Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 151 Half a Step to a Millionaire

"Why don't you do this business?"

"Why not? It's just that your stuff is too good and I really don't have that much money."

"So that's how it is," Yu Qiutang suddenly realized, "Then don't worry, once the price is determined, you can pay me part of it first, and I can pay you the rest later."

"Is that so? Aren't you afraid that I'll run away with your stuff?"

"Why are you afraid? No matter how precious they are, they are just some things. Can they surpass our relationship and your brother's reputation?"

Yu Qiutang disagreed, "If Brother Qin thinks it's okay, then what do these things of mine mean?"

"Haha, I just like your quick-witted way of speaking. Let's agree on the price first. I'll pay you part of it later, and the rest will be given to you at Qingquan next episode at the latest."

"It's all easy to say."

Yu Qiutang really doesn't care, and it's not just talk.

It’s not that he doesn’t need the money, but he feels that the relationship between him and Old Man Qin is not worth this amount of money.

"Let's start with the small stuff."

Yu Qiutang first asked him to look at two wild medicinal herbs, Usnea and Astragalus membranaceus. These two things can be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or to these dealers, and the prices are actually similar.

Yu Qiutang was too lazy to go to the supply and marketing cooperative, so he just packed everything up and gave it to Old Man Qin.

"Let me see. This usnea is in very good condition. It has grown to the thickness of a ring finger, so it must have been there for many years. The only problem is that it is not dried. ... How about this, I'll charge you two dollars and a half per pound. We'll only charge you four dollars for the dried one."

"Okay, just watch."

This is a small amount of money, and Yu Qiutang doesn’t want to worry about it anymore.

Then I looked at Hongqi.

Old Man Qin had a higher opinion of Red Astragalus, mainly because it was very coarse and of very high quality, and he paid three dollars and fifty cents for one pound.

I weighed them separately and removed the remaining weight, and they were exactly 20 kilograms each and 40 kilograms each.

"Then the total for these two items is fifty dollars plus one hundred and forty dollars, a total of one hundred and nine..."

Old Qin counted with his head, and was slightly stunned. He thought he had calculated wrongly. He tilted his head back and counted again, and couldn't help but sigh, "I thought it wasn't much, but it turns out to be quite a lot after this calculation."

Yu Qiutang smiled.

"What to watch next?"

"Let's take a look at these wolf skins of yours..."

Lao Qin untied the rope that tied the wolf skin, slowly spread the wolf skin on his legs, and carefully looked at every corner. The more he looked, the more surprised he was.

"Damn, were these wolves scared to death by you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Where are their wounds? Why don't I see any gunshot wounds on the skin?" Old Qin didn't believe it and looked at them over and over again.

"I didn't use guns much, I mainly used crossbows, and some were shot to death. So, are the quality of these wolf skins okay?"

"Okay, that's great!"

Old Qin checked the six wolf skins one by one. When he saw the last one, he finally confirmed that these wolf skins were indeed complete and were in top condition. He simply couldn't let them go.

Making money is one thing. As a wild animal dealer, being able to see such good things is like a cultural relics dealer seeing a peerless masterpiece. There is a kind of joy that comes from the heart.

"The price..."

The sound of a price brought Old Qin back to reality.

Only then did I realize that he wanted to buy these wolf skins, so why did he act like this? Doesn't this mean that the things are really good and he should be paid a high price?

Mistake.

I suddenly felt depressed and speechless.

It was really a surprise.

It is a blessing to see a complete piece of fur. He has six at once. Who can understand that kind of joy?

"As for the price, it depends on the size. I won't bullshit you. This is the largest one, I'll give you 150, these two smaller ones, 120, and the remaining three smaller ones, 100 each. What do you think?"

Yu Qiutang smiled.

"I won't say anything nonsense. Just add 50 yuan to your base price and that's the final price."

Old Man Qin immediately shook his head, "That won't work. I can't afford it."

"Brother Qin, given our relationship, you shouldn't push me. Just take this price."

Lao Qin thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you 20 yuan for each ticket, no more."

"The deal is done at 30."

Yu Qiutang was firm and resolute.

Old Qin saw persistence in his eyes and felt that the bottom line was basically there, and continuing to argue would hurt feelings.

Since this cousin Qiu can get this kind of thing, who knows what treasures are behind it.

Don't offend anyone.

A steady stream of income is the right thing to do.

"Okay, let's take this price," he said, carefully rolling up the leather again, "If it weren't for the fact that the leather is so well preserved, it really wouldn't sell for this price."

"Of course, the things I give you are never bad, right?"

"That is, that is."

Next, the two discussed the price of the musk skin, and finally the deal was settled at one hundred yuan.

