PDLP Chapter 57 Wuzhen is in chaos
Chapter 57 Wuzhen is in chaos
The next day, at 5:30.
Li Xiangyang, who had been itching to sleep all night, woke up early, or rather, he hadn't slept much at all.
Filled with resentment, Li Xiangyang drove the carriage at breakneck speed along the road to Wuzhen.
However, the carriage couldn't go very far before it became too tired, because the snow on the road was too thick in the morning, probably because it had snowed all night.
The villagers responsible for clearing the snow from the roads haven't gotten up to do it yet.
no way,
When they reached a point where the horses could no longer pull the cart, Liu Jianguo had to get off and push it.
This caused them a considerable delay, and by the time they arrived at the state-run restaurant, it was already daylight.
"Sigh, I was hoping to come earlier so I could check if anyone was at the black market later," Li Xiangyang complained, looking at the two sacks full of fish at the back of the carriage.
Since the day the city management team came to arrest people at the black market, Li Xiangyang hasn't gone to the black market to sell fish, and he doesn't know how the black market is doing now.
Is it open?
Despite fewer sales channels, the family still caught plenty of fish every day. They couldn't sell them all even if they sold them directly to state-run restaurants, so they kept the extra ones.
I originally planned to bring more over today so I could sell them on the black market.
But it's too late now, I can't go. And just hawking my wares at the supply and marketing cooperative won't sell me much.
"Sigh, it seems we have no choice but to take it back." Li Xiangyang frowned deeply.
He reined in the carriage, took off his cotton gloves, and was about to whistle when the gate to the back of the state-run restaurant opened.
Tu Weimin walked out hurriedly, followed by two restaurant employees. They looked around nervously and said:
"Xiangyang, you're finally here! Why are you so late today? I thought you weren't coming!"
Li Xiangyang explained with a smile, "How could I not come? I made an appointment with Brother Weimin."
It snowed quite heavily last night, making the roads difficult to navigate, which is why I'm late.
"Yes, it's good that you're here." Tu Weimin nodded simply, then pointed to the two sacks full of food on Li Xiangyang's carriage and said to the two state-run restaurant employees beside him, "You two carry all the stuff into the kitchen."
Carry them all inside...? Brother Weimin must be mistaken, those are over two hundred catties of fish.
Li Xiangyang quickly reminded him, "Brother Weimin, these two sacks contain about two hundred pounds of fish. One sack should be enough for you, right?"
"More than two hundred catties of fish? That's great." Hearing this number, Tu Weimin was not surprised, but smiled instead.
This left Li Xiangyang completely bewildered.
They've been supplying fish to state-run restaurants for quite some time now, and the restaurants order between 50 and 80 jin (25-40 catties) of fish from them every day.
When did it have to be so long? Could it be...?
A bad thought flashed through Li Xiangyang's mind.
The supply chain of state-run hotels has encountered problems.
But that shouldn't be the case, it's a state-run restaurant!
He then asked in a low voice, "Brother Weimin, why is your restaurant suddenly ordering so much fish...?"
"Sigh, sigh..." Tu Weimin shook his head and sighed repeatedly after hearing this.
Both Li Xiangyang and Liu Jianguo felt a tightness in their chests and became increasingly curious.
"What exactly happened?" Li Xiangyang continued to press.
"Sigh, it's fine to tell you, but don't go spreading it around outside." Tu Weimin suddenly leaned closer to Li Xiangyang and said in a very low voice, "The supply and marketing cooperative is almost out of goods..."
"What!" Liu Jianguo exclaimed in surprise.
In this era of scarcity, supply and marketing cooperatives were the main channel for supplying goods to the people. If they ran out of goods, wouldn't the livelihood of people in Wuzhen be thrown into chaos?
Li Xiangyang was also startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly reached out and covered Liu Jianguo's mouth.
Here is the question:
"Brother Weimin, why is the supply and marketing cooperative...out of stock?"
"I dare not say anything specific, but anyway, you can't buy anything with a ticket now, everything is supplied in limited quantities."
The supply and marketing cooperative only tightened the supply yesterday, and Tu Weimin wasn't entirely clear on the specifics.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he whispered to Li Xiangyang:
"You should pay close attention to the weather."
"The weather...?" Li Xiangyang paused for two seconds, then quickly understood.
Tu Weimin was referring to the "snow disaster".
Rumors of an impending snow disaster have been circulating wildly among the public these past two days.
It is clear,
The higher-ups have also noticed the unusual weather and are now starting to stockpile supplies for it.
"Understood, Brother Weimin, we will be more careful."
"Yes, yes, I understand. I only heard some rumors." Tu Weimin said, then suddenly grasped Li Xiangyang's hand and said, "Xiangyang, although the news may not be true, I judge that the situation will probably get worse. The restaurant may soon run out of supplies. I'll be counting on you then."
"Brother Weimin, you're being too serious. Since you trust me so much, as long as this road is passable, I will provide you with fish every day."
This is the only promise Li Xiangyang can make now: this snow disaster is inevitable.
and,
When they arrived this morning, the carriage was already struggling to move. If it had been another ten days or so, with snow everywhere, he probably wouldn't have been able to come.
"Okay, Xiangyang, my 'friend,' that promise is enough." Tu Weimin shook Li Xiangyang's hand forcefully, emphasizing the word "friend."
This trip
Li Xiangyang sold a total of 73 jin of small fish, 56 jin of carp, and 68 jin of crucian carp. Tu Weimin also bought all six rabbits.
He was also worried that Li Xiangyang wouldn't be able to come in a few days, so he accepted them all at once.
With the 56 yuan he had just received tucked into his pocket, Li Xiangyang happily drove the horse-drawn carriage.
"Brother-in-law, where are we going now? The purchasing station shouldn't be open yet!" Liu Jianguo asked, looking at the six rabbit skins in the sack.
"We won't go to the purchasing station; it doesn't open until after 8 a.m. We'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative first."
"The supply and marketing cooperative? What would you do there?"
"Haven't you heard that the supply and marketing cooperative is starting to tighten its supply of goods? Let's go see if there's anything else we need to buy, otherwise we might not be able to buy it in a few days."
As Li Xiangyang spoke, he handed 12 yuan to Liu Jianguo:
"Here's your wages for today, tomorrow, and the day after. I'm giving you an advance. You can come in and have a look around later."
"Ah...no need, I don't need to buy anything." Liu Jianguo wanted to refuse.
He needs to save his money; he can't afford to spend it recklessly.
"Work hard with your brother-in-law, and there will be plenty of ways to make money in the future. Spend what you need to spend now, otherwise what's the point of making money?"
As Li Xiangyang spoke, he reached out to Liu Jianguo: "Think about how much money you need to spend today, and put it here with me."
He decided to teach Liu Jianguo a lesson today: "Spending money is also a form of investment."
"This..." Liu Jianguo quickly pondered Li Xiangyang's words, and the more he pondered them, the more reasonable they seemed.
His previous idea was simple: to make lots and lots of money and make the Wang family girl regret it.
And then, that was it...
"Okay, I understand." Liu Jianguo nodded solemnly, as if he had made up his mind, and slowly held up his hand to Li Xiangyang, making a four: "Then I'll take out... 4 yuan today."
faint!
Li Xiangyang didn't want to talk.
They took all 12 yuan from Liu Jianguo's hand. "You only spent four yuan, so I won't give you the rest."
I'm very useful!