Chapter 233 The atmosphere is getting weirder
Chapter 233 The atmosphere is getting weirder
The late autumn sun lazily sprinkled on the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, and the air was filled with a faint smell of coal smoke and an indescribable old smell. Chu Tian rubbed his hands, exhaled a breath of white air, and looked at the mottled wooden door in front of him, but an indescribable excitement surged in his heart.
He wasn't just here to stroll around today. Last night, the broken system was finally generous and rewarded him with a stack of tickets, including food tickets, cloth tickets, meat tickets, sugar tickets... It was a thick stack that dazzled him. This was a good opportunity. In this era of material scarcity, these tickets were more valuable than gold.
Pushing open the heavy wooden door of the supply and marketing cooperative, a mixture of musty smell and cheap cigarette smell hit me in the face. The salesperson behind the counter was eating melon seeds out of boredom, and when she saw Chu Tian coming in, she didn't even raise her eyelids.
There were not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative, and there were only a few lines. Chu Tian walked to the counter selling daily necessities, cleared his throat, and said to the salesperson: "Comrade, I want to buy something."
The saleswoman finally raised her head as if to give alms and looked Chu Tian up and down. This boy, though young, was quite arrogant. She asked nonchalantly, "What do you want?"
"A lot." Chu Tian said concisely.
The salesperson burst out laughing, and the melon seed shells almost sprayed on Chu Tian's face. "A lot? Do you think this is your business? Tell me what you want, don't waste my time."
Chu Tian didn't get angry. He slowly took out the thick stack of bills from his pocket and threw it on the counter with a "pa" sound.
Time seemed to stand still.
The saleswoman's eyes were as big as copper bells, and her mouth was so wide open that an egg could fit in. She picked up the stack of bills with trembling hands and flipped through them one by one. The expression on her face changed from disdain to shock, and then to disbelief.
The people queuing behind him also stretched their necks and looked around curiously. The originally quiet supply and marketing cooperative suddenly became like a boiling pot, with buzzing discussions rising and falling.
“Oh my goodness, so many tickets!”
"Where did this guy get so many tickets?"
"It wasn't stolen, was it?"
Chu Tian ignored the discussions around him and said to the salesperson calmly, "Comrade, can you tell me now? I want to buy a lot of things."
The salesperson came back to his senses and stammered, "Okay...Okay, what do you want to buy?"
Chu Tian smiled slightly, pointed at the goods on the counter, and began to read out a long list of items: "Ten pieces of soap, ten towels, five enamel basins, two thermoses..."
As Chu Tian listed more and more items, the expressions on the faces of the salesperson and the people queuing around him became more and more interesting. This kid really has a lot!
Chu Tian continued to name the items in a calm tone, as if he was reciting today's menu. The salesperson was completely dumbfounded, holding the stack of bills in his hand, as if holding a hot potato, at a loss.
At this time, a middle-aged man in cadre uniform squeezed in front of the counter and asked seriously, "What's going on? Why is it so noisy?"
The salesperson seemed to have seen a savior, and quickly pointed at Chu Tian and said, "Director, this kid..."
Before she finished speaking, Chu Tian turned around and gave the middle-aged man a bright smile: "Hello, comrade, I want to buy something."
He once again showed the thick stack of bills.
The middle-aged man's eyes also widened.
The supply and marketing cooperative fell into an eerie silence again.
The director was also stunned, and several supply and marketing cooperative employees behind him stretched their necks, like a group of curious geese, looking at the bills in Chu Tian's hand. This stack of bills, in this era, is simply a small mountain!
After all, the director was a man who had seen the world. He quickly recovered from his shock, coughed, and said, "Young comrade, where did you get this bill from...?"
Chu Tian smiled slightly and said mysteriously, "It's inherited from my ancestors."
The director obviously didn't believe it, but with so many bills in front of him, he couldn't say anything. These days, the less you know about some things, the better. He put on a smile and said, "Little comrade, what do you want? Just tell us, we will definitely meet your needs."
Chu Tian continued to slowly list the names of the items: soap, towel, enamel basin, thermos, iron pot, kitchen knife, sewing machine, radio, watch...he even listed the bicycle.
The atmosphere in the supply and marketing cooperative became more and more weird. The salesperson and the manager were busy sweating, while other customers were watching Chu Tian's "arrogant" way of shopping as if they were watching a play.
After Chu Tian reported the names of the items, he added, "Oh, and there's candy. I want all of it."
The director was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said quickly: "Okay, okay, we have sugar, too. White sugar, brown sugar, fruit sugar, as much as you want!"
Chu Tian nodded with satisfaction, then he remembered something and asked, "Comrade, do you have any items for sale that don't require a ticket?"
The director was stunned. "Disposable products? Yes, there are, but they are all defective. You..."
"We need to dispose of the products." Chu Tian interrupted the director, "We need as many as we can get."
The director was completely confused. What on earth was this guy trying to do? Wasn't it enough to buy so many good things? He also wanted to sell them?
Chu Tian saw the director's confusion and explained, "I like to pick up bargains."
director:"……"
People in the supply and marketing cooperative: “…”
In the following time, the entire supply and marketing cooperative was in a frenzy of busyness. The salesmen kept spinning like spinning tops, bringing out the things Chu Tian wanted one by one, piling them up into a small mountain. Chu Tian sat leisurely aside, watching them busy, with a playful smile on his face.
After all the things were moved out, the director wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked cautiously: "Young comrade, how...are you going to move these things away?"
Chu Tian smiled mysteriously, pointed at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative and said, "I have arranged it."
The director followed Chu Tian's gaze and saw a donkey cart parked at the door. A burly man with a full beard was sitting on the cart, holding a pipe in his hand and smoking leisurely.
Seeing this, the director and the others in the supply and marketing cooperative were stunned again. A donkey cart? That's it? How could it hold so many things?
Chu Tian walked up to the big man, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Old Zhang, it's time to start."
The big man nodded, jumped off the car, walked to the pile of goods, took a deep breath, and then...
He actually lifted the pile of goods one by one with his bare hands and threw them onto the donkey cart!
He looked so relaxed, as if he was lifting not an iron pot, a sewing machine or a bicycle, but a pile of cotton!
Everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative, including the director, was stunned.
This...what the hell is going on?
Is this big guy a human crane?
Chu Tian looked calm, as if he had expected all this. He walked up to the director, took out a stack of money, and said, "Comrade, check out."
The director mechanically took the money and handed it to the salesperson behind him without counting it. His mind was now full of the strong man and the seemingly ordinary donkey cart.
After Chu Tian paid the money, he smiled at the director and said, "Comrade, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Then he jumped onto the donkey cart and drove away with the big man, leaving behind a group of stunned supply and marketing cooperative employees.
At this moment, at the bottom of the donkey cart, in an inconspicuous corner, lay a black, brick-sized piece of metal.
This piece of metal is the real purpose of Chu Tian’s shopping this time.
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