When the two returned to the train station, it was already 11:30 in the morning.
They decided to go back to the hotel first, have lunch and then go to the Shisanhang Wholesale Market.
Before they even got close to the hotel, they saw a large crowd of people gathered there from afar, and there were also several police cars parked on the road nearby.
"Fang Guo, why are there so many people there?" Li Chunli asked.
Yuan Fangguo said: "Maybe someone is fighting again."
"They are so brave that they even dare to fight in a foreign-related hotel." Li Chunli shook her head, looking incomprehensible.
When they really got closer, they found that the truth was not what they thought. The onlookers nearby said that someone reported that there were foreign women engaging in prostitution in the hotel, and the police came to arrest them.
Sure enough, Yuan Fangguo and his team saw dozens of blonde girls squatting in the hall, and the police were verifying their identities one by one.
"These foreign girls are pretty. How come I didn't know they were here?" said a middle-aged man with a big belly with some regret.
"Can you afford it? They spend hundreds of dollars a night." A guy next to him said sarcastically.
"Even if we can't afford it, we must still strive to bring glory to our country. When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded us, shouldn't we take vengeance on those foreign women?"
Seeing the serious and tense atmosphere, Yuan Fangguo and Li Chunli did not rush in. They watched for a while. Seeing that the police were still busy, they went to a small restaurant nearby and ordered a bowl of noodles each to eat.
Coincidentally, the owner of the noodle shop is also from Bashu.
Yuan Fangguo started chatting with him. The fellow villager was also very enthusiastic. He said that business was pretty good. Apart from paying protection fees to the Bashu Gang, he could earn tens of thousands of yuan every year. Last year, he even built a two-story house at home.
"Why don't you pay the money?" Yuan Fangguo asked curiously.
"If you don't pay, we will cause trouble for you. Not only them, but other gangs like the East Three Gangs and the Hanbei Gang will also come to trouble you." said the shop owner.
"So after you hand it in, will those gangs come and cause trouble?"
"After they paid, they stopped coming over, and everyone has their own territory."
"Then why do they fight sometimes?" Li Chunli asked in confusion.
The shop owner smiled and said, "Those are just young, naive people who are eager to prove themselves in the underworld. Only those who have been around the train station for two or three years know the rules and generally don't interfere with other people's business."
At the end, the shop owner didn't forget to add, "Last year, more than ten people were hacked to death, and at least dozens were disabled."
When they finished their noodles and walked out of the restaurant, the police also took the dozen or so foreign waiters away, and the order outside the hotel returned to normal.
Back in the room, the two took out the things in the suitcase.
After a brief rest, the two prepared to go out.
When he was about to go out, Yuan Fangguo suddenly spoke.
"Sister Li, how about we go find that guy tomorrow morning to check out the goods?"
"Which one?" Li Chunli was confused.
"It's the young man at the door." Yuan Fangguo said.
"Could I have been cheated?" Li Chunli became a little worried.
"He said the goods were in the van. I thought I wouldn't be cheated. If those things were really smuggled in, they must be cheap, and our costs would be lower this way."
Li Chunli thought about it, and after a fierce internal struggle, she nodded, "Okay, I'll go with you."
"Stay away from me at that time. If anything happens to me, you can report it to the police." Yuan Fangguo said.
"Okay." Li Chunli nodded.
In the afternoon, their destination was the Shisanhang Clothing Wholesale Market, 5 kilometers away.
After walking around inside, Li Chunli sighed, "Fang Guo, I was wondering why Big Teeth bought cars, houses, and warehouses in just a few years. It turns out he gets his goods from here."
Just now, Li Chunli specifically asked about the most popular denim clothing nowadays. In Chengdu, one piece costs almost 2,300 yuan, but in this wholesale market, it is only 4,50 yuan, and they haven't bargained yet.
"Are all the goods from Dabanya shipped by train?" Yuan Fangguo asked.
Li Chunli shook her head. "I don't know about that."
"In fact, the most important thing is that Daban Ya has its own transportation channels and trustworthy partners," Yuan Fangguo analyzed.
Li Chunli agreed with his opinion. Just like them, knowing that the goods here are cheap but not having their own transportation channels will be useless.
"How should this transportation channel be established?" asked Li Chunli.
"Generally speaking, long-distance buses or long-distance trucks can help carry goods. Daban Ya may rely on this. Another way is to send long-distance logistics, which may not be so fast. All goods need to be delivered in advance." Yuan Fangguo said.
Li Chunli nodded. After a quick thought, she couldn't contain her excitement and said, "Fang Guo, why don't we go to the passenger transport or logistics department here tomorrow afternoon to have a look?"
Yuan Fangguo also had this plan, and he once again coincided with Li Chunli.
Li Chunli bought more than 20 pairs of jeans, 10 woolen coats, and 10 leather jackets. Each of these genuine leather jackets cost 400 yuan, and her total spending was almost 7,000 yuan.
This way, they still have a budget of about 6,000 yuan to use.
Maybe it was because they had lunch too early in the noodle shop, or maybe it was because the noodles did not contain much oil or meat, but when they walked out of the clothing store at around three o'clock, they couldn't help but feel a little empty in their stomachs. Fortunately, there was a stall selling vegetable pancakes outside. This kind of vegetable pancake is very similar to roujiamo, the only difference is that customers can request different vegetables to be put in it according to their taste.
Braised beef, braised pork, pork, salad lettuce, tofu skin, shredded potatoes. You can request one meat dish and two vegetarian dishes for each pancake.
When Li Chunli saw the golden ring on the hand of the big sister selling pancakes, she once again felt that it was really easy to make money. Even the big sister selling pancakes wore a gold ring.
Li Chunli told Yuan Fangguo about this on the way back. Yuan Fangguo was a little surprised at first, but then he thought about it carefully. There was a large flow of people in the clothing city, and many people were doing business from all over the country. They were so busy that they had no time to eat. This pancake just happened to meet their needs as a fast food.
When they returned to the hotel, it was not yet four o'clock, and their plans were already very clear, so there was no need for the two to disrupt them again.
After thinking about it, Li Chunli suggested going for a walk in the nearby park.
"Fang Guo, it's rare for us to come out and relax. How about taking a stroll in the park next door?"
Seeing that it was indeed early and the park was not far away, Yuan Fangguo readily agreed to Li Chunli's suggestion.
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