The next day, the group took a short-distance train to Zhou City.
Lin Yu felt completely relaxed throughout the journey, as if she were on a leisurely trip.
Yuanyuan also saw many landscapes that were completely different from those in Beicheng.
Putting everything else aside, the market environment here is much better, with far more street vendors than in the northern part of the city.
Therefore, the streets are more lively than those in the northern part of the city.
When they arrived at the wholesale market, they were even more shocked.
There's such a wide variety of goods here!
Not only do they have the hair accessories you see in the north of the city, but they also have leather shoes, bags, clothing, and other daily necessities—everything you could want.
Even Lin Yu and Ou Manqing felt the overwhelming activity in the market.
Needless to say, Li Dahui and Song Meili are also involved.
The two had intended to set up a stall and do business, but seeing the dazzling array of goods, they were almost overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices.
Lin Yu quickly poured cold water on their enthusiasm: "Do you have money? How much money do you have? Can you take it all with you?"
The two then calmed down and thought things through.
Li Dahui and Ou Manqing both had savings, and since he hadn't been living off his savings but had been earning money through his stall, they were quite well-off.
Song Meili was different; she lived alone and had saved up some money, which she spent on her college expenses.
Therefore, Li Dahui had three thousand yuan to spare, while Song Meili only had eight hundred.
Lin Yu could offer more, but she only wanted to test the waters first, so she also offered three thousand yuan.
As for the two sisters, Lin Wen and Lin Jing, Lin Jing is a simple student who is still a minor and has no money.
Lin Wen had a job with a salary, and he also frequently wrote and submitted articles, earning royalties, so he could afford to have 500 yuan on hand.
The group decided to partner up first and then split the profits according to their investment.
Lin Jing will treat it as a job, and she will be paid a salary later.
"We have a total of 7,200 yuan now, which isn't a lot, so we should try to buy smaller items and avoid those with high unit prices."
Lin Yu suggested that everyone split up to look at the market, not place any orders yet, and then discuss and decide on a final decision.
However, since I don't have much money, it's best not to buy anything that costs more than ten yuan.
The group indicated they understood and then went their separate ways.
Li Dahui and Ou Manqing took Yuanyuan with them, Lin Yu took Lin Wen with her, and Song Meili pulled Lin Jing along.
Lin Yu and Lin Wen hadn't seen each other for a long time, but the two sisters often called each other and their relationship remained very close.
Lin Wen only talks to Lin Yu about many things.
The two sisters walked hand in hand through the market, and Lin Yu didn't forget to ask her, "You took out five hundred yuan, do you have any more money in your hand? If you don't have enough money, I'll give you some first."
She was afraid that Lin Wen would drain himself dry in order to support them.
After all, this girl has always been selfless and willing to make sacrifices for others.
Lin Wen smiled and said, "I still have money, don't worry, that five hundred yuan is what I saved up before."
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Aren't you afraid of losing all five hundred yuan?"
Lin Wen shook his head: "I believe in you, sister. You can definitely make money."
Lin Yu really didn't know that she was so confident in herself.
Doing business involves both profits and losses; even she herself isn't entirely confident.
Lin Wen added, "It doesn't matter if I lose money, I still have money to spend."
She took out the money primarily to support her sisters' businesses; as for whether it would make money or not, she had no idea.
Lin Wenye is not a person suited to doing business.
Lin Yu patted her on the shoulder. The two sisters didn't need to say much in thanks.
The direction they were walking in mostly sold clothing and accessories, such as underwear, socks, scarves, and so on.
Lin Wen was overwhelmed by the choices and asked her, "Sister, with so many shops, which one should I go to?"
Lin Yu stood there and observed for a while. The goods in these shops were not much different; they were all small items.
Therefore, she chose a restaurant where the owner seemed more amiable; he was a middle-aged man.
Upon seeing the two young men, Lin Yu and Lin Wen, the shop owner greeted them with great enthusiasm.
"Young lady, would you like to take a look at the goods?"
It seems that most of the people who come here to pick up goods are from out of town, because the boss speaks Mandarin with a local accent.
Fortunately, I can still understand it.
Lin Yu took a liking to the socks at his shop and asked him the price.
The socks are sold in packs of twelve, and the wholesale price for a pack is six yuan.
Lin Wen's heart pounded with anxiety. Back in his hometown, a pair of socks like these would cost at least one or two yuan, but here the wholesale price was only a few cents a pair.
Lin Yu showed no surprise whatsoever, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.
She nodded and then asked the shopkeeper about the price of the underwear.
These small items were all very inexpensive, and Lin Yu had a general idea of their prices.
She smiled and said to the boss, "We came with several brothers. We're buying a lot of goods this time, so we'll come back after we've discussed it."
The boss's eyes lit up when he heard there were several brothers, and he quickly said:
"Alright, you guys hurry up and decide what to do and come over. If you want a lot, I can even give you a discount."
They didn't discuss the specific price.
Both of them knew that one needed to compare prices from several vendors, while the other couldn't reveal his bottom line.
At this moment, both Lin Yu and the boss felt that the other was truly unfathomable.
Lin Wen didn't understand, so he followed Lin Yu.
Of course, she knew Lin Yu was doing serious business, so she didn't ask her to explain anything on the spot.
They went to another store and looked at silk scarves.
This falls within Lin Wen's area of expertise; she can tell the texture of a silk scarf by touch.
Lin Wen would shake his head and remain silent when encountering people who claimed their clothes were made of silk but were not.
Lin Yu didn't want to buy such good goods. Who would buy luxury goods from a street stall?
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