Chapter 233 Two in One
Mosquito was very excited throughout the whole process, jumping and hopping into the crowd like a monkey, which made the people behind him laugh uncontrollably.
I don’t know if it was because of excitement or heat, but my face was flushed.
Ding Guo thought it was because of excitement. Every time Mosquito looked at a stall, he couldn't help turning around to look for Ding Guo or Song Yuling, as if he was afraid that the two of them would miss out on something good, so he let them look at it.
Song Yuling also showed up to show her support. Of course, she was really excited. She felt like a mouse falling into a rice jar and wanted to buy everything she saw.
Ding Guo is okay, she has a rather picky taste.
Although she knew that there was a market for the pants and sweatshirts sold in bulk at some stalls, she didn't want to take these ordinary-style clothes.
Instead, I paid special attention to a stall in the middle with a shed. There were few people watching, and the prices of the clothes were slightly higher than those in other stalls.
Ding Guo strolled around and listened to the stall owner quoting prices to other customers. He memorized the prices of several items and their bargaining ranges, then strolled away.
After walking around for a while, I couldn't find any stall selling electronic watches.
However, I found a small tape recorder with integrated recording function in the corner.
In fact, there are also tape recorders for sale in the capital, one with a wooden shell and the other with a plastic shell. I didn’t pay attention to what brand they were, but they are generally quite bulky.
On the stall next to it was a tape recorder the size of a brick. Although in Ding Guo's eyes the design was not particularly beautiful, compared to the goods in the capital, this one was really exquisite and compact.
The stall owner acted a bit furtive, and was very secretive about the display of his goods. It was obvious that they were definitely smuggled goods brought in from outside.
Ding Guo stood in front of the stall.
The stall owner was not as anxious to quote prices as the stall owners selling clothes and accessories next to him. Instead, he looked at Ding Guo and Lu Wenming who were following behind with a scrutinizing look.
Ding Guo asked, "How much is the tape recorder?"
The stall owner's eyes flickered, and he looked at her warily before speaking in not-so-fluent Mandarin, whispering, "95, it can be used as a radio, can record, it's small and easy to carry, and the sound quality is good. If you buy it, I'll give it to you at a lower price, the lowest is 90."
Ding Guo shook his head and was about to speak when Mosquito came up, squatted in front of the stall, and asked directly: "Will you sell it for 45?"
The stall owner was so angry that his face turned red. He stammered twice and swallowed back a few words. Ding Guo had no doubt that what he swallowed back must be very unpleasant.
"Of course not. That's not how little girls joke."
Ding Guo said: "Give us your lowest price. We may want more than one."
Before the stall owner spoke, Haozi's voice suddenly rang in his mind: "Host, the goods in the mall have been updated, and some product categories have been added."
Not only will the system mall not contain items that are not in line with the current era, but Ding Guo later discovered that the mall's goods are more synchronized towards the area where she, the host, lives.
She lives in the north, and the clothes, shoes and socks in the mall tend to be more local in style. Ding Guo couldn't find the same items from the south that Dayong brought back last year in the mall.
So, now that she has come to the South, the shopping malls have also added popular styles from the South.
Ding Guo's mind suddenly moved, and he asked Haozi: "Do you have this kind of tape recorder?"
System: "Yes, the import goods counter has been updated!"
Ding Guo: "It appears on the imported goods counter. Does that mean there are no local manufacturers producing this kind of small tape recorder?"
When she was chatting privately with the system, the stall owner also quoted a price, 70.
Ding Guo gave a meaningful smile, ready to find out the lowest price through the system mall and have a good talk with the stall owner. As a result, he checked the price at the imported goods counter... which was equivalent to RMB 120.
Ding Guo: ...
Failure to find out the truth was a waste of her expression.
"Mouse, the goods you bring in are not as cheap as the goods that others secretly carry over."
The mouse keeps silent. How can the price in the regular market be the same as that of the parallel imported goods?
As for whether the quality is the same and where the tariffs went, Haozi neither made any identification nor gave any explanation, but just remained silent.
The goods sold in his own mall are not as cheap as those sold outside, and Ding Guo is helpless.
Here, the mosquito has already put in some hard work and is chopping hard.
