In Xinghuali, Zhao Guihua and her group were running towards the train station, running for a better life.
But in another part of the city, the situation was different. In a large courtyard at the east end of the city, every household had to get up early to go to work. However, this morning, everyone had a strange expression. Guan Guiling got up early to cook and saw people chattering in groups of three or four in the courtyard.
She came out puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"
When asked this question, everyone seemed to be shocked. When they saw her, their faces changed. Their expressions were just like seeing dog shit. They wanted to hide away from her. In fact, it was the same in the past. Because Guan Guiling loved to take advantage of others and cheat people, no one in the compound would associate with her.
If it weren't for his family's Zheng Yufeng's ability to deal with things, her family would probably be treated like a rat crossing the street.
But today, it was a little too obvious.
Guan Guiling frowned slightly and said, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that everyone ignored her, she also became a little angry, but she didn't dare to yell at her neighbors. She could only turn around and shout, "Erya, Erya! You silly girl, why don't you hurry up and get up and cook? You are so lazy, how are you going to get married in the future?"
She called out a few times, and then the room fell silent.
"Er Ya, you little bitch, are you lazy? You are such a lowly thing..."
She walked in cursing, but she didn't see the disgusted looks from everyone. Everyone looked at Guan Guiling and thought that this was no longer just stinking dog shit, but a complete cesspool. What mother could scold her own daughter like this?
But when they thought about what this woman had done, they felt that it was no wonder that his two girls ran away.
Who wouldn't run when they are in such a dangerous place? Only a fool would not run.
Guan Guiling had no idea what everyone was thinking. She walked in with resentment. She came to the small house. His family had two rooms, one for the couple, and the other for his fellow apprentices and sisters, which had two bunk beds.
Guan Guiling didn't want to disturb her son, so she tiptoed in and went straight to her second daughter's bed. She lifted the quilt and scolded in a low voice: "You damn girl..."
Just as he finished speaking, the voice stopped abruptly.
There was nothing in the quilt, except for a pillow propped up inside the quilt, as if someone was inside. But in fact, there was no one inside.
Guan Guiling's face changed and she asked, "Where's Erya?"
She didn't care whether her sons were asleep or not at this time. She quickly woke up her two sons and asked, "Where is Erya?"
Why was the pillow placed in the quilt for no reason? This made her panic.
It's not scary that Erya is not in bed, what's scary is why she pretends to be there! Where did she go? She asked anxiously: "Do you know? Where is Erya? Why is this a pillow?"
The two sons were half asleep and said in a bad tone: "Who knows where he is? He is lying in bed. He was lying there yesterday."
His second son rubbed his eyes and said, "It seems he went out to the toilet last night. Has he not come back yet?"
"Why do you come back to ask you?"
Guan Guiling panicked. Erya ran away! She immediately thought of this and shouted, "Erya, Erya, where have you been?"
Then he stumbled into the inner room and shouted, "Daddy, Erya is missing, what should I do?"
She cried out.
Zheng Yufeng was sleeping when he heard Guan Guiling's scream. He sat up with a bit of irritability, but quickly adjusted himself and said softly, "What's wrong?"
Guan Guiling said anxiously: "Erya is missing."
It was still there when I went to bed last night.
Zheng Yufeng stood up and said, "What happened? How come Erya is gone?"
Although he was caught by Daya yesterday, Zheng Yufeng was not too worried. He knew Guan Guiling and knew that Guan Guiling would believe whatever he said. Even if Daya told him about his affairs, he was sure that he could comfort Guan Guiling and make her not believe a word of it.
So although yesterday's episode exposed his true colors, Zheng Yufeng did not feel embarrassed, but was very calm. He really did not believe that Daya could defeat him alone.
That's why he wasn't worried at all.
But I never expected that Erya was missing today, and Daya was alone yesterday!
He didn't dare to think about all that, and immediately stood up and said, "Erya is only sixteen years old. She is still young. It would be terrible if she believed some lies and was cheated away by someone. What would we do if something happened to such a beautiful girl? We have to find the child back as soon as possible."
What he said was very high-sounding, and Guan Guiling lightly vigorously.
She said, "Yes, yes, but where did this girl go?"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She cursed, "This damn girl, what a slut."
"Mom, please stop scolding me. It's so annoying. Can you let me sleep? It's so annoying so early in the morning. Erya is probably out to the bathroom since she's not here." Guan Guiling's eldest son turned over and continued to sleep, blaming his mother for him waking up.
In his opinion, where could Erya, a little girl, run to?
She had no money on her.
Guan Guiling was anxious: "Your sister is really not here..."
"Wife, go and see if Erya's clothes are still there." Zheng Yufeng had already put on his clothes by this time. The couple opened the cardboard box under the bed together. This was where Erya kept her things. It was the only box in the house that belonged to her.
The cabinets and other things are used by the two boys.
Zheng Huimin didn't have one either, it was also a cardboard box.
Guan Guiling quickly opened the box and screamed, "The things are gone!"
Erya only has two sets of clothes to change, which she has worn for many years, but now the clothes are gone.
She said, "This damn girl, this damn girl must have run away."
At this point, it was clear that this must be the case. If it wasn't, it wouldn't have disappeared. Zheng Yufeng took one look and immediately said, "Oh no! The family's money!"
He quickly returned to the bedroom, opened the locked drawer, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the money was all there.
Guan Guiling also breathed a sigh of relief.
Guan Guiling scolded: "She has no money on her, where can she go with just two pieces of ragged clothes!"
