Hello 1983

It's getting dark, and the slaughter of pigs has to wait until tomorrow.

Brother Liu Qingshan lived in Wangjiaweizi for two nights before continuing on the road.

Two days later, I finally arrived at the destination of this trip. I can't go any further. If I go any further, I will reach the national border, and I won't let you pass.

"Little brother, let's make a train next time." Li Tieniu drove the car into the city, and heaved a sigh of relief.

Liu Qingshan asked happily: "Aren't you happy to drive?"

"I'm about to throw up when I'm driving." Li Tieniu blushed and told the truth.

Through the car window, the scenery on both sides of the avenue in this small northern border town does not seem to be much different from a year ago.

But Liu Qingshan knew that with the development of border trade, earth-shaking changes would soon take place here.

"The building in front seems to be newly built."

Li Tieniu yelled.

Liu Qingshan also looked forward, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, because he saw the huge signboard: Longteng Business Hotel.

This should be the big hotel jointly built by their company and the local police.

When passing by the gate, Li Tieniu slowed down and found that there were many cars parked in front of the hotel, most of them were jeeps, and there were also small cars such as Lada and Volga.

There were people coming in and out at the door, and it seemed that business was still booming.

Thinking about it, the border trade is about to start, and basically all the people who should come have arrived.

Driving all the way to the riverside, the Longjiang River has been frozen. Looking at the big island not far away, the trading hall above should have been completed, and there are many buildings on the island from afar.

When we arrived at the gate of the warehouse, we realized that the place had also changed. The original low and broken wall had been raised again.

It seems to be nearly two meters high, and the top is covered with a cement platform, and densely packed broken glass is inserted in the cement.

This was invented by the locals. It is the most effective way to prevent people from jumping over the wall. The messy glass shards make it impossible for people to attack unless you fly directly over the wall.

The gate was also newly installed, painted with black paint, Li Tieniu had just honked the horn twice, when two figures flashed out of the corner gate next to it, looking vigilantly at it.

"Iron son!"

Li Tie Niu gave a strange cry, and rushed towards Li Tie.

"Old squad leader." Liu Qingshan cheerfully greeted the other person.

Li Tie and the old squad leader were also overjoyed, and the old squad leader roared: "Manager Qingshan is here!"

Hurrah, a large group of people ran out from the gate, Zhang Long and the others were all there, even Xiao Wu and Yu Guangming were among them.

"Haha, Qing Shan, I'll be waiting for you!"

Yu Guangming hugged Liu Qingshan, trying to hug him for a few laps, but he didn't move.

He could only look enviously at Li Tieniu who was next to him, and lifted his brothers and comrades in the air one by one, turning around and around.

"Second brother, you guys came really fast."

Liu Qingshan said hello, and then looked at Zhang Long and his group, all of them were very energetic, and seemed to be a little fatter.

Xiao Wu also came up to give Liu Qingshan a hug: "Qingshan, the matter of your painting has been resolved?"

Liu Qingshan was a little surprised: "Solved, how did you solve it?"

"My grandfather said that bringing our national treasure back from abroad is a contribution to the country, and those guys are not allowed to have other thoughts." Xiao Wu said with a smile.

In Liu Qingshan's heart, a surge of emotion suddenly surged up, and his heart was warm. He stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Wu's shoulder vigorously: "Tell the old man to worry about it!"

Xiao Wu was photographed grinning: "Take it lightly, light it up, when the time comes, let us also appreciate your treasure that was exchanged for 5000 million US dollars."

"Okay, no problem!"

Liu Qingshan got close to everyone for a while, and looked left and right: "Hey, where are Hou San and Brother Fei?"

"Hou San is at the big hotel. Da Fei and Gang Zi went to the Economic and Trade Bureau, and they heard that they need to pay a deposit." Zhang Long explained, and then saw a jeep driving over.

Gangzi and Brother Dafei jumped out of the car and chatted with Liu Qingshan for a while. When the heat was enough, Gangzi complained: "After paying a deposit of 1 yuan, our pockets are cleaner than our faces this time. La!"

