In the blink of an eye, Da Wa and his friends have been in Shanghai for about a month, and it is time for the National Day holiday.
Da Wa did not forget the task Ning Tang assigned to him, which was to send some skin care products or Shanghai specialties back.
So, on the second day of the National Day holiday, Da Wa planned to invite a group of friends to go shopping and stroll around the Shanghai market.
Unexpectedly, Erniu and Sanwa were both busy. Sanwa had to train, and their coach said that they had given Sanwa a holiday last time and would not allow him to go this time. Erniu had to perform in a program at the school's National Day Gala. This kind of thing should not have been the turn of a freshman like her, but it just so happened that there was a shortage of people in a program, so Zhou Yu asked her to take over. Fangfang said that she would not go unless Erniu went, and she said she wanted to watch Erniu's performance.
So? Only Da Wa and Da Hu were left.
The two brothers strolled around casually at first. There were many people setting up stalls everywhere these days. After walking for a while, they had a bag of candied lotus seeds and a bag of persimmon cakes in their hands.
Sugared lotus seeds are lotus seeds that have been carefully harvested and coated with syrup. When you put them in your mouth, you first taste the sweetness of the sugar and then the crisp fragrance of the lotus seeds.
The persimmon cake is covered with a thick layer of icing. As soon as you smell the sweet fragrance of the persimmon cake, your tongue will lick the icing. It feels soft and sticky when you bite it, and it smells sweet.
The two of them walked and ate along the way. Their stomachs were filled, but their eyes were not satisfied with the sight.
During the National Day holiday, many people came out to shop with their families. Even the two young men, Da Wa and Da Hu, had difficulty moving in the crowd, which shows how many people there were.
Big Baby was shocked. "This? There are too many people."
"Isn't it? There are many more than Hailang Island." Dahu replied.
Hailang Island is vast and sparsely populated, and it cannot be compared with the crowded Shanghai.
"By the way, Da Wa, what did Aunt Ning ask you to buy?" asked Da Hu.
The eldest child thought for a moment and said, "...I have forgotten what to buy specifically. Anyway, I'll just buy whatever looks good." He added, "Oh, and buy two more skirts for Erniu."
Da Hu blinked his eyes. "Buy a skirt for Erniu? Why? Doesn't she have anything to wear?"
"No," said Big Boy, "First, the season is about to change. My roommate is a local, and he told me that it's much colder here in Shanghai than in Hailang Island. I'm worried that Erniu doesn't have thick clothes to wear. Second, I bought her two fashionable ones. Last time we went to their school, we saw the female students coming and going, all dressed up neatly. Erniu can't be any worse than them, right?"
During the registration process, the sarcastic female teacher kept targeting Erniu. I guess there was another reason, which was that she thought she was "rustic".
Students at the music conservatory dress more fashionably than students at other schools. When Da Wa and his friends went there, it was almost the start of the school term and there were already quite a few students in the school. They were dressed very fashionably.
The boys wore bell-bottom pants and sunglasses, while the girls wore high-waisted pants or vest skirts.
The eldest child was so stunned that he couldn't even look at them. He had no idea where they got these trendy clothes from.
Da Wa was a little tempted by the frog-eye glasses that other people were wearing, and rubbed his hands, "Da Hu, how about we get two pairs of those dark black glasses too?"
Da Hu shrugged, "Don't do that, my mom will beat me to death if she sees me."
"Oh no." Da Wa said, "Don't let her see it? Just put it in the dormitory."
Da Hu was also tempted, "Then, let's buy a pair?"
"Let's go." Big Boy took a step forward.
Da Hu quickly followed his footsteps, "Do you know where to buy it? Let's go? So fast."
Big Boy waved his hand and said, "Of course, I've already asked my classmates about it."
Dahu laughed. So you have been planning this for a long time?
The two of them went to the Qipu Road Clothing Wholesale Market recommended by Da Wa's roommate. The entire clothing wholesale market was arranged in a T shape. Looking around, there were stalls selling clothes everywhere.
Most of these stalls are made of bamboo frames with a canopy, and underneath are a few chairs put together, with a white cloth spread on top, and all kinds of colorful clothes piled on top.
If you look closely, you will see that there are not only stalls selling clothes. Occasionally you can see a few book stalls and dried fruit stalls, but most of them are selling clothes. Even the frog-eye glasses that Big Baby wants are sold at some stalls.
Da Hu saw a white dress with a stand-up collar and cuffs decorated with pearl buttons. It looked very fashionable. He pointed it out to Da Wa and said, "Let's buy this one."
