Li Hongjun slapped his thigh, furious: "Then, when I went downstairs, there was no free breakfast! The front desk looked at me like I was an idiot, saying there was no such thing as free breakfast in the world!"

I don't know what he was thinking about, Li Hongjun added in a very embarrassed tone: "Ahem, but... the girl at the front desk is really pretty! I suddenly had a brain twitch and actually said to the female comrade: Have you had breakfast? Brother will treat you."

Phew——Qiao Lu laughed until her stomach hurt. This guy never forgets to show off!

Li Hongjun couldn't help laughing: "Later, the female comrade called me a psychopath, so I ran away."

"Then I went upstairs, and guess what happened?"

"What's wrong? Did you see that person stealing the luggage?" Qiao Lu's eyes widened.

"No!" Li Hongjun suddenly raised his voice and pointed at Xu Haizhou: "I saw your man beating someone!"

Qiao Lu immediately looked at Xu Haizhou: "Beat someone? You are so brave? Aren't you afraid that he has accomplices or will call the police?"

"He dares to call the police? I haven't even reported him for theft!" Li Hongjun yelled.

Xu Haizhou shook his head: "I just locked the door and beat him up. Even his accomplices couldn't get in. And it happened so suddenly that I didn't think too much about it."

Xu Haizhou has always been rational, but sometimes he may not be able to remain calm when things touch his bottom line.

You know, the bag contained both of our IDs, as well as some scattered tickets. Of course, we carried large sums of money with us, so if the luggage was stolen, the loss wouldn't be too big, but it would be troublesome to get home.

Qiao Lu raised her eyebrows, a little surprised: "Did both of you hit someone? Or was it just Haizhou?"

"Haizhou was the first to hit him. Don't be fooled by his gentle appearance. He is a Northeastern man after all. He saw it with his own eyes. How could he tolerate it? He just punched him down with one punch."

"Does he look fierce when he beats people?" Qiao Lu asked Li Hongjun.

Glancing at him, Li Hongjun shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Well! It doesn't matter whether he's fierce or not. Anyway, I won't hit you."

Xu Haizhou kicked him angrily: "Can you speak?"

"Oh, oh, oh, I'm not good at talking! Don't bother with me, sister-in-law, that's what I mean, just know it."

Qiao Lu laughed out loud and pouted: "Where are the goods you bought from there? Open them up and show them to me."

Patting the two large sacks, Li Hongjun said, "They are all here. This bag is the clothes that Haizhou and I picked. Sometimes we don't know what to take, so we just look at what is the most popular and follow the trend."

Then he pointed to another big bag and said, "There are two big bags in here, all blind goods."

"Blind goods?"

"Well, the clothes in the blind sale are two or three times cheaper than the normal price. We can't see or choose what's inside. We buy and leave. We can only open the clothes after we buy them. No matter what's inside, no returns or exchanges are accepted."

“Oh, isn’t this called a blind box? It’s only been 1983 and there are already prototypes?” It turns out that the tricks used in later generations had already been played in the 1980s!

"Blind box? What is a blind box?" Li Hongjun was puzzled, and Xu Haizhou also looked at Qiao Lu blankly.

"It's nothing. I was just making an analogy. It's a bit like gambling with stones, right? You never know if it's agate or pebble unless you open it." She changed the subject.

Xu Haizhou: "Yeah, about the same."

"Then open it and take a look." Qiao Lu was eager to try.

I found a pair of scissors and carefully cut along the edge. After opening it, a pile of clothes squeezed out uncontrollably and piled up all over the floor.

All kinds of things, colorful...

It's a lot, and it's really cheap, 30 yuan for a pack, and there are at least 40 pieces in a pack, but -

"Why do I feel like you guys have been cheated?"

Li Hongjun: “…”

He nodded and nodded, not daring to say a word.

Xu Haizhou: “…”

Smart in life, foolish in a moment.

Nowadays, if we were to ask what is the biggest headache for small business owners, it would definitely be purchasing goods!

In 1984, the integrity mechanism of the wholesale market was far from being formed. There was a mix of good and bad people in all walks of life, and being cheated was a normal thing.

