MTL - Since 1981 Health School-Chapter 11 Intellectuals become merchants

  Chapter 11 Intellectuals become businessmen

  Chen Qi found an empty corner, and when he came out again, he carried two baskets of red bayberries in his left hand and two baskets of peaches in his right hand, and deliberately walked around the crowded place.

   Sure enough, plump red bayberries and bright yellow juicy peaches immediately attracted the attention of residents who were shopping for vegetables in the market.

  Many people saw this rare fruit and smelled the fruity aroma, and their saliva began to secrete involuntarily.

  Some children even grabbed the corners of adults' clothes and clamored for fruit.

  Looking at it from a philosophical point of view, the society in 1981 was in the "contradiction between the people's growing material needs and backward social production."

  On the one hand, the lives of ordinary people have begun to settle down, especially those in the city, who have some money in their hands and can eat enough, so they want to eat more advanced and delicious food.

  On the other hand, the transportation is inconvenient, and the lack of pesticides and fertilizers leads to low fruit production. In addition, the Vietnam-Central region has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times, but it is not a major fruit-producing area, and all kinds of fruits are rare.

  So when Chen Qi's fruit appeared, it naturally caused a small commotion in the market.

  He also walked around on purpose, whoever went where, if it wasn't for fear of being caught, he would have wanted to yell a few times.

  This advertisement is well done, I can only say that Mr. Chen has a thick skin, and he doesn't have the sense of shame of an intellectual turning into a small businessman.

   "Hey, young man, do you sell these peaches?"

   "Wow, this red bayberry is big enough and purple. I don't know if it's sweet or not. Can I have a taste?"

   After a while, Chen Qi was followed by several middle-aged women, expressing a strong desire to buy.

  Chen Qi found a place by the river to stop, facing the gate of the market, an absolute treasure of geomantic omen.

   "Sisters, you are lucky today. These are authentic Mohu peaches and Xiaze bayberries, all of which are grown by our family. They are absolutely sweet, and you don't need money if they are not sweet."

   "Wow, Mohu Juicy Peach, I haven't seen you for so many years."

  Obviously, among the crowd around, there are those who know the goods, and obviously they should also be the daughters of capitalists before liberation.

   "How do you sell your peaches?"

   "Hey young man, how much is this red bayberry?"

  There are more and more people asking about the price. Now Chen Qi slapped his head, and he ignored one of the most important things. He forgot to ask about the prices in this era.

   He doesn't know how much it will sell for. This is definitely a huge bug.

  However, there are benefits from having more people, so Chen Qi decided to try it out:

"Sisters, I'm from the countryside and I'm not sensible, and I don't know how much you sell in the city? But you see, my peaches and red bayberries are of the highest grade. Come here, how about you taste them? "

   After finishing speaking, Chen Qi picked up a handful of red bayberries and gave the surrounding group of middle-aged women a taste.

   "Well, it's so sweet!"

"delicious!"

   At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing glasses who looked like an intellectual said:

"Young man, it's not easy for you to come to the city to sell some fruits. See if this works. According to the prices of fruit and vegetable stores, peaches usually cost 4 cents a catty, and red bayberries cost 5 cents a catty. Do you think this price can be sold? "

   "Yes, it's usually at this price, but your fruit is much better than the fruit and vegetable store."

   "Don't sell it too expensive, we won't buy it if it is too expensive."

  The people around were talking all over the place, obviously they all accepted the price. As for Chen Qi, of course he also accepted it. Anyway, he didn't have any cost, so he just regarded it as a small profit but quick turnover.

  Actually, he was at a loss at this price. After all, other fruit and vegetable stores sell ordinary products, and his products belong to top-level fruits.

   It turned out that it was about to go on sale, and another problem came up. Chen Qi didn't have a scale, which is really a mess.

   Pity him for his two lifetimes. This is also his first time doing business. Forgive him for not being rigorous.

   Fortunately, an aunt who sells vegetables next to her was kind and helped to weigh it. A peach weighs about 6 taels, and a basket of red bayberry weighs about 4 and a half catties.

  Chen Qi hurriedly yelled:

  "Dear sisters and aunts, let's do this. Anyway, I don't have a scale. The peaches cost 2 cents each, and the red bayberries are sold in a whole basket. A basket is 4 catties. It costs 2 yuan. If you want to buy it, hurry up."

  At this price, Chen Qi seemed to be losing money. As petty citizens, the aunts immediately realized that they could take advantage of it, and immediately took out the money.

  The middle-aged aunt wearing glasses who kindly reminded me just now was the first to take out 3 yuan.

   "Come on, boy, give me a basket of red bayberry, and give me 5 peaches."

  Chen Qi is so happy, he immediately smiled all over his face:

   "Okay, Auntie, take it, and I'll give you one more peach, thank you for telling me the price just now. But peaches should be handled with care, the skin is thin."

  The old aunt smiled all of a sudden: "Okay, the young man knows how to do business. Auntie wishes you a prosperous business."

   Seeing that someone made a move, several other middle-aged women rushed to buy them. After all, this kind of fresh fruit is too rare in summer, especially red bayberry and peach, which are not even sold in fruit and vegetable stores.

  Who doesn't want to try something new.

   After a while, the four baskets of fruit were sold out, and Chen Qi earned a total of 8 yuan.

  Don’t look at how easy it is to make money. If you really want Xia Ze people to travel tens of miles, over mountains and mountains, plus transportation costs, and fruits that are mostly rotten on the road, you will definitely not make money if you take them to the city.

   Two more days will be added.

  So this business can only be done by Chen Qi, and no one else can copy it if they want to.

  Chen Qi earned his first income since his rebirth, and he was very happy, but the other middle-aged women around him quit.

   "Hey, young man, I have been queuing up all the time. Why do you say that the fruit is gone if you don't have it?"

   "That's right, do you still have it? Take it out, don't wait until tomorrow it will rot."

  Obviously, the Obasans who didn’t buy the fruit were not reconciled. Of course, Chen Qi would not miss this good opportunity to make money:

   "Yes, yes, there are more at my father's place, you wait for me, I'll get them."

   "Hurry up, hurry up, we will take this seat for you."

  Chen Qi quickly squeezed out of the crowd with an empty basket, and burrowed into an alley at random, and 4 baskets full of red bayberries and peaches came out again.

   Just like that, I didn’t know how many times I ran over and over again. When the large army dispersed, Chen Qi already had 50 yuan in his pocket.

  50 yuan, a huge sum of money in 1981, and the monthly salary of a fourth-grade worker was only 45 yuan. It would take three months to make money even if it was a silly big sister who carried bricks without a day off.

   And Chen Qi only took half an hour to make money.

   This made him feel like counting money until his hands cramp.

  (end of this chapter)