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

When Li Yongjiu, the hotel manager, saw Liu Weidong, he immediately came out to greet him warmly, saying, "Brother Liu, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you for days! Come, let me introduce you to a friend. This is Wang Hao, the manager of the state-owned store!"

"Manager Wang, it's been a long time!" Liu Weidong greeted Wang Hao first, then smiled at Li Yongjiu and said, "Actually, Manager Wang and I have known each other for a long time. I didn't expect to meet you here again."

Li Yongjiu said in surprise, "So you two know each other! That's even better. Brother Liu, Manager Wang also needs your help with something, haha!"

Of the three, only Wang Hao felt a little embarrassed. He never expected that the capable man Li Yongjiu had mentioned who could get eggs was actually the young man who had ripped him off at the store.

When Liu Weidong bought the Phoenix brand bicycle, he also took a raincoat with him, but he didn't pay for it with an industrial invoice. Wang Hao paid for it out of his own pocket!

This was the first time Wang Hao had been manipulated by a customer since becoming the manager of the state-owned store, and it had become a lingering shadow over him.

Li Yongjiu, unaware of all this, smiled and said to Liu Weidong, "Manager Wang is out of eggs too. Lots of customers are blocking the door wanting to buy eggs, which is driving him crazy. He can only ask you for help, Brother Liu!"

Speaking of this headache, Wang Hao couldn't care less about the industrial ticket anymore. He frowned and said, "Those good-for-nothings at the supply and marketing cooperative can't do anything right! I call them three times a day, and they can't even produce a single egg. I really don't know what they're good for!"

Wang Hao's words made Liu Weidong secretly amused. Now that he was buying eggs at a price higher than the supply and marketing cooperative, farmers from the surrounding villages were no longer sending their eggs to him. No wonder the supply and marketing cooperative couldn't get any eggs!

However, Liu Weidong would definitely not reveal this matter. He simply smiled and said, "Manager Wang, you're too kind. If the store really needs eggs, I should be able to help. It's hard to say how many, but getting two or three hundred catties shouldn't be a problem."

Wang Hao said happily, "Two or three hundred catties is fine, it's better than nothing, at least we can explain it to the customers!"

These days, each person only has one or two kilograms of food coupons per month, and they don't use them all to buy eggs. If a state-run store can get two or three hundred kilograms of eggs to satisfy its customers, Wang Hao can consider himself to have done his job.

Li Yongjiu said cheerfully, "Old Wang, wasn't I right? Brother Liu is a very good friend. He will definitely not refuse to help if he can!"

Liu Weidong's quick agreement made Wang Hao find the young man much more agreeable, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that's right, Comrade Liu is indeed a good friend. If there's anything you need from me in the future, just let me know, don't hesitate to ask!"

The first step for Liu Weidong and Wei Wanqing in selling melon seeds was to break into the state-run stores in the county town, but they didn't know where to start.

Since Wang Hao had already said so, Liu Weidong had no reason to be polite and immediately followed up, "Isn't this a coincidence? I really do have something I need to trouble Manager Wang with in a while. Let's discuss it in detail when the time is right!"

Wang Hao was only being polite, but he didn't expect Liu Weidong to be so impolite, which made him secretly worried that this kid might make some unreasonable demands again.

However, since he had already said those words and still needed Liu Weidong's help, Wang Hao could only nod helplessly and say, "No problem, just come find me when the time comes."

"Then it's a deal. Don't worry, this is beneficial to both of us; it's a win-win situation!" Liu Weidong nodded in satisfaction, then said to Wang Hao, "In three or four days at most, I'll send a batch of eggs to the state-run store, using the supply and marketing cooperative's price for that day. Manager Wang, is that alright?"

With such excellent terms that he couldn't find any fault with them, Wang Hao readily agreed.

Li Yongjiu said cheerfully, "I wasn't wrong, was I? It's so much fun dealing with Brother Liu. I've decided to buy all my eggs from him from now on. It'll make those useless people at the supply and marketing cooperative furious!"

Since Li Yongjiu had already put it this way, Wang Hao went along with it, saying, "If Comrade Liu is willing, the mall can continue to source eggs from you in the future."

Both of them felt that since Liu Weidong was in business, he certainly wouldn't refuse a long-term customer like themselves, and this news would definitely make him very happy.

Liu Weidong's reaction was quite the opposite. He smiled and shook his head, saying, "You two are too kind. I appreciate your good intentions, but I'm afraid long-term cooperation is not possible."

Seeing the puzzled looks on Li Yongjiu and Wang Hao's faces, Liu Weidong explained, "My original intention in supplying eggs was simply to enrich the diet of the county residents; I hardly made any money. Once the egg shortage improves in two months, I will naturally stop worrying about it and let the supply and marketing cooperative take over the egg supply!"

If someone else had said that, Li Yongjiu and Wang Hao certainly wouldn't have believed it.

Liu Weidong had sold eggs at state-run restaurants, and the price was exactly the same as that of the supply and marketing cooperatives. If you looked into it carefully, he didn't make much money; it was about the same as doing voluntary labor.

So after hearing Liu Weidong's words, Li Yongjiu and Wang Hao both showed their admiration. Li Yongjiu even gave him a thumbs up and said, "Brother Liu, you have a high level of awareness. There are very few young people like you these days!"

"Manager Li, you flatter me. I just happened to be there," Liu Weidong said modestly, seemingly quite sensible.

Only Liu Weidong himself knew the truth: the reason he stopped exchanging eggs after two months was simply because he had almost run out of national grain coupons.

Liu Weidong's original plan was to use these free national grain coupons to do some risk-free business for a while. Once the grain coupons were all used up, he would naturally stop doing the egg business.

Today, the price of eggs at the supply and marketing cooperative is 1.23 yuan per jin (0.5 kg), so the more than 400 jin of eggs that Liu Weidong brought also brought him an income of more than 560 yuan.

Liu Weidong was quite satisfied that he could earn so much money by spending only half a day as a porter.

As for Hao Jianjun, he admired Liu Weidong to the extreme. If he hadn't been unfamiliar with the internet slang of later generations, he would have definitely shouted: "Brother Weidong is awesome!"

The two rode their bikes back to the village, chatting and laughing. When they were still some distance from Liu Weidong's house, they saw an infuriating scene in the distance, which immediately made him furious.

Li Yinchang and several thugs were shouting and cursing outside Liu Weidong's house. Two thugs were kicking the door, trying to break in and commit crimes.

Knowing that Wang Shujuan should be at home cooking at this time, Liu Weidong was both angry and worried, and immediately rolled up his sleeves to step forward and stop the group.

However, Liu Weidong had only taken two steps when Hao Jianjun grabbed him.