Chapter 063 One Thousand Yuan

After putting the seat cushion on the seat, it is indeed much more comfortable to sit on.

Her job seems very comfortable to others, but if you maintain any state for a long time, you will naturally feel uncomfortable.

Adjusting her sitting position, she took out a new textbook from the bag beside her. This time it was the fifth grade textbook.

After turning to the appropriate page, she lowered her head to keep a steady posture, then left with a distracted look.

Not long after she left, a low voice was heard in the stove room: "I just saw that Xiaoyuan's book is for fifth graders. Can she understand it?"

"I think so. I never asked her, but she read it page by page. She must have understood something."

"I didn't ask. I was just curious. If she could understand this by herself, she must have a very smart brain."

"It's a pity that it was damaged, otherwise it would definitely be smarter."

"Isn't it?"

As they chatted, they only took the time to look at Tang Garden, then changed the topic and talked about other things with emotion.

At the same time, Tang Yuan stood in the game space, used Xiaofang's body to carry a cloth bag, put a few bags of milk powder into the bag, went out through the "temporary residence", and soon walked out of the quiet alley.

The milk powder business can make money, but she did not deliberately do this business. This business has high profits and risks. Even though most people at that time did not care about their children as much as they would in later generations, once there was a problem, they would definitely blame her.

Anyway, she already has several profitable businesses at this time, so she doesn't need one more.

Today's business was introduced by Aunt Cao. Her son and daughter-in-law are busy at the train station, so she usually takes care of the children alone. Over time, she naturally got to know some people of the same age who also needed to take care of children.

She knows exactly which children are in need of milk powder and which people are easy to get along with.

When she arrived at Aunt Cao's house, there was someone inside, so she walked around. When she came back, she saw no one there, so she went into the yard.

"Xiaofang is here," Aunt Cao stood up and handed the child to her son beside her, "Hai Rong, take the child and go for a walk. I'll chat with Xiaofang."

Cao Hairong took the child, looked at Tang Yuan, nodded, and then carried the child out.

The whole family knew about the deal between Aunt Cao and Tang Yuan, but they never interfered. They even avoided the two when they were dealing. This allowed Tang Yuan to feel more at ease dealing with Aunt Cao.

The sound of the courtyard gate closing was heard outside.

Tang Yuancai put the bag he was carrying on the table and said, "I took six bags of milk powder today. This stuff has a shelf life. It's not good for the baby if you keep it for too long. If you need more, Aunt Cao, I'll bring it to you in a few days."

"Six packs are enough, they can last for a while," Aunt Cao put the milk powder in the basket she prepared in advance and covered the basket with a piece of cloth. "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, the child would only be able to drink rice soup every day. I felt bad when he cried. The family was well-off, so I asked Hai Rong to buy it for me early in the morning, but he couldn't buy it no matter what. Fortunately, I remembered you. You really have a connection."

"I know a lot of people here, and someone happened to take this route a while ago," Tang Yuan said, stopping short. "But if Aunt Cao hadn't asked me to, I wouldn't have told anyone else about this."

"I know, just believe me," Aunt Cao said happily, "To be honest, since you brought that batch of apples before the New Year, our family's situation has been much better than before. People who got apples all smiled happily when they saw us, and their attitudes were much better than before."

"Still have to be careful." Tang Yuan reminded in a low voice.

The college entrance examination is coming up soon and the business will be gradually opened up. It would be a real loss if something went wrong at this time.

Aunt Cao knew what she meant and soothed her, "Don't worry, we are very careful. My daughter-in-law is very cautious and always goes one-on-one. People are in need of gifts at that time, but they beg us for help. Moreover, my daughter-in-law always says that she happened to be out of town and bought it with money."

After saying that, she winked at Tang Yuan.

Tang Yuan was relieved.

Working at the railway station, I come into contact with all kinds of tickets on a daily basis. Speculation is not allowed these days, but if I spend money to buy tickets from others, it would be a no-man's land. After all, tickets are something that every household needs, and everyone has to rack their brains to get some tickets. If this were to be controlled, it would be difficult for everyone.

She lowered her head and tugged at the inside of the backpack, pulling it from the inside to make it smaller, but there was still a bulge inside.

This was an idea she came up with when she was "moving" the rags. After all, if she carried a big bag of things every time she went into Aunt Cao's house, but left with nothing, it would not be good to be stared at.

Now, every time she took things out, she would pull up the lining of the bag and make it bulge out. As long as she didn't deliberately flatten it, outsiders would still think that she was carrying a big bag of things out, and they would not wonder whether she had sold the things at Aunt Cao's house.

Aunt Cao watched her operation, and when she was done, she reached out and pulled her hand, whispering, "Xiaofang, can you find something special there?"

"What do you want?"

Aunt Cao said a word, and Tang Yuan's first reaction was to think that he had misheard: "What is it?"

Aunt Cao looked at her and said again: "Rolex."

Tang Yuan was silent for a while, then asked in surprise, "So rich? Buying a Rolex?"