"Is the deposit so expensive?"

Everyone also expressed their dissatisfaction in a hurry.

These days, not everyone can spend 1 yuan, and this amount of money keeps most people out of the door.

Those who are not qualified to trade directly with Maozi can only be outside the big island, as second-hand dealers or unknown dealers.

Liu Qingshan didn't care about it: "This must be a threshold set, it doesn't affect us, but it's a good thing."

good thing?

Most people couldn't figure it out, but they all believed in Liu Qingshan. Since Qingshan said it was a good thing, it must be a good thing.

So they all became happy again, surrounded Liu Qingshan and entered the courtyard.

Looking around, there are rows of warehouses in front of you. Because they are warehouses for storing things, the houses are much higher than ordinary houses.

The storerooms are tightly sealed, and the ventilation windows are welded with dense iron fences.

Numbers are marked on the big iron doors of each warehouse. Zhang Long said that a total of [-] large warehouses were built last year.

But look at this compound, it hasn't been half used yet, and there is still room for expansion.

"How are the goods prepared?" Liu Qingshan was most concerned about this question.

The old squad leader took over the words: "There is a bit too much stock, I have to get the account book."

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, is the warehouse full?"

Liu Qingshan waved his hand with a smile, and checked the account when he came, as if he didn't trust him, so he will take a look at it later when he has time.

The old squad leader smiled and shook his head: "There are still more than 20 warehouses short, mainly because we have no money on hand."

Brother Fei also added beside him: "There are quite a few of them on credit."

"Okay, it's also a skill to be able to pay on credit."

Liu Qingshan smiled, knowing that this must be the relationship between Xiao Wu and Yu Guangming.

Needless to say others, didn't he also have hundreds of tons of liquor on credit?

In addition, there are instant noodles and ham sausages produced by our own factory, which are still owed for the time being.

On the whole, the situation is not bad, the supply of goods is sufficient, everyone is full of energy, all gearing up, everything is ready, just waiting for the official opening of the port.

Liu Qingshan was about to go to the warehouse to have a look, when he heard a car horn sounding from outside the gate, and after that, two big Jiefang vehicles drove over.

"Here comes the goods again, which warehouse are they unloading to?" From the window of the car in front, a head poked out, it was Ma Chang Zhan Ma Lao San.

Liu Qingshan also looked surprised: "Okay, this guy can escort the car, I thought that such a young master would only pamper himself."

Ma Laosan also saw Liu Qingshan, and jumped out of the car directly, and the other two of Xiaowu's five-person group, Ding Shan and Wang Zhan, also came to greet Liu Qingshan with a smile.

Liu Qingshan gave them a thumbs up: "Okay, only those who can bend down to do things can achieve great things, you guys have worked hard!"

"It's nothing, it's just for running errands." Ma Laosan waved his hand.

Right now, there is no train to Heihe, and the railway station will not be built until three or four years later, so if goods are to be transported, they can only be transported to Sunwu County, which is [-] kilometers to the south, and then reversed by large trucks.

There is an airport, but only for passengers.

When the two trucks arrived at the warehouse, they began to unload the goods. The warehouse manager asked, "What kind of goods did you bring in this time, and how much is it?"

Ma Laosan smacked his lips: "It's called bubble gum, I don't know what it is, I guess it's a candy bar?"

Liu Qingshan was overjoyed when he heard this: Not bad, Big Brother Hong is very good at producing it so quickly.

Look at the small boxes, with the "big" trademark printed on them, and two smiling cartoon little girls, blowing bubble gum from Big Boss in their mouths.

So he tore open a box and grabbed two handfuls: "Come on, everyone, try this, we actually made this one ourselves, and it's also on credit, haha."

"Manager Hong from Hong Kong Island called and said that their factory has just produced products and has not yet sold them to the outside world, so they will be shipped to us first." Zhang Long explained from the side.

Everyone reached out and grabbed two pieces, put them in their mouths, and nodded while chewing: "Well, it's quite sweet, but it's not very easy to swallow."

"This can't be swallowed!" Liu Qingshan clapped his hands, forgetting to mention this.

