Reborn in 1965, I can obtain resources just by sweeping the floor.

“Okay! I have corn seeds, wheat seeds, rice seeds, as well as cabbage, tomato, pepper seeds... I don’t know how much cornmeal you have. If it’s not enough, I have some seeds at home. I’ll go get them right away.”

Hearing that Su Chen had agreed to his request, the man looked away from the bag Su Chen had put in.

"It's about fifty pounds. See how much you can get for these seeds."

There wasn't much cornmeal in his backpack; usually, the rewards were rice and wheat flour. Su Chen didn't know how many kilograms he planned to exchange these seeds for.

"What? Fifty catties? That's great! I'll go home right now and get all the seeds. You just wait for me in the grove over there. I'll be back in twenty minutes, less than fifteen minutes."

The man tossed the seeds in his hand to Su Chen and hurriedly ran away, not caring that Su Chen would take the seeds and never return.

After collecting the seeds, Su Chen went to a small grove of trees in the distance and leaned against a big tree, silently waiting for the man to arrive.

"What do you want to do!"

Suddenly, footsteps came from outside. At first, Su Chen thought it was the man returning with the seeds, but when he looked up, he realized it was the young man who had been guarding the intersection at the black market.

"Brother, don't misunderstand. I have no ill intentions. I just think you look unfamiliar, so I'd like to cooperate with you. You're definitely not from Songshan County, right? It must have been difficult for you to come all this way. If we cooperate, you can hand over the goods to me, and you won't have to bother with anything. Of course, we will definitely take some of the profits. We can discuss that."

Seeing Su Chen's wary gaze, the man quickly smiled and explained.

Su Chen neither agreed nor refused the man's suggestion. If there really was such a person, it would be good, saving him the risk of coming to the black market. Besides, once the planting in the space started, there would definitely be more and more things, and he certainly couldn't do it alone. But he still needed to investigate the man's character.

"Brother, think it over carefully. I'm usually at the intersection at night. My house is in that alley. You can ask Hu Zi for directions, and someone will tell you."

Having spent years mingling in the black market of Songshan County, Hu Zi believed he had developed a keen eye for detail. From the moment Su Chen appeared before him, he noticed this unfamiliar face. After observing him all night, he became even more certain of his thoughts, and that's when he took this opportunity to discuss it with Su Chen.

About ten minutes later, the middle-aged man ran back with a large bag of seeds. Looking at the bag of cornmeal on the ground, he was overjoyed. With this fifty kilograms of cornmeal, his family could last for a while longer.

Back at the guesthouse, Su Chen carefully pondered Hu Zi's words, considering how to cooperate. However, he couldn't rush things. After all, his purpose in coming here was to make a deal with Fang Haoyu, and everything else was secondary.

The next day, after having breakfast, Su Chen went directly to the county's materials bureau.

"You mean Section Chief Fang? He's in the purchasing department at the very end of the second-floor corridor."

After checking Su Chen's letter of introduction, the security guard pointed to the office building and returned the letter to Su Chen with a smile.

"Hey brother, you've finally arrived! Let's go to my house for dinner today."

Upon seeing Su Chen appear at the door, Fang Haoyu felt as if he had seen a savior. He jumped up from his chair and rushed to Su Chen, grabbing his arm in three quick steps.

"Brother Fang, Brother Fang, don't get so agitated. I'm scared by your reaction. I've already discussed it with that uncle. The price will be as you said. This time, we have 1,000 jin of rice, 1,000 jin of flour, and 200 jin of pork."

"Really? That's great! With these things, I can finally get a good night's sleep. Brother, take me there quickly, I can't wait a moment longer."

Judging from Fang Haoyu's haggard face, this matter was indeed troubling him. Seeing his impatient look, Su Chen smiled slightly and said softly.

"Don't worry, Brother Fang, the stuff won't go away. But there are too many people around now, so my uncle said he'll bring it over tonight."

"Thanks, brother. I was too hasty. I must go to my brother's house for dinner today. I'll ask your sister-in-law to cook some good dishes."

