Xu Ningyan looked at Sun Zhou suspiciously, feeling that there was a trap in his words.
After thinking for a moment, he asked in return, "Brother Sun, do you think Brother Gu is acting strangely?"
Sun Zhou was stumped by the question.
Well, he figured it out; this old Gu wasn't a good person.
This young Xu guy in front of me, I don't know if he's been corrupted by Lao Gu, he's not exactly a saint either.
He waved the letter in his hand: "Old Gu asked me to bring him some things. When are you going back to the countryside? Could you please take them back with you?"
Xu Ningyan thought for a moment. It was still early. She could go to the black market behind the culvert in the afternoon to deliver another batch of goods to Sun Zhou. Tomorrow, she could visit a bookstore or a scrap yard.
Especially the scrap yards, wouldn't everyone who travels back to the 1960s or 70s have to visit them and pick up a bargain?
She also wanted to try her luck.
She perfectly avoided leaving a day for the brigade leader and the party secretary to arrange the process of making the large intestine hair ties, thus preventing anyone from asking her to intercede.
I'll go back the day after tomorrow with the scraps of cloth, and everything will be settled.
Sun Zhou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that she wouldn't leave until the day after tomorrow.
These things are easy to get your hands on, but Gu Zhiyuan is very picky. He has to choose carefully, otherwise he might end up in trouble again.
Therefore, they agreed that he would deliver the items directly to Xu Ningyan at the station early the day after tomorrow.
Seeing that he had finished speaking, Xu Ningyan took his leave.
Sun Zhou forcefully stuffed a bag of cantaloupes into her hand. "This was a gift from someone. I'm a grown man and I don't like this stuff, which is giving me a headache! You young ladies will probably like it, so take it! Call me Brother Sun all my life, why are you being so polite about eating a couple of cantaloupes?"
He then pushed Xu Ningyan out the door.
Xu Ningyan was utterly speechless.
Looking down at the cantaloupe I was holding, it wasn't very big, and its stripes were somewhat like those of a watermelon, with some light and some dark stripes. I could smell the unique aroma of cantaloupe as soon as I held it in my hand.
Xu Ningyan had eaten this kind of melon before. It didn't look particularly special, but when you broke it open, it was fragrant, sweet, and crisp, especially the flesh in the middle, which was particularly soft and sweet.
I carried the cantaloupe back to the department store.
One was given to Lin Hong, and another was taken to the supply and marketing department. After cutting it open, we shared it with everyone.
Xu Ningyan had a plan for the remaining two or three: she would give two to Sister Hu's family and take the last one back for Gu Zhiyuan to try.
As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's money is bound to do his bidding."
After eating Xu Ningyan's cantaloupe, Sister Yang simply let her rest for a while in the afternoon. Anyway, she had finished her business and there was no need for her to stay in the office.
No one objected, and Xu Ningyan didn't refuse either, since she still had to go to the black market that afternoon.
In the afternoon, we went to the back of the culvert. Although Sun Zhou wasn't there, everyone still remembered Xu Ningyan's outfit from last time.
Upon seeing her, someone approached and whispered, "Do you have any stock?"
Xu Ningyan nodded: "Same place as last time, even more than last time, plus some other things, do you want them?"
The man nodded decisively. You see, the rice, flour, and oil he had bought from this man last time were all top-quality. Just a few days after he resold them, people kept asking if there were any more of the same batch. Everyone wanted more, and they were willing to pay a higher price.
Their leader also used these things to establish connections in several areas.
The biggest headache for the boss right now is that there's no stock!
They've been leaving someone who had interacted with Xu Ningyan before at the station every day for the past few days, just in case the person comes looking for them and they miss them.
Seeing her now is like a timely rain from heaven.
When Xu Ningyan said that there was more goods than last time, and other things as well, the man's eyes lit up immediately.
After agreeing on their terms, the two parted ways.
Xu Ningyan went to prepare the goods, and the man immediately went to find Sun Zhou to report the good news.
Upon their reunion, Sun Zhou was very accommodating and proactively raised the prices of all the goods by 10%.
Looking at the room, which was half full of goods, besides rice and flour, there were also about ten military overcoats, more than twenty military green satchels embroidered with red five-pointed stars, thirty pairs of rubber rain boots, and half a frozen pig.
Fortunately, Sun Zhou was a worldly person, and although he was also surprised, he remained calm on the surface.
After all, their black market handles enough goods every day to meet the daily needs of half the county's population, so these things are really nothing.
Although the quantity was not large, the variety and abundance of these items were astonishing.
Not to mention the military overcoat, even a half-frozen, rock-hard pig is not something that can be obtained through ordinary channels.
Sun Zhou became increasingly cautious; he had to maintain such a good supply channel.
Therefore, after Xu Ningyan quoted the price, Sun Zhou did not haggle and readily agreed.
I have only one request: if there are any good items like this in the future, please sell them to him first.
Xu Ningyan was eager for this, and she trusted Sun Zhou to some extent, which is why she was willing to provide such a large amount of supplies.
Otherwise, her small-scale retail sales, though slower, would be more profitable.
In the end, the total value of the goods came to a little over 1,300 yuan.
Sun Zhou didn't have enough money on him, so he turned around and wanted to send someone back to get more. However, he was worried that Xu Ningyan would suspect that he had deliberately not brought enough money and was using the excuse of going back to get more money to bring people to double-cross him.
If this is misunderstood, how will we do business in the future?
Sun Zhou now treats Xu Ningyan as his benefactor, so naturally he doesn't want to offend him.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a small yellow croaker from his briefcase and tentatively asked, "I didn't bring enough money this time, but if I ask my brother to go back and get it, I'm afraid it will get out of hand and I won't be able to explain myself if something goes wrong! If you're willing, I'll use this to pay you back, is that alright?"
Xu Ningyan was stunned when he saw those small yellow croakers; they were gold!
He nodded repeatedly, "Why wouldn't I want it! Gold will be worth a fortune later."
At that time, gold was not expensive, and reselling was not allowed.
So the price was even lower. The remaining 500 yuan was not paid in cash, but it could be exchanged for about 20 grams of gold, which was exactly the weight of a small yellow croaker.
As the saying goes, gold is valued in times of chaos, and antiques in times of prosperity. She had also learned some rudimentary methods of authentication.
I took the small yellow croaker, wiped it with a handkerchief, and bit it with my teeth, leaving two teeth marks. No doubt, it's real.
A thought suddenly occurred to him: if Sun Zhou has gold, could he also have antiques or jewelry?
Going to a junkyard to look for things yourself is not only unlikely, but the really good items have probably already been collected by discerning people.
You have to understand, there will always be plenty of smart people in this world, and there aren't that many bargains to be found.
Rather than taking risks, it's better to find a proper channel.
Weighing the small yellow croaker in his hand, Xu Ningyan pondered for a moment before speaking, "In the future, if I have any good products, I will still choose to sell them to you first, but I have one condition."
Sun Zhou was overjoyed: "What are your conditions? Tell me!"
"When we settle accounts later, half will be in cash and the other half will be in gold or antique jewelry."
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