In the second half of the night, the weather was calm, and Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran finally slept peacefully for a few hours.
Mid-June in Guangzhou is really hot.
After the two woke up, it was like they had taken a sauna. They were all covered in stinky sweat, and even the mat on the bed had a sweat-stained figure printed on it.
After washing away the smelly sweat and packing their things, the two of them left together to go shopping at the clothing wholesale market.
As soon as he stepped out of the room, a man's heart-rending wails could be heard, which immediately attracted many staying guests to come and watch.
The man cried to everyone with snot and tears. Last night, a big man claimed that his wife was going to have a baby and needed help to carry her to the hospital.
This big man had good intentions, so he opened the door and wanted to help.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, several gangsters rushed in, knocked him unconscious, and looted all his belongings.
Lin Mai and Fang Zhuoran left after listening.
Things will definitely not be like what this big man said. He had good intentions but got evil rewards.
That big man doesn't look like a simple country boy. Who among the simple country people would dare to venture into Guangzhou these days?
Since you are not a simple country person, you cannot do good things easily.
If he does good deeds, the other party will most likely try to induce him.
So when you go out, you must not be greedy.
The two left the state-owned hotel before six o'clock, and it was still dark.
It was half past six when we arrived at the clothing wholesale market in a hurry. Although the sky was bright, it was still a bit gloomy before the sun rose.
The clothing wholesale market has opened for business, and there are so many people that it’s hard to walk.
Fang Zhuoran always held Lin Mai tightly, not daring to be distracted for a moment.
There were always people squeezing Lin Mai, especially two men, who were squeezing around her without leaving a trace.
Lin Mai knew that the two of them were thieves.
She hid the money in her bra so they couldn't steal it easily, but if she didn't mean it, she really couldn't steal it, which made her feel a little nervous.
Fortunately, Fang Zhuoran realized something was wrong and immediately took her into his arms and wrapped her up so that no one could touch her again.
The two men had no choice but to stop and search for the next target.
Lin Mai knew exactly what clothes he wanted to wear before he came.
There are only three types of people in the world who are easy to make money: women, children and foodies. Others are hard to make money.
So Lin Mai only stared at the women's clothing wholesale store, but was not busy going in to buy.
When she first arrived, she didn't know anything. She had to listen carefully to how buyers and sellers bargained to understand the market situation first.
But she soon discovered that the seller only made an offer and did not counter-offer with any buyer.
The buyer is also very sneaky about paying, as if he is afraid that others will find out.
After careful observation, Lin Mai discovered that the buyer and seller did not bargain, but bargained very secretly.
Everything was done with gestures, as if underground workers were working together.
But this method is good. It is not easy for people next to you to know what price the seller sold it to this buyer.
If the seller encounters someone who can counter-offer, he will sell it at a lower price. If the seller encounters someone who cannot counter-offer, he will kill each one.
I learned this method.
Lin Mai observed it for a while and was able to roughly understand the sign language.
I also learned some of the market conditions.
The minimum purchase price for a bat shirt with good material is six yuan, and you can get it for five yuan with a lower quality fabric.
Lin Mai clearly remembered that a bat shirt made of ordinary fabric was priced at eighteen dollars on the black market in Jiangcheng, and even if he bargained, he could only get back two dollars at most.
The purchase price was five to six yuan, and in the end it was sold for fifteen or six yuan, making a huge profit.
No wonder the salesmen who went to her snack bar to eat at the food stalls said that they could earn tens of thousands by selling goods in Guangzhou!
If I buy 300 pieces of clothing this time and go back to Jiangcheng to resell them, I can earn two to three thousand at a time.
By only buying clothes three or four times a month, I can raise 10,000 yuan to buy a house.
After almost figuring out the price of women's clothing, Lin Mai started to get the goods.
Although she was in the catering business in her previous life, she was sensitive to fashion and had both spirituality and understanding in dressing.
In addition, since I am reborn and have past life experiences, I know better what kind of clothing sells best in this era.
In this era, Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas were popular, especially Hong Kong stars, which were the most popular among the mainland people, so the costumes Lin Mai wore were slanted towards Hong Kong and Taiwanese dramas.
I took fifty pieces each of bat shirts, bell-bottom pants, and jeans, and a total of two hundred pieces of colorful dresses, skirts, and shirts. The thousands of dollars I brought with me were all spent.
Because all the money was hidden in the bra, every time Lin Mai took out the money, he would turn around and face Fang Zhuoran, hide in his arms, and put his hand into the bra to get the money.
Although it was a little embarrassing, he was her boyfriend, and it was okay to be embarrassed in front of him, but she must not be exposed in front of outsiders.
It is convenient to have a small cart. All the clothes are bundled on the small cart. Fang Zhuoran pulls the cart in front and Lin Mai pushes it behind.
In fact, Fang Zhuoran could pull it regardless of whether she pushed it. The main purpose of her pushing was to prevent someone from stealing the goods from behind.
Gangsters in this era are so bold that they dare to steal goods in broad daylight in full view of everyone.
The people next to you will not say anything when they see it, and no one wants to get angry for the benefit of others.
When the two of them walked out of the wholesale market, they all let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if they had come back to life again. They were almost squeezed into meatloaf in the wholesale market just now.
Fang Zhuoran came to Guangzhou to attend an academic seminar, and the organizer arranged for him a VIP room in the guest house.
Because I got off the car too late yesterday, and because I had to accompany Lin Mai to do some shopping this morning, I didn't rush to the guest house overnight to stay.
Now that the goods are packed, Fang Zhuoran is going to stay in the guest house.
Although Lin Mai was only in a relationship with him and it was impossible to stay with him in the guest house, he could put these goods in his VIP room in the guest house.
Things are 100% safe there.
Lin Mai followed him to the guest house, unloaded all the goods in the room, and then dragged the empty cart back to the small state-run hotel where they stayed last night.
In order to collect goods in the morning, Lin Mai unloaded all the dried vegetables from the small truck and placed them in the state-owned hotel.
Although those dried vegetables weighed fifty kilograms and could be sold for forty or fifty yuan conservatively, thieves, robbers, and swindlers would not like them, so it would be fine if they were thrown in a hotel.
But what surprised Lin Mai was that she thought no one had stolen the worthless vegetables, but she found that several handfuls were missing.
In order to facilitate the sale of these dried vegetables in Guangzhou, Lin Mai bundled these dried vegetables at half a catty at home.
There were a hundred handfuls of dried vegetables in total, and now there are only ninety-six handfuls left.
Lin Mai bundled all the remaining dried vegetables on the small cart and left the room.
When passing by the front desk, she deliberately mentioned to the two front desk clerks that she was missing four handfuls of dried vegetables.
A trace of panic flashed in the eyes of a receptionist, and he lowered his head to avoid her gaze.
Another receptionist rolled his eyes and said: "Keep your belongings by yourself. We are only responsible for providing accommodation and don't care about anything else."
Lin Mai just wanted to confirm from their attitudes whether the theft of dried vegetables had anything to do with them.
It was obviously related to them, and it was probably them who stole it.