Paying attention to her look, Du Qiang began to introduce them.
"We're closer to the Russians, so we might see a few occasionally. It's not uncommon. But if we go further north, closer to the border, we'll see more."
"Brother Du, has anyone here already done business with the Russians?" Linglong asked in a low voice.
"Yes, of course there are. But it's only in the past two years that they've started to increase. Some of them are still doing it covertly, running back and forth to trade things."
As a member of the Public Security Bureau, Du Qiang also knows more.
Linglong understood what he meant, that is, he is a profiteer.
Afraid that they didn't understand, Du Qiang continued to explain.
"Those who trade in things are making a lot of money. They are doing well and are all very rich."
Their family conditions are pretty good, and after meeting some really rich people, I'm really envious.
"You don't care if someone trades things privately?" Zheng Tiansen asked.
"There are too many. I can't take care of them all." Du Qiang smiled.
Being a police officer also means you have family and friends.
Maybe there are people around them who are like this, and they are really willing to sacrifice their own relatives for the sake of justice.
If it weren't for those high-profile and ignorant people who committed crimes and got caught, the other profiteers would have basically nothing to worry about.
In this place similar to Xicheng, Linglong and the others saw a lot of good things following Du Qiang.
Animal furs, game, and mountain products.
There are also some special foods and clothing from the Northeast.
It was the end of 1984, and Linglong felt a significant change in the market. Although only some material coupons were released, the variety of goods had obviously increased.
The temperature here is low, so it's better to keep food outdoors instead of buying a refrigerator. There's no need to worry about it going bad.
Linglong also saw some very large fish, each one frozen solid.
"If you want to eat fish, go back and ask your sister-in-law to cook it for you. She should stew it in a big iron pot." Seeing Linglong looking at the frozen fish for a few more times, Du Qiang started talking.
Linglong wants to buy many things in the city.
With Du Qiang, a local, helping them to negotiate prices, Linglong and the others did not suffer any loss.
There are some things that don't require tickets, just pay directly, and some stall owners will even ask for some tickets.
National food coupons and business coupons are the most popular hard currencies.
When she went out, Linglong took all the money and tickets with her.
As they walked along, they looked and bought things, and before they finished shopping, Zheng Tiansen and Du Qiang had no more room in their hands.
They had no choice but to go back again and put all their things in the car.
After putting their things away, they continued shopping.
After touring the entire city of Xi, they returned to the car.
As soon as she got in the car, Linglong looked at herself, then at her husband, and smiled.
After buying all these things, they changed some of their equipment.
Du Qiang drove the car and talked to them with a smile.
"Did you enjoy your purchase?"
"That's great, Brother Du, thank you." Linglong smiled.
"Don't be polite, we are all family."
Seeing Zheng Tiansen holding Linglong's hand through the rearview mirror, Du Qiang chuckled.
Before he retired from the army, he and the people around him had speculated whether Zheng Tiansen would remain single for the rest of his life.
After all, this guy doesn't look like a woman.
Now look at him, he is also a man who dotes on his wife.
Du Qiang was quite happy.
After all, brothers have found their own happiness.
Even if she had seen it once on the way here, Linglong would still be excited when she went back to look at the places she passed by.
Probably because it is closer to Big Brother, there are many buildings in that style in the city, which are quite interesting to look at.
"Go back and have a meal and take a rest. I'll take you out for a walk in the afternoon." Du Qiang said.
"Is it okay for your company to have these few days off?" Zheng Tiansen asked with concern.
He appreciated his friend's hospitality, but he didn't want to delay the other person's event.
"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong."
Since he said so, Zheng Tiansen no longer worried.
They returned home and were moving things downstairs when Du Qiang's wife He Hongmei came back on a bicycle.
"Oh my, you guys bought a lot of food."
He Hongmei looked at it carefully.
She took out a box to help put things in place.
"Linglong, take a look."
Linglong took the box and opened it with some guesswork, and was pleasantly surprised.
"Sister-in-law, this, this must be quite old, right?" In the box was the ginseng she had been longing to buy.
"Yes, this ginseng is one of the best things my father has kept in his closet. It's a hundred years old."
Her father doesn't have many ginsengs of this quality.
Mainly because it's becoming increasingly difficult to find this stuff.
As her father grew older, he began to value his life more and went into the mountains less often.
Linglong Jianchu was so grateful. She had thought that if she could buy some thirty or fifty year old ginseng from Mr. He, she would be very happy.
No, the result is better than she expected.
"Sister-in-law, how much is this ginseng?" Linglong asked.
"We are family, I won't tell you anything about this number." He Hongmei raised her finger.
If her husband hadn't had a good relationship with Zheng Tiansen and she really liked Linglong, she wouldn't have asked her father for this treasure even if he gave her twice the amount.
Now the price is not much.
This isn't the kind of ginseng that's only three or five years old. Her father has a bit more. If she wants to give it to him, she can afford it.
This is over a hundred years old. If they dare to take it out, others will fight over it.
Du Qiang saw Linglong was shocked and thought she was scared by the price, so he quickly interrupted.
"Well, if you don't have enough money, it's okay. You can pay it back later."
He knew that his wife had already given a fair price. This treasure was a treasure, and even at a fair price, it was not cheap.
He Hongmei also thought, why not grit her teeth and lower the price a little bit?
But before she could say anything, Linglong burst out laughing.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Du, wait a moment, I'll go get the money."
Linglong was now very glad that she had brought a lot of money with her when she went out. Otherwise, she would have spent a lot in Xi City, and she might not have had enough money left to buy ginseng.
As soon as she left, Du Qiang looked at Zheng Tiansen.
"Tiansen, don't be so stubborn. You have to keep some money for use at home. There is no need to rush to get this money. Just give some first, right, wife?" Du Qiang winked at his wife after he finished speaking.
"Yes, my dad doesn't need it in a hurry. Just give him a part of it first, and the rest can be given slowly." He Hongmei said quickly.
Zheng Tiansen smiled.
"Don't worry, we still have money after buying ginseng."
"Tiansen, you're in the army, Linglong's at work, and you both get paid like crazy. How can you still save so much?"
He knew that Zheng Tiansen came from a good family, but a good family background did not mean he was rich.
"If we rely on just the two of us, it's a bit risky. My wife is the main breadwinner in our family. She earns the most money."
Now Du Qiang and his wife were curious.
Before Zheng Tiansen could explain, Linglong came out with the money.
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