Return to 1981 and start from breaking off the engagement

Chapter 19
In the cooperative.

"The raw melon seeds and peanuts will arrive tomorrow, but they are not available at the moment!"

The salesperson's tone was a little impatient. After speaking, she lowered her head and continued knitting.

Yao Weijun was too lazy to vent his anger with her, so he immediately bought some condiments and coarse salt, tied them to the back seat of the car, pushed his bicycle, and walked along the commune street towards Xiangyang Elementary School.

"Comrade, would you like peanut oil? I squeeze it myself, it's clean and translucent, and it tastes great when cooking!"

Not far away from the cooperative, a man walked closely from the side and asked in a low voice.

"Peanut oil?"

Yao Weijun's heart moved and he suddenly became interested.

He took a look at the man and found that the latter was quite clean and decently dressed.

Wearing a white shirt and solid trousers, he was holding a black leather bag unique to this era. He had a Chinese character face and his eyes were constantly darting around with a look of alertness.

"Can I have some? Do you sell dried peanuts there?"

Yao Weijun asked straight to the point.

His current roasting business is getting smoother and smoother, and he has long been thinking about ways to purchase raw materials.

At the beginning, Lao Dai told him that raw melon seeds could be purchased in Xingge Village on the outskirts of the county, but the peanuts were still missing.

Even though it can now be purchased at cooperatives in various communes, this is not a long-term solution.

As production expands after the autumn harvest, it will be difficult for these cooperatives to meet his demand.

"It can also be sold, but let's agree first that you have to do it in a certain amount, otherwise you won't be guilty of it, right?"

The man was obviously startled and smiled bitterly.

"Then tell me, how much is enough?" Yao Weijun asked again.

"Well... well, let's not talk about this for now. Do you want to buy some peanut oil?"

The man frowned slightly.

He came up to talk because he was selling oil. As for peanuts, that didn't matter. Maybe the person in front of him was just asking him to find out the market price.

"Buy it, tell me how to sell it?"

Yao Weijun smiled calmly and gestured.

"Don't worry, I promise I won't make you more money." After hearing this, the man became enthusiastic again. He came closer and said in a low voice: "The cooperative sells it for one yuan and a half a pound with tickets. I don't want tickets here, and I will only sell you one yuan and eighty!"

"Okay, let's get ten pounds first. If it tastes good, I'll come back to you later!"

Yao Weijun said cheerfully.

"..." The man was stunned, couldn't help but look at him carefully, and then said with a face full of joy: "Okay, please come over here!"

With that said, he led the way and led Yao Weijun into the alley.

"Comrade, my name is Xu Wenyuan. I often come here to sell oil. If you want to eat peanut oil in the future, come to me anytime, haha..."

On the way, the man introduced himself warmly.

"Okay, from now on I will buy oil from you. My surname is Yao. By the way, you haven't told me yet. How do you sell dried peanuts? Don't worry, I sincerely buy them. If the price is right, it will cost at least a few hundred kilograms at a time. .”

Yao Weijun nodded and brought the topic back to peanuts at the right time.

"Buy so much?" Xu Wenyuan was immediately surprised, and soon stopped with a suspicious look on his face, "Brother Yao, let's not tell secrets, are you planning to extract the oil yourself?"

"It's so new. How can I get the equipment to extract oil? Besides, I don't know the technology. Do you think it's possible?"

Yao Weijun glanced sideways, with a hint of impatience in his tone, "I buy your dried peanuts for other purposes, so don't ask about it. If you can sell it, just ask for it. Don't sell it!"

"Hehe... I just asked this casually. Brother Yao, don't be offended. If I sell it to you, it's over. What about, um, peanut kernels are [-] cents a pound, and shelled ones are [-] cents. They are all at the market price. !”

Xu Wenyuan explained in a low voice. "If you want more, wouldn't it be cheaper?" Yao Weijun frowned slightly.

Xu Wenyuan smiled helplessly and said: "Hey, I brought you here from other places. I really didn't make any money from you. If you can get [-] kilograms every time, I will give you [-] cents. It really can't be any lower!"

"Five hundred pounds is no problem at all, but the price is still too high." Yao Weijun shook his head slowly, hesitated for a while, and said firmly:
"Just like this, I'll pay at least [-] kilograms each time, and you'll settle the bill with me at [-] cents. We can continue to cooperate in the future. If you think it's appropriate, I'll bring the money over tomorrow. If it doesn't work, forget it."

"At your price, I have to lose money to help you carry the goods. Hey, forget it, just make a friend, haha..."

After Xu Wenyuan pondered for a while, he nodded in agreement.

Yao Weijun could tell from his eyes that this guy still had money to make, but it was true that he had been doing the business for a long time and there was no truth in his mouth.

The two agreed on a time, and Yao Weijun took out 18 yuan and bought ten kilograms of peanut oil from a tricycle parked at the other end of the alley.

The bottle Xu Wenyuan filled with oil was one used by the hospital to carry salt water. One bottle weighed one kilogram. After filling ten bottles, he put them in a net bag and put them in Yao Weijun's basket.

"Brother Yao, we have agreed that I will wait for you under the elm tree at the east end tomorrow!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

After Yao Weijun finished speaking, he turned around and rode away on his bicycle.

After a while, I arrived at Xiangyang Primary School.

It's time for school to end.

At the school gate, the oxcarts from each village also arrived. He walked over to say hello to Lao Maitou from Jiachang Village, and handed him a cigarette.

"I'm here, and the children all know me. You don't need to go there yourself, haha..."

Lao Maitou lives alone in the village and has no family. In order to take care of him, the village arranged for him to take the children to and from school, which was half a day's work.

He happily took the cigarette from Yao Weijun. He didn't want to smoke it, but carefully put it into his pocket, and then took out the cigarette pot.

Seeing this, Yao Weijun stuffed most of the box of cigarettes that he was about to put back into his pocket into his hand, "Grandpa Mai, our three children go to school. Thanks to you for taking them to and from school. You can take this."

"Ouch, no, no, you can keep such a good cigarette for yourself. It would be a waste to smoke it for me."

Lao Maitou was so excited that he quickly declined.

"I still have it in my pocket. Besides, half a pack of cigarettes doesn't cost much, so don't be polite to me!"

Seeing that he refused to accept it, Yao Weijun put the cigarette box directly into his pocket.

"Hey, you kid, it's true." Old Maitou had a happy smile on his face and rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

After the two chatted for a few words, the students on campus rushed out.

Li Wen, Li Wu and Xiao Hua ran to the bullock cart.

"Uncle Five!"

The three of them saw Yao Weijun and shouted one after another.

"Come on, you all come over." Yao Weijun walked aside, waited for them to come closer, took out the money and said with a smile:
"Tomorrow is Sunday. I will give each of you two cents as pocket money. You can buy whatever you want to eat tomorrow. How about it? Are you happy?"

"Great! Thank you Uncle Wu!"

"Uncle Wu is so kind!"

……

The three little guys danced excitedly, especially Liwen Liwu, who jumped up and down and shouted.

"Okay, you two, keep it tight for me, don't worry about letting your classmates see you and laugh at you!"

Yao Weijun's tone was deliberately serious, but he still had a smile on his face, "In addition, this money is for you, you are not allowed to tell the adults at home, you know?!"

(End of this chapter)