Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

"The current price of pork is 70 cents. I don't know about wild boar, but it's probably about the same. I'll give you 70 cents."

"Okay, but I remember that wild boar is cheaper than domestic pork. You won't lose money if you do this?"

"I don't know either. This is my first acquisition."

"So, you came here without knowing anything!"

"Well! It's not like I don't know everything. I wrote it down in my notebook, but the factory didn't tell me how much wild boar meat costs per pound..."

"Forget it, just 60 cents, I still have to pay for the ticket..."

"Okay, if I find out I gave you too little when I get back, I'll make it up to you next time."

"Okay, do you want a rabbit or a chicken?"

"Yes, I want any game meat."

"What about the sparrows?"

"Um, I'll go back and ask about this. We'll talk about it next time... We'll talk about it next time."

"..."

Chen Xu was settling accounts with Lin Chan. A wild boar weighed several hundred kilograms, but only seventy or eighty kilograms were left for her.

Chen Xu found a rather troublesome thing. He had no idea how to calculate the account. Lin Chan, who often went to the commune, knew more than him. After the two of them whispered for a while, they finally figured it out.

He and Lin Chan exchanged fifty kilograms of wild boar meat, all of which was good meat. The fattest part of the pig was basically on Lin Chan's body. Obviously, the villagers deliberately left it for her.

For this, Chen Xu paid thirty yuan, plus some food coupons and receipts for other daily necessities. Lin Chan didn't need the meat coupons at all, so Chen Xu didn't take them out.

With the two rabbits and a pheasant, Chen Xu still had a lot of money left, but his tickets were almost gone.

Although there are still some other bills, without the food coupons which are the easiest to exchange for things, there is basically no need to consider going to other places to exchange things. Chen Xu is a little worried. How should he spend the remaining money?

This guy has no idea that the bills issued by a buyer who has just joined the factory are actually the highest standard. The factory does not believe that it can complete a transaction of this amount. Giving so much is just to avoid the embarrassing situation of finding a good thing but not having enough bills.

Not to mention anything else, just take the 50 kilograms of top-quality wild boar meat as an example. Other buyers may not be able to get this much in half a year.

"what happened?"

Seeing Chen Xu frowning, Lin Chan asked in surprise.

"There is still a lot of money left. I think it will be difficult to meet the factory's targets this month."

Chen Xu told the truth.

"How much money does your factory allow you to purchase supplies per month?"

"One hundred dollars."

"so much?"

Lin Chan was surprised. She was not like Chen Xu who had only a superficial understanding of this era. If she only used money to trade, even though there was a famine and the price of food had soared to an outrageous level on the black market, 100 yuan could buy kilograms of food.

If you add the cash bills, the amount will be several times higher.

"Your job is difficult..."

Lin Chan knew some prices, but was unable to help Chen Xu. She could only sigh that working in the city was not easy.

"It's okay. We can almost get the job done. It's good enough to get some meat. Most of the other buyers bought some radishes and cabbages."

When Chen Xu thought of other people, he gained more confidence. There is a saying that goes "Not as good as the best, but better than the worst." Compared with those guys who tried their luck in the Pigeon Market and the black market, the supplies he had were already abundant.

This guy didn't know that when he returned, the director almost burst into tears. It wasn't easy, he finally waited for a capable guy. But look at those guys under him, they were always talking nonsense. If you didn't know, you would think that their purchasing department had a nest of rabbits.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xu thought of the sparrow that Lin Chan had mentioned just now.

"Does Sparrow have it? But I only have money."

Before Lin Chan could say anything, the old village chief who had been watching for a long time suddenly had a look in his eyes.

"Yes, don't ask Cicada, she doesn't catch sparrows, but I have them at home, lots of them."

Chen Xu: ...

After a while, Chen Xu was speechless when he saw a man carrying a sack of sparrows coming from the back of the village. Are there so many sparrows now?

It is true that this guy was an orphan in his previous life, but he has always lived in the city. How could he know how many sparrows there are in this era.

The number of sparrows, one of the four old pests, can only be described as terrifying.

It’s just that ordinary people can’t catch this little guy, but rural people have plenty of ways, especially at night. As long as they find a sparrow’s habitat, this thing won’t run away. They can just catch it with their hands and put it in a sack.

There were obviously still quite a few sparrows alive in the sack, making some noise from time to time.

"I caught it last night. I haven't had time to process it yet. I'll sell it to you if you want it."

The old village chief looked casual and said that you just need to give him some money.

Chen Xu, who thought for a long time and took out twenty yuan, was regarded as a complete sucker in the eyes of the village chief, who threw one of the big unity notes to Chen Xu with disdain.

"If you keep purchasing like this, you'll probably end up losing your life."

This is the evaluation given to him by the old village chief.

Chen Xu: ...

There was nothing he could do. If he didn't understand, he didn't understand. If he didn't know, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't pretend to understand something he didn't.

All things are difficult at the beginning. After a long time, you will naturally know the prices. If you lose money in the early stage, you can only regard it as paying tuition fees.

After all, he was buying game. If he had been buying things written down in a notebook, he would naturally know what to do.

Chen Xu planned to leave, and he had to return to Chenjia Village as soon as possible.

"Would you like to come to my house for dinner? I'll give you plenty of mahjong..."

The old village chief said arrogantly.

Chen Xuhe didn't understand that.

"Grandpa Lin, there are so many sparrows, why can't we all eat sparrows to survive?"

The old village chief sighed.

"You really don't understand. Sparrows are similar to rabbits. They don't have any oil. If you eat too much, you won't grow meat, but will lose meat. If you want to cook them well, you need oil. There's no such thing in the countryside."

Chen Xu knew that rabbit meat and chicken breast were similar, but he didn't expect the same to be true for sparrows. After hearing what the village chief said, he understood.

They were already malnourished, and if they ate sparrows every day, the consequences were predictable. Also, there was too little sparrow meat, so it was difficult to get full.

"This thing is just a snack. Of course, it's also good with wine..."

The old village chief smacked his lips and gave his final conclusion.

Chen Xu didn't dwell on it anymore, he was just staring at the pile of game in a daze.

If no one was around, he could just put it into space and be done with it, but now several pairs of eyes were staring at him, what could he do?

"I knew you couldn't get these back. If you can't carry them a mile with your physique, I lose."

The old village chief said with a smile.

Chen Xu wanted to say that you had made a mistake. With my physique, let alone a mile, I would write my name backwards if I could carry 50 kilograms of meat, a bag of sparrows, two rabbits and a chicken...

Lin Chan next to him rolled his eyes at him, and without saying a word, he found a sack and put the pork in it, threw the pheasant in it, and then carried the two sacks, leaving two rabbits for Chen Xu as a way to give him a way out...

"Let's go. Shall we take you to the commune?"

"No need, just send it to Chenjia Village."

"That's fine."

Half an hour later.

Two incongruous figures were walking on the mountain path.

The woman in front was strolling leisurely with two large sacks on her back.

The man carrying two rabbits behind him was panting.