Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 38 Goodbye Troublemaker! Ghost Rat!

After a short while, the donkey cart was surrounded by people again.

These people were basically mountain people who used to set up stalls and sell things in the market.

Being in the same market town, these people had already heard about the commotion caused by Fang Hongan and his gang.

Most people know that there were two young men selling honey in this market.

The promotion is very special, the honey is particularly sweet, the price is quite affordable, and the most important thing is that when you buy honey you get two cans for free.

When they heard this, they were already quite curious.

Because I had to guard my own stall, I couldn't come over.

I had almost forgotten about this matter.

Wang Tong's loud shouting made them think of it again.

Seeing the surging crowd, Fang Hongan and Wang Tong quickly started selling goods again.

After a busy period, by the time this group of people left, half of the second jar in the second basket had been sold.

There were still quite a crowd of people at the other end of the market.

Wang Tong cleared his throat and prepared to go over and shout a few more times to attract the people over there.

At this moment--

A figure suddenly came over, walked straight to Fang Hongan, lowered his voice and said politely: "My dear brother, would you mind coming over and talking?"

"It's you!"

"How dare you come back!"

Without waiting for Fang Hongan to speak, Wang Tong on the side immediately widened his eyes, with a fierce look between his brows.

This person was none other than the pockmarked man who had spoken out to disrupt the situation earlier.

When he came out to cause trouble before, Wang Tong had already made up his mind that if he could find this pockmarked man afterwards, he would definitely give him two good slaps in the face.

Later, thanks to Fang Hongan's clever response, the pockmarked man's attempt to disrupt the situation not only failed, but instead made their honey sales a hit. Only then did Wang Tong put the matter behind him.

But he didn't expect that at this critical juncture, this pockmarked man would dare to come back.

Still want to talk to my brother? Wang Tong's first reaction was that this guy would definitely come to stir up trouble again, so he stood sideways to block Fang Hongan.

However, at this time Fang Hongan gently raised his hand and gave him a reassuring expression: "You watch first, I'll be back soon!"

Then, he nodded to the pockmarked man, and the two of them walked to a secluded corner nearby, one in front and one behind.

"Laigen?"

The pockmarked man took out a pack of cigarettes, flicked out one and handed it to Fang Hongan.

Fang Hongan: "No!"

The pockmarked man didn't say much. He took out a cigarette, struck a match to light it, took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long puff of white smoke.

When the smoke cleared, he smiled and looked at Fang Hongan: "Brother! I'm sorry for what happened earlier! I didn't see clearly and spoke without thinking! But fortunately, it didn't affect you brothers. I see that your sales are quite hot!"

"Brother, I'd like to apologize first! Come, how about we shake hands and forget our grudges with a smile?"

As he spoke, the pockmarked man extended his hand towards Fang Hongan with great enthusiasm.

Fang Hongan paid attention to him, but he narrowed his eyes and cast a cold gaze on the pockmarked face.

"This……"

The pockmarked man didn't expect that after he took the initiative to bow his head and show goodwill, he would be greeted with such a cold face. He immediately felt angry.

However, before he could burst out in anger, Fang Hongan's voice rang out slowly: "If you want to take the remaining dozens of kilograms of honey from us, an apology is not enough!"

"..."

The pockmarked man's whole body seemed to be frozen, his eyes wide open, staring at Fang Hongan, his eyes full of horror!

Seeing his appearance, Fang Hongan knew that his guess was completely correct. The pockmarked face in front of him was none other than a "ghost rat".

Since the early 1980s, as the crackdown on speculation has been gradually relaxed, private trade has become popular in various places. Ghost markets are prevalent everywhere, and in the open coastal areas, there are even officially recognized individual businesses.

In the Xiaonan area, some bold and scheming people began to become active. They wandered around, buying some goods at prices lower than the selling prices of the supply and marketing cooperatives, then transported them to the city, and then sold them at high prices through ghost markets and night markets.

Because their purchase price is generally higher than that of state-owned purchasing stations, it is not difficult to receive the goods.

Although the selling price is the same as or even higher than that of the supply and marketing cooperatives, since no tickets are required, it is more cost-effective for those who do not have tickets than buying tickets at the supply and marketing cooperatives.

This kind of buying low and selling high is the main target of crackdown on speculation and profiteering during times of strict control.

Although it has been relaxed in recent years, people dare not do it openly.

Therefore, the actions of these people are sneaky and invisible, just like ghosts and rats.

Gradually, in many places in the Xiaonan region, people like this were uniformly called "ghost rats!".

In fact, when the pockmarked man first came out to disrupt the situation, Fang Hongan roughly guessed that he was a "ghost rat".

Later, Fang Hongan kept watching his movements and saw with his own eyes that he quietly squeezed out of the crowd because he failed to disrupt the situation, but he did not go far. Instead, he found an inconspicuous place and kept staring at them.

When their honey was selling like hot cakes, the pockmarked face was so anxious that he couldn't sit still.

All this shows that the pockmarked face is not just a "ghost rat".

And, from the very beginning... they were all here for their honey...

……

……

This is the pockmarked face.

After hearing Fang Hongan say that.

He immediately realized that Fang Hongan had recognized his identity as "Ghost Rat".

After some shock.

He immediately tensed up and observed Fang Hongan vigilantly.

Their identities cannot be made public.

Moreover, he had previously made trouble in front of Fang Hongan in order to prevent him from selling his honey so that he could buy it at a lower price.

Now that this young man knows his identity, will he take the opportunity to avenge his attack?
The pockmarked man raised his eyes and observed vigilantly for a long time. When he saw that Fang Hongan had no intention of exposing him publicly, he gradually relaxed.

In my mind, I began to recall what Fang Hongan had just said.

"Sincerity?"

He narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, and immediately changed his attitude to be very frank: "Yes! My brother, I want to take the little honey you have left!"

"To show my sincerity, how about this? I can offer you a price of 1.7 yuan per pound!"

"Goodbye!" Fang Hongan simply threw down these two words and walked away.

"No!" The pockmarked face hurriedly grabbed Fang Hongan, "You can add more! You can add more!"

"One dollar and seventy-five cents! Is that okay?" The pockmarked man threw out another price.

Fang Hongan raised his leg again.

"One dollar and eighty cents!"

"..."

"Still missing?"

This time, the pockmarked face was distorted, as if it had gone through a difficult struggle. Finally, with a look of pain on his face, he gritted his teeth and spit out a price: "One dollar and eighty-three cents!"

After saying that, he quickly put his arm around Fang Hongan's shoulder and wailed miserably, "Brother! I was wrong before! But at this price, it's only 1.2 cents lower than your retail price. You want to give me a can, but I don't need it! When you think about it, it's almost the same!"

"My sincerity is great enough! You have to let me make a few cents per pound!"

He looked so pitiful that even the fat aunt couldn't hold a candle to him...

(End of this chapter)