The stall owner was not angry. He saw that the two men really wanted to get the goods, but neither side wanted to suffer a loss, so they quickly talked and engaged in a tug-of-war with the mosquito.
Song Yuling and Dazhu also came over. They were confused at first when they saw the things on the stall. When they found out that this brick-sized thing was a radio with a recording, they were shocked.
"It's so small, can it be used?" It was the first time that Song Yuling saw such a small tape recorder, and she even had such doubts.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "It works!"
The quality is definitely not worse than those sold in the capital.
Here, Mosquito haggled with the stall owner for half an hour and finally got the price down to 66, but the stall owner refused to lower the price any further.
Mosquito turned around and asked Ding Guo: "Sister, how many do we want?"
Ding Guo said: "I want six. Don't bring too many of these back."
This is not like an electronic watch. I heard that the former boss of Mosquito only sold electronic watches for 45 yuan at most.
This tape recorder is a big item compared to an electronic watch.
Shipping too much is a bit noticeable.
She didn't plan to sell all the six machines she wanted. She would go back and ask the old man first. If the family could keep them, these six machines would be just enough for her to share.
If it is not suitable for personal use, then go out.
It’s okay to hold it for a while, and you shouldn’t lose money if you keep it for a year.
Mosquito said: "Then I want Wutai, let's..."
Before she could finish her words, the stall owner stopped her in time: "Wait, wait, how much do you want?"
Mosquito: "Eleven units, isn't this considered wholesale?"
“No, no, no!” The stall owner shook his head like a rattle, “I only have these four.”
Ding Guo, Mosquito: ...
The mosquito was speechless: "You don't have the goods, but you still refuse to lower the price."
"Don't worry, don't worry." The stall owner didn't let Mosquito rush, but he himself was so anxious that he stuttered. He looked around and whispered, "I don't have any here, but my friend has some. I'll be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning, and I'll wait for you."
Mosquito smiled and said, "Just now I went there for the bulk order, and you were only holding out for the price of four units, so do you want to discuss the price?"
The stall owner looked very distressed: "That's not the way it should be said. The price I give you is really the wholesale price. I don't make any profit."
Of course Mosquito didn't believe it, so she continued to bargain with the stall owner, and finally the stall owner said he would only lower the price by one dollar.
He was also very cunning. He could lower the price by one dollar, but he required Ding Guo and others to pay for the four machines first and then pay an additional deposit of one hundred dollars.
If Ding Guo and his friends fail to show up, the deposit will not be refunded.
However, the rights and interests of Dingguo and others who took the risk of paying the deposit cannot be guaranteed.
Mosquito wanted to say more, but Ding Guo pulled her aside and said, "Forget it. We just got here today and there are still several stalls we haven't visited. Let's go somewhere else tomorrow."
He acted as if he didn't have to buy this thing.
The mosquito cooperated and stood up, preparing to leave, and the stall owner had no choice but to compromise.
If the price is reduced by one dollar, they can take these four Dingguo machines first, and the rest of the goods will be delivered tomorrow. No deposit is required.
Ding Guo asked to audition the tape to check the quality, but the stall owner had ready-made tapes and batteries for auditioning.
But he didn't dare to turn up the volume too high.
Ding Guo and the others don't need the volume to be too high, as long as they can make sure it can be used normally and the quality is good.
Mosquito noticed that the man had those small batteries in his bag, so he asked the other party to deliver two batteries. Ding Guo paid the money, and the group took the goods and left.
It was already noon by the time they were busy, so Ding Guo asked Lu Wenming to take them to a nearby state-owned restaurant and also treat Lu Wenming to a meal.
When he arrived at the state-owned restaurant, Ding Guo discovered that they were more lenient towards customers without tickets than those in the capital.
Although some state-owned hotels in the capital, including Fengning, do not charge tickets, they have monthly quotas and cannot exceed them.
Therefore, people in restaurants will limit the transaction volume and repeatedly confirm that you really don’t have food coupons, meat coupons, etc. Before they impatiently give you the meal at the price for people without coupons, they will also mutter a few unpleasant words.
When the staff here heard Ding Guo say that there was no ticket, they quoted the price for someone without a ticket and collected the money.
