sinovels Chapter 56 Good Things Happen
Chapter 56 Good Things Happen
After satisfying his hunger, Zhang Beichuan started thinking about the secondhand black-and-white television.
There are quite a few products of this type online, but he couldn't try them right away and wasn't sure if they were genuine. So he went to many second-hand appliance repair shops nearby.
I bought five Panda brand black and white TVs for 80 yuan each.
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"Boss, if you ever have another TV like this again, please keep it for me."
"Okay, then leave me your contact information. If I have it, I'll contact you to come and pick it up."
After exchanging contact information, Zhang Beichuan carried the five black-and-white televisions one by one onto the van and placed them safely inside.
These TVs are quite old, after all. They look worn, but they still function perfectly. He had just tested them.
I also confirmed with the secondhand appliance seller that the internal circuitry and everything else had not been touched.
After taking the items back, he pondered that television sets, unlike digital watches, were only sold at Beichuan Department Store in the entire county.
If you sell it directly, according to Beichuan Department Store's warranty policy for high-value items, it's inevitable that someone will cause trouble and bring in an identical broken TV to exchange for it.
Although the masses in the 80s were relatively simple and honest, it cannot be guaranteed that everyone was; there were always some people who liked to take advantage of loopholes.
We need to be careful, just in case.
So Zhang Beichuan bought a set of marking pens online and ordered a Rongcheng brand black and white television to test the depth of the markings.
After doing all that, he ran back to 1986.
Zhang Beichuan, yawning incessantly, had just loaded the eels from the yard onto his tricycle when there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, I saw the three Lan brothers.
Having not slept all night, the three of them are now not only exhausted, but their legs are also sore from standing all night.
Seeing their expressions, Zhang Beichuan gave an awkward laugh.
The main problem is that we don't know exactly when Zhao Xueming will make his move, so we can only resort to this clumsy method of waiting for him to make his move.
"What about the other brothers?"
Lan Baojun yawned and said, "I was worried that having so many people here would be too conspicuous, so I sent them all back to catch up on sleep during the day and they'll come back tomorrow night."
"We should be more careful." Zhang Beichuan wiped his hands, took out some money from his pocket, counted it, and handed it over.
Lan Baojun looked at the ten ten-yuan bills he was handed over and asked, "Xiao Chuan, what do you mean by this?"
"Take this money. My brothers worked hard all night, consider it my treat to lunch."
"That shouldn't cost that much, right?" Lan Baojun looked at him, both amused and exasperated.
One hundred dollars, how much food could you buy?
Zhang Beichuan knew the purchasing power of one hundred yuan. "I know we can't eat that much in one meal, but we're just waiting for it to come to us. We don't know how many days we'll have to wait. I'm too lazy to take it every day. You can decide how to handle it."
"Okay, then I'll have Baohong take them out for lunch."
Lan Baoqiang and Bao Hong, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed. Zhang Beichuan casually handed over a hundred yuan, which further confirmed to them that they had chosen the right person to follow.
"Brother Xiao Chuan, there are so many eels today. With the water and everything, there must be at least six or seven hundred catties. It's still early, so Bao Hong and I can take you to the city and then you can take the bus back. It won't delay you."
"Yes, yes, we have plenty of strength."
Zhang Beichuan knew they meant well, and he also understood that he had to resolve the transportation issue as soon as possible, otherwise the truth would be exposed sooner or later.
"Okay, just help me push it onto the national highway leading to the city."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Lan Baojun.
"Baojun, you're more familiar with the county town. Could you ask around today and see if there's a suitable place to use as a warehouse? I've already discussed it with my friends in the city."
"In the future, there may be more and more eels being transported. They can just arrange for a truck to come to the warehouse every day to pick them up, so there won't be this much trouble."
Lan Baojun's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea. I'll take some time during the day to go and have a look around."
"Okay, I'll head out now."
So, with the persistence of Lan Baoqiang and Bao Hong, Zhang Beichuan had no choice but to laboriously keep an eye on the tricycle from the front.
