Chapter 48 Snatching Goods
Hearing Guang Qingming's shouts, the crowd initially wanted to squeeze in, but seeing that the carriage was indeed very small, they had no choice but to line up one by one.
The old woman and her grandson had been pushed to the sidelines, and they were so angry they were jumping up and down, but no one paid any attention to them.
Gu Qinglang maintained order: "Everyone, please be quiet. Let's not make a fuss, otherwise the train conductor will come and stop us, and we won't be able to buy any!"
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense and fell silent.
Gu Yin went in to help, displaying all the products one by one so that everyone could see them more clearly.
Gu Qingming looked at everyone and said, "We're not going to beat around the bush, we'll just put the prices right here! If you're interested, buy it! If not, we won't say anything, we'll just sell them back in our hometown! Radios are 20 yuan each, tape recorders are 35 yuan each, we'll just make enough to cover our travel expenses! Those who want them can wait in line, those who don't can leave! Let's hurry up!"
As soon as Gu Qingming finished speaking, the first man in front of him took out about two hundred yuan and said, "Give me ten radios! Just the right amount to give to the kids as gifts when we get home!" Gu Shu took the money, and Gu Yin gave him the radios and told him how to use them.
After the man left, an older woman said, "I want three! My three kids have been asking for them for Chinese New Year, and each of them asked me for 50! They said each one was 35, plus the earphones, it would be 40. You've got them for much cheaper! Are the quality okay?"
Gu Qingming laughed and said, "I bought these from the electronics wholesale market in S City! They sell them overseas. If there were quality problems, they wouldn't have been able to operate so far and for so long. They've been in this business for many years and are now selling mobile phones. They wouldn't contradict themselves, would they? 20 yuan, it's really not expensive!"
The woman took the radio and laughed, "It's really not expensive. We don't expect it to work perfectly forever, but I'll be happy if it lasts at least six months!"
Gu Shu took the money and smiled, "Auntie, it'll definitely work. I use it myself, and if it's not good, I definitely won't use it! Don't worry!"
The stall was selling like hotcakes. Gu Qinglang stood guard outside the carriage, and the stall would be packed up as soon as the train attendant came over.
The old lady was still cursing when she returned to the dining table, even while eating. The more she thought about it, the more resentful she became, and she stood up abruptly: "Grandson, come with me! Let's go find the train conductor! I refuse to believe your tape recorder just disappeared out of nowhere! They must have taken it. Who would complain about a small amount of money?! Let's go!"
When there were still seven or eight people left, Gu Qinglang saw the old lady who had been causing trouble and the train attendant walking towards him. He cursed his bad luck in his heart and quickly walked towards the carriage.
"Train conductor, come here! Quickly pack your things away. Those who didn't manage to buy anything, let's come back after the conductor leaves. Hurry up!"
After Gu Qingming handed the items to the person in front of him, he immediately put them away and placed them under the bed. The others also left the area, moving forward or backward.
Gu Qinglang took a box of instant noodles and pretended to prepare them, but when he turned around, he saw the train conductor approaching and greeted him with a smile: "Hello comrade, we meet again. Have you had lunch yet? Want to join me?"
The train pulled up to the carriage door, shook its head, and pointed to the carriage: "Don't rush, I need to talk to you inside."
Gu Qinglang glanced at the grandfather and grandson behind him, then turned back.
The train conductor pointed at the old woman: "This grandma says her grandson's tape recorder is missing here, and that you took it. Did you see any of his things?"
Gu Shu's temper flared up again: "Uncle, we can't just believe whatever she says! We sell these things, we're not junk collectors, what would we need that outdated and broken tape recorder for?!"
"You sell electronics?"
Gu Qingming nodded: "We came back from S City. This trip was to buy goods there. Here, take a look." He pointed to the remaining tape recorder and showed it to the train conductor.
The train glanced at him, nodded, and then looked at the man: "Where are you sleeping? Don't you know you might fall off the bed?"
