Shencheng is the largest industrial city in my country.

Many domestic economic reforms started in Shanghai and then spread across the country.

Various foreign goods and foreign thoughts were first imported into Shencheng and then spread across the country.

In early March 1988, Shencheng City adjusted the retail prices of 280 types of goods, most of which are small commodities or daily necessities, with a price increase of between 20-30%.

This was originally a very normal means of market regulation.

The cheap things hurt the farmers!

As the social wage increases year by year, prices must of course be appropriately adjusted.

However, the people don’t think so!

Seeing the continuous price increase of various commodities, especially daily necessities, the people thought that the sharp price increase was about to begin, so large and medium-sized cities first set off a fierce buying trend.

How crazy was the snap-up at that time?

Give an example.

At the end of February, the Shencheng Match Factory still had 60 million boxes of matches in the warehouse, and in March it produced another 20 million boxes.

However, in the three days after the price adjustment in March, 40 million boxes were sold out at once, and the nearly 100 million boxes of matches produced in April were sold out in three months!

According to media reports at the time, a resident of a certain household bought more than 500 boxes of matches in one go to store them at home, some bought 200 kilograms of salt, and some bought 10 boxes of laundry detergent!

Faced with this situation, the government issued various red-headed documents that restricted the price increase, and the price increase quickly exceeded the document's regulations.

The city leaders stood up and said that our city has abundant material reserves and sufficient tobacco and alcohol inventory, and called on citizens not to rob.

As a result, the price of tobacco and alcohol materials rose by 30%, giving the city leaders a loud slap.

When prices soared, people generally believed that "storing money is worse than storing things". Money is just a piece of paper, and items are real and can keep warm and fill hunger.

The consequence of the rush to buy is price increases, which is the economic law.

The price of eggs in Shencheng soared from 1.5 yuan per kilogram to 2.7 yuan per kilogram!

After hearing the news that the price of eggs increased, Li Wenxiu couldn't believe her ears!

This man's words were really fulfilled?

"Wenxiu, tomorrow is Sunday, and it's all going to be resting. We will move the eggs downstairs and set up a stall on the street to sell the eggs, right?" Wang Lin said to Li Wenxiu that night.

"It's time to sell it! If you don't sell it, your eggs will smell bad!" Li Wenxiu burst out laughing, "Hey, how do you know that eggs will increase their price?"

"Sense of smell!" Wang Lin pointed to his nose and smiled, "Sensitivity to national policies!"

"Can we sell it tomorrow? Will others really buy our eggs?"

"Where do we have eggs? No one has sex! Why do you lay eggs?"

Li Wenxiu was stunned for a while before she realized her reaction. With a whisper, she reached out to beat Wang Lin: "Okay, you bullied me again! I won't sell eggs for you tomorrow!"

“…”

The next day is a day off.

Before the implementation of weekends in 1995, party, government, enterprises and units all had a single break, that is, one day off on Sundays.

At this time, the wind of rushing for shopping in Shanghai had already started. Although it had not reached the point of madness, some people with equally sensitive sense of smell had already begun to rush to buy materials and hoard daily necessities.

Wang Lin and Li Wenxiu got up early in the morning. They first moved a few boxes of eggs and set up a temporary stall on the side of the road.

As soon as the two of them put out the eggs, someone asked the price: "Comrade, how do you sell eggs?"

"Two yuan, seventy-one pound!" Wang Lin replied, "It's all the price now."

"Is it fresh eggs?" the customer asked.

"Can the eggs from the state-owned farm be fresh?" Wang Lin brought a bowl, touched the egg in front of everyone, gently touched the edge of the bowl, and knocked an egg in the bowl.

The yellow egg yolk and the translucent egg white are more convincing than thousands of words!

More and more people are watching.

Most of the people living nearby are employees in textile factories, and some people recognize Wang Lin and Li Wenxiu, and then said, "Isn't this Wang Lin from the mechanics training class? Why are you selling eggs?"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "I'm just getting married and I'm going to have a baby again soon. It's a big expense! So it's good to have a side job and earn a few milk powder and diapers."

"You couple are really working hard!" The workers laughed.

Li Wenxiu lowered her head shyly and gave Wang Lin a blank look.

Wang Lin laughed and said, "Let's see, everyone, this egg is so fresh! This is a good egg from a real state-owned farm! The quality is exactly the same as the countryside eggs! If you want to buy it, buy it quickly. The number of eggs is limited! Until the sale is over! You can have it quickly, but you can't do it slowly!"