Da Wa took a quick look and thought the design was quite novel. He went up to ask for the price, "Boss, how much is this?"
The dealer at the clothing stall was a thin, middle-aged man in his forties, his eyes rolling around. He made a five-digit gesture, then turned it over and made an eight-digit gesture. "This one, fifty-eight yuan."
Big Baby listened with his ears open, reached out to pick up the dress and looked at it. Suddenly, his face changed, and he pretended to put the dress down casually, "It's a bit expensive, we won't buy it."
After saying that, he ran away.
The dealer shouted from behind, "Don't go, the price can still be negotiated."
Big Boy ignored him and walked quickly to a public toilet. He washed his hands carefully and his expression relaxed a little.
Da Hu was completely bewildered. "What's going on? What is it? The clothes are pretty good, albeit a bit pricey, but he said he could bargain."
Zeng Xinlan is very good at spending money, and Dahu has learned some from her. He heard that the small vendors outside are all very cunning. They first quote a high price, then ask you to bargain with them, and finally give you what you think is the 'middle price'. You think they have lost money, but in fact they have made money.
Big Boy shook his head and whispered, "Have you noticed? That dress is obviously a foreign style. My roommate said we can't buy this. This is called 'foreign garbage' or 'foreign junk'. It's all shipped across the ocean from abroad and then smuggled in by those small vendors. And..." He swallowed deeply, "And when I was looking through the clothes just now, I found a blood stain on the fabric on the waist, about the size of a coin."
Dahu's expression suddenly changed. "What do you mean?"
Da Wa looked around and saw that there was no one around. Then he whispered, "Those clothes might have been taken off a dead person!"
Da Hu's face turned pale with fright. No wonder Da Wa said he didn't want to buy it. He left in a hurry and even went to wash his hands.
But he had a question in his mind, "How do you know?"
Big Boy said, "My roommate's parents work in customs. When the lights were turned off at night and we couldn't sleep, we chatted and he told us a lot of things like this. When he knew I was coming to buy clothes, he told me that a large amount of this 'foreign garbage' had recently entered the market and told me to be careful not to buy any."
Who would have thought that I would be so unlucky that the first thing I picked would be...
Even if Da Wa had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to buy this kind of "foreign garbage" that is stained with blood and comes from dead people or unknown places.
Da Hu was still frightened, "Should we still buy it?"
"Buy it." said Big Boy.
You can't be scared just because you come across "foreign garbage" once. There are still many treasures to be found in the clothing wholesale market.
The eldest child reminded himself in his heart that he should remember to tell his roommates whose parents are customs officials about the discovery of the "foreign garbage" when he got home. This kind of thing should be handled by professionals.
After this incident, Da Wa and Da Hu became much more cautious when choosing clothes. They would not buy those styles that were obviously worn by foreigners, but instead bought some styles that looked like they came from Hong Kong.
Before buying, I asked carefully where the goods were imported from.
Generally speaking, no one would lie about this. After all, foreign products are still very popular, and not many people associate them with "foreign garbage".
After a walk around, Da Wa and Da Hu were carrying bags in their hands. They bought a denim jacket, a pair of denim pants, and a dark blue hooded cotton jacket for Er Niu, a colorful silk scarf and a dress for Ning Tang, a leather coat for Chen Lie, and a pair of bell-bottom pants for San Wa. He also didn't forget to buy the frog-eye glasses that he had been longing for for a long time.
After buying these things, most of the money Da Wa had was spent.
Before coming, Chen Lie gave him three hundred and fifty yuan, and he saved fifty yuan himself, which made a total of four hundred yuan. After buying these clothes with four hundred yuan, he only had one hundred and fifty-six yuan left.
As Da Wa counted the money, he sighed and said, "This money is really not easy to spend."
This? I just spent a lot of money on clothes. I haven’t bought any skin care products or Shanghai specialties yet.
Da Hu also bought a lot of ?, sighed and said, "That's it."
Da Wa muttered, "If only we could earn money, we wouldn't have to spend it so carefully."
There were several pairs of clothes that he liked just now, but unfortunately he was short of money. He couldn't ask his family for money or borrow money from his classmates for the rest of the semester.
Of course making money is good, but where can you make money?
Big Baby was mumbling to himself when suddenly an idea struck him, "Hey, why don't we go into business too?"
"We?" Da Hu exclaimed, "Doing business?"
