Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's rebirth in the 21st century

"How much is it per kilo?"

Pork is a scarce commodity nowadays!

Since the country tightened its pig farming policies in the previous few years, the supply of pork has dropped sharply in the early 1960s.

By July 1960, there was no fresh pork available for residents in the city.

They had to sell various canned meats instead of fresh meat.

However, the pork shortage is getting worse!

In the first half of 1961, all the canned goods in stock were consumed...

From June to the end of the year, the government finally had to completely stop the supply of pork!

As a result, in 1961, the average annual meat consumption in Beijing was only 8 taels, the lowest in history!

But it is also much higher than other cities!

Later, as the country gradually liberalized pig farming in rural areas, this phenomenon gradually improved.

It was not until 1962, at the beginning of this year, that official grocery stores began to supply a small amount of fresh pork.

(At the official grocery store, pork that requires meat coupons is divided into three grades, about 0.7-0.8 yuan per catty.)

But what can you do with just that little bit of meat?

It’s not enough to fill the gaps between teeth!

Therefore, the price of pork in Pigeon City is quite outrageous at this time.

Good-looking fat meat sells for four to five yuan per pound;

The ones with slightly worse appearance are three to four yuan per catty;

The worst kind of pure lean meat is two yuan per pound!

(ps: Due to the disaster, not only pork is expensive, but all agricultural and sideline products in Pigeon City are expensive!)

(For example, in 1961, a pound of pigeons with 3-city food coupons sold for 5 yuan in the market; a pound of pigeons with 4-city flour coupons sold for yuan in the market; a pound of pigeons with national food coupons sold for yuan in the market...)

He Yuzhu was a little confused!

"It's not too much to sell top-grade pork like mine for five or six dollars a pound!"

"But I don't want to be a black marketeer..."

That’s all! Just consider it as a benefit to the common people!

He dragged three woven bags to the street and hung a sign on them.

"Pork is freshly slaughtered in the countryside, 3 yuan per catty, no bargaining!"

Then they marked 1 jin, 2 jin and 3 jin on three woven bags respectively. If you don’t believe it, don’t buy it!

I'm in urgent need of money, so I'll sell it at this price first.

Lower the price when you have more money!

He followed the example of other stall owners, shining a flashlight on the sign and waiting for customers to come.

As I just said, pork is a hot commodity these days.

As soon as He Yuzhu hung up the sign, several customers quickly gathered around him.

They didn't say anything, but walked over to the three woven bags and observed them, and couldn't help but exclaimed,

"Oh my god! So much pork!? Did they just slaughter a big fat pig?"

"This meat... is it top-notch?! It's fat and lean, and bright red in color. It's obvious that it was killed not long ago!"

"Only 3 yuan a pound? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Maybe the pig died of disease?!"

"It must be a dead pig! Otherwise, according to the behavior of the vendors, it would have been sold for at least 5 yuan per pound!"

"That's right! There are no kind-hearted people these days. I'd rather believe that pigs can climb trees!"

"..."

Everyone was so engrossed in the discussion that they completely forgot the unspoken rule in Pigeon City that people don't communicate with each other.

As more and more people gathered around, He Yuzhu suddenly felt the pressure doubled.

"Damn it! I didn't expect my good intentions would lead to suspicion!?"

Just as most people were hesitating and watching, a man named Lao Liu came in and said loudly:

"Don't panic! I'm a butcher from my family. I can tell if a pig has died of disease or not just by touching it!"

After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of pork from a 1-pound woven bag, squeezed it, and then smelled it.

"Hiss~ This pork..."

"Brother Pig Killer, how is this pork? Tell me! Is it a dead pig?!"

Someone in the crowd urged impatiently.

"Hiss~ This pork...how can I describe it..."

The pig killer frowned, as if he was having a hard time making a judgment.

But his hands did not stop, and he kept stealing meat from the three woven bags and put it into his own cloth bag.

He Yuzhu counted exactly. The boy took three 3-jin packages, three 2-jin packages, and five 1-jin packages, a total of 20 kilograms of pork before he stopped.

It’s not that the butcher doesn’t want to take more!

Instead, he noticed that everyone was about to react, and he quickly stopped for fear that he would be beaten.

He took out six big black tens and stuffed them into He Yuzhu's hands, then hugged the cloth bag and left.

Everyone: “!!?”

what's going on?

The pig killer ran away?!

"Damn it! The butcher is eating alone!!"

"No! The butcher must be the stall owner's agent. Don't be fooled. I am a hereditary chef in my family. I will verify it for you..."

"Get lost! You obviously want to eat alone!"

"Everyone, please don't push! There's still a lot of pork!"

"..."

There was no way anyone would be fooled and they all crowded to the stall to grab the pork.

You're three pounds, I'm five pounds...

In less than ten minutes, all 90 kilograms of pork were sold out and the total profit was 270 yuan!

He Yuzhu took advantage of the chaos in the crowd, took away three woven bags and hid his identity!

He walked a long way, made sure that no one was following him, and then found a place to hide for a while.

"This is really fast money making!"

"The cost of pork is zero, and I can earn more than two months' salary in just a few minutes!"

"Cool!"

About half an hour later, He Yuzhu put on his shirt and dacron pants again.

I changed my scarf into another style and returned to Pigeon City to stroll around.

Seeing that everyone had basically returned to normal, he found an empty corner and changed into the farmer's outfit again.

This time he decisively took out 60 yuan per pound, 30 yuan per two-pound, and 20 yuan per three-pound package and stuffed them into three woven bags respectively, then dragged them to the street and hung a sign.

With the lessons learned from the previous experience, selling meat went much more smoothly this time!

In just a few minutes, 180 kilograms of pork were sold out and turned into 540 yuan!

He Yuzhu took advantage of the chaos to "break out" and leave this place of trouble.

However, he also keenly noticed that several people were looking at him with unfriendly eyes!

I guess she's jealous that he can earn so much money!

He Yuzhu didn't dare to stay here any longer. Who knows if these people have knives or biubiu in their hands! ?

He ran a few steps to shake them off and took out the bicycle from the space in the dark.

Pedal a few times to reach another pigeon city.

That's right!

He still has to continue selling pork. How could 270 kilograms be enough in two times?

……

In the end, He Yuzhu spent two hours selling 600 kilograms of pork in four pigeon markets, earning 1800 yuan.

He also sold 1 kilograms of pork bones and 150 kilograms of pork offal at the price of 50 yuan per kilogram, earning 200 yuan.

The total amount is 2000 yuan!

"Tsk tsk~ I made 2000 yuan in one night! And it costs nothing!!"

"Who else!?"

So far, he has:

"Cash 2200 yuan;"

"146 kilograms of pork, 60 kilograms of pork bones, and 40 kilograms of pig offal;"

“鸡2只；鸭子1只；鲤鱼6条；鲫鱼2条；翘嘴2条；黑鱼2条；”

"You want me to be the richest man, right?!"

He Yuzhu would wake up laughing in his dreams at night!

Not only he was laughing, but also those who bought pork were laughing~

If you buy less, you can improve your family’s life.

Like the butcher brother who buys 20 kilograms at a time...

Reselling it for 5 yuan per pound, making a huge profit of 40 yuan!

One month’s salary is here!

……

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