National Tide 1980.

Chapter 312

Friday, November 1982, 5.

It was almost five o'clock in the afternoon.

In order to occupy a good place, Ning Weimin deliberately led Luo Guangliang and his brothers to the south entrance of a small street in the north of the road, outside Jianguomen, Dongcheng District.

They came really early, the place was empty and deserted, and there were no peddlers doing business at all.

So that six of them, six tricycles, casually occupied the best position at the intersection.

They can split up and guard the two ends of the intersection, line up three cars on each side, and sell goods here.

But just because it is the first time to come here, after seeing the environment here clearly.

Except for Luo Guangliang who admired Ning Weimin's abilities and still maintained confidence in him.

Everyone else was greatly frustrated, and it can even be said to be quite disappointed.

Because none of them understand that the small street under their feet is 500 meters long and [-] meters wide, which is not on the map.

Is there any place worthy of Ning Weimin's attention, and the reason why he specially organized everyone to come here to do business.

You know, this is the eastern suburb outside the Second Ring Road.

These days, once you cross the Jianguomen Bridge, you can go out of the city, and there are fewer cars and fewer people.

Although the place where they were staying was in front of Jianwai Street, there were not many people there.

And besides the acacias, there are walls on both sides of this small street.

People passing by here, whether walking or cycling, are not interested at all, so they take a look at the street or inside.

Instead, facing the unobstructed Chaotian Avenue, the speed is fast, and the eyes are focused on the front.

It seems that everyone has business to do, as if they were air.

Such a situation, not to mention that it cannot be compared with the downtown areas of the capital, such as Qianmen, Xidan, Dashilan, and Wangfujing.

Compared with the Friendship Store on the west side of this street, and the Jianguo Hotel on the east side, it's not so old.

No matter how you look at it, it is definitely not a good place to do business.

Why do you have to come here?This is illogical.

To be honest, Luo Guangliang's prestige is here, and he took the initiative to lay out the goods without saying a word.

His brothers didn't dare to speak, and followed suit.

Otherwise, this brother's dissatisfaction and doubts would have been expressed long ago.

I'm afraid I have to ask Ning Weimin face to face.

The time was silently wasted in the indifference of no one's attention and the dull smoking.

Half an hour passed, but there was a little positive phenomenon.

That is, after everyone placed their goods, this small street gradually came to many small businesses and hawkers, and gradually became much more lively.

It can be said that there is indeed a certain market prototype here.

It's just a pity that the faith of Luo Guangliang and his brothers has not been restored much.

Because the colleagues who got together with them were nothing but carrying the burden to sell fruits and vegetables.

Or they are carrying a basket to sell eggs or salted duck eggs.

There are also those who push bicycles with hanging baskets to sell sauced tofu and pickles.

Or a few sacks are pushed by a small cart to sell mung beans, red beans, and millet.

To put it bluntly, these hawkers are like going to a rural market. They are mainly engaged in agricultural products, turning this place into a free market for farmers.

So this situation made Luo Guangliang's brothers feel very embarrassed.

In the incomprehensible and strange eyes of this group of hawkers, it seems that they are the freaks that shouldn't be here.

Even soon, the subsequent development of the facts fully verified this point.

When the sun has the meaning of setting in the west, the clouds in the sky begin to appear golden yellow.

The south entrance of this small street finally ushered in the first burst of crowds and peak passenger flow.

The reason is that almost all the workers in the Dabeiyao factory area are off duty.

As long as workers who don't live in the factory come to the city, most of them will pass through here.

Needless to say, any businessman in the world probably likes the flow of people the most.

Because traffic means business opportunities and making money.

Today, however, Luo Guangliang's brothers are an exception.

Because of these hard-won passenger flows, it only proves that the business logic of those hawkers is correct.

On the contrary, it made them look more and more stupid.

In fact, among these off-duty workers, the reason why they stay here is just to save trouble and convenience.

Buy some useful rice noodles and vegetables to take home for dinner.

This is their fundamental purpose.

So whenever a man or an elderly person is buying rice and vegetables at the same time.

Like the other peddlers who are yelling hard, they will look at them with strange eyes, and look at Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang's six tricycles full of high-end goods.

To put it bluntly, it's like a tourist visiting the zoo suddenly discovers that among the monkeys in Monkey Mountain, there are six Arabian baboons that shouldn't be here at all.

Even the young female workers, who accounted for a quarter of the population, could hardly resist the temptation.

I will always be attracted by those novel styles and brightly colored clothes on the car.

But it's a pity that even if these girls like it again, it's over as soon as they ask the price.

Because Ning Weimin's sales price for this batch of cut-out clothing is only equivalent to 80% off the original price, but each piece costs at least [-] yuan.

Almost no ordinary female worker would be willing to spend more than a month's salary to buy clothes.

The girls who came to see these clothes were all pale with fright and complained again and again.

"My God, are your clothes made of gold thread? Who can afford them?"

"I know you're a famous brand, so what's the cardboard crotch, but haven't your trademarks been cut off? Where is the brand here?"

"It looks good, and the material is really good, but it's too expensive. It's not like I said, the price is too out of touch with the masses..."

In short, compared with the booming business of other hawkers, the scene they encountered here was extremely inconsistent.

No matter how you look at it, it seems weird and funny.

So when the crowd receded, Luo Guangliang's five brothers almost despaired of seeing the jokes in the eyes of other colleagues.

Finally, when Ning Weimin went to the main road outside the small street to smoke alone, they couldn't help complaining in private.

"I said how many brothers, are you dumbfounded? Unexpectedly, one of them didn't sell, and people looked at it as a joke. Look at this embarrassment."

"That's right, when you come here you still say 'open foreign meat', as long as you obey the orders, it's definitely better than pedaling three rounds! I think it's a mess today, where are there any foreigners? Everyone just made a trip for nothing. what."

"Okay, okay, let's not say a few words! Who are we targeting? Not in the face of the third brother! Even if I don't give you a dime, let you come to help today, don't you still Why don't you?"

"Fuck, it shows that you are active. Are you sensible? Don't take it out of the third brother's face, I'm still standing here talking to you? Why are you pretending to be a wolf with a big tail?"

"Hey, what are you talking about? You are so awesome, just throw your hands away and leave now. Don't be arrogant with me!"

"Hey, I'm so short-tempered, are you just trying to make me unhappy?"

"Grandson, I also warn you, don't bring bits and pieces in your mouth. Who is it? You!"

"Dela, let your own people do it first! Be less angry. Who are you attacking? Brother Du..."

"That's right, it's correct. I think we should ask the third brother to ask the surname Ning. What is going to happen next? Should we continue to poke or withdraw?"

"Look, look... Hey, look, er, isn't the third brother in the past? He really went out to find that kid on the road! Just wait, let's wait for the third brother to come back and hear what he has to say..."

(End of this chapter)