Chapter 334 Customs Auction

"Mom, you are also the general manager of the bakery. Dad has a full-time driver. Why don't you get one here?"

Xu Dong persuaded with a smile.

Although Xu Ma was a little moved, she still suppressed the impulse in her heart. As a general manager, she was empty and dispensable. There was really no need to put money on her face. The key was that it was a waste of money.

A car costs millions, plus the salary of a full-time driver. Isn’t this a waste of money?

"What kind of car should I buy? Mom doesn't need it."

"Then you can only take my car..."

Xu's mother picked up the milk and took a sip, feeling a little depressed: "Let's talk about this later. I don't know if my legs can walk yet!"

"It's definitely possible. It's just a broken bone, it's not a big problem." Xu Dong comforted him quickly.

"Who knows if you are hiding anything from me?"

Xu Ma muttered secretly.

…

After eating the bento, Xu Dong still had something to say.

Yang Lina was afraid that her husband would overeat again, so she prepared a little less staple food, which made Xu Dong unhappy and only felt seventy percent full.

As soon as the lunch box was packed, a patient's family member came over with a flattering look on his face.

"What do you call me brother?"

"Double Xu, Xu Dong."

As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Xu Dong is not the kind of character who likes to ignore others. In order not to disturb other patients' rest, the two of them walked out of the ward and went to the corridor outside.

"Hello, brother Xu. I, Zhang Chunhu, work at the city customs. I take the liberty of disturbing you."

Yanjing originally had no customs, but since its eastward expansion, the customs departments of Jinmen, Tangshan and Shicheng were merged to form the new Yanjing Customs.

Xu Dong waved his hand: "It's not an intrusion. Brother Zhang, just tell me if you have something to do?"

"Uh..." Zhang Chunhu looked embarrassed and hesitated for a while before speaking: "Brother Xu, was it milk that Auntie drank just now?"

"That's right." Xu Dong nodded.

"Can I ask where the milk comes from?"

"I got it from the black market. You also know that there is a shortage of supplies everywhere right now, and you can't buy milk powder through formal channels." Xu Dong made up casually.

Zhang Chunhu was full of expectations: "Brother Xu, do you have any extra milk powder at home? Brother, I am willing to pay a high price."

"Brother Zhang, I'm sorry! I only bought one bucket here. You have also seen my mother's situation. She is counting on this little milk powder to supplement her nutrition!" Xu Dongwan refused.

It's not that he doesn't want to help, it's just that it's not worthwhile to make money simply selling milk powder. Besides, the two of them are not even friends, so he is not so generous.

Zhang Chunhu couldn't help but curse in his heart, what a liar, he just heard from his wife that Aunt Zhang's food has always been very good, at least there is no shortage of oil and water.

Today at noon, I drank a large bowl of chicken soup. Smelling the aroma, my wife drank one more bowl of porridge than usual.

But he couldn't say this. He was always filial, so he could only almost plead:

"Brother Xu, please help me. My mother has been in poor health. She just had a major surgery last month. She really needs milk powder."

"It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I'm powerless."

No matter what the other party said, Xu Dong remained unmoved.

"Then can you introduce me to the purchase channel of milk powder?" Zhang Chunhu could only choose to settle for the next best thing.

Xu Dong shook his head. The channel was himself. He couldn't slap himself in the face!

"No, the other party requires strict confidentiality. I really can't help."

Zhang Chunhu took the opportunity to plead: "Brother Xu, I beg you for the last time. Please help our family purchase a bucket of milk powder."

After asking all kinds of questions, he finally got to the point.

Xu Dong pretended to be embarrassed, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Brother Zhang, I can do the shopping for you, but you can't buy milk powder with money. They only accept barter."

"Barter? What do you mean?"

"It means that if you don't sell milk powder for money, you can only exchange it for things, including tobacco, alcohol and tea, but spending money is not enough."

Zhang Chunhu immediately grimaced.

He was just a small supervisor at the customs. Although he had stored some tobacco, alcohol and other gifts at home, he had already disposed of them and most of them had been exchanged for food.

"Can't I pay three times the price?"

"No, I told you that I don't charge money at all. Brother Zhang, please don't embarrass me. If it doesn't work, you can do the same as me and exchange it with food." Xu Dong showed a businesslike attitude.

Zhang Chunhu said distressedly: "How to change it?"

"A bucket of milk powder is exchanged for a hundred pounds of rice."

"No, it's too expensive."

Zhang Chunhu immediately rejected the proposal. He was joking. Their family had saved more than 300 kilograms of rice in total. One third of it was removed at once. This is life-saving food.

"Then there's nothing we can do." Xu Dong sighed.

"Wait a moment."

Zhang Chunhu stopped Xu Dong who was about to leave.

"Brother Xu, although I can't bring out the trading items, I still have channels here and can buy some things that are not common on the market. We have something to discuss."

Xu Dong became interested: "Oh, Brother Zhang, please tell me."

"I won't hide it from you. Our customs holds auctions of smuggled items every month. Brother Xu, if you are interested, I can help you get an invitation letter."

"Isn't this kind of auction open to the public? Why do we need an invitation letter?" Xu Dong asked doubtfully.

Zhang Chunhu explained with a smile: "That was before, now the country has entered a state of emergency, and all materials must be distributed and managed uniformly.

Even if they are anti-smuggling items, they must wait for the relevant enterprises and institutions to select them before they can be opened to the public. In the end, there will probably be nothing good left. "

Xu Dong understood instantly.

"What kind of things are usually sold at auctions like yours?"

"From large items such as machine tools and cars to small items such as home appliances, furniture, jewelry, and electronic products, there are all kinds of things. Whether you can find what you like depends entirely on luck."

"You can also buy machine tools?" Xu Dong was surprised.

"Brother Xu, there are not only machine tools, but also various production lines, but they are generally booked in advance by large enterprises, and individuals are not even eligible to buy them." Zhang Chunhu reminded tactfully.

Xu Dong nodded: "I understand. When is the auction usually held?"

"The last weekend of every month, today is the 24th, and there is exactly one week before the auction. It is still in time to handle the procedures now." Zhang Chunhu replied.

"What are the conditions for participating in the auction? "Xu Dong asked tentatively.

"Brother Xu, if you are in the system, you can directly participate in the name of your unit. It doesn't matter if you are not in the system, you can register, and generally you only need to pay a registration fee of tens of thousands of yuan."

Xu Dong directly revealed his identity: "I work in the Municipal Power Company."

"That's great, I can save the registration fee."

"If I buy something at the auction, will it cause trouble?"

Xu Dong finally confirmed.

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