Traveling back to 1977

Chapter 113 So enthusiastic!
Heading south from Shengli Street, once you exit the street, you'll find a flat area of ​​over a thousand square meters.

This flat area clearly looks like it has been artificially prepared.

That's not the point. Even a space of over a thousand square meters can't accommodate 20,000 people, let alone a market.

The flat ground was just the entrance; further in, there was an L-shaped body of water twice the size of a football stadium. A gentle breeze blew by, and the surface of the lake rippled.

Around this lake, there is a dike about 2 to 30 meters wide.

The dam encloses the lake in the middle, and then connects it to Shengli Street through this open space of over a thousand square meters.

Including the dam, it wouldn't be a problem to bring in another 20,000 people, let alone 20,000.

Chen Fan stopped the donkey and turned to look behind him.

Master Liu had already driven the mule up, pointing with his whip to a makeshift thatched hut to the left. "That should be the management office. Let's go ask there first."

He then drove off, and Chen Fan quickly followed behind.

When they arrived at the destination, Mr. Liu didn't get out of the truck. He sat on the truck bed and started shouting, "Little Tiger, it's you!"

A young man dressed in a black cotton-padded jacket and wearing a hat with ear flaps immediately came out, grinning and shouting, "Uncle, I'm married now, and you still call me Little Tiger."

Master Liu laughed heartily, "I've forgotten what your name is."

The others in the shed also got up and came over. One of them laughed and said, "Uncle, you should just call him Little Tiger. Even when he's seventy or eighty, he'll still be Little Tiger."

The guy called "Little Tiger" laughed and kicked him, saying, "Get lost."

The person who spoke wasn't annoyed; he simply jumped back a step and said, "I said you could live to your eighties, isn't that a good thing?"

Little Tiger ignored him, walked up to Master Liu, looked at Chen Fan and Jiang Lili, turned around and smiled, "Uncle, are these the educated youths in your team?"

Master Liu turned around, pointed at Chen Fan, and said with a beaming face, "This is Master Chen from our Team 6, have you heard of him?"

"Yo?"

The little tiger's eyes lit up immediately, and he cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Fan, "So it's Master Chen, I've heard so much about you."

Others gathered around as well.

"Master Chen, you write a great article."

"Our Nanhu has never been featured in the prefectural committee's daily newspaper before, but Master Chen got it done with just a stroke of his pen. That's amazing!"

"Are all these things yours? Are you setting up a stall here?"

A friendly person came over and gave directions, saying, "This is where your Lujiawan is located. If you need any help, just come and call."

Some even offered to lead the way, saying, "How about I take you there?"

Chen Fan quickly clasped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, thank you. No need to trouble yourself, I can go by myself."

Master Liu also cracked his whip, "Alright, with me here, you guys just keep a close watch. There are probably quite a few people coming today, so you need to keep a close eye on them."

Little Tiger laughed and said, "Uncle, don't worry. Today, all the members of our Nanhu Militia Company are here, along with the members of the Gan Family Village Militia Company. We guarantee that everything will be foolproof."

Master Liu waved his hand, "That's fine then. I'm off."

The group immediately made way for them.

Chen Fan turned around and chuckled, just about to say how welcoming the people here were.

Then I saw Little Tiger stop a group of people pushing wheelbarrows, his tone was like that of a different person.

"Where did it come from?"

"Yangshan Commune? They came from across the river?"

"Bring the items over for inspection. If there are any industrial products, bring them out immediately. It'll be a different story if we wait until we find them."

Seeing the group of people obediently push their wheelbarrows to the management office's shed, Chen Fan couldn't help but swallow hard and quietly followed Master Liu into the market.

Lujiawan was located right at the entrance. As soon as the two carriages entered, someone called out, "Sixth Uncle, over here."

"Master Chen is here? I've saved a spot for you, right at the entrance."

“Who asked you to take up a spot? Master Chen will definitely come to our Team 6. Master Chen, come here.”

A group of people from Lujiawan came to help. Chen Fan recognized some of them and didn't recognize others, but he thanked them all with a smile. With the help of the group, the two carriages stopped on the lakeside not far from the exit.

Chen Fan looked around and laughed, "I'm lucky, this is a good spot."

This location is indeed good; it's not far from the exit, but it's not right next to it, so it doesn't affect people coming and going.