The family had been chattering since early morning, and a group of people had gathered outside to look around. Zheng Yufeng winked at Guan Guiling, who hurried out and said, "My Erya is missing. Neighbors, please help me look for her."
She sobbed, "My child is so young, what should I do if something happens to him? Wouldn't that be like cutting off my flesh as a mother?"
At this time, Zheng Yufeng also pretended to be in pain and went out, saying: "Dear neighbors, I don't know if you have seen my Erya. If you know anything about her, please help me. I am not in good health as a father and cannot give my daughter a good life. It is my fault... But the child is still young. I don't know where she will run to. What should I do if something happens? No matter what, I..."
"Pooh!"
As he was speaking, Auntie Tian in the courtyard couldn't help but spit and said, "Why are you pretending to be a good person? Anyone who helps you find someone is the one who has no conscience and wants to hurt others."
She turned and left.
Zheng Yufeng was stunned. You know, he was very popular in the compound. Everyone sympathized with him. He actually found a woman like Guan Guiling. In everyone's mind, Guan Guiling was not worthy of him. But today, everyone's eyes...
At this time, Mrs. Wang, who was always quick-witted in the courtyard, also sneered and said, "You can't judge a person by his appearance, it's disgusting. I was wondering why some people are in poor health, it turns out that they have done too many bad things and suffered retribution. No wonder your daughter wanted to run away, it's bad luck to meet a family like you. If she didn't run away, she would be eaten up by you? Disgusting!"
"What did you say!" Guan Guiling couldn't help it at this time. She couldn't allow anyone to insult her man.
She said: "You are too much. If you don't want to help, then don't help. Do you have to say such things? I really didn't expect that you would be so unkind when we all live in the same yard. In my opinion, people like you will get retribution."
“Hehehe.”
"You are so stupid that even God can't stand it. You deserve your daughter to run away."
"Selling a daughter for fame and fortune is despicable and shameless."
"You, what nonsense are you talking about?" Guan Guiling yelled, but Zheng Yufeng felt something was wrong at this time. Everyone shouldn't treat their family like this. He coughed and said, "Everyone, what kind of person I, Zheng Yufeng, am in the courtyard, you should all know after decades of getting along with me. If there is anything, please tell me the truth. Don't listen to some people's nonsense. Are other people's rumors not as good as the feelings we have had for decades? Think about it, am I that kind of person?"
After he said this, several male comrades became somewhat shaken.
But the female comrades still looked at him with disgust. What a pretense. If he was really a good person, how could he let Guan Guiling take the lead in everything, how could he let Guan Guiling support the family. They used to believe that he was in poor health. But he had been in poor health for more than ten years, and he was still fine, with nothing wrong. Everyone gradually understood. Besides, he was in poor health, but he was still full of energy.
However, Guan Guiling's health was getting worse and worse.
As time goes by, they all realized that this is not a good person.
Those men are on the side of men. They are willing to believe Zheng Yufeng, but they don’t!
One of the men who was on good terms with Zheng Yufeng couldn't help but pull out a piece of paper and said, "This was stuffed under the crack of my door. I saw it when I opened the door this morning." He carefully looked at Zheng Yufeng and said, "Every household has one."
Zheng Yufeng quickly took the paper and took a look at it, and almost fainted from anger.
Zheng Yufeng had an affair with his niece Wang Ju and tried to sell us two sisters. They found Fan Debiao for my eldest sister, so she had to escape. They didn't want to let me go, and they wanted me to make dirty money and then get married. I would never compromise. I would rather die than stay here and let them plot against me. I would climb on the train to the north, I would go to the Soviet Union, and never see each other again. - Zheng Huifang
Zheng Yufeng: "This evil creature, this evil creature, actually spread rumors and nonsense like this!"
Guan Guiling: "What did she say?"
She stepped forward and took a look, and her face turned pale instantly.
Zheng Yufeng immediately showed an angry look and said, "Look, look at this damn girl, she is holding a grudge against her cousin! She can actually accuse us like this. Wang Ju and I are innocent. You know, my wife, every time they come, I am under your noses. I treat her well because she is your niece. I want to be polite to them and their family will treat the eldest sister better. I am doing this for your sake. I didn't expect Erya to say this. She must be jealous of Wang Ju because she lives better than her. This girl is gloomy all day long. I didn't expect her to be so despicable and shameless."
After hearing this, Guan Guiling immediately believed it and gnashed her teeth: "This damn girl, I will break her legs if I catch her!"
"This girl of mine kept silent, but she is actually a cruel person. She actually made up stories about her own father like this." Zheng Yufeng made a painful expression.
"Old Zheng, stop talking nonsense. Go out and take a look. Every household in this alley has received it." At this time someone came to report the news. Zheng Yufeng's face became even uglier, but he tried hard not to get angry.
Guan Guiling screamed and cursed: "I should strangle this little whore to death! She actually dared to make up stories about her own father like this, she should die a miserable death! This bitch!"
She cursed and scolded, it was very ugly, and the neighbors around showed disgusted expressions. Every family has a preference for boys over girls, but is it necessary to scold your own daughter so harshly? She is not an enemy.
Don’t say that the child may not be wrong. Even if he is wrong, you shouldn’t curse him with such words.
"How did she get into the other compounds?"
Zheng Yufeng wanted to know if his daughter had any help.
"Other courtyards have them directly at the gates. Each courtyard has several."
"Hey, Lao Zheng, let me tell you, there is also one in the alley next door..."
Zheng Yufeng finally couldn't hold it in any longer and cursed, "This evil creature!"
