Chapter 111 The situation improves
With a car, life in Tangyuan becomes much faster.
She placed her "temporary residence" directly in the car. She could take out anything she needed from the car at any time. The car windows were covered with black film, so one could not see what was inside from the outside, and naturally no one knew how much stuff she had stored there.
This also means that no matter how much stuff she moves, others will think it fits.
There is no need to deal with people or explain where things come from, which saves a lot of trouble.
She regretted not buying a car earlier.
However, if she had not bought a house and a parking space, she would have had to park her car outside and would have had to worry about many things. Now that she has a fixed parking space in the community, at least she doesn’t have to worry about her car being damaged.
It's not certain which is more chaotic between Hong Kong and Country M in this era. The safety is not very high on either side. She would not feel at ease leaving her intact new car outside.
Tang Yuan drove back to the community, parked it safely in her parking space, took out the key and got out of the car, then found her "temporary residence" in the back seat of the car before going upstairs to rest.
Another advantage of buying a car is that she can sleep and rest in the house here at night.
As for the bed in the game space that I just bought... forget it, there will always be some flaws anyway, and the cost of the bed is not high, so just buy it.
Moreover, her several aliases can reach different places. Her real body cannot come to Xiangjiang, so the bed here is also slept by "Wen Jiaqi". She does not need the bed in the game space, but Tang Yuan does. If it is counted this way, then it is not a loss.
When she got home, she left her car keys at the door, changed into slippers, took out a strawberry from the refrigerator, and ate the strawberries one by one from the plate.
Because "Wen Jiaqi"'s condition is not suitable for eating too much food from outside, many of the foods in the house have been gradually replaced by foods in the game space. Vegetables and fruits can be planted, so there is no shortage of them. Eggs can also be taken from the breeding area in the game space, so there is no shortage of them either.
Occasionally, when I feel hungry, I kill a chicken and store it in the freezer. It will last for a while.
These staple foods are all produced in the game space, so the rest of the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar don't have much impact. Even her body can easily absorb them without worrying about not being able to absorb them.
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"Why did you buy such a broken car?"
"It's safer," Tang Yuan turned around and said to Mona, opened the back door of the car, and took out the hair bands one by one. "Besides, we are only using it to transport goods now, so there is no need to buy a very good car."
"That's right," Mona looked around, "Your car is the shabbiest among all the cars around here. No one likes your car."
"That's a good thing," Tang Yuan helped Mona deliver the hair band to her car, "I'll still park here for the next transaction. You can also park here when you come over. It will be more convenient to move things."
Of course, her car was not parked in the remote corner where she usually parked it. If it was really parked in that place, she was afraid that Mona would be alert.
The parking place is now in a conspicuous location and there are many parking spaces around it. Two cars parked here and the transaction is done in public, so it is not easy to get into danger.
While we were moving the hair hoops, another car came and was carrying things down bag by bag.
Tang Yuan saw the words on the bag: "Is it wheat harvest season?"
"The earlier ones are about the same," Mona took a look and stopped paying attention to them. She talked about business. "You can give me some of your wallet next time you come. I'll try to sell it."
"Okay," Tang Yuan agreed without caring about whether they were in stock or not. "I'll sell them wholesale at 3 yuan each, but I promise you that at least one-third of them will be the ones that cost 5 yuan, and there will even be some that cost 10 yuan. Is that okay?"
"You calculated well. If you say yes, it's fine," Mona agreed to her suggestion. "Then I'll call you a day in advance next time. I'll tell you how much you need to prepare."
"no problem."
Tang Yuan loaded all the hair bands into her car, and took 8,000 yuan from her. Just by looking at Mona's quick gesture of giving the money, one could tell that the hair bands she had taken before must have been paid for.
If she doesn't make money, or doesn't make much money, she will definitely bargain.
After loading all the things into the car, Mona did not stay here and drove away quickly.
When Tang Yuan was returning, he saw the truck loaded with bags of flour again. He went up to ask about the price of the flour and was eventually given an unexpected price.
With the average annual wage in Country M at around 15,000 or 16,000, the price of flour is surprisingly not expensive. A pound of flour costs only 9 cents. If she wants more, it can even be cheaper.
Nowadays, the price of flour in the mainland is 1.8 cents per pound, and this is the price with a ticket. The price of flour without a ticket can even rise to more than 20 cents per pound.
Even though the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the RMB is only 1:1.5 now, the wage income levels on both sides are very different. Even if you calculate based on a monthly salary of 30 yuan and a monthly salary of 1,000 yuan, the gap is more than 30 times.
Under this circumstance, the price of flour in Country M is even cheaper. No wonder so many people chose to go to Country M after the liberalization in the following years.
There were 2,000 kilograms of flour on the truck, and Tang Yuan wanted to take it. In the end, she lowered the price by 1 cent and bought it all for 8 cents.
She was happy to get a bargain, and the other person was also happy to be able to sell the whole batch of flour in one go. Before leaving, he stuffed his business card into her hand and asked her to call him if she needed anything.
