This time she planned to go with Wang Dazhu and had the company's seal to prove that she could drive by herself, so Chen Lishu directly bought two sleeper tickets.
There was no direct train, so the two of them took another train midway as usual.
On the fourth night, the two finally arrived at Yangcheng Railway Station.
Although it has not been long since I last came here, the changes in Yangcheng are almost visible to the naked eye.
Against the background of neon lights, the streets look like daytime, and under the colorful lights, the prosperity of the city has begun to emerge.
She took Wang Dazhu to find a guest house to stay in, and Chen Lishu called Li Yuanchao early the next morning.
At that time, Li Yuanchao had just returned from his work at the commercial street. The busiest time when the market is open is four or five o'clock in the morning. Those who know the business will choose to go there at this time to select the products they like and take them away wholesale.
He was preparing to catch up on his sleep after breakfast and go back to the store at noon to keep an eye on things, when the grandma downstairs started calling him to answer the phone.
"Chaozai phone number——"
Li Yuanchao didn't even bother to eat, so he hurried downstairs.
"Since I've been busy doing business, I can't even take care of food all day long." Mother Li complained somewhat unhappily.
Father Li picked up a chopstick and said, "My son's career has just started. It's better to be busy. If we really have time to spare, we should be worried."
"Hello?"
Hearing Li Yuanchao's voice, Chen Lishu smiled: "It's me, Chen Lishu, and I'm in Yangcheng now."
Li Yuanchao was surprised: "You came to Yangcheng?"
"Yes, I arrived last night."
"Where is the location?"
Soon Chen Lishu told him her location: "If it's convenient, just tell him the address and I can take a taxi to find you."
What surprised Chen Lishu this time was the taxi service in Yangcheng. It was different from the first time she came here. Although there were taxis at that time, they were always stationed in hotels and places where foreigners and overseas Chinese frequented.
Nowadays, red taxis can be seen everywhere on the streets. They can be stopped by just waving at the taxi and metered fares are charged, which is very convenient.
"That thing is too expensive. Just wait where you are. I'll go find you right away."
After Li Yuanchao finished speaking, he hung up the phone, raised his hands to rub his face, and stopped eating breakfast. He greeted his parents loudly at the top of the stairs, turned around, and walked towards the address given by Chen Lishu.
When she first saw Li Yuanchao, Chen Lishu almost didn't recognize him. His whole profile had changed a lot compared to before. His hair should be mousseed and neatly tied on the back of his head. He wore a shirt and a suit jacket on his upper body, and his lower body.
Wearing a pair of jeans and holding a black leather bag in his hand, he looked like a business owner at first glance.
"You haven't had breakfast yet? Come on, let's go eat first and then chat while eating." As soon as they met, Li Yuanchao greeted with a smile.
"Okay." Chen Lishu nodded and took Wang Dazhu and Li Yuanchao to a nearby breakfast restaurant.
"Why did you come here suddenly without saying hello in advance?" Li Yuanchao asked after ordering several breakfast items and sitting down.
"I also decided to come here on the spur of the moment. I have been listening to you on the phone talking about the changes here. It happened to be a school holiday, so I couldn't help but want to come and see it in person."
Soon the breakfast was served. Wang Dazhu looked at the various varieties of breakfast that were served. Although there were many styles and they were all quite exquisite, the portion was too small and it was not affordable at first glance. If he really wanted to eat more, the items Li Yuanchao ordered were not enough.
He stuffed his teeth.
So for the first time in his life, Wang Dazhu began to eat in small mouths, otherwise he was afraid that he would not be able to stop the car.
Chen Lishu saw this and asked the waiter to add three more drawers of steamed buns.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
The feeling of not having enough to eat is really unpleasant, so when the buns arrived, Wang Dazhu could finally eat them happily.
"Actually, I want to order a batch of spring clothes in advance this time, so I want to go to the market to check out the styles." She was more interested in the jeans Li Yuanchao wore.
The price of jeans is still very high now. A pair costs at least more than 100 yuan, which is equivalent to two or three months' salary of an ordinary worker.
However, the quality is really good, it is stain-resistant and wear-resistant, and it can be worn all year round. It will be no problem to wear one piece for several years.
"I'm going to take you to the market for a while. I'm telling you, the water here is quite deep now. If you don't have acquaintances to guide you, it's easy to suffer losses because you can't figure out the tricks. Just listen to the fixed price without negotiation.
We will talk about it in detail later."
It would be best to have Li Yuanchao with me. Apart from the fact that he is familiar with the ways, on the other hand, it is language communication. Once the other party speaks quickly, Chen Lishu will basically not be able to understand anything.
After dinner, the three of them went to the commercial street that Li Yuanchao mentioned.
Although she had been prepared for it, Chen Lishu was still surprised by the prosperity here.
There are more than 2,000 shops on the street that is only a few hundred meters long. Both sides of the street are completely occupied by small shops with only a few square meters. Pedestrians are passing by one after another, and from time to time there are people pulling small cars in the crowd.
hawking.
The shop is filled with all kinds of clothes, shoes, hats and various handicrafts, almost all of which are made by these self-employed people or hired by others.
Due to the limited space, in addition to hanging things on the wall, the shop owner simply put a partition on the outside.
The prices are not expensive, and you can hear bargaining voices everywhere.
The three people walked all the way, and Chen Lishu suddenly stopped in front of a stall.
This is a shop that sells leather clothes, and there are quite a lot of styles of clothes.
When Li Yuanchao saw her stop, he took two steps forward and greeted the shop owner with a smile. He spoke in authentic Yangcheng dialect. The shop owner glanced at a few people and didn't waver too much when he quoted the price.
"The prices of different quality are naturally different. There are prices ranging from 60, 77, 80, or even over 100 to 200. It depends on which one you like."
Chen Lishu understood these words and said with a smile: "Can you take it off so I can take a look?"
Although he has to deal with many customers every day, the boss still has a good attitude and quickly turns around to buy one piece of each style.
Chen Lishu touched the quality. To be honest, she didn't really know how to read it, but it felt good and quite soft.
Li Yuanchao didn't know much about leather clothes, so he asked in detail how to distinguish them. Seeing that Chen Lishu was confused, he explained it to her again in Mandarin.
Then Chen Lishu asked the other party how many goods he had on hand and what the production volume was. She thanked the boss and left.
As the saying goes, they shopped around, and then they visited several other stores selling leather clothes and bags, and they had a preliminary judgment on the quality and price of leather clothes.
Li Yuanchao was the best at bargaining, and since he opened a shop on this street, he knew the ropes very well. He easily ordered a hundred leather jackets for Chen Lishu, both men's and women's styles. In the end,
The total transaction price was more than 6,000 and less than 7,000.