Chapter 205: A Trip to Guangzhou
The trip to Guangzhou was originally planned to take half a month, but in reality, including the time spent on the round trip, it only took ten days.
Many beauties are naturally excited when they travel far away for the first time, but they soon show signs of acclimatization.
Guangzhou is too hot and humid, and the food is not to my taste. The soups look plentiful but they are not filling enough. After staying outside for a few days, Xuanmei was hungry.
Gao Mingcheng originally wanted to take her out to travel and see the world, but when he saw her like this, he gave up the idea. So after finishing his business, he returned with a lot of beauty.
During this journey, he actually experienced a lot. He saw many pickpockets stealing, saw the group of people from the Southbound Detachment making trouble, and saw a motorcycle gang snatching people's gold necklaces in the street, dragging the people for dozens of meters and almost killing them.
More importantly, he also met the tomb robber he had hung out with in his previous life.
This group of local robbers happened to be going to Yangcheng. There were five of them, dressed like old farmers, and holding an inconspicuous bag with soil stuck on it. No one could tell their true identity.
But Gao Mingcheng knew that this group of people were extremely powerful tomb robbers who specialized in robbing large tombs. The bag must contain precious antiques.
They came all the way to Guangzhou, and then went to Hong Kong after several transfers. Then, after some operations, some of the antiques fell into the hands of bigwigs, some went to auction houses, and some even went abroad, disappearing forever on this Chinese land.
Gao Mingcheng saw all of this, but he remained calm and did not go forward to cause any trouble.
Before leaving, Gao Guobing reminded him that he really did not want to cause trouble so as not to cause unnecessary harm to many Americans.
This is how things are in the world. Any choice you make may affect the development of things. Therefore, many people are used to keeping to themselves and turning a blind eye to many bad things.
During the days in Guangzhou, he brought many beauties to visit clothing markets of all sizes, and stared at the people coming and going to analyze which clothes were the most popular and looked best when worn on the body.
In addition to purchasing samples, Gao Mingcheng also led many beauties to buy a lot of magazines, including literary magazines and fashion magazines. They bought more than 20 copies of Hong Kong's "Haowai".
Compared with the mainland, Hong Kong's entertainment industry is much more developed.
When many beauties see those magazines, they are filled with amazement. They think that the stars in the magazines are all very beautiful, and they have an urge to imitate them.
Her hair was naturally curly, but she always tied it into a ponytail for convenience. Now, she imitated the photos of celebrities and let her hair down. Then she changed into a newly bought dress and stood in front of the mirror. The person in the mirror became both familiar and unfamiliar.
But, very beautiful!
Gao Mingcheng watched her tormenting herself with a smile, enjoying the feast for the eyes.
On the last day in Guangzhou, he took many beauties to visit the most lively places in Guangzhou and went to the cinema to watch a movie.
There is also a cinema in their county, but compared with the cinema in Guangzhou, it looks shabby and has a small-minded feel.
If it weren't for the unfamiliar climate and loss of appetite, many beauties might have been reluctant to leave.
She looked at Gao Mingcheng and said regretfully, "It would have been better if you had brought a can of chili sauce!"
She can eat two big bowls of white rice with chili sauce!
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "Remember to bring it with you next time you come!"
"Yeah." Xuanyuemei responded, but she felt that the next time would be a long time in the future.
The expenses along the way really made her feel heartbroken!
Gao Mingcheng scraped together money from here and there and finally saved up more than 2,000 yuan in cash. When he was in Guangzhou, he found an opportunity to sell the gold he had.
The price of gold began to fall after 1981, and then entered a twenty-year period of low prices, so keeping the gold in hand will not bring much profit.
When people in later generations get married, they pay attention to the three or five golds. Xu Xuanmei doesn't have any gold jewelry, but Gao Mingcheng plans to buy gold jewelry for Xu Xuanmei after saving money in a few years. Anyway, the prices have been about the same in recent years.
The current price of gold is about 85 yuan per gram. Gao Mingcheng has three taels of gold in his hand, but because the purity is slightly lower, the price is slightly lower. However, he still sold it for more than 10,000 yuan in total!
Holding a thick stack of money, Gao Mingcheng's heart was beating fast.
Thinking back to when he secretly took out three thousand yuan from the black bag, saying he wanted to share it with Huang Dazhi, Huang Dazhi refused to take it because he had taken the risk and he didn't know if there would be other dangers later, so he didn't persuade him.
