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

Ma Yongxian became more and more excited as he spoke, gesturing to Liu Weidong and saying, "I've made an agreement with the village chiefs of several nearby villages. Five jin of national grain coupons will get them two jin of eggs. In our Gonggeng Village, we can get half a jin of national grain coupons for every jin of eggs. This time we got more than 300 jin of eggs, which will allow the village to earn a lot more money, haha!"

Seeing Ma Yongxian's barely concealed excitement, Liu Weidong was somewhat amused and exasperated. This man was too honest; how could he possibly reveal all his secrets in business?

However, it is precisely because of this that Liu Weidong felt at ease doing business with Ma Yongxian. Dealing with such an honest person is reassuring!

Therefore, Liu Weidong did not remind Ma Yongxian of the principle that one should not reveal their true intentions in business. He simply smiled and said, "Village Chief Ma, we have already agreed that I don't care what conditions you use to buy the eggs. As long as they come to me, it's three jin of grain coupons for one jin of eggs, and the extra part will be the income of Gonggeng Village!"

Thinking that he was working for the benefit of all the villagers, Ma Yongxian was full of energy and quickly called on several young people in the village to help Liu Weidong weigh the eggs.

Compared to the last time when only Gonggeng Village had eggs, Ma Yongxian got far more this time. It took the group more than two hours to calculate the weight of the eggs, which turned out to be over 360 jin (approximately 138 kg).

Liu Weidong didn't mince words and immediately counted out 1,100 jin of national grain coupons for Ma Yongxian: "Village Chief Ma, please count them to see if they're correct."

Ma Yongxian counted carefully twice before frowning and saying to Liu Weidong, "Comrade Liu, you gave me five jin too much!"

This man is really honest. Liu Weidong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Village Chief Ma, these five jin of grain coupons are for these brothers. They've been busy until now and have helped us a lot!"

The young men who were helping were overjoyed to hear Liu Weidong's words. There were five of them, and each of them would receive 50 cents for a pound of national grain coupons, which was much better than earning work points in the fields!

Faced with the expectant young men, Ma Yongxian could only shake his head and say, "Alright, since Comrade Liu has said so, you guys are lucky!"

"Haha, thank you, Comrade Liu!"

"National grain coupons? I've never seen them before!"

"Comrade Liu, if you ever need any help in the future, just let us know, and we brothers will never hesitate!"

The young people expressed their gratitude to Liu Weidong and had a very good impression of this colleague from the machinery factory.

Although Ma Yongxian was the busiest person, he never thought of getting anything for himself. He just smiled and said to Liu Weidong, "This way, our village can save more than 180 jin of grain coupons, which is equivalent to more than 90 yuan. It's really great!"

Liu Weidong greatly admired the village chief, who was so dedicated to the village's well-being, and smiled as he reminded him, "Village Chief Ma, I think the surrounding villages definitely have more eggs than this. They've never done this before, so they're just testing the waters with a portion of their eggs. Once you give them the grain coupons, you can ask them if they have any more eggs."

Reminded by Liu Weidong, Ma Yongxian nodded repeatedly and said, "Comrade Liu, you're right. I'll go find them right now! Those guys won't act until they see a clear benefit. Once they get these grain coupons, they'll definitely find a way to get even more eggs!"

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "No need to rush, I'll be coming over every three to five days anyway. As long as the total amount doesn't exceed 2,500 jin, Village Chief Ma, you can rest assured and buy with confidence!"

This was the result Liu Weidong calculated based on the number of grain coupons he had. He had obtained a total of over 8,000 jin of national grain coupons. Keeping 200-300 jin for himself was enough, and the rest could be exchanged for 2,500 jin of eggs, which was more than enough.

Ma Yongxian had only exchanged about 600 jin of eggs with Liu Weidong in total. Upon hearing this, he nodded enthusiastically and said, "Okay, Comrade Liu, don't worry, I will definitely collect the full amount!"

Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun carefully put the eggs into a box, then rode their bicycles to the state-run restaurant in the county town, intending to sell the eggs as soon as possible.

As time goes on, the supply and marketing cooperative will eventually start selling eggs. At that point, the state-run restaurants might not continue buying Liu Weidong's eggs. Therefore, he wanted to take advantage of this time to quickly dispose of all his grain coupons.

After all, selling in bulk to state-run stores was far too time-consuming than selling in small quantities at the market. Liu Weidong had many other things to do and didn't have much time to waste on something as simple as exchanging grain coupons for eggs.

The manager of the state-run restaurant, Li Yongjiu, happened to be away, but he had previously instructed the restaurant's staff to accept all the eggs that Liu Weidong brought over.

So after learning Liu Weidong's purpose, several waiters quickly came to help him unload the eggs. Someone else came over with a steelyard balance and started weighing the eggs.

Liu Weidong smiled and handed out cigarettes to everyone, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work!"

The waiters all said it was nothing, and that Liu Weidong was too kind.

Just as everyone was busy at the restaurant entrance, a thin man in his thirties came out and shouted, "Old Song, what are you all doing?"

Old Song quickly replied, "This Comrade Liu brought over some eggs. Manager Li instructed that all eggs delivered by him should be purchased at the same price as the day of sale. We are weighing them right now!"

Upon hearing Old Song's words, the skinny man's face immediately darkened, and he shouted loudly, "Stop! All of you, stop! No more weighing! Nobody is allowed to buy anything without my permission!"

Old Song hesitated, "But this is Manager Li's order..."

"Who does Li Yongjiu think he is, daring to interfere in my affairs!" This skinny man actually cursed at the restaurant manager in public, showing him no respect whatsoever.

The other employees also stopped, it seems this skinny guy is not someone to be trifled with in the state-run restaurant.

Even so, the skinny man didn't give up. Instead, he said fiercely to Liu Weidong, "Kid, we won't accept your eggs here anymore. Get the hell out of here right now!"

This skinny guy is so arrogant, especially his tone, which is really unpleasant to listen to.

Before Liu Weidong could even speak, Hao Jianjun frowned in displeasure and said, "What do you mean by 'I' or 'kid'? Watch your language!"

"I like saying that, so what?!" the skinny man sneered. "You remember this, my name is Wu Fei, and I'm the purchasing agent here! Everything this store buys requires my permission, otherwise..."

At this point, Wu Fei gave a cold laugh, then continued viciously, "...otherwise, don't even think about getting a single hair into the shop!"