After leaving the gate of the vegetable market, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan did not go home. They found a leeward place to smoke again.
What's the matter?
Because Hong Yanwu looked at the dozens of kilograms of things in his hand and felt that they were still a little bit boring. Although it was true that his visit was not in vain, he still didn't buy anything hard! He was really unwilling to do so.
So after smoking a cigarette, Hong Yanwu felt that the commotion just caused should be over, so he asked Chen Liquan to take these things and go to the Xinhua Bookstore across the street to rest for a while. He himself wanted to try to find another opportunity, so he took it from the net bag
I took out a few apples and oranges, put them in my pocket and squeezed into the vegetable market.
Because he has been there, Hong Yanwu is particularly aware of the characteristics of this era. That is, there are almost no corruption and bribery, and most people seek power for personal gain. To put it bluntly, "back door" has become a common practice.
Why do you say that? In fact, this is also a characteristic of the era of pure planned economy.
First of all, it must be said that there are almost no individual millionaires in this era, and the relationship between companies is public-to-public. So since there is no breeding ground for cash bribers, there will naturally be no cash bribe takers.
And from another perspective, the act of sending and receiving money is not only bad in nature, but also extremely sensitive. At the same time, because the purchasing power of cash is limited by the system, the temptation is not great. Of course, officials can maintain their own integrity in the face of money.
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But having said that, human beings are extremely selfish animals after all. Moreover, our country has always been a human society, and relationships between relatives and friends were a very important part of everyone's life in that closed social environment. What's more,
Under the current system, there is a lack of necessary supervision of power. It is impossible for those who hold power not to seek personal gain.
Therefore, in order to live a better life for oneself and to provide some conveniences to relatives and friends, the behavior of "you help me, I help you" interest exchange has become increasingly common. And compared with monetary bribes, this kind of benefit exchange is becoming more and more common.
Disguised bribery and bribery are not only more concealed, but also easier to find excuses and excuses.
Therefore, the social status quo of this period is that everything must be done through connections and through the back door. Power is far more effective than money. Regardless of the position, as long as you have a little power, you can enjoy great success in the entire society.
A popular jingle at the time, "stethoscope, steering wheel, personnel officer, large scale" can explain the problem very well. Invisibly, the importance of the two jobs of driver and salesperson has been compared with that of doctors and civil servants. It can be seen that this kind of
The unhealthy trend of "convenience for others and convenience for yourself" has spread from top to bottom to all levels of society.
Needless to say, it goes without saying that this just means there is a loophole to exploit. Hong Yanwu knew very well that if he wanted to buy hot-selling products without relying on tickets, probably the most effective way would be to find a "back door" to do so.
But if someone goes through the back door, they are either relatives or friends, and he doesn’t know the people in the market, so what should he do?
There is another jingle that says it well, "If you are rich and powerful, go to the front door. If you are rich but have no power, go to the back door. If you have no money and no power, look for tips. Meet your uncle Wang Hongwen." It doesn't matter if you don't know the person. Just catch him temporarily. As long as you can help him.
First, the new relationship is not the same as the old relationship.
There is a special word in Beijing to describe this situation, called "taoqi". It means that when a person is not familiar with the other person, he can quickly win over the other person and become a friend, achieving a kind of
The speculative effect of quickly solving the problem at hand.
Hong Yanwu has money in his pocket, is eloquent, and has a thick skin like a "golden bell." In this era when most people blush when asking for help, he is certainly a top master of "magnetism." And his current
The most urgent task is to quickly identify a correct target that can be "magnetized".
For this, he has his own clear standards. The two necessary ones are that he must find a master who is smart and loves to chat, and second, this person must also be able to get things done. Otherwise, the failure rate will be high, not to mention the high failure rate.
, even if we have a good conversation, it will be in vain.
Not to mention, this kid Hong Yanwu has really poisonous eyes. He wandered around the crowd for a short time, and soon he targeted a thirty-year-old saleswoman who was holding the canned tobacco and alcohol counter by herself.
