Zhou He asked him: "How much can you give?"
The young man glanced at it and asked jokingly: "Boy, where did you get this cigarette holder? Didn't it secretly pry it off your grandfather's cigarette rod?"
Zhou He glanced at him and said, "You care so much? Just tell me how much I will give you."
The young man thought for a while and said casually: "Just 2 yuan."
Zhou He glared and took back the cigarette holder: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is jade, you don't know the stuff."
After saying that, he put away his cigarette holder and left.
The young man shouted from behind: "How much do you want?"
Zhou He stopped and replied: "20"
"Are you crazy about being poor? Although your cigarette holder is made of jade, it has mottled colors. It is just an ordinary topaz, worthless. If you are willing to give it to me, I will give you 5 yuan at most. I will keep it as a toy."
In fact, Zhou He didn't know anything about variegated white jade and topaz, but after hearing this guy raising the price, he estimated how much it was worth, and decided to shout out the price again.
"18"
"7 yuan"
"16"
"9 yuan"
"15"
"make a deal"
Back and forth, the transaction was completed for 15 yuan.
The young man counted out 15 yuan and handed over the money with one hand.
Zhou He put the money into his arms and asked, "Brother, let me ask by the way, is there anyone selling medicinal materials in our market?"
The young man asked: "What medicinal materials do you want?"
"Cordyceps Sinensis"
The young man looked up at Zhou He in surprise: "Why do you want such precious medicinal materials?"
"A family member of mine is sick and needs this medicinal material for treatment." Teacher Xin suffered from a stomach ailment when he was young, and his lungs were injured because he went to the river to save him in the middle of winter.
Sometimes when I cough, I feel like my lungs are about to be coughed out, which is really heart-wrenching. A barefoot doctor said that Cordyceps Sinensis is effective in treating lung diseases, so he came to look for it.
"I have it on hand." The young man said calmly.
Zhou He said happily: "Really?" He really couldn't find anything after running through iron shoes: "You still pour the medicinal materials?"
Zhou He asked softly.
The young man smiled crookedly and said, "If you want to make money, you must have all the goods, right? How much do you want?"
"How to sell it?" Zhou He asked the price.
"This medicinal material has been on the market recently, and the price is not cheap. I'll give you 2 yuan a tael."
"So expensive?" Zhou He exclaimed. One tael of medicinal materials is almost as expensive as 10 kilograms of eggs.
"It's probably going to increase in the future." The young man said firmly.
Zhou He looked at the medicine list and saw that the dosage each time was small, so he said to the young man: "Please give me 10 yuan first."
The young man readily agreed: "Okay, you can come here to see me at this time tomorrow, pay with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other."
In this way, I spent 15 yuan selling cigarette holders and gave another 10 yuan back to others.
Later, the two gradually became acquainted with each other and found out that this young man's name was Yang Xun. He was an educated youth from the provincial capital and knew some knowledge about antiques and pharmacology. Lots of good stuff.
Now I'm back in the city, but I still keep in touch with Zhou He.
Zhou He and Zhou Tianlei saw Yang Xun collecting rags in an alley in the city.
He was bargaining with a woman holding a copper pipe.
A mouthful of an old sister-in-law's, a mouthful of a eldest sister's, coaxing the woman into a state of elation, and with just a few words, she was able to coax the copper cigarette rod into her hands for only 5 cents.
The woman borrowed the money coquettishly, twisted her butt and left.
When Yang Xun saw Zhou He leading a tall and mighty man over, he asked, "What kind of wind brought you here today?"
Zhou He looked at his casual attire and said, "You went back to the city and you didn't even look for a job. How about you just hang out like this?"
"Why is my job so unfair? I walk around the streets, recycle materials, and still have freedom." Yang Xun said with a crooked smile, "What do you want from me?"
Zhou He introduced him: "This is my eldest brother, Zhou Tianlei. He has something to do with you."
"Zhou Tianlei?" Yang Xun's eyes lit up: "I have long admired your name, Boss Zhou." He rubbed his hands on his body and stepped forward to shake hands with Zhou Tianlei.
Zhou Tianlei stretched out his hand to shake his hand, with a look of displeasure on his face, and asked: "I heard that you have precious medicinal materials in your hand?"
Yang Xun nodded: "What medicinal materials does Boss Zhou want?"
"Ginseng"
Yang Xun raised his eyebrows: "There are many types of ginseng and the prices are chaotic. What kind of ginseng does Boss Zhou want?"
"Of course it's expensive." Zhou Tianlei handed Yang Xun a cigarette with an indifferent expression: "I'm a layman, you are an expert, help me recommend it."
Yang Xun put the cigarette in his mouth and said: "If you want to say the most valuable thing, it must be wild ginseng. As the saying goes, "Seven taels is a ginseng and eight taels is a treasure." A few years ago, I received an 8-tael wild ginseng from a Northeasterner. , I originally wanted to keep it for my own collection, but if Boss Zhou needs it urgently, I am willing to part with it, but I don’t know if Boss Zhou can eat it?”
"Price?" Zhou Tianlei asked calmly.
"Fifteen hundred yuan." Yang Xun did not hesitate and quoted directly.
Zhou He took a breath after hearing this: "Isn't this ridiculously expensive?"
Zhou Tianlei pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, is the appearance okay?"
"Don't worry, you can find any expert to inspect the goods." Yang Xun said firmly.
After agreeing on the time and place for delivery, Zhou Tianlei and Zhou He left.
"Brother Lei, why did you spend so much money to buy it? Who is sick?" Zhou He asked doubtfully.
Zhou Tianlei shook his head and said, "Give it away."
"Who should I give this to for such a big deal?" Zhou He asked, "Who is this big shot going to?" I was thinking wildly, could it be that he was a big shot who controlled the life and death of the breeding factory?
Zhou Tianlei ignored him and got into the car, sat on the passenger seat and closed his eyes to rest.
Zhou He drove and brainstormed along the way.
In the breeding factory, Zhang Qingxiang saw a job in his eyes, spared no effort and spoke little. He was quite favored by Chen Tian and praised him in front of Zhou Tianlei more than once.
Every time he watched Chen Tian driving in the factory area, going in and out, reversing and turning, and driving smoothly, he would look envious. When nothing happened, he would get close to the cab and look at it for a while.
Chen Tian saw that he was very interested and asked him: "Are you interested in driving?"
Zhang Qingxiang just smiled and said nothing.
Chen Tian would occasionally let him sit in the passenger seat and let him watch him drive, while introducing him to some of the car's functions.
Only he, Zhou He, and Zhou Tianlei can drive in the factory.
Zhou He is mainly responsible for external business. Sometimes, when they are both away from home, Chen Tian has to deliver goods and take care of things in the factory, so he really can't take care of them.
If I could train another driver, it would help me share a lot of the burden.
