They said they had sold out, but in fact most of them were divided up by the salesmen in the supply and marketing cooperative. Only a small amount was taken out for normal sale. There were so many people in the family compound, how could there be enough to go around?
But I have to buy it. In this weather here, if I don’t have some cotton-padded clothes, cotton pants, sweaters and woolen pants, I’ll be frozen to death, right?
It's not so bad for adults, as long as they can still wear it, they can just make do with it. But it's not the same for children. The clothes grow a lot in the first year, and the sleeves and trouser legs become too short, so they can't wear it at all.
This is the situation in Wu Xiufang's family. The eldest and second child have just reached the stage of growth in the past two years, and they can basically no longer wear last year's clothes.
She went to the supply and marketing cooperative to try to grab a sweater but failed. She was thinking about going to the city the next day to see if there were any in stock. Then Jianshu came to her door. It was really a coincidence.
"Okay, that's the sweater. Do you have anything else? I'll bring them back to you when the time comes." Secretary Jian mentioned it in his heart.
"That's it. If you need any sweaters, bring me a few pounds. We have plenty of other things at home." Wu Xiufang waved her hand with a shy smile on her face. "Thank you for your help this time."
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? It's just a casual thing, not worth mentioning." Jian Shu said politely.
"Okay, then. I'll go get the money for you." Wu Xiufang said and hurried into the house.
After a while, he came out with a handkerchief and said, "Please keep the money and buy as much as you can. If it's not enough, I'll come back and give you more."
Jianshu took a glance and knew that this was just a polite remark. There was only excess money in this stack, there couldn't be insufficient money.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll leave first and come to see you when I come back." She simply accepted the money and would return the unused money when the time came.
"Okay, be careful on the road!" Wu Xiufang leaned on the door frame and reminded carefully.
Jianshu got on his bike, gave it a slight push, and it sped off. "Got it!"
When riding a bicycle along the way, I would ring the bell to say hello to familiar people I met on the road.
After leaving the family compound, the road was not so smooth. It had rained two days ago, and there were potholes in many places. Jianshu felt that his whole body was being tossed around, which was a great test of his cycling skills.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might fall into the ditch with your car.
Fortunately, Jianshu's cycling skills were good enough, and he didn't fall except for being very careful along the way.
Although riding a bicycle was a bit tiring, she would rather be tired than feel uncomfortable from motion sickness.
When Jianshu rode her bike to the city, she took a small road that was closer than the main road that could accommodate large vehicles. So although she rode slowly, she still arrived at her destination after more than an hour.
After parking the bicycle, Jianshu changed her clothes as if she were in the right place. When she appeared again, the young girl had instantly turned into a middle-aged woman with a somewhat haggard face.
Carrying a backpack, he walked towards the black market.
After winding through many alleys, she finally approached her destination.
The black market was crowded, but not noisy. Traders gestured with their hands to indicate prices, and even when they needed to talk about business, they kept their voices low, showing a tacit understanding between buyers and sellers.
Jianshu walked around inside and found that there were very few things like food. Most of them were snatched away as soon as they were taken out. The next most common things were various daily necessities.
Basically, it's rare for someone to come to the black market and not be able to sell something, unless the price is too high. After all, coming here is a risk, so it's rare for someone to bring something that won't sell well.
After a round of shopping, Jianshu, who came back empty-handed, finally found a few stalls selling wild delicacies.
One was a middle-aged man who looked honest. His stall wasn't large in size, but it had a good quantity. Besides various mushrooms, there were also mountain products like hazelnuts, pine nuts, and chestnuts. Furthermore, there were even wild vegetables and fruits, all covered in dew, looking incredibly fresh.
Seeing Jian Shu squatting in front of her, the honest man curled his fingers slightly before mustering up the courage to talk to Jian Shu, "Big sister, take a look around, these are all fresh mountain products picked from the mountains."
After saying this, his courage seemed to be used up. Nuonuo lowered his head and stopped talking. It was obvious that he was a newbie in the black market.
I don't know why they sent him here. He's so tongue-tied. It'll be so hard to sell the product.
However, Jianshu doesn't care about these things. As long as the quality of the mountain products is good enough, it doesn't matter to her whether they can do business or not.
After checking thoroughly and making sure that these mountain products were of top quality and the bad and rotten ones had been picked out, Jianshu dusted off his hands and stood up.
"Brother, the mountain products you have are of good quality, but the quantity is a little small. Do you have any more besides these?" The little bit in front of him was only enough for his family's consumption at most, and was definitely not enough to share.
The honest man looked up in surprise and stammered, "Yes, there are still some outside. Big sister, do you want them all?"
He'd been here for a long time since morning, but hadn't sold much. After all, most people who came here were there for the food, and few were willing to spend money on it. There were a few who asked for the price, but they didn't buy anything.
So when I heard what Jianshu said, as if he wanted to buy it all, I couldn't help but feel excited and a little bit unbelievable at the same time.
Was he dreaming? Or had he misunderstood the guest's words?
Seeing his surprised look, Jianshu didn't get impatient and said, "Yes, how much do you have left? I want them all." This mountain product is of good quality and you will definitely not get hurt if you buy it.
The honest man was now certain he had heard correctly, and immediately became ecstatic, "Yes, yes, yes, there are still 30 or 40 kilograms outside. If you want it, I'll go get it right away."
His home was in a valley, with the mountains behind it, so there was no shortage of mountain products. If he took the time to go to the mountains, he could bring back a lot.
But these things cannot be eaten. The harvest in their village is not very good this year. A few days ago, the child fell seriously ill and drained all the family savings.
Winter was approaching, and life at home was becoming increasingly difficult. He had no choice but to carry these mountain products with his wife to sell, hoping to at least earn some money to get by. Perhaps things would get better by next year.
However, the greater his expectations before coming, the more disappointed he was after arriving. No one wanted their mountain products. He was not good at speaking and could not keep those interested guests.
He was already getting disappointed with waiting and planned to go back home with his things and think of other ways to see if he could get some more food from the team and use the money to offset the loss when the food came in next year.
Unexpectedly, there was a ray of hope after a dark period and I met such a rich man like Jianshu.
-
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
