He was confident he could develop the food truck, but he would also lose the two orders he had in the moment.
In business, generally speaking, the earlier you enter the industry, the more likely you are to gain a foothold in it.
"Deal." Wang Peng took out the blueprints from his pocket.
"Little brother!" Li Changsheng sighed helplessly and took out another two hundred yuan from his pocket. "You really have the makings of a businessman."
"Thank you for the compliment." Wang Peng handed him the blueprints and put the four hundred yuan in his pocket.
On his way home, he shared the story with his cousin.
"This?" Li Fang was stunned. "Boss Li gave away a food cart for free and then gave you two hundred yuan in return, just to buy your blueprints?"
Wang Peng chuckled, his face full of smugness.
"Pengdi, you're so smart, so...so amazing." Li Fang didn't know what to say.
The siblings chatted and laughed as they returned home, and then immediately went to the farmers' market.
The market is huge. During the planned economy era, this was the supply base for vegetables, fruits, meat, and grains for the entire county.
The two walked through the market and came to the rice and grain sales area.
"Hello comrade, how much is the rice?" Wang Peng pointed to the japonica rice in the bag.
"Do you have grain coupons?" the salesperson asked. "Without coupons, it's three cents a pound; with coupons, it's two cents."
Wang Peng didn't have any food coupons and was about to buy a bag when he suddenly remembered something important.
Grain coupons were a product of the planned economy. In the early days after the reform and opening up, the market economy and the planned economy coexisted, and grain coupons were still discount coupons for buying grain at grain stations.
It seems that this year, the government abolished various ration coupons, such as grain coupons and stamps.
With the coupons gone, food prices naturally skyrocketed.
This was the first time since the reform and opening up that food prices in China had skyrocketed.
Wang Peng left 200 yuan for tuition, 300 yuan for living expenses, and took out the remaining 900 yuan.
"Comrade, I want to buy three thousand catties of japonica rice."
Everyone was stunned by these words.
"Pengdi!" Li Fang hurriedly grabbed his hand. "Why are you buying so much rice? The rice shop isn't going anywhere."
Wang Peng laughed. The rice shop can't disappear, but the price of rice can.
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