The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

The train was puffing as it went along. The temperature was low, the train windows were not open, and the carriage was almost full.

Along the way, Liu Minghui basically never got up, except when he had to buy food during meal times. Everyone stayed in their seats.

The main reason is that there are too many people on the bus now. Not only is it full, but some people are sitting in the aisle, piling up their luggage and sitting directly on it.

This caused a lot of trouble for those who wanted to get up, so Liu Minghui simply stayed in his seat.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, there may be pickpockets on the train. In order to protect the safety of the belongings, everyone tries not to leave their seats.

There are a lot of petty thefts on trains these days. Most of these people are organized and specifically target people who appear to be alone. However, Liu Minghui's gang is quite large, so generally no one dares to provoke them.

We spent a night on the train and arrived at our destination the next morning.

"Oh my old bones, I've finally arrived."

The train arrived at the station. After several people got off, Pianerye stretched lazily on the platform and groaned.

Liu Minghui also stretched his muscles. He was tired after sitting on the train for a whole day, and he felt even worse as he had not gotten enough rest at night.

"Pianerye, has your son come to pick you up?"

After resting for a while, Liu Minghui asked Pianerye. After all, he was unfamiliar with the place and it would be troublesome if there was no one to lead the way.

"Don't worry, Master Liu. My son must be waiting outside."

Pianerye said this, picked up the luggage and walked ahead.

"Everyone follow."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui hurriedly called for everyone to follow him, and then everyone came out of the train station. As soon as they came out, Liu Minghui saw Pianerye walking towards a young man with a dark face, probably tanned. It seemed that this man was Pianerye's son.

"Dad, why did you come back just now? The New Year has already passed."

When Liu Minghui approached, he heard the man complaining to Pianerye.

Upon hearing this, Pian'erye said helplessly, "I sent you a telegram, why are you worried?"

As he spoke, he also introduced him to Liu Minghui.

"This is my son, you can just call him Zhang Kai."

"This is Chief Liu, the purchasing manager of the large factory in Sijiu City."

Pianye introduced Liu Minghui to the two men. When Zhang Kai, Pianye's son, heard that Liu Minghui was here to purchase food, he immediately became very enthusiastic and held Liu Minghui's hand tightly.

"Hey, Chief Liu, you're finally here. My father asked me to get some food, and I did. But now the food is piled up in the warehouse, and the villagers are anxious."

When Zhang Kai saw Liu Minghui, he seemed to have seen a savior and held Liu Minghui's hand tightly without letting go.

"Hello Comrade Zhang, let's put our hands aside and talk it over."

Zhang Kai's overly enthusiastic performance made Liu Minghui feel very uncomfortable.

When Pian'erye saw this, he started scolding Zhang Kai.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Section Chief Liu is here and he won't run away."

Zhang Kai was scolded by his father and thought of this. He quickly let go of his hand and showed an apologetic expression to Liu Minghui.

"Chief Liu, I'm sorry, I got a little excited."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui could only smile and say, "It's okay, let's find a place to stay first."

After sitting on the train for nearly a day, everyone was tired. Liu Minghui just wanted to find a place to eat and take a nap.

"Okay, let's go to our village. There are plenty of rooms at home."

Pianerye said this, and then Liu Minghui and his group followed the father and son to the village.

This village is backed by a mountain and doesn't look very big.

"We call this place Qingshan Commune because of this big mountain, Daqingshan."

Zhang Kai has lived here for more than ten years and introduced it very familiarly.

"If you guys stay a few more days, Chief Liu, you can go hunting in the mountains. There are roe deer and other animals that are very easy to catch."

Zhang Kai explained enthusiastically, and Liu Minghui became interested after hearing it. He made up his mind that if he had time, he would go up the mountain to take a look. If nothing else, it would be nice to catch some prey.

Not long after, they arrived at Zhang Kai's house.

"Chief Liu, please be patient today and stay at our house."

This is a large courtyard. Although it is not a blue brick and tile house, it can be seen that it is very elegant. It is surrounded by a circle of walls outside, and there are more than ten houses inside.

Liu Minghui was a little curious when he saw this. He didn't expect that Pianerye's family had so many people.

As if seeing Liu Minghui's confusion, Zhang Kai smiled and explained: "We don't have anything else here, but we have a lot of land, and every household has a large house."

After hearing this, Liu Minghui nodded and did not pursue the matter any further. He had dinner and then took a nap in the room arranged by Zhang Kai.

Liu Minghui didn't get up until three or four in the afternoon.

"Chief Liu, you are awake now. Are you hungry? How about I make you something to eat?"

When Zhang Kai saw him get up, he spoke enthusiastically.

"No need to compete, just have dinner later."

Liu Minghui shook his head and refused, then said: "Let's talk business first, how much food do you have?"

Zhang Kai heard this and said immediately, "This is a bit much. Most of us grow corn and had a good harvest last year. Every family has a lot of surplus, so we want to sell it."

Zhang Kai explained the source in detail.

After listening to this, Liu Minghui nodded without saying anything, and motioned Zhang Kai to continue.

"This is probably a bit too much. I wonder if you can take it all."

Liu Minghui nodded and began to ask: "Are they all cornmeal?"

Zhang Kai shook his head after hearing this. "We have both. There are both fine grains and coarse grains. We still need to count them."

Zhang Kai just made the contact and it wasn't that clear, but it couldn't be all corn, after all, there was also wheat and rice.

"Then go contact the people who want to sell the grain and give them an exact price."

Upon hearing this, Liu Minghui gave instructions.

After hearing this, Zhang Kai nodded and went to discuss it with someone.

The next day, Zhang Kai found him.

"Chief Liu, I have calculated it for you. There are 30,000 kilograms of rice, 20,000 kilograms of flour, and 100,000 kilograms of cornmeal. Can you eat all of this?"

Liu Minghui was surprised when he heard this: "So many! Do you have so many in one village?"

"No, this is a collection of money from several nearby communes. Everyone wants to sell it for more money, after all, the price at the purchasing station is a bit low."

Zhang Kai said embarrassedly.

Liu Minghui understood what was going on and said nothing more.

"Okay, we'll take them all, but we have to send a telegram to the commune because we need them to transfer money to us."

Liu Minghui said this and asked Zhang Kai to take him to the post office.

I first called the steel mill, and it was Li Huaide who answered the call.

"Hey, who is it?"

Li Huaide's puzzled voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Uncle Li, it's me."

"Hey, it's Minghui. How's your situation? Is it settled?"

When Li Huaide heard that it was Liu Minghui, he immediately became alert and asked hurriedly.

"Yes, I have already discussed with the villagers here. We have about... this much food. When do you think the train will be arranged?"