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Chapter 16 What is most valuable in the twentieth century?

Li Shenglong said: "Well, let's go pick up the money together."

The city where Li Shenglong and others are located is an automobile city, and the first car in China was built in this city.

Therefore, cities also rely on the automobile industry.

One-third of the urban area is occupied by automobile factories, in the south direction.

To the north is a dense forest, which in later generations was a villa area where wealthy people lived. The profiteer Xiao Wang had a single-family villa on the top of the mountain overlooking the golf course.

To the east and in the middle is the main city. Their pharmaceutical factory is in the northeast, some distance from the automobile factory, but very close to the main city.

Ten minutes away is People's Square.

It's time for school to finish, and the streets are bustling with people. Some are walking slowly, some are in a hurry, some are riding bicycles swaggering through the city, and there are also young men and women pushing bicycles, talking and laughing.

There are banks, state-owned hotels, state-owned department stores, guest houses of the Ministry of Railways, post offices, cultural palaces...

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are included.

The prosperity is even better than it is now, and most importantly, everyone seems to have a bright face and a smile.

The sun is setting in the sky and the autumn wind is rustling, but here there is a feeling of rising vitality.

This is completely different from the numbness and indifference on modern people's faces.

Li Shenglong saw that there was a cinema next to the department store. There were young men and women walking in and out of the cinema, dressed in the unique fashion of this era.

"It's so lively." After a while, Li Shenglong was sweating, "There are so many people, I'm so happy."

Liu Lipeng looked at her unseen look and just frowned: "What's so good about so many people? I don't like coming here the most. Sometimes I can't even ride a bicycle. There are too many people here. Why do you think there are so many people?"

Where are the people?”

Cherish it.

In the future, there will not be so many young people, and there will not be this opportunity to support the family by selling tea eggs.

Li Shenglong had almost figured out what to do. She pulled Liu Lipeng aside and pointed to the crowded cinema: "What did you see?"

"Can you stop being so annoying? I'll see whatever you see. Could it be that you can see something that I can't see?"

Li Shenglong: "..."

This guy has a bad temper.

"Part-time job, pocket money, I saw our pocket money." Li Shenglong said happily.

Because she saw there were small vendors near the People's Square and the department store.

Those selling melon seeds, roasted corn, roasted sweet potatoes, tea eggs, popcorn, and even socks...

Although they are all carrying a box to fight guerrillas, since it exists, it means that the free economy has risen and they can get a share of the pie.

"Look at those small vendors, we can come and sell things even after school."

Liu Lipeng's eyes widened this time. She really didn't expect it. It should be said that she didn't think about it at all. They were a working class family. Didn't they walk around the streets because they couldn't survive?

She looked at Li Shenglong in shock: "Can we do it too?"

Li Shenglong said: "Follow me."

The melon seed seller was a thin young man, very dark, but with very bright eyes. Li Shenglong walked over and asked, "How much does it cost per pound?"

The young man put down the cloth bag, took out a newspaper folded cup, and said, "Two cents a cup."

"What? Two cents?" Liu Lipeng's defense broke and she said, "One cent for a drink? Two cents for a cup? Does this thing cost more? Why don't you go and grab it?"

It's not her fault. Her family lives in a textile factory and has a large open space where they can grow sunflowers.

Even if there is no farming in the factory, or if there are no relatives farming in the hometown, they will be given as gifts during the New Year and holidays, and no one will subconsciously buy this thing.

When Li Shenglong was a child, she had two plum trees at home, so even if she grew up and the plum trees at home died, she would not spend money to buy plums to eat.

Because in her mind, this thing is very good and she shouldn’t spend money on it. This is a subconscious behavior.

But not everyone will have such an experience.

Most of the people who watch movies are interested in dating, and they will buy it if others don't, otherwise it will appear that men are too stingy.

Seeing that she was young and lifeless, the young man smiled and said: "It's not expensive. They are all grown at home. I have to fry them and carry them all the way here, otherwise you wouldn't be able to take them out now, right?"

What you need is not expensive.”

Li Shenglong raised his eyebrows and looked at the young man, "Okay, I won't be surprised by honor or disgrace. It seems like he can achieve great things."

Liu Lipeng didn't care what he said, and pulled Li Shenglong away, warning Li Shenglong: "Three hundred yuan is actually not worth anything. You'd better not be lavish. If you want to eat melon seeds, let me bring you milk later."

Li Shenglong smiled and said nothing.

Then I went to inquire about the price of sweet potatoes and corn, and they both cost 50 cents each.

Popcorn is 50 cents a pot.

Kangle fruit is also 50 cents a pot.

Tea eggs cost fifty cents each, and they are sold for one yuan, giving four.

Then there are those selling ice cream with boxes on their backs, which cost three cents, ice ones for five cents, and cream ones for two cents.

There was nothing left to eat.

Pancake fruit barbecue has nothing.

Li Shenglong walked around, but still spent 50 cents to buy melon seeds from the young man, and then deliberately chatted with him: "Why is no one selling big cakes? I'm a little hungry."

Seeing that she looked good, the young man blushed brightly when he spoke, and gave her an extra cup, saying, "Because from time to time someone comes to catch her. The pancakes need to be cooked and the pancakes need to be pushed. If you don't pay attention, you will be caught."

"It's not easy for you. What will happen if you are caught?"

"In the past, if you were caught, you would be sentenced. I heard that this year there will be no prison sentence, but you will also be fined."

"But I see that there are many people selling it, and I haven't arrested you?"

The young man smiled, pointed to a newsstand in front of the department store and said, "There are street people there. If you give her one dollar a day, you can sell them until nine o'clock in the evening."

There is very little night life in their north, and there is no one there after nine o'clock.

Li Shenglong understood and could pay the protection fee.

She asked again: "Is there no morning market or night market?"

"They are all for buying agricultural products. They seem to be there, but I have never been there."

Business came to the door again, and the young man went to do business. Li Shenglong didn't ask any more questions and went to the roadside with melon seeds.

Liu Lipeng cursed: "You are such a prodigal, you insist on spending this money."

Li Shenglong handed another cup to Liu Lipeng: "This is called road money. If you don't spend this money, do you think they are willing to tell you how to do business?"

"So you know now?"

Li Shenglong nodded: "Give money to the newsstand manager."

"There's no need to spend money to ask..."

"Dapeng!" Li Shenglong said seriously: "Don't owe favors when you can spend money. The news bought by owing favors may not be true. Although spending money does not guarantee the truth, it can reach 90%. Moreover,

quick!"
Chapter completed!
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