Daming 1805

Chapter 290 A Strange Smuggling Case

Aoxue finally chose a pink outfit, and followed Lin Na to the shoe rack.

Lin Na took the clothes chosen by Aoxue and introduced them beside her:
"The best price for ready-to-wear, and the matching shoes are all basic styles, including flat round-toed shoes and high-heeled shoes."

Thinking of the effect of lengthening and straightening her legs, Aoxue said decisively:
"Of course you need high heels, and heights are different, right? Give me the highest one."

Lin Na was a little speechless in her heart, but on the surface she still introduced it very politely, and took the initiative to persuade:
"High heels come in three heights: three centimeters, five centimeters, and seven centimeters. The higher the height, the more difficult it is to control.

"If you haven't tried high heels before, I suggest starting with a lower one..."

Aoxue still said decisively:

"I don't need to start with the lowest one, I just want to choose the highest one directly!"

Lin Na was speechless again, so she could only get the shoes of the corresponding size for Aoxue, and then came back to continue reminding:

"This kind of clothes are more slim-fitting styles, I suggest you try them on here first, and then take them away after making sure they fit you well.

"If you find that you can't wear it after you go back, it will be very troublesome to come back and change it. You don't want to make another trip, do you?

"There is a special fitting room here, an independent single room completely isolated by solid walls, so you don't have to worry about safety."

Aoxue was indeed planning to take it away directly, but what Lin Na said made sense, so she followed her to the fitting room.

As soon as I entered the door, Aoxue was stunned. It should be said that it is indeed a high-end store, and the standard of the fitting room is also high.

The hangers, coffee table, benches, and full-length mirrors inside are all in the same style as the outside, simple but very refined and elegant.

The space is also quite large, even if the lady and lady are changing clothes, accompanied by maidservants, it doesn't look crowded.

They are clearly designed for this purpose, and there are also shop assistants who come in to help change clothes.

Now I am almost equivalent to a young lady, and this Lin Na is a maidservant of Orchid.

Thinking of this in Aoxue's heart, a sense of spiritual satisfaction arises spontaneously.

After Lin Na opened the door, she asked very gracefully:
"Do you need me to stay here with you, or wait for you outside?"

Aoxue wants to experience the lives of wives and ladies, so of course she will not let Lin Na, a handmaid, leave.

Being able to be served and dressed is an experience that cannot be denied.

And it's the first time I wear this kind of clothes, I have to worry that I can't get it right.

So Aoxue decisively let Lin Na stay in the fitting room:
"I don't know how to wear it. Come and help me change my clothes."

"Ok."

Lin Na agreed very gracefully, hung the clothes on the hanger, and began to undress Aoxue.

The new clothes include shirts, which correspond to traditional middle clothes, and Aoxue's existing coat and middle clothes have been taken off.

Only the innermost vest is left on the body, and then the pantyhose on the lower body.

Lin Na looked at this dress that completely covered her waist to her feet, and at the silky texture faintly revealing on its surface, she was obviously taken aback for a moment:
"You have... this is rayon... stretchy pantyhose..."

Aoxue is experiencing the life of traditional rich ladies immersively.

Hearing this surprised question, he took a special look at Lin Na.

Aoxue is a person who is very good at observing words and expressions, and she immediately noticed that Lin Na was surprised with envy.

Aoxue was quite complacent, but deliberately pretended not to care too much, and imitated the tone of the ladies in the family before and said:
"It is indeed rayon pantyhose, only [-]% of the elastic silk, and it turns out that such a pair of socks cost three silver bills."

Although Aoxue's tone was very relaxed, she deliberately mentioned rayon and [-]% elastic yarn, and deliberately mentioned the price of three silver bills.

Three silver bills can buy a bolt of silk, and a pair of long socks worn inside will cost three silver bills, which must be very extravagant.

Aoxue wanted to see this girl... the surprised expression of this female shop assistant.

Aoxue did see a surprised expression right away, but the direction seemed to be completely opposite.

Lin Na widened her eyes and said in a daze:
"The pantyhose with [-]% stretch silk only...three yuan! It really only costs three yuan! Are you kidding me!"

Aoxue was also taken aback when she saw the other party's reaction.

