In this era, there is almost no such thing as marketing tactics.
State-owned factories operate under a unified system of purchasing and sales.
Small vendors rely entirely on their shouts; whoever shouts the loudest sells the most, because everyone's purchase price and selling price are basically the same.
Despite the stall owner's loud, enthusiastic voice, Jiang Sheng kept asking prices as he walked around.
Even though Jiang Sheng only asked questions and didn't buy anything, the stall owner wasn't angry and gradually began to spontaneously talk about service spirit.
This is much better than state-run department stores. In department stores, not only are the prices high, but if you ask the price and don't buy, you'll be scolded to death by the sales staff who are paid by the government.
No wonder people are happy to buy things from street stalls these days.
After sweating profusely, Jiang Sheng squeezed through the crowd and got a pretty good idea of how much the socks cost.
Socks at that time were not as fancy as they are in later generations; the general public could only accept a few basic categories.
In terms of style, they are low-rise, mid-rise, high-rise, and athletic socks.
In terms of materials, it includes polyester, nylon, and pure cotton.
Although the variety of products was limited, Jiang Sheng still made sure to visit every single one and have a thorough understanding of them.
After he finished running, he looked up at the sky.
Summer days are exceptionally long, and it's still early.
Jiang Sheng then rode his bicycle to the Yanjing Zoo Wholesale Market.
The Yanjing Zoo Wholesale Market is located next to the Northwest Second Ring Road, on Xizhimenwai Street.
This place will become a well-known shopping destination for people all over the country, and it is even frequented by celebrities.
Although the Dongpi area has not yet reached the scale of multiple large-scale clothing wholesale markets such as Dongding, Julong, Zhonghe, Tianhaocheng, Jinkailide, and Shiji Tianle that will emerge in the future, it is already showing signs of development.
Jiang Sheng took a quick look around, identified which shops offered wholesale socks, and then went home.
Bargaining is a tug-of-war, and I don't have time for it today.
Moreover, if my older sister comes home at night and finds I'm not there, she'll nag me endlessly, and a beating would be the least of her worries.
When he got home, Jiang Sheng secretly opened the door and saw that only his second sister was applying some kind of ointment to her hands. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Second sister, hasn't eldest sister come back yet?"
Zhao Xuehui said irritably, "Don't ask me, who knows if she's back or not."
He spoke in a very loud voice, clearly unhappy.
Jiang Sheng slipped into the room and saw that his second sister was touching liniment in her hand and had a very noticeable red mark on her thigh.
He immediately raised an eyebrow, realizing something was wrong.
My second sister got beaten up!
The culprit is clearly...
He was about to speak, and asked his second sister in a low voice.
"Is it because my eldest sister is back...?"
Suddenly, with a bang, the kitchen door was pushed open.
A pretty woman wearing an apron came out carrying a spatula; it was none other than the eldest sister, Zhao Nianmeng.
She glared at her second sister, Zhao Xuehui, holding a spatula in her hand, and said angrily, "You're just trying to provoke me. Wearing those kinds of clothes in broad daylight and showing them off in public, do you know what Aunt Wang from the neighborhood office said?"
After saying that, the other person turned and glared at Jiang Sheng.
He said irritably, "And you, we'll talk about what happened this afternoon at lunch. Don't think I don't know what you've been up to!"
After saying that, he pointed at the two of them and said, "You two siblings are no good; you don't know what's good for you!"
Then she turned around, lifted the curtain, and went back to the kitchen to cook.
Jiang Shengxin shuddered. Goodness, it seems like her older sister is on fire today.
The second sister, Zhao Xuehui, jumped off the chair, afraid that her eldest sister had hit her with a spatula earlier.
Seeing his second sister's expression, Jiang Sheng opened his mouth, pointed to the kitchen, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, did you make eldest sister angry?"
Could it be that my second sister's clothes and appearance have attracted gossip? But this has happened often before, and I've never seen my eldest sister get this angry.
Zhao Xuehui said irritably, "Who knows what kind of poison she took today?"
However, she didn't dare to speak so loudly this time.
She glared at Jiang Sheng and warned him, "You better behave yourself, your older sister seems to be in a bad mood."
She sensed the sisters' unity. After saying that, she cried out in pain; the feather duster had really hurt.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Sheng's heart skipped a beat, but his brows furrowed slightly.
Has something happened to your older sister?
A few minutes later,
Jiang Sheng and Zhao Xuehui sat upright at the dining table, not daring to make any unnecessary movements.
Zhao Nianmeng brought rice to the two of them, sat down, and said coldly, "Eat."
The two of them kept quiet this time, not daring to provoke their older sister.
However, the eldest sister's cooking is truly exceptional; her skills are almost on par with those of the head chefs at the Beijing Hotel.
But after eating for a short while, Zhao Nianmeng tapped her second sister's bowl with her chopsticks and said, "Tell me about it."
Zhao Xuehui swallowed the mouthful of rice in her mouth with a thud and pouted.
"It's nothing special, what's there to say?"
Jiang Sheng's heart sank. Judging from his second sister's appearance, she and that hypocrite had made considerable progress.
"So what happened? A man ran to the front door, and everyone saw him."
Zhao Nianmeng was very dissatisfied with her second sister's perfunctory attitude, and raised her voice an octave higher.
In this era, the separation of men and women was strictly observed.
"We were just...chatting, we haven't even eaten yet!"
Zhao Nianmeng visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but after a moment of silence, she said in a deep voice, "Have you thought it through?"
"Not yet..." Zhao Xuehui clearly didn't want her older sister to interfere in her private life.
Jiang Sheng silently ate his rice, having already made up his mind.
"You're just trying to annoy me!" The older sister glared at the other person, feeling a bit of a headache.
Just then, a "ring ring" sound suddenly rang out.
The phone rang!
Telephones were relatively rare in those days, and Zhao Nianmeng only got one because she held an important position in a state-owned factory.
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