Seeing this, Fang Min quietly leaned close to Fu Wan's ear and asked, "Wan, that woman bought so many clothes, six hundred yuan worth. If she doesn't sell them when she gets back, won't she lose money?"
Fu Wan shook her head and replied in a low voice, "Don't worry, you definitely won't lose money."
Look, she bought all the trendy styles. These styles would cost at least ten yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative.
But her cost for each item was less than one yuan, so she could make more than ten times that amount. Even including his travel expenses, she could easily earn a considerable profit.
Fang Min suddenly realized, and her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at the woman.
That's more than ten times the original amount! That would turn 600 into 6,000, which is equivalent to several years' wages for an ordinary worker!
No wonder most of the people on this street are carrying big bags and small packages; they're all here to buy goods!
Actually, not every piece of clothing can sell for more than ten yuan. For example, those leggings only cost one or two yuan a pair at the supply and marketing cooperative.
However, the corresponding purchase cost is also low. In comparison, jeans and sweaters are rare items. Take those brightly colored and uniquely styled sweaters, for example; Fu Wan hadn't seen many of them in the entire Longhai City.
After watching the excitement, Fu Wan began to pick out the clothes they wanted to buy.
You generally can't try things out in places like this; at most, you can only gesture.
The proprietress initially thought Fu Wan was also there to buy goods, but after realizing they weren't, she instantly became less enthusiastic.
Fu Wan wasn't annoyed. She was also in business. It was normal for people to lack passion when selling one piece of clothing versus hundreds.
The hospitality was still excellent; Fu Wan could choose whichever item she wanted to look at. As a result, in this very first store, Fu Wan bought six pairs of jeans and five sweaters.
These weren't all hers; one pair of longer bell-bottoms was bought for Qin Anning, and Fang Min and Fu Qing also received a share of the others.
Seeing that Fu Wan had bought so much at the first store, Li Zhong thought for a moment and then turned around and, together with Bai Qianzhou, brought over a cart.
"Wow, you two are amazing! Where did you get this car?"
"It's all thanks to Comrade Li; he took me to borrow the car," Bai Qianzhou said with a smile.
Li Zhong grinned and said, "Ahem, I came here with my brother-in-law before the Lunar New Year last year. He also wholesales clothes here and sets up a stall. He taught me how to borrow this car before."
To say you're borrowing is actually to say you're renting.
When you return the car, you should give them two decent packs of cigarettes, so they'll definitely be able to borrow it again next time.
Moreover, cigarettes are more useful than money, because the person in charge of the vehicles is a big shot. Money has to be handed over to the leader, but cigarettes certainly don't need to be handed over.
Hearing Li Zhong say this, Fu Wan thought to herself, "My brother-in-law is quite the genius. He's figured out this trick of his own."
After finishing their purchases at the first store, the group squeezed into the next one. It must be said that Gaodi Street was incredibly crowded, and almost everyone was carrying huge plastic bags or burlap sacks. Besides them, there were many others like Fu Wan and her group pulling small carts to pick up their goods.
By the time Fu Wan and the others finished their sightseeing, the sun was almost setting.
Li Zhong ran to a nearby vendor and bought four bottles of soda. The four of them drank and panted as they went from the cart.
Buying it was a moment of pleasure, but taking it was a nightmare. Now that it's all over, Fu Wan realizes that the shopping cart is almost overflowing.
It's no exaggeration to say that the total number of clothes she bought was no different from those who sourced them wholesale.
"Haha, I bought so much without even realizing it, but it was so satisfying!"
Fu Wan shook her head and sighed. A woman's wardrobe is never complete without clothes, not to mention that not all of these clothes she had bought were for herself.
There were military overcoats prepared for Boss Fu and Ye Jianguo, leather jackets for Fu Ming, Fu Liang, Ye Lin, and Ye Jun, short skirts that Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu could wear in winter, and mid-length red woolen overcoats for Ye Xiaocui, Li Chunhua, Jiang Chunlan, and others.
Not only these people, but also Fu San's family was included, and even the old village chief, Fu Wan, was bought a warm Lei Feng hat.
There's no way around it, it's really cheap, and the quality is better than that of the county supply and marketing cooperative.
Although there are many clothes, as long as they can be packed up and sent on the train, it won't be a big problem.
She would page Fu Ming when she got back and ask him to pick her up at the train station.
This way, I won't have to carry these goods too far.
While they were thinking about this, the four of them finished their sodas.
When Bai Qianzhou returned the soda bottle to the vendor, he noticed that the vendor was also selling cable ties. After thinking for a moment, he took out his money and bought a bundle.
When Fu Wan returned with the cable ties, she was overjoyed.
"Hey, Bai Qianzhou, where did you buy this? I was just wondering where to buy some cable ties for packing!"
Bai Qianzhou smiled.
"I bought it from the soda vendor. These vendors are very clever; they sell a wide variety of things."
As he spoke, he folded the clothes, which were still in their packaging bags, together, then picked up a cable tie and made a couple of movements. Before Fu Wan could see clearly, the folded clothes were tied into a neat and tidy block.
"You're amazing, Bai Qianzhou. I never knew you had such abilities."
Fu Wan never hesitated to praise herself.
"Haha, it's all thanks to training at the camp. Look at Fang Min, she's tied up much better than me."
It's not that Bai Qianzhou is being modest; after all, he's only been at the camp for a few years. As for Fang Min, who has been a soldier for nearly ten years, let alone a block of tofu, she could crush even a bucket of stones and fold them neatly.
After packing their things, the group left Gaodi Street.
For dinner, Li Zhong recommended a local restaurant. Although the storefront was small and the decor was old, the food was very authentic.
After dinner, Fu Wan lay in bed and realized that her heel was a little sore.
This street isn't so pleasant to stroll around. She was wearing leather shoes today, and after walking all afternoon, her heels were swollen from all the blisters.
There was nothing that could be done about the swelling, so Fu Wan could only rub it. Just as she was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door.
Fu Wan immediately became alert. Fang Min had already gone to take a shower. Although Guangzhou was considered safe, burglaries still happened these days.
Could it be that they were being watched while shopping on Gaodi Street today?
"who?"
"It's me, Awan. Are you asleep? I asked the front desk to get some hot water. You can soak your feet before you go to sleep."
Upon recognizing Bai Qianzhou's voice, Fu Wan quickly jumped out of bed to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Bai Qianzhou was dazzled by Fu Wan's fair legs. Fu Wan followed his gaze and realized that she had forgotten to pull down her trouser legs when she was checking her heels.
"I knew I wasn't wrong, your heels are all swollen." Bai Qianzhou looked away, his brows furrowing slightly. "You guys soak your heels quickly. This is hot water, and I've already bought a tub. After you're done soaking, go to sleep."
Fu Wan felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this. She had just been thinking how nice it would be to soak her feet in hot water, but Bai Qianzhou had brought it over.
"Bai Qianzhou, thank you."
"No need, I'll get you a band-aid tomorrow and you can put it on. It should be fine in a couple of days."
As they spoke, their eyes met unintentionally, their gazes burning so intensely that they both felt a little embarrassed.
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