We ordered local specialties, rice rolls, wonton noodles, radish cake, and chestnut pork rib soup.
Ding Guo felt that the current situation in the restaurant should be a signal before the relaxation.
In order to verify her guess, she also asked Lu Wenming: "Weren't you so strict about food coupons and meat coupons before?"
Lu Wenming whispered, "No, no, no, it wasn't like this before. It's only since this year that we haven't been so strict on the quota."
The situation is the same as in restaurants in the north in previous years.
Ding Guo nodded and said, "These changes are linked together. Many people from other places have come here, and they can exchange them for national food coupons locally, but meat coupons and industrial coupons cannot be exchanged in other places, so it is very inconvenient for them to eat, wear, live and travel here. Although the official document for the relaxation has not yet been issued, it does not prevent us from testing the waters. Since we are going to test the waters, we must take all aspects into consideration."
Song Yuling and the others listened attentively.
Chen Dongfang glanced at Ding Guo.
The old leader also made a similar analysis. I don’t know whether Comrade Ding Guo’s words are her own ideas or whether she heard them from the old leader.
Lu Wenming couldn't help but admire: "Comrade Ding Guo, I think what you said is reasonable. Try it out and observe first. Once you find that this change is wrong, immediately withdraw it and conduct a strict investigation to stop it, or return to the previous state."
But he likes the current situation. Being able to buy and sell freely has greatly facilitated the lives of ordinary people.
But he can't decide anything, everything still depends on policy.
A few people chatted while waiting for the food they ordered.
Dazhu was looking at the rice rolls ordered by the neighboring table. They looked a little strange, but he didn't want to keep staring at them. After looking at them for a few seconds, he looked away and whispered to Ding Guo, "Sister, that table has rice rolls, why do they look like that?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Rice noodle rolls are made with rice milk as the skin and stuffing inside. They have a very special taste and are very delicious. You will know after trying them."
When their food came, everyone took a bite. Except for Ding Guo and Lu Wenming, the others all paused.
Song Yuling whispered, "Why is it still sweet?"
It's not completely sweet, it's more salty and sweet, but the sweetness overwhelms the saltiness of the filling. It's very special, but if you eat too much, you will feel a bit greasy and not quite used to it.
Lu Wenming smiled and said, "The food here tends to taste sweet."
"Isn't the sugar supply here planned?" Mosquito was curious.
Lu Wenming said: "It is a planned supply, but the supply will take the overall environment into consideration and respect local customs and habits." He laughed and said, "When I went to the countryside, I couldn't get used to the food there. There was no sugar at all. And it was very inconvenient to buy sugar there."
Ding Guo said: "The tastes of the north and south are very different."
Neither Song Yuling nor Dazhu have any roommates from the south, but there are some in their class, but they don't communicate much and have never talked to them about the customs and habits of their hometowns.
Lu Wenming smiled and said, "You'll get used to it after eating it a few times."
After he went to the countryside, it took him a while to gradually get used to the local taste.
Now I accept the food well no matter where I eat.
After lunch, Lu Wenming took them to an alley closest to the station, where there were also stalls.
It is said to be close, but taking the bus and walking means the one-way trip takes about an hour.
There weren't many stalls there, but the things they sold were similar to the previous one.
Ding Guo asked Lu Wenming: "Are these stalls open here every day?"
Lu Wenming said: "It's about the same. There can't be more. The things are pretty much the same..."
He pointed ahead and said to Ding Guo and the others, "Do you see the stall selling herbal tea in front? It's private!"
What Lu Wenming wanted to talk about was not just a simple herbal tea stall, but the situation.
"There are also privately-run noodle stalls in some places," Lu Wenming continued.
This is to tell Ding Guo and others that in addition to selling clothes, shoes and socks, there are also private stalls selling food and drinks.
Ding Guo nodded and continued walking and looking.
After just one round, I still didn't see anyone selling electronic watches.
Since he didn't come across any electronic watches in two consecutive places, Dayong was really lucky to have met the stall owner before.
Having broadened their horizons in the previous market, Mosquito and his companions were not so excited this time and acted very calmly.
But Song Yuling felt a little dazzled, and came over to ask Ding Guo: "Sister, there are so many goods, can you remember which ones you are going to buy and which ones you are not going to buy?"
