Lin Xiuyao bought a sleeper ticket, while Erpingzi and Dagong bought hard seats. He was resting alone in the sleeper, looking at the distant scenery and thinking of Su Qingmeng. He wondered what his wife was doing at home. He guessed she was reading a book, or maybe she was inspired to write. He missed his wife as soon as he went out.
A female comrade in the same compartment saw that he was handsome, well-dressed, and had a gentle smile on his face. She couldn't help but say, "Comrade, where are you going?"
Lin Xiuyao came back to his senses, pretending not to hear, and spoke to the uncle on the upper bunk, "Brother, are you on a business trip?"
The uncle smiled and said, "Young man, you have a good eye. I'm from the Sucheng Textile Factory and I came here to learn and exchange ideas."
Lin Xiuyao: "That's quite a coincidence, my wife is from Sucheng." He chatted with the uncle and asked about the situation of the Sucheng Textile Factory. After all, his next focus was to sell clothes.
The female classmate felt embarrassed and a little angry when she saw Lin Xiuyao ignoring her, so she went to chat with another male comrade.
During the day, Lin Xiuyao asked his friends to come to the sleeper to rest, and they talked about each other's situations in the past two years.
The train was crowded with people, so Lin Xiuyao could only write a message and post it on his space when he went to the toilet. They arrived in Guangdong Province three days later.
After getting off the train, the three of them found a hotel to stay in. After their friends fell asleep, Lin Xiuyao took out a pen and paper. He had briefly reported his safety on the train before, and now he had time to write down in detail about his journey.
Su Qingmeng finally felt relieved when she saw the news that he arrived safely.
The next day, the three of them spent 80 yuan to apply for border passes to enter Shenzhen. A huge sign was erected in Shekou District: "Time is money, efficiency is life."
There was a small hotel converted from a residential house on the roadside, and the three of them stayed there. The street was crowded with people, including many small vendors and merchants from other places. The owner was a nice person and reminded them to pay attention to the safety of their property.
The three of them acted separately. They first inquired about the situation in the first few days and were not in a hurry to purchase goods.
Lin Xiuyao asked the people in Gangcheng and learned that Gangcheng pearls were quite valuable. He sold a necklace for three thousand.
The pearl necklace was prepared by Su Qingmeng. It was made of pearls produced in the farm's aquaculture area. The pearls are white and perfectly round, all the same size, with a diameter of one centimeter. When strung into a necklace, it is beautiful, generous, smart and elegant.
In the evening, Erpingzi talked with his friends about the situation and was very excited. "Brother Yao, this place is really great. There are so many goods. You can buy them as long as you have money. No tickets are required."
Lin Xiuyao asked, "What do you want to buy? How much money do you have?"
Da Gong said, "I want to buy some cloth. There are many varieties here and they are cheap." Nowadays, people in rural areas have started to raise livestock. After they have enough food to eat and have some spare money, they start to pay attention to clothes, and cloth is easy to sell.
Erpingzi was a little hesitant. "I want to buy some clothes. The clothes here are novel and will definitely be popular when I go back."
When it comes to food, clothing, housing and transportation, both of them want to start with "clothes". Clothes are made of light fabrics and are convenient to carry on the train.
Lin Xiuyao: "I suggest you buy some electronic watches. They are small and easy to carry."
Erpingzi was embarrassed: "A watch? I don't have that much money." A watch costs about a hundred yuan.
Lin Xiuyao explained: "Digital watches are not expensive. I will find someone and I should be able to lower the price to less than 10 yuan." Electronic products are not easy to buy at that time.
When they heard this, their eyes lit up and they agreed immediately. Then they asked around, looking for high-quality sources of goods.
Lin Xiuyao established a relationship with a Hong Kong businessman through pearls. The businessman sold all the pearls to him and sold him a batch of electronic watches at a low price, a total of 1,000 pieces.
Lin Xiuyao calculated the cost, which was about six yuan each, and gave 50 to each of his friends.
Erpingzi also found a clothing factory that sold high-quality goods at low prices. The more goods he bought, the cheaper they were. The three of them pooled together 5,000 yuan for the goods and got a very favorable price.
Lin Xiuyao contributed 3,000 yuan, Erpingzi contributed 1,800 yuan, and Dagong bought a dozen pieces for his relatives. He also bought 2,000 yuan worth of cloth, and Lin Xiuyao also contributed 2,000 yuan to make up the order.
Having stayed in Pengcheng for more than ten days, they were afraid of any complications, so they prepared to return after buying a large quantity of goods. On the last day, they left two people to look after the goods while they took turns going out to buy some local specialties.
Lin Xiuyao was the last one to arrive. He arrived at a small warehouse he had rented. To avoid exposing the space, he had stored all the extra items he had bought over the past ten days. He was about to board the train, so he packed everything away.
This area is full of warehouses, with cars coming and going every day, so no one would notice that his things had disappeared out of thin air. He paid a month's rent for the warehouse, and no one else could come in during that month. After a month, he would be gone, so there shouldn't be any problems.
As he walked back, Lin Xiuyao sighed. According to Su Qingmeng, there would be surveillance cameras on every street and alley in a few decades, and this kind of operation would not be possible then.
When they arrived at the hotel, Lin Xiuyao said, "Let's go directly to the train station and stay there." They had bought tickets for the evening train, and it would be safer to stay at the station where there were more people.
They had so much stuff to carry that they called three tricycles. On the way back, all three of them bought sleeper berths, which were safer. They didn't dare to relax during the trip, and they took turns sleeping.
When they arrived at Jingcheng Station, Lin Xiuyao got off. Erpingzi and Dagong's letters of introduction were for going to the south, so they did not stay in Jingcheng and went directly back to Jilin Province. The three of them agreed to spend a few days in Jingcheng next time.
Lin Xiuyao saw Su Qingmeng the moment he left the station. He excitedly ran over, put down his bag, and hugged her. "I missed you so much." The two of them hugged each other tightly.
Passersby smiled and walked by when they saw the couple hugging. In the past two years, the social atmosphere has become more open, and it is common to see young couples holding hands and hugging on the street. It is no longer like in previous years when people thought these behaviors were immoral.
Su Qingmeng let him go first, "Okay, there are so many people, let's go home first."
The two of them called a tricycle to transport the goods home. The entrance to the alley was where the aunts gathered. Aunt Wu saw Lin Xiuyao, who was covered in bags and looked dusty. "Hey, Xiaolin, you're back home? So much luggage?"
Lin Xiuyao responded politely, "Auntie Wu, I just got off the train. What are you busy with?"
Grandma Zheng asked, "Xiao Lin, did you bring back any mushrooms?" She had bought mushrooms from Lin Xiuyao before and liked them very much, but unfortunately they were sold out very quickly.
Lin Xiuyao said, "Yes, please come to my house tomorrow. It's late today, I need to rest first."
The two returned home, locked the front door, and closed all the doors and windows. Lin Xiuyao went over and hugged Su Qingmeng, "Wife, I missed you so much."
Su Qingmeng: "I miss you too. I think you've lost weight. You must have suffered a lot outside."
It was difficult to travel in the 1980s. There were no high-speed rail or hotels like in later generations, so the journey was definitely uncomfortable.
"It's okay, I haven't suffered much." The three of them have been living and eating together, and it is indeed not as comfortable as at home, but he also suffered a lot when he was a child, so he didn't think it was a big deal.
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