Return to 1983 and be a detective

When walking out of the jelly shop, Xiang Jinsong took off a key from his belt and handed it to Xu Shan: "We still have a long time before we leave the factory. During this period, you can stay in my dormitory. I will go home anyway." , the dormitory has always been empty.”

Xu Shan really had nowhere to go. When he went out, he didn't bring a penny with him. Even when he went to drink jelly in an ice water shop, he ended up paying for it from Jinsong.

So he didn't refuse: "Thank you, Brother Xiang."

Xiang Jinsong is full of trust in this new friend. He can feel that Xu Shan is different. Xu Shan has that sense of certainty about the future. In his opinion, only people with extremely firm beliefs can exude People with this kind of temperament, such as their old man.

That is the temperament that the older generation can possess after experiencing the test of blood and fire. However, it does not feel inconsistent at all when it appears on a guy who is three years younger than himself.

Xiang Jinsong touched his pocket again, took out three large unity cards from the salary he had just received, and stuffed them into Xu Shan's hand: "You take the money first, and if it's not enough, I won't ask for it."

30 yuan is a huge sum of money these days. An ordinary worker's monthly salary may only be 30 yuan, and he must be a regular worker.Xiang Jinsong, a job holder, earns a little more, but if he can give 30 yuan to a friend he just met, it can only be said that this kind of magnanimity can lead to great things wherever he goes.

When Xu Shan took the money, he felt hot in his hands, warm in his heart, and sour in his nose. It had been so many years. He seemed to have never received such trust from others. This trust without any conditions was really disappointing. So touched.

Xiang Jinsong took Xu Shan to his dormitory, explained a few words and then went back to work.

Xu Shan fell onto the single bed and lay down with his arms as pillow, thinking about his next step.

Originally, he wanted to make a quick buck from Xiang Jinsong. After getting 800 yuan, he went to Jinwu to look for opportunities.

The reason why he stayed at the labor camp until [-] was actually to make friends with a certain big boss there.Although the reform started in [-], people's ideas cannot change in a short period of time. Therefore, in the first few years of the reform, many people who did small businesses were still reported as speculators. Linzhou was one of the It was a major economic province in later generations and one of the first areas to be affected by the reform. Many of the business leaders who would become leaders in the future were sent to farms due to speculation in the early days.

Xu Shan met Chen Jianghe, the future button king in the business world, and established a deep friendship with him.I originally took the money to join that big boss. Jinwu could make great achievements in developing the small commodity economy in the future. Xu Shan originally planned to spread his wings there, but because of Xiang Jinsong's strong personality, Xu Shan He changed his mind and decided to work in partnership with Xiang Jinsong.

This change of mind directly caused him financial difficulties. Even with the 30 yuan Xiang Jinsong got from him, he couldn't do anything for a while.However, as a reborn person, he could not be stumped by this small difficulty, so he decided to take a look around the county town.

The small town was not as big as that of later generations. Xu Shan wandered all the way and unknowingly came to the head of Dongjia Bridge. This bridge existed in the Song Dynasty and was expanded and repaired in the Qing Dynasty. Even now, the bridge is still the same. Can withstand the bustling traffic.

There is a big camphor tree at the head of the bridge. Someone pushed a flatbed truck under the camphor tree and sold watermelons there.The watermelons these days are all thick-skinned mine melons, unlike in later generations where there were so many varieties and styles. The old farmers selling melons were sweating profusely, but they were reluctant to take a bite of home-grown watermelons.

Xu Shan felt pity, walked up and patted a watermelon: "Old man, how do you sell this melon?"

The old farmer wiped his sweat with a white towel and raised a finger: "One cent per pound is so sweet. How many do you want?"

Xu Shan waved his hand quickly: "I can't eat that much by myself. Can I buy half of it?"

When the old farmer heard this, he shook his head like a rattle: "That's not possible. Who can I sell the remaining half to?"

Xu Shan frowned slightly: "Does your melon stay ripe?"

The old farmer was honest: "Anyway, I knock it and it's cooked, but whether it's really cooked or not, you have to kill it to find out."

Xu Shan sighed inwardly, people in this era really don't know how to do business. They just sell melons. When can this cart of melons be sold?

Thinking of this, his heart moved and he asked the old farmer: "Old man, how many kilograms does your cart of melons weigh?"

The old farmer was puzzled: "There must be about two hundred kilograms. Why do you ask?"

Xu Shan took out two big unity cards and said, "How about this? I'll give you 20 yuan and wrap your cart of watermelons."

The old farmer was even more confused: "Didn't you say you can't even finish one watermelon? Why did you buy so many? This watermelon may not last long."

Xu Shan saw that the old farmer was serious, as if he would not sell so much to him unless he clearly stated his purpose, so he told the truth: "I plan to wrap your watermelons and sell them myself."

"You sell it yourself? Are you kidding me? We are not familiar with young people. If you don't want to buy melons, please leave quickly. I still plan to do business."

The old farmer said that he wanted to drive Xu Shan away. At this time, Xu Shan took out a big solidarity card: "30 yuan is for renting your flatbed truck. The remaining money will buy this truck. You can decide whether to do it or not." If not, I’ll find someone else to buy it.”

When the old farmer saw so much money, he was also moved. He said weakly: "If you lose money, just don't ask me for a refund."

After saying that, he gave the car to Xu Shan and hid the money close to his body. However, he did not go far. Instead, he sat on the stone pillar under the camphor tree. He wanted to see how this young man wanted to sell it. His melons.

After Xu Shan bought the cart of melons, he opened a few melons on the spot. These melons were all ripe, with red flesh and black seeds, which looked pleasing to the eye.He divided these melons into small pieces of about half a catty, lined them up, and then shouted loudly: "The watermelon is sweeter than first love. It doesn't cost money. It clears away heat and quenches thirst. I just buy it without saying anything..."

These days, people selling melons only shout two words: "Selling melons."No one had ever heard of this little trick before, and a few good people gathered around them immediately. They asked, "Young man, is your melon sweet or not? Is it really not sweet and you don't need money?"

"Young and innocent, you see, these watermelons are freshly cut and put here. You can eat and taste them as long as you want. Eat until you are full. As long as you say it is not sweet after eating, you will pat your butt and leave immediately. But you If you want it to taste sweet, you have to pay, a dime a piece, and you pay as much as you want.”