Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 109 Earn another 1250 yuan

"I haven't seen you for a few days. You must have a surprise for me today, right?"

"What do you say?"

Yu Qiutang first handed him the rifle wrapped in cloth and said, "Here you go, your gun is very useful. Thank you~"

"Is this all used up?"

Lao Qin took the precious gun with a smile and said cunningly: "So, you have done everything you asked me to do, right?"

"This one……"

"Still pretending, you kid!"

"Haha," Yu Qiutang dodged Lao Qin's punch and said with a smile, "Almost. The goods are right here with me. Do you want to check them or let your customer take a look?"

"Just let me see."

Lao Qin was a little impatient and looked Yu Qiutang up and down, wanting to know where the Coriolus versicolor was hidden.

Seeing his arms bulging, he smiled happily.

"Do you still have this ability?"

"Why not? You look down on me, kid. I have been walking in the mountains for decades and have seen everything."

"That's true."

Yu Qiutang nodded and asked, "What about the money? Will you give me the money after you inspect the goods today?"

"Of course I will. Can I get it for free?"

"So how much money did you bring?"

"What do you mean?" Lao Qin was stunned, then laughed and said, "Are you still worried that I don't have the money to open it for you?"

Yu Qiutang didn't say anything, just smiled.

"Okay, okay, it seems that you still don't completely believe in my strength. Come on, let me show you."

Lao Qin looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he pulled Yu Qiutang to the back of the corn field nearby.

This wild market was originally next to the cornfield of a nearby village. Now that the corn has been harvested, farmers use daylily leaves to weave ropes at the edge of the field and frame the corn stalks to let them dry naturally.

"Why are you so secretive? Are you afraid of being seen?"

"That's nonsense. If someone sees all the belongings I have, they might send me to hell." As Lao Qin spoke, he unbuckled his belt and reached his hand inside to feel around for a long time.

Yu Qiutang was speechless after watching this.

This guy's expression is quite obscene, as if his crotch is itchy and he's reaching his hand in to scratch it.

He looked around and luckily no one came over here, otherwise if someone suddenly saw it, the scene would be really eye-catching.

Finally, Lao Qin pulled out a gray purse from it.

There is also a big goose with its head held high and chest puffed out embroidered on it.

Judging from the bulging wallet, there must be quite a bit of money in it.

The problem in this era is that there are no large-denomination banknotes. The largest denomination is the ten-yuan note of Great Unity. Although it is sufficient for daily use, it is a bit troublesome if you want to do business.

Yu Qiutang estimated that his Coriolus polypore could be sold for about eight or nine hundred yuan, or even a thousand yuan. Even if all of them were ten yuan each, they would cost a hundred pieces. Not to mention the money spent, just holding them in your hands would feel heavy.

You know, prices are so low at this time.

A ten-yuan note is enough for a poor family to spend for half a month, and there are no millionaires in the village yet.

If a family can spend three to five hundred yuan on a wedding, the story will be spread among the villagers for a long time, saying that they spent a lot of money to marry a daughter-in-law. The new daughter-in-law will be envied by countless women in the village.

As for sewing money into the crotch of pants, it is not uncommon.

Not to mention now, even many years later, when Yu Qiutang's child went to college, Miyali was worried that he would lose the money, so she sewed it on the child's underwear.

No matter how strong a thief is, he cannot touch people's crotch. This is the only way to ensure that the child can bring the money to school smoothly.

"Look, this money is enough to pay you, and you still look down on others."

"Okay, let's take a look at the goods."

Yu Qiutang took the mulberry fungus out of his arms, opened a small hole in the bag, and let Lao Qin stick his head in to take a look.

Old Qin was quite casual at first, probably thinking that Yu Qiutang would only get a few ounces, or at most a few pounds. But when he first saw a brown fan-shaped slice as big as an oyster mushroom, his eyes suddenly widened.

"Quick, show me."

He was about to take the bag, but Yu Qiutang didn't give it to him directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "The bottom is the same, about four pounds in total. Do you have enough money?"

"Well..."

