Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 23 Fish Selling at Chaoyangmen Vegetable Market
Master Huang took off all the extra things on the tricycle, leaving a piece of felt cloth at the end,

Said: "This piece of felt is for you to cover the fish, and it will also allow the fish to live longer."

"Thank you, you are more thoughtful than I thought." Yi Weidong said.

"Go quickly, the vegetable market is late and there is no good location."

"Goodbye, Master Huang, I will send it to you in the evening."

Yi Weidong boarded the tricycle and said.

With one experience, the ride was much easier this time.

Turning into an alley, seeing no one around, lay three sacks on the bottom of the car,
About 300 catties of fish are poured out of the space.

There are only more than 100 catties of fish left in the space.

Cover it with two sacks and felt cloth.

put some money in the messenger bag,

Then I remembered that I didn't have much money,
I can only go to the vegetable market to change.

After getting ready, he rode towards the Chaoyangmen Vegetable Market.

It took half an hour to reach the destination.

If you didn't go in, you were stopped by the market administrator.

The aunt in uniform lifted a corner of the felt cloth and said:

"Pay a dime for the booth fee first. It's a coincidence that you came today. Up to now, there is not a single fish seller."

Yi Weidong smiled and said, "Great, Auntie, can you exchange some change?"

"Okay, how much do you want to change?" asked the aunt.

"For five yuan." After Yi Weidong finished speaking, he handed over a five-yuan note.

The aunt counted 40 dimes and some coins, handed them to Yi Weidong and said:
"We have more than ten cents here, just find a booth over there."

After finishing speaking, the aunt pointed to a corner of the market.

Yi Weidong said thanks,

Into the vegetable market,
Pushing the tricycle to the corner.

This area sells chickens, ducks, rabbits, and other live poultry.

Not a single fish seller.

It's just that there are not many sellers, only a few people,

They bought quite a lot, and the two chicken stalls were surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside.

There's a lot of space here.
Yi Weidong chose a booth at random, pushed the car behind the booth,

This is a long row of platforms less than one meter built with bricks, and there are two side-by-side floors on it.

Yi Weidong spread two sacks,
Take the fish out of the bucket one by one,

Divide into four piles according to size.

As soon as the fish was put on the table, several people gathered around to pick and choose.

One of the old ladies asked:
"Young man, how do you sell this fish? Why don't you have a name!"

Yi Weidong pointed to the pile of heads and said:
"This is more than one catty, and it is twenty-five cents. Here is a pile of two catties, three catties, and four catties. It is 5 cents, seventy-five cents, and one dollar a piece."

The old lady smiled and said, "It's the first time I've met such a fish seller, isn't it a disadvantage for you?"

"There's no way around it. I haven't weighed it, and I don't know it yet, so I can only sell it like this."

Yi Weidong really doesn't know the current steelyard,
You have to carry two ropes, and then count the dots on the scale beam,
Only in the end can we know that there are many kinds.

Platform scales are easy to recognize, but there are no tickets, and money can't buy them.

Yi Weidong could only sell them in piles.

Those who were picking hurriedly went to pick the biggest fish in the pile.

It's too late, I can only buy a small one,

Isn't this a disadvantage?
The old lady picked two of the largest fish within four catties,

I'm so happy that I can't close my mouth from ear to ear.

I paid two yuan and left happily.

Yi Weidong took advantage of the selection,
And put some fish in the felt-cloth-covered bucket,

Only one grass carp weighing more than two catties was left in the space.

In the evening, it is better to pay Master Huang as a car rental fee.

After a while, a large group of people gathered to pick and choose.

Yi Weidong frantically collected the dime notes,

Also keep an eye on whether someone is stealing fish.

There is no one in the whole market who sells goods like this.
If you think about it, you can shave your head or take a hot bath in the bathhouse for 5 cents.
Who sells things without counting penny by penny?
Talk about selling like this,
Pick a bigger one.

You can take advantage of a dime,

Some people who didn't intend to buy fish also came over,
It was the first time in many years that I took advantage of this.
Buy more and go back and put coarse salt on it,
hang it to dry,

It is also a tough dish when it is made into cured fish.

In less than an hour, more than 500 catties of fish were sold off.
Those who came late asked when they would come to sell fish again?

It appears the business can continue.

Put the sacks in the tricycle's bucket,
I want to buy some chickens,
Only then did I realize that all the chicken sellers had left.

It seems that chicken sellers are more popular than fish sellers.

It's deserted here,
There is only one stall selling big geese.

Yi Weidong walked over and asked:

"Comrade, how did you sell this big goose?"

"Three yuan each." The stall owner replied.

No wonder it's sold until now.

It only costs more than one yuan to buy a chicken, but this goose costs three yuan.
If it wasn't for Yi Weidong's easy money,

Also just turn around and leave,
Yi Weidong weighed the two big geese,
Both weigh about the same.
It is heavier than an old hen,
Yi Weidong said:
"If it's cheaper, I'll take both."

The vendor hesitated for a moment.
Yi Weidong added, "Look, I've sold out all the fish in my carload. You came here earlier than me. If it's cheaper, I'll stay."

The stall owner said, "Okay, five yuan and fifty cents for two."

Yi Weidong picked up the two big geese whose legs were tied,

Put it in a sack,

He took out five yuan and fifty cents from the satchel on his chest and handed it to the stall owner.

There are no other sellers in this corner,

Buying vegetables in this Chaoyang market also requires a vegetable book,

Yi Weidong can only look at it, not buy it.

Pushing three wheels through the vegetable area,
is a fruit stand,
There are only green dates, grapes, pomegranates, and persimmons.

Yi Weidong first asked if he wanted a ticket,

No tickets are required for seasonal fruits.
It's just that each person is limited to buying ten catties.

Yi Weidong pointed to his overalls and asked:

"Sister, I purchased for the unit, can you sell more?"

The eldest sister stretched out her hand and said, "Show me your work card?"

Yi Weidong smiled awkwardly and said:

"Sister, I'm so busy here, I forgot to bring it, so please accommodate me!"

The eldest sister shook her head, "No, we have regulations."

"Okay, big sister, give me ten catties each."

The eldest sister quickly issued the ticket, pointed to the cash register and said:
"Pay the money there."

Yi Weidong took a look, and found that the total was one yuan and fifty cents.

On the way, I counted the ten-cent bills and handed them to the cashier together with the receipt.
After counting, the cashier stamped a stamp and returned the list to Yi Weidong.

Yi Weidong came back again and handed the list to the eldest sister,

Only after accepting the order will I give it credit.

Yi Weidong turned the sack over and put it directly in the cart,
Finally, cover it with felt cloth.

Riding a tricycle out of the Chaoyang Vegetable Market,

This money can't buy anything,
I thought there was no limit to the number.
It's still in the middle of the morning, and it's too bad to send the tricycle back.
Board the tricycle and rush to the Dongdan Vegetable Market first,
half way,

Looking at the vegetable stand not far away,

With,

You limit the quantity in one place,
Is it okay if I run a few more food stations?

Now there is no big data system, and there is no registration of the name when buying.

Who knew I bought it alone?

Yi Weidong parked his tricycle in front of the vegetable stand,

walked in,

Skip the vegetables directly and find these four fruits at one end,
After asking clearly, he said: "Invoice me for 10 catties each."

The price is still the same, one yuan and fifty cents for [-] catties of fruit,

After weighing, put the fruit in the empty tricycle,

Cover with felt cloth,
I asked the uncle on the side of the road, where is there a vegetable station?
and rush to the next place,
The same routine, covered with felt cloth,

Receive it in the space first, and there is another empty car at the next food station.

(End of this chapter)