The couple hesitated for a long time before coming out of the tent.
Cao An had packed up his things long ago and was sitting there munching on some dry food. Seeing her come out, he brought her some hot porridge, which he had cooked at the beach and had kept in his space.
Xia Youyou, the group's favorite, doesn't have to do anything by herself and feels like she's almost becoming a useless person.
"You guys are really going to ruin me."
"What's wrong with him? He still has a brain, right?" Cao An made a precise remark.
Okay, Xia Youyou accepted it and just thought of it as him praising herself.
After packing up, they headed down the mountain. It took them over an hour to get there. The main reason was that the mountain path was difficult to walk on, and bikes weren't an option. Xia Youyou lay on Cao An's back, chatting leisurely with Qi Siling, and occasionally holding her hand.
Don’t ask why Qi Siling didn’t want to recite it. This was Xia Youyou’s own request as punishment for his mistake yesterday.
Cao An carried it easily on his back. Her small weight was even lighter than the stone he was lifting!
Coming down the mountain, they entered a city filled with tall buildings and cars parked along the roadside. Xia Youyou was surprised by the new environment. Compared to the old-fashioned feeling in Beijing, this place already had a modern visual experience.
"Where are we going?"
"Let's find a guesthouse first and ask if there are any warehouses or fruit markets nearby." Cao An carried her on his back and walked forward with no intention of putting her down.
"We can find a warehouse, otherwise it would be hard to get it out."
Everyone had similar thoughts and couldn't help but quicken their pace.
We found a guesthouse that looked clean and had no messy services, and booked three rooms.
As the boss was leading a few people upstairs, Xiao Hai went up to them and asked about the situation there.
The boss's ancestors were also from mainland China, so he felt a sense of familiarity when he heard them speak. He answered every question, "It's in front of the fruit market. As for the warehouse, yes, there is one, but it's under the jurisdiction of the gang, which is very troublesome."
The three of them thought about the gang fight and naturally didn't want to have any intersection with the gang, so they could only go to the fruit market first.
This time, Qi Siling and Xia Youyou stayed in the inner room, Xiao Hai in the middle, and Cao An in the outermost room. After a short rest, they headed out to the fruit market the boss had pointed out.
One person carried a bag of oranges and walked for about half an hour. Then they could vaguely hear the bustling noise from the fruit market. A few people walked over quickly and saw the whole scene.
The small fruit market was already packed with people. The stalls were full of tropical fruits like bananas.
Mangosteen, carambola, guava, durian, mango, coconut, pineapple, rambutan, papaya, and even imported kiwi.
They don’t have the local currency now, so they can only find a place to sell some oranges, and then buy some unavailable fruits to take back and try.
After checking the entire market and finding no oranges, Cao An finally felt relieved. He found a conspicuous spot, put down the sack on his back, and opened the pockets, revealing a ton of oranges weighing a pound each.
They were already attracting attention, and when they saw him take out such a big orange, they were even more surprised and came forward to ask questions.
“Is this an imported orange?”
"Ouch, why is it so big?"
"How much is one?"
Cao An took a knife and cut one on the spot, dividing it into small pieces and offering them to the people around him to taste. "Try it first, then we can talk about the price."
They have long known the taste, which is juicy and sweet. Only when people taste its sweetness can it be sold at a high price.
Everyone around got a small piece and after taking a sip, they praised it, "It's delicious! It's sweeter than the imported ones!"
"Imported ones are twelve per pound. How much are you selling them for?"
Xia Youyou was a little surprised. Twelve per pound? Then they could make a lot of money by selling each for ten yuan!
Sure enough, Cao An thought the same as her, "Ten yuan each, and this one weighs one jin. A slightly smaller one might be fifteen or two."
As soon as these words were spoken, oranges were snapped up like crazy.
Several people handed over money with one hand and took oranges with the other.
"Me! I want two little ones!"
"I want two big ones!"
…
The three sacks of oranges were sold out quickly.
The oranges are too big and a sack can’t hold many of them.
Seeing that the sack was almost empty, those who hadn't bought anything yet started to get anxious. "No more? Leave some for me!"
Even though the wages here are high, the prices are also high. If you want to eat imported oranges, they cost twelve yuan per pound, and they are small oranges that are half a pound each. Not to mention the sweetness, it is simply incomparable to this.
"Yes, yes, but you have to wait a while. We need to move it over." Cao An slowly took the money handed over by the person in front and gave the orange to that person.
Oranges are selling so well. If we don’t find a warehouse and rely on three people to carry them back and forth, how long will it take to sell them all?
The sacks were empty, and some people who hadn't bought anything were blocking a few people from leaving. Even Cao An's fierce face was not scary here!
"Wait here for a while, we'll carry you back." Cao An had no other choice but to speak kindly to get out of this situation as quickly as possible. "How can we run away when we can make money? Don't worry, we'll be there in a moment!"
Only then did everyone let them leave.
Xia Youyou felt that this was not a solution. It would not work if they just moved things around. They still had to find a warehouse.
"Brother, carry three bags over first, you guys continue selling, and Brother Qi and I will go find a warehouse." She reached into her bag, took out a walkie-talkie and handed it to him, "Contact me if you have anything." The communication here has developed faster than inland areas. Pagers have long been available, and walkie-talkies are also common, except that they are not as portable as hers.
"Okay." Cao An took it. This was the only way now. "Be careful."
When they reached a remote place, the three men carried three more sacks of oranges and returned to where they had been before.
Their oranges are really delicious. People who bought some oranges back home called their friends to come over and buy some more.
Xiao Hai smiled as he took the money, feeling incredibly happy! He collected 30 cents per pound, and with all the seafood, it was only a pound of 30 cents at best. But when it got here, it was worth dozens of times more! You have to know that the foreign exchange here doubles again when it gets inland.
So their 50,000 kilograms of oranges can be sold for 500,000 here, and when they return to the inland, the price will be double that!
Oh my god! He was about to be overwhelmed by the money!
Cao An nudged him with his elbow to stop him from getting too carried away.
Only then did he put away the smile on his face. The last time that gang chased him was still fresh in his mind, so it was better to keep a low profile.
Their sales were so hot that even the vendors inside came to ask if they could wholesale the oranges to them. The big, sweet imported oranges could be sold for fifteen yuan per pound at their stalls, but these mainland guys actually sold them for ten yuan each!
The vendors' inquiries were exactly what Cao An wanted. He threatened to sell what he had and then carry it back to them. But he began to get anxious, wondering if Qi Siling had found a warehouse. If he did, they wouldn't have to carry the goods; they could just go and haul them themselves.
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