Reborn in the fiery age, I am a salted fish in the mountains

Chapter 142 Busy Every Day
Oil without oil bottle?

Han Xiaokang could go to the pottery and sundries store to buy, but the problem is that there has been a queue here for a long time, and now he is finally in line.

When I go to buy the bottle by myself, won't I have to queue again?

The sun was shining again at noon, so it would not kill the whole person.
Seeing Han Xiaokang froze in place.

"It doesn't matter, providing considerate services to the general public is what our oil workshop should do."

The director of the oil shop bent down, took out a glass bottle from under the counter, and shook it at Han Xiaokang, "Originally, this bottle is sold for 4 cents each.

However, your little comrade did a good job just now, so today I will make an exception for you and not charge you for the bottle. "

As he said that, the director turned around, bent down and began to cheer up Han Xiaokang.

It made Han Xiaokang speechless and choked: What kind of bottle is that?
The label on the glass bottle clearly reads "Glucose Sodium Chloride Solution". Fuck!
Obviously it is the District Central Health Center, the empty bottle of glucose injection for infusion that has been used by others!
Just this thing. Dogs would shake their heads when they see it, and it usually sells for 4 cents each in oil workshops.

If it is left to future generations, this is medical waste, and you have to pay for a professional organization to recycle it.

How could it be possible to sell it for money?
However, due to the lack of supplies during this period, even the empty infusion bottles used in the hospital are still treasures, and they have to rely on relationships to get them!

This thing is good!

In summer, it can be used as a portable kettle for cold water.

In winter, pour some hot water into it at night, and then stuff it under the bed, and it can also be used as a warm water bag.

After buying the oil, Han Xiaokang strolled up the street, intending to drop by the purchasing station.

The sun at noon is getting hotter and hotter, and the whole body is dripping with water, just like the third sister-in-law after a big fight last night.

Han Xiaokang carried a pannier on his back, stuck to the eaves of the street as much as possible, and strolled all the way to the purchase station.

At this time, in the courtyard of the purchasing station, the cicadas on the two big banyan trees were desperately croaking, "It's hot. It's hot".

When Han Xiaokang walked to the gate, he was about to enter the store and ask about the purchase price of the python skin.

But he saw a man wearing a straw hat sitting under the eaves a few meters away from the gate of the purchasing station.

This man's attire is obviously different from that of people in the Bashu area: big pants and white sweater.

On his feet, he wore a pair of sandals with discarded car tires as soles and lugs.

The sandals on his feet are mainly cut from discarded tire skins, and then nailed together with iron nails.

Then use the inner tube to cut into thin strips and use it as the elastic band on the sandals.

This method of using waste tires to make sandals is basically not seen in the current inland areas.

Sandals made like his are cool, but they are strong enough to last for many years.

The advantages are very prominent, but the disadvantages are also very obvious: too stinky!
The shoes on men's feet are very strange and rare.

Moreover, the straw hat on his head is obviously different from the round straw hat that is often flattened with rush grass and then woven in the Yandu area.

The top of the man's straw hat presents a hexagonal shape, and on it is written "people and affairs are smooth".

In the Yandu area, the tops of the straw hats of the big guys are all round, and the words written on the straw hats are mostly "labor is glorious", "do more and save money", or "socialism is good".

The man squatting on the ground may not have gained much, and the weather is hot.

So he seemed a little listless at this time.

When Han Xiaokang's footsteps sounded, the man raised his head lazily and looked towards the gate of the purchasing station.

All of a sudden, he bounced off the ground like a hunter meeting a prey or Erhu seeing a bone!
I saw the man beckoning to Han Xiaokang, signaling not to rush in.

When Han Xiaokang came to his side, the man stretched his neck and looked at the back basket, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Not bad. The most expensive urine?"

See Han Xiaokang in a daze.

The man obviously realized the problem, and he smiled embarrassedly, "Little brother, can you sell this snake skin? How much?"

Listen to the other party's question.

Han Xiaokang finally understood: the man had taken a fancy to the python skin in his back basket.

However, Han Xiaokang shook his head without even thinking about it, "If you don't sell it, you have to keep it with the public first."

Now it was the man's turn to be stunned, "Uh, actually, little brother, we have something to talk about, I can give you a higher price."

Han Xiaokang shook his head, ignored him, turned around and went to the gate of the purchasing station.

The man was left standing there dumbfounded, waving at Han Xiaokang's back, but he didn't dare to shout loudly.
During this period, 99.9% of the supplies have to flow in an orderly manner within the plan.

Because of this, the supply and marketing cooperatives ran out to cut off Husbands in order to prevent private individuals.

They often invite their brother units, that is, the "anti-selfishness team", to send out people who dress up as hawkers buying various supplies from time to time, and go to the gates of various buying stations to conduct secret investigations.

At the same time, in order to prevent the local people from seeing it, the "anti-private team" usually sends people out to perform "anti-private" tasks: that is to say, people from Fushun District are sent to Yantan District.

And the anti-private team in the central area will send people to the beach area to perform tasks
The man in front of him, although he has a Chaoshan accent, according to Han Xiaokang's speculation, this man is probably not a secret sent by the anti-private team.

But the question: who dares to determine the authenticity?

on the other hand,

The more the opponent pretends not to be a member of the anti-selfishness team, it means that they are going to dig a deeper hole for those who come to sell things!
It's really not worth it to take the risk of "stealing the chicken" on your back just to sell a snake skin for a few more dollars.

To be on the safe side, Han Xiaokang refused the other party without hesitation, and walked straight into the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative's purchasing station.

It's a pity that the supply and marketing cooperative is still buying snake skins as usual, but the price remains the same and hasn't changed.

The purchase price of an inch of snake skin is 8 centimeters per inch according to the standard that the narrowest part of the snake skin should not be less than 1 cm wide.