Li Tieniu blinked his big eyes twice: "If you eat candy, you don't swallow it, do you spit it out after chewing?"

"This is bubble gum, for blowing bubbles." Liu Qingshan demonstrated to them.

Everyone watched a small milky white bubble pop out of Liu Qingshan's mouth, and then it grew bigger and bigger until it was as big as a fist.

Wow!

A bunch of guys stared wide-eyed, a little silly.

With a snap, the bubble Liu Qingshan blew burst, and there was a burst of regret from around.

Gangzi quickly peeled another piece of colored bubble gum, and handed it to Liu Qingshan: "Qingshan, play another one, teach us too, it's very fun!"

Liu Qingshan said with a smile: "This can be blown repeatedly, not just once."

The bubble gum in his mouth chewed a few more times, and then he blew out another bubble, which was bigger.

There was cheering all around, and then they all started to ask for advice, let alone children, these older children were all interested.

"Stop playing, unload first."

Zhang Long coughed, and everyone started working first.

Liu Qingshan looked at it and said: "From now on, we should hire stevedores for all the goods, otherwise it will be too tiring."

After all, we will have to replace the steel from Maozi in the future.

"Today, when there is a shortage of goods, I will do it myself. When there is a lot, I will hire people." Zhang Long explained.

The two truckloads were unloaded quickly, the freight was settled, the truck drove away, and everyone entered the house.

There was a big stove burning in the room, and the heat was blowing on the face. Everyone found a place to sit down by themselves, and then practiced blowing bubbles collectively.

This somewhat requires a little skill, practice for a while, and you will be able to spit bubbles, and you will have a great time playing each one.

"Qingshan, this thing is good, how much is it?" the playful Gangzi asked with a grin.

"A piece of bubble gum, the retail price is [-] cents." Liu Qingshan stretched out two fingers.

"Twenty cents can buy a marijuana flower!"

Gangzi muttered, the price is really not cheap. If you buy sugar balls, you can buy a lot for [-] cents.

However, the sugar ball is really not as fun as this bubble gum.

Chapter 461 Nineteen eighty-six, Shao Hara!

After chatting for a while, Zhang Long said: "Qingshan, my comrade-in-arms Xu Guoqiang has been transferred to the Economic and Trade Bureau for more than half a year, and he is doing well now."

"He said that in half a month, the border trade will start trial operation. We have dozens of goods here. Do we have to set the price uniformly?"

Of course Liu Qingshan has an impression of Xu Guoqiang, and he is also a person who values ​​love and righteousness, so he helped them find this big venue.

Of course, Liu Qingshan did not treat him badly. He took 2000 yuan and asked him to work in activities. It seems that the effect is not bad.

As for the price, it's hard to decide.

Because China and the Soviet Union have been isolated for decades, there is no trade between them, and even the currencies of the two countries do not have a clear exchange ratio, so the most primitive barter trade is adopted.

It is also for this reason that the period when the border trade started was the most chaotic, and of course it was also the most profitable stage.

After pondering for a while, Liu Qingshan spit out another bubble: "It's like this piece of bubble gum, I have to change it to a pair of big leather boots anyway."

After finishing speaking, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was a bit weird, so he looked around, and saw that everyone looked at him as if they were looking at fools.

At this moment, when the door opened, Hou Sanzhi slipped in, shouting:

"Boss, you just want to change the bubble gum for [-] yuan for big leather boots worth at least [-] yuan. Do you really think everyone is a fool?"

With Hou San's arrival, Liu Qingshan's team at Longteng Company is basically complete.

Only Li Xuemei and Xiaomei were left, still contacting customers at the big hotel.

After the things are traded, they have to be sold to realize the cash, so they have to win over a bunch of distributors.

Hou San smiled and hugged Liu Qingshan: "Boss, everyone is looking forward to your hosting."

After speaking, he blinked his eyes a few more times: "That's right, it's the price you just said, isn't it a bit outrageous?"

"How bold a person is, how productive the land is." Liu Qingshan replied cheerfully.