Reborn in 1982: I Became the Richest Man by Repairing Cars

After handing the chickens and ducks over to Fan Weimin, Jiang Hui returned to Pigeon City.

After walking a while, Jiang Hui saw a stall with several bags of grain on display.

The bag was slightly opened so that people could see the contents of the grain.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man wearing an old Zhongshan suit, with his hands tucked into his sleeves to keep warm.

There was an old scale in front of me, the markings on the scale were a bit blurry.

Next to it was a yellowed piece of paper with the price of grain written on it.

Flour is 28 cents a pound, and rice is 18 cents a pound.

This transparent pricing, eliminating the need for haggling, actually suited Jiang Hui's ideas better.

"Give me thirty catties of high-gluten flour and thirty catties of rice."

The stall owner responded, took the bag Jiang Hui handed him, and began packing the grain without saying much.

After weighing the goods, the payment is made on the spot, and the work is completed quickly.

Jiang Hui went back to Fan Weimin's side and tied the grain to the bicycle.

He regretted that he had only brought two bags of grain.

It seems I need to be better prepared next time.

But since we're already here, I'd feel a bit reluctant not to go in and take another look.

So, after receiving a few words of advice from Fan Weimin, Jiang Hui went back to Pigeon City for a stroll.

This time, Jiang Hui continued to walk around and saw several live rabbits on a stall.

There were also some dried sweet potato chips and peanuts, laid out on a clean coarse cloth.

They also sell radishes and Chinese cabbage.

Mainly, they sell food.

Occasionally, some daily necessities appear to be secondhand.

"Auntie, how much are these sweet potatoes?"

Jiang Hui didn't dare linger in Pigeon City for too long. He quickly strolled around for a bit and then prepared to leave.

As he was leaving, he saw an old woman selling sweet potatoes, and an idea struck him.

During difficult times, many people got tired of eating this stuff.

However, as a supplementary food source, it's actually quite good.

When it's cold, roasted sweet potatoes taste even better.

The key point is that the price is also affordable.

"Eight cents a pound!"

The older woman glanced at Jiang Hui and quoted a price.

"If I want them all, could you give me this bamboo basket?"

"OK!"

The woman nodded without any hesitation.

The bamboo basket was woven by her family; it looks a bit rough and isn't worth much.

Jiang Hui borrowed a large scale from a nearby stall and even helped lift it a bit.

"A total of 116 jin, that'll be nine yuan for you."

Jiang Hui paid quickly, then picked up the bamboo basket and left.

I bought a lot of things, and it only cost me a little over forty yuan.

It seems I brought too much money this time.

However, just as we were about to leave Pigeon City, we suddenly discovered that there was a wild boar meat stall there.

Although wild boar meat doesn't taste good, it's still meat.

The key point is that after asking, the price of wild boar meat was only 1.2 yuan per pound.

This is definitely a pretty good deal.

Jiang Hui didn't hesitate at all and ordered ten jin.

And the stall owner divided it into three parts.

Two of them weighed about two jin each, and the largest one weighed about six jin.

Jiang Hui held a bamboo basket in both hands, with wild boar meat tied with straw still hanging from the fingers of one hand.

It's just that this body has strength, and the distance isn't very far.

Otherwise, with a weight of over 100 pounds, it would definitely be too much of a problem.

Fan Weimin saw Jiang Hui coming from afar, but didn't dare to come over directly to help.

He waited until Jiang Hui was closer to the bicycle before quickly jogging over to help carry the bamboo basket.

"Master, you actually ran into someone selling wild boar meat today!"

The wild boar meat, with its hair still shaving off, was quite conspicuous.

"Okay, here, this one is for you."

Jiang Hui hung a piece of wild boar meat, weighing about two pounds, directly on Fan Weimin's bicycle handlebars.

The rest were hung on the handlebars of his bicycle.

"This... Master, this is not appropriate."

Fan Weimin never expected that Jiang Hui would bring him a piece of pork.

Although it's wild boar meat, it still costs more than one yuan per pound.

