They all belong to fellow villagers. We can't just watch them fend for themselves."
Village Chief Fan sighed.
Gambling is harmful!
"Uncle Fan, since you are in charge of food, you should take back the food stamps and not waste them. I suggest setting up a food stamp recycling station in the village. If someone regrets it in the future, they can spend money to buy back the food stamps."<
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Zhang Hao tried to suggest.
If we don't do this, people like Lao Aotou will probably be left alone in a few years, and there will be no conditions to control them. In the end, they will have no choice but to starve to death.
Although Village Chief Fan felt it was unnecessary, Boss Zhang had to give it to him, so he nodded:
"Okay, I'll open the recycle bin later."
As soon as I finished speaking, the ticket seller from yesterday arrived, four people in total.
When Village Chief Fan and Long Jianhua saw this, they found an excuse and left. People in the village were coming and going, so there was no need to worry about safety issues.
Zhang Hao got straight to the point: "Where are the things?"
"It's all in there!"
The ticket seller patted the satchel on his waist.
"How many?"
"The total is 125,000 catties."
"Huh? So many?"
Zhang Hao was a little surprised.
Based on an average of thirty kilograms per capita, this means that at least four thousand people sold food stamps, which adds up to a full 62 tons of rice.
"Brother, there are so many wealthy villages here. Many families are not short of rice. They have enough to eat until it turns moldy. It's really not short of these dozens of kilograms. Besides, the rice from the supply and marketing cooperative is old rice, and some people don't like it!
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The ticket seller explained casually.
"Okay, I want them all." Zhang Hao nodded and calculated secretly: "Twenty yuan per catty, so the total is 2.5 million?"
"That's right." The ticket seller nodded.
"Two hundred and five doesn't sound good, let me add ten thousand to you!" Zhang Hao suggested.
It's not that he has too much money and no place to spend it, but he wants to take the opportunity to show favor to the other party. Since there are many wealthy people in Huicheng, he doesn't mind collecting more food stamps.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
The ticket seller burst into tears of gratitude.
Zhang Hao waved his hand and then kicked the suitcase beside his feet: "There are a total of three million in the suitcase, and the extra 490,000 is considered as an advance payment. You can continue to collect food stamps for me, and the price will remain unchanged."
The reason why he is so generous is because he wants to fish for big fish in the long run. Only by showing that he has no shortage of money will the other party be determined to collect food stamps for him.
If the other party doesn't keep his word, it's really just that, it's just a few hundred thousand, and he doesn't take it to heart. If he loses, he loses, and he just treats it like feeding a dog.
"How can this be so embarrassing..."
The ticket seller quickly took off his satchel and handed it over.
Zhang Hao roughly checked the food stamps and found no problems. After all, it is almost impossible to produce high imitation food stamps in such a short time.
"There's no problem with food stamps. Next Monday, it's still the same time. Let's see you there."
The ticket seller nodded and quickly promised: "Brother, don't worry, I, Old Xu, am the most trustworthy. I promise to give you a big surprise next time we meet."
"It's easy to say, then I won't send it to you."
"Stay."
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After returning home, Zhang Hao specially counted two thousand kilograms of food stamps and took them out, then locked all the remaining food stamps in the safe for future use.
In the kitchen, Li Dajuan and Zhou's mother were making dumplings, while Aunt Lisa was helping.
"Hey, are you eating dumplings today? What kind of fillings are they?"
"Seafood dumplings, little puddings are clamoring for them."
Li Dajuan replied with a smile.
"Mom, don't spoil him too much..."
Zhang Hao replied subconsciously.
Li Dajuan suddenly became unhappy: "Isn't it just a matter of eating dumplings? Why are you so used to it?"
"Ahem..."
Zhang Hao touched his nose. He had just unconsciously substituted reality into a dream. Most of the time in the dream, even during the Chinese New Year, he could not eat a meal of dumplings.
In order to ease the embarrassment, he quickly handed over the food stamps in his hand and casually explained:
"Mom, these are two thousand kilograms of food stamps. When the post office opens, you can send a few hundred kilograms to each of my uncle's and his family. I don't know if they have stocked up on food in time."
The older generation has many brothers and sisters.
His mother's side is no exception.
He has three uncles and one aunt, which are relatively few compared to other families.
Li Dajuan immediately put away the food stamps.
Her hometown is in Shuzhou. Due to the distance and the fact that her second and third brothers passed away due to illness a few years ago, she has not been back for two or three years.
I don’t know what the situation is at my mother’s side, and whether she has followed her reminders. If nothing is prepared, these food stamps will come at the right time.