Chapter 909: Alien Shaped Beads
The bag was indeed full of defective items.
But Lu Miao found a treasure in a large bag of irregular defective round beads.
Alien Pearl Baroque!
The baroque pearls mixed in are not only large in size, but also mostly have a good luster.
Just because of its peculiar and slightly odd shape, it was sold as a defective product in an era when awareness was low.
Lu Miao picked up baroque pearls.
Seeing that some pearls had a foggy surface, she asked the pearl farmer:
"Has this been cleaned?"
The dark-skinned man said:
"I washed them all. I rinsed them several times when I took them out of the clams. If you don't believe me, try smelling them. You won't smell anything."
Lu Miao smiled faintly and said "hmm", then continued to pick up more strange-shaped pearls and put them on the scale.
Pearls cannot be washed with water alone.
To bring out the perfect shine and brilliance, use citric acid...
Knowing that these pearls had not been thoroughly cleaned, Lu Miao no longer hesitated.
Pick out all the odd-shaped pearls you can find in the bag.
Seeing her like this, the dark-skinned man couldn't help but remind her out of his conscience:
"Girl, you can't be so picky about pearls. If you like them, take a look at the round beads in the bag next to you. I can give you a discount... These weird-shaped ones are defective and useless."
Lu Miao smiled and said:
"It's okay. I've loved these kinds of weird things since I was a kid. These are all I have. Please weigh them for me."
The dark-skinned man had no choice but to nod:
"Why……"
The scale pan was lifted up, and the weight was two pounds and two ounces, with the beam still tilted high.
"Miss, thirty yuan, that's two kilograms."
The dark-skinned man put down the scale and wiped off the two taels of weight.
When he took out a wrinkled plastic bag to pack Lu Miao's things, he also grabbed a handful of millet beads that were sold for 60 yuan per pound and put them into the bag.
It can be seen that he is a very kind-hearted person.
He didn't say anything after the gift was delivered. If Lu Miao hadn't happened to see it, he would have never known about it.
Lu Miao saw this and took the initiative to talk to him when paying. He learned that the dark-skinned man came from Taihu Lake in Wuxi.
The pearls sold are all collected from the clam ponds they raise themselves with the support of the local economy.
There are many foreign businessmen during the Canton Fair, and I originally wanted to try my luck at the Canton Fair to see if there are any foreigners who will receive the goods.
However, during the exhibition, Guangzhou was under control, and it was difficult to leave or enter the entire city.
There are so many things to do at home that the dark-skinned man doesn't dare to gamble.
I came here just as the exhibition was about to end, hoping to try before the foreign investors had completely left.
I used to set up a stall on the side of the road, and there were foreigners coming to see it.
But because of the language barrier, I couldn’t sell the goods.
Later, a kind local passed by and asked him to go to the market and have a look. That's when the dark-skinned man came to this area.
The quality of the pearls in the other bags was indeed very good, but Lu Miao was helpless.
She had been shopping spree before, and her two thousand yuan was already used up.
However, after hearing from the dark-skinned man that many people there raised clam ponds, Lu Miao said thoughtfully:
"Uncle, there should be a phone number on your team, right? How about this: you leave me your phone number and address. If I need Pearl again, I can contact you."
"If you can supply the goods, then you can supply them to me. I can send the money via postal remittance or you can mail the goods to me. If you are worried, you can just bring the goods to me directly, depending on the specific situation. Is that okay with you?"
"Ah, ah? Is this possible?"
The dark-skinned man was stunned.
Pearls are not cheap.
The dark-skinned man was worried about sending it through the post office, so after thinking for a while he said:
"If you want it in the future, I'll send it to you, but you have to remit the travel expenses to me in advance!"
This matter seems sloppy and not very reliable.
But what if you can really become an employer?
The dark-skinned man thought that if the girl was willing to send him travel expenses first, it would not be a bad idea for him to give it a try.
If he was cheated, he would not have to pay for the travel expenses, and he could find other buyers for the items in the market.
Lu Miao nodded, "Okay, no problem."
As he spoke, he handed the plastic bag containing the unusual-shaped beads to Matou. She took the bag and started rummaging through it. She took out a pen and paper and started writing and drawing.
"This is my home address and phone number."
Lu Miao handed the written list to the dark-skinned man, then held the pen and looked at him and said:
"Uncle, tell me your address. I'll write it down."
"You, you're from Jingbei? Why are you here?"
"I'm here on a temporary business trip due to a job transfer. I'll be leaving in the next two days."
"oh……"
The dark-skinned man nodded, folded the paper and put it in his pocket, and then told me his detailed address:
"Wuxi Taihu, Hongqi Brigade, Production Team 6..."
The dark-skinned man gave his phone number and added:
"This phone number is the brigade number. Our production team is quite far away. Girl, if you call us, it will probably take me a while to call you back. Will that affect you?"
Lu Miao smiled and said:
"It's okay, I understand. I was an educated youth sent to the countryside to work, so I know a little about the situation in the village."
After chatting with the dark-skinned man on the street for a while, someone else came to see Zhenzhu, so Lu Miao waved his hand, packed up his things, said goodbye and left.
On the way to the post office, Matou asked:
"Sister-in-law, don't the pearl sellers say these flat pearls are useless? Why are you buying so many?"
"It's just useless to them, but for me..."
Lu Miao smiled and said:
"That's not necessarily the case."
Ma Tou was confused, but could only nod:
"Well, okay..."
"Um."
…
Most of the goods were sent back to northern Beijing in batches via the post office.
Lu Miao only left a few things he bought for his family at the hotel, ready to take them himself.
After coming out of the post office, she opened her handbag and let Matou put the bag of pearls directly into it.
Afterwards, I took Matou back to the hotel for dinner again.
When they were almost done eating and about to leave, Lu Miao collected all the dozens of dollars he had left and gave them to Ma Tou.
Ma Tou's mouth was full of food, and he looked at her incoherently:
"Sister-in-law, what is this?"
"Don't think the hardship fee and lost wages are too little. This is all I have left."
Lu Miao did not forget that in order to wait for her call, Ma Tou had put down all his work for a while.
How much does a worker earn in a month?
This is dozens of dollars, how can Ma Tou complain about it being too little?
But let's put things in perspective. Matou shook his head and pushed the money to Lu Miao, then swallowed the steak with his neck stiffened.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not going to argue with you. To be honest, I was hoping to get some dividends from your factory in the future. Now I've only done a small thing, and you're already taking advantage of me. What kind of person am I?"
"I know."
Lu Miao nodded and said:
"Well, how about this? Don't you still have your grandma at home? I'm here mainly because of a work transfer. My schedule is tight and I have to go back tomorrow, so I won't be able to visit her in time. You can use this money to buy her something as my contribution to the visit."
"this……"
Ma Tou hesitated.
Lu Miao showed his usual decisive attitude at work:
"Stop this and that. This is my way of doing things. If you refuse again, I will be really unhappy."
"Well then! Sister-in-law, I will respectfully obey your command!"
"Um."
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