Chapter 283 Smuggling
The next day, Xuanyuemei rode a bicycle to Dengjiaxiang. Dengjiaxiang is very close to the county and can be reached in 20 minutes by bicycle.
The iron frame in front of the bicycle was filled with gifts, including a can of malted milk, a can of milk powder, and common blood-enriching ingredients, red dates and brown sugar.
When Xuanyimei came over, Deng Wanwan's family were all stunned, but after learning the purpose of Xuanyimei's visit, Deng's mother's eyes turned red and she couldn't help crying.
She had already guessed that Gao Mingcheng might have been in the hospital yesterday and only then knew about Deng Wanwan's condition.
With tears in her eyes, she accepted the gifts that replenished her body and thanked many beauties repeatedly.
Gao Mingcheng is really the benefactor of their family. If it weren't for Gao Mingcheng, they might never see Deng Wanwan in this life. And no one can say what Deng Wanwan will encounter in the future.
After learning about Deng Wanwan's experience, Xuanyue, as a woman herself, felt very sympathetic towards Deng Wanwan. Therefore, when Gao Mingcheng asked her to come and deliver the supplements, she did not hesitate.
She looked around and found that they still lived in an old house. Although they were from the countryside, their living conditions were only at the level of the villagers.
I was sitting and drinking tea when I suddenly heard a curse. When I listened carefully, I found that it was an old lady cursing outside the door, basically scolding the egg thief.
This kind of cursing after discovering that something has been stolen is a common practice in the countryside. At first, many bees didn't pay attention to it, but as they continued to listen, they found that the old lady was scolding her daughter-in-law, and even her granddaughter. The harshest curse was - why don't you just die!
Mother Deng's breathing began to become rapid, her face turned red, and her whole body trembled.
Deng Wanwan's face was expressionless, as if she had lost all desire to live.
Suddenly, Deng's mother exploded, but she did not rush out to quarrel with the old lady. Instead, she picked up a bamboo pole and hit Deng Zhiyong.
"Did I steal your mother's eggs? Did I? The eggs I gave Wanwan were clearly picked up from our own chicken coop!"
"Are you a man? How many times has this old woman come to make trouble since Wanwan came back? Does she wish that our Wanwan would die outside so that her little son would not go to jail?"
Deng Zhiyong was in the wrong and didn't dare to fight back. He could only hide and said, "I can't do anything. As soon as I said something harsh, she fell to the ground and cried. Then she called all the uncles and elders to come and say that I was unfilial. Alas..."
Seeing that his wife was beating him even harder, he quickly ran out of the door. He stood at the door and said to the old lady standing in the yard next to him: "Mom, I picked up the eggs from my chicken coop. I really didn't steal them from you."
His response infuriated the old lady, who cursed, “Are you blind? It was my chicken that laid eggs in your yard, so they are my eggs! You black-hearted, unfilial son, give me back my eggs!”
As a result, the taciturn Deng Zhiyong retreated.
But he was in a dilemma. He could neither deal with his mother nor his wife, and he had also treated his daughter badly. So he could only stand there like a wooden man and let the old lady scold him.
Go ahead and curse, but I can’t give you the eggs anyway. They have to be saved for Wanwan to nourish her body.
The noise here attracted residents in the surrounding area. Some of them came in to watch, but soon left because this kind of noise had been going on for almost two months. The noise was the worst on the day Deng Wanwan came back, and everyone in Deng's hometown knew about it.
It was also very interesting to watch the fun from behind, but as with anything, once it happens too frequently, it becomes boring and even noisy.
Sure enough, one family shouted angrily: "What are you arguing about? You even woke up my grandson!"
Along with these words, there was the sound of a baby crying.
The residents of Dengjiaxiang live in a densely packed environment, with neighbors in front and behind their houses, so any noise can be heard.
The old lady was very angry when she saw that her son was like a wooden man. In the past, if she said this, her son would have obediently returned the eggs.
If you take one from her, you have to return two!
But now, after scolding for so long, he still refuses to return it!
She was angry, and when she heard the baby crying, she became even more annoyed and scolded, "You crybaby at night, why do you sleep during the day? You cry every night, and you've cried your life away! Pay your debt and leave soon!"
"Who are you cursing, you old fool?"
The baby's grandmother was furious and immediately rushed out and started fighting with the old lady.
After the conflict was diverted, Deng Zhiyong subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. As for trying to stop the fight, that was impossible since nothing serious would happen anyway.
Many beauties witnessed this wonderful drama and felt more and more sympathetic towards Deng Wanwan.
Deng Wanwan lay on her side, covering her head with the quilt, as if she didn't care about anything.
Xuanyue thought for a moment and said, "Wanwan, when you get better, would you like to work in my clothing store?"