"There's nothing wrong with it. You know my personality. Take it back."

Jiang Hui didn't waste any more words and followed Ye Weimin to tie the things to the bicycle.

Fortunately, bicycles these days are quite sturdy.

I bought a ton of stuff, and I was still able to ride the bike smoothly.

"Master, if you want to come again next time, just let me know in advance and I'll come with you."

"It's getting colder and colder, come early and come back early, don't catch a cold."

Fan Weimin hopped on his bicycle, rubbed his numb hands, pushed off, and rode off.

With so many things to deliver today, Fan Weimin definitely has to help deliver them to Jiang Hui's house.

When Jiang Hui entered Wudaoying Hutong, the neighbors' expressions changed when they saw him carrying so many things back.

Although I had heard before that the second son of the Jiang family's auto repair shop was doing very well and making money.

However, the impact of making money is different from bringing back a large amount of food and meat.

The sound of bicycle bells jingled through the narrow Wudaoying Hutong, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.

Jiang Hui and Fan Weimin rode their bicycles, the back seats piled high with things.

Red-skinned sweet potatoes were peeking out from the edge of the bamboo basket, and wild boar meat hanging from the handlebars was particularly eye-catching.

Some neighbors who were still cooking in the alley stopped what they were doing instantly.

Their eyes were all fixed on the two people and the pile of things, and whispers gradually rose and fell.

Aunt Zhang, who was squatting by the coal stove at the street corner trying to start a fire, accidentally bumped the stove ring with her fire tongs, but didn't bother to pick it up.

Shouting into Aunt Li's ear as she picked vegetables, he spoke in a voice that wasn't too low, just loud enough for the people around to hear.

"My goodness! Look at Jiang's second son, he's brought the whole market home!"

"The sweet potatoes in that bamboo basket look quite heavy."

"And what's hanging on the handlebars? Is that pork? It doesn't look like regular pork, it's all hairy!"

Aunt Li put down the cabbage in her hand, squinted and examined it carefully for a long time, then pointed in Jiang Hui's direction with her fingertip, her tone full of amazement and envy: "It's definitely pork! It looks like wild boar to me."

"I've heard from relatives back home that wild boar meat, though rough, is still real meat!"

Wang, who was sitting on her doorstep sewing a cotton-padded coat, put down her needle and thread, sighed, and said with a touch of emotion, "The Jiang family used to be so poor. Zhang Yuxiu carried a small basket every day and had to pick the smallest cabbage when buying cabbage. Sweet potatoes and potatoes were eaten sparingly."

"When the second son of the Jiang family first opened his auto repair shop, who could have imagined he'd be where he is today?"

Aunt Li pursed her lips, her tone tinged with a hint of sourness and envy: "I used to laugh at Jiang's second son, saying he wouldn't do a stable job and insisted on opening his own car repair shop, saying he was unreliable."

"Now it seems they had good judgment!"

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Jiang Hui ignored all the various comments and discussions.

When they returned to the courtyard, Jiang Hui's mother, Zhang Yuxiu, was washing clothes. Seeing Jiang Hui and Fan Weimin in that state, she immediately went to help them.

"Second brother, why did you buy so much stuff? It's such a waste of money..."

The reproach in his tone couldn't hide his joy.

"Aunt Zhang, Xiao Jiang is really good at repairing cars now."

"These things are nothing to him; you'll be enjoying a life of luxury from now on."

As Chen Qingxiang was about to leave, he saw Jiang Hui's appearance and guessed that Jiang Hui must have gone to the pigeon market to buy things after he had money.

However, he got along quite well with Jiang Hui, so his attitude was acceptable.

The neighbor, Aunt He, was a little envious and a little jealous, saying, "Yuxiu, you're so lucky!"

"My second son bought you so much meat and grain!"

Zhang Yuxiu replied with a smile, "Thanks to everyone, and especially to my second brother, I'm sorry for the embarrassing situation!"

As she spoke, she helped Jiang Hui and Fan Weimin carry things downstairs, her face beaming with undisguised happiness.