Musk skin is more valuable than wolf skin, but this musk deer had some wounds caused by Yu Qiujiang and Yu Qiujiang, so it cannot be sold at a good price.

"Well... now let's talk about the main event!"

Old Qin stared at the lynx in the basket. The more he looked at it, the bigger it seemed to him. "This big guy must be a big cat that has lived for several years. Normally, it wouldn't grow this big."

Big cat is what people call lynx.

"Indeed."

Since the other party took the initiative to "increase the difficulty", Yu Qiutang did not hesitate and said directly: "This is the first time I have seen such a big one. It can catch up with a leopard."

"Yes."

Old Qin turned around and admired it for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction, "Brother, you are very experienced and know how to sell it as a whole. This way it is much more valuable than selling it separately."

Yu Qiutang smiled.

I thought to myself, I’m not an ordinary person, I basically know everything you know.

"Let me take a look. If we only talk about the skin, the general market price is around 800 to 1000. Yours is very big, so it can be calculated to be 1200..."

"You can consider 1500." Yu Qiutang was sitting nearby and raising the price. He originally regarded this lynx as just a lynx and did not take into account its large size.

Since Old Man Qin reminded him, he would be a fool if he didn't take the opportunity to make more money.

"I don't think I can get 1500, but don't worry, let's look at other options..."

Old Qin also estimated the value of the lynx's other belongings, which amounted to about 600 yuan.

Yu Qiutang didn't want to waste any more time, so he told him directly that the deal would be sealed at 2000 yuan, and whether it was a loss or a profit, they both had to accept it.

Old Man Qin lowered his head to calculate and finally agreed.

He said that it was a great pleasure to see such a good thing, and he was willing to do it even if he made a loss.

But in fact, Yu Qiutang knew that these guys all had some special connections. Things like lynx, if sold to special people, might fetch a sky-high price.

But that would require someone's connections, and Yu Qiutang didn't want to know.

2000 plus the previous 190, the final deal was 2200. Yu Qiutang received 1200 yuan in advance from Lao Qin, and Lao Qin said he would give him the rest in the afternoon. However, Yu Qiutang did not plan to stay in the town for too long, so Lao Qin asked him to give it to him in the next episode.

If you say you believe, then you really believe.

With 1200 yuan in his arms, he walked slowly out of the wild market, thinking about the 2200 yuan today and how he would give some to Yu Qiyuan and Yu Qiujiang. Together with the 3000 yuan he had received earlier, his current savings were close to 5000 yuan.

But building a yard requires another sum of money, which is more than 2000 yuan. In the end, there is still more than 2000 yuan left, less than 3000 yuan in capital.

For many people, this is a huge sum of money.

But to truly change the living conditions, even in this era, it is still not enough.

It seems that I have to continue to think of other ways. I thought about going back early, but I was too busy to do it. When I went back, it was already past two in the afternoon.

He didn't even have lunch.

He hadn't noticed it on the way, but as soon as he got back to Yu Qiujiang, his stomach started growling.

He ran into the kitchen, grabbed a steamed bun, took a green pepper, bit off the head, put some salt into it, and started eating it with a mouthful of steamed bun and another mouthful of pepper.

This way of eating is quite common.

It is one of the essential foods for migrant workers.

Add a cup of strong tea or boiled water and you can solve the day's food problem.

Yu Qiutang had just taken two bites and hadn't swallowed the second one when the door curtain was lifted and Mi Yali appeared at the door.

She didn't expect Yu Qiutang to come back. She was startled when she suddenly saw someone inside. She turned around and jumped out, but the next moment she realized that this was Yu Qiutang.

It was suddenly quite embarrassing.

"Are you back?" She leaned against the door, holding the curtain in her hand.

It looks like she is holding a pipa and half covering her face.

"Well, just... cough cough!!"

The steamed bun was too dry and had many particles in it, which made it easy for it to fall into the respiratory tract. In a hurry, Yu Qiutang did not pay attention to whether there was still steamed bun in his mouth. As soon as he spoke, he was choked.

It wasn't just a simple choke, but a very serious choke. His face turned red and he looked very uncomfortable.

Miali didn't care about being reserved and ran in quickly to pour him a glass of water. However, the water was scalding hot and she couldn't drink it in a hurry, which made both of them look very embarrassed.

Fortunately, after a brief adjustment, Yu Qiutang finally stopped coughing, but his face was red from coughing and the red clouds could not be eliminated for a while.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm the one who's embarrassed," Miyali explained hastily. She took a look at Yu Qiutang's clothes and found that he seemed to be thinner after not seeing him for a few days, so she said, "You haven't eaten yet?"