Gao Mingcheng once told her that after the clothing store was on track, he would gradually hand the store over to the staff. This would free her from the daily grind of watching the store. When the village was busy, the couple could stay in the village for a while.
Xuanyuemei was also unwilling to be separated from Gao Mingcheng for a long time, so she agreed.
Now out of sympathy, she wants to recruit Deng Wanwan to sell clothes.
When she said this, it was equivalent to giving Deng Wanwan a way out. Deng Wanwan immediately turned her head and looked at her in a daze.
She had just experienced a miscarriage, her face was pale, her expression was haggard, and she looked half dead.
Xu Duomei said softly, "When you get well, come to my clothing store. If you want, you can live in the store."
She felt that Deng Wanwan must be freed from her current living environment.
"Thank you so much, you are Wanwan's benefactors!" Mother Deng was deeply moved and said to Deng Wanwan, "Did you hear that? Get well soon. Mom and Dad are still waiting for you to make money!"
At this moment, Deng Wanwan, who had a dull face, seemed to react. A line of tears slid down her thin face. She asked uncertainly, "Do you really want me to do it?"
She thought her life was hopeless, but many beauties pointed her to a bright future.
Many beauties nodded firmly.
We need to recruit a store clerk anyway, and as long as Deng Wanwan is capable, there's no harm in hiring her!
After Xuanyuemei returned to the store, she told Gao Mingcheng about this matter. Gao Mingcheng naturally had no objection. Deng Wanwan was good-looking and had a good figure. As long as she could talk well, she should be able to do the sales job.
Gao Mingcheng stayed in the store all day. When he didn't need to entertain customers, he would start looking at the account book, taking inventory of what goods had been sold, how much money was in the account, etc.
After looking at the account book, Gao Mingcheng felt a little emotional. He knew that suits were easy to sell, but he didn't expect them to be so easy to sell.
Although the suit craze started in 1987, it obviously had not yet fully spread to small towns. Gao Mingcheng had previously wholesaled a large number of suits from Yangcheng and was mentally prepared to sell them slowly. As a result, after the opening of the store, the sales of suits continued to rise.
As people's living standards gradually improve, it has become popular among young people to wear suits for taking photos and getting married.
Anyone who has extra money at home would like to buy a suit to wear.
As the end of the year approaches, more and more people are getting married and holding wedding banquets. Naturally, the suits and high-end women's clothing at Xinxin Clothing Store have become the first choice for newlyweds.
After observation, Gao Mingcheng felt that he should make another trip to Guangzhou before the New Year. He decided to bring back another batch of suits and some wedding dresses suitable for women to wear at their weddings.
As for the store's traffic-generating items, he had asked Dong Feixia to make a batch of floral vests, which were placed directly at the store entrance, with a sign posted with the price written on it so that people coming and going could see it.
Nine dollars and nine cents a piece!
Before it became popular to use 9.9 as the last digit, Gao Mingcheng had already used it.
Pure cotton cloth with some thin cotton in between makes the vest soft to the touch and good-looking. It keeps you warm without looking bulky.
This kind of quilted vest can be sold for twelve yuan if you want to make money. If the fabric quality is slightly lower, it can be sold for ten yuan at the market.
And the Xinxin clothing store only costs nine dollars and ninety!
It is only ten cents cheaper, but it gives people a different visual impact.
This traffic-attracting item has indeed achieved its purpose. Although there are many smart aunties who are determined to buy only vests and nothing else, there are still some people who are willing to come into the store and take a look, and then they will be dazzled by the various styles of clothes.
Vests don’t make money, so Gao Mingcheng agreed that each person could only buy one. Otherwise, his competitors would buy the same products and he would be very depressed.
But unexpectedly, this kind of hunger sales has caused quite a lot of heated discussion and attracted more people. Sometimes, in order to buy vests for the whole family, people bring their families with them. In this way, it seems that the business of Xinxin Clothing Store is very good.
People tend to follow the herd mentality. When they see that a store is crowded, they will also want to come in and take a look.
Since the drainage fund worked, Xuanyuemei and Gao Shufang have become busy, but they are happy with this busyness.
When others go to Guangzhou to purchase goods, they either rent a truck and bring back a large amount of goods at one time, or take a train and carry back large and small bags. If they have connections on the railway, it will be a lot more convenient.
But no matter how convenient it is, it can’t be more convenient than Gao Mingcheng.
He wanted to go to Yangcheng to purchase goods. Not only did he have to spend a penny on travel expenses, he also had to make money!
Xiao Jinfeng's Integrity Transport Company often has orders to and from Yangcheng. Gao Mingcheng wanted to go to Yangcheng, so he talked to Xiao Jinfeng and Xiao Jinfeng arranged it for him.