Lao Qin hesitated, stared at the bag, and shook his head helplessly, "How would I know you have so much money? You definitely don't have that much money on you, but if your goods are okay, I can go get the money right away."

"Is that so? That's fine too. How much money do you have now? If it's about the same, I'll give you the things first, and then you can pay me when you have the money together."

"This is possible too?"

Lao Qin hesitated, opened his purse and counted the money, then fumbled around his body for a few more and put them together.

"I can gather seven hundred and fifty right now. If it's more than that, I'll give you this much first, and I'll raise the rest later... But, are you really willing to let me take the things first?"

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "Why should you worry about this? If you are the kind of person who doesn't keep your word, you won't be able to survive in this wild market, right? Besides, you can lend me the gun first, so why can't I give you the goods first?"

Lao Qin was stunned again, then he laughed.

"Good boy, you are amazing. You are so young but you have the demeanor of a great general. In time, you will definitely be a great figure. I am your age, but I don't have your mind and vision."

"Thank you for the compliment. Then please weigh yourself."

Yu Qiutang handed the thing to Lao Qin. Lao Qin weighed it in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

"It feels like it weighs about three or four pounds," he said, and handed a stack of money to Yu Qiutang, "Count it, this is seven hundred and fifty."

Yu Qiutang took the money and without hesitation, he felt the bills one by one to see if they were real or fake, and counted them one by one.

Lao Qin also picked up the beam scale he carried with him and began to weigh the Coriolus polyphylla.

"Lao Qin, there can't be any problem with the scale. Logically speaking, for something this precious, the pharmacy's scale should be more accurate, but we have a good relationship, so I won't make a fuss. It doesn't matter if it's one ounce heavier or one ounce lighter."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who cheats on weights. Just like you said, I've been on this street for so many years, and I've bought things from so many people. If there was a problem with the scale, the scale would have been broken by someone, or I would have been beaten to death, right?"

"That's true."

Yu Qiutang finished counting the money. It was exactly 750 yuan. Lao Qin also weighed it. "Look, it's 4.1 jin, right?"

Yu Qiutang took a quick look and said with a smile, "That's right, forget about the one or two ounces, and calculate it as four pounds."

"That's not good. This thing is expensive. It's not an ordinary thing. One or two catties costs more than twenty yuan. Are you really willing to spend it?"

"Why would I be reluctant to part with it? Isn't our relationship worth this much money? Besides, you didn't ask me for money when you lent me the gun," Yu Qiutang smiled. "Why, you are allowed to be generous, but I, Yu Qiutang, can't be generous?"

"Haha, no, no, you know that's not what I meant," Lao Qin untied the bag a little wider, touched the Coriolus versicolor inside the bag, looked it up and down, and became more and more satisfied the more he looked.

"What a great thing, Brother Qiutang, I really admire you. How did you find such a great thing? I have told many people about it, but they basically promised it was good, but in the end it was useless.

The few that were found were as small as a doll's hand and the color was not right. There was no way they were as good as yours.

It’s really good, very good, I’m very satisfied, I guarantee to give you a good price.”

“Then the good price is…”

Yu Qiutang was waiting for these words.

"So how much did we say?"

"Two hundred and sixty-one kilo."

"I'll give you an extra ten dollars, so let's call it two hundred and seventy."

"Brother Qin, is that all you want? I thought you were going to do it for me directly up to three hundred." Yu Qiutang joked.

"Three hundred is a bit difficult. The things are good, but... you know, I'm collecting for others, so I can't make the decision, right? You can't ask Brother to pay for the subsidy out of his own pocket, right?"

"That's true."

Yu Qiutang smiled and said nothing more.

In fact, he could also see that Lao Qin was a middleman, and he would definitely sell the Coriolus versicolor to others at a higher price.

I guess I can make a lot of money.

However, this is not what he considers. If they have the channels, they should make the money. Only when everyone has food to eat can the industry continue.

It is impossible for him to take all the money and eat it from beginning to end. If he does that, gradually no one will do business with him.

