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"What about food trade? Can we get food in exchange?"

"It's OK for a small scale, but it's probably difficult for a large scale. We are not fools. Everyone knows that food is precious now." Mr. Li replied.

Xu Dong touched his chin: "Mr. Li, where did you get this margarine?"

"I was lucky." Mr. Li laughed and explained: "I got this barrel of margarine from the Bear Country. The other party didn't have enough supplies, so I could only use it to pay off the debt."

"Is this situation common?"

"Not common. I have been dealing with the other party for several months, and I can only take advantage of it this time." Mr. Li shook his head.

As he said that, he came to the door of an independent small warehouse. Mr. Li took out the key and opened the door. The area inside was not large, less than ten square meters. In addition to a small green iron barrel in the middle, there were also various furs piled around.

"Boss Xu, this barrel is filled with margarine. It hasn't been opened yet. Do you want to open it and take a look?"

Xu Dong nodded. Of course he would.

Mr. Li took the crowbar and pried open the metal barrel. What came into view was a layer of white solid condensed material, which had no fishy smell or taste.

"This stuff is produced in the bear country. There are many whaling ships in their country. A big whale is equivalent to the fat of thousands of fat pigs. Catching one is a big profit."

"Hearing you say that, it's really a profitable business." Xu Dong said enviously, and he wanted to get a fishing boat to go out to sea to hunt whales.

Mr. Li looked expectant: "Boss Xu, the goods have been inspected. Can we trade now?"

In fact, Mr. Li originally prepared this barrel of oil for his own family, but considering that sugar can bring greater profits, he was willing to give it up reluctantly.

"Okay." Xu Dong said happily.

The transaction process took less than half an hour. Xu Dong drove the small truck back to the courtyard. He was worried about parking the car anywhere, so it was safest to park it in his own garage.

...

On Monday, Xu Dong was surrounded by colleagues as soon as he entered the office because he sent a text message in the group before going to bed last night.

There are only four words: I have accomplished my mission.

"Xiao Xu, how many eggs did you get?" Uncle Chen asked directly.

"Are there a hundred?"

"Can you give me a few more?"

Xu Dong patted the table lightly: "Everyone, be quiet for a moment and listen to me."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's stop asking, Xiao Xu, hurry up and tell me!"

"I didn't buy any eggs!" Xu Dong came up and poured a basin of cold water on everyone.

Sister Feng frowned and said: "Xiao Xu, let's stop joking, okay?"

"I'm not joking. Although I didn't get any eggs, I got a barrel of margarine. Do you want it?" Xu Dong didn't keep it a secret.

"Margarine? What is this?" Everyone took out their mobile phones and started to search online.

Xu Dong introduced: "This barrel of margarine is made from whale fat. It is produced in the bear country. The quality is absolutely no problem."

Last night, in order to verify the safety of margarine, Xu Dong asked his mother to fry a fish fillet with beef and then fed it to Mark and Huahua.

Mark and Huahua had a great time eating, and there were no problems in the morning, so Xu Dong felt confident.

"Xiao Xu, how much of this margarine do you have?" Section Chief Li came over after hearing the news and asked hurriedly.

"About 100 kilograms." Xu Dong replied.

The reason why there were 20 kilograms less was mainly because it was reserved for Aunt Wang, Zhao Jian and others, and Xu's father also asked for 10 kilograms, sold 2 kilograms to Ye Hui, and gave half of the rest to Manager Yuan.

"Okay, enough for our department to share." Section Chief Li said with satisfaction.

Sister Feng is a woman, and she is most sensitive to prices. She couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Xu, how much do you sell this butter?"

"Sister Feng, it's impossible to sell it, but everyone can bring food to exchange, and I won't make a profit from the price difference. 20 kilograms of rice for one kilogram of butter, and 30 kilograms of corn flour for one kilogram."

The price of white sugar is 1,500 yuan, and one kilogram of butter can be exchanged for 3.75 kilograms of white sugar, which is equivalent to more than 5,600 yuan.

At present, the black market price of grain is roughly below 200 yuan per catty of corn flour, and about 300 yuan per catty of ordinary rice.

Since last month, the black market grain prices have ushered in a new round of skyrocketing.

"Ah, so expensive?" Sister Feng said with pain.

Section Chief Li shook his head: "Old Feng, edible oil is now in short supply. It's good to have it for sale. It doesn't matter if you don't buy it. Don't blame Xiao Xu. He really didn't make money from everyone."

"Section Chief still understands me." Xu Dong smiled happily.

"Well, leave me ten catties. Your aunt is going to give birth in two months. It won't do if she can't get enough nutrition."

"Okay, I'll deliver it to you in person tomorrow."

With Section Chief Li taking the lead, other colleagues more or less bought two or three catties. As long as they have some conditions at home, they don't want to make the children suffer.

After the colleagues left, Xu Dong called Xiang Xin. Lao He made the decision. Like Section Chief Li, he sold ten catties at a time.

So far, a total of 42 kilograms of margarine have been sold, and 158 kilograms are left.

Next, Director Cao asked for 5 kilograms and Director Su asked for 8 kilograms, and he registered them one by one.

After lunch, Xu Dong was taking a lunch break when he suddenly received a call from Section Chief Li.

"Hello, Uncle Li."

Section Chief Li sighed and said, "Xiao Xu, the news of your selling butter has spread to other departments. You'd better be prepared. You have to think about who to sell this butter to and who not to sell it to, so as not to offend anyone."

"Damn it, Uncle Li, who spread it? Didn't I ask everyone to keep it a secret?" Xu Dong said depressedly.

"It's too late to say anything now, just think about it yourself!"

"No, Uncle Li, can you give me some advice?" Xu Dong didn't understand the twists and turns here, so he could only ask Section Chief Li for help.

Section Chief Li smiled and said, "Okay, then remember, no matter who comes to you next, you have to grit your teeth and say that you're sold out. I'll help you contact the leaders here, and then send you the order later, and you just follow the instructions."

"Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Li!"

"It's not a trouble. How much butter do you have left?" Section Chief Li asked.

"Except for Uncle Cao and Director Su's, there are still 145 kilograms." Xu Dong blurted out.

"I know, wait for my news later!"

As soon as he hung up the phone, Xu Dong's phone rang immediately. It was an unfamiliar number, but he still picked it up.

As expected, it was an employee of the company's human resources department. After some polite conversation, the other party directly expressed his desire to buy two kilograms of margarine.

Xu Dong followed the advice of Section Chief Li and directly explained that it was sold out. The other party complained a few words, but did not make excessive noises.

He hung up the phone again. This time he learned his lesson and simply turned off the phone, so that he didn't waste words and didn't have to worry about offending people.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Without the phone call, the other party came directly to the door. The whole afternoon, the office was in a mess.

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