This condition is really too harsh!

It took me a lot of effort to get this piece of python skin, and the width of each part of the snake skin must be enough.

But if calculated according to the price given by the purchase station, the total length of the python skin on hand is more than 4 meters.

That is about 130 inches.

What the heck, such a good and big piece of python skin can only be sold for about 15 yuan
How many pythons of this size can one encounter in a lifetime?
Such a rare big python skin can be used to stretch 50 pieces at least, and the sound quality is particularly excellent, right?

A slightly better erhu can sell for at least 20 yuan. Damn, is there such a big disparity between the profits of industrial products and the prices of agricultural and sideline products?

Anyway, after hearing the quotation from the purchaser of the supply and marketing cooperative, Han Xiaokang no longer talked about selling snake skin, but asked the staff of the purchase station to sell some old books to himself.

In the buying station, all kinds of people bring and sell a lot of used books every day.

Especially after the rumors have become tighter these days, many people don't want to keep things that have anything to do with the "Fourth Uncle".

In the past, merchants and traditional old literati families with a little background were busy selling Buddhist scriptures, Taoist classics, "Zeng Zi Governing the Family", "Wailu Night Talk" and so on.

Especially the book "Thick Black Studies", the author of which is originally from Yandu. Unhealthy books like these are among the most spontaneously destroyed by the masses.

developed later.

Many intellectuals also scrambled to take out some professional books at home and sell them all, just for peace of mind.

Han Xiaokang is not picky eaters either.

What are "Basics of Woodworking", "Introduction to Fine Art", "Postpartum Care of Sows", "Exploration of Traditional Chinese Agricultural Technology", "Exploration of Yin and Yang Electricity" (many people in the early Qing Dynasty called the positive and negative poles of the current "yin electricity", "positive electricity").

Including "Distinguishing Marks of Sedimentary Environment" and "Sedimentary Petrology" related to prospecting.

Professional books related to modern agriculture, 54 books of "Basic Knowledge of Agriculture" in the 7th edition; "How to Compost and Fertilize" in the 55th edition.
Anyway, these books are piled up in the warehouse of the buying station, waiting to be loaded and transported to the pulp mill to be shredded.

In the buying stations during this period, they will indeed sell these second-hand books.

Perhaps it stems from their deep respect for knowledge?
So the acquisition station is on the market, as long as anyone is willing to buy books, they are willing to help.

Originally, when the buying station collected these books, it cost 4 cents a catty.

And those who are interested, come to the purchasing station and buy these books at the price of waste paper, the person in charge of the purchasing station will sell them at a price of 5 cents per catty.

As for the extra penny?

This is not the store at the buying station. They want to earn the price difference, but to protect the public interest, so they charge an extra penny per catty for the loss.

In the end, Han Xiaokang spent 7 cents to buy a heavy pile of books, and then turned around and left the store of the purchasing station with a backpack on his back.

Seeing Han Xiaokang coming out, the man saw that the snake skin was still there through the hole in the basket, and couldn't help showing ecstasy on his face: "Little brother, let's discuss it again?"

Han Xiaokang ignored him, but walked directly towards the district office compound.

It's just a piece of snake skin!

If it is sold or not, I am not in a hurry, and the family does not wait for this little money to buy rice for cooking.

Anyway, the People's Commune will be established soon.

At that time, almost every commune and brigade will set up a "Cultural Propaganda Team". By then, the demand for musical instruments across the country will be terrifying!
Han Xiaokang still doesn't believe it! !
I can't sell such a good and rare piece of python skin for a good price by then?

There is no need to worry about selling good products. I am afraid that the purchase stations in various places will not be able to complete the purchase task of snake skin.

By the time Han Xiaokang entered the district office compound, it was already around 11:40 in the morning.

The sun at noon is too hot, and the members who need to do things usually come to do it in the morning, so there are not many people in the compound at this time, just a few sparse ones, walking around there.

Han Xiaokang went straight to the office of the housing management office, knocked on the door and entered, explaining his purpose to the staff inside.

"Nanhua Palace No. 5?"

The female staff member of the housing management office had a very good attitude, and she bent down to take out the key from the drawer.

Then he got up and went to the corner of the office to open the filing cabinet.

Find out the files of the house that Han Xiaokang mentioned from among the neatly arranged and categorized documents.

Opening the kraft paper envelope, the staff looked at the location, structure, and size of the house.

Finally, he said: "The house at No. 5 Nanhua Palace has a small courtyard behind it. It has been idle for 4 years and has not been rented out.

After the leaders of our unit held a meeting and researched, they did have the intention to sell it to the outside world, but the specific price has not yet been determined.”

Han Xiaokang was overjoyed, "Then may I ask, based on your many years of work experience, how much does this house cost?"

The female worker thought for a while,
Then I fiddled with the abacus again, and finally gave a rough estimate: "It may be between 297 and 345 yuan!
The specific situation can only be determined after our leaders go to the field to see the completion rate of the house and so on.

According to my estimation, anyway, the price is roughly within this range, and the difference will not be too big. "

The price is around 300-350 yuan?

In addition, after buying this house, you have to ask someone to paint the walls, repair the leaking roof, and so on.

If you calculate it like this, you may have to spend a little over 400 yuan.

If it is equipped with some furniture, reorganized stove, toilet and so on, Han Xiaokang estimates about 500 yuan.

With a rough idea in mind, Han Xiaokang thanked the other party, and then left the office of the housing management office, ready to go to the winery to have a look under the scorching sun.

I didn't think so,
When Han Xiaokang had just walked out of the housing management office, he happened to see the announcer Yu Haitang coming out with two lunch boxes.

Judging by her appearance, she should have gone to the catering group of the district office to have a meal in advance.

(End of this chapter)