Being able to go back today, even if it means arriving home late, is better than staying in Bohai, so after dinner, Wan Feng and Zhang Xian followed Zheng Yong to the gate of Qianjin Factory, and sure enough, they saw two old Jiefang trucks with Hongya license plates.
In addition to the driver, each vehicle also has a person who follows the vehicle and manages the cargo.
Wan Feng paid a pack of Qianmen cigarettes for 35 cents each, and Zhang Xian got into a separate car.
Stay at the Hongya Guesthouse for one night, see if Xia Qiulong and the others want any goods the next day, and then take the tractor home tomorrow.
This is Wan Feng’s plan. Anyway, he still has one day left tomorrow out of the three days he requested.
"Hey boy, you're so young and you're wandering around on your own. Aren't you afraid that someone will sell you off to the mountains?"
The driver was a bearded man in his forties. He started joking with Wan Feng as soon as the car started moving.
Wan Feng took out another pack of cigarettes from his pocket and skillfully lit one for the driver and the person following the car.
"Sell me? That trafficker has a problem with his eyesight. If that really happened, who knows who would sell whom."
"Hey, you're so arrogant! Where do you live in Red Cliff?"
"Master, from the Jiangwei Brigade of the Warrior Commune, what is your name?"
"No need to worry about your surname being Wei."
Next, Wan Feng chatted with Master Wei about this and that, and during the conversation he learned that Master Wei's car went to Bohai every two or three days.
In the 1980s, there was no such thing as individual operations, and the logistics between a city and the outside world were almost entirely handled by the county transport team.
These drivers' jobs are always envied.
Wan Feng felt that building good relationships with these drivers would be of great help to him in the future as he might have to travel frequently to Bohai. After all, the bus station only had buses running back and forth in the morning, and there were no long-distance buses in the afternoon.
If he wants to go to Bohai or return from Bohai in the afternoon, these drivers of government cars are his best choice.
Therefore, when the car arrived at Hongya at around six o'clock, Wan Feng asked to treat Master Wei and others to a meal.
There was no reason for them to refuse.
The sewing machine pulled by Master Wei's car was purchased from the Hongya Supply and Marketing Cooperative, so the two cars entered the yard of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Master Wei's mission is accomplished just by driving the car here. The goods can only be unloaded when the cooperative people go to work tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning, after the goods are unloaded, they will come and drive the car away and that will be it.
Master Wei, Master Han, the driver of another car, Wan Feng and Zhang Xian, the four of them walked into a roadside restaurant outside the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
Wan Feng ordered four dishes: catfish stewed with eggplant, braised yellow croaker with sauce, fried conch, shredded meat, and a bottle of Hongya Chenxiang.
Even though Master Wei and his friends have traveled far and wide, their eyes widened when they saw the dishes ordered by Wan Feng. They were all top-notch quality.
In fact, although these dishes are all solid goods, each dish does not cost much. Except for the full plate of shredded meat which costs more than one dollar, the other dishes are only about six or seven cents.
This meal, including the wine, cost Wan Feng four dollars.
This amount of money was nothing to Wan Feng. On this trip to Bohai, he saved 300 yuan just from the purchase price of the electronic watch, and the radio.
Even if the radio was only worth twenty yuan, it would have covered the cost of his trip to Bohai.
When the car arrived at Hongya Wanfeng, there was nothing to worry about. The two drivers had finished get off work and no longer had to worry about drunk driving, so they drank until around seven o'clock.
The two drivers' tongues were erect from drinking, Zhang Xian's face was red from drinking, but Wan Feng was the only one who was fine, as he didn't even drink a couple of glasses of wine.
He was determined to stay away from tobacco and alcohol in this life. He would not touch them if he could avoid them, and would never touch them more if he could avoid them more.
Master Wei and Master Han promised that as long as Wan Feng went to Bohai, they would go to the second car team to find them. If they did not go to Bohai, they would ensure that they were arranged to board other cars.
The two masters were not just bragging because they were drunk. They also saw that Wan Feng was a wealthy customer, and any driver would be willing to give a ride to such a person.
After dinner, the two of them walked for more than half an hour and arrived at Xia Qiulong's house.
Xia Qiulong was shocked when he went out and saw it.
"Where are you from in the dark? Have you eaten yet?"
Xin Li also came out from the house.
Wan Feng patted his backpack and said, "I just came back from Bohai to buy some goods. I just picked them up and came to see if you want any."
Xia Qiulong quickly let Wan Feng into the house.
"I'm going to send you a message tomorrow asking you to deliver the goods. The brothers have probably sold more than ten watches in the past two days. Some people only have one watch left. It's hard to fool them, right? So they asked me to rush you to deliver the goods."
Wan Feng patted his backpack and said, "We have plenty of goods. This time we have a few more colors, including yellow, blue, and pink."
"Brother, sit here for a while and let your sister-in-law chat with you. I'll go gather people."
"Is there anything I'm going to say about you this late at night?"
Xia Qiulong patted his chest and said, "I wouldn't dare to say it in other places, but it's impossible in Hongya." After that, he hurried out.
This is a bit of an exaggeration. Wan Feng had seen many people being beaten with clubs in the dark in his previous life. Before the surveillance came on, you couldn't even see the person after he was beaten.
"Brother Wan, have you eaten yet? Sister-in-law will make two..."
Wan Feng waved his finger at Zhang Xian and said, "Didn't you see Zhang Xian's face is flushed? Tell me, have we eaten?"
Xin Li didn't waste time on the topic of food: "What car did you take to come back at this time?"
"I'm back from Jiefang, where the supply and marketing company is buying goods. Sister-in-law, how are Feng'er's goods these past two days?"
"We've added a hundred today, but it's still not enough to sell."
Wan Feng calculated for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, how many pairs of pants have you sold so far?"
Xin Li frowned and recalled: "About two to three thousand."
This number is reliable.
"Sister-in-law, I think the pants craze is almost over. There are over 300,000 people in Hongya City. Excluding a little over half of the men and the women over 35 and under 15, there are only about 50,000 to 60,000 women in their prime. Excluding the more than half of these people who don't wear pants or can't afford them or don't like them, there are probably only 10,000 to 20,000 people. Now one in ten women have bought pants, and the rest have started to spend rationally. The sales volume of pants is bound to slow down. So, when I get back, I'll have Feng'er start buying clothes. It's almost the season for casual dressing, and the clothing market should start to fluctuate. We can't just let women have all the glory."
"I'll sell whatever you offer. I'm thinking, if policy allows, I'd like to find a place that specializes in selling your clothing."
This depends on the policy. If the Industrial and Commercial Bureau starts issuing business licenses for individual businesses next year, Xin Li's plan may be realized.
Thinking of this, Wan Feng sighed. When other people are reborn, they play with finance, copy stocks, and trade antiques. When they are reborn again, they set up factories, build airplanes, tanks, rockets, missiles, and engage in e-commerce.
Looking back at myself, a small trader, when will I be able to make up the gap with others?
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