Qiao Qinglu looked in the direction the young man pointed and saw a burly man with a scar standing at the door of a courtyard. She nodded, covered herself with a gray cloth, and walked over with a bamboo basket.
As the man entered the yard, the scarred man introduced himself: "Hey sister, my name is Yongzi, everyone calls me Brother Yong. I invited you over today because I want to make friends with you. How many of those military coats, watches, and military canteens you just sold are left? I'll buy them all for you."
Hearing what the scarred man said, Qiao Qinglu knew that the military coats, watches and other supplies had aroused their interest. These were originally Qiao Qinglu's attempts to test the waters.
Qiao Qinglu did not plan to deal with the supplies in the space one by one by herself. She still had to go to work, study, and raise children in the future, so she had to find a partner in the black market.
The black market she came to the day before was quite famous. The prices here were fair and it was rarely checked. The leader, Brother Yong, was said to be a righteous man with some background, and his subordinates were all well-behaved and rarely stole people's goods.
So Qiao Qinglu spoke very straightforwardly, "Brother Yong, I do have some supplies, but firstly, we're not familiar with each other, and I'm worried you might take the goods without paying. Secondly, my salesperson doesn't want to show up, and I don't have a reliable place to store the supplies, so it's difficult to deliver the goods."
The scarred man thought for a moment and replied, "Big sister, this is easy. As long as you have the goods and the quality is good, I can pay you a partial deposit first, and we'll settle the rest when your goods arrive. The delivery location is also easy to choose. My friend has a yard nearby and doesn't live there, so he can store the goods for you. Whenever you have the goods, just come to this yard to find me. If I'm not here, you can find Da Junzi, the tall and thin one."
Qiao Qinglu accepted the offer. "Okay, since Brother Yong thinks highly of me, I'll agree to this. But let me be frank. This yard is rented by me. We'll go around the yard and sign a lease. If anything goes wrong with the items I've stored there, we won't work together again."
The scarred man thought, this girl looks silly, coming to the black market rashly, but she is actually quite smart.
But it doesn't matter anyway. He was doing business with conscience, not the kind of thief who robs his fellow thieves.
Not far from the yard, Brother Yong and Qiao Qinglu walked over directly, while Da Junzi rode a bicycle to pick up the owner of the yard.
When they walked into the yard, Da Junzi and a little fat boy were already waiting at the gate. The four of them entered the yard together.
This yard has probably been uninhabited for some time, and it looks a bit desolate and lonely. Qiao Qinglu is very satisfied with this. No one cares about a dilapidated yard these days.
While Qiao Qinglu was looking around the yard, Brother Yong quickly asked Da Junzi and Xiao Pangzi to fetch water to wash the yard and scrub the tables and chairs.
There was nothing wrong with the yard. Qiao Qinglu asked about the neighbors around, hoping that there wouldn't be anyone living there who would gossip about other people's homes.
The fat boy Xie Jia quickly patted his chest and assured that there were not many houses nearby, and no one lived in the two houses on the left and right. The people in their alley were all honest, and there had never been anyone who reported others in the past few years.
Brother Yong also said that they are all very cautious and low-key, otherwise they would not have chosen this alley.
After confirming that everything was correct, Qiao Qinglu signed a six-month contract with the fat boy, with a monthly rent of 2 yuan. She happily paid 12 yuan.
Brother Yong looked at Qiao Qinglu and rubbed his hands: "Sister Qiao, now we can talk about the supply."
Qiao Qinglu smiled and agreed, "Of course, I'll be here to distribute the goods. I'll pay for the goods here at 3 pm sharp. If anyone monitors or follows me while I'm distributing the goods, or tries to find out where I'm coming from, the transaction will be automatically voided!"
Brother Yong quickly said, "Sister, you can ask around. I'm a very fair and honest person. I never do anything like that. You can distribute the goods without worry. My men won't come near here until the right time."
Qiao Qinglu finally nodded in satisfaction. "Okay, I'll give you 30 military coats, 30 watches, 40 military canteens, and 40 pairs of men's cotton boots a day. The military coats are 60 yuan each, the watches are 210 yuan each, the canteens are 10 yuan each, and the cotton boots are 20 yuan a pair. That's a total of 9,300 yuan."
Brother Yong hadn't expected Qiao Qinglu to have so much inventory. Although the price was fair, he didn't have that much cash on hand at the moment. He said bluntly, "Sister Qiao, I can give you a 1,000 yuan deposit right now, but I don't have enough cash. Can you use small yellow croakers, jewelry, and antiques to offset part of the cost?"
Qiao Qinglu thought this was a good suggestion. Since she couldn't buy or sell houses now, and so much money would just sit there, it would be better to stock up on some gold, jewelry, and antiques, which would have greater potential for appreciation.
So, they discussed and decided to give 4,000 yuan in cash, and the remaining 5,300 yuan would be offset by gold bars, jewelry and antiques.
After receiving the 1,000 yuan, Brother Yong and the others returned to the black market, and Qiao Qinglu also returned to the family compound.
It was still early, and Qiao Qinglu took off her clothes in the space. After watering the plants, feeding the animals, and harvesting a batch of vegetables and eggs, she found that there was no mud and did not need to take a shower, so she returned to her room to continue reviewing.
The medicine was ready at noon, and Qiao's father and mother came home with food.
After the family finished their meal, Qiao's father and mother rested for a while and then went back to work. After Qiao Qinglu took her medicine, she decorated her space. It was still early, so she planned to go to the recycling station first.
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