The national highway from the county town to the city is only three miles long, but it exhausted him.
"Alright, you can go back now."
"Brother Xiao Chuan, why don't we go with you?"
Zhang Beichuan shook his head repeatedly, his head bobbing like a rattle drum.
He could have easily returned to 2026 with a single thought.
If he really had to deliver them again, he was sure he'd be exhausted by the end of the trip.
"No, I can manage on my own. Besides, as you just saw, there are quite a few people on the way to the city, so let's all go together..."
After talking for a long time, Zhang Beichuan was almost dry-mouthed, but he finally managed to send the two away.
After confirming that no one was around, he had a sudden thought and appeared in the Beichuan Seafood Store with his car.
Zhang Beichuan, who was just exhausted, suddenly felt completely refreshed. He noticed it was still early, only a little past six in the afternoon.
After putting today's eels and loaches into the fish tank and turning on the oxygenation equipment, he finally had a chance to rest.
.......
At 2 a.m., Baijia Market became lively again.
The restaurant guy from yesterday arrived shortly after the store opened.
"Brother Ogawa."
"Hey, Brother Wang, what would you like to order today?" Zhang Beichuan rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Old Wang glanced at the stall, then looked inside.
"No free-range chicken today?"
Zhang Beichuan smiled awkwardly, explaining that his grandmother hadn't received a single one in the village yesterday.
He didn't have time to check the market in the county yesterday, so there wasn't one there.
"Nothing today, free-range chickens are hard to find. How about some eels or loaches?"
Wang Ping looked somewhat disappointed. He had come so early because he wanted to take all of Zhang Beichuan's free-range chickens, pot and all, in order to prevent someone else from getting there first.
The chicken I bought yesterday, whether it was himself, his friends, or customers, everyone said it tasted great.
"Give me 160 jin of eels and 50 jin of loaches."
Zhang Beichuan, who was taking out a cigarette from his pocket, handed him one.
"Okay, wait a moment, have a smoke."
Wang Ping watched as Zhang Beichuan turned around and quickly went to prepare things, and called out to him.
"Brother Xiao Chuan, what's the maximum number of free-range chickens you can collect in a day?"
Zhang Beichuan didn't know why he suddenly asked this, but he still answered politely.
"That's hard to say, it depends on how many households have moved."
"Is that so?" Wang Ping flicked his cigarette ash. "I was just about to introduce you to some business, but it seems there's no way I can do that now."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Beichuan had a rough idea of what was going on.
"Brother Wang, does your friend need some free-range chickens?"
Wang Ping nodded and took a puff of his cigarette.
"Yes, he's a childhood friend of mine who owns a resort. Yesterday, I took a liking to your chicken and bought some to try. I was planning to bring him along today, but something came up, so he asked me to help him ask around."
This is exactly the regular client he's been looking for! Zhang Beichuan immediately had an idea.
At worst, we can hire people to collect chickens from each household.
If the demand is large enough, it wouldn't be impossible to set up a dedicated breeding farm there in 1986.
"Brother Wang, how much does your friend need per day?"
"He needs at least thirty to fifty eels, and when things get busy in the second half of the year, even a hundred a day might not be enough. He also needs eels, probably two to three hundred catties a day."
Zhang Beichuan laughed, "It's not impossible to raise thirty to fifty free-range chickens a day, but... I'll have to wait a few days. I need to send someone to visit more places in the countryside."
"Can you really get that many?"
"Yes, give me some time."
Wang Ping immediately took out his phone. "Okay, I'll give you his number. You can contact him yourselves."
"No, Brother Wang, I've never met your childhood friend. How about I trouble you again to arrange a meal with him? I'll treat you both to a meal."
Wang Ping immediately smiled; he knew he hadn't misjudged the person.
"Okay, he's gone back to his hometown for the next few days. How about we exchange contact information and arrange to meet somewhere on the evening of the 6th?"
"No problem, Brother Wang, you can arrange it."
After Zhang Beichuan finished speaking, he quickly took out his phone and added the customer on WeChat before starting to load the goods for Boss Wang.