Chapter 7 Commercial Areas and Grocery Stores

As a city built by a business group with a strong commercial atmosphere like the Coal and Steel Federation, the business district of Heiyan City is naturally located in the best part of the city - the Upper East Side, which is far away from the production area and is in a downwind position. The business district of Heiyan City is very prosperous. Those commodity exchanges whose trading volume is daunting to ordinary people are set up in the prosperous areas of the business district. The rich coal and steel production of Heiyan City supports the prosperity of the city. It seems that there are trains 24 hours a day to transport these specialties of Heiyan City to the outside.

The small grocery store where Zhang Tie works is located somewhere in the prosperous business district of Heiyan City, but compared with those large business groups, free trade bodies, and exchanges with their magnificent facades and residences, Zhang Tie The location of the small shop where I work is much more remote and the market is much more popular. Less than 300 meters away from the small shop is the train station of Heiyan City. It is next to a flea market spontaneously formed by local residents and those foreign pioneers. It is quite lively with people coming and going every day, but it is known from the clothes that most of the people who hang out in this area every day are some kind of people. The little people in the middle and lower classes support the reason why these little people hang out here. In addition to the physiological motive to fill their stomachs, there is also the legend that has never been verified for many years, such as a certain pendulum on the street. One day, the owner of the street stall received a wonderful thing, and it has become a fairy tale of the market. It is these fairy tales that support many ordinary people to hang out in this neighborhood day after day, year after year, and also support the arrogant and arrogant tidying of the pioneers who came from afar. The unknown land to the west and north of Shangheiyan City. Of course, if you have enough luck and vision, it is also possible to find some good things here.

When Zhang Tie came to the grocery store, the fat body of the owner of the grocery store, Tang De, was curled up on the reclining chair at the door of the store. The crowd came and went, only when some plump or beautiful women passed by the door of the grocery store, Tang De's fat fish-like head turned slightly, staring at those women for a long time.

As usual, the first thing Zhang Tie did when he came to the grocery store was to clean the store first, then counted the containers and counters, and then "slapped" the abacus and wrote down the account. After staying here for a year, Zhang Tie felt that his greatest achievement was learning how to use that strange mathematical tool called abacus. This is a very practical skill that was never taught in school, but Zhang Tie estimated that , this skill should help him in his future work - my father has been thinking about finding himself a job as a bookkeeper at the coal exchange in Heiyan City. Of course, this can only be done after he has finished his military service. Considered. For ordinary people, after serving in the military, they can have a job in the city, no matter what they do, as long as they can fill their stomachs, it is already very good.

Just after the account was settled, a customer came to the store. Tang De's fat pig-like body was still lying on the chair and didn't get up. Zhang Tie closed the account book and began to say hello.

"Excuse me, what do you want to buy?" The new guest was in his 40s, and he was still wearing the work clothes of the train station stevedore in Heiyan City. He smelled of coal ash. The factory should be off work, and this person is estimated to have stopped by after get off work.

"I want to see white crystals!" said the 40-year-old railway station stevedore, while browsing the boxes containing crystals behind the counter. The boxes were full of various crystals, but most of them were ordinary. First-grade crystals, and a few second-grade crystals, among all the crystals, white crystals are the most, there are natural and artificial ones, crystals of the same size and fineness, double-ended crystals are more expensive than single-ended ones.

The natural one is much more expensive than the artificial one. The artificial one looks better in color, but in terms of effect, it is not as good as the natural one. I heard that before the cataclysm, the biggest role of crystals was just decorations, which helped the human body to practice. And the secret is not known to the public, and now, this is something that even the aunts who set up stalls on the street know. The crystals of this era are standard strategic materials and one of the sources of confidence for human beings to survive in this era.

"Is that all there is to it?" The man in his 40s had a slightly disappointed expression on his face. It seemed that the ordinary goods at the counter could not satisfy him. The expression of the man was slightly unexpected to Zhang Tie. The price of these ordinary first-grade crystals is not cheap for ordinary people.

"There are better items in the store, but they are more expensive. Would you like to see them?"

