Xiao Weiguo was startled upon hearing this.
"What's going on, Uncle?"
Liu Erzhu took a deep drag on his cigarette and slowly said, "I've been trying to collect socks these past two days, but I haven't been able to collect a single one. I found out that Xiao Changsuo from our village is buying them for 50 cents a pair, and he's already collected tens of thousands of pairs in the last few days."
Hearing him say that, Xiao Weiguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was exactly what he expected. When business is good, it's only natural for people to be envious.
Moreover, the Xiao Changsuo family, who hate him to the bone, would never stand by and watch Xiao Weiguo keep making money.
The reason Liu Erzhu was asked to stock up on socks in advance was to guard against this.
"Uncle, this is expected. Don't worry. How much stock do we have left?"
Xiao Weiguo has been selling during this period, and he has also never stopped acquiring, so the inventory has not decreased at all.
He did a rough calculation in his mind and then told Xiao Weiguo.
"There are probably around 34,000 pairs left."
Xiao Weiguo estimated that he had sold more than 20,000 pairs, and with these 34,000 pairs, the total was over 50,000. After deducting expenses, he should be able to earn around 50,000 yuan.
Fifty thousand yuan is a large sum of money in this day and age.
With this money, Xiao Weiguo could do something else instead of having to work so hard running around selling socks.
While this kind of help may be profitable, it's not a long-term solution. Once the surrounding counties become saturated, it will be difficult for him to expand outwards on his own.
Xiao Weiguo looked up and smiled at Liu Erzhu.
"Uncle, this stock is enough. Any more and the surrounding counties probably wouldn't be able to handle it all. One shouldn't be too greedy. It's okay to leave some for others."
Besides, even if they bought the socks at a high price, without my help, they might not be able to sell them.
Hearing that he wouldn't be able to make any more money after selling off his remaining stock, Liu Erzhu felt a pang of heartache. But since Xiao Weiguo had said so, there was nothing he could do.
"Okay then, what should we do next? Should I stop collecting socks from now on?"
Xiao Weiguo's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "Uncle, don't stop, keep shouting it out, and we'll go buy them for five cents a pair too."
Liu Erzhu was taken aback.
"Didn't you say that no matter how much you buy, the surrounding counties will be unable to keep up with the demand? Why are you raising the price? What were you thinking?"
Xiao Weiguo waved his hand casually, took a sip of water, and said with a smile.
“Uncle, as long as we raise our prices to the same level as them, Xiao Changsuo will definitely raise his prices too in order to stop us from making money. Then we’ll see how he deals with all those socks once we’ve sold them all.”
"But you need to be careful. Just pretend to accept a little bit. Don't actually accept too much. We're doing this just to show Xiao Changsuo."
After thinking for a moment, Liu Erzhu immediately understood Xiao Weiguo's intention.
This kid is trying to ruin Xiao Changsuo.
Xiao Changsuo only saw the thief eating meat, but didn't see the thief being beaten.
Xiao Weiguo worked tirelessly from dawn till dusk, going door-to-door to sell his products, relying on his forward-thinking vision and outstanding eloquence. His ability to adapt to changing circumstances, speaking to one person as one speaks to another, was unparalleled. Who else possessed such skill?
If sales were so easy, people would have already done it.
Xiao Changsuo hoarded so many socks at once; who knows how many will end up stuck with them?
When that time comes, I'm afraid I'll have nowhere to cry.
He gave Xiao Weiguo a meaningful look.
"You're quite the rascal. So you were setting a trap for Xiao Changsuo."
Xiao Weiguo chuckled.
"Uncle, how can this be called bad? This is business competition, it's all about tactics. I didn't force him to accept it. He only did this because he couldn't see my advantages. In the end, he suffered the consequences. Who can he blame?"
The two chatted for a while longer, and the conversation turned to Xiao Shanshan.
"Weiguo, I heard from Liuye that your sister is going back to school after the summer vacation. What are your plans? Do you need my help?"
Upon hearing his question, Xiao Weiguo's heart stirred.
"I plan to have Shanshan repeat the third year of junior high school after the summer vacation so she can take the high school entrance exam next year. I'm worried about how to get her into a transfer class. Uncle, if you have any connections in this area, could you please help me with an introduction?"
"What, you're not farming the land anymore?"
Liu Erzhu was somewhat curious.
"Uncle, you know exactly how much money I've made lately. Do you think you could earn this much by farming for several lifetimes? Why make Shanshan suffer like that?"
Liu Erzhu nodded.
"It's true that you're not cut out for farming, but you're quite adept at business. If you don't farm, renting out the land to others would be a good idea, saving your sister from suffering."
"Here's the thing, Liu Ye's uncle has some connections at the county's No. 1 Middle School. I'll ask around for you tomorrow to see if Shan Shan can go to school there."
Xiao Weiguo's eyes lit up with delight.
No. 1 Middle School is the best middle school in their county, with both junior and senior high sections. Liu Ye goes to school there. If Shan Shan can go to No. 1 Middle School, she'll have Liu Ye as a companion and won't be too lonely.
"Then I'll thank you in advance, Uncle."
He jumped up from the sofa, grabbed Liu Erzhu's hand, and looked extremely grateful.
It was past 10 p.m. when Xiao Weiguo got home. Trying to curry favor with his future father-in-law, he talked quite a bit. They chatted until now.
Shanshan has already put her two younger siblings to sleep.
Xiao Weiguo sat on his small bed and began to ponder.
There are still a little over two weeks left in summer vacation. Shanshan will be going to school in the county town then, and it will be impossible for her to travel back and forth every day. At that time, the task of taking care of the two little ones will fall into his hands.
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