Moreover, it was not easy to import goods at that time. For people like Xu Haizhou and Li Hongjun, it took a day and a night by bus to get to the place. After arriving in a hurry, they had to rush to import goods and choose them. If they delayed for one more day, they had to pay one more day's accommodation fee. They were also cheated by those "fellow villagers". They were exhausted both physically and mentally, so naturally they could not be so careful sometimes.

Even if you are unlucky and encounter some unscrupulous wholesalers, you may buy 100 pieces of clothing and then count them when you get home, only to find that there are only 80 pieces left; or you may travel thousands of miles to buy a batch of good goods, but when you get home and unpack them, you find that they are all defective products. This is a common thing.

So, crisis and opportunity coexist!

Li Hongjun put his fist to his mouth awkwardly: "Ahem - this, seems to be, something unexpected happened?"

Xu Haizhou frowned seriously: "Well, something is not right."

Qiao Lu put her hands on her hips and pointed at the garbage on the ground. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sixty yuan for two big bags of garbage?"

Xu Haizhou coughed twice and was about to say something when Li Hongjun began to take credit.

"Sister-in-law, let's not talk about this blind item for now. Come, look at this, this is a treasure that Haizhou and I found!"

The topic changed so suddenly that Qiao Lu laughed in anger. She crossed her arms and looked at him, "What baby?"

"Dangdang!" With a whoosh, as if by magic, a big bag was taken out from the sack... woolen coats!

To be honest, Qiao Lu was really shocked, and her hands were shaking slightly with excitement.

"Woolen coat?" And it's a finished product, not material!

There are two colors, one is black and the other is dark brown.

Qiao Lu hurriedly took it, unpacked it, and then unfolded it.

The dark brown color imitates the classic navy coat, with a row of double buttons sewn in the middle. It is a medium-length version made of matte woolen fabric. The style is crisp and durable, slim and elegant.

She was so excited that she almost lost her voice.

Let’s look at the black one, which is also a mid-length style. The coat is square in shape and has patch pockets. The most unique thing is that the collar is decorated with a small fur collar in the same color, which looks beautiful and warm!

After rubbing it repeatedly, I found that the quality is almost the same as the one I bought from Hong Kong last time!

"Here's more." After searching around, Xu Haizhou took out a piece of cloth and handed it to Qiao Lu like a treasure.

"Oh my! This is double-faced cashmere!" The finished product will be more drapey, warmer, more refined and more advanced!

Her fingertips slowly moved on the comfortable fabric, and Qiaolu wanted to cool down quickly! This will definitely be a hit, right? !

As soon as he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into joy: "Isn't it said that this kind of material is only available in Hong Kong?"

Li Hongjun laughed and said, "No, no, they have been available in the Special Administrative Region for a long time! And I heard that they are selling especially well when the weather gets colder!"

Xu Haizhou smiled awkwardly, thought about it, and decided to say something to cheer up his wife: "There were so many people trying to grab my coat that day that my shoes were stepped on and fell off."

I remember that day when I was barefoot and only discovered after I bought the socks that the heels were worn out. Just thinking about it makes me want to hide away in embarrassment.

“Puff——”

“Hahahaha—is this true? Haizhou, you, you, you have suffered, hahahaha…”

Xu Haizhou: "..."

It’s okay, as long as my wife is happy.

She eagerly grabbed his arm and said, "Quick, quick, let me see your foot. Is it okay? How big is the hole?"

Xu Haizhou: "..."

Of course I didn’t take off my shoes in front of him in the end, otherwise my image would have been ruined.

Fortunately, Qiao Lu was just joking and didn't force him to take it off.

After laughing, I felt really happy.

Compared to bulky cotton-padded jackets, the appearance of woolen coats is undoubtedly like a touch of warm color in the snow in winter. It is hard not to be popular!

"Well, how much is one?"

"Ready-made clothes are a bit expensive, twenty yuan a piece, and we only got ten pieces." These days, the wholesale price of a piece of clothing is basically in the single digit, and thinner summer materials can even be sold by weight.

Twenty dollars may not sound like a lot, but if you calculate it at wholesale price, it's really expensive!

