Chapter 3 Making money is the most important thing
Li Gang shouted angrily, "Why should I give her the job? Once she gets married, she will have nothing. I am the son of the family. If I can get this job, I must give it to my wife."
Hearing her eldest son say this, Wang Xia was in a dilemma, as on one side was her beloved daughter, and on the other side was her eldest son, whom she was counting on for the future.
What does it mean to just marry her off? Why can the family only spend money on sons and not on daughters? Besides, it wasn't like he was spending money to buy a job. He was just trying to coax Li Meng into giving her the job. Li Juan was still a little afraid of this elder brother, so she just stood aside and said nothing.
Wang Gang said again: "Dad, I treat you as my own father. Just tell me, is it appropriate for mom to give the job to my elder sister? I'm getting married soon. I've never heard of giving jobs to daughters instead of daughters-in-law. If the job is not given to Xiaohua, she will cut off contact with me. You can't let me be single for the rest of my life."
Father Li looked at the mess and didn't care about it anymore. He looked like he had a headache. He went out with his hands behind his back and told them to let them quarrel and come back when they were done. As he strolled, he unknowingly arrived at the door of his second brother's house!
"Grandma, we can eat when Uncle and Aunt come back," Li Meng had just put the food on the table when Uncle and Aunt came back.
"Mom, why does it smell so good today? What delicious food did you cook?" Uncle Li washed his hands and came to sit at the table. He was stunned when he saw the braised pork and white flour buns.
"Uncle and aunt, please try it. I helped an old lady on the road today, and the old lady's family forced this on me, so I thought of making it for you as a supplement. Come and try my cooking." In fact, Li Meng took it out from the Space Hotel, but she could only say this because she was afraid of explaining it.
"tasty"! The second aunt ate a piece of braised pork and praised it highly, saying that it would be a great blessing for someone to marry her in the future.
The family was eating when they heard a loud knock on the door. Uncle Li went to open the door and saw that it was his eldest brother. When Father Li came in and saw Li Meng still eating, he scolded, "How dare you eat! Our family is in a mess because of your work, and you can still eat!"
Li Mengtou put down his bowl and chopsticks and sneered, "I asked you to steal my job? This is how you act as a father. You don't love your own children, but love outsiders. Did a donkey kick your head? I have never seen a shameless person who can be so self-righteous. Father Li stretched out his hand to hit him, but was stopped by Uncle Li.
"Bah, who do you think you are? Just take it if you want it. This job was arranged by my family for Meng Meng. Even if Meng Meng doesn't want it, it won't be your burden's turn. You are just daydreaming.
Aunt Li went up to her and started to scold her. Li Meng said indifferently: "Didn't I tell you? One hand gives the money and the other hand hands over the work. Just prepare the money and don't say any other nonsense."
Li's mother also came up and said to her eldest son, "Go home. If you really need this job, do as Mengmeng said." Li Dafu went out dejectedly and had to go home to discuss it with his wife.
The next morning, Li Meng was just about to go out to the factory gate to walk around and earn some money and find out where the black market was. He counted it last night and it was almost 800 yuan, which was a huge sum of money. Nowadays, the highest salary is only more than 50 yuan. He threw the money into the space and went out with his bag on his back.
"Dandan, have you packed all the things I asked you to prepare for me?"
"Don't worry, Boss Meng, everything has been taken care of,"
I strolled to the street and spent two White Rabbit cigarettes to easily find out the entrance to the black market from an old lady. This is an alley with exits for everything. There are people guarding the front and back, and they will run away immediately if there is any movement.
Li Meng approached a young man who was basking in the sun at the entrance of the alley. Before she could say anything, the young man looked her up and down and said, "10 cents for buying things and 30 cents for selling things." After paying the money and following the young man's guidance, she successfully entered the black market.
There were quite a few people inside, so she found an empty spot and squatted down. Using the cover of a cloth bag, she took out seven or eight prepared things such as brown sugar noodles, rice, millet, etc. and placed them on the ground. She understood the principle of not showing off one's wealth. In fact, she did this to attract the managers of the black market. In this way, if the person's character and the price were impeccable, she would make a big deal. A poor family can be rich on the road, so it's not a big deal to carry more money with her.