"How about this... I'll give you another ten dollars, so it'll be two hundred and eighty. The food is really good, and I'm in a good mood. And you helped me solve a pressing problem, so I should take care of you."

"If it's too bad, then forget it. I don't want to take advantage of you, brother. We have a good relationship, and I can't let you suffer a loss all the time, right?"

"You boy!!"

Lao Qin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I gave you a small price and you complained about it. I gave you a small price and you complained about it again. Are you really trying to fool your brother? It's just two hundred and eighty. I won't add a cent more."

"Haha~"

Yu Qiutang laughed. Lao Qin was actually a very funny, interesting and open-minded person.

He is someone you can relate to.

Doing business with such people, whether you make money or not is one thing, but at least you will feel happy. They don't haggle over every penny, nor do they deliberately trip you up or set traps. They just look at the goods and pay for them.

We can also negotiate the price.

Yu Qiutang would never feel that he had enough such high-quality business partners, no matter how many he had.

"Okay then. Two hundred and eighty yuan per pound. Four pounds is one thousand one hundred and twenty yuan. I'll save twenty yuan for you, so I'll give you one thousand one hundred yuan..."

"Another twenty to give up?"

"Well, you added ten yuan to my price, and now I'll give you twenty yuan, which is equivalent to five yuan per kilogram. Isn't it just a give and take?" Yu Qiutang blinked.

"That's true."

After thinking for a moment, Lao Qin did not continue to be polite, "Brother, you are indeed a cheerful person..." As he said that, he suddenly saw the cloth-wrapped stick at his feet and bent down to pick it up.

"Last time you wanted me to sell you this gun, but I didn't agree because I couldn't bear to part with this old friend who had been with me for half my life. But seeing that you are so kind today, I will let you give me this gun."

Yu Qiutang was slightly startled. He now had a five or six-and-a-half-gun given by Doctor Liu, which was a basic tool for hunting. He also had a crossbow, so it would be a bit redundant for him to carry this rifle.

But then I thought, I am useless, I can give it to Wang Haofeng or Yu Qiujiang, or to my childhood friend who comes back later.

There is a big difference between having a gun and using cold weapons.

Guns can attack from a distance, and the prey may be sent to heaven before it even gets to you.

But if it’s a hand-to-hand fight, the prey is already nearby and you might get hurt if you’re not careful.

Therefore, if you can use a gun, you will definitely not think of using cold weapons.

This means that Lao Qin's willingness to give up the gun is a good opportunity to expand his power.

It’s not bad to accept it.

"Brother Qin, how much money are you prepared to give me?"

"Well..." Old Qin looked at Yu Qiutang taking the gun and felt a little reluctant. Last time he just borrowed it and he would take it back anyway, but this time he was selling it and it would no longer belong to him.

It is no exaggeration to say that guns are old friends.

When he was young, he followed the hunting team to hunt black bears. He accidentally rolled down the hillside and broke his leg. He was unable to walk for several days and was almost crawling while walking before he met the people who were looking for him.

Many times, he used this old gun to scare away wild animals that were eyeing him, so it was no exaggeration to say that he was his lifesaver. Even though he was no longer suitable for long-distance treks in the mountains due to his age, he would still take out the gun every now and then to clean it, making the old gun look young even though it had been used for many years.

"I told you, this is my treasure, buddy. I won't ask you for money. You can use it, but you have to take good care of it. When you don't want to use it anymore, you can return it to me, okay?"

After much thought, he came up with this compromise.

This way, we don't have to sell guns, but we can still make the guns play their respective roles and not have them be shelved and unable to be used.

If you want it back later, you can get it back at any time.

He liked Yu Qiutang's character very much. He could tell that he was a good guy and should be able to treat his gun well.

"That's it."

Yu Qiutang suddenly saw a hint of Lao Liu in Lao Qin's eyes.

When Lao Liu gave him the gun, he didn’t quite understand why he didn’t feel sorry for such a good thing.

Today, Lao Qin was willing to give him half of the gun for use. He suddenly realized that Lao Liu was giving him the gun out of reluctance.