His shouting came with a lot of onlookers.

"Give me two pounds." Someone spoke.

"I have to pay two pounds, five or four cents, my wife, I've been here to pay, you're responsible for collecting the money."

Li Wenxiu nodded and took the money handed over by the customer.

"I'll buy five kilograms!" someone shouted again.

"Give me three pounds of eggs!"

Li Wenxiu was busy collecting money and finding change.

She is very quick-witted, careful and organized in her work. Everyone collects money first, then delivers goods, and after finishing the customer, then receives the next customer.

If you pass money through her hands, you won’t be able to make any mistakes.

Wang Lin looked at her and thought to himself that this is such a good wife, a good helper in business!

"Sold out? Is there any goods?" The customer who came from behind became anxious when he saw that the box was empty, "Do you still have eggs?"

"And, there's more!" Wang Lin hurriedly went home and moved the eggs downstairs.

More and more people are rushing to buy eggs.

It turns out that the eggs from several nearby stores have been sold out!

Citizens usually buy eggs, but now because of the rush to buy eggs, people who buy eggs only buy pounds and pounds. Some people even buy more than ten or dozens of pounds at the same time! I’m afraid that the price of eggs will double again!

Li Wenxiu first used his pocket to collect money, but found that he had too much change and could not hold his pocket, so he took a cardboard box as a cash box and placed it under his nose, which was convenient and fast.

The hot sales scene has attracted customers to come and buy.

Wang Lin and Li Wenxiu sold out all the 1,600 kilograms of eggs they had stockpiled in just one day!

The two of them were so busy that they didn't even have time to drink water, and they didn't have time to go home to cook lunch. They only bought a few steamed buns and fried dough sticks from Mr. Chen to satisfy their hunger.

Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen looked at Wang Lin and his wife so popular in selling eggs, and they couldn't help but look at each other!

"Good guy, can you rush to buy this egg?" Aunt Chen shook her head in confusion.

"That's not true! Look at how popular Wang Lin and the others are?"

"How much money does he have to make this day?"

"How can I know?"

"No, old man, we have to prepare some eggs at home! Now these eggs are priced at one day! Maybe the price will still rise!"

"Then let's buy a few pounds from Wang Lin!"

Wang Lin’s eggs were in short supply. After they were sold, they were snapped up as soon as they moved downstairs!

"The last half box!" Wang Lin said to Li Wenxiu, "Stop selling it, keep it for yourself! All dishes are rising now, and buying other dishes is better than eating your own eggs!"

Li Wenxiu said: "Yes, who would have thought that it took only how long the price of this egg would double!"

He bought this batch of eggs from Wang Lin at 1.3 yuan per catty.

The price you sell now is 2.7 yuan, and Wang Lin’s net profit of 1.4 yuan per catty of eggs!

At night, the two of them sat cross-legged on the bed, dragging their tired bodies.

Li Wenxiu poured all the money on the bed and started to sort out one cent, two cents, one cent, two cents, two cents, two cents.

"Wang Lin, I made 2,200 yuan after getting rid of the capital!" Li Wenxiu counted three times and shouted in surprise, "It only took one day! This money is equivalent to my two years of salary! This money is too easy to make, right? Unfortunately, I can't make this money every day! Otherwise I can make a fortune!"

"As for being so excited? Didn't you make more than 2,000 yuan? You will definitely make more money in the future!" Wang Lin laughed, "How is it? I'm awesome in your husband, right? Marrying me will not make you suffer a loss!"

"Don't make some money and be proud! The money you lose by playing cards is more than two thousand!"

"Don't you bring up any pot without opening it! I have reformed myself, changed my mind and become a new person! Even the government gives the prodigal son a chance to turn back, and you may not be able to accept my change?"

"Okay, take your money away! It's best to deposit it in the bank and deposit it on a regular basis! Otherwise, one day you're itchy and lose by playing cards?"

"No, I'm still useful to keep this money."

"What else do you want to do? Do you continue to sell eggs?"

"You can't sell eggs anymore. The price has risen so frighteningly! I guess the country will take action to regulate it soon."

"It's not just the price of eggs that is scary? The price of meat has risen to 4.9 yuan! Not scary? The squid has risen to 8 yuan per pound! Who can afford it? I heard that professors at universities have come out to set up stalls because the prices have risen too fast and cannot afford to eat! Alas!"

Of course, Wang Lin knew what he told her.

This is a necessary process for reform and opening up!
To be continued...