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

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, the price of clivia has risen significantly again, much to Liu Weidong's delight. Higher prices mean more profit, which is certainly good for him!

So Liu Weidong asked loudly, "Is the boss here?"

"Hey, hey!" A middle-aged man who was chatting with someone ran over and asked Liu Weidong with a smile, "Comrade, would you like to buy a clivia? Which one would you like?"

Liu Weidong gently shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to buy clivia, I want to sell it!"

"Sell?" The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, but quickly smiled and said, "Selling is no problem, but the price will definitely not be as high as the purchase price. I need to make that clear to you first."

Making money in business is all about buying low and selling high, so Liu Weidong nodded and said, "Of course I know that. My clivia is a bit bigger than the one in the middle. How much are you willing to pay for it?"

The stall owner pondered for a moment and said, "If it's a clivia this big, I'll offer eight hundred for it, how about that?"

This guy offered 1,200 yuan for his own clivia, but the buyer of Liu Weidong's clivia was only willing to pay 800 yuan. He turned around and wanted to make 400 yuan. He was treating others like suckers!

"Heh, goodbye!" Liu Weidong sneered and turned to squeeze out of the crowd.

The stall owner wasn't giving up. He shouted into the crowd, "Hey, don't go! I'll add a little more for you. Eight hundred and fifty, nine hundred, nine hundred, isn't that enough?"

Liu Weidong had no desire to do business with such a greedy fellow, so he simply ignored him and quickly walked away.

In any case, the hype surrounding clivia is in full swing right now, and it's often impossible to buy one even if you have the money, so Liu Weidong isn't worried about not being able to sell his clivia.

Liu Weidong continued searching for a stall selling clivia in the flower and bird market, unaware that two people were already following behind him.

When Liu Weidong arrived at a relatively quiet section of the road, one of the men suddenly stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Friend, I heard you have clivia plants to sell?"

Liu Weidong quickly turned around and saw the two men looking at him expectantly, seemingly without any malice. So he nodded slightly and said, "That's right, would you two like to buy?"

Another slightly older man laughed and said, "Who wouldn't want to buy a few clivia plants to take home these days? After all, it's the best investment. They can appreciate by one or two hundred every month. Where else can you find such a good business!"

Liu Weidong nodded and said, "That makes sense. Then let's talk about the price."

The younger one eagerly replied, "Yes, yes, let's talk about the price first. How much are you willing to sell it for?"

In stark contrast to the other party's eagerness, Liu Weidong calmly replied, "One thousand two hundred yuan a pot!"

The young man frowned and said, "Friend, this price is a bit too high!"

"Is it too high?" Liu Weidong said with a half-smile, "Gentlemen, I'm not going to play games with you. You should be honest with yourselves. Everyone knows the current market price. 1200 is my bottom line. You and I both know that even at this price, you might not be able to buy it from other places. This price is already very reasonable!"

The price was indeed quite reasonable. The two exchanged a glance and nodded slightly, indicating that they could accept the price.

The older man then said to Liu Weidong, "Friend, we can accept this price. How many pots do you have?"

Liu Weidong smiled and asked in return, "How many do you want?"

The young man retorted somewhat defiantly, "Wow, you've got quite the nerve. Do you think you can have as much as we want?"

"That's not impossible," Liu Weidong said neither humbly nor arrogantly. "To be honest, I have quite a few clivia plants on hand. My original intention was to sell them all at once in bulk. So if you're buying ten or twenty pots at a time, forget it. You'd better look for someone else!"

Although Liu Weidong's words were not very polite, the eyes of the two men lit up. The older man said happily, "So, you have quite a few clivia plants? We were just thinking of buying a lot. We'll take as many as you have!"

Now Liu Weidong perked up and said, word by word, "I have a total of seven hundred and sixty trees in my hands!"

"what?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Both of them were surprised and asked again, thinking they had misheard.

Liu Weidong calmly replied, "I'm not joking. It's 760 trees, 1200 yuan each. You decide if you want them or not!"

"Yes, of course!" The older man nodded hurriedly, "We were just worried about where to buy clivia, it's so great to have met such a great seller like you!"

Liu Weidong said decisively, "There's no time to lose. I'll deliver all the clivia to Linmen County by noon tomorrow. We can exchange money for goods there, how about that?"

Liu Weidong made this arrangement for a reason: he didn't want the other party to know where he lived.

After all, selling so many clivia plants would bring Liu Weidong nearly a million yuan in revenue! In the early 1980s, that was an astronomical figure. For safety reasons, he certainly wouldn't take these people to the village.

The transaction in the county town also met the other party's requirements. After all, these days, asking them to carry nearly a million yuan in cash to an unfamiliar rural area is something they would absolutely never dare to do. That's a million yuan, after all; if they encountered a ruthless person, it would be enough to kill them several times over!

So, after listening to Liu Weidong's suggestion, the two men had no objections whatsoever. They only requested that the transaction date be postponed by two days to give them enough time to raise the cash. It was a large sum of money; even withdrawing it from the bank required prior appointment.

Liu Weidong did not object and immediately agreed.

After returning to the village, Liu Weidong went to Hao Qiang and Ma Yongxian, and borrowed hand tractors from the two villages respectively. After all, there were more than 700 pots of clivia, and one tractor simply couldn't carry them all.

On the appointed day, two tractors carrying more than 700 pots of clivia slowly arrived at an open space in the county town.

Unlike the rural areas where information is relatively limited, many people in the county town know that clivia plants are valuable. Seeing so many clivia plants, they stopped to admire them from afar, all feeling great envy for their owners.

Not long after, the two buyers arrived, bringing with them three full suitcases of money and two strong young men as bodyguards.

Liu Weidong could understand this, after all, it was a big deal, and one can't be too careful! In fact, he also brought Hao Jianjun and a few trusted young men from the village, just in case.

However, when the other party saw the hundreds of potted clivia plants displayed by the roadside, their tense mood immediately relaxed. Since the other party had brought so many clivia plants, it meant they were genuinely serious about making the sale!