Chapter 96 Being Targeted

"1, 2, 3...289, 290, 291, 292!"

After Tang Yuan counted the number of hair bands he had bought today, he took out his wallet from his pocket, counted out five yuan and eighty-four cents, put them at the bottom of the bag, and then grabbed handfuls of rags into the bag.

This is the fifth day of increasing the number of hair ties made. As the people making hair ties become more and more skilled, the number is increasing. Today there are more than ten more than yesterday. Although I don’t know how many villagers were selected to do this, this number is enough to make up for the small amount of money sold.

But this would mean she would have to buy more rags.

The next morning, Tang Yuan went out early, handed today's hair band to Zheng Man, and rode his bicycle to a distant garment factory to buy scraps of cloth.

The security guards had long been accustomed to her bringing the rags back. Unless she took the initiative to greet them, they would just mind their own business and never told her not to store too many rags in the house.

But this was also related to the fact that Tang Yuan moved things out of the house every few days. Every time she took out things, in addition to finished products made from scraps of cloth, she also took out a lot of coffee beans. Once the two were offset, a quick mental calculation would reveal that she couldn't store much in her house.

Taking advantage of the free time today, Tang Yuan planned to visit a few more garment factories that were farther away. As soon as he put away the scraps of cloth he brought back, he went out again.

At the same time, Zheng Man was also working hard to sell today's goods.

What she told Tang Yuan was the truth. Compared to small wallets, hair bands, which are cheap and used in large quantities, will sell better, and as long as the right person is met, one person can pick up seven or eight.

"Other people's hair bands are not as cheap as mine, nor do they have as many varieties as mine. You use them all the time anyway, so it won't be a loss to buy a few more at this price, right?" Zheng Man spoke seriously to the customer in front of her. Seeing that the customer hesitated and then carefully selected the hair band he liked, a brighter smile appeared on her face.

She gets 80 cents a piece of hair circle, and she sells it from street to street. The ordinary one is one yuan, and the ones with more ingredients are one, two or three yuan. Even if the customers bargain, she can still make a profit.

"Zheng Man?"

Zheng Man, who was talking to a customer, looked up when she heard the voice and recognized the person. She greeted him and then spoke to him quickly. After the customer left, she turned around and chatted with him, "Uncle Liu, are you free today?"

"Yes, we... got the documents," Liu Bo looked around and spoke to her in a low voice, "It's all thanks to your guidance, otherwise we wouldn't have found the way so quickly."

"I just told you some things I know, nothing else." Seeing that there were no new customers coming, Zheng Man chatted with Liu Boduo for a few more sentences.

After talking for a while, Uncle Liu looked at the bag she tied to her bicycle and asked, "Are you doing business?"

"Start a small business," Zheng Man showed him, "Buy some goods and sell them to earn some living expenses. Now that you guys have settled down, what are you going to do?"

"I haven't thought about it yet," Liu Bo's eyes flickered, "By the way, you received RMB some time ago..."

"It's not me, someone else asked me to collect it. I don't know what it's for," Zheng Man saw that there were still no customers and started packing up to go to the next place. "Uncle Liu, you know that we are in Hong Kong now. We don't know when the situation in the two places will change... I don't know what the other party is for, but it's definitely useless to me."

She told Liu Boduo that there had been a relatively large RMB transaction before, which was introduced by Liu Bo. She didn't know whether Jiaqi still wanted it, but when the two of them chatted before, the other party also said that the more the better. Now if she could come across it, she would naturally try to see if she could have it.

But you definitely can't spend too much money.

"Wait a minute," Liu Bo saw Zheng Man start to push the bicycle and immediately grabbed the handlebars, "Let's be frank, I can find some more for you, help me find a way to change it."

"I'll ask for you." Zheng Man said casually.

"Please ask for details. This amount of money is not small," Liu Bo said softly. When Zheng Man looked over, he held up two fingers. "Ask if you can change this amount."

Zheng Man raised her eyebrows: "Two thousand?"

Liu Bo shook his head: "Add a zero."

Zheng Man took a breath and said, "So much, this amount of money..."

"Don't worry about where the money comes from, just ask. I'm sure the person who asked you to exchange the money wouldn't be the one who cares about so many things," Liu Bo said. "We'll meet here tomorrow and tell me the result. If it's okay, you can come back with me tomorrow and we can do the deal."

"I have to go ask, it's useless to me." Zheng Man pursed her lips.

"Okay, then you go and ask, but if you plan to change it, remember to bring the money tomorrow, otherwise you will have to run back and forth, which is not safe." Liu Bo glanced at her, met her eyes, nodded, then turned and left.

…

"It's a bit hard to tie five bags of rags together."

"Let me tie them up for you so you don't have to come back next time. The rags just take up space in the factory." The people at the garment factory helped Tang Yuan tie the rags on the back seat.

"That's fine." Tang Yuan looked at the stacked bags of rags and thought this was convenient.

