Chapter 3879 3881【Nylon socks】
“I’m sorry.” Xiang Nan said quickly.
"It's okay. My mother died when I was ten years old. I'm used to it." Luo Yuzhu rubbed her eyes.
“You want to use your mother’s former colleague to help you smooth out your socks?” Xiang Nan asked again knowingly.
"Shunneng can come out with a few pairs. I'm going to ask her for help and introduce a way." Luo Yuzhu waved her hands and said, "I know that when the drivers in the factory deliver goods, in order to prevent the goods from being lost on the road, they often bring an extra pair. Pack. I’m going to buy it from him. One pack is one hundred pairs, two packs is two hundred pairs.”
Xiang Nan suddenly realized, "Okay, you really dare to think about it, the road is really wild."
“Isn’t that what you said? The bold ones will be starved to death and the timid ones will be starved to death.” Luo Yuzhu explained, “How can I make money if I don’t do this?”
"That makes sense." Xiang Nan nodded, "I'm willing to be killed, and I dare to pull the emperor off his horse. I'm so poor that I'm starving to death, but I can still manage so much."
"However, I have money for a meal, but I don't have money for buying goods. When the time comes, you will have to pay for the goods." Luo Yuzhu said in a dilemma.
"No problem." Xiang Nan nodded, "I will help you pay for the meal. Then, after the socks are sold, we will calculate the general ledger."
Because it is not honorable to go through the back door, so the more private the better. Luo Yuzhu and Aunt Wang are old friends after all, and there is a trust between them. If Xiang Nan was added as an outsider, it would be difficult to say anything that could have been said.
"No, I will pay for the meal." Luo Yuzhu insisted, "Aunt Wang is my mother's former colleague and also my elder. It is my duty to treat her to dinner, and it cannot be counted. Moreover, I will pay for the meal." I can still afford it, but I can’t ask you to pay the full amount.”
Moreover, completing this matter alone was also an exercise for Luo Yuzhu. If she could successfully navigate this road, she would not have to worry about having food to eat in the future.
It has never been easy to open up trade routes. If you don't put in some effort, why would anyone give you money?
Hence, Xiang Nan did not get involved and just waited for news from a distance outside the snack bar.
Comparatively, many girls in later generations have serious double standards. Men buy cars, buy houses, pay betrothal gifts, and give gifts on Valentine's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, Goddess' Day, and other festivals. If they spend less, they will be criticized. But when they were asked to give gifts to boys, they called the boys unworthy.
In comparison, Luo Yuzhu really moved Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan did not go with him.
About an hour later, Luo Yuzhu sent Aunt Wang out of the snack bar and then came to find Xiang Nan.
He often carried a thousand dollars on his person in these years. Although in later generations, a thousand dollars was nothing, but in the 1970s, it was definitely considered a huge sum of money.
Xiang Nan was not surprised when he heard this.
He knew that Luo Yuzhu had little money and even had to beg for a living. It is such a person with such backbone and principles that is really admirable.
“Then do you still have money on you? Let me treat you to something good tonight.” Xiang Nan said, taking out a wad of money from his pocket.
Xiang Nan couldn't help but respect her when he heard what she said.
"Yeah." Luo Yuzhu nodded, "Aunt Wang will help us make an appointment with the driver of the sock factory, and I will treat him to a meal tonight."
At noon, Luo Yuzhu waited for Aunt Wang at the factory gate, and then took her to the snack bar outside the factory.
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"How about it? Is she willing to help?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Take it first and buy them some gifts. It's not weird to give gifts to so many people." Xiang Nansai gave her twenty yuan and said. This money had considerable purchasing power at the time. It could buy a few bottles of good wine and a few chickens and ducks. , nothing to mention.
“Okay, I’ll lend it to you, and it will be deducted from my share later.” Luo Yuzhu thought for a while, took the money and said. Then she went to the grocery store and bought some gifts.
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In the evening, under the recommendation of Aunt Wang, Luo Yuzhu met Master Huang, who was delivering goods from the sock factory.
This time Xiang Nan also did not participate, letting Luo Yuzhu go and succeed. Whether it succeeds or not depends on his own ability.
About two hours later, the meal finally came to an end.
After Luo Yuzhu sent Aunt Wang and Master Huang away, she came to Xiang Nan happily and said, "Master Chen, it's done!"
"Really? How did you say that?" Xiang Nan asked quickly.
“Master Huang will deliver goods to Hujiang tomorrow, and he promised me that he would leave me a pack.” Luo Yuzhu explained, “A pack of one hundred pieces, one piece for one dollar.”
"Well, now a pair of nylon socks can be sold for two and a half yuan, so there is still a profit of one and two yuan." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "This business is a good deal."
"I'm going to contact a few more people, preferably from the sales department. It should be cheaper to get the goods from them." Luo Yuzhu added, "One yuan or two per piece, the price is still a bit high."
A pair of nylon socks now costs two and a half yuan in the store. They can't have the same price as the store, they have to be a few cents cheaper.
As a result, their profit from a pair of socks is only about one yuan. If it's half and half, it's only a few cents. And the risks they take are very high. If they are caught or their socks are detained, the losses will be huge.
So she wanted to contact as many people as possible from several sock factories, preferably from the sales department, so that she could keep the price as low as possible and ensure her own profits.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to go through all the hard work and not earn much.
“Well, you’re right to think so, don’t put all your eggs in the same basket.” Xiang Nan agreed.
The most taboo thing in doing business is to have a single purchase channel. Once the purchase channel is cut off, the business route will also be abolished. Therefore, it is necessary to expand more purchase channels.
"Let's go rest first and pick up the goods at the corner here tomorrow morning." Luo Yuzhu said again.
Xiang Nan nodded.
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The two of them then found a nearby forest and stayed in the leeward low area for a night.
The reason why I didn’t stay in a hotel was because at that time, I needed a letter of introduction from a public official to stay in a hotel. The letter of introduction had to have an official seal, which meant that I was on a business trip, otherwise I wouldn’t be accepted.
Secondly, it costs one yuan to stay in a small hotel for one night, which is a bit unaffordable for small business owners like them.
Therefore, most people choose to stay overnight under a bridge, in the woods, in a den, or in a dilapidated house. For example, there is a station where you can take a rest at Knocking Tangbang, which is pretty good.
Of course it doesn't matter where Xiang Nan spends the night, he can use a rope as a bed. But poor Luo Yuzhu, a girl, sleeps in the wild all year round.
Because of this, she suffered from severe rheumatism and her legs often suffered from severe pain. Even when he was sixty years old, he had to use a wheelchair.
So Xiang Nan specially took off his coat and put it under Luo Yuzhu. It will be more or less comfortable to sleep like this.
Luo Yuzhu saw Xiang Nan's actions and was naturally very grateful.
(End of this chapter)