There is still no formal farmer's market in Bincheng these days, but food and drink are the most basic needs of the people.
Not to mention revolution, even the King of Heaven cannot let the people live hungry with a zipper on their mouths. Therefore, some small-scale trading markets have emerged to satisfy the people to buy some eggs, fresh vegetables, and seafood.
Such special needs.
The closest and busiest trading place to the northwest coast is the entrance to the "Yuhua Market" in Shahekou District, Bincheng.
This indoor state-run store was built around 1958. In recent years, you can see people carrying big bags, carrying bags or carrying burdens walking around or resting on the street outside almost all day long.
The goods brought by these people are half-hidden and exposed. As long as someone walks by and takes a look, they will immediately start selling them. After some whispering and negotiation, they can often sneak in the money.
Things pass.
Of course, this is already a semi-open secret. In fact, few people in Bincheng don’t know what this is doing. But even the staunch executors of the revolution cannot help but ignore the fireworks of the world. Therefore, although these private transactions are hidden behind the scenes, they are
Illegal, but "prohibition" has always existed only in concept, and few people have taken practical actions to firmly combat it.
However, most of the people who have been doing business here for a long time are actually farmers who bring their own products, or "seamen" who get some cheap seafood such as sea vegetables, razor clams, and sea reds from the beach every day. Like "old saury"
"The number of such "sea bumpers" is really small, because after all, there are only a few people who have the ability to catch real sea treasures.
Logically speaking, if things are scarce and valuable, and there is no vicious competition, the sea cucumbers of "Lao Daoyu" should be very easy to sell. But the actual situation is not like this. Don't look at the people who stop beside him to look at the goods.
Few, but few actually make business.
Hong Yanwu waited aside for more than an hour before "Old Swordfish" sold twenty-five dried ginseng at a price of two cents a head. At this rate, the more than 300 sea cucumbers brought by "Old Swordfish" would probably cost at least
It also takes two or three days to sell.
For this reason, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but secretly shake his head. This was far different from his initial expectation that sea cucumbers were in short supply and would be sold out soon. So he only left Chen Liquan and "Xiaobaizi" behind, and asked them to protect "Old Saury"
For a moment, I went to investigate the market on my own.
After visiting the entire market, he went to a nearby aquatic product store. Not only did he watch several other "sea bumpers" bargaining with customers and completing the whole process of the transaction, he also secretly remembered the prices of various aquatic products in his mind.
It's over, more than two hours have passed.
When he came back, I inquired again and found that after he left, "Old Swordfish" only sold more than 40 sea cucumbers, and the price was still 20 cents. And there were two twists and turns in the process. Fortunately, he had the foresight.
, by keeping both Chen Liquan and "Xiao Baizi", "Lao Saury" did not suffer a loss.
No matter what happens, people who run small businesses will inevitably be harassed by gangsters or encounter customers with bad intentions.
The first thing that happened was that three or four boys wearing gray navy hats and white tennis shoes appeared out of nowhere in the market.
They were yelling and wandering around the streets one by one, pretending to be powerful and dominating the market. They just wanted to get beaten up. Needless to say, these are the ruffians of "real estate goods".
These "local snakes" probably haven't taken enough advantage of this place. No one dares to mess with the hawkers who have been here for a long time. They are allowed to walk all the way, grabbing a handful of melon seeds in the east and two fruits in the west.
Endlessly free and easy.
These guys are not stupid at all. They don't mess with the big-bodied "Hai Bangzi", and they only look for advantages in farmers and women.
However, "Old Saury" was an exception, because he was a "dish" in their eyes because of his old age. When these boys saw him, their eyes lit up, and they surrounded him like flies seeing meat.
"Old Swordfish" has probably suffered from them before. He packed his things and left as soon as he saw them, but these boys refused to let him go, insisting on taking off "Old Swordfish"'s pants. Otherwise, he would let "Old Swordfish" take off his pants.
The knife fish would only let him go if he gave him thirty sea cucumbers.
It was easy for Chen Liquan to deal with this kind of thing. He was very considerate. In order not to affect the "Old Saury" to continue selling goods, he first suppressed his anger and lured these boys to the side with the excuse of buying cigarettes.
in an alley, and then let them go and taught them a lesson.
As a result, he beat the crap out of these bastards in three or two blows. In the end, he simply took off their pants and threw them on the roof next to them, leaving them to hold their legs and cover their buttocks, rolling their eyes and wondering what to do.
Going home was a bit of a blow to "Old Saury".
As for the second thing, it was "Xiao Baizi" who made another contribution.
Just after Chen Liquan beat up the gangsters, a well-dressed old lady came over. Seeing that the sea cucumbers from "Lao Saury" were of good quality, she took the initiative to ask about the price.
"Old Saury" saw that the old lady was about the same age as him, and the family was also eager to use the money, so he offered more favorable terms.
He said the price was 20 cents, and if the old lady could buy twenty, he would spare her five. This was actually the equivalent of 16 cents. Searching the entire market could not find such a cheap price.
Although the old lady thought the price was quite right, she said she was afraid that the sea cucumbers given to her by "Old Sabry" would be of different sizes or damaged. "Old Sabry" simply let the old lady choose, but she didn't expect that she would be fooled.
Literally, I squatted in front of the big bag filled with sea cucumbers from "Lao Dayu" and picked it up.
At first, neither "Old Saury" nor Chen Liquan noticed anything unusual, but "Xiao Baizi" had done "Buddha" before and quickly kicked Chen Liquan. Only then did Chen Liquan realize that something was wrong.
I saw the old lady chatting with "Old Saury" about daily life, but when she was picking sea cucumbers, her hands kept secretly stuffing things into her sleeves.
And just when Chen Liquan was anxious to shout, "Xiao Baizi" pulled him in time, and then he walked over pretending to be a passerby.
In the end, the old lady only picked fifteen sea cucumbers, insisting that "Old Saury" spare five as just mentioned. Of course, "Old Saury" thought it was not a good deal, so he chewed his teeth and asked if he could spare three.
Unexpectedly, when the old lady heard this, she stood up and left.
At this time, "Xiao Baizi" stepped forward to stop her. He deliberately said with a sly smile, "Such good things are cheap enough. There is no shop like this in this village. Didn't you bring it with you?"
Money? It doesn’t matter, I can lend it to you..."
As the saying goes, "People are old and ghosts are old." The old lady's face turned pale at that moment. Needless to say, the wallet inside was gone.
Just when her lips were trembling and she didn't know what to do, Chen Liquan finally came over. He glared at "Xiao Baizi" with a smile on his face and said, "Okay, please return the wallet quickly. She is old, she
Shameless, we can’t do without it…”
Just like that, with the "Old Swordfish" stunned, the old lady took her wallet and hid her face and left in shame, and the dozen sea cucumbers stuffed into the sleeves of her clothes were naturally returned.
After listening to the story, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but feel a lot. He found that people like "Old Saury" who were too honest could not do business no matter what their age.
In addition, after walking around in this circle, he had already figured out the basic market situation. He felt that he had gained a lot and found out some clues. So he made a decisive decision and immediately asked "Old Saury" to pack up his things and said that he would never sell like this again.