Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Some girls who got on the train later saw the hairpins and bracelets held by others and couldn’t help but ask. Knowing that they got them from Ye Ning, they sneaked over to ask her if the price was right. By the time they got to the city, the hairpins and bracelets were almost all sold out.
“Why did you bring so many?” Zhang Miao and Ye Ning were sitting together. Although she didn’t know exactly how many she sold, there were more than a dozen pieces.
“Don’t mention it. Some are for my classmates, and some I plan to give away. I’m afraid there won’t be enough now.” Ye Ning looked embarrassed.
Wang Suyun sighed: “You are just too soft-hearted.”
Ye Ning nodded and said firmly: “Next time someone comes, I will never let them go.”
Just as she finished speaking, a very cute girl ran over to stop Ye Ning asked her a little shyly, “Do you still have that… bracelet? Can you give me one?”
She originally came in to sell it, but she couldn’t let her colleagues know it, and now she had said it. Would it be nice to give it to her again?
“I’m sorry, I don’t have much left, it’s not even enough to give away.” Ye Ning said in embarrassment.
“Ah…” The girl sighed regretfully.
Seeing the little girl leave in disappointment, Ye Ning’s heart bled, this was all money.
Business was really easy to do these days, and customers were always begging to buy things. However, she was temporarily taking a break for a year or two to grow up and not attract people’s attention. When the business was really opened, it would be time for her to quit her job and make money.
It was six o’clock in the morning when they arrived in the city. The earliest bus from the city to Huanshan County was at ten past eight. There were still more than two hours. Those who should have breakfast went to have breakfast, and those who should find friends went to find their friends.
“Director, I have an aunt who is married in the city and she happens to be here. I plan to go see her. I don’t know when I will be back. If it’s late, can you just treat it like I’m asking for leave?” Ye Ning asked sheepishly.
“Your aunt?” Director Yang’s sharp eyes stared at Ye Ning and she almost couldn’t hold back her smile. “Okay, don’t be late tomorrow.”
“Thank you, director.” Ye Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Director Yang saw through her lying.
She had thought about it when she was buying the goods. The county was too small. If she took so many things back to sell, the news would definitely be revealed. She might as well sell them in the city.
She just found out that the largest factory in the city was Baina Machinery Factory, which made some parts and the like. When she arrived, it happened to be the opening hours of the machinery factory. People in twos and threes went to work together, and many people saw them not far away. There was an extra person setting up a stall, and some young girls’ eyes brightened even more when they saw the things on the stall.
The bold ones came over directly and immediately couldn’t move their legs, “Comrade, do you sell these things?”
“Of course, if not, why would I put them here.” Ye Ning saw more and more people coming over and said: “I brought these back from a business trip to Nancheng. I bought them from the authentic Nancheng Department Store. Look at the foreign style and texture, especially the silk scarves. They are all pure silk. They are all exported goods. If it weren’t for the relatives I know, I can’t get it yet, that’s all. Before you know it, it will all be gone.”
“How much are the scarves?” A girl selected a scarf and looked over it endlessly.
“A silk scarf costs five yuan. If you buy two, it costs nine yuan. If you buy two more, it costs twelve. Three bracelets cost ten yuan. A single scarf costs four. The price of perfume and soap is different.” After Ye Ning told the price, many girls started to hesitate, the stuff was really good, but the price was also really expensive. Silk scarves in shopping malls in the city only cost one yuan each, and better ones only cost two or three yuan.
“Think carefully. If you miss these now, you won’t find them in any store. I have to catch the bus. If you don’t want one, I’ll leave.” Ye Ning said calmly, as if she really didn’t care.
The girl holding the silk scarf gritted her teeth, “I will buy it, but can the price be cheaper?”
Ye Ning shook her head, “To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that I couldn’t use it up myself, I would really be reluctant to sell it. Who knows when will I go on a business trip next time?” Ye Ning took out a silk scarf and said, “Look, these are all made of real silk, and there are labels on them all in English. All of them are exported, and you can’t buy them even if you have money. You can’t buy it for only ten yuan at a foreign-funded store, and you need a foreign exchange coupon, right?”
Ye Ning raised her hand and looked at the time, “Hurry up, I’m in a hurry.”
“If you want it, you can wait, I will choose two more.” The girl quickly calculated in her mind, one was five yuan, three was twelve yuan, which saved three yuan. Anyway, she was not short of this money. It was a rare opportunity to pick two more and wear them in different colours.
As soon as they saw her buying it, the people next to them immediately became anxious. There were only a few pieces in total. If they were snatched by others, they would be gone. One piece for you and one for me, it would be gone soon.
“Comrade, do you still have the scarves?” Someone came over panting.
“It’s gone.” Ye Ning glanced at her and shook her head, “There were only about twenty in total, why don’t you check out the perfume and soap.”
The visitor asked disappointedly: “What about the bracelet?”
“It’s gone too. If you don’t choose, the soaps and perfumes will also be gone.”
She exclaimed and hurried to pick out the soaps. The labels on the back of these boxes were all in English, which looked very high-end. After a while, the soaps and perfumes were gone, and she hurried back. The people who came were a little disappointed. The person who bought the silk scarf in the first place folded it back. When Ye Ning saw it, she thought she was going to return it, but she didn’t expect that she was bringing a friend to buy something.
“Comrade, is it really gone?”