Anyway, her mind was already a little dizzy.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "I can remember it. Let's check out a few other places tomorrow. Let's classify them and start purchasing."
Mosquito also came up to talk and said, "I can't remember everything, but I can remember the goods I'm interested in. There are a few wallets here that I haven't seen in the market over there."
After I finish transferring tomorrow, I will make a comparison, compare styles, prices, and then integrate some other things.
Song Yuling nodded.
She even sighed, thinking that she was really not cut out for business.
After returning to the guesthouse, Lu Wenming told them to pick them up tomorrow, told them to have a good rest, and left with the things Ding Guo had given him in the morning.
When it was time to turn on the hot water, they hurried to take a shower, washed and hung up their clothes, and went to a nearby state-owned restaurant for dinner. They brought back a few bottles of soda. Song Yuling and Mosquito were both exhausted.
While drinking water, Ding Guo quietly added some well water into their jars to help them restore their strength.
Chen Dongfang came knocking on the door and told Ding Guo that he had to go out for a while, and if he didn't come back early the next morning, Ding Guo and the others didn't need to wait for him.
Ding Guo looked at the front desk and asked in a low voice, "Comrade Chen, is there anything I can help you with?"
Chen Dongfang smiled and said, "Not yet. Comrade Ding, don't worry. There is no danger."
Ding Guo nodded and asked no more questions.
When I returned to the room, I found that Song Yuling and Mosquito were lying on their beds with their eyes closed. After a while, they began to breathe evenly.
Ding Guo was not asleep, so she waited for a while. When they both fell asleep, she squatted on the other side of the bed and slipped into the space.
This way, if either Mosquito or Song Yuling woke up and found that she was not in bed, she would have an explanation.
In the mall, Ding Guo looked at the dazzling array of goods on the shelves and walls and asked Mosquito curiously, "The space hasn't increased much, how did you manage to cram in so many things?"
The system is very proud: "It looks like the space is not big, but it is actually very large. Have you heard of folding space utilization? Our technology is so advanced."
Ding Guo rolled his eyes. "If it's so advanced, why do you want me to arrive in the south before you start selling it? The products you've sold...are still not comprehensive."
Haozi choked and made a weak defense: "Even if I spread the goods, you can't buy much."
Just like the bookstores and import counters that appeared after the upgrade, I didn’t see my host buying many things.
Haozi continued, "And the host didn't wait until the place of production to increase the other imported goods. This time, they also added a recorder and the electronic watch that the host had been dreaming of."
There are loopholes, and we are working hard to fix them.
Ding Guo thought about it and it was true. She didn’t buy much, but she could buy basically everything she needed from the mall, which was not bad.
She went to see the new electronic watches in the import counter.
The electronic watches on the counter seem to be more sophisticated, but the prices are not high, ranging from seven or eight yuan to more than ten yuan.
Ding Guo took the most expensive one and looked at it for a long time. He found that apart from the fact that the material was more textured and the font was a little larger, it didn't have any other extra functions.
The batch that Dayong brought back before was the one that sold for seven or eight yuan in the counter.
It only sells for seven or eight yuan here, so the factory price must be even lower.
Ding Guo just looked at the new things but didn't buy them. He turned around to look at the chickens and ducks, ate some fruit, rinsed his mouth again, and went to the bedroom.
After instructing Haozi to keep an eye on the movements outside for her, Ding Guo went straight to rest in the space.
I slept until I woke up naturally, and it was only a little after three in the morning outside.
Ding Guo slipped out and tiptoed to the bed.
In the morning, we waited for the guesthouse to open the hot water and everyone took their things to take a shower and wash up.
After cleaning up, Lu Wenming also came over.
Ding Guo invited them to have dinner together.
Not seeing Chen Dongfang, Lu Wenming asked in surprise: "Where is your friend?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "He is not feeling well, let him stay in the guesthouse to rest, and we will go shopping on our own."
Lu Wenming said: "It's easy to get uncomfortable with the local climate when you first arrive. If you really feel uncomfortable, go to the health center."
Ding Guo smiled and said, "I told him, he will make the arrangements himself."