"They said they were going to give it to someone, but I don't know who it was for," Aunt Cao whispered to her, "Anyway, they came to our Hai Rong and asked him to help them find it, but it's hard to find, and the style they wanted is even harder to find."

"There are style requirements?" Tang Yuan was shocked.

"Yes, if I didn't have any style requirements, it would be easy to find. I could go to a department store in a big city or a friendship store and buy it for a high price. But they mentioned the style, so I came to you," Aunt Cao said, looking at Tang Yuan and tentatively asking about her situation, "Can you find it?"

"Not sure, but I can give it a try," after the shock, Tang Yuan felt that this was an opportunity to make money, "Auntie Cao gave me the model they wanted, I'll go and ask, but this thing is very expensive, how much can they pay for a specific style?"

"At least 700 to 800 yuan," Aunt Cao estimated. "I'm not sure about the exact amount. I have to ask. By the way, this is the model that person wants."

Tang Yuan took the note, looked down at it, and put it in his pocket.

"I'll go ask around first. If it's available, Aunt Cao, please ask here. I need to collect at least half of the deposit before I can get the goods. Otherwise, it will be difficult to handle."

Eight hundred dollars is not a small amount. No, if you go to Hong Kong to buy a Rolex, the money you spend is not a small amount.

Even if it is a Rolex and there is still room for appreciation, if no one wants it, the money she spent will be stuck in her hands.

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss."

After getting Aunt Cao's promise, Tang Yuan went to a famous watch store in Hong Kong to inquire about the situation, only to find out that the Rolex that Aunt Cao asked her to buy was actually a model from more than ten years ago and was not in stock in the store.

She even searched all the famous watch stores but couldn't find it. It was not until a clerk in one of the famous watch stores introduced her to a pawn shop that she found this Rolex watch produced more than ten years ago.

A second-hand Rolex, 90% new, priced at $6,500.

This watch was mortgaged at a pawnshop, so she could buy it with full payment.

"I'll think about it and come back in two days."

"Then you should hurry up. Rolex is very popular. The current market price is tens of thousands of dollars. Although this watch is only 90% new, it has no effect on you when you wear it. If you come too late, it might be bought by someone else."

"I'll be here as soon as possible."

Six thousand five hundred is not a small amount, but it is a little lower than she expected. Just as the pawnshop owner said, the price of a brand new Rolex in Hong Kong is at least ten thousand dollars, and a more expensive watch costs twenty or thirty thousand dollars.

At that time, a house in Hong Kong of 70 to 80 square meters only cost about 200,000 yuan, which was one-tenth of the house price.

Because this watch was hard to find, when she went back to see Aunt Cao, she directly quoted her a price of one thousand. It was not because she wanted to make money, but mainly because this watch could only be found in pawnshops even in Hong Kong, which showed how rare the watch was. If she quoted a lower price, she was afraid that the buyer would be worried.

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"Mom."

"I'm back," Aunt Cao went out with the child in her arms. As soon as she reached the door, she was pulled back into the house. "What are you doing? What's wrong with you?"

"It's important," Cao Hairong took out a stack of money from his pocket and waved it in front of Aunt Cao, "Here is one thousand yuan, Mom, do you know what it means?"

Aunt Cao looked at the money in her son's hand in shock: "Didn't you say you would give me half first?"

"Because they care about it and are afraid that the watch will be taken away by others," Cao Hairong put the money in Aunt Cao's hand, "Mom, please contact them quickly. We have to get the watch. Your son's and my future are in your hands."

"Is this okay?" Aunt Cao's eyes flickered. "If I give this to someone, would it be considered a bribe?"

"Oh, don't worry, mom. It's not the kind of gift you think it is," Cao Hairong said, leaning over to whisper in Aunt Cao's ear, "It's an important elder in the family who has returned. He doesn't want anything else but that Rolex, so don't worry, it will be fine."

"Elder..." Aunt Cao looked at her son, "Were you sent down to the countryside before?"

Cao Hairong nodded.

Aunt Cao held the money in her hand and said, "I have told her that she will come here every day. Don't worry. If nothing goes wrong, you can get it the day after tomorrow."

"It's all thanks to you, Mom. You're getting better and better."

"Of course not. Who am I, your mother? I'm very capable." Aunt Cao said proudly.

So when Tang Yuan came again the next day, he took one thousand yuan from Aunt Cao to buy a watch.

As agreed, she only took 500 Hong Kong dollars, then went to Hong Kong, returned to the pawnshop, and spent 6,500 Hong Kong dollars to get the 90% new Rolex watch produced more than ten years ago from the pawnshop.

The watch came in a box with the pawnshop's logo on it. She had no choice but to spend some money to buy an ordinary watch box and hand it over to Aunt Cao along with the watch box.

At the same time, I received the remaining 500 yuan in payment.

One thousand RMB was enough for her to hire Shen Wenyu and Second Aunt to work for a year.