But to Qiao Lu, this is cashmere wool. If you really want to talk about its value, two hundred is not expensive!

"Well, you two are really good." She happily moved the fabric to the sewing machine, turned her head to look at the pile of "junk" on the ground, and sighed: "These are just experiences and lessons I have learned."

Seeing such a nonchalant attitude, the two men breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

Li Hongjun: Huh? What's the matter? She's not my wife, why should I be angry? If you want to scold her, you won't scold me!

…

In the evening, Li Hongjun had dinner at Xu's house before leaving. After dinner, Xu Haizhou washed the dishes and Qiao Lu washed the clothes. Xu Haizhou finished first and took his son to the bathroom to take a bath.

When Xu Haizhou finished washing, Qiao Lu's clothes had just been washed. Xu Haizhou took them and hung them on the clothesline.

"Okay, you take care of the rest. I'm going to take a shower too."

"good."

When I came back, Xu Haizhou was sitting on the bed playing with his son. There was a wooden stool between the big bed and the small bed. An electric fan was spinning on the stool, round and round, at a low speed.

On the dressing table was the facial cream that Xu Haizhou had brought back for her from the Special Administrative Region. He had already removed the outer packaging and could use it by simply unscrewing the lid.

It is said to be called "Mei Yuna" and is a foreign product. I don't know where this person got it from, but he is thoughtful.

Apply it on the face, and it will be absorbed smoothly like water after it dissolves. It is a bit greasy to use in summer, but it will feel more moisturizing in colder weather. However, she likes the scent, which is refreshing.

After applying the ointment, she went to bed, took her son away from Xu Haizhou's arms, and kissed his warm face.

"What are you playing? Your hair is wet again." She said helplessly as she brushed away the wet hair stuck on her son's forehead.

The little boy was full of energy and said excitedly: "Mom! Dad is teaching me how to do tongue twisters!"

"Tongue twister? Can you say it?" Qiao Lu tapped his nose in amusement.

"Yes, I will!" Then he poked Xu Haizhou and said, "Dad, come again and I'll tell Mom!"

Xu Haizhou glanced at his wife calmly, and in a second his eyes moved back: "Okay, Dad reads a sentence, and you read a sentence."

"Um!"

Clearing his throat, he spoke each word with a hint of northern emphasis: "Eight hundred standard bearers rushed to the north slope."

The kid paused for a second, then started to recite with a playful smile, in a crisp, milky voice: "Daddy's model soldier, Benbenbo!"

Poof——Qiao Lu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Xu Haizhou also coughed, "Ahem - the artillerymen are running north in a line."

"Ahem - running to the north with a sick soldier~"

Oh my god, I'm dying of laughter. It's bad enough that his pronunciation is not standard, but why is it also carrying Xu Haizhou's northern er-hua accent?

“Hahahaha——” Qiao Lu laughed uncontrollably.

"An An, Dad was just coughing. You don't need to learn this." Xu Haizhou held his forehead helplessly. His good son was so cute and naive.

Qiao An shrugged: "Okay then."

"One more."

Xu Haizhou continued, "A lama came from the north, carrying a five-jin mammoth."

"A horsewoman came from the north, carrying five chickens in her hands."

"Hahahaha——" Qiao Lu laughed so hard that she couldn't breathe. She covered Qiao An's mouth and said, "Oh, son, you are really suitable for reciting mantras. Anyone who is unhappy can come and listen to you reciting mantras. It's so interesting!"

"Mmmmm..." Pushing away Qiao Lu's claws, Qiao An stared at her clear eyes and asked in confusion: "Mom, are you praising me?"

Qiao Lu's heart melted when she saw his big misty eyes. She kissed his cheek and said, "I'm praising you, my baby~"

"Hehe~" I feel happy just by boasting.

The atmosphere is just right, forget your worries.

Maybe because he had fun, or maybe because his father was back, Qiao An was in a good mood. His father put him to his crib today, and he didn't make any noise. He just lay down under the covers obediently.

There was no need to coax him. Xu Haizhou turned off the lights and got on the big bed. The kid still didn't say a word and even said, "Good night, Mom and Dad."

"Good night, An'an."

"Good night."