He shouted: "Hurry up and find someone."
"Where can I find this? They said they were going to the Soviet Union by hopping on a train."
"Maybe it's fake..."
"Who cares if it's true or not? Maybe the person has left. Besides, I'm not looking for anyone..."
"That's right. We can't go there. Maybe the flyer is real? Wouldn't it be harmful to bring the person back?"
"But the girl isn't that old, how can we be assured on this road?"
"I told you to say this, but she dared to do this. It seems that this girl is quite capable..."
"That's not right. She ran to the Soviet Union? How dare she run to the Soviet Union? Does this count as treason?"
"Fuck, this matter needs to be reported to the neighborhood committee immediately."
It's not a big deal that Zheng Yufeng's family lost a girl, but if this girl ran away to another country, it would be a big deal. Everyone reacted one by one, and the scene became chaotic in an instant.
"Zheng Yufeng and Guan Guiling, the two of you don't want to go anywhere. We need to go to the neighborhood committee and the police."
“Damn it…”
Guan Guiling's curse was even more harsh this time, and her vicious voice could be heard from eight hundred miles away, but where was Zheng Huifang at this time?
She was sitting alone on the train. The train rumbled forward and had already left the city. She huddled in the aisle, put her bag on the ground, and sat on it, looking around vigilantly with her big eyes.
This train was naturally not going to the Soviet Union, nor was she going to the Soviet Union. In fact, she was going to the South, as she had agreed with her elder sister.
As for going to the Soviet Union... She wanted to attract everyone's attention and hinder her parents' efforts to find her. She originally wanted to hop on the train and leave because she had no money. But now it's different, she has money.
She held the money in her hand, knowing that it was the money her elder sister had borrowed at the cost of her dignity.
It was because of this money that she was able to buy the ticket and get on the bus normally.
You know, if it was still only 7.5 yuan, she could only sneak onto the train during the chaos, and if she couldn't sneak onto the train, she would have to hop on the train, which was very dangerous, but she really didn't dare to stay in Beijing. But now she could buy a ticket and get on the train.
Because this train was a direct train to Guangzhou, there were many people on the train. She bought her ticket late and there were no seats left. She found a corner and sat there, watching everyone warily. She didn't sleep well last night and was very sleepy now, but she didn't dare to sleep. In such a strange place, she didn't dare to sleep at all.
Since yesterday, Zheng Huifang has been in a very nervous state. She pretended to go home as if nothing had happened, but she knew she couldn't run away immediately. She went home to pack her luggage, made preparations, and stole her father's paper and pen to write a lot of flyers. Finally, she went out with a small bag, a change of clothes and a pair of shoes. She found a piece of cloth to make a bag and hid it in the public toilet outside.
That was the evening when she went to say goodbye to her elder sister. Actually, there was another reason for her going there to say goodbye. She wanted to find out her elder sister's current address. Although she didn't know whether her elder sister would live there permanently, she had to have an idea in mind so that when she went out of town and needed to write a letter, she would have to know the address.
But unexpectedly, because she was sneaking around, she was caught by an old lady, who suspected that she was not a good person. So she had no choice but to find her eldest sister and say goodbye to her formally.
But unexpectedly, she got the money.
She felt a little sad. When her elder sister was young, she often gave her the housework to do. She always thought that the relationship between the sisters was not good. That's what she thought...
But she didn't expect that her elder sister would help her, and a stranger would be willing to lend her money.
She rubbed her eyes and felt touched.
She came back from her elder sister's place and ate dinner and went to bed as usual. Because she often went out to dig vegetables in the evening, no one suspected that she went out several times in a row. No one took it seriously, because she ate an extra steamed bun at night and was scolded by her mother Guan Guiling.
But even so, she still ate, because she could only run after she was full.
She ran out late at night pretending to go to the toilet, and went door to door to stuff flyers. She wanted to expose his parents' true colors, so that if they had conflicts with his eldest sister in the future, his eldest sister would not be too passive. At the same time, she could buy time for herself and delay his parents' pursuit of her.
She didn't dare bet whether they would guess that she was going south, but she was determined to divert their attention.
Zheng Huifang is not a good talker, but she thinks more about things than her elder sister. She doesn't care about ruining her parents' reputation, she just hopes that ruining their reputation can give her elder sister Zheng Huimin a better chance of winning.
She hugged her knees and sat on the ground, her eyes showing determination, but actually she was a little confused.
In fact, she didn't know what she could do in the south, but even if it was manual labor, so what? She did the same thing at home, and she was not afraid of hardship or fatigue. Even if the road ahead was uncertain, she had to go.
"Huh? Why is it you?"
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice was heard. Zheng Huifang looked up and her face turned pale instantly.
This person is my eldest sister’s current neighbor.
The one who suspected her of being sneaky.
She instantly became nervous: "You got the wrong person."
She was very determined, but Aunt Zhou was very sure: "How could you recognize the wrong person? Have you forgotten? I took you to find Zheng Huimin yesterday. Your dress... your dress must be Guan Hong's, right? I saw her wearing it."
At this time, Aunt Zhou became even more alert. She stared at Zheng Huifang and said, "Are you a thief?"
Zheng Huifang quickly said: "No, I'm not, I'm Zheng Huimin's sister."
She said anxiously: "This dress was given to me by Sister Guan Hong. I didn't steal it. I really didn't steal it!"
Aunt Zhou looked at Zheng Huifang in front of her suspiciously, always feeling that something was not right.
