Chapter 57 Crazy Purchasing
After receiving the money, Li Long did not drift away. He still remembered one thing and asked the old man seriously:
“Old man, I want to ask about Hetian Jade now. "What's the price?"
"You want to know?" The old man smiled, "If you go to the jade farmer to collect it, it might be cheaper than your jade." br>
Li Long was shocked!
He remembers that first-grade white jade seeds were sold for hundreds of thousands per kilogram in later generations, more expensive than gold. That kind of special seed material costs tens of thousands per gram!
Unfortunately, I can only think about it. It is simply impossible for him to go to Hotan to collect jade now. Firstly, they don’t know the way, and secondly, they don’t know people. Even if Li Long was a human being in two lifetimes, he would not dare to make a rash trip.
But to be honest, the temptation is so great!
I really want to go over there and buy some to stockpile, so that I won’t have to worry about anything in my life. He heard that seeds the size of a finger cost a few cents each now!
Of course, just thinking about it.
And he also knows that even the two pieces of jasper he just sold are not easy to get. The normal ones have black dots of sesame seeds, which cannot be sold for money now.
After all, the resources are too abundant now, just like the fish in Xiaohaizi.
"If there is such good material in the future, just come over, we are open to collecting it." The old man said with a smile.
Li Long said goodbye and left the jade factory.
He turned around and glanced at the door, which had a sense of historical vicissitudes. Li Long didn't know if he would have a chance to come in later.
The sun has set, and there is no place to go now, so we have to stay in a guest house.
Accommodation in Wucheng is very cheap. Even in the late 1990s, some units' guest houses still cost ten yuan a room.
Li Long arrived at the Bayi Guest House and asked for a three-person room. The accommodation fee was RMB 18. There was already one person living in the room. After Li Long entered the house, he put the empty urea bag under the bed and went to the water room with his backpack on his back.
I simply washed my hands and face, took some hot water from my military green kettle that had almost all the porcelain on the outside, melted the water that had frozen into ice, neutralized it into warm water, and returned When I got to the room, I put my bag on the bedside table, took off my coat and put it on the bedside. Then I ate dried meat with cold steamed buns and occasionally took a sip of warm water.
Eating very slowly, the man opposite was lying on the bed with his eyes closed to rest. He opened his eyes when he smelled the smell and glanced at Li Long.
This was a middle-aged man in his forties, lying there in a suit that didn't fit him well. Li Long actually wanted to remind him that it was quite hot in this room, so there was no need to wear a coat, as it would make the suit wrinkled. of.
But he didn’t say it after all. They were all strangers, there was no need to get close, and the other party was obviously wary of him.
Li Long's money is put in the inner pocket of his cotton coat - this was temporarily sewn by his sister-in-law before he came here. It is very safe and cannot be seen from the outside.
Li Long was indeed hungry. After the excitement of selling jade, he felt empty in his stomach. After eating two steamed buns, two pieces of dried meat and a piece of pickle, and drinking half a bottle of water, he felt full.
At this time, he found that the man was still looking at him, so he pointed to the remaining steamed buns and asked:
"Do you want to eat?"
The man hesitated and shook his head.
Li Long was no longer polite. He put the steamed buns and pickles into his satchel and cleaned up the bedside table. It was already dark outside.
I have been lighting kerosene lamps in the team for many days, and now I suddenly use electric lights. It feels like I haven’t seen it for a long time, and I am still a little uncomfortable for a while.
Until the next day, there were only two people living in this room. Li Long got up and washed himself briefly, then ate the remaining steamed buns and vegetables, and then packed up and prepared to leave. People are still asleep.
Li Long went out to check out. There were still many things to do today. He went to the station to ask first, and the bus still left at twelve o'clock. He bought a ticket first, and then took the No. 2 bus north, intending to go to the department store to buy some things.
Wucheng Tianshan Department Store is the Tianbai that many people in later generations have heard of - now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are many people in the department store.
Looking at the dazzling variety of goods here compared to Ma County and Shicheng, Li Long began to "sweep the goods."
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so we need to buy some firecrackers. At this time, there were electro-optical cannons and small whips. He bought a thousand-ring electro-optical cannon and a few strings of one-hundred-ring cannons. These were dismantled for Qiangqiang to play with. The cannons were small and not afraid of exploding.
Buy a few of the second kickers, and the Sky Monkey is also a must. The purchasing power of money is really strong at this time, and I bought a big pack of firecrackers for fifteen yuan.
Then I bought new cotton and rubber shoes for both Li Juan and Qiangqiang. I measured the sizes in advance and bought one size slightly larger. Now I can wear them with insoles, and they can still wear them next winter. . A new schoolbag for each person. I bought a doll for Li Juan and a clockwork iron green frog for Li Qiang.
I bought a standard military cotton hat and a military green cotton coat for my eldest brother Li Jianguo. Li Jianguo originally wanted to be a soldier, but because he had to take care of his family, as the eldest son of the family, it was a pity that he didn't go.
I bought a wool scarf and a pair of cotton rubber shoes for my sister-in-law Liang Yuemei.
The next step is the food shopping. Because it was the Chinese New Year, the department store released a batch of food that did not require tickets. Although it was a little more expensive, Li Long had no worries about this and just bought the goods!
Canned luncheon meat, river noodles, fruit candies, frozen persimmons, oranges, apples, pears... Children at home are prone to frostbite when playing outside, so I also bought some Pechoin and Vaseline stick oil.
All things added together, a urea bag is almost full.
And the price of everything is only a little over one hundred yuan.
If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t hold it anymore, Li Long wouldn’t even leave the door of the building—the supplies in the team are so scarce, and now that he has money, he can’t help but buy as much as he can.
Going out with a big bag and getting on the bus, this place is not far from the famous eighth floor in later generations. But now Li Long is no longer in the mood to go see it. He has to rush back to the Bayi Guest House as soon as possible, where Take the car back.
After returning to the guest house, he got on the bus to Shicheng and stuffed the urea bag on the luggage rack. When he sat down, Li Long felt a little regretful. He should have bought some hot food, but now he was a little hungry again.
Forget it, let’s wait until the county seat.
The driver got on the bus, but before the ticket inspector arrived, he stepped forward and handed the driver a cigarette and said:
"Master, can you stop for a while when we get to Ma County? I'm there "Get off."
"Okay," the driver said cheerfully after looking at the front door.
That’s it.
More than two hours later, Li Long got off the bus in Ma County with a urea bag on his back. It was now noon, the sun was still strong and a little dazzling, but Li Long had no time to care about the weather. He had to Hurry up to the big meat restaurant and buy something to eat, otherwise you won't be able to carry it.
Now Li Long feels a little regretful, why did he buy so many things? It's not like having a carriage, even a sledge will do, right? Carrying it back would probably take at least three hours for ten kilometers!
First he went to the Big Meat Canteen and bought four meat buns. He ate them in a hurry, drank two cups of free tea, sat at the table and rested for a while, then went out with the bag on his back.
Li Long has already thought of a way.
He went to the sales department of the supply and marketing cooperative, pulled out a thick plastic sheet two meters long and wide, and then tied the two corners at the back together to form a half-pocket. He tied the mouth of the urea bag and placed it on the plastic sheet. He pulled the plastic sheet by himself. He was dragged in front and left.
Isn’t this just a simple sledge? Anyway, there is thick ice and snow on the road, and the friction is small. It’s effortless to drag it like this, which is quite fun.
Go home!
(End of this chapter)