The side of my body suddenly caved in, and I rubbed it cautiously.

Smelling the familiar scent on him, Qiao Lu hugged his waist directly, but the man didn't react at all. He just sat there, motionless as a mountain.

She used her forearm to exert a little force, forcing him to lie down quickly.

I asked in confusion, "Why are you sitting here all the time? Don't you want to sleep?"

Xu Haizhou coughed and asked tentatively, "You're not angry? I thought you were angry and didn't dare to talk to you."

"What are you angry about?" Qiao Lu laughed.

"You're angry with me for buying two bags of junk." I haven't paid any attention to him since I started cooking, and I feel uneasy.

Phew, this is really hard not to laugh. In fact, Qiao Lu was not ignoring him at all, she was clearly thinking about how to deal with those "junk goods", and she couldn't do two things at the same time, so naturally she didn't pay attention to Xu Haizhou.

Qiao Lu grabbed his face and pulled it in both directions without any hesitation: "It's already been bought. What else can we do? Huh?"

It’s such a long way, it’s not realistic to go back!

Besides, our family can afford sixty dollars. At most, it hurts a little. There is nothing we can do except to comfort ourselves and buy a lesson.

quarrel?

That would hurt feelings, but it shouldn't be that serious.

But you must keep a long memory!

"I'm glad you're not angry. My wife is so considerate." Xu Haizhou felt relieved. The knot in his heart that had been bothering him since dinner was easily untied.

"You're starting to get poor." Qiao Lu laughed at him.

"Is there?" Xu Haizhou himself didn't realize that this was just a sentence that came out of his mouth.

What does this mean?

This shows that the relationship between them has come naturally.

I smiled and felt better.

They stared at each other, although they couldn't see each other's facial features, their auras gradually became disordered.

"An An."

"Huh? Dad, you called me?" The voice coming from the small bed next door was very small, as if it was covered by a quilt, and it was muffled.

"It's okay, go to sleep." I just wanted to test whether he was asleep.

Ten minutes later, a very quiet voice said, "An An?"

"Hmm..." Qiao An responded to him subconsciously, but he was not asleep yet, so his voice became even quieter.

Wait ten more minutes——

Xu Haizhou: "An'an?"

No one responded.

As if getting a reply, the slender fingertips fluttered wildly, peeling off the ground with strength.

"Hey, why are you so anxious..." It's only been five or six days since we last saw each other or had sex... Uh -

Before he could finish his words, his lips were blocked.

Tasting the familiar sweet taste, the long-lasting longing is finally relieved.

Xu Haizhou took a deep breath and traced her red lips inch by inch.

Qiao Lu pushed him away a few times but failed. Instead, he grabbed her wrists and twisted them behind her head.

"Ah...be gentle, have you taken medicine today?"

It was just a joke in his mind, but why did Xu Haizhou feel so uncomfortable when he heard it?

His movements became more and more urgent, and Qiao Lu's lips became numb from biting.

"Take medicine? What medicine? Do I still need to take medicine?" There was a hint of annoyance in his tone.

Qiao Lu: "Ahem——"

If he takes the medicine, he won't be able to sleep tonight!

If there was light at this moment, you would definitely be able to see that Qiao Lu's face was red as if it was bleeding.

Trouble comes from the mouth. Trouble comes from the mouth.

The man's kiss fell on her like a wildfire, and the rich scent of hormones lingered in her mouth.

The movement was so violent, like two flints colliding violently! This was not like a kiss, it was a bite! He was about to swallow her into his stomach!

"Well--"

At the height of her passion, Qiao Lu couldn't help but twitch. It took her a long time to find her voice again. She held Xu Haizhou's head and said, "Stop it. What's wrong with you? Why are you so anxious today..."

"...I've been gone for too long. I missed you." He kissed her and said vaguely.

A laugh escaped from her throat, and Qiao Lu murmured in pain and joy: "Like a child."

Xu Haizhou was unusually enthusiastic today. It's not that he wasn't enthusiastic in the past. He had never been cold before, but when he was enthusiastic before, he would deliberately observe her reactions and states, and even if he occasionally lost control, he would always keep himself in check.

