"Uncle, Second Uncle, I have an idea. Let me tell you about it."
Jia Dongsheng thought for a moment and then spoke.
"oh?
"What's your idea?" Uncle Qin asked.
Uncle Qin and Father Qin also turned their attention to Jia Dongsheng.
"I see."
After organizing his words, Jia Dongsheng began to elaborate: "We in Qinjiagou are going to go hunting in the mountains soon. Even if we don't get any wild boars, we're sure to catch a lot of prey."
"Whether it's a pheasant, a duck, a rabbit, a wolf, or a tiger, whatever you kill, just bring it to me and I'll trade it for food. How about that?"
"You want to exchange it for food?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the three of them stood up in shock. Food was so scarce at that time, and yet there were people willing to exchange food for these things.
When it comes to whether the people in Qinjiagou are willing to eat the prey caught in the mountains, there is no need to say more, they definitely are willing to eat it.
But whether it is pheasant, wild duck or anything else, you can only eat it for one or two meals. If you convert it into grain, if you eat it sparingly, you can eat it for eight or ten meals.
So, regardless of whether they liked to eat it or not, the prey they hunted would be taken to the city to exchange for food.
But they also know that food is hard to come by now and it is difficult to exchange all of it for food. They just want to try to exchange as much as they can.
However, with Jia Dongsheng's words, it means that no matter how much prey is caught, it can be exchanged for food. Wouldn't the food shortage in Qinjiagou be mostly solved?
"Dongsheng, this is not a joke, are you serious?" Uncle Qin said with a serious face.
"Of course I'm serious."
Jia Dongsheng said seriously, "Uncle, don't worry. I'm the kitchen supervisor at the steel mill. I have the right to purchase supplies. This time, I'm purchasing food instead of money."
That’s right, Jia Dongsheng planned to use the grain from the steel mill to exchange for the prey caught in Qinjiagou.
As for whether the steel mill would disagree, Jia Dongsheng was not worried at all.
First of all, the steel mill is a state-owned unit. In order to enable workers to complete the tasks assigned by the state on time and in quantity, the steel mill will not lack food even when the country is in years of famine.
Of course, it’s not that they are very rich, but they are not short of enough to exchange for some prey.
What's more, compared with grain, the steel mill is more short of meat. If there is an opportunity to exchange grain for meat, everyone in the steel mill, from the factory director to the ordinary workers, will definitely agree.
By accomplishing this, Jia Dongsheng has definitely made a great contribution. Not to mention other things, he will definitely be rewarded by the whole factory, and it will also help Jia Dongsheng take a big step towards the position of deputy director of the canteen.
By then, Qinjiagou will get the food they want, the steel rolling mill will get the meat it has been lacking, Jia Dongsheng will also get some credit and even make some money. It can be said that he kills three birds with one stone.
"Okay, Dongsheng, when we get back from the mountains, we'll come find you right away with the game we've hunted."
Uncle Qin had a determined look on his face, and it was obvious that he was absolutely ruthless and determined to catch his prey.
"no problem."
With Jia Dongsheng's guarantee, especially since others also heard what they said, Jia Dongsheng's brothers-in-law have decided to follow them up the mountain tomorrow to hunt and exchange for food.
For a moment, the atmosphere was very warm and everyone was very enthusiastic about Jia Dongsheng.
Aunt Qin had already steamed the steamed buns. She steamed three pots of more than a hundred steamed buns in total, which gave the entire Qin family a big meal.
After dinner, the younger generations left one by one. When Uncle Qin was about to take Uncle Qin and Father Qin to the brigade to talk about Jia Dongsheng exchanging food for prey, Jia Dongsheng stopped him again.
"Uncle, I'm thinking that our Qinjiagou is close to the mountains. Is there anyone willing to sell some mountain products? I'd like to buy them with cash."
"Mountain products?"
Uncle Qin muttered something, then said, "Are you planning to buy some to take home?"
"Then there's no need to go out and buy them. We have them at home, dried mushrooms, dried wood ear mushrooms, and so on. I'll bring you a few bunches back later."
"No, uncle, I don't eat it myself. I buy it for the steel mill."
Although I do plan to keep some for myself, I still purchase more for the factory. After all, the factory buys double the price, so I’ll grab as much as I can!
"That's fine. I'll use a loud speaker to tell anyone who wants to sell mountain products to come find you at home."
Afterwards, Uncle Qin and the other two left home in a hurry, while Jia Dongsheng stayed at home and waited.
What’s more, not long after, Uncle Qin’s voice was heard in the sky, telling the story of Jia Dongsheng’s purchase of mountain products.
Jia Dongsheng waited for more than half an hour before the first customer came to his door, bringing two strings of wood ear mushrooms and a string of mushrooms. Jia Dongsheng did not bargain and bought them at the market price.
As the first person's acquisition was completed, it was like opening Pandora's box. One person after another arrived, each carrying one or two strings of mountain products.
Hazel mushrooms, gray mushrooms, purple mushrooms, white mushrooms, all kinds of mushrooms were sent to Jia Dongsheng. Jia Dongsheng accepted them all and purchased them all.
In more than an hour, we bought more than 20 strings of mushrooms and six or seven strings of wood ear mushrooms.
These are all good things. Whether used for stir-frying or stewing, they are all excellent side dishes.
It was not until after two o'clock in the afternoon that Jia Dongsheng and Qin Huairu rode away on their bicycles, watching Aunt Qin and Qin Jingru reluctantly.
Qin Jingru even took Jia Dongsheng's hand and walked him out of the village of Qinjiagou, repeatedly saying, "Brother Dongsheng, please come pick me up early on the 10th."
"Don't worry, Jingru, I will definitely come to pick you up soon. Go back quickly, we are about to leave."
"Well, I'll watch you leave."
Until she left, Qin Jingru's mind was completely on Jia Dongsheng, and she glaringly ignored Qin Huairu who was sitting in the car seat.
There's no way, my sister is not as important as my lover.
When they returned to the courtyard, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. This trip was really not easy for Jia Dongsheng. Riding the tricycle was quite tiring.
"Dongsheng, where did you get so many mushrooms and wood ears?"
As soon as he entered the yard, Jia Dongsheng's cart of mountain products was seen by Yan Fugui, who was wiping the dirt. Yan Fugui walked over with his eyes shining.
"Uncle, I'm going to my girlfriend's house..."
Before Jia Dongsheng could finish, Yan Fugui interrupted and asked, "This was a gift from your girlfriend's family. Why is it so much?"
"Haha, what are you thinking about, Uncle San."
Jia Dongsheng laughed out loud: "Listen to me, I went to my boyfriend's village to buy some. Their village is right next to the mountains, so there are a lot of mountain products, so I bought so much."
"You bought so much, can you eat it all?"
Yan Fugui's expression was almost like saying, "If you can't finish it, Third Uncle will help you."
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