But she couldn't really say what was wrong. Fortunately, Zhao Guihua came out at this time. She also came out to the toilet and asked, "What happened?"
Aunt Zhou: "This girl is Zheng Huimin's sister. The dress she is wearing is official red. I'm afraid she is a thief."
If it's a thief, you must tell the conductor at the car dealership immediately and don't let her harm anyone.
Zhao Guihua: "Jung Huimin's sister? She has a sister?"
Suddenly, Zhao Guihua almost dug out a piece of information from the cracks of her memory. Zheng Huimin really had a younger sister. She remembered that in her previous life, Zheng Huimin once said that she had a younger sister who broke her leg while riding on a train and committed suicide for some unknown reason after being taken home.
He was only sixteen when he died.
Zheng Huimin was evasive in her words at the time, and she didn't remember much about it.
If she hadn't met him in person on the train, she wouldn't have remembered it.
But now it seems... it's this girl? She looked at Zheng Huifang and said, "Why did you go out alone?"
Zheng Huifang's eyes flickered and she pursed her lips without saying a word.
Zhao Guihua: "You didn't buy a ticket, did you?"
Zheng Huifang quickly said, "I bought it!"
She was afraid that people would think she sneaked up here, so she quickly said, "I bought a ticket."
She took out her ticket. Zhao Guihua said, "We are from the same compound as your sister. We are going to the south to buy goods and plan to set up a stall when we come back. It's in the sleeper car over there. If you have any problems, come to us. There are six of us and we can help each other if you have any problems. You can come. You are a little girl, so be careful when you go out. Don't listen to what others say and don't eat anything given by others. Be careful."
Zheng Huifang blinked and nodded slightly.
The two aunts let go of their hands, and Zheng Huifang immediately picked up her bag and walked quickly to another carriage, as if she didn't want to get close to them. Zhao Guihua didn't say much.
Aunt Zhou: "Are you letting her go now?"
Zhao Guihua: "I remember Zheng Huimin has a younger sister."
Aunt Zhou: "Okay then."
Zhao Guihua: "How can a couple like Zheng Yufeng and Guan Guiling be good to their children? I guess they just wanted to leave because they couldn't make ends meet."
How to say it.
It's true that Jung Hye-min is a love-brained person, and she's not a smart person. But even if she is a love-brained person, if she came from a normal family, she wouldn't fall in love with Su Jin-rae so quickly. She fell in love with someone so quickly, at first sight, maybe because she wanted to get away from her original family.
I guess it's the same for Zheng Huifang now.
Although she remembered that Zheng Huifang broke her leg while hopping on a train, she should not have such a thing now that she bought a ticket normally. However, it is always unsafe for a young and beautiful girl to be out. Zhao Guihua looked at them worriedly, but did not force Zheng Huifang to go with them.
To Zheng Huifang, they were also strangers, and she was right to be wary.
If they really want to drag Zheng Huifang along, 80% of them will also shout to catch the bad guys.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's go back."
Aunt Zhou was really full of questions. She had no idea why Zheng Huimin's sister was on the train. After the two of them went to the toilet and came back, she couldn't wait to talk about it, very puzzled: "Do you think this girl ran away by herself?"
Aunt Wang: "Really? Think about it, if Zheng Huimin could escape, why can't she escape?"
"Guan Guiling is a person who can abandon herself and treat me like this, let alone her daughter. I'm afraid she would kill her daughters for her husband. It's right for the two girls to run away. But it's worrying that one girl is alone outside."
Zhao Guihua sighed.
He Lan had only met Guan Guiling once, but she had also heard Bai Fendou talk about her many times. Although they had not done that kind of thing, they had a good relationship and they also talked about some gossip, so He Lan knew best what kind of person Guan Guiling was.
After all, Bai Fendou had dated Guan Guiling.
He Lan: "Aunt Zhao is right. Guan Guiling is devoted to her man. In order to make her man live a good life, she can really be cruel to her daughter. So, should we ask her to come over and join us?"
Zhao Guihua shook her head: "She won't come. She doesn't trust us."
The other people thought about it and realized that it was true.
Zhao Guihua: "Fortunately, I think she is still very vigilant. I hope she will be safe."
You won't end up going down the same path as your previous life.
But she never expected that Su Jinlai's mother-in-law in her previous life was Guan Guiling.
Several people were deeply moved and chatted about this topic for a while. You know what, because it was the first time for everyone to take a train, they were all very excited. They looked around and wandered around for a while. In the blink of an eye, it was noon and the sound of selling things could be heard outside the compartment.
Communication now basically relies on shouting. When Zhao Guihua heard the noise, she said, "Lunch is here. Who's going to buy lunch?"
"I brought boiled eggs."
"I brought some steamed buns."
"I made my own pickle burritos."
Everyone was prepared. Zhao Guihua also brought eggs. She said, "Then I'll buy a dish too. Eating it dry is too dry."
Aunt Zhou: "Then let me order a dish too and we can eat together. Since we are away from home, we can put everything together and share everything equally."
"OK."
“That’s fine.”
Zhao Guihua opened the door and ordered two servings of rice, one braised pork and one fried pork slices.
Although it's not cheap, it's quite lucrative.
Zhao Guihua: "We have other staple foods, so we didn't buy that much rice. Let's share it. Come on, try the braised pork."
Since they were eating and drinking together, everyone came over without hesitation. Everyone peeled a little rice, and Zhao Guihua also asked for half of Wang Zizhen's pickled vegetable roll. Aunt Wang took out a silver and bought a steamed bun, and everyone took turns eating.
