The man grinned, "What are you talking about? Of course not!"

"I'm just curious how much you want!"

"It doesn't matter how much I want, what matters is how much you can give."

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The two exchanged a few rounds of words before the man put away his playful smile and said seriously, "Brother Chu, I'm not going to lie. I'm delivering a total of 800 bottles of Wuliangye this time. 650 of them were ordered by the supply and marketing cooperative and will be delivered to it this afternoon. Currently, I can only deliver 150 bottles..."

"If you want one or two bottles, why not go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow morning and queue up to buy them? I don't do small business, and any extra wine I have, I usually..."

Before he could finish his words, Chu Tian interrupted him, "I want all the rest. You don't have to sell them on the black market. Just give them all to me!"

The man looked at Chu Tian in surprise and swallowed, "You want them all? That would cost a lot of money!"

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry about the money. Many of us are buying this together, so we can always pool the money together. Just tell me how much you need."

Chu Tian was not afraid of his reporting. He himself was reselling the winery's liquor. If he was discovered, the consequences for him would be much more serious than his own. So, how could he possibly complain about himself?

The man thought for a moment and said, "Our winery is a century-old factory. It's only slightly inferior to Kweichow Moutai, so we're usually in short supply..."

Chu Tian patiently listened to him showing off bit by bit how good the liquor from their winery was. He understood what he meant. He wanted to tell him that the price was not low. Even if he asked for more, it would not be much cheaper. Although he understood, he lost his patience when he kept talking.

"Brother Wang, just tell me the price!"

The man wanted to lay the groundwork a little more, but when he heard what Chu Tian said, he swallowed his words back into his throat and spoke directly.

"The supply and marketing cooperative sells them for 4.60 yuan a bottle, and I usually sell them on the black market for 5.20 yuan a bottle. If you want all 150 bottles, I can give them to you at 5 yuan a bottle!"

Chu Tian raised his eyebrows, thinking, "A bottle is only 40 cents more expensive? But, I think it's understandable. There's no limit on the amount of liquor. As long as you have a liquor ticket, you can buy it as much as you want..."

Chu Tian pretended to be hesitant, "Brother Wang, can this price be more favorable?"

When the man saw Chu Tian lowering the price, he immediately became anxious. "Brother, we can't offer any more discounts. This price is a bit higher than the supply and marketing cooperative, but you don't need a wine ticket. You can buy it with money. If you buy it on the black market, the minimum price will be five dollars and fifty cents."

"If you don't believe me, you can go to the black market and ask around!"

Chu Tian pretended to hesitate, and nodded awkwardly after a while. "Okay, then this price is fine. But how do we make the deal? Where are all your liquors? I need to see the liquor first!"

"I rented a yard on the outskirts of the city. I unloaded the 150 bottles of wine there last night. I can take you there right now..."

The man grinned and thought to himself that he was lucky this time. He was thinking that if Chu Tian didn't buy all the more than 100 bottles of wine at once, he would not be able to sell them all in the black market in the city. He would probably have to go to the next town to sell them all.

Chu Tian nodded, stood up and said, "Shall we go now?"

The man stood up with a smile on his face and said, "Okay, let's go."

The man borrowed a bicycle from the guesthouse and took Chu Tian to the suburbs. After riding for less than twenty minutes, they arrived at the gate of a house with its own gate and courtyard.

After opening the door, the man led Chu Tian straight into the only room and said, "Look, it's all here!"

Chu Tian looked at the twenty or thirty wooden frames placed in the room, walked up and took out a bottle of liquor from one of them, looked at the label with the name of Wuliangye printed on it, and nodded in his heart. There was no such thing as fake liquor in this era. As long as it was available on the market, it was real, so Chu Tian would not doubt its authenticity. He was just worried that the number was wrong.

The man stepped forward and said, "There are six bottles in a box. There are twenty-five boxes here. You can check them all."

"You can rest assured. We Sichuan men are all descendants of the Sichuan Army. We mean what we say and never lie."

Chu Tian curled his lips and smiled, "Of course I believe Brother Wang. One hundred and fifty bottles of liquor, five yuan a bottle, so the total is seven hundred and fifty."

"I only have 300 on me right now. Can I give you 300 first and give you the rest when I get back later?"

The man looked at the watch on his wrist. "Okay? I'm going to go back and drive to some supply and marketing cooperatives downtown to deliver goods. You can give me the remaining four hundred and fifty yuan in my room tonight."

"Okay, then I'll give you three hundred first."

The man took the three hundred yuan Chu Tian handed him, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What are you going to do with all this wine? Do you need me to deliver it to you tonight?"

Chu Tian shook his head. "No, I'll have someone take it away directly. Brother Wang, can you leave the key with me first? I'll give it to you in the evening."

The man took out the key from his pocket and handed it to Chu Tian, ​​"Okay, then you take it!"

"Then I'll leave first?"

Chu Tian nodded and watched the man ride away on his bicycle in the yard. He thought that people nowadays are still simple and honest. They are not worried at all that he would not pay the remaining balance after taking the goods away.

After the man left for half an hour, Chu Tian went out and walked around the house before returning to the house. With a wave of his hand, he put the twenty-five boxes of liquor back into the space. Looking at the empty house, Chu Tian turned around and walked out of the house, locked the door and walked towards the city.

He was not satisfied with just collecting the hundred or so bottles of liquor. He wanted to take this opportunity to collect a batch of items that were not valuable now but would be valuable in the future.

On the way here, Brother Wang told him that there were two streets in the city that used to be where dignitaries lived. He planned to go to those two streets first to see if he could find some antiques or something.

Chu Tian circled around in the box and finally aimed at a yard. He stood at the door and kept looking into the yard. At this time, a woman came back with a child in her arms. Seeing Chu Tian acting stealthily, she shouted unhappily.

"Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing at the gate of my yard?"

Chu Tian looked back at the woman, smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm just passing by. I'm a little thirsty and want to borrow some water!"

The woman waved her hand and said, "Then just go in openly. What are you standing at the gate for? You're so sneaky, I thought you were a thief."

As he said that, he gestured for Chu Tian to follow him in.

Chu Tian smiled awkwardly and followed her into the yard without saying anything. Standing in the yard, Chu Tian looked at the originally square yard, which was now divided into four parts. After thinking for a while, he asked.