The boy hadn't expected this. He hadn't checked the bed at all. When he heard the train conductor say this, he went over and looked carefully. Seeing nothing there, he breathed a sigh of relief. It must have been them who took it!
"I didn't see anything. I just slept up here." The boy finished speaking and gave Gu Shu and the others a sarcastic look.
The train conductor pushed him aside and went forward to search the berth himself, then looked in the middle bunk.
"Hey, that's my bed, not my grandson's!"
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the train pull out an earphone from the seam of the bed, and then finally pulled out his grandson's tape recorder.
The train conductor tossed the tape recorder to the boy: "Next time you take the train, remember to keep your valuables safe. When you leave, check carefully to see if you've left anything behind. Even if you can't find it, notify the relevant personnel on the train, instead of immediately pointing and accusing others of stealing it. That makes you seem unintelligent and ill-mannered. Alright, no need to apologize. You look so unwilling. Staying even a minute longer will only annoy people. Go on your way!"
After saying this, the Gu family members nodded and led the two away from the carriage.
Gu Yin blinked. This train conductor was so tough! If it were another ten years or so, even if the train conductor was in the right, the end result would be either a complaint or being exposed online. Unlike now, those two could only slink away.
The three left, and before Gu Yin and the others could even sort out the money they had just earned from selling the goods, those people came back. Not only did they come, but many more people followed behind them.
When Gu Yin and the others arrived at their destination, one and a half bags of radios were missing, the tape recorder was much lighter, and Gu Yin had even sold one of her MP3 players for 110 yuan.
Gu Qingming checked the time: "It's a little past four now, we can still go back. How about it, want to go or not?"
Gu Qinglang nodded: "Let's go."
Seeing this, Gu Yin said, "Let's not go back tonight. We can sell some of the remaining goods at the square tomorrow morning, and then sell some more at the county square. Maybe we can sell more. We can go back in the afternoon."
Gu Qingming thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.
Gu Qinglang's eyes lit up when he thought of the cultural center square he had visited with his wife and daughter last time: "The students are on holiday now, and there are still quite a lot of students at the square. Let's go there tomorrow!"
After settling down, the group found a hotel to check into. In the evening, Gu Yin took them to the night market to set up a stall. There were some customers, but not many. Even so, they sold 30 radios that night.
The next day at eight o'clock sharp, the four of them got up, washed up and ate something, packed their things and rushed to the square. When they arrived at the square, there were already several training courses set up there.
The square was huge. Gu Shu looked around, scratched his head, and asked, "Where should we set up our stall?"
Gu Qingming pointed to his feet: "This is fine. Everyone gets off the bus here and comes out this way, so we'll just take up a small spot!"
Gu Yin also thought this place was better, but she was a little worried that the radios wouldn't sell well. The children in the city had a good standard of living, and at this time everyone was buying flip phones. Even if they didn't have a phone, they would buy MP4 players and the like, and they would go to stores to buy them. They might not be interested in things like radios. But since she was already here, there was no point in thinking too much. She would just sell them first!
The group tore the bag they had bought earlier into a large plastic sheet and laid it on the ground. Then they placed some radios and tape recorders on it, and Gu Yin put the remaining MP3 players there as well.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Yin asked the training consultants for a piece of white paper and a watercolor pen. She wrote on it: "The boss ran away, wages were not paid, radios and tape recorders are on special sale! One day only!" She then posted the paper in front of the stall.
When someone walks by, Gu Yin will call out, and those people will stop to take a look at the words written on the paper before leaving one after another.
Gu Shu sighed: "I think the sentence you wrote was quite good. If it were me, I would definitely stop and ask the price. If it was reasonable, I would buy it. Why don't they come and take a look?"
Gu Yin smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, at this time everyone here is either a teacher, someone going to work, or a student going to class. They're all in a hurry. Let's call out to them now so they know there's a stall here. That phrase will leave a deeper impression on them. When they're done with get out of class or get off work, if someone really needs it, they'll definitely come and take a look."
Gu Shu nodded in understanding: "That makes sense!" Then he continued to shout energetically.
After nine o'clock, more and more people came up to ask questions.
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