In the morning, Lu Jiaxin went out for a walk, and came back half an hour later to start reading English, following the tape. I have to say that Lu Hongjun's assistant was very thoughtful. Knowing that she bought the tape recorder to learn English, the tape she sent also came with a book. After the quarrel yesterday, I wonder if the tutor will fail. But it doesn't matter. I hired the tutor because I was afraid of being suspected.

Xue Mao was making breakfast in the kitchen. When he heard her start to read bird language, he quickly stuffed cotton into his ears. After breakfast was ready, he brought it to the yard and shouted, "Sister, it's time to eat."

“Here I come…”

After dinner, Lu Jiaxin went into the house and took out a canvas bag: "Let's go to Xiushui Street."

Xue Mao was very confused. They had everything they needed, so why would they go to Xiushui Street? Lu Hongjun sent a lot of rice, flour, oil and salt, which they couldn't finish in three months.

“Don’t buy anything, just go and have a look.”

Last time she was in a hurry and only had a quick look, this time she wanted to take a good look and see what was popular in the market. Since she wanted to do the clothing business, she must first understand the market.

Xue Mao didn't want to go shopping, thinking it was a waste of time and tickets, but he couldn't persuade Lu Jiaxin to go with him. Fortunately, Xiushui Street is relatively small now, so even if Lu Jiaxin went into every store, it only took her one morning to visit all the stores.

Lu Jiaxin observed carefully and found that many young people on the street were wearing flowery shirts and bell-bottom pants. Well, it seems that this is the trend now. In addition, the clothes worn by young girls are of various colors, red, pink, blue, green, etc., all of which are bright colors.

After looking at so many clothing stalls, she found that none of them sold suits and business suits, which meant that this segment was blank.

Walking to a stall selling women's shoes, Lu Jiaxin squatted down and picked up a pair of leather shoes to examine them. The style was okay, but they were too thin. She was weak now, and her hands and feet were cold, so she had to wear very thick shoes.

Lu Jiaxin asked: "Brother, do you have any thick leather shoes?"

It is not popular to call someone boss now, people usually call them big brother or big sister. But in the early 1990s, it became popular to call someone boss.

The man saw that she was wearing long sleeves and long pants in the middle of summer and knew that she was physically weak. He said, "Girl, the leather shoes I have here are all thin. If you want to buy thick shoes, go to the fork in the road and turn right. That store has all kinds of shoes."

Lu Jiaxin asked, "Brother, autumn is coming next month, why don't you sell autumn shoes? They are so thin, how can ordinary people afford them?"

The eldest brother waved his hand and said, "It's still early for the situation to change. It won't be too late to sell it when the situation changes."

Lu Jiaxin went to several shoe stalls and found that none of them sold autumn and winter shoes, and there were not many styles of leather shoes. In comparison, the styles of clothes were varied.

After visiting several stores, Lu Jiaxin found the shoe store that the big brother introduced. After entering, she found that it was a shoe wholesale store.

The shopkeeper was a tall young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked at Lu Jiaxin and asked, "Little girl, what do you want to buy?"

As for Xue Mao, he was obviously a follower, so he didn't say anything to him.

Lu Jiaxin's mouth twitched. She was not that old, so how could she call her a little girl? "Let's buy winter shoes."

When the tall young man heard this, he immediately shouted inside: "Brother Xiaosheng, someone wants to buy winter shoes. Take out all the winter shoes we bought from the port city."

Soon, a thin young man came out with more than ten pairs of thick leather shoes.

Lu Jiaxin picked up a pair of flat-heeled pointed-toe leather shoes. The style of these shoes was better than those in the store. She took them and touched the inside, and asked in surprise, "There's only a layer of cotton inside. How can you wear these shoes outside in the winter? Your feet will be frozen."

The tall young man smiled and said, "These shoes are not suitable for winter, but they are still okay for autumn. Little girl, these are from Hong Kong City, they are very fashionable."

The most popular products nowadays are from Hong Kong. As to whether they are from Hong Kong or not, it depends on whether you believe it or not.

Xue Mao almost jumped up.

The tall young man said proudly: "Little brother, these shoes are from Hong Kong City. Look how fashionable the style is."

"It's a nice style, but it's not worth eighty-eight."

The tall young man said, "Don't think it's expensive. The purchase price of these leather shoes is seventy dollars. After deducting the shipping fee and the food and drinks for my brothers on the way, I only made a few dollars."

You can just listen to this, but you'd be a fool to believe it. Lu Jiaxin carefully looked at the shoes inside and out, and then deliberately asked in Cantonese: "What kind of wild place is this?"

The tall young man was confused: "What are you talking about?"

Lu Jiaxin put the shoes down and said, "These shoes don't even have a trademark. You can't understand me speaking Cantonese, so how can I know that these shoes are really made in Hong Kong?"

The tall young man's eyes almost popped out: "Big sister, do you speak Cantonese?"

Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "Brother, I like these shoes very much. Give me a fair price."

The tall young man gritted his teeth and said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you for sixty-eight. This is made of lambskin, so sixty-eight really doesn't make you much money."

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Brother, it's better to be honest when doing business. Your shoes are clearly made of artificial leather."

The tall young man was shocked and asked, "What did you say? These shoes are not lambskin, but artificial leather?"

Lu Jiaxin was speechless. She didn’t even know what material the shoes were made of. She was lucky not to have been cheated.

The tall young man really didn't understand. He called the young man out, gave him a few words of instruction, and then rode away in a hurry on his bicycle.

The price difference between lambskin and faux leather is several times. Take this pair of shoes for example. If it were made of lambskin, it would sell for at least 40 or 50 yuan; but if it were made of faux leather, it would only cost 10 yuan.

The thin young man said apologetically, "Little girl, I'm sorry, we don't sell these shoes anymore. Please look for them somewhere else!"

It is still not certain whether these shoes are made of artificial leather or lambskin. If the girl talks nonsense and sells them at a low price, I will suffer a big loss.

Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "These shoes are too thin. I'm afraid of the cold and can't even bear to wear them in autumn."

Brother Xiaosheng is also an honest person: "Little sister, if you are afraid of the cold, buy cotton shoes. Buy shoes made of monkey cotton, which will keep you warm."

Lu Jiaxin reviewed it in her mind, then pretended to be disgusted and said, "No, cotton shoes are too ugly, and they will get wet if you wear them outside on a snowy day."

Young man said: "Then you can buy a pair of waterproof leather shoes, wear leather shoes when you go out, and wear cotton shoes at home."

Lu Jiaxin's heart moved, and she asked, "Are there no thick, waterproof, and fashionable leather shoes?"

The young man shook his head, indicating that there were no such shoes on the market at the moment.

(End of this chapter)