He Xiao thought about it seriously: "I know someone who has these things, but he may not sell them to you."
"Why? Didn't he get this thing here just to sell it? Why would he get it if he wasn't going to sell it?"
“He wouldn’t dare sell it without a real relationship.”
Wan Feng thought for a moment and said, "Can you take me to see what he has?"
"That'll have to wait a while. I can't leave until I get off work at noon."
Wan Feng nodded: "Then I'll wait for you."
At this time, Jiang Hongguo and a man with gray hair walked over.
"Wan, this is my second uncle. Second uncle, this is the Wan I owe you."
"Hello, Second Uncle."
The old man nodded to Wan Feng. It was obvious that Jiang Hongguo had talked to him about Wan Feng.
"Uncle, you wanted me to learn how to repair electrical appliances from you, but I didn't agree when I thought about my age."
"Why did you ask Hong Guoxue to repair electrical appliances?" Jiang Zhuoxiu walked into the counter and asked while standing behind it.
"In the next few years, the household market will undergo tremendous changes. Things that urban residents have never seen before will appear before their eyes like mushrooms after rain. There is a huge market for home appliance repair, and disabled people like Jiang Ge are perfect for this job."
"But there aren't many products in the current home appliance market. Look at what we have here. Radios are all high-end items, but we only sell a few a month."
They certainly didn't know the changes that would soon follow in the home appliance market. Once transistors replaced vacuum tubes, the widespread adoption of appliances became an irreversible trend. Black-and-white televisions, already obsolete in Japan, would soon flood into mainland China. Tape recorders, washing machines, refrigerators, and color TVs would soon become commonplace. Later, computers, induction cookers, rice cookers, and countless other appliances would follow.
"It won't be long before new products appear. I estimate that televisions will be available by the end of this year, followed by tape recorders, washing machines, refrigerators, and so on. These things will appear on the market within five years. These products will gradually become old and damaged after a few years. The potential of this market is unlimited. This is why I support Brother Jiang in learning to repair home appliances."
Jiang Zhuoxiu was a little stunned. They already had inside information that televisions would indeed appear this winter, but he didn't know when washing machines and refrigerators would appear in the market in a county town like Hongya.
But the teenager's tone was one of conviction that television would appear this winter, which was a bit strange.
How did he know?
"Why do you believe that these things will appear on the market? Even if they do appear, how many people will be able to buy them?" Machinery and electrical appliances were the most expensive products in the country at that time.
Wan Feng couldn't explain this. He told him that the market would be opened soon, and many people would go into business. Once the country became rich and strong, in a few decades everyone in the city would be wearing gold and silver, and many families would even have cars. Home appliances would be nothing.
No matter what, he can't do it, will the other party believe it?
"Uncle, don't worry! I believe that the country will become stronger and stronger, and the people will become richer and richer. These home appliances will become essential decorations for every family, just like the three major appliances today. Believe me, it's right!"
Jiang Zhuoxiu was skeptical about the beautiful blueprint painted by Wan Feng. He had been in business for a lifetime and he knew how fast the country had developed in recent years. How could such a prosperous scene appear when even the basic living needs could not be met?
These are not things that he, a man who is about to retire, can predict, but if Jiang Hongguo wants to learn how to repair home appliances, he can teach him, after all, he is his nephew.
"Hongguo, do you want to learn? If you do, I will teach you."
Jiang Hongguo hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll come and learn when I'm free."
By this time it was time to get off work.
"Brother, let's go."
"Brother Jiang, you go ahead. I need to run some errands. I'll make a few more frames and send them back to you when I get back."
Jiang Hongguo nodded.
He Xiao took off his white coat, left the store with Wan Feng, and brought Wan Feng to a village called Shuangtui Mo in Miaoling area.
In front of a four-room thatched house at the back of the village, He Xiao pointed at the isolated house and said, "That's his house. His third son has these things, and I bought them from him."
There was an elderly woman in the yard sweeping the door with a broom.
"Auntie, is my third brother home?"
"It's He, he's at home, sleeping in the west room. Are you looking for him?"
"Yeah, I have something to do with him."
He Xiao took Wan Feng into the west room.
As soon as he entered the house, Wan Feng frowned. This was more like a pigsty than a house to live in.
Because there was only one window, the room was very dark, and a black, broken cabinet on the north wall made the room even darker.
The floor hadn't been swept for several days, and was littered with cigarette boxes, wine bottles, and cigarette butts.
A sweet potato seedling cellar, common to all farmers here, took up one-third of the kang. The remaining two-thirds was occupied by a blanket of unknown color, on which lay a shirtless young man snoring with his head facing inward, and some scattered clothes.
He Xiao reached out and pushed the young man's leg: "Third brother, wake up!"
The snoring stopped abruptly. The sleeper rubbed his eyes and then opened them. After seeing He Xiao clearly, he sat up and yawned.
"Hey, what else do you need?"
"Third brother, this time it's not me, I brought you a customer."
The man called "Third Brother" finally saw Wan Feng behind He Xiao. He was stunned for a moment and then angrily said, "He Xiao, didn't I tell you not to bring any cat-headed or dog-eared people to me? What's the matter with you bringing a little kid? Take him away immediately."
These words were very harsh, and Wan Feng was a little displeased to hear them.
Damn it, whether you sell it or not, at least give people some respect. Who is the one with the cat-head and dog-ears?
Is this guy stupid? If I turn around and report him with this attitude, he will be asking for trouble!
Low emotional intelligence.
People with low emotional intelligence are usually not suitable for doing business, and they will be cheated out of everything they have.
"Big Brother, do you know that what you said is hard to hear? Do you look down on me or do you think I can't afford it?"
Zhang San squinted his eyes at Wan Feng and said, "Do you have money? If you don't have any, why are you trying to trick me?"
Such a person is not cut out for business.
"Boasting requires capital. Take out what you have and let me see. You'll know whether I have money or not in a moment." Wan Feng said calmly.
"If you don't have money, then it's a waste of time to watch it, and it also disturbs my sleep."
Wan Feng took out two bills from his pocket and waved them in front of Zhang San.
Zhang San curled his lips and said, "What can I do with twenty yuan?"
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