Aoxue has already realized that the selling price of the clothes she bought in the store is five times that of her discounted price.

According to the store clerk in the factory park, the benefits enjoyed by employees here are the same as those in the park store over there.

Therefore, the store in the park sells pantyhose for 15 yuan, but the clothing store outside sells it for [-] yuan!

Aoxue's expression was a little distorted, her brow trembling slightly and she asked:
"So, if you sell this kind of rayon pantyhose with [-]% stretch silk in your store, how much does it cost?"

Lin Na still hasn't recovered completely:

"There are no pure rayon or stretch silk pantyhose, only stretch cotton pantyhose and rayon stockings.

"A stretch cotton pantyhose is a ten-dollar bill, and a ten-dollar rayon stocking is a ten-dollar bill.

"We usually wear non-stretch silk stockings, and a pair is less than one dollar bill. No one can afford pantyhose."

Aoxue confirmed her guess, the pantyhose she bought would indeed increase in price outside.

I didn't expect that the price increase was not five times, but ten times.

The elastic cotton pantyhose that Lin Na mentioned is a one-dollar silver bill sold in the product store in the park.

If calculated according to this ratio, the market price of the pantyhose on my leg may cost 30 yuan in silver notes.

Originally, the socks with three yuan silver bills already felt a bit extravagant.

30 yuan is simply crazy.

I wore a month and a half of wages on my legs...

This feeling is really...

So exciting!
In an instant, Aoxue's spirit became overly excited, and the muscles on her legs began to tremble slightly instinctively.

At the same time, Lin Nazai seemed to have gone through some kind of inner struggle, and at this moment she opened her mouth and said tentatively:

"Um... this lady, can you sell me your pantyhose? I can give you a ten-dollar bill!
"If you have new, same socks that haven't been worn, I can give you... fifteen silver bills!"

Aoxue was taken aback by the female shop assistant's suggestion.

I bought this kind of pantyhose at the product store in the park for 15 yuan, and sold it to the clerk for [-] yuan.

Directly doubled by five times.

However, Aoxue, who was cunning by nature, soon realized some problems.

Buying things from the product store in the park by yourself is much lower than the market price outside.

This obviously belongs to the welfare that the king gave to the workers in the park.

If you take out this benefit and resell it yourself, is this a violation?

In fact, what behaviors are not allowed and what punishments may be imposed have already been discussed by veteran employees and managers in the discipline class before the official start of work.

But Aoxue was very inattentive at the time, thinking that it would be fine if she didn't mess around in the future anyway, but now she can't remember whether such a thing can be done.

At the same time, there is no way to judge whether this female shop assistant bought internal welfare products from herself, is it also a violation of the regulations?

If she really broke the rules, if I go to report her now, can I get a reward?
If there was a reward, would it be more profitable to trade directly with her, or to report on her?

Can you trade first, get the reselling money, and then report to see if there is a reward?
Aoxue, a second-generation maid from a noble family, instinctively wants to get as much benefit as possible.

Aoxue soon decided to take the risk.

At least five times the benefits, almost no one can refuse.

Moreover, Aoxue developed her thinking instinctively, instead of being limited to herself.

Every worker in the factory area can buy two of them every quarter. He also has a younger sister, two brothers, and parents.

All six members of the family were mobilized, and they were able to buy twelve in one go.

Each 180 silver bill, a total of 140 silver bills, can earn more than [-] after deducting the cost.

But the problem is, this female shop assistant...she can probably buy one or two, unless she is reselling herself.

So Aoxue tried it out:
"I can get more than one pair of these pantyhose from the park, how many can you buy at most?"

Lin Na looked around instinctively, making sure that there were no outsiders in the fitting room she was in, then lowered her voice and said:
"As many as you can get, I can eat as many..."

Aoxue immediately confirmed that this female shop assistant was planning to resell, not that she was planning to wear it herself.

Since it was reselling, and she directly offered the purchase price of [-] silver bills, then the price she sold abroad would be at least [-] silver bills, or even more than [-] silver bills.

This speculation was reasonable, but Aoxue couldn't believe it.

Isn't it just a piece of clothing?How could a somewhat special dress be sold at such an outrageous price?

