Chapter 127 Buying Bricks and Tiles
When the three of them reached a consensus, Si Shaofeng said another thing: "Captain, today is still the New Year period, and we shouldn't have kept you for so long, but we are not familiar with the production brigade next door, and we have never dealt with them before. They also want two people to live there.
If possible, could you please go with us to the Advanced Production Brigade and discuss this matter there?
But by then the identities of those two people may need their captain to help arrange. ”
"No problem, this is all as it should be. I'll go home and tell my wife, you guys wait for me at the entrance of the village, we'll meet there eventually."
When the three of them returned from the production brigade next door, it was already past lunch time, and Uncle Jin Fu declined Bai Jincheng's suggestion to invite him to their home for dinner.
"My eldest daughter is coming home today, so I have to go back quickly."
"Then we won't try to keep you here. This time, it was only thanks to the captain's mediation that things went so smoothly. We'll talk to each other if there's anything else later."
When the two men stepped into the courtyard, they saw that no one was at home and everyone was exercising in the yard.
"Cousin Mulan and Shaoyang have finished their medicinal bath, right?"
When the people on the opposite side nodded in affirmation, he couldn't wait to ask, "What level of strength are you at now?"
Seeing that the people opposite him were all smiling, Si Shaofeng instantly had a bad feeling.
"My brother is now at the fourth level of martial artist, and cousin Shao Yang is at the first level of martial artist. So, at this moment, cousin Shao Feng, you are at the ninth level of martial artist, and it seems that you are at the bottom of the list again."
"No way, I'm really ranked last again."
Without continuing to discuss this topic, Jun Mulan looked at the two of them: "Jincheng, Shaofeng, how did you go about the things you were supposed to do in the two production brigades today?"
"Well, it's settled. We'll start construction after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. I'm going to go out these two days to see if I can trade bricks and tiles on the black market. After dinner, I'll go out for a walk in the afternoon. Let's make a budget based on 10,000 bricks and 5,000 tiles. We'll use mud bricks for other places that are not suitable for bearing weight."
Hearing that they were planning to go to the black market, Jun Qingqing also started making plans of her own. Bricks and tiles cannot be bought without a permit. If we suddenly go to the black market to ask, it may not be available immediately. Today is already the 28th. After they go there, I will also have to go to Zhang Deren's place.
Sure enough, on the third day of the New Year, after everyone met, in addition to wishing each other a happy new year, the first question they asked was: "Sister Jun, do you have any bricks and tiles?"
"Yes, I do, but I may need your help in this transaction. I will give it to you at the original price, and you can only add one cent to each piece."
Zhang Deren also had an idea in an instant: "Sister Jun knows this person, so it's not convenient for her to send him out directly, right?"
Seeing the other party nod slightly, Zhang Deren patted his chest and guaranteed that he would do this matter beautifully.
"Sister Jun, in addition to the goods you will need next time, I also have a batch of calligraphy and antiques that I recently collected. Because they were obtained at the ferry, the price may be a little higher than when we made the deal before."
After hearing about the ferry, Jun Qingqing still asked: "Is this batch of goods originally intended for export?"
"Yes, it is said that the destination seems to be the Sakura Country."
"You brought the things, right? Show them to me."
I saw a few young men carrying a few boxes over, and Jun Qingqing went straight over and opened two of them. What did she see? Some cultural relics that have been lost to later generations: bronze scrolls, bells with coiled dragon patterns, bronze mirrors with sea inkstone patterns, lacquer plates with mother-of-pearl dragon patterns, and plum blossom Tianmu cups.
Unfolding the rolled-up scrolls again, she saw some things that surprised her: "Geese Resting in Bamboo Pond", "Ducks" by Emperor Huizong of Song, "Jasmine Flowers" by Zhao Chang, "Sleeping Traveler in Xiaoxiang" by Li Sheng, "Snowy Landscape" by Liang Kai, and "Avalokitesvara, Monkey and Crane" by Master Muxi.
Among these cultural relics and calligraphy and paintings, many were later called "national treasures" of other countries by the Country of Sakura.
Seeing that cultural relics that would be of great significance and value to the country in the future were being packed up and sent away, Jun Qingqing felt even more uneasy.
"Okay, you can keep all these boxes. I want them all. Also, if you find anything of this type later, you can bring it here."
Zhang Deren didn't seem to be surprised by this reply. "Sister Jun, this is what I heard from the higher-ups recently. If you accept this batch of stuff, I'll let me ask you about another batch of stuff that's probably going to the United States and Hong Kong. I wonder if you're interested. The price is about the same as this time. It's only 20% higher at most."
Faced with these, Miss Jun felt both distressed and heartbroken. The country's treasures can only be preserved in this way.
"Okay, we'll do the deal directly then. You just need to put the goods away properly. I don't want damaged items."
Early in the morning on the fifth day of the New Year, trucks carrying bricks and tiles were seen coming into the village one after another. During this time, several brothers were still discussing: "The black market in this town is really reliable. I went there on the second day of the Chinese New Year to ask if there were any bricks and tiles. On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, they told me to come the next day to buy them.
The price was unimaginable. Bricks outside ranged from three and a half cents to five cents, but I only spent six cents. Tiles are also nine cents a piece.
The person in charge said that one customer had originally ordered the goods and paid a deposit, but changed his mind when it was time to pick up the goods.
They didn't refund the deposit because they wanted to sell these items as soon as possible, so it's a good deal for us. ”
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