As mentioned earlier, the canned tobacco and alcohol counter is next to the soy products counter, and it is also the place least frequented by people. So this saleslady has nothing to do on the counter. She sits down and reads newspapers, and lies on the counter to read.
Lively, no matter what, he likes to chat with the customers standing nearby and other salesmen passing by.
He has the style of a "grand master" in the vegetable market. Not only does he have no scruples about his undisciplined behavior, but he is also quite obviously an easygoing person.
The most important thing is that Hong Yanwu clearly saw that when a young man called her "Sister Guo" and then leaned on the counter to chat with the saleswoman for a while, this "Sister Guo" actually walked into the soy products counter and took some
A large newspaper package came out and was stuffed into this person. Finally, after the person handed over some money, he left with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, do you still have any questions? This saleswoman surnamed Guo is obviously the best target that best meets Hong Yanwu's needs.
It happened that Hong Yanwu also wanted to buy canned food and fruit wine, so he walked over quite naturally and deliberately asked for this and that.
There are quite a lot of things he wants to buy: five cans of lychees, five cans of hawthorns, five cans of beef, five cans of anchovies, ten cans of luncheon meat, three bottles of green plum wine, three bottles of sweet-scented osmanthus...
Sure enough, before he finished speaking, the saleslady became anxious.
"Young man, these things are free of charge, but a can costs more than one yuan. You want so much, do you have enough money?"
At this time, Hong Yanwu quickly started to act pretentious. He didn't answer, and while taking out the money, he stared at the salesperson's face, and then let out a yelp as if he suddenly recognized him.
"Hey, eldest sister, is your surname Guo? I think you look familiar..."
"Sister Guo" immediately became confused, "My surname is Guo, but you are..."
"Hey, you are a noble person who forgets things! There are too many people asking for your help. My surname is Hong, have you forgotten, last year's National Day? It was Li... who brought me here..."
In fact, there is no one with the surname Li. What Hong Yanwu is doing is a gangster trick of "playing the main circle". There is a saying called "Three Big Collisions". That is to say, bluffing, taking lies seriously, and really making things happen.
Generally speaking, as long as it has some influence, the other party will often take it seriously if it is vague. Although it is usually used to "induce confessions" and "force confessions", no one stipulates that this trick cannot be used to "extort confessions".
Sure enough, the most populous surname in the country exerted its power in probability, and "Sister Guo" figured it out by herself.
"Oh, I remembered, Principal Li from Caishikou Primary School, right? You are her nephew? My naughty son who loves to get into trouble is thanks to your aunt who has been taking care of me..."
When he saw that he had really "collided", Hong Yanwu quickly climbed up the pole and reached out from his pocket to take out several "props" prepared in advance.
"Sister Guo, the festival is coming soon, and I really don't have much to offer. You can bring these fruits to your children's home, and I'll give them some thought..."
"Oh, this is good stuff! Look, how do you say this..."
"Sister Guo"'s eyes flashed, and she swept her hands away without any courtesy, and the counter was empty. Then she thought about it, felt a little embarrassed, and quickly lowered her head to Hong Yanwu's ear.
"By the way, what else is lacking in your house? If you want to buy pork and live chickens, I can help you, but eggs and fish are out of the question..."
This kind of frank and honest "reciprocating love" was certainly what Hong Yanwu wanted. This was what he wanted. He almost didn't laugh out loud, so he quickly lowered his head and responded in a low voice.
"Sister Guo, to tell you the truth, I want both pork and live poultry. I'm not short of money either, but I just don't have the tickets. If you can help me, I'd be very grateful. But one thing, I can't do what I did last time.
It seems that all your work for me is in vain. Well, if you don't accept my cigarette ticket, I'll just pay for two packs of Class A cigarettes and you can take them to your elder brother's home. Otherwise, I really can't bear it...
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Seeing that Hong Yanwu was so "generous" and "sensible", "Sister Guo"'s face lit up.
"Brother, you are so polite. Don't worry, it's all covered by the eldest sister. It doesn't matter if you don't have any tickets. Here, my face is more important than the manager..."