Lu Wenming nodded and said nothing more.
After breakfast, several people went to the market.
Not only the stall owner from yesterday was here, many stall owners were out setting up their stalls.
Ding Guo and his friends didn't have time to go shopping, they went to buy a tape recorder first.
He was still the stall owner selling tape recorders, but this time there was a bulging woven bag next to him.
Seeing Ding Guo and his friends, the stall owner breathed a sigh of relief and greeted them with a smile.
Since they didn't need much goods, they checked the quality one by one, made sure there were no problems with the goods, and then paid the money and took the goods.
You definitely can’t take these things out for a stroll, so send them back to the guesthouse.
Ding Guo went in to put the goods in herself. She took a separate woven bag, filled it with some things and put it under the bed, and then put today's goods together with those from yesterday into the space.
Lock the door and follow Lu Wenming out.
After wandering around outside all day today, I finally found a stall selling electronic watches in the alley behind a local hospital.
The other party asked for ten yuan per piece. Ding Guo and his friends bargained hard for a long time and finally got it at a price one yuan lower than the batch that Dayong brought back last time.
Mosquito was a little surprised, but also felt it made sense, and felt nothing in his heart.
If she had worked so hard to carry the goods back from far away, she would not offer too low a price when selling them to others.
The other party didn't have much goods, only about eighty yuan.
But he said that if Ding Guo and the others were willing to wait three or four days, he could send another batch over.
This batch of goods is the leftovers from sales a few days ago, so these are the only ones left.
Ding Guo didn't give a definite answer. They came here with the intention of staying for a few more days, but they weren't sure how many days. They only said that if they were still in Guangzhou in three or four days, they would come over to visit.
But when he got back to the station, Ding Guo went to find the stall owner selling tape recorders and asked him directly about the electronic watch.
"Electronic watches, you can only make money if you sell them in large quantities. I don't have any here. Let me ask my friend for you and he will give you an answer tomorrow."
Ding Guo agreed, and the group prepared to return to the guesthouse.
After separating from Lu Wenming at the edge of the market, Ding Guo and the others went back. Chen Dongfang had already returned and asked Ding Guo about what he had gained from the day.
Ding Guo knew that Chen Dongfang came out this time to help his grandfather investigate the development of the situation here, but the investigation was more in-depth, so he did not hide it and told him about today's situation.
Chen Dongfang thanked him and said, "You will start shopping tomorrow, right?"
Ding Guo: "We will get some goods tomorrow."
Chen Dongfang: "I'll go with you in the morning and go out again in the afternoon."
"Okay!" Ding Guo said, "Today I told Lu Wenming that you were not feeling well and stayed in the guesthouse to rest."
Chen Dongfang nodded to indicate that he understood and he would not let the secret slip.
Song Yuling pulled Ding Guo and said, "Sister, can Comrade Lu take us to the post office here tomorrow? I want to call Dayong."
The college entrance examination had already started on the date they set out, and tomorrow was the last day. It was time to ask Dayong about his exam results.
"Call and ask tomorrow."
By the way, ask Dayong where he got the electronic watch.
Ding Guo began to discuss with Mosquito the types and quantities of goods to be purchased.
The two wanted to import different goods, with only some overlap, so after discussing it, they decided to import their own goods.
Ding Guo said to Song Yuling: "I have the capital of Dayong..."
Song Yuling was surprised: "Sister, doesn't Dayong know that we are coming to the south?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "He left it there before."
Dayong hasn’t received his share of the hair accessories and clothes that Mosquito sold a few days ago. The amount isn’t large, but so what?
Before, Dayong was very clear about making money with her. He would earn several times more with the capital of 200 yuan to increase her investment. How could Dayong not afford so much capital now? It was for the purpose of making money with Ding Guo.
When she came to purchase goods this time, she naturally had to bring some for Dayong.
Song Yuling knew that Dayong and Sister Ding Guo were investing together, so after hearing what Ding Guo said, she had no doubts at all and said, "Sister, I still have two hundred here. If you don't have enough, I'll give you mine."
Ding Guo immediately said, "Okay, you keep some for pocket money and give me the rest."
Song Yuling kept twenty and gave the remaining one hundred and eighty to Ding Guo.
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