This time, they made 4,000 yuan, and Ye Cheng gave Xiao Hu 1,000 yuan, which made the guy grin from ear to ear.
"Brother, we've finally made it into the city, do you want to buy something?"
"Yes, I want to buy a cell phone."
"Bro, you want to buy a cell phone? Those things aren't cheap, and making calls is really expensive. Why buy that thing?"
"What do you know? From now on, we'll be using cell phones to buy and sell seafood. Are we going to call Li the Cripple every time? He'll find out everything." Ye Cheng said softly.
Mobile phones are a trend of development. Besides, I used to hate using my phone to clock in, but now I feel really uncomfortable without it. I've gotten used to it.
In later times, mobile phones had their own brand stores, but not now. Now they are all called telecommunications markets, with stalls selling all kinds of brands mixed together.
Li Yong knew the way to the telecommunications market and led the two directly there. He also had a mobile phone and understood its convenience, so he didn't say anything.
But the look in Ye Cheng's eyes changed slightly. Did this kid suddenly have money to buy a cell phone?
Just a few days ago, he was stealing chickens and dogs in the village and peeping at Widow Zhang while she was taking a bath.
This was Xiaohu's first time at the telecommunications market, and he was dazzled by the variety of mobile phones—all kinds, from candybar to flip, round to square.
"Brother, which one are you planning to choose? I've seen ads for several brands before, like Motorola, Nokia, and that 'fighter jet' among mobile phones. I feel like that one is better."
"Choosing a phone isn't about choosing an advertising slogan; it's about choosing one that works well."
"Brother, look at this! Wow, it's amazing! The cover can rotate!" Xiao Hu suddenly grabbed Ye Cheng and pointed to a mobile phone.
Ye Cheng looked over and saw the famous Motorola V70, with its round head design and 360-degree rotation. When it came out, it immediately became popular all over the country with its cool design.
Standing on the street, with a flick of the finger and a gentle turn, "Hey," that's definitely the coolest guy on the street.
Of course, that price was quite touching back then.
"Take a look at the price yourself," Ye Cheng said, gesturing with his lips.
Xiao Hu glanced down, then suddenly stood up straight, his eyes wide, and held out one hand, gesturing, "Brother, 8000? That's too expensive."
The stall owner glanced at Xiaohu's exaggerated appearance and said smugly, "So what if it's 8,000? You can't even get the goods for 8,000. These phones just came out, and you'll have to pay extra when you get them."
Xiao Hu gasped, "Ten thousand? Who would buy that for such an expensive price?"
"Don't worry, there are plenty of people buying them," the shop owner said leisurely.
It must be said that those people who sold mobile phones back then made a lot of money. At that time, the demand for mobile phones was huge, and many people's first thought when they had money was to buy a mobile phone.
Both high-end and low-end phones sell well, so these years have been their golden age. In future generations, when everyone has a mobile phone and the replacement frequency is lower, mobile phones won't be as easy to sell.
Ye Cheng remained calm, waiting for the boss to finish showing off before asking, "Is 3100 available?"
"Yes, it's fresh out of the store, 1500." The shopkeeper quoted a price.
(The 3100 was released in 2003. I personally like it and have used it for many years, so I'm borrowing it for now.)
Ye Cheng did the math and realized that when he was in college, he bought it for a little over a thousand yuan, which was about the same price.
"Okay, get a red one."
It's generally said that men don't wear red, but the red color scheme of this one was really good back then, much better looking than the other two, white and blue.
"Ah, bro, you've already bought it? Aren't you going to take another look?" Little Tiger hadn't had enough yet.
"What are you looking at? I'll bring you to buy one in a few days."
"Should I buy one now? I should have enough money." Xiao Hu was also a little tempted when he saw Ye Cheng buying a phone.
"It costs tens of yuan a month, and a phone call costs two yuan. Would you buy it?" Ye Cheng asked rhetorically.
"Uh, never mind then, bro, can I borrow your phone to make a call if something happens?"
"Big brother, who can you call?"
"Me?" Xiao Hu scratched his head, as if there really was no one he could fight.
The boss quickly brought out a new machine from the back. In those days, there weren't many requirements for new machines, such as whether it was the first time they were turned on. Basically, if a machine could be turned on, it was usable.
It doesn't have that many functions, so it doesn't need to be that complicated.
Ye Cheng skillfully twirled the little 3 in his hand. It still had that same feel to it; it was heavy and sturdy. Ye Cheng's old 3 had been dropped countless times, yet it was still in excellent working order.
If smartphones hadn't appeared later, Ye Cheng really wouldn't have planned to switch.
I pressed the power button, and those familiar letters appeared on the phone screen.
"Brother, you have good taste. I'm telling you, this machine is absolutely great and affordable," the shopkeeper praised from the side.
"Alright, this is it."
As for the instruction manual, Ye Cheng didn't need it at all. Back in the day, he would send text messages with his eyes closed during class, which he called blind typing. It had a much lower error rate than typing on a keyboard, so he didn't need any instruction manual.
Ye Cheng calculated his current money.
Ye Guowei gave him 1,000 yuan back from the last voyage. Adding the 3,000 yuan he received this time, after deducting the 1,500 yuan, he still has more than 2,000 yuan left. He still has to give Ye Guowei a share of the money.
It feels like this money is going away so fast.
After leaving the house, I had Li Yong take me to the mobile phone store to get a SIM card, and the phone problem was finally solved.
On the way back, Li Yong finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Second brother, did you go to sell seafood?"
He hadn't paid attention to what it was before, but after seeing the two of them come out of the seafood restaurant and go to buy a mobile phone, it seemed like they were making money.
"Yeah, I made a little money from beachcombing today," Ye Cheng replied casually.
"You must have made a lot of money, now you even have a cell phone." Li Yong glanced at Ye Cheng's new phone out of the corner of his eye.
"It was alright, I was just lucky."
Li Yong smiled and said, "It seems that old man Chen Jinhai couldn't do anything to you after all."
“That’s right, who is my brother?” Xiao Hu interjected, quite proudly.
He doesn't remember how cowardly he was when he met the village chief.
Li Yong chuckled dryly twice. Ye Cheng had changed quite a bit. Just his demeanor was so different from the sleazy Ye Cheng of the past that Li Yong had to be careful with his words.
After returning home, Ye Cheng first went to his elder brother's house and gave Jiang Yunxiang 1,500 yuan. Part of it was the money his elder brother had helped her with that morning, and the other part was for his sister-in-law to use to pay back the money.
Jiang Yunxiang declined several times, but eventually accepted it.
Judging from the way Jiang Yunxiang accepted the money, Ye Guowei's previous claims about having savings were all lies; he definitely didn't have much money left.
After returning home, Ye Cheng slept for a while, feeling a bit tired from waking up early in the morning.
In the afternoon, Widow Zhang suddenly arrived, carrying the bucket from the morning.
"Second brother, you're up? I've come to return the bucket to you, and I also brought you some vegetables that I grew myself."
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