"I tore this roe deer hide in two places while skinning it." Although Harimu had already patched the torn spots with roe deer grease, Li Long still mentioned it beforehand. "Offer whatever you think it's worth."
"Tore it? That's a shame." Chen Hongjun frowned. "Where?"
"Here, and here." Li Long spread out the hide and showed Chen Hongjun.
"Not too bad. The tears aren't big. If they were, I'd have trouble taking it." Chen Hongjun examined the places patched with skin, then turned the hide over for another look before raising his head toward Li Long. "How about fifteen yuan for this hide? If it weren't torn, it would've been worth thirty for sure."
"Sure." Li Long smiled. "The price really has gone up."
After recording the purchase, writing out the slip, and paying him, Chen Hongjun said:
"Li, I suggest you go to the Department Store or the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and stock up on anything you need. Those goods will probably go up in price too."
Li Long slapped his forehead. Of course. If purchase prices were rising, the prices of goods for sale would naturally rise along with them.
He hurriedly thanked Chen Hongjun, hopped on his bicycle, and headed for the Department Store.
After looking around, Li Long first bought brick tea, salt, sugar, and other supplies for Harimu and the others.
Then he spotted the Liberation Shoes piled behind the counter and immediately remembered something his older brother Li Jianguo had once said.
When they went into the mountains to dig fritillary bulbs as part of the sideline work team, they had met herders who said the Liberation Shoes they wore were good and wanted to trade a lamb for a pair.
Thinking of Harimu and the others, Li Long immediately decided to buy