Chapter 417 Your mind is full of confusion

Yin and Yang rotate, sun and moon change, spring and autumn.

In the blink of an eye it was the summer of 75.

Su Mingzhe, who was only fifteen years old, had eyebrows as black as lacquer, eyes like stars, lips as red as vermilion, and a seven-foot tall body, looking very majestic.

During the more than five years since he traveled through time, his family has lived a pretty good life because he has persisted in hunting.

Not only his family lived well, but all the members of the Su family lived well. At least their family never lacked food or clothing.

In this era, we can’t even imagine having meat for every meal. Being able to have a full meal every day is a good life.

So, Su Mingzhe has not yet graduated from high school, but the matchmakers who came to propose marriage to him have almost broken down the threshold of his house.

On this day, the high school was on winter vacation, and Su Mingzhe was going home with his schoolbag. Before he even entered the house, he saw his "old customer" Zheng Wu.

In Pujiang, Zheng is a common surname.

There are many people with the surname Zheng and who are the fifth child in the family.

But the only one called "Zheng Wu" on the market is the one in front of you.

Zheng Wu was originally an old businessman in the fur business. He had a good reputation in the market because of his fair prices and honesty.

More than 90% of Su Mingzhe's furs were sold to him.

Zheng Wu, who was squatting at the door of the Su family, saw Su Mingzhe and quickly stood up and said with a smile:
"Brother, you are finally back from school."

"Fifth brother, what's wrong with you?"

Su Mingzhe looked at him in surprise. He would send furs to the market every Friday during the material exchange meeting.

What is Zheng Wu doing at his doorstep?
"I have something to say, it's the same thing as last time, please help me, brother."

Zheng Wu smiled. He was a tall man of 1.78 meters, and was originally not half a head shorter than Su Mingzhe. But now Su Mingzhe could easily see the top of his head.

Su Mingzhe didn't give him a good look, and said angrily: "Fifth brother, didn't I tell you? Foxes hide during the day and come out at night. I don't have time to deal with them."

Seeing Su Mingzhe's cold expression, Zheng Wu couldn't help but smile awkwardly:
"Brother, I have no other choice. In the past month, I have looked for all the 'hunters' I know, but I still can't get enough fox skins. You know I am on vacation now, so you must have time. As long as you can help me get enough fox skins, I will set the price for you."

Su Mingzhe smiled coldly after hearing this: "Fifth brother, you think too highly of me. I don't have that ability. The pure fox fur you mentioned requires at least a dozen pure fox skins. But if you want to find a dozen pure foxes, I'm afraid you can't find so many pure foxes unless you search all the nearby mountains."

"Brother, please listen to me first about the price."

Seeing that Su Mingzhe was about to refuse, Zheng Wu quickly held out his hand and said, "Brother, this is the number now. Five thousand. As long as you can find a fox skin that is enough for a pure-colored fox fur coat, the price has already risen to five thousand."

Su Mingzhe was stunned when he heard this, but his eyes were full of surprise:

"So much? You can buy pure fox fur in Northeast China at this price, right? Why do you come back to our place to buy fox fur?"

An ordinary fox skin costs about twenty yuan.

A fox fur coat uses at least a dozen fox skins, so the cost price of an ordinary fox fur coat is at least three to five hundred yuan.

However, what Zheng Wu wanted was a pure-colored fox fur, and the price suddenly increased by more than ten times.

However, this ten times refers to the cost price of fox fur, not the price of fox skin.

What's more, fox fur is not a specialty of Pujiang.

The fox furs in Northeast China are better and warmer. If the other party can afford the price, wouldn’t it be better to buy them in Northeast China?

Unless... there is some hidden secret.

Su Mingzhe pondered it in his mind.

The other party is willing to spend five thousand yuan to buy fox fur, plus the later production, the difference in price among middlemen, etc., the final price of the fox fur must be over ten thousand yuan.

Nowadays, anyone who can spend ten thousand dollars on a piece of clothing is definitely a wealthy person.

In today's mainland, there are definitely people who can afford to spend ten thousand to buy fox fur.

But there are probably not many people who dare to spend ten thousand yuan to buy fox fur.

Su Mingzhe suddenly guessed that the buyer behind this might not be from mainland China.

It would be normal if the buyer is from Hong Kong or even other places.

In Hong Kong in the 1970s, it was common for wealthy people to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a fox fur coat, just like buying a Rolex.

But what does this have to do with me?

Therefore, Su Mingzhe shook his head again and said:

"Fifth brother, I really can't help you with this. Foxes hide during the day and come out at night. It's hard to see one during the day. It's because there's less food in the winter that they're more common during the day. So, if Fifth brother is talking about winter, I can still try my best. Catching foxes in the summer doesn't require money."

Zheng Wu listened to Su Mingzhe's words and looked distressed:
"I know it's hard to find foxes in the summer, but this buyer is not an ordinary person. He wants it now and can't wait until winter. Brother, can you help me think of a solution? I really have no other options now. If you don't help me, I will have a hard time getting through this."

