Siheyuan: Starting in 80, mother-in-law Bai Ling

Arriving in front of the non-staple food wholesale store, Li Chen tied his bicycle at the door of the store, took the box and went directly into the store.

The most popular items in the store are Arctic sodas. In addition, there are also some sporadic sodas and drinks from other local brands.

But the Arctic Ocean has the most comprehensive products.

Not only are there sodas, but there are also popsicles.

It would be cheapest to go directly to the Beibingyang Factory to get the goods, but now that Li Chen's business has just started, the quantity is not that big, and other people's factories will definitely not wholesale it to you.

Once the amount is increased, everything will be fine.

So Li Chen's best choice now is to come to Erdao for wholesale goods. Although the price is a little more expensive than the factory, there is absolutely no problem in getting less.

"Boy, what do you need?"

The salesperson said coldly.

Since 1955, after the public-private partnership, all stores have been publicly owned, so these salespersons have developed bad tempers and bad attitudes towards customers.

That is, from 1978 to 2018 , after the market opened, ordinary people could slowly start doing business, but the attitude of these salesmen has not completely changed.

Although they are not as prone to beating and scolding people as before, their attitude is obviously cold and bad.

"Hello, I would like to order popsicles wholesale."

Li Chen said

"How much do you want to wholesale? asked the salesperson

"What are the prices?"

The first time he traveled to the year 1980, Li Chen only knew that prices here were not high, but he was a little unsure about how much it would cost because he had never lived here.

"The wholesale price of ordinary popsicles with packaging is 2 cents and 50 per popsicle, and the wholesale price of ordinary popsicles without packaging is 1 cent per popsicle. Cream popsicles are all packaged, and the wholesale price is 4 cents per popsicle."

Li Chen was extremely surprised when he heard the price.

Isn't this... too cheap?

However, wages are not high these days, so the purchasing power of money is still quite good.

Ordinary people's monthly salary is only a few dozen It's only a dollar.

Pork is only a few cents per pound.

Li Chen counted the money in his pocket and found that he still had six dollars left.

Cream popsicles, most people are not willing to buy such expensive ones, that is, for their children. Let’s buy some ordinary ice cream for sweetness.

So Li Chen decided to wholesale all the money into ordinary unpackaged popsicles.

"Give me the regular one without packaging for six yuan."

Li Chen took out all the money in his pocket.

The salesperson took the money, counted it, and said:

"When I open the note, you take it to the warehouse at the back to pick up the goods."

After the note was opened, Li Chen took the note and the box directly into the warehouse at the back, and gave the note to the warehouse manager. It costs six yuan to wholesale ordinary unpackaged ice cream for one penny each, a total of six hundred pieces..

After Li Chen got all the ice cream, he went out with the full box, found a deserted place, and put all the ice cream into the portable space. The space has a powerful preservation function, so there is no need to worry about the ice cream at all. Melt it away.

After doing this, Li Chen went straight to the busiest Caishikou Street.

Here, there is the largest market in the entire Forty-Nine Cities.

Since the previous ticket era, the black market has already existed.

Because it is not allowed on the surface. The common people do their own business, so some necessary daily necessities, non-staple food, or wealthy food stamps, etc., are secretly traded privately on the black market.

Now that control has been relaxed, this black market has naturally become a popular place for ordinary people for miles around. A good place to purchase daily necessities.

This is the hottest time at noon. The cicadas are noisy, the heat is steaming, and people's hearts are sweating profusely due to the hot weather. If only I could have a cold and sweet ice cream. That would be great.

Yi Zhonghai, who opened a hardware store in Caishikou, looked at the door longingly, hoping that there would be an ice cream seller.

"They sell popsicles, Arctic popsicles. They are delicious and not expensive. They are freezing and crunchy. They only cost two cents each. Don’t miss it if you pass by."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up, he didn't care about doing business anymore, and hurried out the door.

"Li Chen, why are you selling ice cream?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Li Chen in surprise. This kid is so sick that he actually has the strength to go out today? He even started selling ice cream.

"Not a coincidence."

Li Chen chuckled, put one foot on the ground, and the bicycle stopped.

"Give me some ice cream, Li Chen. On such a hot day, are you not afraid of melting the ice cream you sell? If it turns into water, you will lose all your money in this business."

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile.

Li Chen smiled and said nothing. He opened the box and quickly took out an ice cream stick from the space under the cover of the box lid. When the white ice cream was taken out under the sun, white color immediately floated out. of mist

"Not changed, right? Uncle Yi? Take it, two cents a piece, here you go."

Yi Zhonghai saw the popsicles steaming with white steam. Sure enough, they hadn't melted at all. He handed the money to Li Chen in shock and couldn't wait to take a bite. The cold Yi Zhonghai's teeth couldn't help but tremble. He was heartbroken. Cool.

People going to the market are bustling.

The scene where Li Chen took out the ice cream just now has been seen by everyone, and now the ice cream Yi Zhonghai is holding in his hand has undoubtedly become a living advertisement for Li Chen.

"Good guy, the ice cream this guy sells is really frozen solid."

"I'll have one too, it'll be as cold as his."

"Mom, I want to eat ice cream too"

"Then give me two ice creams, too."

"It's hot enough today, so I'll have one too."

Two cents a piece of ice cream is still willing to be bought by ordinary people whose income has increased significantly.

Before buying a house in the 1980s, the salary was just what was left after eating and drinking, so ordinary people The pressure in life is not that great, and most people are willing to spend two cents to feel refreshed.

Soon, the front of Li Chen’s bicycle was crowded with people.

They looked at the ice cream sold by Li Chen and it was really freezing. It was hard and didn’t melt at all, so I rushed to buy it.

"Good guy, it’s really the ice cream of the Arctic Ocean."

"How do you keep the ice cream? Why doesn't it melt at all?"

In less than an hour, all 600 ice cream cones were swept away by people in the market. All were sold out.

Not a single one was left.

Yi Zhonghai, who had been standing by, felt numb all over.