And now, Huang Dazhi could obviously keep the stolen gold for himself, but he chose to give him some.
This is not just a few hundred dollars, but more than ten thousand dollars!
Gao Mingcheng took a deep breath and hid the money close to his body.
He was wearing a baggy suit, a baseball cap and sunglasses, and his attire was very different from his usual attire.
Frog-eye glasses are popular nowadays. Seven out of ten young people on the street are wearing frog-eye glasses.
Gao Mingcheng came out of the place where gold was bought and sold, and then took many turns to blend into the crowd. His senses told him that he was being followed, so he had to get rid of the person behind him.
And those who followed him were actually the group that was engaged in gold trading.
These people will follow him to guess his identity. If they can't afford to offend him, then forget it. But if he is a lone ranger and they can afford to offend him, then they will wait for an opportunity to rob him.
In other words, they want gold and they want money too!
Unfortunately, they were facing Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng had been here before in his previous life and was familiar with the terrain. In addition, he was agile, so he could easily blend into the crowd and get rid of the people behind him.
The person behind him followed him several times and lost the target several times, so he knew that he had encountered a veteran.
Some people were planning to withdraw, but the leader was unwilling to give up. He was a little fat, but his eyes were full of hostility. He looked at his men and said, "That's 13,000 yuan! Are you willing to give it up?"
As soon as money was mentioned, everyone immediately became excited again.
Although people often come to their gold trading business to sell gold, there are very few people who sell three or two taels of gold at a time!
He was able to sell three taels of gold in one go, so does that mean he has more gold in his hands?
If they find the person, they can not only get back the money they just gave out, but also get more gold!
This is a very profitable business, so no one is willing to give it up.
So they called on more people to follow and promised to share some of the profits with everyone.
The thugs around this street organized themselves together, scanning the crowd with their sharp eyes, trying to find Gao Mingcheng.
However, Gao Mingcheng came prepared. Not only did he change his clothes and take off his hat and goggles, he also carried a bag of goods. He looked simple and shrewd, just like the hawkers coming and going on the street.
He blended into the crowd, disguising himself very well.
But there are some pickpockets who specifically target street vendors!
As we all know, hawkers must have money on them. Plus, most of their attention is focused on their business, so it is inevitable that they will be careless. If they are not careful, the money they earn after a busy day may be taken away by pickpockets.
Gao Mingcheng was about to pass through a crowded alley when suddenly he reached out and grabbed a hand in his trouser pocket.
The hand was slender and flexible. When the two passed each other, the hand had unknowingly reached into Gao Mingcheng's trouser pocket.
If Gao Mingcheng hadn't had his outstanding five senses, I'm afraid the things in his pocket would have been lost.
It is intolerable that someone has stolen something from me!
Gao Mingcheng frowned and turned to look at the pickpocket.
The pickpocket was not very old, only about fifteen or sixteen years old. The moment Gao Mingcheng grabbed his hand, a look of panic flashed across his face.
But soon, he twisted his body, trying to break free from Gao Mingcheng's grip, but Gao Mingcheng would not do as he wished and still held him tightly.
"Brother Wang!" The pickpocket called out, and his accomplices hiding in the dark immediately came out from all directions.
Pickpockets often do not act alone; they spread out and look out for each other, and if they run into trouble, a group of people rushing in is enough to solve most of the trouble.
These people all had fierce looks and were not easy to mess with. Upon seeing this, the people around them moved away and left a small space.
Gao Mingcheng doesn't want to cause trouble, but he is not afraid of trouble either.
Now that he has a huge sum of money, he naturally hates pickpockets even more when they come to his door.
He threw the bag he was using as a disguise to the ground, then swung his hand and threw the pickpocket away.
When the pickpocket was thrown away, he hit one of his accomplices, causing the two of them to bump into each other and fall to the ground, making sounds of "ouch".
When this move was revealed, there was an immediate gasp.
This force...
"What are you afraid of? The skinny monkey weighs less than 100 pounds!" said the leader, Brother Wang, and took a few steps forward and gave orders: "Go! Get him!"
So the whole group rushed towards Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng stood there with a sneer on his face.
Along the way, he saw too much darkness, but because it did not affect him, he endured it and pretended not to see it.
Now that someone has offended me, it's a good opportunity to vent my depressed feelings.
He used both his fists and his feet, so even if there were seven or eight people on the other side, they couldn't get close to him. His fists were powerful, and his kicks were even more powerful, so one punch and one kick were often enough to cripple a person.
