The location of the house they found was definitely close to the university.
Even if the location isn't very close, it should still be on a route with convenient transportation.
While they were searching for a place to live, Gu Changzheng and his group started selling things. He sold the novelties they had brought back from the south to the provincial capital's department store.
For items that were difficult to wholesale, he would take them to factories or nearby workplaces and retail them to young women or men with high incomes.
No matter the era, there will always be people who are willing to spend money.
So, those young women would still buy the bracelets that Gu Changzheng had, which cost only a few yuan each.
Besides the novelty of the items Gu Changzheng and his group possessed, the very profession of street vendor was also a novelty to them. This dual curiosity led to the high sales volume of their goods.
They had sold most of what they brought with them today, and the two of them prepared to return to the guesthouse.
As for Lu Huaijiao and her friends, although she hadn't found a suitable house, she had already told her neighbors in the area she wanted to buy a house about her plans.
Ask them to keep an eye out, and if they find a suitable match, she'll give them some money for their help.
After leaving her information, Lu Huaijiao followed Huang Tingxiu back to the guesthouse.
The two took the tram home.
On the way, Huang Tingxiu asked Lu Huaijiao when she was going back to the village.
"Are you in such a hurry to go back? Aren't you going to wait here for Brother Tiezhu and the others?" Lu Huaijiao asked.
"We can't wait any longer, we need money to stay in a guesthouse too..."
Unlike Lu Huaijiao, who is never short of money, Huang Tingxiu always prioritizes cost in everything she does.
Staying in a guesthouse every day like they are now is just too expensive. Gu Tiezhu doesn't earn money easily, and she's reluctant to spend it recklessly.
Lu Huaijiao let out a soft "uh".
"Isn't money meant to be spent?"
She looked at Huang Tingxiu with a puzzled expression, unable to understand what Huang Tingxiu was thinking.
Moreover, considering how fast Gu Tiezhu and his group make money, a night's stay at a guesthouse for one yuan isn't really that expensive, is it?
Okay, Lu Huaijiao forgot that one yuan can buy more than one or two kilograms of white rice. That's fine rice, the kind of rice that many people can't afford to eat even once a year.
Lu Huaijiao spoke very casually.
It's not her fault; she's just that she's never experienced such a frugal lifestyle.
Huang Tingxiu felt sorry for Gu Tiezhu, who worked so hard to earn money. She knew he was always extremely frugal, so it was understandable that she would have such thoughts.
Back at the guesthouse, Huang Tingxiu told Gu Tiezhu that she wanted to go home that evening.
Gu Tiezhu was reluctant to let her go.
When Huang Tingxiu said that she was going back to save money, Gu Tiezhu affirmed her without hesitation, telling her and her daughter to stay at the guesthouse without worrying about money.
"Xiuxiu, I've made some money recently. Once I sell this batch of goods, I'll get my costs and profits back."
Fearing Huang Tingxiu wouldn't believe him, he wanted to go find Gu Changzheng to explain. It wasn't that they were short of money, but rather that the business wasn't finished, and he couldn't easily take money out for personal use beforehand.
Huang Tingxiu looked at Gu Tiezhu's honest and simple appearance and felt a little amused and exasperated.
But seeing the honest man's longing look, she gave up her plan to go back to the village first.
"Alright, let's find a house as soon as possible."
Staying in a guesthouse is definitely more expensive than renting a house. Since she's going to stay, Huang Tingxiu is probably thinking about finding a place to live as soon as possible to save money.
Gu Tiezhu agreed.
As long as his wife and daughter stay in the city with him, he has no objection to what they want to do or how their lives are arranged.
As for Lu Huaijiao and her family, although she never worried about not having enough money, she was starting to think about going back to the village.
Besides her own back pain, she was also worried that Gu Changzheng's excessive indulgence would cause him to age prematurely.
For his health and to prevent him from having a full head of white hair at a young age, Lu Huaijiao felt that they should separate appropriately.
Gu Changzheng was naturally unwilling as well.
He made the excuse that the journey back was too far, and he was worried about letting Lu Huaijiao go back alone, so she had to wait for him to go back together.
Lu Huaijiao pouted, wondering if he didn't know why she went back.
Gu Changzheng realized he was in the wrong, and he toned down his behavior for the next two days.
Four or five more days passed.
It's the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month.
There are only 20 days left until Chinese New Year.
Gu Changzheng and his group have sold most of what they had, leaving only some odds and ends that are not worth much and can be sold at any time.
This time, Gu Changzheng and his team once again made back their initial investment.
Goods worth 6,000 yuan were sold for 15,000 yuan.
Besides their initial investment, they earned nine thousand yuan.
Of this 9,000 yuan, we also need to deduct some warehouse rental costs.
However, renting a warehouse only costs a few dozen yuan, which is not much money.
So it can be said that they really did earn nine thousand yuan.
When they returned to the guesthouse in the afternoon, Lu Huaijiao and Huang Tingxiu were still not back. Gu Changzheng and Gu Tiezhu counted the money and then split their earnings in half.
Gu Tiezhu didn't want that much.
He felt that he had earned all of this through the Long March, and he had only contributed his own efforts. He felt bad about sharing the money with others.
Why say those things?
Gu Changzheng pushed the pile of money high in front of Gu Tiezhu.
"You also invested your own money."
“I know… but if it weren’t for Changzheng leading me, even if I invested more capital, I wouldn’t have been able to make any money.” Gu Tiezhu knew that he wasn’t very bright and wasn’t as quick-witted as Changzheng.
If Gu Changzheng doesn't help him make money, then even if he had 30,000 yuan, let alone 3,000 yuan, he still wouldn't be able to make any money.
The reason they were able to make money was entirely because Changzheng was quick-witted; he would come up with ideas, and they just had to follow along and do the work.
He's really embarrassed to take so much money.
However, Gu Changzheng insisted on dividing it equally.
“I came up with the idea, but you also put in a lot of effort, Brother Tiezhu. Since we shared the initial investment, we should share the profits.”
"The Long March..."
“Your sister-in-law will be coming here to study after the New Year. You don’t want to be penniless, right? Stop being so polite. Keep the money. Since there’s still some time before the New Year, let’s think about what kind of small business we can start to earn some money for the New Year.”
Gu Changzheng was truly born to be a businessman.
He still had some stock left to sell, but he was already thinking about what to do and how to do his next business deal.
Unable to argue with Gu Changzheng, Gu Tiezhu had no choice but to put the money away.
At the same time, I made up my mind that I must find an opportunity to repay the Long March in the future.
While they were dividing the money, Lu Huaijiao and her group also brought back good news.
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