It is a comfort for these elderly people to think that their former good partners are still playing a role today and are in the hands of people with good character who will not do evil.

Therefore, Yu Qiutang did not refuse and expressed his gratitude to Lao Qin.

"Don't worry, I will use the gun well and live up to your gun's promise."

This was the first time Yu Qiutang addressed Lao Qin as "you", he had always used "you" before.

To be honest, he was a little touched.

Whether it is Lao Liu or Lao Qin, they are actually people of his generation, and he also sees similar values ​​in these people as his own.

There is a unique kind of persistence in it.

After discussion with Lao Qin, Yu Qiutang would go to the hospital first, while Lao Qin would go and collect the money and come back later to get the remaining money.

What’s interesting is that when Yu Qiutang showed the bear skin to Lao Qin, Lao Qin refused to believe that Yu Qiutang had killed a bear himself, nor did he believe that Yu Qiutang had skinned the bear himself. He insisted that he must have helped others sell it.

the reason is simple.

One person with one gun or one pistol cannot kill a bear. The only way to kill a bear is to be treated as its feces by the bear.

He said he believed everything except this.

As for the bear skin, although it had two holes in it, it was still in good condition, so I charged him 150 yuan for it.

Yu Qiutang had no idea about the price of bear skin, and thinking that Lao Qin would not cheat him, he agreed directly.

Yu Qiutang was satisfied and took 750 yuan to meet up with Wang Haofeng.

The profit from the magical tofu and bear meat was 770 yuan.

The bear skin brought in 150 yuan.

The profit from Coriolus versicolor was 1100 yuan.

That adds up to two thousand yuan.

According to the previous distribution method, he could get 1200%, which is yuan.

Including the four or five hundred yuan he had saved previously, his assets would soon become 1700 yuan.

I still have a bear gall hanging at home.

When I collect the money later, I will ask Lao Qin indirectly to see if he has any channels to purchase bear bile. If he does, I will give it to him directly.

The price is high, and Lao Qin can still make some money, which can be regarded as the complete opening of sales channels for wild animal furs, bear bile and other things in the future.

He has a rough idea of ​​the amount of bear bile.

With the quality of this gold gall, as long as it is not too bad, it can be sold for 1000 yuan.

He can get another 600 yuan.

Then his funds will reach 2300 yuan.

What is the concept of this?

The average family earns only three or four hundred yuan a year, but his income is equivalent to several years' income for others.

At the same time, Wang Haofeng and Yu Qiujiang could also earn five or six hundred yuan.

Wang Haofeng's dream of getting a wife is no longer out of reach, and Yu Qiujiang's wish of treating Chunju can be realized smoothly.

It is equivalent to him directly leading the two brothers to common prosperity.

After he had finished tidying up the house and saved up two thousand yuan, he would take his third sister to Xi'an to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

"You're so slow."

When he arrived at the gate of Qingquan Health Center, Wang Haofeng was already impatient.

"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You must negotiate carefully when selling things. There is no such thing as selling at a fixed price."

"That's right." Wang Haofeng nodded. "Then tell me quickly, how much did you sell it for?"

"I only collected part of the money, and I will pick up the rest later. Together with the bear meat and bear skin, the total income is about 2,000 yuan."

"Mom!"

Wang Haofeng was sitting on the shaft of the cart. He was startled when he heard the words and fell to the ground with a plop, making dust fly everywhere. He grimaced in pain.

"You said two thousand?!"

He stood up, holding onto the shaft of the cart, rubbing his buttocks, his face full of disbelief.

"Yes, two thousand."

"How can I sell so much? I can't even imagine it. Just tell me, what kind of character do I have to be able to see so much money?"

"Haha, please stop exaggerating. Don't you see where this place is? There are so many people coming and going. You'll be laughed at if someone sees you."

"What are you laughing at? Let them laugh at me. I'm rich now, so why shouldn't I be happy..."

As he said this, he began to count on his fingers, "If the total is 1000, you get 600 out of 200 and I get 400. So for , I can get , right?"

