pjbooks Chapter 41 Selling Goods
Chapter 41 Selling Goods
The next morning, Shan Yaowen and Zhang Du drove their horse-drawn carriage to the town.
It wasn't the town where Shan Yaowen lived, but the town where his brother-in-law lived. Although the two villages were close to each other, they were under the jurisdiction of different towns.
Since he was unfamiliar with the place, Shan Yaowen didn't say anything, and his brother-in-law handled everything.
However, after learning that they could only sell to the purchasing station and that they couldn't buy much, and that only his brother-in-law had some coupons to buy things, Shan Yaowen decisively took his brother-in-law to his own town.
I went to a state-run restaurant first.
Qu Jitong's face lit up with a big smile when he saw Shan Yaowen, who hadn't visited in a long time.
"Brother Wen, it's been a long time since you've come."
Qu Jitong was incredibly enthusiastic when he saw Shan Yaowen, especially when he saw the things being transported in the carriage; his smile widened even more.
Shan Yaowen looked at Qu Jitong suspiciously, "Uncle, it's only been a short time since I last came, you don't need to be so enthusiastic, do you? Is your state-run restaurant lacking in food?"
As a purchasing agent for a state-owned hotel, why would I worry about the hotel not having enough stock?
Qu Jitong hesitated for a moment, then whispered to Shan Yaowen, "Awen, don't go around telling anyone. The higher-ups have started ordering us to collect supplies. If you go to the supply and marketing cooperative now, you won't be able to buy even basic supplies. They're going to implement a planned supply system."
Upon hearing this, Shan Yaowen immediately understood.
The snow disaster is beginning to show signs, and the authorities are actively responding.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Du thought to himself, "Thank goodness, it really was true!"
It's a pity that I only have so many tickets, which I saved up before. How much can I buy with that?
"Brother-in-law, help me move things. I've already talked to Uncle Qu; he has some food coupons he can give me. You can take them with you."
Zhang Du's eyes lit up. "There are still tickets?"
"Yes, but not much, only about fifty or sixty pounds in total. We'll ask around at another place later."
Zhang Du nodded. "That's quite a lot. Fifty or sixty pounds of food is enough for my family to eat for a long time."
After following Shan Yaowen out of the back door of the state-run restaurant, Zhang Du looked at his brother-in-law curiously, "Awen, why didn't you sell everything to the restaurant?"
Besides a few hides, his carriage also contained a considerable amount of meat, weighing several hundred pounds in total, in addition to what he kept for himself.
"I'll take you to another place. The boss there has a lot of stuff. Even if you don't have tickets, you'll have food. Besides, I promised him I'd save some for him if I found a bear skin."
Zhang Du didn't say anything. He had now realized that this brother-in-law's relationship was unusual; he knew people all over town.
I had heard that my brother-in-law was a layabout, but I never imagined that he knew people at the state-run restaurant and could even get grain coupons from them.
When Shan Yaowen arrived at Deng Jianguo's door, the door opened before he could even knock.
Inside, Deng Jianguo was clearly preparing to see someone off, and he paused for a moment when he saw Shan Yaowen outside the door.
Seeing everyone frozen in shock, Shan Yaowen was the first to react. "Boss Deng, I've come to exchange some things. Do you have any oil left?"
When Deng Jianguo saw Shan Yaowen like this, he smiled and nodded, "Yes, just a moment."
Then he turned to the person next to him and said, "Well, you go back first. I'll send it to the county once I receive it."
The man in the Zhongshan suit nodded and was about to leave, but his gaze fell on Shan Yaowen, or more precisely, on the carriage behind Shan Yaowen.
"Young man, are you here to sell your meat?"
Shan Yaowen didn't speak, but just looked at Deng Jianguo with a puzzled expression.
He had just been wondering why the man in the Zhongshan suit seemed more like a leader, which was why he said he was there to change the oil.
Didn't expect to be targeted after all?
Upon hearing this, Deng Jianguo quickly introduced Shan Yaowen: "This is my brother-in-law, we're all family."
Upon hearing this, Shan Yaowen immediately understood; Deng Jianguo's brother-in-law was a very important person.
This person was indeed a leader, but he wasn't the one who came down to investigate Deng Jianguo; he was Deng Jianguo's backer.
He had heard people say in his past life that Deng Jianguo's backer was his brother-in-law, who was also a high-ranking official in the county. But he had only heard about it in his past life and had never met him. He never expected to run into him this time.
"Then this..." Shan Yaowen didn't look at the man in the Zhongshan suit, but looked at the carriage behind him.
"It's okay, just say what's on your mind."
