The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

Liu Minghui finally chose a pistol based on Hao Guofu's recommendation. When he first got it, he was very excited. This is how men usually react to such things.

"Boy, you don't know how to use it now. I'll take you to the shooting range to shoot a few shots." After saying this, Section Chief Hao took Liu Minghui to the training ground behind the Security Department.

Under the command of Section Chief Hao, Liu Minghui was able to use it barely, but the accuracy was not very good.

After training, Liu Minghui planned to set off.

Before setting off, Hao Guofu instructed: "If you encounter someone blocking the road, raise your gun and shoot two rounds into the sky, and most thieves will retreat."

"The gun and bullets are recorded. Don't lose them. Hand them in as soon as you get back."

Liu Minghui said that he left the Security Department after he found out.

Liu Minghui drove a large truck out of the steel mill. Trucks these days are difficult to drive and may break down at any time. Liu Minghui drove out of the city with difficulty.

Thinking about the appointment with Li Huaide at nine o'clock, it was still early to go to the countryside. Liu Minghui watched the car arrive at Qinjia Village. Before entering the village, he saw a lot of children gathered at the intersection. Liu Minghui didn't dare to drive too fast for fear of hitting someone, so he let them get out of the way.

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, two militiamen on guard came up to us and asked, "Where are you from and why are you in our village?"

Liu Minghui got out of the car and said, "I am a purchaser for the steel mill. Here is my letter of introduction and purchase certificate. Take a look."

Liu Minghui handed over the letter of introduction and ID. He didn't need to use it in Liujia Village before because everyone knew him, but it was not possible now. This was also the first time Liu Minghui came to Qinjia Village.

The leading militiaman took the item, looked at it, and returned it to Liu Minghui, saying, "Hello, comrade purchaser. I will take you to our captain now."

After Liu Minghui took the things and put them away, he said: "Okay, just get in the car and show me the way." With that, Liu Minghui got in the car and started it. After hearing this, the militiaman quickly climbed in as well.

The young man was very excited when he got on the car. It was his first time riding in a car.

He looked at Liu Minghui and said, "Comrade Purchaser, my name is Qin Dashan. The captain is my father. He should be at home now. Come with me to find him."

Liu Minghui handed him a cigarette and said, "My name is Liu Minghui, from Liujia Village in front. You're welcome."

Then, under the command of Qin Dashan, Liu Minghui drove the car to the captain's house.

At the home of the captain of Qinjia Village, Qin Shuanzhui heard a commotion at the door, so he went out to see what was going on. When he went out, he saw a large truck parked at his door, followed by many villagers who were watching the fun.

After the car stopped, Qin Shuanzhu saw his son get out of the car, run to his side and said, "Dad, the purchasing comrade from the steel mill in the city is here."

At this time, Liu Minghui also came down and came to Qin Shuanzhu and said, "Hello, Captain. I am here to purchase supplies. Does your village have any supplies for me to purchase?"

Qin Shuanzhu quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes. Come in and sit for a while. I'll ask Dashan to notify the villagers."

Qin Shuanzhu turned around and asked Qin Dashan to use the loudspeaker to inform the villagers that the purchaser had arrived and to bring over anything they wanted to sell. Then he led Liu Minghui home.

Liu Minghui followed Qin Shuanzhu into the house and found two other people in the house, probably Qin Shuanzhu's wife and Qin Dashan's wife. After entering the house, Qin Shuanzhu asked them to find two dishes and planned to keep Liu Minghui for dinner.

After the two sat down, Liu Minghui said directly: "Captain, I came here today just to ask if your village is selling pigs."

Qin Shuanzhu said with embarrassment: "We have the pig, but the villagers are all looking forward to sharing the meat."

Nowadays, after raising pigs in rural areas, there are usually only one or two pigs left after the task of raising pigs is completed. The remaining pigs will be slaughtered and the meat will be divided before the Chinese New Year. Although there are still more than two months away from the Chinese New Year, it is almost time.

Liu Minghui thought for a moment and said, "I have some food in my car. If you want to buy it, I can exchange it for food."

Upon hearing this, Captain Qin immediately asked, "Exchange for food? Is this true?"

Liu Minghui nodded and said, "That's for sure. I brought all the food here."

Liu Minghui took the food out from the space, thinking that since he was out, he might as well visit a few villages to see if there was anything else he could gain.

Captain Qin thought about how many pigs there were in the village, and after a few minutes he said, "Well, I'll go talk to the villagers now. I think I should be able to buy two for you."

Liu Minghui also nodded to indicate that it was no problem.

Then the captain went out to look for someone, leaving Liu Minghui alone and bored. After leaving the captain's house, there were still a few children around the truck. Liu Minghui walked over and took out some hard candies and shared them with them.

"Can you take me for a walk around the village?" Liu Minghui asked.

At this time, a teenage girl said, "Sure, uncle."

Liu Minghui's face darkened when he heard this.

"I'm not much older than you. You don't have to call me uncle. Just call me brother."

Liu Minghui followed a few children around the village for a few rounds and came back to find that many villagers were already waiting at the door of the team leader's house. Seeing that they were carrying a lot of things in their hands, Liu Minghui hurried over.

"Everyone line up and come one by one." Liu Minghui asked everyone to line up and then took out a scale from the car. Then one by one the villagers came over with their things. Liu Minghui was very busy and it took him more than half an hour to collect all the things.

At this time, the team leader also came back and said, "Comrade Purchaser, we have decided to buy two pigs for you. What do you think about the grain?"

Liu Minghui asked, "How heavy are these two pigs? And what kind of food do you want?"

Captain Qin took Liu Minghui to take a look and found that the two pigs weighed about 270 kilograms in total.

Liu Minghui calculated and said, "I'll give you 70 cents per pound. What kind of food do you want?"

Captain Qin stopped bargaining when he heard the price was not bad. He thought for a moment and said, "Change it to white flour for us."

Liu Minghui calculated and said, "I can exchange it for 1,300 kilograms of flour for you. Do you think it's okay?"

Captain Qin was overjoyed when he heard this, because they couldn't buy so much flour with the money they brought. He quickly said, "No problem."

Then they arranged for people to catch the pigs.

Liu Minghui had dinner at the team leader's house. The team secretary and the accountant also accompanied him during the meal. They drank a few glasses and asked Liu Minghui to come often in the future. Because Liu Minghui's purchase price was higher than that of the supply and marketing cooperative, the villagers did not have to run so far to the commune to buy for the supply and marketing cooperative.

After dinner, Liu Minghui planned to go back. The two pigs had been tied up and placed on the truck, along with the supplies he had just purchased.