Chapter 613: Testing
"Okay, as you say."
The black market vendor nodded readily.
After agreeing on a location and time to view the goods, the two of them briefly exchanged names.
The black market vendor was in his twenties but not yet thirty, not tall, but not short either.
He is dark and thin, and people in the black market circle call him Heipi Lao Si.
Fu Jingyou simply called him Lao Si.
Fu Jingyou did not reveal his full name or real information about himself. He just vaguely said that he was the youngest in the family and everyone in the family called him Xiaoliu.
One is the fourth child and the other is the sixth child, and their names are all related to numbers.
It seems casual and frivolous, but people at the bottom of society are struggling tenaciously to survive.
When the fourth brother looked at Fu Jingyou, he inexplicably felt that they were fellow wanderers in the world. The suspicion in his heart was reduced a little, but his vigilance remained.
After a few more casual chats, the motor factory was about to start work.
Not only Fu Jingyou had to leave, but other factory workers who had left the intricate alleys also had to go back.
Naturally, the black market vendors also have to close down.
The two of them understood each other tacitly, exchanged glances, and left quietly.
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Fu Jingyou rushed around to deal with the batch of goods at home.
At home, Tang Mei also has no free time.
There were so many things brought back from Guangzhou that Tang Mei was shocked when she saw them when she delivered pregnancy meals to Lu Miao.
They are all good things, but having so many good things in the house is really too eye-catching.
What if the news leaked out, or was seen by someone with ulterior motives, or someone came to investigate.
Looking back, it was clear that something was going to happen.
Tang Mei was not very brave and felt scared just thinking about it.
The most urgent thing is to sell everything as soon as possible.
With so many things, how long will it take for the son-in-law to sell them all by himself?
Tang Mei used her own strength to gather several good sisters in the alley and brought up this matter.
Of course, before taking action, Tang Mei had already agreed with Lu Miao at home.
If someone asked where the things came from, he would say that his brothers and sisters-in-law in Fu's hometown were engaged in textile and cotton factories.
Knowing that Lu Miao was pregnant again, it was inconvenient for people from her hometown to come over.
I used my employee benefits to exchange these things and sent them over to show my appreciation.
Tang Mei is also cautious.
After the news was released, she directly stated the situation to those who wanted something.
You can only go home when it gets dark at night.
So, for a while, several women comrades ran to Fu's house every night.
Tang Mei had already cleaned the couple's room.
Most of the good stuff was put into the small compartment where the sundries were usually stored, leaving only a few sweaters and half a roll of cotton cloth outside.
The cotton cloth at home is different from the cotton cloth sold in department stores. It is much thicker. If it is made into clothes or jackets, it can be worn in February, April, and August.
As soon as the things were taken out, the sisters-in-law and the young wives were reluctant to put them down:
"Auntie, Bao'er's mother, how much is this cloth?"
Lu Miao sat on the edge of the kang, touching his bulging belly.
She had already discussed the price of the items with Fu Jingyou.
When someone asked, she curved her lips and smiled gently:
"The cloth is 45 cents a foot..."
"What? Forty-five cents? That's too expensive! The department store only sells it for thirty cents!"
When some people heard the price, they were immediately shocked.
Lu Miao said calmly, "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. Just listen to what I have to say."
The daughters-in-law who came here all quieted down and waited for her next words.
Lu Miao said, "The things are displayed here, and everyone can see the quality. I don't need to tell you how much better this cloth is than the ones sold in department stores. Besides, department stores require tickets, but my cloth doesn't require tickets."
"Don't want a ticket?"
"You really don't want a ticket?!"
All kinds of tickets can be exchanged for money when you take them outside.
If you don’t want a ticket, that’s really suitable!
The people who came to the house looked at each other, and were all very moved when they touched the soft fabric.
The price is very reasonable.
But 45 cents a foot is not cheap either.
An adult needs at least seven feet of cloth to make a set of clothes.
How much is seven feet of cloth?
The wives calculated in their minds and finally concluded that the cloth alone would cost more than three yuan.
The item was worth the money, but the wives felt the pain in their wallets when they had to shell out three dollars at once.
"Bao'er's mom, we're neighbors living in the same alley, can the price be lowered a bit?"
Lu Miao sighed slightly and acted awkwardly:
"Sister-in-law, please don't embarrass me. If this thing is sold in the department store, it will cost you 60 or 70 cents, and you need a ticket."
It is indeed as Lu Miao said, but some people continue to ask:
"This material is so good, and there's so much of it. Are you willing to sell it like this?"
"It just so happens that I'm pregnant right now, and my belly is getting bigger and bigger. It's not suitable for me to make clothes now. No one else in the family can wear this pattern except me."
Lu Miao touched his stomach and sighed, then continued:
"It's been stored in the bottom of the box for a long time, and I'm worried that rats will find it. If it weren't for these reasons, I wouldn't be willing to take it out, let alone sell it."
The wives looked at each other, and someone asked:
"The material is a bit fancy, and it's not suitable for adults to wear. It can always be made for children. You will give birth in a few months after the New Year, right? Why don't you save some? Are you going to sell all these?"
It seems to be an inquiry, but in fact it is an inquiry.
How could Lu Miao not know the temptation behind this?
These people asked so many detailed questions, I'm afraid they were all guessing in their hearts whether these were sent by her hometown or they brought them back from somewhere to resell.
"My sisters-in-law are all people who have given birth to children. How could they not know that washed old clothes are softer and more suitable for children to wear?"
Lu Miao pretended not to know their temptations and continued to smile gently:
"The clothes that several children have changed out of are still new. Children don't care about anything. The baby in my belly can just wear the clothes of the older brothers and sisters. Why should I keep them?"
The wives were divided in their opinions, and another one immediately took over and said:
"That's the truth. Even if the conditions are good, babies grow so fast and look different every day. How can they withstand making new clothes every day?"
Lu Miao nodded gently, but he was actually feeling unhappy.
She gets anxious easily and becomes even more irritable after becoming pregnant.
I don’t like this kind of entanglement and don’t want to waste any more words. If you want something, take it. If you don’t want it, forget it.
"The cloth is 45 cents a foot, and the sweaters are 16 dollars a set."
Lu Miao took the sweater beside him and said:
"Sisters-in-law, take a look. If you like it, take it. If you don't like it, don't force it. The sisters-in-law at the child's father's factory also asked for it, so I have to save some for them."
Fu Jingyou is a student at Renmin University and often repairs things for his neighbors in the alley.
Most people in the alley knew what his major was.
He is familiar with the workers in the electromechanical factory, so this is only natural.
The workers all have money, and when they heard about these things, their wives also liked them.
They are afraid that if they don’t wait until the deadline, the items will be bought up by others and they won’t be able to get them later if they want them.
The wives who were reluctant to spend money just now were now willing to spend it and expressed their opinions one after another:
"I want it! I want six feet of floral cloth! I want a sweater and a set of sweaters too!"
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