"Dad, I understand."
Qiao Changhai hurried back and without even having time to drink a sip of water after entering the house, he quickly told Qiao Baozhu everything that had happened during the day.
After listening to her adoptive father's words, Qiao Baozhu poured water into two glasses alternately while listening to him.
By the time Qiao Changhai finished explaining the whole story, the hot water in Qiao Baozhu's hand had almost cooled down.
"Dad, drink some water first to moisten your throat and listen to me."
Qiao Baozhu combined the memories of her previous life and immediately solved her adoptive father's confusion.
"This Xiao Wang should be a subordinate of Ye Hongyi, one of the three major black market tycoons."
"The three black market giants?"
Qiao Changhai looked confused. What were these words? Who gave these nicknames?
"Didn't you say that Xiao Wang has been mentioning a man called Third Brother? Ye Hongyi is the third child in the family, and is known as Third Brother in the underworld. The three people I mentioned have been vying for the position of the black market boss. The black market coal price is so high because these three people are fighting."
"They buy coal from ordinary people at low prices while raising the market price. Whoever can hold out to the end will be the boss of the black market."
Qiao Changhai was dumbfounded. He racked his brains on the way here but couldn't figure out why the price of coal had risen so high. It turned out that those people in the black market were deliberately manipulating the prices.
This is outrageous...
only,
"Girl, you work on the farm all day, how do you know so many things going on outside? It's as if you have experienced them all."
Qiao Baozhu lowered her head and smiled bitterly. This black massacre was the famous business war scene that Ye Hongyi was most proud of.
In her previous life, Qiao Baozhu went to the black market to do business, but that was in 1977, and she had never been involved in this matter at all.
In October 1978, new regulations were issued: abolish the recommendation system, restore the cultural examination system, and admit the best candidates to select talents for university admission.
Qiao Baozhu remembered very clearly that on the day the news reached Qingyanshan Farm, Zhao Haiyang accompanied her back from the municipal hospital.
The two were immersed in the joy of becoming new parents and had planned to show off as soon as they returned.
Unexpectedly, the farm was filled with people and noise, and one could tell at a glance that something big and happy had happened.
When Zhao Haiyang heard that everyone could sign up for the exam, he happily lifted her up. They kept saying that their child was a lucky charm, and just as they confirmed their pregnancy, they received the good news that the college entrance examination would be resumed.
Heilongjiang Province held the college entrance examination in December of 1977, and there was only a little over a month to prepare for the exam. Zhao Haiyang reviews his homework at home every day, and absenteeism means no income.
Raising a child costs money, and Zhao Haiyang's college education also costs money, so Qiao Baozhu turned her attention to the black market.
She made her first fortune by making pot after pot of sticky rice dumplings. Sticky rice dumplings require the purchase of a large amount of food on the black market, which is why they have become a hot commodity in the eyes of many black market vendors.
As more people got to know him, they naturally became aware of the glorious achievements of the black market tycoon Ye Hongyi.
After experiencing floods and insect plagues in 1976, Beilin City, where autumn grain production plummeted, experienced several heavy snowstorms after the winter. The prices of coal and firewood are much higher than in previous years.
In order to seize more territory in the black market, the three bosses fought to the death. Relying on his powerful family background, Ye Hongyi frantically bought up coal coupons and coal reserves from ordinary people.
On New Year's Day in 1977, the price of coal on the city's black market was eight times higher than the state-set price. Faced with huge profits, some people took risks and colluded with the staff of the steel plant's fuel department to steal coal from the steel plant.
The matter was soon exposed and the whole country was outraged! Some abandoned their coal and fled overseas, while others were sentenced to death.
The manipulator behind the scenes, Ye Hongyi, had already secretly donated the coal that he had purchased at a high price to other farms. Not only was he not punished, he was even rewarded for it.
The story of how Mr. Ye made his fortune seems ambitious and passionate, but how much blood and tears of innocent people are mixed in it?
"Girl, this little Wang looks scary, but after getting to know him, he seems to be a good guy."
Qiao Changhai was originally not very confident about Xiao Wang, even though he was introduced and guaranteed by his master himself.
He didn't dare to keep the money on him, but went to the post office to remit it without any hesitation. He was just afraid that Xiao Wang might plot against him and send people to rob him of his money or steal from his house.
He had a safe journey, so Qiao Changhai was sure that this Xiao Wang was just a bad-mouthed and uneducated person, but he was still quite reliable in doing business.
"Since they are so capable, why don't we get a few more tons of coal and make some more money."
Qiao Changhai looked at his daughter expectantly.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Baozhu shook her head.
"When the gods fight, the mortals suffer. The higher they drive up the price, the more unaffordable it is for ordinary people to buy coal. And the high recycling price will attract some daring and greedy people to steal or rob coal for money."
"The bigger the noise, the sooner it will attract the attention of the higher-ups. After tracing back to the source, who will be the unlucky one to suffer?"
Qiao Changhai understood what she said instantly and his face turned pale with fright.
"I thought at the beginning that as long as I could make back my investment, I would be satisfied."
"Now I have burned six tons of coal for nothing and made more than six hundred yuan. I should be satisfied."
Hearing his daughter say this, Qiao Changhai nodded: "My daughter is right, people should not be too greedy."
Although Qiao Changhai said this, he still felt it was a pity in his heart. But if his daughter wants to stop, he will definitely not do it secretly without her knowledge.
"It will take two or three days for the post office to send money. I wrote down the address of your family compound. Remember to check it after get off work every day."
After solving the important issue, Qiao Changhai finally felt relieved. He glanced at the time on the clock and got up from the kang.
"It's getting late. I have to go to the service center to buy some things. I'm staying at your grandfather's place tonight. I have to go back to work tomorrow morning."
Qiao Baozhu wanted to let her adoptive father stay at her home for a night, but unfortunately her house was too small and had only one kang. He could only swallow the words of pleas to stay, took out a can of meat sauce from the bowl rack, and let his adoptive father take it away.
Looking at Qiao Changhai's back getting farther and farther away, Qiao Baozhu always felt that something was wrong.
"Hiss... I seem to have forgotten something. Alas, it's quite important."
"What on earth did I forget?"
Qiao Baozhu was very panicked. She sat on the kang in a daze, racking her brains but unable to remember what she had forgotten.
She was so focused on her thoughts that Shen Xiao came in after get off work to talk to her. Qiao Baozhu still looked detached, feeling that the answer was about to come out.
Seeing his young wife in a daze, Shen Xiao did not quarrel with her, but picked up the thermos and poured water to wash his hands.
Qiao Baozhu's eyes fell on the thermos. There were a few peony flowers in the middle of the silver-white plastic shell, and a big red "囍" character with a gold edge was embedded on the peony flowers.
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