In this era, a planned economy was implemented. In addition to money, all kinds of bills were needed to buy things.
Selling food required food stamps, buying oil required fuel stamps, buying cloth required cloth stamps, and buying briquettes required coal stamps.
Without the receipt and with just money, the supply and marketing cooperative would not sell it to you no matter what!
However, many times, even if you had a ticket, you couldn't buy it because there was a shortage of materials and free trading was not allowed. Many things couldn't be bought even if you had a ticket.
Fang Yu could not help but swallow her saliva when she heard the big white steamed bun and braised pork.
Who wouldn't want to eat it these days?
Especially Fang Yu, who had dreamed of it!
There was a joke in their group of educated youths. It was about a brother who dreamed that he was invited to a banquet one night and the table was full of fish and meat!
After feasting in his dream, he woke up to find that he had eaten half of the mat!
Although this was a joke, it could be seen that the people of this era were very poor and bitter. Not to mention braised pork and steamed buns, they rarely even drank fine grain porridge!
She had already had enough of this kind of life, but previously, she felt like she was trapped in a cage with no one to help her. Now that someone with a particularly strong opinion had proposed a bold idea, she was young and naturally motivated.
"Qi Yang, what do you have in mind?”
Compared to making mistakes by speculating, the temptation of braised pork and steamed buns was obviously greater!
However, she was obviously too careful. Some private exchanges were not considered speculation at all. They were allowed, which was why Qi Yang dared to do it!
Qi Yang smiled confidently.
"What do you think the city lacks now?"
"What does the city lack?"
Fang Yu scratched her head.
Right now, the city was just like the countryside, lacking everything.
But at this time, there was nothing good in the countryside.
Eggs were a hard currency, but it was not easy for rural people to raise chickens. In this day and age, there was not enough food for people to eat. Who had so much food to feed the chickens? Therefore, basically every household could only feed three or two at most, saving up 30 to 50 eggs a month.
However, eggs were also cheap. It was not worth it to exchange a basket of eggs for a bowl of braised pork and a few white buns!
She couldn't think of an idea, but Qi Yang smiled and said,"
"I have a way. I'll tell you tomorrow! If you want to eat braised pork and steamed buns, don't tell anyone. We'll gather at the village entrance tomorrow morning!”
Fang Yu nodded, but she looked at him a little timidly and said,
"Qi Yang, don't harm me. I can return to the city after the college entrance examination. If I'm caught making a mistake and can't go back, it'll be over!”
Qi Yang couldn't help but laugh and rub her head."
"I think you're suffering from persecutory delusions!”
Although she was two years older than Qi Yang, her height only reached his earlobe. She could only listen obediently when Qi Yang rubbed her head with his large hand, but she could not help but mutter in her heart.
What was this kid talking about?
Paranoia?
What was this?
At the thought of this, she could not help but widen her dark eyes and look at him suspiciously.
These few days, this kid was indeed very abnormal!
After the two of them finished discussing, Qi Yang brought her back to the village.
Fang Yu returned to the production team's dormitory while Qi Yang returned to his own home.
His parents were very happy to see him come back from the exam. His younger siblings pulled him along and asked him how he did.
Qi Yang said confidently,"
"Are you still worried about your brother? Let me tell you, I will definitely do the best this time!”
Upon hearing his words, his younger brother Qi Dong and sister Qi Yue jumped up happily.
"My brother is going to be a university student!"
"My brother is going to college!"
In the eyes of his two younger siblings, their eldest brother, Qi Yang, was their idol.
Not only was he tall and handsome, but he was also very smart. Under such difficult conditions, he was still able to study and participate in the college entrance examination!
His parents stood beside him, their faces filled with joy.
His son would soon become a university student!
The Qi family had hope!
Although the results had not been released yet, Qi Yang's confidence had deeply infected his family, making them feel full of confidence for the future!
After dinner, Qi Yang returned to his room.
He didn't have to revise his lessons anymore, so he quickly blew out the oil lamp to save some oil for his parents.
Lying on the bed and looking at the dark room, his heart was bright.
He already had a preliminary plan for tomorrow.
He had already thought of a way to earn money.
He wouldn't dare to do anything that was too eye-catching and bold, such as selling wild game or handmade products. It was obvious at a glance that it was speculation, and the risk was too high.
If he was caught, it was very likely that he would be implicated and his college entrance examination results would be invalid!
Moreover, even in the countryside, it was not easy to catch wild animals. Moreover, it was still winter. Where could they find wild animals?
Not to mention handmade products, they had to be produced, which was time-consuming and laborious, and might not be sold.
He definitely wouldn't do something like exchanging eggs for meat tickets because there was no profit. Moreover, it wasn't easy to save eggs!
His idea was to sell charcoal!
The province he was in was in the south, and there was no heating supply even in the city. In winter, it was so wet and cold that it made people stomp their feet.
The key was that apart from keeping warm, charcoal could also be used to make a fire and cook. After a few pieces of charcoal were ignited, a pot of noodles could be cooked and the whole family would be full!
Moreover, selling charcoal was not conspicuous. If they pushed a cart of charcoal to a corner in the city, the law enforcement officers would not care too much if they saw it. If they were fated to see it, they could ask a few questions and secretly sell some.
There was no shortage of charcoal in the countryside. After all, there were many trees and firewood. However, there was a shortage in the city. Burning some charcoal at home could immediately warm up the house. However, he had to remind the buyer to pay attention to ventilation and not get carbon dioxide poisoning.
In recent years, no one had bought or sold charcoal. Other than the strict management, most of the rural people burned firewood directly, while the city people used briquettes.
However, the number of briquet tickets for city dwellers was limited, and they were basically not enough. Many people tried to save as much as possible. If they really could not, they would exchange other tickets for briquet tickets.
Therefore, if he got some charcoal to sell in the city, there would definitely be a market!
The most important thing was that selling charcoal didn't take much time. There was already enough at home.
There was charcoal in the countryside that could not be exchanged for money, and there was money and all kinds of tickets in the city that could not be bought!
In the words of future generations, it was a lack of channels!
As for Qi Yang, he only needed to open up the middle channel and he would be able to earn his first bucket of gold after his rebirth!
And tomorrow would be an extremely important step after his rebirth.
In a sense, this step was no less than taking the college entrance examination!
Taking the college entrance examination was a step forward for his status and future.
And selling charcoal was his first step in trying to solve his financial problem!
To him, these two steps were like walking on two feet. Any one of them was absolutely indispensable!
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