After getting hit by his punch, I felt like I had lost half my life.
It happened so quickly. From the time the pickpockets surrounded them to the time they fell down one after another, the whole process took less than a minute.
After knocking the men down, Gao Mingcheng began to look for his spoils as usual. He looted every person lying on the ground and got nearly a thousand dollars in scattered pieces.
He happily accepted this unexpected fortune!
When the pickpockets saw him acting like this, they were so regretful that their intestines turned green, and the people around him didn't dare to get close to him and cause trouble.
Gao Mingcheng picked up the bag on the ground, put it on his shoulder, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Some people in the crowd witnessed this scene and decided to back out.
Most local tyrants are unwilling to provoke powerful people from other places.
Gao Mingcheng deliberately went around several streets and made sure that no one was following him before he took the trolleybus back to the hotel where he and Xuanyuemei were renting.
Most of the people living in this hotel are merchants who come from all over the country to do business. Some sell clothing, some sell electronic products, and some sell imported goods, such as foreign watches.
If Gao Mingcheng wanted to, he could have common topics to talk to anyone. He was proficient in most dialects and knew a little about many things, so it was easy for him to strike up a conversation. So he got to know that there were people who specialized in selling Rolex, TAG Heuer, diving watches, etc., and he also looked at their goods.
Most of these items will increase in value in the future and are worth collecting.
At first Gao Mingcheng didn’t want to buy it, but now after selling the gold, he suddenly felt wealthy, so he wanted to buy himself a watch. As a result, after walking around, he found that a Rolex cost more than one thousand yuan!
More than a thousand yuan at that time is not a small amount. You know, most people's income is about 50 yuan a month. If you buy it with your salary, you will have to go without food and drink for several years!
After hesitating for a few seconds, Gao Mingcheng still bought it. Not only that, he bought two pieces.
This gold was given to him by Huang Dazhi, and since he was going out now, he naturally had to bring some gifts back to Huang Dazhi.
Rolex is famous and has good performance, so Gao Mingcheng bought it without thinking too much!
After the trip to Guangzhou, Gao Mingcheng went to catch the bus with many beautiful things and big and small bags.
Xuan Mi was not used to the local climate and looked unwell. She looked a little listless and miserable. She was torn until the time to leave. She wanted to stay, but at the same time she couldn't wait to go back.
Gao Mingcheng bought a lot of things. He kept the expensive ones close to his body and put the cheap ones into a large sack and carried it directly on his shoulders.
As for money, he followed Huang Dazhi's example and sewed an inner pocket inside his trousers and put the remaining money into the inner pocket.
The big sack was filled with many things, including various samples of clothing and Gao Mingcheng's own goods. He did not choose those that took up space, but instead sold some electronic watches and sunglasses.
These two items are of high value and sell very well, so there is almost no shortage of sales.
It has been popular in big cities for a long time, but they are in a small place and only a few people use it. But it doesn’t matter, as long as there is stock, there will be no problem selling it!
After stumbling all the way back to the familiar county, when getting off the train, Xuanyuemei felt dizzy and her body seemed to be shaking.
The train experience at this moment is not very good. If you are not in good physical condition, you will get motion sickness.
Xuanyuemei was carrying a women's backpack and holding a small bag, which she insisted on taking. Otherwise, she would feel embarrassed to see Gao Mingcheng carrying such a big sack while she had nothing in her hands.
Seeing that Xuanmei was so tired, Gao Mingcheng was no longer in a hurry to go to the police station to get his bicycle. Besides, he had a lot of stuff and couldn't carry it all back on his bicycle.
He thought about it and decided to find a hotel in the county to stay for one night, then sell most of the goods tomorrow, and then go to Gao Guobing's house to give them some gifts.
Every time he went out, he brought back not only goods, but also many souvenirs.
The term "souvenir" is a term used in later generations. They don't have this term here, but if someone goes on a long journey or comes back from another place, it is normal to bring something for their family.
Gao Mingcheng brought a gift for each of his relatives and friends.
PS: My son has hand, foot, and mouth disease. The doctor said that this is the peak period for the disease. He got an injection in the hospital today and has to go again tomorrow.
The tragedy is that when I was riding a shared electric bike with my daughter, the bike flipped over and I fell. Then my daughter told me to learn how to drive quickly. I...
I plan to learn to drive in the fall, so that by the end of the year, there will be more female drivers in the world!
(End of this chapter)
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