Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 45 Selling Watches
Yi Weidong got up early in the morning and made some old hen soup,

After baking two steamed buns and having a simple meal,

I won’t go to the pigeon market in Lama Temple today,
Get too close, don't meet acquaintances again,
Take the 44th Ring Road from Lama Temple to Deshengmen,

Out of the city, about three miles away,

There are ruins of a factory,

This is the largest pigeon market in Beijing,

The north of the capital is a relatively affluent place,

By the way, the pigeon market north of Deshengmen is also the largest.
The most complete market.

Before entering, I covered my mouth and nose with a handkerchief,
Many entrances and exits were opened in the factory wall,

Yi Weidong randomly found an entrance to enter,
It's like a big market here.
Temporary booths were planned,
Just find a space and lay out a sack,

Yi Weidong first pretended to be the buyer,
Wander around the market.

Basically, you can see people selling daily necessities,
Yi Weidong has sharp eyes,
I saw a young man spreading sacks ahead,
Pulled out a military canteen and set it on top,

Quickly walked two steps, picked up the kettle,
There's some water in there too.

Yi Weidong turned around,

Tried it, no leaks.
The short-haired young man said, "I filled it with cold boiled water, and saved it to test for leaks."

Yi Weidong nodded,
Asked: "How much is this kettle?"

The short-haired youth took out a three-edged bayonet and a dagger,
Said: "A single is three and five yuan, if you want all of them, it is ten yuan or food stamps."

Yi Weidong picked up the dagger,
The shining sharp blade has been sharpened,

Yi Weidong really didn't know the prices of these three items,

But it seems that this short-haired young man should have been discharged from the army not long ago.
At this time, the general veteran's allowance was pitifully small,
That's why I sell these things I got from the army,
No matter how much you like, you can't eat it, and it's useless.

Yi Weidong happily took out two five-yuan bills and handed them to the short-haired young man.

Put the bayonet and dagger in the satchel,
The cold water in the military kettle is poured out,

slung over the body.

There are no other goods for short-haired youths.

After checking the banknotes in his hand, he rolled up the sack and got up to leave.

Yi Weidong sells watches,

I don't want to go to a high-profile stall to sell,

Spotting on a more pleasing ticket dealer, taking advantage of no one around,

He stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Can I exchange my new watch for food stamps?"

The four-eyed ticket dealer's eyes lit up and said:

"Of course, but the watch depends on its condition."

While talking, he pulled Yi Weidong to the back of the booth.

Yi Weidong said: "It's all new, never worn before."

After speaking, he took out a Shanghai brand all-steel watch from his messenger bag and handed it to the four-eyed ticket dealer.

The four-eyed ticket dealer took it over, took out a flashlight, looked at it carefully and said:

"There is no trace of it, how much do you plan to sell?"

"140, the same price." Yi Weidong said.

The four-eyed ticket dealer frowned and said:

"You are not cheap at all! 120 watches, 20 yuan watch tickets."

Yi Weidong asked back: "But can you buy a watch ticket? This is a brand new watch, and you can sell it at a higher price."

Just now Yi Weidong also looked at some stalls,
The ticket with three turns and one sound is only for people selling radio tickets,

No one sells the others,

This is also the reason why Yi Weidong has the confidence to sell at the original price.
This is the first time to sell, and it is also a trial.

Ticket dealers soak in the market every day, know the market,
If you are willing to eat it, it means that the market can accept this price.

Watch tickets and bicycles are the most popular big items,

It's just that the bicycle is too big and uses a lot of materials.
No watch is easy to carry. After all, steel is very expensive.
"That's what you said. There have been no watch tickets sold in the past few days."

The four-eyed ticket dealer said.

"If you don't want it, I'll find someone else?"

Yi Weidong asked anxiously.

The four-eyed ticket dealer smiled bitterly and said:

"I can't make money at your price! Can you make it cheaper?"

"My asking price is not high, and I still want to buy your food stamps!"

Yi Weidong didn't believe what the four-eyed ticket dealer said.

None of these businessmen will tell the truth,

And often tell the truth and lie,
You can't tell which one is fake at all.

The four-eyed ticket dealer said: "You don't only have this watch, do you? It seems that you have more than one watch just now."

Yi Weidong asked back: "How many pieces can you eat?"

The four-eyed ticket dealer bowed his head and calculated for a long time before saying:
"The money and ticket in my hand can be exchanged for three watches, can I have it?"

Yi Weidong smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I only have three watches."

The dagger and three-edged bayonet I just bought have been sent into the space.
Yi Weidong took out two more watches wrapped in small pieces of cloth from his satchel,
By the way, I took a picture of the satchel.
It can be seen that the satchel is instantly deformed, and it is empty without any items.

The four-eyed ticket dealer gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I want it all."

The four-eyed ticket dealer first gave 500 yuan in cash and [-] catties of fine Beijing food stamps,
1667 catties of coarse grain tickets, this is an integer and easy to settle accounts, it is already 320 yuan,
The remaining 100 yuan was offset by the four-eyed ticket dealers with some messy tickets,

What kind of meat ticket, vegetable oil ticket, canned fruit ticket, honey ticket, briquette ticket, soap ticket, candy ticket, brown sugar ticket, etc.,
A bundle of receipts was stuffed into Yi Weidong's hands,

(ps: Correct the price of food stamps. Black market fine grain stamps are 6 cents a catty, coarse grain stamps are 5 cents a catty, and meat stamps are 2 cents a catty. Because I haven’t experienced that era, the previous price is from other I saw it in the book, and now I remember that the deaf old lady once went to sell food stamps for 2 cents a catty, and all future ones will be calculated on the basis of [-] cents per catty of fine grain in the capital.)
Finally, the four-eyed ticket dealer said, "You've emptied all of my old bottoms at once. There are so many tickets here that I'm reluctant to sell them."

At this time, sugar is a scarce commodity, and sugar tickets are relatively expensive.

Meat tickets and oil tickets are the most popular besides food,
This wave is not bad,

Yi Weidong didn't know if he had falsely reported the price,

After all, many tickets do not know the selling price.
But that's all there is to it,

Now all the cash and all kinds of bills are complete,

Or sell watches to make money,
This just uses a bit of steel brass and glass,

Just exchanged a year's salary for a fool,

Creating space is really awesome.
Yi Weidong couldn't help being happy,

Fortunately, there is a handkerchief around,

Outsiders can't see the corners of the mouth that are all raised to the sky.

The two chose to turn around and leave at the same time.

Yi Weidong looked around,

Randomly chose an exit and walked out.

It feels like someone is following you in the market,
This is an old factory,

The side head can be seen out of the corner of the eye,

There are two people following at a distance,

Yi Weidong held the three-edged sharp knife he just bought upside down in his hand,
Let the point of the knife stick to the arm,

After getting ready, he took a few steps,
The two men also quickened their pace,

Walked for a long time like this,

It is far away from the pigeon market.

Yi Weidong has already made up his mind,

I haven't taken off my handkerchief yet,

to the last moment,

I hide in the space by myself,
Then dodge to the distance to hide,

Even if the two witness themselves disappearing out of thin air,

I dare not go to the police to report it.

Intended robbery outside the black market is enough for them to spend years in prison,

Yi Weidong prepared secretly,

At this time, a person came from the side road,

It was the short-haired young man who sold the water bottle to Yi Weidongjun just now.

Yi Weidong suddenly ran away,
After the two people behind were taken aback, they quickly followed up and ran.

(End of this chapter)