Chapter 333: The Big Business of Picking Up Junk
On the train, the passengers who had just boarded were walking into the carriage with the crowd. Some were looking around, while others had clear goals in mind.
Deng Wanwan was mixed in the crowd, looking quite nervous. She first looked at her ticket, then raised her head to look at the seat number in the carriage.
It was her first time to take a train, but she had heard many customers talk about the process and feeling of taking a train before. Later, when she was selling clothes, she also chatted with customers about related topics.
Customers who can afford expensive clothes naturally have high status, broad horizons, and have been out and about.
Now, with this experience, she finally found her own seat.
She didn't have much luggage and was small in stature, so she sat down quickly and looked out the window with a complicated expression.
Her heart was beating fast. She was nervous and scared, but at the same time she was full of anticipation for the unknown future.
Suddenly, a voice rang out: "Hey, aren't you... the girl who sells clothes at the Xinxin Clothing Store? What a coincidence, where are you going?"
Deng Wanwan was startled and looked in the direction of the voice. She saw a man in his thirties sitting opposite her. The man looked familiar and was wearing a spring suit of fine texture.
Maybe it was a little hot in the car, his shirt buttons were unbuttoned, revealing the shirt underneath, and a bunch of keys of different sizes hung on the belt around his waist.
At first glance, Deng Wanwan didn't recognize who the man was, but she recognized that the suit he was wearing was from the Xinxin Clothing Store.
Through this, she recalled that this man had bought clothes in a clothing store, and was greeted by many beauties at the time, but she stood aside and followed to learn.
Because the man was a little short, the trouser legs of his suit were too long, so Xuanyue asked her to take a tape measure to measure the length of his legs. Then Xuanyue cut off part of the fabric of the trouser legs according to the size, and then sewed the trouser legs with a sewing machine.
At that time, she was learning by following beside her. Xuanyuemei also taught her how to use the sewing machine, saying that after she learned it, she could sew trouser legs for customers.
After spending more than a month in the clothing store, Deng Wanwan used her free time and discarded fabrics and finally learned how to use a sewing machine.
Seeing her dazed look, the middle-aged man thought she didn't recognize him, so he laughed and said, "I've bought clothes from your store before. The clothes I'm wearing are from your store!"
He stretched his body to show off his clothes.
Deng Wanwan smiled politely, the kind of smile a shop assistant would give to a customer.
"Hey, aren't you selling clothes? Why do you want to travel so far by train? Where are you going?" The middle-aged man seemed very enthusiastic and continued to ask questions.
Deng Wanwan is wary of all men. She originally didn't want to pay attention to this man, but because this man had bought clothes in her store, she felt it would be bad to ignore him.
So he said, “I want to go outside and take a look.”
The man said with an expression that said, "Oh, I see! Is it because the clothing store pays you too little? Young people should go out and explore. There are many opportunities to make money out there! But... you are a little girl... I'm afraid it's not safe!"
"Since we have met once before, if you have nowhere to go, why not come with me to the capital! If you don't go to the capital once in your life, you will definitely regret it!"
"My business just needs a pretty girl to be the face of it. What do you think? If you're willing to go, I'll offer you a salary that's definitely not lower than the one at the clothing store!"
Although the man appeared passionate, his eyes were clear and his face showed no lust. He looked like an honest person.
Deng Wanwan was determined not to let anyone cheat her easily, but she still asked curiously: "Brother, what business are you in?"
The man said, "A rag picker... Oh, I said it wrong, I'm in the scrap recycling business!"
Deng Wanwan looked like she was lying to me.
The man said quickly: "Hey, you don't understand. There is no such thing as garbage in this world. Garbage is just resources placed in the wrong place! As long as we put it in the right place, then we will naturally make money!"
"Don't look down on ragpickers. If I hadn't seen you go out alone and I was afraid you might run into trouble, I wouldn't have wanted to ask you to go! Think about it. We are all from the same hometown, and fellow villagers don't cheat on each other!"
Although the man spoke with great confidence, Deng Wanwan did not believe his lies.
Isn't it cheating fellow villagers? She was cheated and sold by her own uncle!
So Deng Wanwan kept silent, neither agreeing nor refusing, but her attitude was very clear.
There are no direct trains from the small train station in the county to the capital, so if a man wants to go to the capital, he has to transfer to the provincial capital first.
The ticket Deng Wanwan bought was to the provincial capital.
Deng Wanwan had a traumatic experience with the South and was unwilling to go there again. She was also afraid of places that were too far away. In addition, she didn't have much money, so she finally chose to go to the provincial capital.
After getting off the car, Deng Wanwan looked at the strange city and strangers, her heart beating fast.
She followed the crowd off the train and walked towards the exit. At this time, the man who had talked to her on the train chased after her.
He said, "Little girl, it's okay if you don't come with me to the capital to do business, but you have to tell me, do you have any relatives or friends in this provincial capital? Will they come to pick you up? Where will you stay?"
"I'm telling you, it's very dangerous for a little girl like you to be out there! I live in the county, and one of my cousins has some connections with Gao Mingcheng. If it weren't for the fact that you work in Gao Mingcheng's store, I wouldn't even bother with you!"
"Did you tell Gao Mingcheng that you came out alone? If you didn't, I could still call him and let him know you were safe!"
The man was indeed very enthusiastic, because he noticed that something was wrong with Deng Wanwan, so he specially caught up with her to tell her about the call.
If Deng Wanwan ignores him again, then he will just ignore her.
No matter what happened to Deng Wanwan later, he wouldn't feel guilty.
Because he has tried his best.
But unexpectedly, Deng Wanwan actually stopped. She looked at the man with a gleam in her eyes.
When she heard the name Gao Mingcheng, she suddenly felt relieved.
The first thing she asked was: "What is your cousin's relationship with Gao Mingcheng?"
"Oh, my cousin is the director of the county cultural relics management office. Gao Mingcheng has indirectly helped my uncle, so my uncle asked me to buy clothes from you, as a way to support Gao Mingcheng's business." said the man.
Deng Wanwan's eyes became brighter.
She actually didn't know what the relationship was between the director of the Cultural Relics Management Office and Gao Mingcheng, but she had heard Gao Mingcheng say with her own ears that he was going to find Director Wang.
So, there was indeed some interaction between them.
Deng Wanwan asked: "Brother, what's your name?"
"My name is Wang Xun. I am the most beautiful person in the East. Have you heard of this saying? My character is like a beautiful jade, and jade is like a gentleman." The man said complacently.
His family has produced many scholars for generations, and their names all have origins and stories.
Deng Wanwan actually didn’t understand, but that didn’t stop her from feeling awe-inspiring.
Suddenly, she had made a decision and said, "Brother Wang Xun, I will go to the capital with you to do business!"
Deng Wanwan has always been afraid that she would be deceived and sold again.
But when she heard the name Gao Mingcheng from this person's mouth, she was already half relieved, and after listening to this person's conversation, the other half of her heart was also at ease.
She decided to take a gamble.
(End of this chapter)
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