Seeing the commotion, Captain Yang quickly walked over and laughed, "This is not luck. The rule of the Nanhu market is to arrange the positions according to the direction. Lujiawan is in the north, so of course it should be arranged at the north end of the venue."

He then looked at the contents of the two carriages and couldn't help but click his tongue, "You really have a lot of stuff."

Then, looking at the earthen stove and pot, he was speechless. "You're the first person to bring a stove along!"

Chen Fan laughed and said, "That's perfect, let's do exclusive business."

After exchanging greetings, everyone dispersed.

Some continued setting up their stalls, while others continued browsing. Chen Fan then prepared to pack up his things and set up his stall.

Master Liu came over, removed the car cover, and explained the key points to Chen Fan.

He also liked the young man very much, who learned so quickly. In addition, Chen Fan was a broadcaster and could write articles, so he wouldn't threaten his positions as zookeeper and driver. He could teach him without any worries.

Being a zookeeper is a lucrative job. Other members can earn around 3000 points a year, but zookeepers can earn over 5000 points, more than the team leader. In addition, they get extra points for each trip they take. Even though Mr. Liu is over seventy, he earns enough work points to make up for the work of two strong laborers. He is undoubtedly the richest man in the team.

Even Accountant Liu was able to become an accountant thanks to him.

There's no way around it; those "technicians" who can take care of livestock are just that amazing.

After unloading the two sets of harnesses, the cart was placed steadily by the roadside. Master Liu led the mule and donkey to the livestock storage area, while Chen Fan began to set up the earthen stove.

First, take the firewood out of the earthen stove and put it aside. Then, put the pot on the stove, fetch a bucket of water from the lake behind you, put the lid on the pot, and start boiling the water.

Jiang Lili was busy unloading the cured meat and fish from the cart, untying the ropes of the several quilts that were stacked, laying the quilts flat on the cart, and then turning around to help Chen Fan light the fire.

It was almost 10 o'clock, and more and more people were coming to the market. Soon, Chen Fan's stall was surrounded by people.

Someone touched the cotton wadding and asked, "Master, how much is this cotton wadding?"

When Chen Fan saw Jiang Lili tending the fire, he got up and went over. He took a look at her and noticed that her clothes and complexion were quite different from those of a farmer. She was clearly from the town.

He immediately laughed and said, "Just like the supply and marketing cooperative, it's 1.4 yuan per jin, but you don't need cotton coupons."

The man clicked his tongue, seemingly hesitant about whether to buy it. Just as he was about to ask if he could get a discount, an old lady next to him rushed over excitedly, "Oh my, what a beautiful double happiness character! It's 1.4 yuan, right? How many kilograms does this cotton wadding weigh?"

Chen Fan: "The thinner ones weigh 4 jin, and the thicker ones weigh 6 jin."

Without saying a word, the old lady said, "I'll buy two 6-pound ones."

As she took out her money, she said, "I need to weigh it at the management office."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry, go ahead and weigh it. If it's less than expected, I'll refund double the money."

Upon hearing this, the old lady fell silent and immediately counted out a stack of money from the handkerchief wrapped around her and handed it to him, saying, "16.8 yuan, please count it."

He then beckoned the two young men behind him to come and carry the cotton wadding.

Chen Fan blinked. "I haven't even set up my stall yet, and you're already open for business?"

As he took the money, the man who had been hesitating earlier stopped hesitating and said, "I want one 4-jin quilt and one 6-jin quilt."

As he spoke, he handed over 14 yuan.

Of the original six quilts, only two weighing four kilograms each remained in the blink of an eye.

Before Chen Fan could even react, two more women arrived and, rather regretfully, booked the last two beds as well.

Chen Fan looked at the empty cart and then at the 42 yuan in his hand, feeling that this was unrealistic.

However, the reality was that by this time, the stalls set up by the members of Team 6 who arrived early were already mostly empty.

Accountant Liu's basket of eggs sold out, and at a high price of 4 cents each. Storekeeper Huang brought several bamboo chairs, but even his small stool was bought.

Captain Yang bought a wild rabbit from somewhere and came to ask Chen Fan if he knew how to cook it. When Chen Fan said he did, he happily went to wander off to another place.

Chen Fan scratched his head. Was this business a little too easy?
(End of this chapter)