Although they brought food with them on the road, it was not much. After all, it got hotter as they went south, and they were afraid of getting stomach upset.
So basically it's just enough for two meals, and you always have to buy the rest of the time so that everyone can get together and have a delicious meal.
Yinlai sighed: "This braised pork is not as delicious as Grandpa Li's, but it's not bad either."
Aunt Wang: "That's right. My husband, Mr. Li, has been a cook all his life. How could he be any worse?"
She said with some pride, "But the food on the train is also good. They cook a lot and have experience."
Zhao Guihua nodded, "Yes, I heard that in the early years when the supply was limited, those who were well-off and had some background in the railway bought tickets and took the train, taking advantage of the time to ride a few stops, just to buy lunch boxes on the train. The lunch boxes on the train don't require a ticket. But you have to be rich and have free time, if you don't have anything else, don't think of taking advantage of this, and you also have to have some ability to get a letter of introduction from the neighborhood committee, otherwise don't even think about buying a ticket."
I don't care now.
If needs a letter of introduction, it would be too much. Of course, it's not a matter of whether it's too much or too little, but many places don't need it. People from other places need to check some things when they come to Beijing, and the neighborhood committees of each street and the guesthouses everyone need to see the letter of introduction.
If we encounter vagrants, we will catch them.
But if they buy tickets locally to travel to other places, this won't happen.
The reason why Zhao Guihua and her friends went to Guangzhou instead of Shenzhen this time was because Shenzhen required additional procedures, such as a border pass. She had never set up a stall at this time in her previous life so she didn't know about it, but she knew it in this life. It is said that it was canceled in the 1990s.
Probably to avoid escaping to Hong Kong, they had to go through the formalities there. It was not complicated, but it took time, so Zhao Guihua and her friends did not choose this option, but went to Guangzhou.
So Zhao Guihua and the others didn't plan to go there to save trouble.
Anyway, they just want to get the goods, so it's not impossible for them to go to Guangzhou.
Zhao Guihua: "This time, are we going to go together or go get the goods separately?"
Everyone almost said in unison: "Together, we must be together."
Even though they all acted quite arrogant in the courtyard, once they went out, no matter whether it was Aunt Wang or Aunt Zhou, they all shrank like quails. They seemed noisy on the surface, but they were actually very timid in their hearts.
After all, we are going out of town.
Where did they go so far?
Aunt Wang has had such an experience. She came to Sijiucheng from the northeast when she was a teenager, but it has been several decades. She can't remember what happened at that time. Now she still needs to pick up goods when she goes to other places.
She was very nervous. There was no one around her and she was afraid that she would meet a bad person.
The others were the same, none of them had ever been out of the courtyard. They all looked at Zhao Guihua eagerly.
Zhao Guihua: "Then let's go together, it's a good opportunity for us to bargain and cooperate with each other."
"yes."
Aunt Zhou: "I'm very good at bargaining, but I'm afraid I'll get beaten if I bargain too harshly."
Zhao Guihua looked at her deeply and said quietly, "If I want to beat you, it's a good thing. The worst thing is that after you finish speaking, she will immediately say yes. That would be worrying."
"puff!"
"That's true."
Yin Lai looked at everyone's expressions and said, "Actually, I haven't decided what to sell yet. I'm going to go take a look."
Aunt Zhou: "I'm working with Zizhen. I take 2,000 yuan and she takes 1,000 yuan, a total of 3,000 yuan. We plan to put all of it into school bags, pencil cases and other things, and then we'll sell them in front of a school. I'll take two-thirds and she'll take one-third."
Wang Zizhen nodded. Her family had borrowed money with great difficulty and managed to scrape together a thousand yuan.
He Lan also said frankly: "I have prepared 2,000 yuan and plan to buy some flower head socks, vests and the like."
"Wow, you are quite rich." Aunt Zhou sighed.
After all, their family had just bought a tricycle, and they were able to come up with two thousand yuan, which was quite impressive.
He Lan: "It's all my family fortune. If I lose, ugh, I won't lose!"
Everyone laughed along.
Wang Zizhen: "If I lose money, I will have to live on coarse food. I even borrowed money."
"Actually, I think it's a good idea for He Lan to sell these things. You have a tricycle at home, so you can not only set up a stall, but also go door to door, or even go to the nearby countryside to sell them." Zhao Guihua said, "As for the schoolbags, I think it's better for you to separate them. You bought 3,000 yuan at once, which is a bit too much."
Zhao Guihua said: "I have never done this, but I just think that this thing is worth selling. However, if you have too much inventory, it will not sell as well as socks and underwear. After all, school has already started, and if it is neither in stock nor in stock, not many people will buy school bags."
"But less is not appropriate."
Zhao Guihua paused and said, "I plan to use all my money to buy T-shirts, that is, old man's shirts. And my third daughter-in-law has also invested in it. I will buy a large quantity. If you follow me, the price will definitely be right. But if we sell this all over the street, it may not be a good thing. I think you can pool your money together, and then buy shares and sell all pants, socks and vests. Generally, wholesale factories of underwear and socks don't have any head money, so you don't need to buy extra. It's proper to buy large quantities."
Zhao Guihua hoped that everyone could be more cautious. After all, she knew that Wang Zizhen had borrowed money to get the money, and even if he didn't borrow money, he was using his family's assets to do business. It was better to be more cautious.
Zhao Guihua: "How much can you take?"
Yin Lai: "Two thousand!"
Oh no!