"Yes."

"Haha, cool!"

Wang Haofeng took a leap on the spot, stepped forward and put his arm around Yu Qiutang's shoulders, "Tangtang, you are so amazing, you are worthy of being the master that Wang Haofeng has chosen."

"Don't be so cheesy. We're going to go in and see Old Liu. Let's go."

"Let's go... Oh, I almost forgot, if we all go in, who will watch the mule cart?"

Yu Qiutang was also stunned.

He really hadn't thought about this problem.

The main reason was that he had never experienced this before, because other vehicles could be locked here, and there would be no car thieves in crowded places.

But this is a mule cart.

The mule is a living creature, we can't just leave it here.

What if someone moves away?

A mule was worth twelve thousand in those days. If you added a cart to the price, it would be at least thirteen or fourteen thousand.

If it is lost, compensate for it.

And you also owe favors to others.

"What should we do? How about I watch outside and you go in and take a look?" Yu Qiutang suggested.

"Only me?" Wang Haofeng was a little embarrassed and said awkwardly, "Didn't I go alone the last few times? I always felt uncomfortable."

"But last time I went in, you were outside watching the car. You can't do it again this time, right?"

"Well..."

Wang Haofeng actually didn’t want to look at the car outside, he really wanted to go in and see Liu Chunyan.

What's the future of cars?

Can you get a wife by looking at cars?!
The two hesitated for a moment, and Wang Haofeng suddenly slapped his head, "Why am I so stupid? I can leave my car with someone on the team."

"Anyone you know?"

"There are so many. There are so many near this street."

Wang Haofeng did it immediately after thinking of it. He asked Yu Qiutang to wait for him at the door while he went to find someone to store the mule cart.

Yu Qiutang sat under the big apricot tree in front of the hospital and waited.

He didn't expect that Wang Haofeng did things without planning. In fact, he should have found a place to store the mule cart before Wang Haofeng came back, and when he came, the two of them could go directly to the hospital.

If you think about doing it now, you will waste time.

But we can't blame him for this, because a person's character determines his behavior, and his behavior determines his destiny.

The so-called human cultivation is actually to constantly improve one's character, and eventually to be able to hone it into a form that is more suitable for survival.

take it easy.

Through subtle influences, Wang Haofeng will definitely become more mature.

perhaps.

Having a wife at home to take care of and guide him can also speed up his maturity.

A man's maturity does not proceed at a constant speed.

Instead, it is phased and divided into several nodes.

The most important things are getting married, having children, and having your father admit defeat when you have an argument with him.

Yu Qiutang believes that if a man never gets married, no matter how rich his inner world is, his character will still be simple and immature, but he lacks the sense of responsibility.

But that's what he thinks.

He never thought about questioning other people's life concepts. He had used his entire life to prove one thing: it is difficult for people to truly influence and change others. If they can improve themselves, it is already quite awesome.

Seeing Wang Haofeng walking away, Yu Qiutang crossed his legs and looked at the passers-by and patients coming and going.

Even from a distance, he can quickly tell whether a person is passing by or needs to go to the clinic for medical treatment.

They were just passers-by, with brisk steps, passing by the hospital entrance and casually looking at the people coming in and out.

However, those who actually seek medical treatment or the patients' family members have to wait until they reach the hospital entrance before looking up, with a depressed look on their faces that shows they are unwilling to enter the hospital.

Yu Qiutang felt that simply watching the passers-by was an interesting thing.

I was enjoying the show when someone tapped my shoulder from behind.

He turned around and saw that it was Liu Chunyan.

Today she was wearing a light pink cotton shirt, paired with a pair of blue trousers, and cloth shoes of a similar color to the trousers, making her look fresh and natural.

Maybe he walked too fast, there were beads of sweat on his round face, and his big eyes were like clear lake water, sparkling with bright light.

Looking at Yu Qiutang, she smiled sweetly, and her smile was like a spring flower, lighting up the autumn colors around Yu Qiutang.

But soon, she realized something and quickly put her hands behind her back.

(End of this chapter)