He Wan only came out from a distance after hearing them say that she was unreliable and that there was a real shortage of food.
The young man had sharp eyes and spotted her from afar: "Minister, Minister, it's him, it's him!"
Hearing his tone, which sounded exactly like his neighbor's earlier, as if he were about to grab her, He Wan frowned and said, "You've arrived."
The young man pulled his minister along and said, "Yes, yes, this is my minister. Minister, this is him."
The minister adjusted his glasses and looked at her, asking uncertainly, "Comrade, can you really get your hands on flour?"
He Wan nodded and said, "I don't like nonsense. It's a money transaction, and we're done once it's settled. What do you want?"
The minister noticed that despite his young age, he spoke with such confidence, which befitted someone involved in organized crime.
In fact, when they first came into contact with this kind of smuggled goods, they really didn't know their rules.
He then asked, "How should I address you, young comrade?"
"We don't ask where people come from; we only do transactions."
The minister was somewhat apprehensive, fearing that if he took the money and something went wrong, he would have to bear the responsibility alone.
I hesitated a bit.
Seeing this, He Wan wondered what they were up to.
Dealing with the black market boss is something that can't be done in the light of day, but that's manageable. This guy, however, is someone who brings the light of day.
She was really afraid of failing.
"If you can't make up your minds, I'll be leaving now."
Seeing this, the young man quickly said, "No, no, we just want flour and rice. What are your prices?"
Seeing that the minister didn't stop her, He Wan said, "Rice is six mao, flour is four mao."
Cornmeal is 36 cents a pound, fish is 80 cents a pound
"Noodles cost 80 cents a pound."
"There's cornmeal, fish, and noodles?" The young man was surprised and repeated the question again.
He Wan thought to herself: I haven't told you about the meat I was taking.
The minister pushed up his glasses and asked, "Can the flour be cheaper? Is the rice this year's or old? What kind of fish are you using?"
"The fish are of various varieties, and the rice and flour are all from this year, so you can rest assured."
The minister said with difficulty, "It's just that the price is a bit high. We usually sell it for around this price. Young man, do you think the price is negotiable?"
He Wan then realized that these were all black market prices, and selling them to them was indeed a bit expensive.
Although she wanted to make money, judging from their discussion just now, it seemed that there was a drought in the county and the harvest was not good.
He then asked, "How many do you want?"
The young man glanced at the minister, who pondered for a moment and said, "We need a lot: 100,000 jin of rice, flour, and cornmeal, 100,000 jin of each. We need less fish, 20,000 jin, and 30,000 jin of noodles. Of course, if you don't have that much, that's fine too. We'll buy as much as you have. We just need to discuss the price with the grain depot."
He Wan didn't mince words and said, "Yes, rice is four mao and flour is two fen and eight mao."
Cornmeal costs 16 cents, and fish costs 50 cents a pound.
"Noodles are 60 cents a pound, that's my bottom line."
The minister nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Comrade, could you allow me to go to the grain depot's leader's house? I also need to make a phone call to my superiors. Could you wait for us for two days?"
Two days?
He Wan shook her head: "The transaction will take place tonight at the latest. I'll be leaving this county first thing tomorrow morning. Of course, you can rest assured that I can prepare the goods for you within two hours, and I'll even choose the location."
"this..."
The minister was in a dilemma; he was afraid of being deceived and ending up losing more than he gained.
Seeing their hesitation, He Wan said, "At 9:30, I'll be waiting 50 meters west of the supply station on the west side of the city. Come over if you want; I'll only wait for you for two hours."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The minister and the young man remained.
The young man was anxious: "Minister, we can't miss this opportunity! The price is reasonable, cheaper than purchasing under other identities, and we'll save on fuel costs too."
"What do you know? She's giving us such a low price; there's something fishy going on."
"So, should we take it or not?"
"Hurry up, take me to Director Zhang first."
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