Chapter 103: Large-scale power outage
Early in the morning, Aunt Zhang came back from buying vegetables.
Her hat and body were covered in snow, and she was carrying bags in her hands. She said to Qian Muxue, "Sister Qian, there are fewer people selling vegetables outside. I need to find someone to go out with me to stock up on vegetables. The price of cabbage has gone up. It used to be three cents a pound, but now it's six cents a pound."
"I'll go with you later and buy some more meat."
Qian Muxue said, calling Su Wan, "Wanwan, you rest here. Xiaofang and I will go out to buy groceries."
Hearing this, Su Wan immediately said, "Auntie, I'll go with you!"
She hasn't seen what the vegetable market in Beijing is like yet!
Qian Muxue didn't refuse, "Okay, then you should wear something warmer, it's too cold outside."
"Then should we take little Cheng Yi with us as well?"
Su Wan asked as she looked at Xiao Chengyi who was sitting alone in the living room drawing.
"Chengyi, do you want to go?" Qian Muxue asked her grandson.
"Grandma, I want to go."
Little Chengyi is very quiet when he is at home. Every day he sits at home very seriously, drawing, reading picture books, and watching TV. He has a very low sense of existence.
Knowing that he was going out, little Chengyi stood up excitedly.
Su Wan put on her down jacket and a thick scarf.
Seeing the duck down jacket Su Wan was wearing, Qian Muxue smiled and said, "Wan Wan is wearing a duck down jacket, right? I saw two young men took it to Beijing to sell some time ago, and it sold quite well."
"Yes, Auntie, this is a down jacket. When I return to Guangdong Province, I'll send two for you, Uncle, and Chengyi. They're not only windproof but also very warm."
"You're a thoughtful kid."
Qian Muxue felt quite comfortable. No matter what, she saw Su Wan was very generous and decent at home these two days.
This is not the later times, there is no such thing as wealthy and powerful people.
For them, working people are the most glorious, and the Xu family doesn't have so many rules. As long as the girl's family background is clean and she herself is outstanding, it's fine.
When I took little Chengyi out, the blizzard outside got even worse.
Qian Muxue had just gone out, and she was still worried when she saw the heavy snow outside. "It's snowing too hard outside, it's not safe for Chengyi to go out."
Aunt Zhang said immediately, "Why don't I go by myself? Sister Qian, you take Cheng Yi home."
"Yes, Auntie, I'll go with Auntie Zhang."
Su Wan spoke, and little Chengyi looked at her aggrievedly, "Sister, I want to go with you too."
"Chengyi, it's snowing so hard outside. Just wait for me at home. I'll go to the market and buy some groceries to make you something delicious, okay?"
Xiao Chengyi thought about it and then nodded.
Qian Muxue wanted to tell Su Wan not to go at all. If it really didn't work out, she would just find someone to go back.
It’s just that the old man of the Xu family is very low-key, and they, as descendants, also follow the old man’s instructions, trying not to occupy the country’s resources and try to handle everything by themselves.
Qian Muxue gave Zhang Ma some money before letting her push the tricycle and go to the vegetable market with Su Wan.
The vegetable market is not too far from here. The Xu family's courtyard has six entrances and six exits, covering an area of more than 1,500 square meters. The back garden was originally suitable for growing vegetables, but because Qian Muxue was focused on taking care of her grandson, she didn't grow any vegetables.
It would normally take half an hour to get to the vegetable market, but because of the snow it took more than 40 minutes.
Su Wan was taken to a large comprehensive market where vegetables were sold outside and all kinds of other things were sold inside.
Aunt Zhang knew what to buy. She bought 80 kilograms of cabbage, 30 kilograms of potatoes, dozens of kilograms of other vegetables, and two pork loins weighing about 200 kilograms. Su Wan, who was from the south in both this and future lives, was stunned by what she saw.
The tricycle had to carry nearly 400 kilograms of vegetables. Su Wan asked worriedly, "Auntie Zhang, are we going to be able to push all the vegetables back home after buying so much?"
"Don't worry, in previous years before the Lunar New Year we bought over 500 kilograms and were able to push them back."
Aunt Zhang comforted Su Wan and asked with a smile, "Miss Su, you are from the south. You don't buy so many vegetables there, right?"
"We make some cured meat before the Lunar New Year. We slaughter a pig at home before the Lunar New Year, and all the chickens, ducks, geese, and vegetables are at home. We rarely buy that much."
"No wonder. I'm from Henan Province, and that's how we buy our groceries in the winter."
With a common topic, Aunt Zhang talked more.
They bought another 30 kilograms of beef and 30 kilograms of mutton, and some other miscellaneous items, until the entire tricycle was filled before they left.
Just as Su Wan was about to push the cart away, a surprised voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Little cousin!"
"Cousin?"
Looking at Zheng He waving at her not far away, and then at the man beside him, Su Wan said to Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, I saw my cousin. Can I go over and talk to him?"
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "Miss Su, go ahead. I have to look after my things."
Su Wan said she would be back soon and ran over there.
Zheng He and his cousin Zheng Qi waved at her, "Little cousin, why are you in the capital?"
"Big cousin, fourth cousin, why are you both in the capital?"
Su Wan briefly explained her trip to Heilongjiang Province, and Zheng He finally spoke, his tone barely concealing his excitement. "When we were selling duck down jackets, we thought they would sell well in Beijing, so we invested all our capital in stocking them. In just two weeks, we made tens of thousands of yuan. It's really easy to make money in Beijing."
"It's not that money is easy to make in the capital, it's that my cousin has good vision."
Zheng He rubbed his head and said embarrassedly, "Well, we have to thank my little cousin. If it weren't for you leading us, we wouldn't be able to earn so much."
Even in Guangdong Province, they made a lot of money from wholesale clothing. Although not as much as Su Wan, they still made around 6,000 to 7,000 yuan a month. For them, that was the family's income for five or six years.
They were greatly inspired and also set their sights on other provinces.
When they arrived in Beijing, they discovered that the market here was really huge. The quality was no worse than that in department stores, but the price was dozens of yuan less, and they still made a lot of money.
Two days ago, they remitted the money they earned to Boss He and bought winter clothes and duck down jackets. The train arrived this morning and they sold hundreds of pieces today. The second batch of goods is already on the way. They plan to remit the money they earned again when the time comes, and try to make more money in this snowstorm.
If you ask them if they feel they have done something wrong, they will say no!
The products they sell are of good quality and at fair prices. Many people know that they sell winter clothes and duck down clothes here. More and more people are being introduced to them, and they are so happy about the money they are making now.
"Boss, I want two down jackets."
"I want this winter coat."
The customers didn't give them time to reminisce and spoke quickly.
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