After hearing what Zheng Wu said, Su Mingzhe couldn't help but become curious: "Fifth Brother, you don't have the fox skin, that's unavoidable. Can the other party force you to buy or sell it?"

"The other party is powerful, and he's someone from a higher-up position." Zheng Wu's words made Su Mingzhe suddenly realize.

I only considered the ability of money before, but forgot that above money, there is power.

When money speaks up, truth becomes silent; when power speaks up, even money retreats.

However, if this happens, I will be even less concerned about it.

Zheng Wu also noticed the "alienation" in Su Mingzhe's eyes, and in the end he could only smile bitterly and tell him the whole story.

Zheng Wu is a genuine member of the Pujiang Zheng family.

Some time ago, the Zheng family's big boss in the officialdom suddenly returned to his hometown and looked for Zheng Wu and other clansmen who were in the fur business, asking if there was any way to get a solid-colored fox fur coat. The price was not a problem, three to five thousand yuan was no big deal.

Zheng Wu was so conceited at the time that he actually thought that with his good reputation and credibility in the market, getting a piece of solid-colored fox fur would be a piece of cake. He patted his chest and agreed to the deal on the spot.

Now, the boasting has been made, but as the delivery date is getting closer, Zheng Wu has not received many fox skins.

These fox skins are too small to make a fox fur coat, let alone a scarf.

"Brother, I know this is difficult, but you are the most capable person I have ever met. If you can't do anything, I estimate that this time, our Zheng family will definitely be implicated because of me."

Su Mingzhe was somewhat moved after listening to Zheng Wu's sincere explanation.

However, Su Mingzhe frowned and shook his head again:

"Fifth brother, since you said so, if I refuse again, it would seem that I am unkind. But this fox skin is something that can only be found by chance, and I really can't agree to it. I can only tell you that I will try my best to help you find it. As for you, you'd better find other ways as soon as possible."

Zheng Wu heard Su Mingzhe agree to help, but was unwilling to finish his words, so he could only smile dryly:
"Then I'll trouble you for your help. I'll look for other places. Please take care of me."

Zheng Wu returned home with a sad face, and his wife came over nervously: "Boss, how many did you find today?"

"Don't mention it. Fox fur is not that easy to buy."

Zheng Wu waved his hand to stop his wife from bothering him.

During this period, he actually collected more than 20 fox skins, but there was not a single solid-colored fox skin.

Even so, most of the fox skins on the Pujiang market have been bought up by him.

Unless he goes out to buy somewhere else.

However, these days, most private individuals are sedentary merchants, and their business trips are no more than a hundred miles away.

Traveling long distances requires various travel documents, so traveling merchants are basically government-run merchants.

For a moment, Zheng Wu didn't know where to find a solution.

Zheng Wu's wife saw that her husband was upset and wanted to leave, but she remembered something and said something to him again:
"Brother Guangming came over again today to ask how the fox fur business was going, and I told him that you were still working on it. Shopkeeper, if it really doesn't work out, you should just cancel the deal. Can they force me to do anything?"

"Confused."

Zheng Wu glared at his wife and was about to scold him when he suddenly heard someone calling him outside the door.

"Is my fifth brother home?"

"It seems to be Brother Guangming."

Zheng Wu didn't expect that he would be stuck at home today, so he had to bite the bullet and welcome Zheng Guangming in.

Zheng Guangming is the cousin of the big shot in the Zheng family. Because he has the support of a big shot, although his family is not as rich as the Zheng Wu family, he has an official status and he walks and talks in an official manner on weekdays.

However, he was obviously anxious today. As soon as he entered the door, he asked anxiously:

"Fifth brother, how long are you going to hide from me? Tell me the truth. Is there any way to get the fox fur done? If not, I will talk to Brother Yicong right away. We can't delay him."

Zheng Yicong is the big shot of the Zheng family. It was he who came back some time ago and asked the clan members if they could get a pure-color fox fur.

Seeing that Zheng Guangming was getting impatient, Zheng Wu had no choice but to tell him his plan.

"Brother Guangming, I have collected all the fox skins on the market, but I am still missing a lot. I have also asked several famous hunters, and they have all gone into the mountains to look for them. Give me another ten days, and I will give you definite news in ten days."

"Give you another ten days?"

When Zheng Guangming heard this, he was so anxious that his eyes almost popped out:
"Old Five, you said at the beginning that it would take ten days or half a month to get it done, but now a month has passed. Now you want another ten days, and then another ten days after that. You can fool me, but you can't fool Brother Yicong too, right?"

Zheng Wu quickly assured:
"That won't happen this time. I just went to find the best 'hunter' in Pujiang, and he agreed to help us go into the mountains."

Zheng Guangming almost laughed out of anger when he heard this:

"You went to look for it 'just now'? Who were you looking for a month ago?"

Zheng Wu quickly explained Su Mingzhe's identity as a student: "I have looked for him before, but he said that he is a student and he is unwilling to give up studying just to make some money. Now that the school is on summer vacation, he has time to go into the mountains..."

"Lao Wu!"

After hearing what Zheng Wu said, Zheng Guangming almost vomited blood, and his face turned purple: "Your brain is full of mush!"

(End of this chapter)