Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

The bag of tickets and certificates that Wei Guohui gave him was so numerous, it was astonishing!

The largest quantity was, of course, coal coupons. Liu Weidong roughly counted them and found they weighed over 1,800 jin (approximately 600 kg). That many coal coupons were enough for a family of five to use for two or three years!

In addition to coal coupons, Wei Guohui also gave Liu Weidong a lot of grain coupons, about 300 jin! Nowadays, an average worker only gets 35 jin of grain coupons per month, so these grain coupons are equivalent to an average worker's entire year's grain ration!

Even more outrageous is that among these grain coupons, besides those from the province, there were dozens of kilograms of national grain coupons. These were grain coupons valid throughout the country, making them much scarcer than ordinary grain coupons.

In addition to these, there were also some sugar coupons, oil coupons, and cloth coupons. Although the quantities were not large, they were still very useful for Liu Weidong, who only had a rural household registration.

Among these tickets, the two industrial tickets are the most eye-catching.

In this day and age, industrial ration coupons are extremely difficult to obtain, especially for farmers. Anyone wanting to buy industrial goods, whether bicycles, radios, or sewing machines, needed an industrial ration coupon.

Industrial tickets have always been in high demand, and many people are willing to pay high prices for them. Li Yinfeng recently told Liu Weidong that someone was offering sixty yuan per ticket, which was already considered very cheap.

So these two industrial tickets alone are worth at least 120 yuan!

Hao Jianjun stared wide-eyed, and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "Brother Weidong, your teacher is so generous! He's so good to you!"

In fact, Liu Weidong was also very touched. He was just an ordinary student of Wei Guohui, yet Wei Guohui was able to give such great help without asking for anything in return. His character was truly impeccable!

However, Liu Weidong also understood that Wei Guohui's strong support stemmed from a desire to see how far he could go in his business. Therefore, he needed to work even harder and not disappoint his good mentor.

Seeing Hao Jianjun's envious face, Liu Weidong smiled slightly and handed him a stack of grain coupons: "I have all the other coupons, you can keep these grain coupons!"

Hao Jianjun quickly declined, saying, "I can't accept this; it's something your teacher gave you..."

Liu Weidong interrupted Hao Jianjun: "Stop talking nonsense. Just take it if I tell you to, unless you think it's too little!"

"Thank you, Brother Weidong!" Hao Jianjun couldn't refuse this time, so he happily accepted the grain coupons and hid them close to his body.

These grain coupons weigh at least fifty or sixty jin (about 25-30 kg), and even if they were sold, they would be worth about ten yuan. This unexpected windfall on his first day of work made Hao Jianjun very happy.

As a result, Hao Jianjun worked even harder, which made things much easier for Liu Weidong, making him feel that the five yuan a day was indeed well spent!

With their combined efforts, they quickly roasted about 200 jin (100 catties) of sunflower seeds.

Based on his first two stall visits, Liu Weidong discovered that among the four flavors of sunflower seeds, creamy sunflower seeds were the most popular. Young women and children, in particular, found them irresistible, especially for their rich milky flavor and slightly sweet taste.

The second most popular item is salt and pepper sunflower seeds, with the aroma of Sichuan peppercorns and a slightly salty taste being particularly appealing. Five-spice flavor also sells well, while the original flavor is the slowest to sell.

This is completely understandable, since Liu Weidong's Shanghai-style melon seeds are significantly more expensive than regular melon seeds. If someone wants the original flavor, they can simply buy them from someone else, saving them some money.

So this time, Liu Weidong adjusted the proportions of several flavored sunflower seeds, roasting 90 jin of cream-flavored seeds, 50 jin of salt and pepper-flavored seeds, and over 30 jin of five-spice-flavored seeds. As for the original flavor sunflower seeds, he only roasted about 10 jin as a token amount.

Seeing so many sunflower seeds, even Hao Jianjun was a little hesitant and couldn't help but ask Liu Weidong, "Can we sell all these sunflower seeds?"

This kid clearly had no idea how popular these sunflower seeds were, which is why he asked such a stupid question. Liu Weidong didn't bother to answer at all, and simply packed up the sunflower seeds and took him to the market.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the market is much busier than before. In addition to selling agricultural products such as eggs, there are also many stalls selling New Year's goods.

Actually, there weren't many New Year's goods at the county market these days. Besides candies and pastries like peanut brittle and cloud cakes, there were also roasted nuts and seeds like peanuts and melon seeds. Then there were fruits like apples that the farmers couldn't bear to eat themselves and had stored until now. That was about it.

Liu Weidong also unexpectedly saw a snack stall selling zongzi candy for five cents a pack, hawthorn slices for eight cents a roll, and figs for ten cents a pack.

If you think these snacks are too expensive, you can buy some maltose for just two cents. Stir it with two small sticks and eat it, licking just a little bit each time. It can last a long time and make a child very happy.

Liu Weidong found an empty spot and set up his stall. As soon as he put up the "Huhai Fragrant Melon Seeds" sign, customers immediately came to buy melon seeds.

Before long, the stall was surrounded by layers of customers, all vying for the melon seeds as if they were being given away for free.

This unexpected way of selling things broadened Hao Jianjun's horizons, finally making him realize that his worries were completely unnecessary. The real issue wasn't whether they could sell them, but that these two hundred-odd pounds of sunflower seeds simply weren't enough!

This made Hao Jianjun understand why Liu Weidong had asked him to help. Just roasting so many melon seeds was tiring enough, and dealing with these customers was even busier; one person simply couldn't handle it all.

There are even two people working on it now, Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun, who are both extremely busy. One of them weighs the sunflower seeds while the other collects the money, and customers still complain that they are too slow and keep urging them to hurry up.

Hao Jianjun is used to farm work, so his physical condition is definitely top-notch. Yet, he's working up a sweat in the dead of winter, which shows just how popular these sunflower seeds are.

The two of them set up their stall for just over an hour and sold out all of their two hundred jin (approximately 100 catties) of sunflower seeds. Customers kept coming in to ask, only to leave disappointed when they learned they were sold out.

"Phew...it's finally over!" Hao Jianjun pulled open his collar to cool off, panting heavily as he said to Liu Weidong, "I never imagined selling melon seeds could be this tiring. It's more strenuous than working in the fields all day holding a plow!"

Liu Weidong said with a half-smile, "You think money is so easy to earn? Look at you, you're exhausted. Are you coming tomorrow or not?"

"Of course I'll come! I'd be a coward if I didn't!" Hao Jianjun nodded without hesitation. "It's five yuan a day, only a fool wouldn't come!"

People these days are able to endure hardship. As long as they can make money, they are not afraid of any hardship or fatigue!

"Haha, that's good. Pack up and head back to the village. We'll continue tomorrow morning!" Liu Weidong patted Hao Jianjun on the shoulder, and the two packed up and went home together.

However, Liu Weidong hadn't ridden far when he squeezed the brakes hard and stopped, almost causing Hao Jianjun behind him to crash into him.