The amount of rags used during this period was quite large, and she began to regret using "empty bags" as rags to move into the house. If she had stocked up more rags at that time, she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to move them now.

However, nothing is always perfect. She had never thought that there would be such a situation where a large amount of scraps of cloth would be consumed. Fortunately, there are many garment factories in Hong Kong, and she can find scraps of cloth almost any time she goes out, so she doesn't have to worry about not being able to buy them.

Even if we take a step back and say that with her current cost situation, even if she spends money to buy complete fabrics to make small wallets and hair bands for sale, she will not suffer a loss, she will just earn a little less.

Halfway through her ride back, she met Zheng Man, who was waiting for her on the roadside, and learned about the money from her.

"Twenty thousand? How can you have twenty thousand in your savings these days?"

Twenty thousand is not a small amount of money. Before, someone spent a thousand dollars to buy a Rolex from her, and she thought it was a lot. But although the amount of one or two thousand is a lot, it is not exaggerated. If the whole family is a worker, or if there is some contribution reward, saving a few thousand dollars is normal.

She couldn't think of any other way to get the 20,000 yuan deposit except through such an unconventional means.

It's not a shady business, unless you sell off your property. But given the situation in the mainland in recent years, not only can you not get much by selling off your property, but few people dare to sell it. She believes that some families have a lot of wealth, such as gold, antiques, etc., and they have tens of thousands of dollars in assets. It is really difficult to save 20,000 yuan in cash.

"We think the same thing. You also think that this money is not obtained legally and you don't want it, right?" Zheng Man asked.

"This is not a question of whether the money came from a legitimate source, but whether those people are righteous," Tang Yuan looked at Zheng Man. "If the money is not legitimate, it means that the people are not righteous. Then, would they be willing to give you this money at a low price?"

There is an exchange rate difference between the RMB and the Hong Kong dollar. Although the two places are not open now and there is no obvious exchange rate difference, anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference in the purchasing power of the two currencies.

It is definitely impossible to exchange 20,000 yuan due to the difference in purchasing power. If they want to exchange it, they can only exchange it for 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars at most. Because they have the initiative, they can even bid a lower price.

"You mean they're planning to do something behind the scenes?" Zheng Man asked, frowning suddenly. "I said Uncle Liu's eyes were not right, as if he was planning something. He also told me that if I was interested, I should take the money and go tomorrow."

"Let you get the money in advance?" Tang Yuan asked her.

Zheng Man nodded and shook her head: "I came to discuss this with you. I didn't agree to him."

"From this point of view, that person may not have 20,000 yuan in his hand," Tang Yuan touched his chin, "Even if you only take 20,000 yuan to exchange, it is not a small amount. The average worker in Hong Kong earns more than 1,000 yuan a month. After deducting the usual food and drink, it will take at least two years to save 20,000 yuan. Did you tell him the exchange price?"

She knew that when Zheng Man exchanged money with others, the price would definitely not be 1:5, but there would always be some difference. Sometimes it was twice, and sometimes it was 2.5 times, and she needed to bargain to confirm.

"Damn, that bastard is really trying to rip me off. 20,000 yuan, and he didn't even ask for the price!" Zheng Man came back to her senses after realizing it belatedly. "Don't worry, since I caused this, I will go there. They don't know you, and they don't know it's you who made the move behind the scenes. Those people dared to rip me off, and I will never let them off easily!"

When Tang Yuan heard that the other party hadn't even named a price, he had the same idea as Zheng Man and was sure that the other party was planning to make a hidden move.

No matter how much Zheng Man took, she planned to keep the money.

If she can earn 20,000, then she can earn 20,000. If Zheng Man takes a little more, maybe she can earn 40,000 or 50,000, which is not a loss even in Hong Kong. After all, the shop she bought some time ago was 100,000 yuan. If she earns a few more, she can buy another shop.

"When you go, be careful and don't confront them head-on." Tang Yuan also felt that he couldn't let it go easily. Since the other person knew Zheng Man, if he let her go this time, there would be a next time, and it was hard to guard against.

"I will. Don't forget what I did before. It was my mistake last time. I won't do it again. It's just that I have become a little rusty during this period of time," Zheng Man said confidently, with a fierce look in his eyes. "I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. But if they offend me, I will kill them."

"You still have to obey the law," Tang Yuan couldn't help but say, "Your hands should be kept clean if possible."

Zheng Man looked at her and suddenly laughed. He raised his hand and touched her head: "Okay, sister, I don't know how you survive here. You are almost engraving the law-abiding into your bones."

Tang Yuan thought this was related to the fact that she had lived in a peaceful era before and had not experienced too much chaos.

She would not persuade Zheng Man to do nothing, but she could not go too far either. If she kept pushing herself towards the edge, sooner or later she would get out of control.

"No matter what, pay attention to your own safety first." This was Tang Yuan's final reminder.

Seeing her serious look, Zheng Man was touched and nodded with a smile: "Okay!"