“Well, it’s all gone. I’m really not a businessman. They are all good things I brought from Nancheng.” Ye Ning folded the cloth and put it away.
When the visitor saw a bag at Ye Ning’s feet, she asked, “Is this bag also full of silk scarves and bracelets?”
Upon hearing this, some people who had not bought it immediately brightened up and looked at Ye Ning expectantly.
Ye Ning took one look at it and said with a smile: “Yes, but these are for friends and colleagues, not mine.”
The visitor said regretfully, and when she raised her eyes, she saw the watch on Ye Ning’s left wrist, “Is this an orchid watch?”
“Yes, I bought it in Nancheng.” Ye Ning nodded.
“Why haven’t I seen this style in the city?” The first girl who bought the silk scarf also looked over and thought it was really beautiful.
“The salesperson said this is the latest model and is only available in Nancheng.” Ye Ning packed up her things and prepared to leave.
“Wait a minute, can you sell me this watch? I’ll give you 10% of the original price.”
Ye Ning was a little excited at first, but after thinking about it, she shook her head, “No, I just came back from Nancheng. I’ll give it to you next time. I don’t know when to go, so I won’t sell it.”
“It’s more than 20%, okay? I really like it.”
“I’m really sorry. I would have brought some watches to sell. But it’s too high, if it hits your hand it’ll be over.”
“Thirty percent, I really like it, just sell it to me.” The girl grabbed Ye Ning.
Ye Ning did the math. She bought 125, plus 30%, it would be more than 160. It was more than 30 yuan, which was her monthly salary. She was not looking for any new models, so she would look for them in the city and just buy an ordinary orchid watch.
Seeing Ye Ning stop, the girl knew there was hope and begged: “Sister, I really like it, just sell it to me?”
“But I’ve been wearing this watch for a few days, do you mind?” In the bag the watch was given to Ye Lan by her, and she had no intention of selling it.
“I don’t mind, I don’t mind. I’ll go home and get the money right away.” She turned around and ran for a few steps, then suddenly stopped and ran back, saying embarrassedly: “I forgot to ask how much it cost?”
“I’ll buy it. It’s 125, please give me 150.” Ye Ning thought that she had worn it and felt a little embarrassed to sell it for so much.
“That’s alright, it’s as much as you say.” The girl was afraid that Ye Ning would leave, so she asked her to follow her to the family home.
“The family home is not far from here. It only takes 5 minutes to walk.”
Ye Ning handed her the watch in the box, “It’s yours now.”
“Thank you, sister.”
On the way back, Ye Ning silently calculated the accounts in her mind. Thirty silk scarves were purchased for 90 cents each, thirty pieces cost 27 yuan. She sold six pieces on the train for three yuan each, a total of 18 yuan. Just now, the 24 pieces were bought in three pieces. The unit price was four yuan each, which was 96 yuan. The total was 114 yuan. She earned 69 yuan from the silk scarves alone. Twenty bracelets, total sales of 62, hairpins, soaps, perfumes, etc. were sold for more than 200 in total, with a profit of at least 100. Including the profit from the watch, this trip not only cost no money, but also made a profit.
She hurried and finally caught the 8:10 bus.
“Didn’t you say you were going to a relative’s house?” Zhang Miao asked in a low voice.
“She was not at home. I left her things next door and came back.”
They finally returned to Huanshan County. After taking the train for so long, they came back on the overnight train last night. Everyone was a little lacklustre, so they simply drove, the leader waved his hand and asked everyone on the business trip to go home and rest before coming back to work tomorrow.
Ye Ning was also a little tired and planned to give Yang Wanqing’s things to her tomorrow, but she ran over.
“Where are my things?”
“Here they are.” Ye Ning took out the bag with Yang Wanqing written on it.
“Thank you.” Yang Wanqing didn’t look at it immediately. She took out the money and asked, “How much is the total? I’ll give it to you now.”
“The invoices are all in it. You can calculate it and give it to me tomorrow.” Ye Ning yawned and passed by the guard booth was stopped by the gatekeeper.
“Ye Ning, someone came looking for you last week.”
“Looking for me? Who was it?” Could it be Xiao Lan? Definitely not. Xiao Lan knew that she was on a business trip to Nancheng. It might be someone from her hometown.
“A very handsome man.” The gatekeeper smiled ambiguously, “He left you a letter, you will know after you open it and read it.”
“Thank you, I took the train all night last night. I’ll go home and rest.” Ye Ning collected the letter and left with a smile.
After returning home, Ye Ning felt that the ordinary small yard had undergone overwhelming changes.
The demolished room was surrounded by a wooden fence. In addition to the fence gate, there was a row of green onions planted on the edge of the fence. Seedlings had grown in the vegetable field opposite. Eggplants, corns and some other unknown things were planted on the vegetable field on the left, the most important thing was the sound of cooing coming from the fence. When she got closer, she saw two old hens and a group of chicks.
It was really a group of chicks, yellow and fluffy, at least twenty or thirty in number.
“Sister, you are back!” Ye Lan came back carrying clothes.
“Well, I just came back. Isn’t there a well at home? Where are you going to wash your clothes?”
“It’s not clean at home, so Xiao An and I carried it to the stream to wash it.” Ye Lan put down the basin, “Then you still went to work today?”
“The leader was considerate of our overnight train and gave us a day off.” Ye Ning saw Ye An carrying a basket of clothes and asked him to come in, “Guess what gift I brought you?”
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