Soon, several people came to ask for prices. After they quoted the prices, some people thought it was too expensive and walked away, while others bought a few items.
At this time, an old man with gray beard, short stature, energetic, smiling and kind-hearted came over and asked, "Girl, how much do these things cost?" Li Meng looked at the old man and quoted a price. The old man asked if there was any discount for buying more.
Here it comes, this must be the manager of the black market, because when the old man came over, the young man standing guard at the entrance of the alley nodded and bowed to him, and unfortunately Li Meng saw it.
"How much do you want? Grandpa, if you want more, I can give you a wholesale price," Li Meng said to the old man with a smile. On the surface, she was not panicked at all. She was thinking in her heart, wow, I'm making money.
"If it's convenient for you, let's go to the front and talk in detail! Don't worry, I'm not a bad person," the old man invited Li Meng to join him.
Let’s go. Li Meng packed up her things and followed the old man without hesitation. What was there to be afraid of? I have also practiced Taekwondo for a few years. Although it is just fancy moves, it should be no problem for me to subdue an old man. If I really can't do it, the worst that can happen is I can just hide in space.
Following the old man into a courtyard, a middle-aged man came over to greet the old man, "Mr. Hu, have you found a source of goods again? I have to say you are really good." The old man smiled and raised his hand.
After taking Li Meng to a room and sitting down, he said to Li Meng, "Let's talk about the price, girl."
Li Meng asked back, "What do you need? I can basically get it."
"You can see that the little girl is quite arrogant," the middle-aged man who followed in laughed!
Do you have rice, white flour, brown sugar, white sugar noodles, and bacon? The middle-aged man asked,
"Yes, I can get it for you in the evening, as much as you want."
When Mr. Hu and the middle-aged man heard this, they were overjoyed and hurriedly introduced themselves. Mr. Hu was responsible for finding the source of goods, and the middle-aged man who received the goods was called Da Liu and was the manager of the black market. Li Meng asked who was the boss behind the scenes? Mr. Hu stretched out his finger and pointed toward the sky.
Li Meng understood instantly that she had someone above her and had a strong background. Anyway, she was only doing one business here. She agreed with Hu Lao Da Liu to go to the grove behind the textile factory to pick up the goods at night. After paying with one hand and receiving the goods with the other, Li Meng prepared to go back.
Then I said to Liu, "Give me half the money and half the tickets. Any tickets are fine. Also, I don't like being followed. When doing business, I don't use people I doubt. I hope you understand!"
Hu Lao said hurriedly: "I understand, so do we. We hope to have a pleasant cooperation." Da Liu made a gesture, and the people in the dark retreated. I wonder what this little girl found out. She must be quite capable.
In fact, it was Dandan who discovered the incident and reminded Li Meng, so Li Meng made it clear that if he continued to be stubborn, then he would not do the deal!
Soon it was the agreed time. Li Meng repackaged the goods in advance and moved them to the grove using her mind control. She leaned against a tree and waited for Hu Lao and Da Liu to come and pick up the goods.
"Boss Meng, some people are coming, quite a few, pulling carts," Dandan reminded.
"Yes," Li Meng stepped forward to greet them and saw the goods piled in the woods.
Mr. Hu was smiling from ear to ear. Liu came forward to inspect the goods. After confirming the quantity and quality, he asked the younger brother who followed him to take them away in batches. He then handed the money to Li Meng and said, "Here are two thousand yuan and the tickets you asked for. They are valid all over the country. Please count them."
Li Meng hurriedly called Dandan to check whether it was real or not. "It's real, don't worry." After hearing Dandan's words, she put the money and bills directly into her bag without even counting them.
"I still say this. We must be sincere in doing business. There will be a next time. No one is a fool, right, Mr. Hu?" Li Meng raised his eyebrows and looked at Old Hu.
Old Hu said with a smile, "You are so open-minded. I have made a promise to you, my friend. If you have any problems in the future, just come to me and I will never refuse. I beg you to think of me when you have something in the future!"
Li Meng smiled and clasped his hands to say goodbye.
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