The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 437 Shikumen collects old books
Bai Meixi is a born activist. After making up her mind, she returned to the space, changed into a village woman's dress, and went to the farmer's market to buy a large cart.

The price of a new car is about 300 yuan, and it also requires a ticket. Naturally, Bai Meixi can't get it and can only go back to the black market.

Uncle Zhang from Pudong had not left yet and was chatting with others. When he saw Bai Meixi, he immediately greeted her warmly.

"Girl, do you have anything else you haven't bought? Just tell me and I will help you find it."

Uncle Zhang has been around here for many years and has many acquaintances. He can find a way to get things even if they are not available in the market.This is how the black market works, using goods to find customers and using customers to find goods at the same time.

Bai Meixi was overjoyed. She was so lucky to have met Uncle Zhang, otherwise she would have been wandering around the market like a headless fly today.

"I want to buy a second-hand flatbed. It doesn't have to be too good, it just needs to be rideable." Bai Meixi is only staying in Puhai City temporarily and won't stay for long. A new car is not practical for her.

"No problem, I know several of them. Come with me."

Uncle Zhang took Bai Meixi to an abandoned factory, where many parts were piled. A man in his 40s was squatting on the ground assembling a vehicle. Parked next to him were two flatbed trucks, both of which were semi-finished products that had been repaired half-way.

"Lao Chen, can you repair it today? Someone just wants a flatbed truck." Uncle Zhang shouted as soon as he entered the courtyard. The master named Lao Chen raised his head and glanced at Bai Meixi, and gave a Quotation.

"150 yuan, if you can accept it, I will repair it as soon as possible and patch the tire."

Lao Chen saw Bai Meixi's plain clothes and was afraid that she would not be able to afford it. The flatbed truck was [-]% to [-]% new, and it would have been impossible to sell it if the owner hadn't been in a hurry to move to another place for work.

When he received it, he spent 80 yuan, and it took him two days to repair a few tires. If he spent less than 150 yuan, he would lose money.

"It's too shameful of you to charge so much for the customers I'm bringing." Uncle Zhang muttered dissatisfied and wanted to bargain for Bai Meixi, "The one you sold last month was only 120, why did it go up so much this time?" many?"

"The car was the same last time. When I bought it, it was almost falling apart. I bought it for scrap metal. After repairing it, it was barely usable. Today's car is different. This car is still used. In less than two years, it will be a new car after repair. If it weren’t for your customer, I would never be so cheap.”

Master Chen argued that good things are easy to sell in this market, and when he completes the repairs, he might be able to sell them for 200 yuan.

He turned his head and ignored Uncle Zhang. He never quoted an inflated price when selling things, and he had no intention of asking anyone to counter-offer. He always paid what he said.

Everyone in the black market knows about this and is used to this way of buying and selling. Uncle Zhang is breaking his rules. Once this happens, it will be difficult for him to do business in the future.

"You are just not tactful enough. Many guests have been choked away by your bad temper." Uncle Zhang was very embarrassed. He knew that old man Chen was very stubborn and could not change anything he decided, but he still wanted to give Bai Mei Xi explained and kept tugging on Lao Chen's clothes.

"Master Zhang, I think 150 is fine." Bai Meixi looked at the car. Master Chen was right. The car was indeed very new, and even the wooden boards for loading were not damaged.

She thought the price was reasonable and agreed immediately, making Uncle Zhang heave a sigh of relief.There were new customers on one side and old friends on the other, and he didn't want to offend either of them.

Bai Meixi took out 150 yuan from her pocket and handed it to Master Chen, leaving him stunned for a moment. "This girl is really a cheerful person. If you need anything from now on, just come here. I have a lot of good things here, and the price is easy to negotiate."

Master Chen specializes in collecting scrap equipment, furniture and appliances. Puhai City has a developed economy. Many business people are obsolete quickly, and many have to sell off their property if their business cannot continue.

He specializes in acquiring these items and refurbishing them for sale. He can find many items here that cannot be bought in stores.

Bai Meixi took a look at the pile of groceries and found that there were indeed all kinds of things inside. There were clocks with hands removed, lampshades of no apparent age, and more, countless tires.

These things were given a new lease of life under Master Chen's skillful hands and were assembled into many new objects, with prices doubling directly.

"Girl, I'm not bragging. There is no machine in the world that I can't repair. I was also an eighth-level worker in the factory. Later, I saw that everyone made a fortune in business, so I stopped working in the factory."

Master Chen chatted while repairing, and quickly installed the tires. After inflating them, he asked Bai Meixi to ride around the roadside before delivering the goods.

With this car, Bai Meixi's mobility has become much easier. She buys old books and newspapers along the street near Shikumen, and the price is the same as that of the scrap company, which is 1 cent per catty.

Originally, she thought that this kind of door-to-door service would definitely attract a lot of customers, and she was already ready to receive a car. Unexpectedly, there were only a few people who came to see her. Instead, she felt that her shouting was very noisy and they wanted to drive her away. .

Bai Meixi wandered around for more than half an hour and gained nothing. On the one hand, because she was an outsider, the people in Puhai City didn't want to pay attention to her.On the other hand, it’s also because each store doesn’t have much inventory, and it’s not worth rummaging through boxes to sort out these things for a few cents.This made Bai Meixi feel very depressed. This was the first time she had been frustrated since she started doing business.

If this business loses money, Bai Meixi will suffer a lot of losses. The flatbed truck alone will cost 150 yuan.It was just a pile of scrap metal in her hands.

"Grandma, I want some candy!" A child nearby suddenly cried and pestered his grandma to buy candy.

In this era, very few people can afford to eat fruit candies, and most of them eat maltose.Children won't cry as long as there is sweetness in their mouths, it doesn't matter what kind of candy it is.

Bai Meixi decided to use children to complete this task. They have the most free time and there are many people. As long as they can mobilize their enthusiasm, they will get twice the result with half the effort.

She returned to the space and took out a large bamboo plate, put a large piece of maltose on it, covered it with a large piece of clean white cloth and placed it on the flatbed truck.

"Eat candy! Old newspapers and old books are exchanged for candy!" Bai Meixi kept shouting in the alley.

As soon as they heard about the candy, the children in the alley couldn't stand it any longer and gathered around Bai Meixi's car.

The maltose sold by Uncle Zhang is of very good quality, and the sweet aroma can be smelled from afar, making these children keep salivating.

This time, without Bai Meixi's instructions, these children ran home automatically and started collecting old books and newspapers, making the front of Bai Meixi's car quickly lively.

(End of this chapter)