"Oh, it is indeed some meat and fur."
The man in the Zhongshan suit's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Could you sell me some?"
Buying meat?
Surely not? Do the county leaders really need that little bit?
Moreover, I'm here to sell to Deng Jianguo. Is it okay to do the transaction in front of him?
Don't let Deng Jianguo make things difficult for you later.
"It's alright, we're all family." Deng Jianguo immediately stepped forward to smooth things over when he saw Shan Yaowen hesitate. "Everyone, come in. Brother-in-law, you can sit down for a while. If you want meat, just get it from me later."
Zhang Du remained silent throughout the entire conversation, letting his brother-in-law handle the negotiations.
However, he was curious: who was this person? How could they be doing purchasing business right under the noses of state-owned entities like supply and marketing cooperatives and purchasing stations?
There are no people like that in their town.
Upon entering the Deng family courtyard, Zhang Du sighed with emotion.
This place is practically a mini supply and marketing cooperative; it not only buys things but also sells them.
"Hey, as expected of the Shan brothers, they've actually caught a bear in such a short time."
Deng Jianguo had planned to quickly collect all of Shan Yaowen's belongings so he could give them to his brother-in-law, but to his surprise, the first thing Shan Yaowen pulled out was a bearskin.
"My brother-in-law and I fought it together. It took a lot of effort. My brother-in-law almost got hit by the bear." Shan Yaowen dusted off the bear skin, trying to fully unfold it in front of everyone.
To be honest, this bear skin was quite heavy; Shan Yaowen almost couldn't lift it.
It was only after Zhang Du saw it that he bent down and picked up the other end, and the two of them unfolded the bear skin completely like folding a quilt.
"Wow, that's really nice. Where's the bear bile?" Deng Jianguo's brother-in-law squinted as he walked up to the bear skin and reached out to touch it.
"They're all here." Zhang Du took out a string of bear gallbladders from the carriage, which he processed briefly.
Deng Jianguo clicked his tongue after seeing this, reached into his pocket, took out cigarettes, offered one to each of them, lit it, and looked at Shan Yaowen curiously, "You two fought?"
"Well, how's it going, Boss Deng? I brought the goods. Can you give me an estimate?"
Deng Jianguo didn't speak, but turned to the man in the Zhongshan suit, his brother-in-law, and asked, "Brother-in-law, what do you say?"
Seeing this, Shan Yaowen also realized that the bear skin was what Deng Jianguo's brother-in-law wanted.
"Okay." The man nodded immediately without hesitation, then looked at Shan Yaowen and Zhang Du:
"Young men, if you ever have any of these precious furs, just give them to him; I'll take them all."
Shan Yaowen glanced at the man in surprise, then nodded. "Don't worry."
"Yes, this really solves my immediate problem. I'll value this skin at five hundred."
Just as Deng Jianguo was about to offer his price, his brother-in-law spoke up, "Five hundred!"
If I did it myself, I might be able to earn a hundred.
pity……
However, since his brother-in-law had already spoken, he felt embarrassed to refute him on the spot. Besides, Shan Yaowen and the other man were still there. If he refused, the two of them might never bring their products to him to sell again.
Zhang Du's eyes widened as he suppressed his excitement. Then, when he thought about how he had let the other two escape, he regretted it so much that he wanted to slap his thigh.
Shan Yaowen, however, was able to hold back. In later times, he had seen someone sell a bear skin to a foreigner for tens of thousands of US dollars.
It's a pity he won't be able to leave his legacy for posterity; he needs to save some money.
"Um, Mr. Deng, do you still have any grain coupons or anything like that?"
Deng Jianguo looked at Shan Yaowen strangely, "Didn't you say you had enough stockpiled last time? Why do you need more?"
He remembered that last time they said they were out of food, and they even sent Shan Yaowen a truckload of potatoes and cabbages back with them.
"It wasn't me, it was my brother-in-law."
Deng Jianguo glanced at Zhang Du, then his gaze fell on his brother-in-law. He did indeed have nothing left, but now that his brother-in-law was there, whether he had anything or not was entirely up to him.
"Tickets, right? Sure, but we don't have any right now. You'll have to wait a few days. If you need tickets to buy grain, I can just give you the grain directly, so you don't have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative with the tickets."
Zhang Du's eyes lit up when he heard this. "That's great!"
"Hey, come here tomorrow, I'll prepare the food for you."
Thank you.
After saying that, the man waved his hand and immediately took the bear skin into his own hands, stroking it with great affection.
After selling the bear skin, Deng Jianguo began to appraise the remaining meat and deer hide.