Everyone was really surprised. Normally, they all seemed to be humble, but at this critical moment, they could all come up with a lot of money.
Yinlai scratched his head and said, "My family doesn't have much money. This money was borrowed from Tonglai."
He didn't say that he borrowed it from Jinlai. Jinlai didn't have any money. He was just a gigolo. It was too embarrassing to say it out loud. But everyone watched Yinlai grow up. When Yinlai was young, he didn't want to waste coal briquettes and always came to their place to hang out. It can be said that everyone is very familiar with him. When he was embarrassed, everyone knew what was going on.
Zhao Guihua smiled, and Aunt Zhou muttered quietly: "He must have borrowed Su Jinlai's money. He can really make money by being a gigolo. No wonder Su Jinlai is so shaky all day long."
Aunt Wang pinched Aunt Zhou and she immediately shut up.
Aunt Wang: "I also collected 2,000 yuan."
Zhao Guihua: "If you buy goods worth 7,000 yuan together, you can definitely get a very, very low price. Although these 7,000 yuan of goods seem to be a lot, you can sell them in batches, and Sijiucheng can definitely handle it. Even if the goods don't sell well, you can sell them in Tongxian, Changping, etc. Of course, you have to decide for yourself. I'm just making a suggestion. Although I haven't been here, I heard from my third brother that if you buy too little, the factory will not pay attention to you at all. You can only go to Erdao Fengzi's store to get the goods, and then they will have to skin you. Your profit will be a little thinner. It is most appropriate to go directly to the manufacturer to get the goods, but you only have one or two thousand yuan each, and they will definitely not be happy to entertain you. They will look down on this small amount of money, don't you understand? The money we saved with all our strength is nothing in the eyes of the manufacturer."
"We'll listen to you."
Everyone thought about it carefully and felt that Zhao Guihua was right. Although Zhao Guihua might not have experience, she was the only one among them who had practiced selling things on the street and must have made money. Moreover, his third son Zhuang Zhixi had been to Guangzhou and had already figured out some things for them.
Now that they have found out the truth, it would be best for them to listen to our advice.
"Your third son has never suffered any loss since he was a child, so what he said must be right."
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Aunt Zhou couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Osmanthus, how much do you plan to buy?"
Zhao Guihua: “Twenty-five thousand.”
She didn't want to say it at first, for fear of showing off her wealth, but everyone just said it honestly, and if she didn't say it, it would seem very unorthodox. So she told the truth.
"Fuck!"
"You are crazy!"
"You, you, you. Your family is so rich."
Everyone was confused.
Although I asked out of genuine curiosity, this is too scary. How can there be so much money?
Zhao Guihua: "My third daughter-in-law also gave me money to invest in the company."
She said: "My eldest and his wife are very cautious and did not get involved. This is all the money that the third and I have."
"That's too much."
Zhao Guihua explained to them: "We bought several thousand yuan worth of goods in the first wave. It's not normal to make a few ten thousand yuan."
"Oh My God."
"No, Lao Zhao, your family is quite rich."
Zhao Guihua: "All our family and the third brother's family invested in it. What else do you think?" Zhao Guihua didn't want to hide it from her old partner, but she was still cautious and her words were half true and half false.
She said: "My old man has a good income, and we don't care much about other things except food. The third child can save more money. Mingmei also has support from her parents. The third child made some money by tinkering with radios with Uncle Lan. We also saw from selling radios that this stall is really profitable. So this time when the third child went to the south, I gritted my teeth and took out all the money, and we collected several thousand yuan together. Anyway, what I thought was, my old man has a pension, so at worst he can save money if he doesn't have any savings."
Generally speaking, when they talk about a few thousand, it is usually two to three thousand, or three to four thousand; but if they talk about a few thousand, it is basically around seven to eight thousand.
“Then the profit is quite high.”
Zhao Guihua said earnestly: "So I said, set up a stall to make money."
Everyone was stunned. They had thought about making money, but they had never thought about making money this way.
"You've only been doing this for a few days."
Zhao Guihua: "It's not calculated that way. This thing is rare, so it sells quickly, but we can't make that much this time. Let me analyze it for you. The last time it was the third brother who went to Guangzhou, he was on a business trip, that is to say, food, accommodation and transportation were all free. Think about how much this saves? We can't do it this time. But as long as we practice setting up a stall, I think it won't be worse than working. And bell-bottom pants, although it looks profitable, it is a one-time deal. Although you make a lot of money, it won't last long. After all, this kind of bell-bottom pants, the audience is limited. Almost once you sell one batch, you can't sell it anymore. And my third brother's cost of purchasing goods was also high at that time, otherwise why did I suggest you combine the purchases, because the more goods you get, the more you can bargain down the price."
"That's right."
"No wonder you've been so excited these past few days and insisted on coming to Guangzhou. It turns out you can really make money there."
Zhao Guihua nodded: "We definitely don't make as much money as our last batch, but it's definitely not bad."
“I feel like I’m getting excited!”
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everybody laughed.
Zhao Guihua: "We will definitely be victorious this time."
"Of course I can!"
Zhao Guihua: "But the business here is more developed, and there are many scammers. We must be alert and not let those unscrupulous people pass off inferior goods as good ones for us."
“Yes, yes.”
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically until the evening. It was getting dark and nothing could be seen outside. Everyone was finally ready to rest. It must be said that everyone was quite tired, probably because they were so excited.
This obviously didn't do anything, but it was just a bit tiring.
The group quickly fell asleep...
It is tiring, but I also have a beautiful vision for the future.