This time, the porcelain shipped was from JDZ. Gao Mingcheng was curious, so he asked more questions and found out that the person who placed the order was a comrade-in-arms of Xiao Jinfeng. Now this comrade-in-arms has opened a porcelain shop in Yangcheng, specializing in high-end porcelain, and his business is pretty good.
Because they were comrades-in-arms, the shipping order was given to Xiao Jinfeng's company.
Xiao Jinfeng said: "My comrade is from JDZ. Some of these goods are made by his family, and some are bought. When you go out this time, you have to go to JDZ to load the goods first, and then go to Yangcheng. By the way, in addition to loading the goods, you have to bring someone with you."
"It's winter vacation now, and my comrade-in-arms asked me to help him take his son over. His son is in the third grade of elementary school. Although he is a little young, he is a very well-behaved boy."
After Xiao Jinfeng finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Anyway, you can control him even if he's not well behaved."
Gao Mingcheng also laughed, remembering that he had invited Xiao Jinfeng to go hunting at Niuweiling before, so he brought it up and said, "Now is a good time to hunt, but unfortunately I'm very busy, and Brother Xiao doesn't have time to rest either."
Xiao Jinfeng also sighed and said, "Since I retired from the army, I haven't touched a gun for a long time! As the year draws to a close, the company's business is getting better and better. Now people park their cars non-stop, and two groups of drivers take turns driving."
The two talked for a while, and then the phone in the office rang. Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was busy, he stopped talking and went to inspect the truck.
This time he was going to drive a Jiefang brand truck. He found that Xiao Jinfeng's transportation company had many types of trucks, as if he had a collecting habit. In addition to brand new ones, there were also second-hand ones bought through connections.
If a car is used for a long time, it is easy to have accidents, so it must be carefully inspected before each use.
Gao Mingcheng didn't set out until nine in the morning, and when he arrived at JDZ, it was already afternoon.
He had transported porcelain to Yangcheng before, but most of the time other drivers transported the porcelain from JDZ to the county, and then he took over and transported it to Yangcheng.
Therefore he did not go through the loading process.
This time he witnessed the loading in person. The truck was parked in front of the gate of a porcelain kiln, and the packaged goods were already piled up in the shed.
These porcelains are all exquisite and precious goods, and are packed very tightly. Some large vases are fixed with special wooden frames, and the gaps are filled with old newspapers to prevent collisions.
The drivers at this time have a high status and are not responsible for loading and unloading. Whenever others are loading or unloading, it is the time for the drivers to go around the vehicle for inspection.
There are few repair shops on the road, so the performance of the car must be checked carefully and gasoline must be prepared in advance.
At this time, Gao Mingcheng saw the little boy who needed to be taken to Yangcheng. He was about ten years old and was carrying a small schoolbag.
His grandmother held his hand and said to Gao Mingcheng, "Thank you for your help. Please drive steadily on the road. We will also pay for the accommodation and meals!"
"Okay, okay." Gao Mingcheng looked at the little boy, but the little boy was shy and actually hid behind his grandmother.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and asked, "What's your name? My name is Gao Mingcheng, you can just call me Uncle Gao."
"My name is Fan Licheng, you can just call me Licheng." The little boy imitated Gao Mingcheng's words and made Gao Mingcheng laugh.
He was teasing the little boy here. They would be together for at least two days, so they had to build up their relationship in advance to avoid him causing trouble halfway.
Suddenly, a loading employee accidentally fell down. He was carrying a basket of goods in his hands, and the goods fell to the ground as he fell.
Seeing the goods falling to the ground, the owner was very anxious and yelled: "Can't you be more careful? If these goods are broken, you will never be able to pay for it in your lifetime!"
The employee who was loading the goods seemed to have noticed something was wrong. He looked at the goods on the ground with panic on his face, then directly pulled open the wooden frame. After the layers of newspapers were uncovered, he began to anxiously look through the goods inside.
After a while, he said in a frightened voice: "It's not broken! It's not broken!"
After these words were spoken, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Gao Mingcheng was standing nearby and happened to see this scene, and his expression changed drastically!
Soon, he noticed that the owner of the goods was looking at him secretly. Gao Mingcheng quickly looked away and spoke to the little boy naturally, as if he didn't notice what had just happened.
When Gao Mingcheng noticed that the owner had turned his eyes away, he felt as if a thousand horses were running wildly in his heart!
These people are either smuggling antiques or counterfeiting antiques!
With Gao Mingcheng's eyesight, in such a short moment, he naturally couldn't tell whether the goods were real or fake, but he couldn't escape these two points!
He frowned slightly and wondered, does Xiao Jinfeng know that his comrade-in-arms is selling antiques in Yangcheng?
(End of this chapter)
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