Hua Qingqing bid farewell to Guang Bai and headed home with her schoolbag on her back. It was quite heavy, filled with books she bought from the bookstore and second - hand test papers.
She had 170 bags in total. She used one, sold 69 of them, earning 335 yuan. She paid Guang Bai 33.5 yuan as his wage, leaving her with 301.5 yuan.
Hua Qingqing calculated as she walked.
Sure enough, people in big cities were rich. Five yuan could buy a Dacron suit in Nan County, but here it seemed to be the daily pocket money that well - off parents gave their kids.
To be honest, Hua Qingqing never expected the bags to sell so easily. Just in one day, the cost of the linen material had been recovered. She made an agreement with Zhou Cai that his technical fee would also be calculated per bag, 80 cents for each. He had hired several people to work with him.
She would pay Zhou Cai the labor cost for all 170 bags, and he would distribute it to the others.
The bags were selling well in the capital, and this was just one area, and she hadn't even finished setting up in this area. One could only imagine how big the surrounding market was.
When Guang Hei and Guang Bai found the zippers and upgraded the backpack equipment, the bags would surely sell even better.
At present, her plan was to sell the bags in cities in the country that were developing rapidly. After all, at five yuan each, only in bigger cities could people afford them easily. However, once the factory was successfully established and the bags could be mass - produced, the price could be relatively reduced.
Actually, she had long had the idea of setting up a factory, but back then she was busy with school and didn't have much time to think about it. Now that she was free, if she sold more bags, she would have enough money to start the factory.
But studying was still her top priority. She had to find someone to manage this business for her. She had her eyes on a few people in Nan County. She would go back and talk to them one by one later. She also had to arrange someone for the channels in the capital. For the time being, she only trusted the Guang siblings. She had to have a serious talk with them before she left.
She didn't know many people here. She was not familiar with the place, and it was the territory of the Hua family, so she always felt a bit restricted.
Hua Qingqing wasn't someone who could easily open up to others. She had her own principles. In the Hua family, she got along best with Wu Yunhua. But since the other woman had a family, she couldn't let Hua Jia and Grandma Lin know about her business. So she decided not to tell Wu Yunhua either.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Wu Yunhua, but she wasn't sure if the other woman would accidentally let it slip.
She really didn't like trouble.
"500 yuan?!"
"You think you can trick me with this junk? I'm generous, not a fool!"
"Get out of here!"
Hearing the voices, Hua Qingqing glanced at the crowd nearby. Through the gaps in the crowd, she saw a familiar figure.
It was the chubby aunt who had bought antiques at the antique stall before. At this moment, she was being blocked from leaving, and the argument between them was intense.
Curious, Hua Qingqing squeezed through the crowd to eavesdrop. She roughly understood what had happened.
The chubby aunt had been bargaining for an antique. When the price couldn't be agreed upon, the boss claimed that she had broken a plate on the stall and demanded 500 yuan in compensation, clearly trying to rip her off.
The chubby aunt was known for her generosity on this antique street. But she was just generous, not a real fool. How could she be taken advantage of?
So the two started arguing.
Some people who had been patronized by the chubby aunt began to speak up for her.
This angered the stall owner.
"You're all just standing there talking. It wasn't your stuff she broke, so of course you're not worried!"
"If you keep talking, you can pay for it instead!"
This was just being unreasonable.
But as soon as the stall owner said this, the on - lookers around immediately fell silent.
The chubby aunt was surrounded, looking extremely helpless and muttering about her bad luck.
But this broken plate was really not worth 500 yuan!
Even with her poor eyesight, she could tell that it was just an ordinary plate. Thinking about it carefully, she really didn't want to pay the money.
But the stall owner didn't care. He had just said that whoever spoke up more would have to pay the money, and then everyone had fallen silent. So the chubby aunt had to pay whether she liked it or not.
The argument continued.
Hua Qingqing felt tired just watching from the side. She raised her voice and shouted, "I have a way to solve this!"
The two of them looked at the speaker.
The stall owner looked unhappy. He was almost about to get the money, but then this unexpected person showed up.
"What's your way?"
Hua Qingqing squeezed into the crowd. "It's very simple. You said this aunt broke your stuff. When there's a problem, we can just go to the police.
"After all, 500 yuan is not a small amount. I'm sure the stuff she broke is even more expensive. Uncle, I think you should pick up your broken plate and hand it over to the police later. The experts will tell you which dynasty this treasure is from, and then it will be decided how much this aunt should compensate you."
As soon as she finished speaking, the chubby aunt immediately cheered, "I agree to go to the police! After the stuff is tested, I'll pay whatever the price is! Otherwise, if you make me swallow this bitter pill, I don't think your business will be able to go on in the future!"
As soon as the stall owner heard about going to the police, his face changed.
He wasn't doing anything legitimate. If the police found out that he was extorting money, he might be locked up for years!
The stall owner's expression changed several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said to the chubby aunt, "Let's not waste time going to the police. Two hundred yuan and I won't pursue this anymore!"
The situation suddenly reversed.
Hua Qingqing was afraid that the chubby aunt would really pay the money and was about to speak up.
Unexpectedly, the chubby aunt held up five fingers. "Five yuan! Take it or leave it. We'll go to the police directly."
Goodness!
She was even better at bargaining than Hua Qingqing!
Hua Qingqing silently closed her mouth and watched as the chubby aunt took out five yuan and stuffed it into the stall owner's hand.
The commotion was over, and the crowd dispersed.
Hua Qingqing and the chubby aunt left this trouble - making place together.
"Little girl, you've helped me again. Thank you so much."
"Even without me, you would have been able to leave smoothly just now."
After all, this was the amazing person who had bargained from 500 yuan down to 5 yuan!
Hua Qingqing had been thinking that she should at least pay 10 yuan to get out of this trouble, but this aunt was more capable than her.
Unexpectedly, hearing her words, the chubby aunt smiled and shook her head.
"That may not be the case. I never really thought about going to the police. But when you mentioned it, the stall owner got scared. So I just took the opportunity to ask for a lower price. He had to agree."
Hua Qingqing: "… Why didn't you just say you'd go to the police?"
Could it be that she had done something illegal and had a record there?!
The chubby aunt gave her an embarrassed smile. "My husband works in the police station. If he knew I was being ripped off, he'd definitely be unhappy."
In that case, it was understandable.
When they reached the crossroads, Hua Qingqing was just about to say goodbye when the enthusiastic chubby aunt invited her to dinner.
"Last time I almost got scammed, and you helped me. This time I almost got extorted, and you helped me again. Don't refuse. You've saved me a lot of money. It's only right to have a meal together. Although there's a big age difference between us, I've decided to make friends with you!"