Chapter 51 Buying Tickets
Chapter 51 Buying Tickets
When Li Kailang saw Sha Zhu going back, he thought about it and decided not to follow him.
With Sha Zhu's unique personality, he would definitely cause some trouble if he returned, and Li Kailang didn't want to suffer any unnecessary disaster.
Li Kailang took out his watch and checked the time. The black market was about to open, so he went to find Liu Lishun, the black market ticket dealer, to buy some tickets.
There is no money in the black market during the day. In broad daylight, people only do business with acquaintances.
Li Kailang felt a little itchy because he had money but couldn't spend it.
This is the characteristic of the times. No matter how rich a person is, he can't take a single step without tickets. This is also the origin of black market tickets.
Li Kailang walked around the black market for a while and saw Liu Lishun standing at the corner, staring at the passers-by.
"Brother Liu!" Li Kailang shouted.
When Liu Lishun was called, he felt a little strange when he saw Li Kailang, after all, he hadn't seen him for a while.
But he soon remembered it again because Li Kailang was the only one who asked him for a bicycle ticket.
"Little Wolf, why are you here?" Liu Lishun said in surprise. The scapegoat is here again.
"Aren't you looking for Brother Liu for something?" Li Kailang explained.
"What? You want another ticket!" Liu Lishun whispered, looking around vigilantly.
"Hey, Brother Liu actually guessed it!"
"I'm a ticket seller, and the only people who can come to me are those who want to buy tickets. Otherwise, who would come to me?"
Liu Lishun immediately said, "Tell me, what kind of tickets do you want to order this time?"
"Do you have bicycle tickets?" Li Kailang asked.
"Ah! Bicycles don't require tickets, didn't you know?" Liu Lishun was also stumped by Li Kailang's question.
Before, Li Kailang came to him to buy bicycle tickets, and he was shocked by the price of the bicycles. If he could make this deal, the minimum price would be fifty or sixty yuan, but he did not have any tickets.
Later I went to ask for it from someone, but it turned out that I only wanted the bicycle but not the ticket.
"Ah! Really? I thought I needed a ticket!" Li Kailang was also stunned. He knew nothing about this.
[According to the "BJ Annals·Comprehensive Volume·People's Life Annals": BJ City began to adopt the supply method of collecting purchase coupons for watches and bicycles in July 1959. ]
[The commercial department will issue a number of watch or bicycle purchase coupons irregularly (half a year or a year) according to the supply situation and the number of employees in each government agency, enterprise or institution.]
[The company will redistribute the coupons to employees who need them most. Employees who receive the coupons must purchase them at designated stores.]
[It took the author a long time to find it, and the watch will be released later. 】
Since he didn't need to buy a ticket, Li Kailang planned to leave.
"Hey! Brother, why don't you take another look, is there anything else you want?" Seeing Li Kailang, the sucker, leave, Liu Lishun was unwilling to let him go.
"Okay, Brother Liu, let me see what tickets you have!" Last time, he didn't really look at what tickets Liu Lishun had.
"Okay, little wolf, let's find a place where there is no one and watch it." Liu Lishun was just doing a small "business" here, and the volume was not large, so he was not afraid.
But if Li Kailang wants it, we have to be careful.
Not only for him, but also for myself.
After finding an empty alley, Liu Lishun showed Li Kailang the stack of bills on his body.
Li Kailang looked at a dozen photos and returned them to Liu Lishun.
"What's wrong, little wolf? Is there nothing you want?" Liu Lishun asked.
"Brother Liu, can you give me some other tickets? These are food coupons and I don't need them." Li Kailang said.
There is space for growing food on our own, so there is no shortage.
"Hey, look at my memory, I almost forgot!"
Liu Lishun patted his head in annoyance and took out the ticket from his other pocket.
Li Kailang took a quick look and found more than a dozen different kinds of tickets, including cloth tickets, sugar tickets, meat tickets, oil tickets, etc. They were exactly what Li Kailang needed at the moment.
For example, meat coupons. Although Li Kailang expects to have a local pig at the end of the month, it will not last for three years.
Li Kailang planned to gradually exchange meat before the famine began to avoid not being able to get enough meat in the future.
Another example is the oil coupons. The monthly ration for each family is only 4 taels. When cooking, everyone can only squeeze a few drops of oil to make a big dish.
This is also the reason why everyone chooses to eat in the cafeteria. The cafeteria is rich in oil and fat, and everyone can eat something oily so that they have the energy to work.
But with Li Kailang's stomach from this later life, how could he possibly eat a meal using only such a small amount of oil?
There are many other situations like this, so I won’t go into detail.
Seeing this, Li Kailang planned to buy all the tickets.
As for the concern that Li Kailang’s large purchases might lead to a shortage of goods, or that he might eat the part that belonged to others.
That is pure nonsense. Li Kailang alone does not have the ability to eat all the items on the market.
Besides, this is the Fortress of Beijing. Even if it is eaten, it can be replenished immediately.
These are not yet the three years of the famine.
"Brother Liu, I want all your tickets. Please count how much they cost." Li Kailang said bluntly.
Liu Lishun was also shocked by Li Kailang's generosity. He had been in the business for so long, but no one dared to buy all the tickets he had at once.
For a moment, he became more and more curious about Li Kailang.
"Brother Liu! Brother Liu!" Li Kailang waved his hand in front of Liu Lishun.
"Snapped!"
A slap hit Liu Lishun's face, and immediately a clear slap mark appeared on Liu Lishun's face.
After Liu Lishun reacted, he immediately moved away from Li Kailang.
After he came to his senses, he could feel the pain on his face and couldn't help but get furious. If Li Kailang hadn't asked for so much more, he would have beaten Li Kailang up.
Soon, Liu Lishun counted dozens of tickets for the three categories of "food, clothing, and daily necessities".
"Brother, just give me five dollars!" Liu Lishun quickly calculated the price.
Li Kailang did not bargain and gave Liu Lishun five dollars.
Dozens of tickets cost only five dollars, which seems like too little, but it is actually too much.
Some of the items here are only a few cents, plus these are just tickets, you have to pay extra when you purchase them.
"Okay, Brother Liu is leaving first!" Li Kailang said hello and left.
After Li Kailang left, Liu Lishun reluctantly withdrew his gaze and left this business.
Although he only made five dollars from this business, all the tickets he had were gone.
He planned to buy some more tickets from his colleagues, which might be available for only four dollars.
Li Kailang took the ticket to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange it.
I have a lot of tickets on hand, and if I exchange them all at once, I won't be able to get them all, and it might also arouse suspicion.
Li Kailang plans to redeem all of them within this month.
These tickets all have a "shelf life" and are valid for the current month, but there is still half a month left, which is enough time to redeem them.
After spending some money and buying some things and putting them into the space ring.
Li Kailang started to do serious business - buying a bicycle.
(End of this chapter)