Return to 1980 and be a matchmaker

Five p.m.

In a boys' dormitory of Songshan High School, more than 20 classmates shared the leftovers Deng Yunheng brought from home.

Of course, except for one or two students who are close to each other who can get more points, other students can only get a piece of braised pork, a piece of pork belly, or an egg roll.

Even so, the whole dormitory is full of laughter and laughter. For students who cannot eat meat once a month, even a small piece of braised pork with the pickles they brought can make them extremely satisfied. .

As for Zhu Chenglong, as one of Deng Yunheng's best classmates and the earliest one to arrive, he naturally received the most leftovers. He had portions of braised pork, pork belly, meatballs, egg rolls, etc., and he was able to eat them all. My eyes almost fell off.

I am so happy!

Even during the Chinese New Year at home, we can't have such a sumptuous meal.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the best meal Zhu Chenglong has eaten since he became sensible.

After all, in rural areas in this era, every household has several children, and few families can let their children eat meat freely, even during the New Year. Now Deng Yunheng has given Zhu Chenglong so many leftovers, and because of these leftovers The vegetables won’t last long and will go bad if you don’t eat them.

So, for the first time in Zhu Chenglong's 16 years of life, he ate all-you-can-eat meat.

This is definitely a memory that he will never forget in his life.

The students finished the meal with great care, and then everyone started chatting around Deng Yunheng. With today's meal, Deng Yunheng's status in the minds of the students was initially established.

After all, in this era where you can’t eat meat once a month, not everyone is willing to bring so many meat dishes to share with their classmates.

……

The next day.

After Deng Shirong had breakfast, he rode his bicycle to Poxin Village again.

Today, he was going to send the previously negotiated net worth to the woman's parents, and at the same time discuss the wedding of their children and the banquet.

More than an hour later, Deng Shirong came to Zhang's house again.

The polite words were ignored, and after drinking a few cups of tea, the two sides began to talk formally.

Deng Shirong took out 1380 yuan wrapped in red paper from his pocket, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Zhang Zhenfa. He said with a smile: "Relatives, this is the amount of money we agreed to give to A Ping sister. You can collect it first." good."

After Zhang Zhenfa took the red envelope, Deng Shirong took out a date sheet from his pocket and handed it over, saying: "This is the auspicious day I asked the master to choose for them two. If you have no objection, then we will set it on this day." They organize weddings.”

Zhang Zhenfa took the date sheet and found that the wedding date was set for November [-] of the lunar calendar, which was already less than a month away. He couldn't help but said, "Uncle Jiu, is the wedding date set a little too hastily?"

Although he also wished that his daughter would marry into the Deng family immediately, as the girl's parent, she still needed to be reserved.

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "The master said that this day is the most auspicious day of the year. If you miss this day, you will have to wait until next year, so let them get married next month. It is a little late, but good things don't come early, so let them get married early." Nothing bad.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhenfa followed suit and said, "Okay, since Uncle Jiu said so, we must have no objection."

……

After leaving the Zhang family, Deng Shirong did not go home directly, but rode to Shankou Commune in Hepu County.

Shankou Commune is located on the seaside, about ten kilometers away from Longtan.

Anyway, I have nothing to do now, so Deng Shirong plans to go to Shankou Wei. On the one hand, he wants to get some seafood to come back and try it. On the other hand, he is getting his daughter-in-law next month and plans to find someone to order a batch of seafood in advance.

By the time Deng Shirong arrived at Shankouwei, it was already noon.

After finding a bowl of noodles at a random noodle stall, Deng Shirong pushed his bicycle around the polder.

Since today was not a Wei day, there were not only a few people in Wei city, but also few businesses. Deng Shirong walked around and found a small shop selling seafood.

Seafood not only includes fresh products, but also dried products that have been sold for a long time, such as sandworms, shrimps, squid, and crab meat. As for fresh products, with the transportation conditions of this era, it is not possible to live in an offshore city. It's hard to eat.

Deng Shirong took a look at the price tags of this seafood shop and found that the selling prices of various seafood were quite different from those of later generations.

For example, sandworms that sold for hundreds or even more than 1000 per pound in later generations now sell for 3.6 yuan per pound, while shrimps, which are much cheaper than sandworms, are now sold at the same price as sandworms, both at 3.6 yuan per pound. catty.

There are also squids that were several times cheaper than sandworms in later generations, but now they are even more expensive than sandworms, costing 4 yuan a pound, which is outrageous!

Of course, no matter what the price of seafood is, it is too cheap for Deng Shirong, but he still bargains habitually: "Boss, if I buy more of these sandworms and squid, can you give me a discount?" ah?"

The owner of the seafood shop was a middle-aged man in his forties. He saw Deng Shirong coming on a bicycle and knew that this was a potential customer with purchasing power, so he asked kindly: "Biao, what do you want?" How much do you want to buy?”

Deng Shirong said: "It all depends on the strength of the discount you give me. If the price you give me satisfies me, I will buy all the sandworms and squid in your store!"

The owner of the seafood shop was shocked when he heard this. This was really a big customer. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, silently calculated it, and said: "Biao, if you can really buy all the sandworms and squid in my shop, I’ll give you 3.4 yuan per catty for sandworms, and 3.8 yuan per catty for squid. What do you think?”

Deng Shirong was noncommittal and asked: "Boss, don't you have crabs, shrimps and mudworms for sale here?"

The owner of the seafood shop said: "These fresh products are not usually available because there are very few customers coming to buy them, but they are definitely available during the festival."

Deng Shirong said: "Boss, if you make these sandworms and squids cheaper for me, if you are willing to give up the profits, I will order a large quantity of fresh products such as crabs, shrimps and mudworms from you in advance. What do you think?"

The owner of the seafood shop was shocked again when he heard this, and said excitedly: "Biao, are you telling the truth?"

Deng Shirong smiled and nodded: "Of course it's true. I'm going to marry my daughter-in-law next month, and I plan to purchase a large amount of fresh goods to serve as a wine display, but you have to give me the cheapest price, otherwise I'll just find a few If farmers cooperate, I believe they can meet my requirements.”

The owner of the seafood shop became anxious and patted his chest and said, "Biao, I'll give you 3.3 yuan per catty for sandworms and 3.6 yuan per catty for squid. To be honest with you, this is the lowest I can give you." The price is up, if it’s any cheaper I’ll lose money!”

Seeing this, Deng Shirong knew that the price had almost reached the limit, so he nodded and said: "Okay, at this price, how many sandworms and squids do you have here? I want them all!"