Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

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The government also turns a blind eye.

There were many black markets in Beijing, some of which were also called pigeon markets.

As the head chef, He Yuzhu is familiar with all of these things.

That night, as darkness fell, He Yuzhu secretly ran to the pigeon market closest to Hongxing Road.

The so-called black market has two meanings.

One option was to avoid the country, and the other was to stay between nightfall and dawn.

I must say, the black market is quite lively.

It was a small alleyway, with all sorts of things displayed on both sides.

There are eggs, roosters, tea, wine, and steel!

Some people even came to sell a black iron pot.

It can be described as a wide variety.

Of course, quite a few people also sell their tickets here.

Food coupons and meat coupons can be bought, but on the black market, these coupons are ridiculously expensive.

After all, this thing is too precious.

For example, grain coupons were a fixed amount that the government gave to each person every month.

Thirty catties of coarse grains per person.

If you want to buy some, then you should eat less and be a little hungrier.

These are all hard-earned savings, no wonder they're expensive.

At the westernmost edge of the black market, three or five young men in military overcoats were selling tickets.

These young people clearly came from that military compound; they were all children of high-ranking leaders.

"Bro!"

He Yuzhu chuckled and leaned closer: "Do you have any bicycle tickets?"

"What?" The three guys in military overcoats immediately changed their expressions: This thing is here to cause trouble, isn't it? Where the hell are we going to get bicycle tickets?

But He Yuzhu's next words completely won over the three young men.

“I can buy it at a high price… I’ll give you this amount…” To show his sincerity, He Yuzhu imitated Liu Aiguo and raised two middle fingers at the three young men.

"two hundred……"

"No... I'll add another hundred, I'll give you three hundred!"

three hundred!

This number is not low.

You should know that this is equivalent to Qin Huairu's monthly salary.

The three young men were also excited, but what could they do without tickets?

“I have one, I have one…” a young man said, “But it’s not a Phoenix brand car, nor a Forever brand car… it’s a Flying Pigeon brand car, is that okay?”

Even bicycles have brand names.

The top-tier brands, comparable to the later German luxury brands (BBA), are Phoenix and Forever.

Flying Pigeon brand is a miscellaneous brand.

It's not exactly a no-name brand, just the kind that's not mainstream.

But He Yuzhu didn't care!

Yu Haitang said she wanted a bicycle, but she didn't say what kind of bicycle she wanted!

“Okay!” He Yuzhu agreed.

"Wait a minute, I'll go home and get it!"

Half an hour later, He Yuzhu received a Flying Pigeon brand bicycle ticket.

The printing is really beautiful.

The dates are all up-to-date!

It cost 300 yuan, but it was totally worth it!

Tomorrow morning, I'll definitely be the first one to rush into the department store to buy a bicycle.

I'm about to win over my wife!

He Yuzhu was so excited that he couldn't sleep well all night, waking up as soon as he closed his eyes. He got up early the next morning and went to wait outside the largest department store on Hongxing Road.

There were hardly any people on the street.

It's so early, you can't even see a glimpse of the sun, let alone the sun itself!

But it doesn't matter, let's just wait.

He Yuzhu squatted down and waited at the entrance of the department store where he worked.

The security guard ran over and asked, "Young man... why aren't you sleeping at home? What are you doing here?"

He Yuzhu said, "Let's wait for the store to open so we can buy things!"

"Huh?" the security guard said, "You'll have to wait for the gate to open... Do you even know what time it is?"

He Yuzhu didn't have a watch, and neither did anyone else in the entire courtyard. Who the hell knew what time it was? "Is it five o'clock?"

He asked the security guard.

The security guard said, "It's only 11:30 pm... You can wait here..."

puff……

He Yuzhu covered his face and went home again!

……

In the morning, Liu Aiguo went to the factory to hand in his tasks.

However, he did not go out immediately because Director Huang told everyone that there was an inspection of the logistics department today.

No one is allowed to leave their post; everyone must stay in the factory and wait for the inspection!

Liu Aiguo understands too!

When the higher-ups come, it's just a formality.

Everyone is waiting; having a large group is a sign of respect.

Around nine o'clock, someone finally arrived at the factory.

Five or six people, all wearing uniforms, came running.

The logistics department staff and Director Huang, who were greeting the inspectors at the entrance, were slightly taken aback: Something's not right...

That's a police officer!

It's not our superior!

what's the situation?

"Comrade..." The lead police officer ran over and asked Director Huang, "Excuse me, is He Yuzhu an employee of your steel rolling mill?"

Director Huang said, "Yes... he's our factory's head chef, what's wrong?"

"Please take us to your kitchen!"

Then Director Huang led the police officers to the kitchen.

And then!

Liu Aiguo saw He Yuzhu being taken away, along with a brand-new Flying Pigeon bicycle!

"Director Huang, what's going on?" Everyone asked Old Huang.

Old Huang said, "They say He Yuzhu bought a bicycle with a fake bicycle voucher and was showing it off to the kitchen staff when he was arrested..."

puff……