I can travel back and forth in 1986

Chapter 31 Shopping Spree

The more he counted, the happier Zhang Dequan became. By the end, his fingers were almost cramping.

The third set of RMB banknotes is still in circulation now, and the largest denomination is the 10-yuan "Great Unity" note.

Most of the people who come to buy things use one-yuan notes or one-cent notes, and there are even quite a few cent notes.

He was initially worried that the youngest son was paying too high a wage and wouldn't make enough money.

To know if a business is doing well, you shouldn't look at peak holiday periods, but rather at quieter periods like weekdays.

But today's situation in the store proved with actual data that there was no problem.

"The price is 591 yuan. Can you calculate if the goods match?"

"That matches up. We sold 181 pairs of nylon stockings, 11 lighters, and 4 watches," Zhang Beichuan calculated simply.

Zhang Dequan, whose expression had been tense, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good. I was really afraid I'd make a mistake when I was busy during the day." After saying that, he handed over the money. "Xiao Chuan, keep the money safe. It's best to open an account at the credit union and deposit it there. This money will increase every day."

That's true. So far, Zhang Beichuan has almost 2200 yuan in his hands. After deducting some spare change he keeps at the shop, he has a total of 2000 yuan.

There's no need to open an account. Since Zhang Beichuan can move to 2026 anyway, keeping the money at home in 2026 is much more convenient than keeping it in a bank.

These days, depositing money at banks is troublesome, and withdrawing money is also troublesome.

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. I'll also send a telegram to my friends in the provincial capital and ask them to send me some more nylon stockings," Zhang Beichuan said, going along with the idea.

Today, the bulk of the business comes from more affordable nylon stockings, while the sales of high-value products such as lighters and digital watches have slowed down significantly.

At this rate, the 1,500 pairs of nylon stockings won't sell for long; we need to get more nylon stockings.

"Yes, yes, we need to bring some more back," Zhang Dequan said cheerfully.

The next day, Lan Baojun arrived very early in the morning.

Upon learning that Zhang Beichuan and his team had been incredibly busy the previous day, Lan Baojun's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Brother-in-law, are you kidding me?"

Zhang Dequan looked at his incredulous expression and patted him on the shoulder.

"Why would I tease you? You have no idea, yesterday, when people came to buy nylon stockings, they practically went crazy buying them as soon as they heard they were two yuan a pair!"

"Two yuan a pair?" Lan Baojun was stunned for a moment, then ran into the counter and took out a pair of nylon stockings wrapped in cellophane, looking at them for a long time.

The workmanship and packaging are better and cheaper than those in department stores. If they really sold for two yuan a pair, people would definitely fight tooth and nail to get them.

Zhang Beichuan smiled and said, "Since Baojun is here, then you three keep an eye on the shop. I'm going to the post office to send a telegram to order some goods."

"Alright, hurry up and go. It would be such a waste if we sold out when the market was booming!" Zhang Dequan urged.

After leaving the shop, Zhang Beichuan went straight to the gold jewelry counter in the department store.

I have over two thousand yuan on hand. If I collect a few more days' worth of sales revenue, I can definitely reach 3500 yuan.

But after thinking it over last night, he realized that it was currently the busy farming season in the countryside, and if he bought the building materials, they would just pile up and sit there.

Grandpa and Grandma will only have time to repair the house after the wheat harvest in October, and only then will they be able to get help from the team.

With the things piled up right in front of the house, it's hard to guarantee that no one will have any designs on them. Instead, it will keep Grandpa and Grandma busy harvesting the grain and worrying about them all the time.

Therefore, he felt that he should wait a while longer, until the farm work at home was almost done and the shop was running steadily, before letting Lan Baojun lead people to look after the shop.

At that time, it was just right for him to go back to Longmen Town to order the materials and start building the house.

The woman at the gold jewelry counter was somewhat surprised to see Zhang Beichuan come again.

"Comrade, what would you like to buy?"

"Make me a gold medal, by the amount of 30 grams."

"Three...thirty grams?"

The woman was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth. These days, people who come to mine gold, even if they only mine ten grams, are considered wealthy.

This guy got a 10g gold medal last time he came, and this time he immediately asked for 30g!

Seeing her surprised expression, Zhang Beichuan knew that he couldn't come by himself next time; he should either send someone else or buy the goods elsewhere.

"Yes, thirty grams. How much?"

"Please wait a moment." After saying that, she picked up the abacus next to the counter, quickly fiddled with it a few times, and said, "Including the processing fee, it will cost 1140 yuan in total."

Zhang Beichuan counted out the money, handed it to her, and sat down on the stool next to her.

In about an hour, a 30g gold medal appeared in his hand. He weighed it in his hand and found that the weight was almost negligible.

After putting his things away, Zhang Beichuan didn't linger. Instead, he turned and went to the food counter next door, his eyes scanning the items displayed there.

I didn't see any Moutai, but I did see Wuliangye, Fangjian, Mianzhu Daqu, Quanxing Daqu...

Moreover, this Wuliangye was the kind Zhang Beichuan had never seen before; unlike the red bottles of later generations, the bottles on the counter were black.

"Comrade, what are the prices of Wuliangye and Fangjian?"

The sales clerk glanced at him, her tone indifferent.

"Fangjian is 4.2 yuan per bottle, and Wuliangye is 8 yuan."

How much of each of these two types of wine do you have?

The sales clerk was stunned. It was the first time he had ever seen someone buy wine and directly ask how much stock the store had. This was ridiculous!

"Comrade, what do you mean?"

Seeing the sales clerk's suspicious look, Zhang Beichuan raised his hand and pretended to check the time, deliberately showing off the digital watch on his wrist.

"I just wanted to know how much wine they had; if it's reasonable, I'd like to buy more."

The saleswoman, seeing that Zhang Beichuan didn't seem to be joking, and then noticing the digital watch on his wrist that was only available in the city, snapped out of her daze and changed her way of addressing him.

"Comrade, are you serious?"

"Um."

"Please wait a few minutes while I go ask the warehouse."

After waiting for about ten minutes, the sales clerk who had just run to the warehouse returned with a perfectly appropriate smile on her face.

"Comrade, Fang Jian's warehouse currently has 3 cases left, and as for Wuliangye, there's only one case. It's only the beginning of the month, and this month's goods haven't arrived yet."

How many bottles are in a case? Are they all original boxes, or have they been opened?

"They're all unopened, each box contains 12 bottles, would you like to see?" The sales clerk nervously rubbed her hands together.

Zhang Beichuan glanced at the bottles of wine on the counter, pointed to them, and said, "Wrap all of these up for me too."

"Okay, please wait a moment, let me calculate it for you." The salesperson clicked the abacus away. "Comrade, 42 bottles of Fangjian liquor and 22 bottles of Changjiang Bridge Wuliangye liquor, that's 352.4 yuan in total."

Zhang Beichuan didn't even lift his eyelids, counted out 355 yuan and handed it to him.

"Keep the change. It's hard for me to carry all this stuff by myself. Could you find someone to help me deliver it? It's not far, just 26 Jiefang Road."

Upon hearing this, the sales clerk's face practically lit up with a smile.

Just for running a errand, you can get 2.6 yuan as a delivery fee, which is equivalent to a day's wages.

"No problem, no problem, I'll deliver it to you personally!"