"Right." Big Boy clapped his hands. "Look, selling clothes makes a lot of money. They're so popular. Let's go buy some clothes and sell them."
Da Wa is a handsome man with a sweet mouth. When buying things from the "sellers", he inadvertently asked a lot of questions.
From what they said, I learned that it is not difficult to purchase these clothes. You just need to get up early, go to a nearby distribution point to buy the goods, and then sell them in the wholesale market. You can make a lot of profit from the difference.
For example, the denim jacket that Da Wa bought for Er Niu cost thirty-eight yuan. Of course, the dealer could not tell Da Wa and the others how much money he earned, but Da Wa was sharp-eyed and saw that the dealer secretly made a twenty-yuan gesture to the dealer at the stall next to him.
The purchase price is 18 yuan and the selling price is 38 yuan.
This? They made twenty dollars for just a denim jacket!
When Big Baby thought about this, he became furious and no one liked the clothes in his hands.
They are simply being taken advantage of!
The more Dawa thought about it, the more he felt that it would be a good idea for him and Dahu to become dealers and set up a clothing stall to sell their goods.
Nowadays, we have gradually said goodbye to the days of relying on coupons to buy daily necessities. Life is getting better day by day, and people's pursuit of beauty is getting higher and higher. Clothes are one of the manifestations.
From Hailang Island to Shanghai, the changes in passers-by's clothes are the best reflection of this.
Da Wa took a deep look at the bustling crowd at the Qipu Road clothing wholesale market and concluded, "We can definitely make money selling clothes."
Da Hu doesn't think as much as Da Wa does. He has only one advantage: he is obedient, especially he listens to Da Wa. In other words, he hits wherever Da Wa points.
It has been like this since childhood. Whenever they want to get into trouble, it is the eldest brother who comes up with the idea and the two brothers carry it out together.
Even if Da Wa asked him to jump into a fire pit, Da Hu would jump in without hesitation, let alone doing a small clothing wholesale business. He immediately said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." He then said, "So what should we do next?"
Da Wa waved his hand and said, "The first step is to borrow money."
Da Hu was stunned. "Borrow money?"
"Right?" Big Boy rolled his eyes at him and said, "How can we not borrow money? We both don't have much money on hand. We only have about 300 yuan combined. How many pieces of clothing can we buy? If we want to set up a stall, we definitely can't just put out a few pieces of clothing. If I were a customer and saw your stall with only a few items, not many styles, and not many varieties, I wouldn't buy from you."
Da Hu nodded, agreeing deeply, "You're right?" He then asked, "Who should we borrow money from?"
Big Boy chuckled and said, "Looking for my brother and sister."
In the Shanghai Stock Exchange, aren't you familiar with them?
Of course, it is also possible to find Ning Jun, but there is no guarantee that Ning Jun will not report the matter to Ning Tang and Shen Lie.
Ning Tang would definitely not say anything, and might even support him. But if Chen Lie knew about this, it would be like a belt and rolling pin combo.
He could already imagine what his father would say when he hit him: "You little bastard! I told you to go to college, but you went out to do business and become a profiteer. Are you itching for money? Do you think the family needs this little money?"
Thinking of this, Da Wa shuddered.
Dahu gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother and sister, you are the one who is cheating me."
Big Boy glanced at him sideways. "Is that what I'm saying? I'm saying, 'Let them...'" He recalled a new word he'd learned in a textbook. "Let them invest and help them make money."
After making up their minds, the next day, Da Wa took Da Hu to find Er Niu and San Wa.
It is called giving clothes, but in fact, it is borrowing money.
First, we went to the Navy Swimming Team training base and asked the guard to call Sanwa out.
When Sanwa arrived at the gate, he saw two young men, arm in arm, wearing sunglasses that covered half their faces. They waved at him and shouted, "Sanwa!"
Sanwa hesitated and asked, "Who are you?"
Da Wa rolled his eyes under his glasses and took off the sunglasses on his nose. "I, your brother."
"Oh no." Sanwa slapped his thigh. "You two, come here? Just look for me. Why are you wearing those big sunglasses? I thought you were someone else."
Da Hu struck a pose and said, "What do you know? This is called a frog-eye lens. It's trendy. Do you understand?"
The eldest boy rubbed his hands, smiled, and said in a long voice, "Third boy——"
Sanwa shuddered, crossed his hands and rubbed his arms, "Brother, don't laugh like that."
He laughed so hard that his skin got goose bumps. The last time Big Wa laughed like this was when he pulled out all the mint that Chen Lie had planted and then put the blame on him.
