"Brother, just tell us what to do, and we'll do it!" Kui Datou gave Wang Shouren a general overview of the situation.
He didn't know what the relationship was between Wang Shouren and Lou Xiao'e.
But since Lou Xiao'e gave him the jade pendant, it means she accepted Wang Shouren.
They were originally subordinates of the Lou family, so it didn't really matter to them.
"Do you sell any goods in this place?" Wang Shouren asked.
“Selling goods? Brother, we didn’t do anything like that, we just collect some tips,” Yuan Wai said cheerfully.
"Besides, brother, we don't have any stock either," Kui Datou said, scratching his head.
Wang Shouren: ...
Goodness, they're sitting on a gold mine and don't know how to make the most of it.
Buy low here, sell high elsewhere. Wang Shouren roughly calculated how much he could earn in this back and forth, estimating that he could easily earn enough to buy several courtyard houses a year.
"What were you thinking? Just sitting here guarding this place, not even knowing how to make use of it?"
Only those who live in this era truly understand how illiquid goods are.
Anything that can be sold without tickets is basically sold at double the price.
However, on the other hand, in this era, money does not play as much of a role as one might imagine.
For example, in this era, a single large yellow croaker costs around three to four hundred yuan.
But at this price, you can't get anything of the same quality. If you want to exchange it for pork, the price will have to drop by at least half.
Wang Shouren needed a sum of money to plan for ten years from now.
His plan is to cultivate his own power base over the next ten years. This power base is not some criminal organization, but rather a talent pool.
When Wang Shouren left.
The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.
"No, Big Head, is it really appropriate for him to do this?"
"How about we give it a try?" Kui Datou hesitated for a moment. "If we really don't plan to go to the factory, we'll have to earn more money. Tickets are expensive these days. Xiao Li, you usually have the most ideas, what do you say?"
Yuan Li thought for a moment, nodded, then shook his head: "I think it can work, but it's a bit risky. You know, if you earn too much, you're more likely to attract attention."
The strategy Wang Shouren gave them was actually quite simple.
They collect goods from their local area, then distribute them in batches. They act as middlemen, not aiming for large profits, just a small margin. Those who come to their small market to sell are mostly from the countryside, quietly collecting goods and processing the information.
For example, if this fellow villager comes to sell a few pheasants, what does he need, and what does he want to exchange for?
They'll trade directly with Kui Datou and his group. After the trade, Kui Datou and his men will take the pheasants from the villager to sell. They're not in a hurry to sell; they can slowly raise the price. If all else fails, they can sell what they can't sell in their territory at other people's markets. They'll just send a few of their henchmen then.
This intermediary model was extremely prevalent in the early 1990s. However, what they were selling wasn't goods anymore; it was all sorts of information. In any era, having firsthand information is extremely valuable. It's just that Kui Datou and his group never realized this value.
They only knew how to continue down their father's old path.
"However, is what he said really credible?" Yuan Wai hesitated for a moment and asked, "The Lou family is gone. What if our little place really gets targeted?"
"There shouldn't be any problem, with his skills. Oh no, where are the brothers!" Kui Datou slapped his forehead and rushed out, only to see his underlings returning.
Kui Datou quickly asked, "What happened? Where did you all go?"
"Big Head, didn't you say we were supposed to pick up some stuff? Look, the brothers just brought it back." The henchman turned to the person outside and said, "Hurry up, Big Head needs to count it."
Outside the door, one after another, henchmen carried things in.
The items were a mixed bag: leftover wild boar meat, fruit wrapped in lotus leaves of unknown origin, and even several young men carrying several pheasants.
"Big Head Bro, you've struck it rich? Want to treat the brothers to a good meal?" The henchman shamelessly pestered him.
"Go away, go away, what are you eating for!" Yuan Wai's eyes darted around, and he immediately understood what was going on: "Why did everyone leave just now? What if that wasn't the person Big Head called?"
"Fatty, that's not fair! Besides Big Head, who knows our code? Let's knock it from top to bottom!" the henchman cried out, blaming the heavens.
Kui Datou and his two companions exchanged glances, secretly alarmed.
They set up some good codes, but the codes were different. One code was used for those who came to sell goods, and another code was used for those who came to buy goods.
They themselves are a code.
The henchmen inside the door only need to listen to the knocking sound to roughly know who is outside.
Just now, Wang Shouren used the secret code that Kui Datou and his two companions had used exclusively.
"Alright, alright, just leave it there. By the way, today we need two new faces, and you're the one. Xiao Si, right? Take these things out and sell them."
"Boss...I..."
"Alright, stop dawdling. You, whoever you are, you're coming too."
"Okay, but, Big Head, how much do we sell it for?"
After pondering for a moment, Kui Datou said, "Let's make it ten percent more expensive than usual."
"Twenty percent, I guess," Yuan Li suddenly said.
"This..." The younger brother didn't know whose advice to take.
"Listen to him, go for 20%. Go."
"Fatty, you stay outside. Xiao Li, let's go in."
With a heavy heart, Kui Datou led Yuan Li inside. They had just entered...
Yuan was surrounded.
"Fatty, what's going on?"
"What's going on? Your Big Head Brother wants to make a fortune with his brothers, what's going on!" Yuan Waiduo was shrewd and immediately understood what Kui Datou meant, and started bragging.
inside the house.
The two lit cigarettes again.
Kui Datou said, "Xiao Li, do you think he's targeting us?"
Yuan Li puffed on his cigarette for a while, then narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Kui Datou through the smoke: "Sister E told me about this at least two months ago, which means he's known about us for at least two months. He hasn't contacted us, probably because he's investigating us. You know how skilled he is, Brother Datou, if he really wanted to know what we're doing and how well we're doing, it wouldn't be difficult for him."
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