The sellers of coarse grains still occupied half of Pigeon City, while the other half had all kinds of goods.
Chen Weiguo even saw a small stall selling imported sweets and snacks.
These items, which could only be seen in the special products of Wangfujing Department Store, had actually appeared in Pigeon City.
After all, ordinary people couldn't get tickets for this thing. They couldn't even buy it. The price was even more expensive. It belonged to the luxury goods of this era.
The seller was a fair-skinned man wearing glasses. Seeing that Chen Weiguo was dressed decently, he should be someone who could afford it, so he took the initiative to chat with him.
"Comrade, do you want to buy some? It was very prestigious to send a colleague or a leader away. It would be even more appropriate if he had a partner.”
Chen Weiguo smiled and shook his head." I'm just looking.”
He spent the New Year at his uncle's house. He had never stopped eating these imported snacks. However, he did not like them. He felt that they were too sweet. Chen Guangjie was the only one at home who ate them.
The fair-skinned man sighed and sat back down with a sad face.
He had been setting up his stall since three o'clock in the morning and had not sold a single thing.
Most of the people in Pigeon City just came to ask. When they heard the price, they ran away. Some even advised him not to sell it. He couldn't even afford to eat now. How could he afford such expensive food?
However, all that was left in his house were these good-looking but useless things that were still worth some money. There was nothing else.
Chen Weiguo suddenly saw something very familiar on his stall. It was a multi-purpose folding knife, also known as the Swiss Army knife.
He picked it up and saw that it was a Swiss Army knife. Other than a blade, there was also a ballpoint pen, scissors, a screwdriver, a cork drill, and other tools.
Logically speaking, this thing should only be used by the military now. It would only become popular among the people in the millennium. That would be forty years later.
Why would he appear in this small stall now?
Chen Weiguo picked up the Swiss Army knife and asked,""How much is this?"
The fair-skinned man replied weakly,"Ten yuan, no bargaining."
Chen Weiguo nodded." Alright, I'll take it."”
"Oh, just put it back where it was.”After the fair-skinned man finished speaking, he suddenly realized what Chen Weiguo had said.
This man wanted to buy this knife!
Ten yuan! He bought it without even blinking!
He had met a rich man!
"Ten yuan, comrade. Are you really not going to consider it?”The fair-skinned man could not believe it himself.
The stall owners at the side heard their conversation and came over in surprise.
"Ten yuan for such a crappy knife?”
"This saber isn't that great. It's so small and looks good but is useless.”
"Comrade, do you want to take a look at my things? It's definitely cheaper than ten yuan!"
"No need, I just want this saber.”
After Chen Weiguo finished speaking, he took out a brand new 10-yuan note from his pocket and handed it over.
These people didn't understand the use of the Swiss Army knife, but he did.
He looked at the brand. This knife was from Vickers. This brand was one of the American military's suppliers. The quality was top-notch.
Not only was it a world-famous knife, but it was also a " multi-functional tool " that could be used for traveling, hiking, repairing bicycles, cars, and daily life.
Several presidents of the United States had given this to foreign guests as a gift from the White House.
Ten yuan might be expensive for a knife, but this was a Swiss Army knife. Ten yuan was like a cabbage price. It was a big sale.
Chen Weiguo sized up the fair-skinned man. This person's background should not be shallow. Otherwise, he would not have such a thing.
But why would they sell it in the market?
The fair-skinned man took the money in surprise. He took out an imported candy from his box and handed it to Chen Weiguo." This is for you.”
This candy bill cost 20 cents!
Chen Weiguo put away his knife. He was in a good mood after picking up the candy. He took the candy and threw it into his mouth to chew.
The strong milky fragrance of the Swiss sugar filled his taste buds, and Chen Weiguo was so sweet that he felt like he was thirsty.
He was not in a hurry to leave. He handed a cigarette to the fair-skinned man." Brother, have one."”
The fair-skinned man took the cigarette and lit it with Chen Weiguo's fire. He started smoking.
In a short while, the two of them chatted fervently.
Chen Weiguo got the information he wanted from the fair-skinned man's words.
The fair-skinned man's name was Liu Zhenyun. He did not have a job and lived at home.
Recently, something had happened at home and he urgently needed money. He came out to sell things to exchange for some money.
Chen Weiguo thought for a moment and bought another box of biscuits from Liu Zhenyun's stall.
Before they left, the two of them left each other's address and contact information. This was considered as knowing each other.
There were no mobile phones in this era, so the two of them kept public phones. They could only find the person by giving their address and name when they called.
Chen Weiguo continued to walk into Pigeon City.
He was going to keep this Swiss Army knife for himself, and he still had to choose the gift for Liu Xiaobai's father.
Chen Weiguo only managed to pick out some good quality wild ginseng and some dried chicken fungus after walking to the back of Pigeon Market.
These two were good things, and it was very embarrassing to give them as gifts.
Wild ginseng was rare and could only be grown in the wild. There was a lot of it in Yunnan, but it was very rare in other places, especially now that transportation was not developed.
However, few commoners knew about these things now. They just sold them as ordinary things.
Chen Weiguo loved to eat and knew how to eat.
If not for Chen Weiguo's knowledge, these chicken baldworms would probably have been ruined as if they were ordinary artificially cultivated mushrooms.
The wild ginseng was quite expensive. Two pieces cost him eight yuan.
In comparison, the chicken firs were like gifts. They only cost him 50 cents. In the end, Chen Weiguo had to force a dollar into the other party's hands before he could leave with the chicken firs.
After walking for a while, Chen Weiguo saw a child selling fish.
The child was quite smart. He used a snakeskin bag to hold the fish and held it in his arms to keep the water warm.
Once the fish died, the price would drop by a hair. At the very least, the fish would live a little longer.
The child's fish was small and had not been sold.
When Chen Weiguo asked, two fish were only 50 cents. The price was more than half the price of the person he met when he first came to Pigeon City!
Afraid that Chen Weiguo wouldn't take it, the child said pitifully," I'll give you this bag too. Next time, I can catch a bigger one and sell it at the same price.”
Chen Weiguo smiled and gave him the money readily." Sure, when will you come next time? I'll buy your fish."
"Tomorrow! I'll catch more tomorrow!"
" Okay." Chen Weiguo nodded." I'll come to buy fish from you tomorrow at the same time."”
The child took the money and left happily.
Chen Weiguo walked to the corner and threw the things he bought today into his space along with the two fish.
He carefully observed the fish.
Sure enough, just like the last time he put the live chicken in, the fish that he put in also disappeared from the bag.
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