klisemfg Chapter 106
Chapter 106
Li Dong looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that some people bought them at the farmers' market and the supply and marketing cooperative with tickets, and then brought them here to sell. Some people secretly hid them in the village and then sold them. Of course, I also heard about these. Anyway, I have never done such a thing."
Li Yao put his hand on Zhou Yonglin's shoulder and whispered, "Our previous party secretary was replaced because his wife was caught stealing items from the production team and selling them on the black market."
A male educated youth asked in confusion, "What's the point of using the coupons to buy items at the supply and marketing cooperatives and farmers' markets and then selling them?"
"Meaning?" Li Dong grinned, and without explaining, he walked to a stall selling eggs and asked, "Brother, how much are the eggs?"
The elder brother said aloud, "An 8 point."
Li Dong frowned. "Can't it be less? The supply and marketing cooperative only sells it for 6 cents."
The elder brother shook his head and said, "The supply and marketing cooperative requires tickets, but I don't need tickets here, so the price must be higher."
Li Dong curled his lips and turned back to the group of people. He glanced at the educated youth who had just spoken and asked, "Do you understand now?"
The male educated youth nodded and said, "The price of eggs in the supply and marketing cooperative is 6 cents. He can make 2 cents for each egg he sells. This business is too profitable. But will anyone really buy it?"
Zhou Yonglin couldn't help but add, "It's a bit expensive, but you don't need a ticket to buy things here. For some people who have money but no tickets, this price is within their acceptable range."
After walking for a while, everyone agreed on a meeting time and then wandered around the black market separately. Tang Man was dragged around by Xie Yan for a while, and then they stopped in front of a stall selling old items.
Nowadays, most people who can sell old items are those whose families are really short of money. If they can buy some at a low price and take them back, they may be able to make thousands of times more money by selling them later.
Of course, the premise is that you buy the genuine product.
The middle-aged woman in front of the stall was enthusiastically introducing a jade bracelet to a young girl. "Young comrade, if you really like it, I'll sell it to you at a low price. This jade bracelet is an old item that has been passed down in our family for several generations. If it weren't for the money-losing kid in my family who needs to pay for medical treatment, I wouldn't be willing to give it away."
Tang Man took a look at the things on the stall. In addition to the jade bracelet, there was a pair of blue and white porcelain vases and a painting that looked quite old in front of the stall.
Xie Yan whispered in Tang Man's ear, "The vase looks real, and the jade bracelet should be made of top-quality mutton-fat jade."
Tang Man looked at Xie Yan. Does he understand this?
Xie Yan seemed to understand her doubts, but didn't say much. He just smiled and touched her head.
"Young comrade, do you want to see this vase? This is a pair, both old items that were preserved with great difficulty in the family."
"This vase is very beautiful. Brother Yan, let's buy it and use it to arrange flowers." Tang Man immediately squatted down, picked up the vase and pretended to look at it.
Xie Yan squatted down, picked up another vase, and examined it over and over again. Finally, he nodded to Tang Man and said, "If you like it, buy it."
Sure enough, it is true.
A golden light flashed in Tang Man's eyes, and he turned to ask the middle-aged woman, "How much is this vase?"
The middle-aged woman was still introducing the jade bracelet to the girl next to her. When she heard Tang Man asking about the vase, she immediately said, "Little comrade, this vase is a pair. If you want to buy it, you have to buy two together. The price is one hundred yuan each."
"One hundred for each?" Tang Man stared at the middle-aged woman with wide eyes in disbelief, and quickly put down the vase. "A hundred for just a broken vase. The new glass vases sold at the supply and marketing cooperative are only a few cents."
The woman was so angry that she immediately yelled, "How can that glass vase compare to mine? Mine is an old item."
"I just bought it to arrange flowers. I don't care if it's an old item or not. Brother Yan is gone." Tang Man said to Zhao Fulin. Seeing that Xie Yan had already opened the painting and was looking at it, he went over to look at it with him.
It was a landscape painting with a poem in the upper right corner. It was signed Tang Yin of Jinchang at the end, and there was a seal below the signature.
Could this be the authentic work of Uncle Tang, one of the four great talents of Jiangnan?
Tang Man blinked and looked at the painting carefully, but could not see anything. Xie Yan looked at it for a while, closed the scroll, and asked, "Auntie, my wife likes your vase very much. Can you sell it to us at a lower price? I see that you only have these few things in your stall. If you are willing, we can buy them all for you."
The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up and she immediately asked, "Do you want both?"
Xie Yan glanced at the jade bracelet held by the girl next to him and answered, "Except that bracelet."
"Comrade, if you really want it, I can give it to you at a lower price. Just three items..."
Before the woman could speak, Tang Man said, "All three for 20."
"Young comrade, these are all old..."
"Auntie, what era is this now? We can barely even get enough food. Who cares whether this is an old item or a new item? I just think this pair of vases is pleasing to the eye. Otherwise, I don't want this kind of thing."
What Tang Man said was true. In this day and age, it was good enough to fill one's stomach. Who would care about these old things? The middle-aged woman had been setting up a stall here for a long time, but had not been able to sell her things. She was getting anxious.
Today, someone finally came who was willing to take it. She was eager to sell the item quickly and get some money back, but 20 yuan was far from the price she had in mind. She was a little unwilling and gritted her teeth and showed three fingers.
"30. If you really want it, I'll sell it to you for 30."
Tang Man pretended to hesitate and thought about it, then finally nodded, took out thirty yuan and bought the three items.
After walking a long way, Tang Man asked Xie Yan in a low voice, "Brother Yan, is this true?"
"Yes! This pair of blue and white porcelain vases was produced in the Yuan Dynasty, and the calligraphy and paintings are definitely authentic works of Uncle Tang. There are many of these in the family. I can almost tell the real from the fake just by taking a look at them."
"The Xie family has a lot?" Tang Man looked at Xie Yan with sparkling eyes and asked half-jokingly, "Does that mean that if our family runs out of money in the future, we can survive just by relying on these old things?"
Xie Yan did not respond to Tang Man's words, but instead asked, "Man Man, do you know what the most indispensable profession is throughout history?"
There are many professions that cannot be lacking. Tang Man didn't know what Xie Yan wanted to say, so he just asked directly, "What?"
"What we have the most is doctors, whether it's Western medicine or Chinese medicine. As long as there are people alive, they have to see doctors for various problems. So even if the Xie family has no money, I can still support you with my medical skills."
It turns out that he is trying to say in a roundabout way that he can support her!
Tang Man grinned and asked again, "Brother Yan, why don't you want that jade bracelet? Didn't you say it was made of mutton-fat jade? Mutton-fat jade should be very valuable too!"