Traveling through the courtyards and being a trader

Chapter 13 Buying Grapes

Yi Weidong had 20 yuan more in his pocket this time, and yesterday's yuan, a total of more than yuan, which is almost a month's salary of Shazhu.

With money in his hand and food in his waist, Yi Weidong didn't panic now, he had no worries for the time being, and started to stroll in the market.

Still reaching into the satchel as before, I put ten catties of white flour on it, to see if I can get some good things in exchange.

After taking a few steps, I saw an old man dressed as a cadre holding two big purple grapes in his hands, and the satchel on his chest was bulging.

Yi Weidong stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "How do you sell these grapes?"

The old man said: "It's the same as the vegetable market, 4 cents a catty."

Yi Weidong was very surprised. The black market usually sells at double the price. Why is the old man still selling at the original price? He asked, "Have you never been to the black market? Why are you still paying the same price as outside?"

The old man dragged Yi Weidong to the wall and poured out the bitter water, only then did Yi Weidong understand the whole story.

The old man's family planted two grapes in the city. Now is the season when a large number of grapes are on the market. The purchase price is only 4 cents when they are sent to the buying station, and the price at the vegetable market is cents.

The old man sent the grapes he had grown to the buying station, but the buying station said that it had already collected enough grapes and would not accept them for the time being.

The old man can only get the black market in Lama Temple to sell, but everyone is keen to buy grain, meat, and grapes that don’t suppress hunger are not easy to sell.

If you think about it, the grapes in the vegetable market do not require a ticket, and they cost 4 cents per catty. There is no limit to the quantity, and you can pick and choose.

Who runs the black market to buy the same grapes.

The old man saw that Yi Weidong had some hesitation, and he was not willing to buy it, so he said quickly:
"I have 10 catties of grapes. If you want them all, just give me cents."

"Is it sweet?" Yi Weidong asked.

"It's so sweet, if you don't believe me, try it." After the old man finished speaking, he stuffed two of them into Yi Weidong's hands, and opened his satchel to reveal a bunch of grapes. He randomly picked two of them and handed them to Yi Weidong. Wei Dong.

Yi Weidong wiped it with his hands and put it in his mouth. The sweet and sour grapes were still delicious.

It’s good to collect 3 cents a catty, because you have room to save it. Now when a large number of grapes are listed on the market, there will be no grapes on New Year’s Day. Wouldn’t it be nice to sell them at a higher price?
I was a little unhappy because I couldn’t plant in the surrounding space before. Now I have found a way to buy seasonal fruits and sell them out of season. As long as you are careful, there should be nothing wrong. When a buyer asks, they say that they are fruits from the south. Changed in the yard.

Once this idea is opened, not only fruits, but also seasonal vegetables can be used!

Thinking about it again, vegetables need to be paid for, so it’s better not to touch vegetables, but to collect as much as possible and keep them at home to eat, that’s the only way to go.

I have nearly 400 catties of rice noodles, all of which can be sold for more than 300 yuan, and grapes cost 4 cents per catty. This cost is enough. After the grapes are off the market, they should be sold to some residents of the compound. A dime a catty.

A happy life is beckoning to me, and Yi Weidong is looking forward to living a happy and unrestrained life in the future.

Seeing Yi Weidong's weird smile, the old man must be a fool!Asked again:
"Boy, can you finish?"

Yi Weidong made up his mind, he hadn't written off the horoscope yet, he harvested the grapes first, and thought about good things later.

Yi Weidong asked, "Do you want white flour? Can I exchange it for white flour?"

The old man was full of joy and said, "That's great, my family is short of food!"

Now it's Yi Weidong's turn to deliver the goods, he took out a pack of white noodles and handed it over, saying:
"You check the goods, one yuan per catty."

"It's a bit expensive! Can it be cheaper?" The old man said, opening the toilet paper, seeing the flour as white as snow without any impurities, he said yes repeatedly.

Said: "Little brother, how many catties are you? I want it all."

With the flour, the young man has become a little brother. You have retired and called a 13.14-year-old child a little brother. Would your son be willing?

Yi Weidong replied, "I brought 10 catties of flour today."

"Okay, that's it, I want it all."

The old man pulled Yi Weidong to squat down and got together. Yi Weidong first took out 10 packs of white noodles and put them on the ground.

The old man took out the bunch of grapes and put them directly into Yi Weidong's satchel.

In the end, Yi Weidong weighed it, it was slightly heavier than when he was pretending to be white noodles, Yi Weidong nodded, the old man is still a kind person.

Turning sideways and observing the surrounding environment, the old man squatted down to check the flour in bags before putting them into the satchel.

The old man took out a bundle of banknotes and said shyly, "You see, I'm so confused that I didn't bring any change."

Yi Weidong took out cents and handed it to the old man: "Just give me the whole money."

The old man took out one of 5 yuan, two of two yuan and one of one yuan and handed them to Yi Weidong.

He asked again: "Do you still have white flour? How much do you want?"

Then he said with emotion: "Your white noodles are so good, this is hard currency, and it is rarely seen on the black market."

Yi Weidong said: "You always leave an address, and I will send it to you when I have flour and rice."

In the black market, you can only sell little by little. If you have an address, go back and inquire. If you have a good character, you can sell more. Freeing up funds to buy grapes is the most important thing at the moment.

The old man said: "My surname is Liu, and I live at No. 137, North Santiao Alley, Jiaotongkou. Whenever I mention Old Man Liu, everyone in the neighborhood knows it."

"Uncle Liu, okay, I'll send some flour in a few days." Yi Weidong said.

"Okay, I want as much as I have, the old man has money." Old man Liu patted his pocket and said.

"Okay, Mr. Liu."

After Yi Weidong bid farewell to old man Liu, he also left the Lama Temple black market. He sold twenty catties of flour today, so he must not sell any more, lest some people see it as unusual.

It's a pity that there is no car, which is too inconvenient. Only three uncles in the courtyard have bicycles at home, and they are not familiar with them, so they are embarrassed to borrow them.

It's too eye-catching to buy by yourself, and it doesn't conform to the principle of keeping a low profile, so I can only run around every day.

It was a bit far from the black market to the reed marsh, and it took nearly half an hour to return to the reed marsh.

First go to the nearest shack to cherish the memory of your previous small nest. Based on the principle of not wasting, put away the reeds and wooden sticks. It is also good to keep the dry reeds for the briquette stove.

He took out the sharp knife, remade a wooden bayonet, and walked to the pond after resting for a while.

This patch of reeds is far away from the village, and most people don't come here, which is why there are still fish in this pond.

Yi Weidong rolled up his trousers, took off his shoes, and walked into the water barefoot. It was already early autumn, and the water was a bit chilly. He waded slowly and searched in the shallow water.

After turning around, only two grass carp weighing less than one catty were inserted. Yi Weidong was a little disappointed. He could clearly see the fish in the center splashing out from time to time, but they didn't come to the water's edge, which was too irritating.

My body hasn't recovered yet, and I can't go to the deep water area to toss.

It would be nice if the water could be drained.

(End of this chapter)