A smile appeared on the man's face, and he patted his pocket. Zhang Tie stopped talking. After putting on a pair of white gloves, he turned around and took out a more delicate box from the container drawer at the back, and placed it carefully. On the counter, open it in front of the man, the box is also filled with four white crystals, two double-ended crystals, and two single-ended crystals. Inside these four crystals, there is a hazy shadow like a layer of fine sand, which is in the shape of a pyramid. Among them, the pyramid inside the double-headed crystal is the best and the largest. When you look closely, the crystal Every side of the inner pyramid shines with an inexplicable brilliance - this is the magical work between heaven and earth, and it is the natural convergence of energy in the universe. The biggest effect of the white pyramid crystal is not only to quickly help the user to enter the state of meditation and to calm the mind, but also to allow the user to use the power of the pyramid in the crystal to absorb the energy of the universe faster and stimulate the potential of the body in the practice. with vitality.

Sure enough, the eyes of the man in his 40s couldn't move away when he saw the pyramid shadow crystals, which was similar to Zhang Tie's expression when he saw these crystals. Crystals are already the most high-end items that can be found in this small grocery store. The price of each crystal is more than two gold. In Heiyan City, one gold coin can buy enough food for an ordinary three mouthfuls. Let go of belly life for two months.

The label under each crystal in the box marked the price. The man saw the price, but hesitantly pointed at a single-ended crystal and asked Zhang Tie, "This... can it be cheaper!"

"218 silver, this price is already very low, everything in our store is clearly marked with the price, take the liberty to ask, are you buying this to give away?

"Well, my son will be 16 years old tomorrow. I want to surprise him. My son is a genius!" Having said this, the 40-year-old man smiled, and his face still filled with soot instantly showed a lot of warmth. And pride, the smile on the man's face made Zhang Tie think of his father at once.

"That's it, that 215 silver, I'll give you another box and two taels of crystal sand. This is the lowest price and discount we can give you..." Zhang Tie said sincerely, this is indeed what the store gave bottom line of the deal. The stevedores in their 40s have probably also inquired about the situation and reputation of this grocery store. Maybe it was introduced by a friend. The price is also very fair in Heiyan City. When I heard that there are boxes and crystal sand as gifts, I just took a bite. agreed.

The man carefully took out the purse from his clothes. After paying two gold coins and 15 silver coins, he took the things wrapped by Zhang Tie and the crystal sand as a gift and left. Businesses with more than two gold coins are in the store It could be regarded as a big business. Maybe the store ran out of luck today. More than an hour after the man left, there was no business in the grocery store except for two people who wandered in.

Zhang Tie was sitting behind the counter with his chin on his hands, looking at the street outside, thinking about what happened today, in a daze...

The sun finally set, and it was dark outside. The dead fish sitting on the reclining chair finally moved, twisted, stood up reluctantly, and moved the chair back into the store.

"What, were you beaten today?"

The scar on Zhang Tie's face made the owner of the grocery store gleefully laugh.

"No, I fell!" Zhang Tiezui said stubbornly.

"Okay, kid, stop pretending, what's so embarrassing about it, when I was your age, when I didn't fight three or five times, I would either beat someone or be beaten, it's normal, I lose. The place, just find it back!" The grocery store owner said carelessly.

At this moment, Zhang Tie's mind was all about his embarrassing appearance today being seen by Teacher Dina. Hearing Tang De's words, he only muttered helplessly, "What if I can't find the place again?"

"Boy, that's why you're still young, there's no place you can't get back, there are only idiots and cowards who don't dare to win. If the opponent is stronger than you, then you have to use ten times your efforts to surpass him, and then beat him up. You have to look all over the place for your teeth, if you still can’t beat it, then you’re going to be ashamed, cover your face and play a sap behind your back, use black hands, slap bricks, as long as you don’t let him know who you are!” While talking, Zhang Tie was slightly stunned. Seeing Zhang Tie's stupid appearance, the grocery store owner seemed very dissatisfied. He patted Zhang Tie's shoulder hard, "Boy, you look good. I just passed on the decades of experience in my life to you. When your fists are not enough, I use this to make up for it..." The grocery store owner pointed at Zhang Tie's head and raised his head proudly, " Today I will teach you a famous saying - a soft tongue can break hard bones, and a wise head is better than any magic weapon!"

Tang De's last sentence made Zhang Tie's heart move slightly, and the boy thought it seemed reasonable, "Who said this?"

"Don De!"

"Come on, I don't believe it!"

"If you don't believe me, pull down, um, I won't leave you for dinner today as usual!" Tie Rooster said stingly as usual.

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