Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Seeing that Lin Geng was so calm and didn't seem to be talking nonsense to tease him, Qian San began to believe what Lin Geng said. He quickly smiled and waved his hands, saying, "No, no! Although I, Qian San, am not a rich man, I can still eat this little bit of food!"

If what you said is true, I am willing to cooperate with you, but I don’t know the price of these goods. "

Lin Geng then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Qian San. On it, he had clearly listed the prices he had set in advance. The prices were about 10% lower than what he paid in the pigeon market, which was considered the wholesale price.

Qian San took a look at the list Lin Geng handed him, rolled his eyes, and showed a look of embarrassment on his face. He said to Lin Geng: "Brother, aren't the prices of these goods a bit high? If the prices are like this, I won't make much profit! You know, I have a lot of brothers under me, and they all rely on me for a living. Can the price be lower? If it can be lower, I will take the deal!"

After thinking about it, Lin Geng realized that it was normal for the wholesale price and the retail price to differ by less than 20%. After all, this was not a legitimate business and could not be made public. Qian San had to employ a lot of subordinates to help him do this business, so he had to ensure his profits. Otherwise, after all the trouble, it would all be in vain. I'm afraid no one would be willing to do this business.

"Okay, I'll give you another 5 points at most. If you're still not satisfied, then forget about this deal!" Lin Geng said to Qian San after thinking for a while.

Although Qian San was somewhat dissatisfied with the price, thinking that the profit was still a bit too low, he changed his mind and thought that although the profit was a bit low, the volume was large! All in all, he could still make a lot of money in a week, and it could be said that this was the most profitable business he could make so far.

So Qian San laughed and agreed immediately, and asked Lin Geng how to deliver the goods.

Lin Geng then took Qian San to a remote forest nearby, where there was an abandoned courtyard. After Qian San entered the courtyard, he immediately saw a large pile of supplies, all of which were chickens, ducks, fish, pork and mutton. The quantities were roughly the same as Lin Geng said.

Qian San was shocked on the spot. Although he had believed Lin Geng's words just now, he still had some doubts in his heart. After all, so many things were not a small amount. He was still a little bit distrustful of Lin Geng and worried that Lin Geng was fooling him, so he brought a few more of his men with him when he came.

When he really saw so many different kinds of meat, Qian San was sure that Lin Geng was not fooling him. He turned to look at Lin Geng in confusion and asked, "Why didn't you ask me how to address you, brother?"

Lin Geng then smiled and said, "Brothers all call me Leopard! Third Master, you can call me Leopard too!"

Qian San nodded and wrote it down. He was of course aware that the name Lin Geng reported was definitely not his real name. It was just a nickname at best. However, it didn't matter to him. As long as Lin Geng could actually give him so many goods, he could call him whatever he wanted.

Moreover, Qian San believed that since Lin Geng could get so much meat, the background behind him must be not simple. There must be some big boss behind him, who was definitely not someone that he, who ran a pigeon market, could afford to offend. He just could get the supplies and wanted to find someone to help them ship the goods. It was possible that this so-called leopard was just someone who was responsible for running errands.

He couldn't afford to offend such people. He couldn't even inquire about their identities. If they discovered that he was secretly following them and trying to find out their information, they might even eliminate him in order to protect their own safety.

So people in their line of work sometimes not only have to keep their mouths shut, but also have to use their brains well. They know what they should know, and it is best not to even ask about what they shouldn't know. As long as there is benefit, it's fine. As for where this so-called leopard got these supplies, he didn't dare to ask at all.

Qian San asked his men to check the freshness of the meat. After checking with flashlights, they all said that there was no problem with the meat, it was all good stuff, very fresh, as if it had just been pulled out of a slaughterhouse, and it was also handled very cleanly.

So Qian San immediately asked his men to take out the large scale they brought to weigh the weight. After weighing it, it was exactly the same as the number Lin Geng reported to him, and only more or less, which made Qian San very satisfied.

So Qian San didn't hesitate and paid the money to Lin Geng on the spot, and asked Lin Geng when and where to trade next time, and where to find Lin Geng if he needed goods in the future.

Lin Geng told Qian San that every week from now on, he would inform Qian San in advance of the time and place of delivery, and then he only needed to bring people to pick up the goods. Every time, he would pay off the outstanding goods. If he wanted to replenish the goods under special circumstances, he would hang a blue cloth strip on a big locust tree at the entrance of a nearby alley, and he would naturally contact Qian San when he saw it.

After hearing this, Qian San secretly sighed that Lin Geng was too meticulous. In this case, even if he wanted to send someone to keep an eye on the situation and see how the other party transported so many things here, it would be impossible, because the other party would change the place of transaction every time, leaving them no chance to spy on the other party's details.

Moreover, when people did business with him, they had only one-way contact. Only others contacted him, but he could not contact them. Even if something happened, the clues would be cut off if they traced back to him, and he would not be able to trace the people behind the Leopard at all. Even this Leopard might be abandoned. Thinking of this, Qian San felt that the water behind this Leopard was unfathomable, and he dared not underestimate Lin Geng anymore.

After the success of the first transaction, Lin Geng established a cooperative relationship with Qian San. Qian San was very sensible in his actions. Perhaps because he was afraid of the non-existent power behind him, he never tried to find out his identity. Every week, he waited for Qian San's people to inform him of the time and place of the transaction.

Then he extracted the supplies from the small world at the trading location in advance and placed them in a remote trading location, waiting for Qian San to come and inspect the goods, and then settle the money with him.

In just a few months, Lin Geng saved tens of thousands of yuan. If this amount of money were in later generations, it might not be a big deal, but in this era, it is definitely a huge sum that would make ordinary people dumbfounded.

Fortunately, since last year, the country has issued the third set of RMB, and the third set of currency is used in transactions, which avoids Lin Geng’s need to go to the bank to exchange the large amount of cash on hand for the new version of currency. Otherwise, with so much money now, if he goes to the bank to exchange it, he will definitely be noticed by the government and they will investigate the source of his money.

As for the money that Lin Geng obtained before the new currency was issued, Lin Geng was able to explain its origin. When he went to the bank to exchange it for the new currency, the amount was not too large and would not attract attention.

Moreover, Lin Geng kept most of the second set of currencies in good condition as collections and did not exchange them. After several decades, these second set of currencies are still considered fine products in the coin collection market and have appreciated in value very highly.