Last time I bought two pieces of gold, but after a few days I didn't go back, the price of gold had risen sharply again, to 86 yuan a piece. This time, Mingjing didn't care about the money and directly chose the heaviest gold necklace.
It weighed over two kilograms and cost only a little over a thousand yuan. Mingjing also took several gold Buddhas, gold rings and gold bracelets, and a bunch of gold earrings.
It weighed over ten kilograms in total and cost more than three thousand yuan.
The gold we have now is pure gold, without any additives or fakes. For three thousand dollars, we can buy something that would cost tens of thousands in later years. Mingjing thinks it's a great deal.
When it was time to pay, the salesperson glanced at Mingjing but said nothing.
Those who can afford to buy so much gold are all wealthy people. Even though Mingjing looks like a child, the gold is non-refundable, so she didn't say anything.
With this pile of gold, her performance this year is guaranteed, so why would she drive away the God of Wealth?
After leaving the hardware store, Mingjing found a public restroom and put all the gold in the fishing tackle shop's warehouse, which was the safest place.
Mingjing rode her motorcycle to the bank and called Bai Xiaoye to ask for his account number. Bai Xiaoye hadn't planned to ask Mingjing to pay him back, but she insisted, so he gave her the account number.
She also mentioned the large shipment she had, suggesting that Bai Xiaoye find a buyer in Hong Kong, where there are many wealthy people and she was sure to get a good price.
Bai Xiaoye directly sent someone to Mingjing to get the fish, paying according to the market price in Hong Kong, and finally agreed to deduct it from her debts.
After depositing the remaining money, Mingjing headed back. It was already noon. After refueling in town, she went to the pig's feet restaurant next door and ordered a plate of pig's feet rice.
"Mingjing, what a coincidence," Wang Yong said as he turned around and saw Mingjing enter.
At Mingjing Bridge, "Comrade Wang Yong, you're here too?"
"Yeah, I'm handling a dispute today, doing fieldwork," Wang Yong said with a smile. "From now on, call me Brother Yong, it sounds too formal."
"Brother Yong, your braised pork trotter rice is too bland, it doesn't taste good. You need to add more fatty meat to make it fragrant."
"It's too greasy, I can't eat it. I prefer lean meat," Wang Yong said, then turned the topic back to yesterday's events, "Girl, don't blame me for what happened yesterday, it was just routine."
"Oh, how could I not know? I should cooperate." Mingjing smiled and then asked, "Where's your master? Why isn't he here?"
"He recently had a heart attack and is hospitalized. The old man who came yesterday was temporarily sent by the city to provide guidance. There's been a serious problem with maritime smuggling lately, so patrols are being strict. You should also be careful."
"knew."
Just as Mingjing finished replying, his teammate's voice came through the walkie-talkie on the table. Wang Yong hurriedly ate a couple of mouthfuls, wiped the grease off his mouth, and replied, "Received."
After saying goodbye to Mingjing, Wang Yong left the restaurant.
After finishing his meal, Mingjing rode his motorcycle back to the seafood restaurant, retrieved the remaining fish from the fishing tackle shop's warehouse, and waited for the man to come and collect it.
An hour later, Mingjing finally saw a fat man in a suit, wearing glasses and looking very polite, followed by a group of bodyguards.
"Miss Ming, right? Mr. Bai said you have some good stuff here and asked me to take a look."
The man spoke with a non-standard Mandarin accent, and it took Mingjing a long time to understand what he was saying.
"Well, a blue shark, a long-nosed sea serpent, and a large cuttlefish. You can name your price."
After Mingjing finished speaking, she opened the refrigerator and showed it to the man. Then she picked up the snakeskin bag, untied it, and showed the man the sea snake. The thing was still alive, writhing inside the sack.
The man pushed up his glasses. "Hmm, not bad."
People in Hong Kong aren't really into sharks; they prefer shark fin soup. They think shark meat is sour, but blue shark is acceptable.
Sea snake-infused liquor is popular both locally and in Hong Kong. This particular sea snake was highly venomous and large, which pleased him greatly.
As for that giant squid, it's not actually worth much, but it's so big that we could take it back and make it into a signature dish.
“These are rare items in Hong Kong. Blue sharks cost a thousand dollars a catty, shark fins are very expensive, a sea snake costs two thousand dollars a catty, and cuttlefish costs three hundred dollars a catty.”
Upon hearing this, Dong Li took something inside and put it on the scale.
A blue shark weighing 20 jin costs 100,000 yuan, a cuttlefish weighing 15 jin and 8 liang costs 4,500 yuan, and a sea snake costs 106,500 yuan.
The man didn't like giving change, so he gave her a check for 106,600.
Leaving with his belongings, Dong Li felt like he was dreaming.
"Is this money so easy to earn?"
Mingjing accepted the check and smiled. "Thank you, Boss. Where is what I asked for?"
Judging by the time, it should be time by now.
"It's here, I'll get it for you upstairs."
Xie Junan ran upstairs and came down a little while later with a small trinket.
What do you need this for?
Xie Junan handed over a camera; it was quite heavy.
"Do you still have the film for taking photos?"
Mingjing took the camera and examined it carefully. It was a Sony camera, the most popular style at the time.
"Yes, I've installed it for you. This thing isn't something most people know how to use. The boss said he'd teach me how, so I'll teach you."
In the 1990s, cameras were a rarity, owned only by the wealthy, and knowing how to use them was an even greater achievement.
Mingjing rolled her eyes at him. Finding an angle, adjusting the focus, and pressing the shutter was just a matter of taking a picture; she wasn't going to just go and smash her head against a wall.
Mingjing turned on the camera, found a bright spot, and quickly pressed the shutter to take a picture of Xie Junan.
Don't be surprised, good-looking people can make any pose look like a work of art.
She just couldn't develop the photos herself; she had to go to a photo studio.
Can this record video?
Mingjing remembers that video recorders existed as early as the Qing Dynasty, but they are still quite unfamiliar to Chinese people today.
"Yes, this thing is imported from Japan, and it's incredibly expensive."
Xie Junan turned on the recording button, pointed the camera at himself, and said, "How is it? Isn't it clear?"
"Hmm, not bad." Mingjing pressed the record button, clearly recording everything.
How much is this?
Xie Junan waved his hand, "Let's not talk about money, let's talk about fate. If you don't have any film, come to me for some; I've bought a lot."
"Here's ten thousand yuan. If it's not enough, just tell me."
Mingjing doesn't know how much a Panasonic camera costs these days, but 10,000 yuan should be quite a lot.
After saying that, Mingjing put down the camera and wrote an IOU, saying, "From now on, I'll deduct the payment directly from this address whenever I have goods."
Unable to resist Mingjing's insistence, Xie Junan and Dong Li nodded.
After leaving the seafood restaurant, Mingjing placed the camera in a hidden spot on the yacht, directly facing the ship's steering wheel. She then used her points to redeem a pinhole camera.
It is installed on the deck of the yacht, directly opposite the yacht's stairs.
After doing all this, Mingjing rode her motorcycle home. If she hadn't been carrying a check for 100,000 yuan, she would have liked to swim back.
The weather in September was still a bit hot and dry, so it was nice to have a couple of sips to cool down.
A beam of flashlight light shone over.
Mingjing stopped the car, squinted, and asked, "Who is it?"
"I am Lao Wang."
Old Wang, shining his flashlight, saw Mingjing and quickly came to greet her, "Why are you back so late?"
"What's wrong? Are you going to get gold if you come back early?"
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