"I didn't have time to think about it. I came back because I wanted to see you."

Miali rolled her eyes at him.

"Then you wait outside and take a rest. I'll heat up the steamed buns for you and make you some egg soup."

"Don't bother, just eat a bite of the steamed bun."

"It's not a big deal. It will be quick. You go out and wait." Miali said as she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to work.

"Then I'll chat with you here for a while."

"Go out and wait. It's dark in there and the smoke is so thick that it's unbearable."

"You helped me cook and were exposed to the smoke while I was comfortable outside. I really don't know how to be considerate."

"Hey, just go out when I tell you to."

"I just like looking at you."

Miyali shook her head helplessly, "Then you can move the bench over there, the smoke won't be so thick."

"I'll help you light the fire."

"No need," Miyali shook her head, "Besides, do you know how to light a fire?"

"Don't underestimate me. I can do a lot of things. I will show you one by one later."

after?

Miali paused as she was beating the eggs. What does the future mean? Is it about living together?
Who wants to live with you?

She wanted to refute, but was worried that she had no evidence. Once she refuted, Yu Qiutang would bite back and say that he did not mean that and that it was just her wishful thinking and self-indulgent.

So, I can only pretend I didn’t hear it.

"Tangtang, are you back?" The voice of the third sister came from outside.

"I'm back. I'm helping Lili light the fire."

"Light the fire..." Yu Chunmei repeated, pausing for a few seconds before saying, "Then light the fire well."

After saying that, he went back to Yu Chunju's room next door.

Yu Qiutang couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his sister in his heart.

You are very aware, sister. You must have helped me on my way to successfully winning the heart of a beauty.

Mi Yali was very smart, so she knew what Yu Chunmei was thinking, so she just pretended not to understand.

"How's your foot? Is it okay?"

"Much better, basically fine."

"I heard that my aunt is sick. Is it serious?"

"It's an old problem. My chest hurts so much. Could it be a heart problem?"

Yu Qiutang nodded and said, "It could be other organs. The old man is confused and sometimes can't explain clearly. When we are free, we can take him to the city for a checkup."

"Oh...ah, I see."

Mi Yali felt that if she wasn't careful, Yu Qiutang would take advantage of her, but she didn't feel disgusted. It was just that her heart would beat fast every time she was told that.

"You must have had a hard time in the mountains. I see you've gotten tanned!"

Yu Qiutang thought, apart from anything else, it was definitely wrong to get a tan. It had been snowing almost all the time in the mountains for several days, and he hardly saw any sun.

"It's actually not that bad in the mountains, but I'm always worried, so I feel like the days are passing by like years."

"you……"

Miali was about to ask what you are worried about, but she quickly realized that this person must be a smooth talker and had nothing good to say, so she stopped asking.

Her lack of cooperation caused Yu Qiutang's joke to not be picked up, which was a pity.

Miyali was very skillful in cooking. While she was talking, she was also working very hard. Yu Qiutang also did his job well and lit the fire very well.

At first, Miali was worried that he didn't actually know how to make a fire and was just teasing her and making trouble.

I didn't expect it to happen.

I couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

For a man to know how to light a fire can only mean one thing: he has had a hard life since childhood, otherwise who would let a man light a fire? People here are very disgusted with men entering the kitchen, let alone lighting a fire.

"Here, I've heated up three steamed buns for you. Do you want me to mash some green peppers or mix some cucumbers for you?"

Miyali placed the steaming sugar and steamed buns on the chopping board in front of Yu Qiutang.

There was no other table in the kitchen, so I could only eat on the chopping board.

"Need not!"

Yu Qiutang didn't say much, he just picked up the steamed bun and started to gobble it up.

He took three mouthfuls of steamed bun and a sip of soup, and in no time he finished both the soup and the steamed bun like a whirlwind.

Then Meimei burped.

"good to eat."

Miyali smiled and said, "It's just ordinary stuff, it doesn't have any smell, put it down and I'll clean it up."

Seeing Yu Qiutang was about to clean up the dishes, he hurried forward to do it first.

Yu Qiutang did not insist and watched her take the plates and bowls to wash.

"If you are tired, go back and rest. There is no need to rush over here. Your friend and my brother are watching over you. Nothing will go wrong."

Yu Qiutang said: "I am not here mainly to see the construction site."

Miali said nothing.

I was secretly proud of myself and wanted to trick me all the time, but you were overthinking it.

I've been fooled once or twice, how can I be fooled by you every time?

Yu Qiutang was helpless to see that his tricks were repeatedly cracked and could only think of other ways.

But the most urgent task is to do the right thing.

(End of this chapter)