Tang Yuan kept the business card and paid $160.
After these people left, she moved the flour bags onto the truck, then drove the truck to a remote but relatively safe parking lot, and then transferred the flour bags into the game space.
After finishing the business here, she immediately returned to the Northeast.
It is now the middle of 1979. Although there has not yet been reform and opening up, the trading environment has been somewhat open, and you can still meet people doing business quietly on the street.
As for those people who were caught particularly strictly in the past few years, most of them now turn a blind eye when they see people doing business on the street. As long as they don’t make a big fuss, basically no one will care.
Tang Yuan went to Aunt Cao's house openly carrying a basket of eggs, and met Gu Lan who happened to be at home today. After greeting her, Gu Lan took the child and went out, leaving Tang Yuan to talk to Aunt Cao at home.
"Anything good?"
"This time there is really good stuff," Tang Yuan whispered to Aunt Cao, "I will get a large amount of flour next time, and I want to sell it through the train station. No tickets are required. Give me this price."
Tang Yuan held up two fingers.
“So cheap?”
"I'm not being cheap, you're not. The price on the market is at least this much," Tang Yuan gestured with the number two twice, "This business is between me and Aunt Cao. I'll give you two cents, and you can add two or three cents."
"This... isn't a good idea. This isn't voting..." Aunt Cao said in a low voice.
After more than two years of cooperation, although Aunt Cao made some money, it was not much overall. It was estimated that she only made 20 to 30 yuan in total. On the other hand, those who cooperated with her, whether it was Shen Wenyu or the mother-in-law and mother-in-law, could make more than 30 yuan every month. After two years, everyone made at least 600 yuan.
However, the situation on Aunt Cao's side was different. Although she earned little, she earned a lot of favors from her son and daughter-in-law, who promoted her position and salary, and could earn more money every month.
"Aunt Cao, you've seen the situation outside now. No one is cracking down on speculation anymore," Tang Yuan whispered. "Aunt Cao, you're out a lot, so you should be able to sense which way the wind is blowing."
She said this, and Aunt Cao nodded slowly: "That's true."
"Is that so? If others can do it, why can't we?" Tang Yuan asked her, adding fuel to the fire. "Besides, we won't be moving outside. Aunt Cao, you take it and let your son and daughter-in-law hand it over to their colleagues directly. What's the problem? If they really ask, just say that the wheat production near us is high, so we can help with it. Isn't that what we did before?"
Aunt Cao was still hesitant.
Tang Yuan continued to persuade her: "Or I can give you 22 cents, and Aunt Cao, you can just treat it as a favor as before?"
"Huh?" Aunt Cao suddenly reacted.
"Right, I gave you two cents, which was a concession. Otherwise, I could have kept the original price, and I wouldn't have lost anything, right?" Tang Yuan smiled and raised an eyebrow, "Auntie Cao, think about it carefully. If we didn't have a good relationship, I wouldn't have come to you."
If the situation had not changed this year, she would not have dared to say so.
It was precisely because the situation had changed and she clearly remembered that the reform and opening up was only at the end of this year that she dared to do this. Taking advantage of the convenience of trains to help people sell goods has always been a thing, and she would have done it even if she didn't do it. She just wanted to get involved and use the convenience of trains to make some money.
“That’s right.”
"Then Aunt Cao, please think about it first. I will come again in the evening. You can take this egg." Tang Yuan put down the egg.
"You have to accept the money. I'll give it to you." Aunt Cao didn't let Tang Yuan refuse and gave him the money immediately.
After Tang Yuan left, she immediately pulled her daughter-in-law Gu Lan into the house to talk.
When she heard that the product to be sold was flour, Gu Lan agreed without hesitation: "Mom, this is a good opportunity. No one else dares to make such a promise except her. Don't worry about not being able to sell it. This is hard currency and no tickets are required. There are many people who are willing to buy it. I dare say that as long as Hai Rong and I tell our colleagues, many people will come to us on their own initiative."
"Will it really work? There's two or three cents profit per pound." Aunt Cao was most worried about the profit. She didn't make much money before, so she felt at ease. But after making money this time, she felt uneasy.
"Mom, you always chat with people. What do you think of the current situation? I mean, that thing?" Gu Lan asked her.
Aunt Cao thought for a moment and said, "It has indeed gotten much better. A few times I saw people walking past each other and they were just watching them exchange things with others, but they didn't even try to grab them."
"That means it's really relaxed. It's the same on the train, the situation has relaxed a bit," Gu Lan said, and agreed again firmly, "When she comes again, you can tell her that we agree, and Hai Rong will definitely agree too."
Seeing that she was still thinking, Gu Lan continued, "Mom, the good relationship between Hai Rong and I in the past two years has a lot to do with that batch of supplies. We can't miss such a great opportunity."
Aunt Cao's eyes flickered, and she hesitated for a long time before finally slapping her thigh: "Damn it! If you don't try your best, you won't know you can accomplish anything! When she comes back in the evening, I'll agree to her request!"