In 1976, the largest denomination of RMB was the 10-yuan "Black Unity".

Six thousand yuan is equivalent to 600 black banknotes, which is six large stacks, and the thickness is equivalent to the thickness of sixty thousand yuan in red banknotes in later generations!

It's no exaggeration to say that even if Li Xiangdong did nothing else now, he would probably be the richest man in Huichuan County just by relying on this money!

Of course, Li Xiangdong certainly didn't have this idea; he knew all too well how quickly money would depreciate in later generations!

He can't just sit around and live off his savings; this is just the starting capital for him to set sail and make a fortune!

Li Xiangdong spoke with Factory Director Yan about other things, but since he had to leave for Dongfang City early the next morning, Factory Director Yan didn't try to keep him.

Just as Li Xiangdong was about to take his leave, he suddenly heard a rustling sound at the door.

Li Xiangdong strode to the door, flung it open, and saw Xiao Wang still with his ear pressed against the door!

"Brother Wang? This is..."

Li Xiangdong looked at Xiao Wang, who looked embarrassed, with a half-smile.

Xiao Wang coughed, quickly stood up straight, and smiled at Li Xiangdong, who had a forced smile, and Director Yan, who walked over from behind. "Director, I wanted to ask you, was the Rehmannia glutinosa that Xiangdong brought earlier steamed with wine or plain?"

Steaming with wine and steaming are two methods for processing Rehmannia glutinosa. Steaming with wine involves mixing raw Rehmannia glutinosa with rice wine and then steaming it. Steaming with water involves directly steaming raw Rehmannia glutinosa until it turns black and shiny, and then slicing and drying it.

Factory Director Yan was a shrewd man; he frowned and said, "Go ask Engineer Ye!"

Engineer Ye is the technician he was just discussing something with, and he's also a long-time technician at this pharmaceutical factory since its inception.

Watching Xiao Wang's hurried departure, Li Xiangdong whispered, "Uncle, this person..."

Li Xiangdong didn't finish speaking, but his implication was clear: judging from Xiao Wang's familiar posture, this was definitely not the first time he had eavesdropped on Director Yan's office!

Factory Director Yan gave a slight, cold laugh. "This person shouldn't be touched first!"

Li Xiangdong didn't say anything more, nodded, and left with his younger sister Li Yan in his arms.

Since Uncle knows what's going on, and given his abilities, I believe Xiao Wang won't be able to cause any trouble!

Don't be fooled by Factory Director Yan's calm demeanor; he's seething with rage inside!

This young Wang looks clever and quick-witted, and he works efficiently, but he's too short-sighted; once he gets into money, he can't get out.

Recently, he's also developed a habit of eavesdropping and spying.

It's just that Xiao Wang is a relative of Deputy Director Zhang of the County Revolutionary Committee, and he was personally brought over by Deputy Director Zhang, so he had no way to dismiss him!

Speaking of Deputy Director Zhang, and then thinking about how I was able to become the director of Guangming Pharmaceutical Factory, it's another mess!

Regardless of what Director Yan thought, after leaving the pharmaceutical factory, Li Xiangdong hurriedly went to the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase travel gear!

Given Li Xiangdong's recent high profile at the supply and marketing cooperative, it's quite a spectacle that he's now going to buy things!

A pair of rubber-soled student cloth shoes, others buy them for three yuan a pair!

Li Xiangdong bought them, priced as defective products, for one yuan and fifty cents a pair!

The golden-brown glutinous rice strips covered in sugar frosting are sold for seven cents a pound by others!

Li Xiangdong buys one jin and gets half a jin free!

Travel bags printed with the two big characters "Yanjing" are out of stock!

Li Xiangdong bought some. I'll go check the warehouse. I remember there were a few left over from last time!

For a time, all the sales clerks at the counters were focused on Li Xiangdong!

The sales clerk, who had previously been indifferent to customers, beamed with joy when she saw Li Xiangdong!

The customer who was shopping was unhappy. "Hey, you weighed out half of the pastries for me, and then you just threw them away? The pastries are all crumbled into pieces!"

The old man looked with heartache at the white pastry that the salesperson had rudely thrown off the scale; the outer crust was all broken!

Sister Zhang, who sells snacks, rolled her eyes and said, "Buy it or don't, it's up to you!"

Li Xiangdong was a little embarrassed. "Sister Zhang, why don't you weigh this old man first?"

"It's alright, let them wait! Is there anything else you need? I'll get it for you!"

The old man was so angry that his beard trembled. He pointed at Sister Zhang and kept muttering "you, you, you" but he didn't know what to say!

I have to buy it, my wife is really craving it, and if I don't get it, she'll scratch me!

Li Xiangdong was really afraid that the old man would faint in a fit of anger, so he quickly grabbed the rice strips wrapped in straw paper and left.

Sister Zhang: "Xiang Dong, that eel you gave me last time..."

"Sister Zhang, I'll have my dad bring you another one tomorrow!"

"Hey, come again next time!"

Sister Zhang's smiling face resembled a chrysanthemum.

The same thing happened at several other counters. Li Xiangdong felt that if resentful gazes could penetrate a person's body, he would have been riddled with holes long ago!

However, while some, like the old man, had no choice but to endure it, others, like Pan Jiwen, could not.

Pan Jiwen was picking out a tape recorder at the counter.

This portable tape recorder was incredibly popular in the late 1970s.

At that time, tape recorders were no cheaper than bicycles.

A portable recorder not only requires a recorder ticket that is hard to come by, but also costs 180 yuan!

Keep in mind that back then, a "Golden Deer" brand bicycle only cost 160 yuan.

The audio ticket in Pan Jiwen's hand came from his uncle Hu Shulin, and the 180 yuan was his mother's secret stash of money.

This tape recorder from Huichuan County has always been displayed at the highest point on the counter; it's become the store's prized possession. Why?

Because nobody can afford it!

Pan Jiwen felt like he was the coolest guy in the whole county today!

He was the center of attention, with all the sales clerks watching him, when Li Xiangdong suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

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