In the blink of an eye, it was the spring of 1979. After school that day, Zhang Pingping and Chu Jingqiu just walked out of the school gate and saw a group of students gathered at the school gate, choosing clothes at a small stall.
Zhang Pingping was particularly interested in clothing. She had always wanted to make a big splash after the reform and opening up. When she saw someone setting up a stall, she quickly stopped her bicycle, took Chu Jingqiu's hand and went over.
After squeezing in with great difficulty, the two of them discovered that the stall owner was their old acquaintance Yuan Xingyuan. She was holding a large sack half filled with Dacron shirts.
In the 1970s, when colors were monotonous and clothing styles were simple, blue and gray coarse cloth clothes occupied almost everyone's wardrobe.
However, in this era, the emergence of a new type of fabric, "Dacron", quickly became a representative of fashion and avant-garde.
In that era, Dacron was expensive, and wearing a piece of clothing or pants made of Dacron became a symbol of fashion for young people.
Yuan Xingyuan was holding a shirt and hawking it, "Take a look, take a look, these are good quality, inexpensive Dacron shirts. Thirteen yuan each, two for twenty-five yuan, no tickets needed. You won't get a bad deal, you won't get cheated..."
A female student whispered to her companion: "I have wanted to buy a Dacron shirt for a long time. Last weekend I asked at the mall and it was only 18 yuan, and I had to get a ticket. I didn't want to buy it.
She really doesn't sell it too expensive. Let's buy it together. We can save one yuan if we buy it together!"
The two girls quickly picked out two shirts, paid and left happily.
There were also some people who were hesitating, but after Yuan Xingyuan's eloquent persuasion, they paid for two pieces without hesitation.
In this way, her big bag of clothes was sold out very quickly. There were even students who came later and didn't buy anything and asked her anxiously when she would come here to set up the stall again.
As Yuan Xingyuan packed up his stall, he smiled and replied, "The day after tomorrow! I've already made arrangements with other schools, so I have to go sell somewhere else tomorrow."
Seeing that Yuan Xingyuan had finished his work, Zhang Pingping and Chu Jingqiu immediately went up to greet him enthusiastically, saying, "Xingyuan, you've had good business today!"
When Yuan Xingyuan saw the two, he said in surprise, "Jingqiu, Pingping, why are you here? Do you attend this school?"
Zhang Pingping nodded. "Yeah, we just got out of school. I saw you setting up your stall here, so we came over to join in the fun. The clothes you have are all very nice, and the prices are very affordable."
Yuan Xingyuan proudly raised the large sack in his hand and said, "Of course, I spent a long time choosing these good items. If you like them, I can give you two."
Zhang Pingping smiled and nodded. "Okay, then, when you come back, leave me a women's shirt! But I can't ask you to pay me back. I'll give you what I owe you!"
Yuan Xingyuan waved his hand, "It's too formal for you to say this. I'll leave one for each of you the day after tomorrow!"
Chu Jingqiu smiled and said, "I don't want it! Yi Han just bought me one a few days ago. I don't need any clothes now."
Zhang Pingping lowered her voice and said, "Xingyuan, you're selling clothes now, so you should be making a lot of money, right?"
Yuan Xingyuan raised the corner of her mouth, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes. She leaned closer to Zhang Pingping and said in a low voice, "I won't hide our relationship anymore. The money I make from selling clothes in one day is more than your monthly salary."
Zhang Pingping and Chu Jingqiu's eyes widened in surprise when they heard this. They knew setting up a stall could make money, but they had no idea Yuan Xingyuan could actually make so much.
Yuan Xingyuan looked at their surprised expressions and said with a smile: "Now that the policy has been relaxed, there are more street vendors over there. They sell at most shorts, socks, scraps of cloth and so on.
That person can't earn that much, and is often chased by people in the market.
So, setting up a stall also depends on the location, and you have to choose the right time to find more scarce and good products to make a lot of money."
Zhang Pingping asked curiously, "How did you find these good things?"
Yuan Xingyuan smiled mysteriously and said, "I just need to pay more attention, run more errands, ask more acquaintances, and then find acquaintances in various factories.
Every Saturday afternoon I go out to buy goods. Although it is hard work, it is worth it when I can find cheaper and better goods. "
Chu Jingqiu said admiringly, "You are really capable. You actually thought of going out of town to purchase goods."
Yuan Xingyuan waved his hand and said, "This is also the result of practice. It was not so smooth for me at the beginning. This is also the result of paying for training.
The first time I bought a batch of socks, I found out when I got back that the goods had been replaced. There were rotten cotton covers and cloth strips underneath. That time I almost lost all the money I borrowed.
I also suffered a lot. I got lost, was cheated, and was deceived. I experienced it all. Only then did I learn how to distinguish good from bad, how to deal with wholesalers, and how to get good products. "
Zhang Pingping thought for a moment, her face flushing slightly. She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Xingyuan, next time you go shopping, can you...can you take me with you? I...I also want to try my hand at a small business and earn some extra income."
Seeing Zhang Pingping's embarrassed look, Yuan Xingyuan couldn't help but smile and replied softly, "Of course, no problem! I've always felt that buying goods alone is too tiring. It would be great if there was one more person to help.
Last time, I asked Zishan to help me sell socks for two days, but she felt so embarrassed when she was selling that she couldn't even open her mouth.
The people in the market were still chasing us desperately, which scared her so much that she never dared to work with me again.
Pingping, since you want to do it, let’s make a deal. Next time I go to purchase goods, I will definitely call you.
By the way, Jingqiu, do you want to join us? In fact, I really hope you can join us. If you come, our safety will be better guaranteed. "
Chu Jingqiu thought about it for a moment after hearing this. She didn't want to start a small business like setting up a stall before the policy became clear.
If she goes to the stall every day after school and goes out to buy goods on weekends, she can't leave all the work to the elderly because she has five children to take care of.
What's more, she has no shortage of money, what she lacks now is the opportunity.
Thinking of this, she smiled and said: "I have many children at home, I don't have time to set up a stall, I will not participate for the time being.
But if you need my help, I will definitely help you!"
Just like that, starting from this weekend, Zhang Pingping began her entrepreneurial journey with Yuan Xingyuan.
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