Chapter 202 Are You Losing Too Much?
There were a lot of miscellaneous items in the tent. After Gu Xiaoxi took a look, he swept them all into the second-hand goods warehouse.
Afterwards, she bought 100 rolls of toilet paper and 100 face towels from the exchange mall and took them to Qi Shuangshuang.
When the second wave of people from the commune came to deliver farm tools, she went back to work.
After that, every once in a while, she would take some things from the collected old items and reuse them.
In order to let people know where the collected old items went, she even demonstrated in front of everyone how to dismantle an old table without legs, grind and shave it, and make it into a rolling pin, a sewing box, and an exquisite small stool.
She even picked out some discarded tables, chairs and benches, pieced them together, and made a very unique and beautiful carved cupboard.
Then, these finished items appeared on the shelves where they could be traded in for new items in the form of points.
She also demonstrated how to use welding skills to perfectly repair broken farm tools.
She also "inadvertently" told everyone that the old bowls and broken porcelain collected can be reused and refined.
Old clothes can be washed, disinfected and sterilized before being reused. Those that cannot be used should be destroyed or put to other uses.
In short, she just wanted to express one point, that old things can be turned into treasures under certain circumstances.
After a busy morning, Gu Xiaoxi's merit points reached 700, making him richer than ever before.
And her system trading level has also been upgraded to the second-level junior exchanger.
It was also at this time that she discovered that there were more than twenty items available for purchase in the trade mall.
During lunch, Qi Shuangshuang said with emotion: "I feel that today everyone is more enthusiastic about exchanging old items for new ones than yesterday. I even saw some people bringing all their pots, bowls, and pans from home to exchange for new ones."
Li Kun smiled and continued, "That's nothing. I heard that some people went to other towns and villages to collect waste. When those waste collectors come back in a couple of days, there may be more people who want to exchange old items for new ones."
Gu Xiaoxi coughed lightly and said, "So positive!"
Great job!
"Xiaoxi, if this is the case, wouldn't you be at a loss too much?"
Qi Shuangshuang has begun to feel sorry for Xiaoxi!
Although some of the things are renovated from old items in Xiaoxi, many of them are bought from their supply and marketing cooperatives, which cost money!
Gu Xiaoxi smiled and shook his head, "Not a loss! Starting from this afternoon, those who don't have enough points and want supplies can be reminded to pay more. Since they don't need tickets, there should be a lot of people buying them."
"That's right. The price will be set the same as our supply and marketing cooperative, and it will be reduced a little if you have points."
Qi Shuangshuang thought that she must promote the use of points and money for shopping in the afternoon and must not let Xiaoxi lose money.
"In the afternoon, I will arrange a place to buy mountain products and things that villagers want to sell. Then they can bring their things here to sell." Lu Jiansen had a new idea.
Gu Xiaoxi's eyes lit up, "This is possible."
Private transactions are not allowed now, but this time their situation is different, and it is a rare opportunity for them to buy and sell supplies openly.
Anyway, their main focus is still to benefit and facilitate the people.
After lunch, Lu Jiansen immediately went to deal with the acquisition matters.
Gu Xiaoxi went to the tent where Lu Jiansen lived, secretly bought five large barrels of newly-produced rapeseed oil from the exchange mall, and sent them to Qi Shuangshuang.
Because there was no oil in the morning, rapeseed oil suddenly appeared at this moment, and the villagers who were waiting in line were very happy.
For fear of missing out, many people choose to use their points to exchange bottles and jars for oil when exchanging old ones for new ones.
Those who wanted to buy a lot of things and had money on hand chose to pay for them.
After all, they also had to pay money and coupons when they went to the supply and marketing cooperative, so buying here saved them an expensive oil coupon.
Taking the large number of people into consideration, Qi Shuangshuang also limited the amount of oil, that is, one person could only buy one kilogram of oil at a time.
In the afternoon, Gu Xiaoxi sat in the same seat where Lu Jiansen sat in the morning to collect old items and calculate points.
People also brought in old farm tools for exchange for new ones.
If something can be replaced, we will replace it on the spot. If something needs to be repaired, we will ask someone to put it aside, register it ourselves, and have someone come and pick it up tomorrow.
The advantage of this is that sometimes she can use a few large baskets under the table to help Qi Shuangshuang and the others exchange old items for new ones.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Xiaoxi received a square, rusty iron box. She didn't think much about it and threw it into the second-hand goods warehouse when she took the things.
But what she didn't expect was that this iron box actually earned her 8555 points.
She was startled and immediately looked towards the new product showroom.
It turned out that the iron box she threw was not simple. There were more than 8,000 embroidery needles and more than 50 copper tripod needles in it.
Does this mean that every embroidery stitch counts as a point?
There are so many embroidery needles in the house, and every one of them has been used and counted. So it must have been an embroidery business or something like that in the past, right?
But the person who brought the iron box was a middle-aged man in thin clothes.
After thinking for two seconds, she asked another question, "Does anyone in your family know how to embroider?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No."
"Are all your things your own?" Gu Xiaoxi asked casually.
The middle-aged man scratched his head in embarrassment, "Some of them were picked up. Now everyone is out there picking up trash. It can't be worthless and I can't redeem points, right?"
Gu Xiaoxi looked at all the things he brought, weighed them, and said, "I'll give you 500 points for your things!"
"Is this... so much? Then, can I change the quilt? I heard that someone changed the quilt this morning."
Before Gu Xiaoxi could say anything, someone beside him said, "Where are the quilts left? They were all replaced long ago."
Gu Xiaoxi coughed lightly and said, "New goods arrived at noon, but I didn't have time to take them out. Wait a moment, I'll go get them."
Having said that, she stood up and went back to where she lived.
When she came out again, she was holding four quilts in her hands.
She casually gave the middle-aged man a bed and said, "You still have 300 points. What else do you want to exchange for?"
The middle-aged man said with shining eyes: "Can I get another quilt?"
Before Gu Xiaoxi could say anything, someone immediately stopped him, "No, you have to leave some time for us."
Gu Xiaoxi thought for a moment, then took out a few pieces of cloth from the basket and asked him to choose. "Do you want this one? It's 100 points per piece. It's just right for making a quilt cover or something."
The man nodded quickly and immediately picked two pieces of cloth.
There were 100 points left, and Gu Xiaoxi gave him a cotton coat, a pair of cotton shoes, a bottle of jelly cream, and five kilograms of rice without asking him any questions.
"That's all."
The middle-aged man looked down at his shoes that showed his big toes, then looked at Gu Xiaoxi gratefully, "Thank you!"
"You're welcome, next!"