Everyone fell into a drowsy sleep, and they didn't know how long it was, but everyone was in a deep sleep.
Boom, boom, boom!
Late in the night, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Zhao Guihua sat up and said, "Who is it?"
There was an even more urgent knock on the door, and the girl's voice was a little frightened: "I'm Zheng Huifang, are you from Xinghuali?"
Zhao Guihua immediately stood up and turned on the light. She took out a kitchen knife and held it in her hand. How could she be unprepared when she was out and about? She put the hand holding the kitchen knife behind her back and used her other hand to open the door. When the door opened, she saw Zheng Huifang in a panic. Even her clothes were a little messy. Zheng Huifang recognized at a glance that this was the auntie who had spoken to her during the day, and quickly said, "Auntie, I'm Zheng Huifang. Can I hide here for a while?"
Zhao Guihua: "What's going on?"
Although Zheng Huifang looked like a weak woman, Zhao Guihua did not say that she believed Zheng Huifang immediately.
Zheng Huifang was on guard against them, and they were actually on guard against Zheng Huifang as well. After all, one can never judge a person by his appearance, so who knows what is really going on?
She made way for me and said, "Come in."
Zheng Huifang hurriedly carried her small bag and entered the room. As soon as she entered, she squatted down and leaned against the wall to catch her breath. Zhao Guihua closed the door and bolted it, and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, everyone else woke up as well, rubbing their eyes and looking at Zheng Huifang, all of them very puzzled.
"What's going on?"
"Who is this girl?"
"Huh? It's you. Why are you here?" Aunt Zhou recognized her. "This is Guan Guiling's second daughter."
Everyone was speechless: "Ah?"
"Then why did she come to see us?"
Zheng Huifang was a little frightened.
Zhao Guihua comforted her: "We went to get the goods together. We are all from the same compound. Don't worry. What's wrong with you?"
Zheng Huifang's eyes were red. She said, "There were two or three men. They kept talking to me. I avoided them and they chased after me."
She wiped her tears and said, "I wanted to leave, but they kept pulling me away."
This story started during the day. In order to avoid these two seemingly good-natured aunties, she hid in another carriage. For some reason, there were quite a lot of people on this train. She originally found a place to stand, but who would have thought that a man with yellow teeth would come over and keep talking to her.
He asked her how many people there were, what her name was, and where she was going.
Implicitly, their words asked Zheng Huifang to go with them, but of course Zheng Huifang refused.
She didn't say a word and ignored these people, but she didn't expect that this person didn't care about her cold face and kept pestering her. Not only that, his companions also came. There were three of them, and they kept surrounding her. One of them even wanted to make a move.
Zheng Huifang was really scared, but at this time a kind sister-in-law came over and scolded a few people, asking Zheng Huifang to sit with her. Zheng Huifang had already sat down with her, squeezing into a corner. But something unexpected happened again.
The sister-in-law told her that it was easy to encounter such things when going out alone, especially for pretty girls. She persuaded Zheng Huifang to go with her. At least two people would be safer, and she could help take care of Zheng Huifang. She was very friendly. When she found out that Zheng Huifang hadn't eaten, she even gave her a steamed bun.
In fact, if it weren’t for this steamed bun, Zheng Huifang might have believed her sister-in-law.
But it was this steamed bun that suddenly made Zheng Huifang alert.
If it were anyone else, being rescued and given delicious steamed buns would have moved her to tears. But she happened to meet Zheng Huifang. Zheng Huifang had just learned the true face of her father, and it turned out that warmth could be faked.
Her father had been pretending for more than ten years, and she was now at her most frightened. So the sudden kindness did not make her happy, but made her alert.
If he didn't have any ulterior motive, why would he take the risk to help her and give her delicious food?
This steamed bun scared her. After all, steamed buns were so precious. She gave it to a stranger for no reason. This... made her feel uneasy. And after feeling uneasy, she began to find everything suspicious.
It was like, this older sister was scolding three big, strong men, and they actually listened to her.
Also, maybe it was a psychological effect, but when she looked at this older sister, she felt that she looked a bit like one of the men. The more Zheng Huifang thought about it, the more scared she became. However, she was still a little smart. She forced herself to stand up and pretended that she needed to go to the toilet.
Unexpectedly, the older sister wanted to accompany her at this time, saying that she was afraid that she would meet bad people.
That's so kind.
Zheng Huifang was so kind that she was afraid. She didn't dare to refuse. She followed the woman and suddenly ran away after walking for a while. At this time, the woman's face suddenly became gloomy. The other three men also followed.
At that time, Zheng Huifang couldn't care about anything else, she could only run in this direction.
Although her mind was in a mess, Zheng Huifang suddenly thought of the two aunties she met in the morning. Although the two aunties seemed a little nosy, they were the only ones she could rely on now.
She ran over almost as fast as she could, and was even more glad that she still remembered that they had mentioned the room number.
She was really afraid that she had remembered it wrong, and was also afraid that no one would open the door. Now she felt a little exhausted.
Zheng Huifang was nervous and scared, so her words were a little incoherent, but Zhao Guihua understood her.
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, don't worry, just sit here." After a pause, she asked: "Why don't you look for the conductor? Since you think those people have bad intentions, why don't you look for the conductor?"
Zheng Huifang bit her lip. "When I was sitting next to that lady, the conductor came to sell me dinner and talked to that lady. They seemed to know each other. I couldn't believe them..."
She's already a little paranoid.