The eldest boy chuckled twice more and said, "Third boy, are we brothers? Are we not? Brothers?"
Sanwa nodded hesitantly, then shook his head. "Yes, or maybe not. It depends on what you want from me." He asked cautiously, "Is it something bad?"
Da Wa immediately rejected it, "How could it be? It's a bad thing. Would your brother, like me, cheat you?"
Sanwa nodded without thinking, "Of course." He muttered, "You've cheated me enough, haven't you?"
The eldest child waved his hands guiltily, "Before? Before." He stepped forward and grabbed the third child's shoulder with his arm, "Now? It's different. I'm looking for you? I really have something important to tell you."
Sanwa hummed, "Tell me, what's going on."
"Let's not talk about that for now." The eldest boy took out the bell-bottom pants he bought for the third boy. "Here, I bought them for you. Take a look and see if they look good on you."
Sanwa unfolded his flared pants. They were smoky grey, with a shallow crotch, tight hips, narrow knees, and flared legs like morning glory. They were very fashionable. He nodded and said, "Not bad, quite fashionable."
Almost all the other athletes on his team have a pair of these pants.
Nowadays, if you want to chase a girl, it’s popular to wear a V-neck shirt, bell-bottom pants, and take a guitar to sing love songs downstairs of someone’s house. After singing "Winter Rain", don’t even think about chasing someone, you may even be chased by someone else.
Da Wa gave a thumbs-up. "As expected of my brother, he has good taste." He rubbed his hands and said, "Even you think it looks good, let alone others. Tell me, if I also import a batch of these bell-bottom pants to sell, won't they sell out in no time?"
Sanwa wasn't stupid. Having lived in Shanghai for several years, he had seen a lot. He immediately realized what was going on and exclaimed, "You want to set up a stall?"
The eldest child gave another thumbs up and praised, "Smart!"
Sanwa glanced at him and said, "Don't try to fool me." He added, "If you want to set up a stall to sell clothes, it will cost a lot of money just to purchase the goods. Where are you going to get the money?"
Da Wa spread his hands and said, "Isn't this why I came to see you?"
Really? His own brother, Sanwa sighed, "Tell me, how much do you want to borrow?"
He knew Da Wa too well. He would not give up until he hit a wall. If he didn't lend him the money, there was no telling where he would go to get it.
Da Wa thought for a moment and held up two fingers, "Two thousand yuan."
Sanwa took a deep breath and said, "How dare you speak like that."
Big Baby: "Hey, just tell me whether you have it or not."
Sanwa said, "Yes, you're lucky. I received the prize money from the last competition organizer. I was planning to send it back to Mom, but you arrived just in time." He turned and walked away, "Wait, I'll get it for you."
Da Wa sighed and said to Da Hu, "What do you call this? This is called the right time, the right place, and the right people. God wants me to be rich."
When Sanwa came back with the money, he happened to hear this and muttered, "I don't know if you'll get rich or not, but be careful if Dad finds out. Watch out for your skin."
Da Wa put the money away and said, "If you don't tell me, I won't tell you, and Er Niu doesn't tell you, who will know?"
Sanwa nodded, then looked up suddenly. "Wait, what does this have to do with me?" He narrowed his eyes. "Don't tell me, are you planning to borrow money from me?"
"That's what I was planning," said the eldest child. "Who knew you'd be so rich? You'd have enough money in no time. I'll go get some supplies first. If you're still short of something, I'll borrow some from her."
Sanwa wailed and said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. You've never set up a stall before, so be careful not to lose money."
The eldest boy waved his hand nonchalantly, "If I lose money, I lose money. I can just make more money."
Since he planned to do this business, he had already prepared for the possibility of losing money. It was impossible for everything to go smoothly and only make money without losses. Such things were only dreams and would not be realized in reality.
Besides, the money he borrowed was from Erniu and Sanwa, their brothers and sisters, so they wouldn't ask him to pay it back for a while.
Thinking of this, the eldest child patted the third child on the shoulder and said, "Third child, work hard, bring home more gold medals, and earn more money."
Sanwa snorted, "So you can use it to do business, right?"
Big Boy chuckled and said, "Maybe he can make some money."
This? No one can say for sure.
After saying goodbye to Sanwa, Dawa and Dahu went to deliver clothes to Erniu and a handkerchief to Fangfang. Then they went to the post office to send back the things they bought for Chen Lie and Ning Tang. The two brothers began to prepare to purchase goods.
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