It's nothing like today, rushing forward like a bull...

The flawless surface of Xu Haizhou finally tore open an uncontrollable crack, revealing the dark core inside.

The distance between them is getting closer and closer...the two hearts are fitting tightly together.

"Uh... Haizhou, Haizhou..."

She called his name randomly and instinctively clung to his shoulders. He turned his face and kissed her slightly wet temples.

That night, the darkness invaded the frost.

…

The two men rested at home for a day. The goods that came in included both summer and autumn items, and they couldn't take all of them with them because the store was small and they wouldn't be able to store too much.

Moreover, the shop had no door and could not be locked, so every morning I would carry a large bag of goods to Baiyun Street and pack up and carry them back in the afternoon.

It's really troublesome and tiring, but there's nothing we can do.

Qiao Lu left her son at Wu Guifang's house and asked her to take care of him. She rode a bicycle alone, delivered the ready-made clothes to Baiyun Street, and began to set up the store.

Let the two men clean up first, while Qiao Lu puts out all the goods on the other side.

But it can’t be as casual as other stalls. The display has to be meticulous. Otherwise, how can we attract customers with such a remote place?

The ready-made clothing we carry only includes women's clothing and unisex clothing that can be worn by both men and women. Unisex clothing such as jeans, T-shirts, and white dacron shirts are all hot-selling items that can be worn by both men and women.

The clothes are arranged by color and size. There are three walls with three layers of hemp ropes on them for hanging clothes.

Tops are hung on the left side, trousers are hung on the right side, and Jolu's designs are hung in the most conspicuous place in the middle. Currently, there are only five white and blue tie-dyed long skirts. Other clothes will have to be made when you have time, so you can hang some other finished products for now.

Two round, rotatable wooden hangers are placed on the floor in the middle of the store. You can put clothes on them and rotate them to see which one is in front of you.

One is used to hang skirts, and the other is used to hang bags or some miscellaneous things.

The clothes hanger is very finely made. Qiao Lu drew the design and asked Tian Jianzhong's father to customize it. One hanger can hang 20 skirts. There are two in total, and it cost fifteen yuan.

It's pretty good, but the only downside is that there is no lighting here, so we have to rely on the weather. Sometimes when the light is dim, even the most beautiful clothes don't look that beautiful anymore.

"By the way, don't we have a bit of empty space here? Let's use it to make a fitting room and use some cloth as a curtain." The large empty space on the right cannot be wasted.

The two men had no objection to this. Li Hongjun raised his hands in approval: "That's great. The skirts here are so beautiful. I'm sure the girls will not want to take them off after wearing them, haha!"

However, the three of them were still too optimistic. Otherwise, why was this place so remote that there was no one even willing to reserve a seat?

After guarding for two hours, only a small number of customers came here and there. They were all men who were just strolling around. They looked at the beautifully decorated shop for a few more times and then left.

Of course, they couldn't just sit there and wait. Li Hongjun couldn't sit still any longer. He clasped his hands together to form a megaphone and shouted loudly, "Come and have a look! A new store is opening! The most fashionable clothes in Li'an! Good quality and low price, don't miss it if you pass by!"

There is nothing special about the slogan, just a few words that everyone can shout.

Next door, Yu Fan was lying on her back on a bench, slowly waving her landscape bone fan:

"Don't bother. This place is remote. Look at what's on sale in front. People have already bought everything they need to buy. There are very few people who would come back."

While saying such sad words, he lay leisurely on the bench as still as a mountain, looking like a carefree and relaxed person.

She was lying flat. Xu Haizhou had just opened, how could it be so demoralizing! Morale must be high!

"Hey! I just don't believe it!" Li Hongjun refused to believe it, rolled up his sleeves and shouted, "Come and have a look! Come and have a look! New store opening! Big discounts! The most comprehensive clothing store in Li'an, the only one! The latest and most fashionable women's clothing in Longping Special Zone! Come and have a look! Come and have a look!"

As he spoke, he took a piece of silk from Yu Fan and swung it up and down with great energy.