Of course, Aoxue didn't know that the pantyhose on her legs cost one hundred silver bills in the Thai and Western aristocratic circles.

Compared with her own special purchase price, it was directly doubled by 33 times.

Historically, nylon stockings were listed for one to two dollars when they were first invented.

And it quickly went up to six or seven dollars.

After the outbreak of World War II, nylon was listed as military supplies, and nylon stockings could even be auctioned on the black market.

The most outrageous ones fetched thousands of dollars.

Although in that state, stockings are no longer a kind of clothing, but have entered the category of financial products.

But it is still possible to judge the unique appeal of this product.

The stockings sold in Dashiguo are stitched pantyhose with elastic silk and circular knitting technology.

It is several grades higher than the early ordinary nylon stockings.

The key is that there is only one in the world, and it is a completely monopolized product.

It is not normally sold in the regular market, but only as a welfare in the factory area, and as a luxury in Taixi.

As actual luxury clothes, the price of one hundred silver bills is not particularly exaggerated.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, Aoxue said calmly:

"I can get more than ten bills, and I'll give you one thirty silver bills. Can you take it?"

Lin Na was taken aback:
"This... this... thirty is too high, at most... at most twenty silver bills, I also want to earn some.

"And I need time to find a buyer, and I have to prepare funds, it is impossible to buy ten directly.

"One twenty silver bill, I can ask for three first, and I can trade directly today.

"The rest... can wait for your next vacation transaction."

Aoxue nodded calmly and said:

"Okay, it's a deal, and besides, if you give me fifteen silver bills, I'll give you the item on my body directly.

"I just put on these socks today. It took less than an hour in total. It's no different from the new ones."

Lin Na hesitated a little.

It's not that she has some special hobbies of later generations, she just wants to get the newest socks possible:

"You really only wore it for less than an hour?"

When it comes to making money, Aoxue doesn't have the immersive experience of being a lady anymore, and directly transfers to the state of an old fried dough stick maid.

Aoxue sat directly on the chair, took off her shoes, and raised her feet to show Lin Na:

"I just bought it today, put it on and went out to your store, you see it has no wear and tear at all.

"This kind of pure white material, as long as there is any dirt, it is very obvious. Can you take a closer look to see if it is dirty?"

Lin Na took a closer look, and found that the soles of her feet were indeed clean, and there were indeed no traces of being worn many times, nor was there any dirt.

Lin Na was sure that what Aoxue said was true, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded in agreement:
"Okay, then I will."

Aoxue immediately breathed a sigh of relief, having obtained the fifteen silver bills, her mood became very happy:
"Then I'll try on clothes first..."

Lin Na hesitated for three seconds:

"Can you... take 'my' pantyhose off first?"

The meaning is obvious, after she bought this item, she just wanted to put it away as soon as possible, and at the same time, she didn't want Aoxue to continue wearing it.

If the hanging is broken now and she gets dirty, whose is it?Can you get a discount on the negotiated price?
The point is, this is worth [-] silver bills, if you can find a way to resell it to Taixi, the price may have to double again.

Lin Na knew a little about the market status of this kind of thing, and she didn't even think about wearing it herself.

If it gets damaged while wearing it, it will be heartbreaking.

Aoxue was a little upset about this request, but Lin Na's request was reasonable, so she had to follow through:

"Okay, okay, find me a pair of ordinary cotton socks and put them on, I can't go back barefoot..."

Lin Na immediately went to find her own cotton socks, and asked Aoxue to change the pantyhose on her body.

Lin Na held the expensive stocking in both hands, checked it carefully, and confirmed that it had no signs of wear and tear, and confirmed that it was indeed a sock made of elastic silk and rayon.

Then he folded it carefully, wrapped it in a silk handkerchief, and put it in his own package.

Finally, he took out a ten-yuan bill and a five-yuan bill from his bag, and handed them to Aoxue together.

When Aoxue took the two bills, her fingers trembled uncontrollably.

money.

a lot of money.

Most of my salary for half a month.

He carefully checked the banknotes, carefully stuffed them into his pockets, and felt them outside to make sure they were there.

The deal between the two is done.

A strange smuggling case started.

(End of this chapter)