Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 471: Acquiring Dried Seafood

Suddenly, she thought of a good idea.

"Brother Chen, is there any vacant house in our village? I’d like to rent one as a warehouse."

"I may come here often to get goods in the future, and having a place to store them would be more convenient."

Fresh seafood isn’t easy to transport in this era, so if she wanted to eat some, she’d have to come here herself.

"We’re all family here, no need to rent. There’s a vacant house in the team, just use it as you like."

Chen Guanghai waved his big hand, indicating that not only was using an empty house not an issue, but also that no matter how hard something was, as long as Mr. Su asked, he would go through fire and water to make it happen.

After all, Mr. Su was the great benefactor who helped Chenhe Village become prosperous. Without him, the village wouldn’t be where it is today, probably still struggling for food.

"How could I possibly accept such generosity?"

"We’re all family, so it would be too formal to talk about money. How about this: I happen to be free now, so let me take you to have a look. If you’re not satisfied, I’ll find you another one."

It was the first time Su Xiaoxiao asked him for help, so he must assist her properly.

Chen Guanghai was overly enthusiastic, and Su Xiaoxiao felt a bit embarrassed, quickly saying, "A room to store things will be fine; it doesn’t have to be too nice."

After all, this vacant house was just a cover-up for her, making it convenient to have a place to avoid drawing attention.

Chen Guanghai was a man of action and immediately took Su Xiaoxiao to the village team to see the house.

The team had four main rooms and two side rooms.

The four main rooms were used for office work, while the two side rooms were for storing various items.

Chen Guanghai took her to one of the side rooms and said, "Sister, how about this one? If it’s not suitable, we’ll have a look at other rooms. If you fancy one, I’ll make space for you right away."

He was overly enthusiastic, and Su Xiaoxiao could hardly handle it.

She immediately waved her hand, "No need, no need; this is perfect."

The village team had just been renovated with red brick and tiled roofs, making it spacious and bright.

Even this side room had decent lighting.

Su Xiaoxiao really had no complaints.

"Brother Chen, how much would it be to rent this house for a year? I’d like to pay."

She felt awkward using someone’s house for free.

While it’s okay for a day or two, this was public property, and over time, someone might talk behind her back.

Chen Guanghai furrowed his eyebrows tightly, "Sister, we’re all family here, why so polite?"

"Sister, without you, our village wouldn’t be where it is today. We’re not the kind of ungrateful people who forget our benefactors. If I were to charge you rent, what kind of person would I be?"

"Brother Chen, I know you mean well, but I must pay for this. I’m going to use this house to store goods. If I don’t pay, and one day I make a lot of money, someone might get jealous and cause trouble for me, and it wouldn’t be easy to explain."

After all, sometimes the free things are the most expensive.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "How about this, I’ll pay two yuan a month at market price; would that be fine?"

Her reasoning was sound, and Chen Guanghai could only nod and agree.

Indeed, as the village grew, all kinds of people could appear.

Even when they first started the factory, someone had tried to sabotage it secretly.

They were all locals. Su Xiaoxiao, being an outsider, would definitely go through more challenges.

There are always some people who can’t stand to see others thriving.

"Alright, let’s do as you say, sister. I’ll write you a contract so that no one can argue about it later."

The house in the team was essentially public property, so if someone really wanted to cause trouble, it would be hard to clear things up.

"Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Brother Chen."

"No trouble at all. I’ll find two people to tidy up the place for you, and it’ll be ready in no time."

"Sister, I’ll go draft the contract while you look around. If there’s anything you need, let me know, and I’ll have someone take care of it for you."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded gratefully.

Chen Guanghai was very efficient. Before long, he returned with two middle-aged women, contract in hand.

He handed the contract to Su Xiaoxiao and introduced them, "Sister, this is Aunt Chen and Aunt Liu from the village. I asked them to help clean the room for you."

The two aunts smiled warmly at her, clearly honest and hardworking individuals.

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t feel right having them work for free, so she immediately pulled out two yuan from her pocket, "Aunties, please take this money. Thank you for your hard work."

The two were embarrassed to take her money and quickly waved their hands.

"Mr. Su, you don’t need to pay us. We’re employees at the seafood canning factory, and even for cleaning, we earn a wage."

Su Xiaoxiao pushed the money into their hands, "Please, take it."

The two of them didn’t expect Xiaoxiao to be so generous, so they became even more diligent while cleaning.

Both were very efficient and quickly had the room spotlessly clean.

Once it was cleaned, Su Xiaoxiao had Chen Guanghai move all the seafood into the room in the afternoon.

Chen Guanghai was still a bit puzzled.

"Mr. Su, although the weather is cold now, seafood won’t keep long without a cold storage."

"Brother Chen, don’t worry, a friend of mine will come in a few days to help transport the seafood."

"Regarding the cold storage construction you mentioned, I’ll discuss it further in the spring next year. It’s not easy to build now with the cold weather."

Chen Guanghai nodded. Since the temperature was low, there was no rush.

Su Xiaoxiao initially planned to be away for a week, but within two days, she had wrapped up everything.

She had stored some canned seafood in a small warehouse, while the rest was packaged and sent via post by Chen Guanghai and his people.

Since canned seafood lasts a long time, even if it took five or six days to arrive, it was no big deal.

After handling everything, she planned to wander around to see if she could find any rare dried seafood.

Since she had made the journey, she might as well make the most of it.

Upon hearing that she wanted dried seafood, Chen Guanghai immediately gathered everyone in the village.

Everyone knew she was a great benefactor to the village, so they all brought out their hidden treasures from home.

"Villagers, I’m accepting barter here, or I can pay you directly, depending on your needs."

As she spoke, Su Xiaoxiao asked Chen Guanghai to open the large bundle she brought, revealing it full of items.

There were stainless steel cups, flashlights, quartz wall clocks, etc., which amazed everyone.

These were rare items, difficult to buy even with ration tickets.

Where did Mr. Su come from, bringing so many things with her?

Immediately, someone expressed the desire to barter with her.

These were rare items, not easily obtained with money.

The crowd immediately surrounded Su Xiaoxiao, three layers deep.

"Mr. Su, I’d like to trade for a stainless steel cup."

"Mr. Su, I’d like to trade for a quartz wall clock."

"Mr. Su, could I trade you for a flashlight?"

Everyone was eager to trade with Su Xiaoxiao.

The enthusiastic crowd was a bit overwhelming for Su Xiaoxiao.

Chen Guanghai hurriedly stepped out to maintain order, "Everyone, please line up properly and no cutting in line."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted into a clamor.