Chapter 495: Era - The Original Wife Squeezed Away by Her Childhood Sweetheart 9
At that time, there were no big Red Fuji apples like those that come later, so her apple was just the right size.
In winter, even in Kyoto, vegetables and fruits are in short supply.
As soon as people heard that Chang Yuhua was selling apples, they came up to ask the price.
Chang Yuhua put the backpack on the ground and opened the lid to let the visitor see the apples inside.
The person asking the price saw that the apples were really fresh. He asked again, "Sister, how much are these apples per pound?"
Chang Yuhua smiled and said, "Five cents a pound. There aren't many fruits this fresh these days. How many pounds do you plan to buy, sister?"
When this person heard this, he thought the price was really affordable in this cold winter.
"Give me five pounds. Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I want to let the kids at home have a taste of this."
After the first person bought it, the people behind him saw that the apples were indeed good and came over to buy them.
On that day, Chang Yuhua went to several places to sell apples, and sold several hundred kilograms in total.
In the middle, she also met a buyer from a department store who ordered 2,000 kilograms of apples at once, and Chang Yuhua agreed to it.
When it was time to go home, Chang Yuhua found an empty corner and took out a second-hand bicycle from the space.
She tied rice, flour, grain, oil and some daily necessities in the car, put a bed of luggage on top, and then rushed to the village.
As soon as she entered the village, she met the young man who brought her firewood. His name was Guo Yongli, the youngest son of the village chief.
Guo Yongli saw Chang Yuhua from a distance.
"Sister Yuhua, are you going into town to buy something?"
Chang Yuhua got off the bicycle and pushed it forward with Guo Yongli.
“Yes, I just moved to the village and settled down. I have nothing at home, so I can only spend some money to buy something in the city.
By the way, Wynn, do you have any brothers who want to make some money?
I guess I will have to go to the city several times before the New Year. I can't buy everything in a short time, and I don't have time to collect firewood.
It's not appropriate to take your firewood for free.
Is there anyone in our village who needs to make some money? I'll hire him for one dollar to help me pick up the wood and fill up my woodshed."
Guo Yongli also knew how big Chang Yuhua's firewood room was, and this job was not a disadvantage, so he immediately took it on:
"Okay, I'll help you find someone. Our villager Erniu's father was killed by a wild boar while going up the mountain, and he's worried about having no money to buy medicine.
I'll go talk to him, he'll definitely be happy to do it."
After talking to Guo Yongli, Chang Yuhua arrived at the door of her home in a short while.
Not long after she entered the house, Guo Yongli came with a young man about his age.
Guo Yongli introduced with a smile: "Sister Yuhua, this is the Erniu I told you about."
Erniu is a very strong boy, and it's obvious that he often helps with housework.
Chang Yuhua was the first to greet him: "Erniu, I'm a few years older than you, so just call me Sister Yuhua, just like Yongli.
I heard your father is sick and needs some medicine. Maybe I have it here."
Erniu didn't bother to be polite with her. In his heart, saving his father was more important than anything else.
"Sister Yuhua, I need penicillin. My father had a big cut on his leg, and the doctor sewed it up, saying that this medicine would help the wound heal.
But now that the drug is out of stock in the city, I want to make some extra money and look on the black market, maybe I can find it there."
Chang Yuhua also guessed that it was this medicine that was wanted.
The country had just been founded and there was already a shortage of medicine. How could we recover all at once?
Besides, the country couldn’t produce penicillin at that time, so everything had to be done step by step.
But even if she had penicillin, she wouldn't dare to take it out. What kind of family is this? Can anyone have this thing?
So she said, "Erniu, I've heard of this medicine, but I don't have it.
But I have two fever-reducing pills and a small bottle of alcohol.
Your father was injured by a wild boar, which is an external injury.
I remember someone in my hometown was shot by the Japanese before, and they used a method, but it was a little painful, so your father had to endure it."
Erniu nodded quickly: "Sister Yuhua, you said that as long as we can save my father, we must try any method."
Chang Yuhua told Erniu the method of using alcohol for disinfection.
Before giving the bottle of alcohol to Erniu, she secretly added two drops of spiritual spring water into it, thinking that it would help the wound heal faster, and also handed two antipyretic pills to Erniu.
Before leaving, Erniu turned to Chang Yuhua and said, "Sister Yuhua, if my father can really get better, I will take care of your family's firewood from now on, no charge."
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Chang Yuhua's response.
Watching Erniu and Guo Yongli walk away, Chang Yuhua smiled lightly, went back to the house and began to count the income from selling apples today.
Even though apples only cost five cents per pound, it is considered a high price in this era.
If it hadn't been for the Chinese New Year and the shortage of supplies, these apples would have only sold for two cents per pound.
Chang Yuhua counted all those bills worth a few cents and a dime. Wow, he had earned quite a lot that day, a total of 19.6 yuan, which was almost as much as someone's monthly salary.
However, this is not a business that can be done long-term, and I will have to sell something else next time.
No family in the village can store tens of thousands of kilograms of fruit at once, and selling all the fruit would definitely arouse suspicion.
Early the next morning, just as it was getting light, Chang Yuhua came to the corner where people from the village had to pass to go to the city and took out more than 1,800 kilograms of apples.
This is the place where she agreed to deliver the goods with the department store buyer yesterday.
When the buyer arrived, Chang Yuhua said, "Buyer Xu, these are the only apples left at home. I brought them all. Please weigh them."
In fact, Chang Yuhua deliberately did not take the integer of 2,000 kilograms.
When picking fruits from the mountains, everyone roughly estimates the quantity. If you want to weigh them, you don't have the conditions to do so.
Purchaser Xu also understood the situation in the village and brought a scale with him when he came.
After weighing, the total weight of apples was 1,836 kilograms.
Purchaser Xu took the initiative to round up the amount.
"Let's calculate it as 1,840 kilograms. Sister, when you get anything good in the future, please remember me."
The job of a buyer is not easy at this time. Supplies are in severe shortage, and one has to find ways to get good stuff so that the job can go smoothly.
Chang Yuhua agreed readily.
Apples were sold at four cents per pound, and Chang Yuhua earned another seventy-three yuan and sixty cents in one go.
After sending buyer Xu away, Chang Yuhua did not go home.
She watched as Purchaser Xu walked away, then took out the bicycle from the space, rode it, and continued to head into the city.
This time, Chang Yuhua plans to sell all the old clothes that she saved from her previous travels to other eras.
Every time she arrived in a new world, she would put the original owner's belongings into the space.
Before I knew it, the space was filled with all kinds of old clothes, old quilts and other items.
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