"Buy a skirt and get a bag for free. Buy socks, hairpins and hair ties for free. If you like, come and have a look!" Xu Haizhou followed closely. Although his voice was not as passionate as Li Hongjun's, it also sounded like the real deal.

There is no way. In order to survive, people must learn to adapt to the environment and make changes.

Qiao Lu felt warm inside. It was a good feeling to have a man supporting her from the front.

In her previous life, Qiao Lu was also a designer living under the protection of her leader, a female leader who was very active and decisive.

Qiaolu is in charge of technology, and the leader is in charge of everything else, so she doesn't have to worry about other things and can just focus on her creation. Her life is really comfortable.

Now that she is here, she can concentrate on her creation, and leave the rest to her man.

I had nothing to do at the moment, so I just sat down and started chatting with Yu Fan, who was selling silk next door.

"You're late too, is there no room?"

Yu Fan changed into a light yellow dress today, with medium-length sleeves and a square collar. Her short hair was still curled up, and she didn't put on red lipstick. She looked a little younger than when she was seen in the department store before.

While smiling, he magically took out a kettle and a glass from the wooden shelf under the stall, poured a glass of water for Qiao Lu, and passed it to her: "I have no backing, even if I get the front seat, I will be chased away."

"Is there such a thing?" Qiao Lu frowned. She didn't expect these people to be so "wild"?

"To be honest, society is like this, very cruel. I am satisfied as long as I have a place." She said, looking at the two men in front of her who were shouting loudly.

Then he withdrew his gaze, narrowed his slender pear-shaped eyes slightly, looked at Qiao Lu casually, and took a sip of water.

He took a sip of the water from the cup, which was warm. Qiao Lu then said, "You don't look very old. I see there are very few female bosses here. You are quite amazing."

She smiled faintly and said, "I have no choice. I am forced by life."

"May I ask you a question..."

Before Qiao Lu finished her question, Yu Fan seemed to have guessed what she wanted to ask and replied, "If you sell less in a day, you won't be able to sell any. If you sell more, you can sell four or five and make about twenty or thirty."

The silks sold at her stall are not cheap, and they are of extremely high quality. A silk scarf costs at least six dollars, and better silks can be sold for thirty-eight dollars. Of course, this kind of silk is larger than a scarf.

But Qiao Lu couldn't understand, in this day and age, how could one get such fine silk without some connections or someone behind the scenes?

"That's good too. It makes a lot more money than working."

"Yeah, going to work?" Yu Fan suddenly laughed sarcastically: "Even dogs don't go."

Qiao Lu's smile froze for a moment.

Yu Fan seemed to realize that his words were too blunt, and he smiled and said, "I work so hard to earn only a few dollars, not even enough for my living expenses for a month."

How can it be more enjoyable to do business when you are constantly scolded by your boss as if you were his grandson?

She happened to catch up with the trend of reform and opening up, and despite her young age, she still plunged into the business world without hesitation.

"Everyone has his own way of being tired." Qiao Lu smiled and said nothing more.

The gift-giving method was really effective. It first attracted two girls around 18 or 19 years old. After they came, their eyes went straight to Xu Haizhou and finally fell on the dresses in the store.

Well, now I don’t know whether people were attracted by the shouting or by the man’s face.

"Buy clothes and get a bag for free? Is that true? What kind of bag?" It can't be some tacky cloth bag that has been out of fashion for a long time, right?

Li Hongjun immediately turned the hanger and changed the angle. A row of bags were neatly arranged according to warm and cool colors. The richness of the colors will dazzle your eyes!

The two girls' eyes suddenly lit up: "It looks good, quite good, is it really a gift?"

As soon as I touched it, I couldn't put it down, no matter the color or the texture of the fabric.

The girl with a ponytail shook her head and said, "I don't believe it. Are you kidding me? Are you giving me such a beautiful bag for free?"

Xu Haizhou smiled gently and explained, "Of course it's not free. You have to spend money. If you spend 10 yuan or more, you get a pair of socks for free. If you spend 15 yuan or more, you get a small bag. If you spend 20 yuan or more, you get a medium bag. If you spend 30 yuan or more, you get a large bag."

Good guy, he counted the numbers with a click, and the two little girls didn't react, but their heads were buzzing.

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