Fang Haoyu was so happy he was like a little child, completely at a loss for what to do.

"Sister-in-law, you don't need to prepare so much. You've prepared too much. I'll feel embarrassed to come and freeload next time."

Watching Fang Haoyu and Yang Cuilian going in and out of the kitchen, Su Chen said jokingly.

"We really owe you a lot this time. You have no idea how worried your brother has been these past few days. And all this meat was brought by you. We shouldn't accept anything from you after helping us so much, but we really don't have much to offer you."

As she placed the last plate of stir-fried meat on the table, Yang Cuilian said something apologetically.

“Brother Fang and Sister-in-law, you have a lot of connections in the county. Do you have any houses for sale here? My uncle is thinking of buying a house with a yard so that we can put the goods we bring in directly inside. Then you can bring people to the yard to pick up the goods. That way it will be safer.”

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Su Chen picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Fang Haoyu's, and then asked in a low voice.

"As for the house, let me inquire about it for you. There are still some vacant houses in the county, but I haven't really paid attention to whether they're for sale or not. I'll go and inquire about it tomorrow afternoon."

Fang Haoyu paused for a moment, frowned and pondered for a while, then immediately stood up to inquire about the house.

"Hey! I heard that the house next to the agricultural machinery station is for sale. The yard is big enough. It's the one that Station Chief Du mentioned."

Yang Cuilian suddenly remembered that she had heard Station Chief Du of the Agricultural Machinery Station mention something on the street the day before yesterday. She had forgotten about it, but now that Su Chen mentioned houses, she suddenly remembered it.

"Great, brother, wait a minute, I'll be right back."

After putting down his wine glass, Fang Haoyu rushed out in a hurry, only to return shortly after.

"I've found out that they really want to buy that house, but the price isn't cheap. Their family is being transferred to the provincial capital for work, so they plan to sell the house. However, they can't agree on a price, so it hasn't been sold yet."

"How much? If the price is right, I'll take it."

"Three hundred and fifty yuan! Actually, that courtyard is quite large; it used to be a garrison for puppet troops."

Three hundred and fifty yuan is indeed not cheap in a small county town. You know, a small courtyard in Beijing only costs a few hundred yuan. However, Su Chen now has more than a thousand yuan in his hands, so he stopped worrying about it. Money is only money when it is spent, and it will only depreciate if it is left unused. Now, three hundred yuan can buy a courtyard, but in a few years, even if it is ten times more, it will not be possible to buy one.

That afternoon, Fang Haoyu took Su Chen to meet the homeowner. After looking at the house, Su Chen was very satisfied and immediately took out the money. The homeowner was also quite efficient and quickly transferred the house to Su Chen's name.

Even the next day, when Su Chen was walking back, he still couldn't believe it. He had come to the county town and actually bought a courtyard house. He glanced at his account and found that after deducting the money spent on the house, he still had two hundred yuan left.

"Comrade Xiao Su, you're from the city. Do you think city people would live in cowsheds?"

Upon arriving in Qinghe Township, as soon as Su Chen got off the bus, Yang Erlin was seen craning his neck and looking around. When he saw Su Chen get off the bus, he immediately waved with a smile. After Su Chen was seated, Yang Erlin cracked his whip, and the oxcart slowly started moving. At this moment, Yang Erlin scratched his head and asked a question curiously.

"What did you say? There aren't even any cows in the city, so how can you live in a cowshed? Who told you that?"

Yang Erlin's sudden question startled Su Chen for a moment, then he smiled and explained.

"No! That's not how it is. This morning, when I was just coming here, the village chief took a few people to clean up the cowshed. He said that in a few days, some capitalists from Kyoto would let them stay there. Can you believe how wicked these capitalists are? They have a perfectly good life, but all they think about is causing trouble. Now look what happened!"

So that's what happened. Yes, according to history books, the winds were going to pick up in the second half of the year, and there are definitely signs of it now. These people are sure to have a hard time from now on.