Zhao Guihua frowned slightly. She had to say that although Zheng Huifang might be overthinking, she also felt that based on Zheng Huifang's description, these people seemed like human traffickers.
But it’s hard to say. It might be that Zheng Huifang was already very nervous and felt that everything she saw was dangerous.
Zheng Huifang: "Oh yes, this was given to me by Sister Feng, but I didn't dare to eat it."
She took out the bun that was in question.
Zhao Guihua: "Don't eat it yet. Leave it there. I'll go find the police."
Zheng Huifang hesitated: "Believe it, can you trust it?"
Zhao Guihua: "If they can't trust it, then we can't trust it even more. Have you seen the flight attendant come into contact with that person?"
Zheng Huifang nodded: "They were chatting and very warm."
Zhao Guihua: "There's more than one attendant on the train. Besides, those who chat and chat with each other don't necessarily mean they are bad people. Let me ask them."
Zheng Huifang looked at Zhao Guihua eagerly and whispered, "Thank you, thank you."
Zhao Guihua: "It's okay."
She put on her coat and stood up: "Grandma Zhao, I'll go with you. I'm worried about you being alone."
Zhao Guihua showed the kitchen knife and said, "No matter how good your kung fu is, you are still afraid of the kitchen knife."
This really scared everyone.
"Oh my god, you actually carry this kind of thing?"
Aunt Wang was stunned by her old friend.
Zhao Guihua said confidently: "Then I have to be on guard. Otherwise, what if I get tricked? Who knows if I'll meet a good guy or a bad guy? But I think it's not a good idea to bring a kitchen knife. If we encounter a strong and powerful person, we can easily be killed if we dodge."
Everyone: "..." Then why do you still bring it?
Zhao Guihua: "So I have to hide and take them by surprise."
Everyone: “…”
You were just going out to the south to purchase goods, not to start a fight. It's not necessary. It's really not necessary.
But Zhao Guihua felt that it was serious. In fact, it is still a bit chaotic now.
"I'll go take a look, don't be afraid."
Zheng Huifang nodded immediately.
Although she had come here now, she didn't completely trust Zhao Guihua and the others, so she still leaned against the door vigilantly.
Zhao Guihua took Yin Lai to find the conductor. Actually, she didn't know the conductor and the conductor on this train, but because Zhuang Zhiyuan was their colleague and they belonged to the same unit and knew each other, she was willing to give them a favor.
After all, this kind of thing is mutual, and colleagues have to give each other some face. It doesn't affect anything, so why not do it.
When Zhao Guihua came over, the people here were taking a nap. In fact, everyone was sleepy at night, but some of them had to work the night shift and would walk back and forth every once in a while. When they saw Zhao Guihua coming, they recognized this old lady.
This is Zhuang Zhiyuan’s mother.
"Auntie, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Guihua immediately explained the situation, and the police officer frowned: "Come on, I'll go with you to check the situation."
"OK."
Zhao Guihua: "Can this kind of person be dealt with?"
"It's difficult. It's not that we don't want to intervene, but mainly based on what you said, this kind of thing is difficult to define."
This is not an excuse. After all, it was Zheng Huifang who was nervous from the beginning to the end. If she said that the middle-aged woman was part of the gang, she would not dare to conclude that. The fact that several male comrades were pulling and tugging was also Zheng Huifang's one-sided statement.
It’s not that she lied, but this matter is difficult to define.
Plus, she didn't have any problems, so it's even harder to say.
Zhao Guihua also understood the difficulty of the flight attendant. After all, this was not like a thief, who could be caught on the spot. It was also not like a human trafficker abducting a child, who could be confirmed directly by holding the child in her hands. This kind of vague situation was difficult to define.
The two men led the flight attendant to find Zheng Huifang, and Zheng Huifang told her the whole story in detail again. However, it was indeed just as the flight attendant had said, this kind of thing was difficult to define, after all, they did not reveal any other meanings at the time.
Especially that female comrade.
The other three people do have some problems, but it is hard to judge based on one side of the story. After all, there are some people who are involved in business and have a lot of tricks.
Zhao Guihua: "Although the situation is indeed difficult to define, their behavior also shows that these people are not right. Should we train police pay more attention to them? It is best to investigate them. Not to mention punishing them, there is no evidence, but at least write down their names and ID numbers and report them. If there are similar incidents in the future, at least we can judge that these people are not first-time offenders. And with other circumstances, these people are also in your sight."
She looked at the flight attendant and said, "Brother, I'm not looking for trouble with you. I just think it's better to be vigilant when you encounter someone who seems to be wrong. It's better to be vigilant now than to have problems later."
"Mom, I understand this."
The conductor laughed. Not only was he a colleague of Zhuang Zhiyuan, he was also a native of Beijing. He knew that this old lady often dealt with police officers.
The aunties in this alley cannot be underestimated. In the early years, they were kept a close eye on when catching spies.
Each one of them is very powerful.
He said, "Okay, then Comrade Zheng, come with me and find those people."
Zheng Huifang took a deep breath, encouraged herself, and said, "Okay!"
She didn't want to cause trouble, but she knew in her heart that they were right. No matter what, those three people were not good people. Pointing them out and having someone watching them would at least allow them to reach Guangzhou safely.
She said, "Let's go."
Zhao Guihua: "I'll go with you."
She took out the kitchen knife again.
Flight attendant: “…”
He said earnestly, "You really don't need to bring this."
Zhao Guihua: "That's fine too."
She stuffed the kitchen knife under the pillow and waved her hand: "Let's go!"
(End of this chapter)
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