This batch of schoolbags was mortgaged to him for a total price of one thousand yuan.
On average, it's about one dollar a piece.
"First of all, I'm not sure. I just think that school will start soon. If we can take advantage of this time difference and sell it to the freshmen who are enrolling, there may be some opportunities." Xu Erlong analyzed.
Every year when school starts in September, there are always a batch of new students enrolling.
Ordinary families always have to buy school bags and stationery for their children, right?
Otherwise, the younger brothers and sisters below will use what the older brothers and sisters have used.
If that doesn't work, you can use pieces of cloth to make a pocket, or use a urea bag to turn it into a schoolbag?
In short, a book package is required.
"It's okay. You can handle it as much as you can." Xiong Yawei said cheerfully: "It's best if you can help me recover the freight. If you can't recover it, it's okay."
Xu Erlong didn't care anymore.
His eel business was about to come to an end when a pie fell from the sky and a cost-free business fell in front of him. How could he be picky?
"Let's make an agreement first. If I can get rid of this batch of goods, I will give you a thousand yuan. If I can't finish it, I will give it to you at the cost of one yuan a piece." Xu Erlong insisted first.
The principle of continuity after interruption.
"I understand, it will take time and effort for you to deal with it. If you want to make money, you will make money. I just want to recover my shipping costs. Anything more will be yours." Xiong Yawei understands this truth.
Xu Erlong liked his cheerfulness, otherwise he wouldn't have become friends with him when he was in prison.
The group of people were talking loudly about the matter. Zhang Jinfang took the big watermelon out of the bucket, cut it into pieces, and brought it over for everyone to eat.
The wind at night still carries a bit of heat, but a few young people, together, are full of hope for tomorrow.
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Xu Erlong, Yu Ping, Jin Ya and others went to the fishery company to deliver goods together.
This time, he even brought Huang Xiaogang with him.
"Second brother, what are you going to do today?" Huang Xiaogang didn't understand. Yu Ping and the others usually deliver the goods.
"There are other arrangements." Xu Erlong took the people to deliver the goods first, and asked Luo Bao'er to pull the cart back first.
He told the person in charge of the aquatic products company that there were not many eels left in his hand, and the last shipment would be tomorrow, as much as he could get.
Then, he took a group of people on a passenger shuttle bus and went to Zhujia Town.
Their county seat has a total of four towns under its jurisdiction. All four towns are relatively wealthy. Chengguan Town is an old central town and all large and small government agencies are located here.
As for Zhujia Town, it is purely an industrial town supported by several large factories.
Those large factories were all approved for construction in the 1970s. After they were put into operation, their production and sales values were once among the best in the country.
Although it does not have as long a history as the chemical factory, it has caught up from behind and has become a pillar industry in the county.
Xu Erlong is now planning to take them to see how the market is over there.
He planned to divide Xiong Yawei's batch of goods into two grades for delivery.
Military green cross-body schoolbags for the general public can be sold in ordinary towns.
As for those new styles of backpacks, they must be purchased by people with spending power.
And these workers in state-owned factories and mines are his target group.
Xu Erlong took a few people and walked around Zhujia Town aimlessly.
Because this new factory and mine are put into operation, the factories and mines with thousands of people have formed a relatively large hidden demand group. Farmers around will also trade their eggs, vegetables, fish, shrimps, chickens and ducks.
Along the main road, a small-scale market naturally formed.
Because this area is under the control of the factory, and so many people in the factory need to eat and drink, they turn a blind eye to this small market and no one interferes.
Xu Erlong took a trip and found out the general details.
He also used the excuse to buy melon seeds and chatted with the man selling fried melon seeds for a while.
"Tomorrow, we'll come here." Xu Erlong finished inquiring about all the situation: "No one will interfere here. You only need to pay a management fee of 50 cents a day."
As for the location, of course it comes first.
He pointed to the location of the three-way intersection: "Tomorrow, we will try to come early and put things here."
After returning home, he was not idle. He cleaned the urea bag that used to contain the eels and dried it in the sun.
I went to cut down a few bamboo poles to build a frame later.
In the evening, the urea bags were air-dried. Xu Erlong and Zhang Jinfang worked together to put the schoolbags into the urea bags one by one.
Zhang Jinfang now fully supports her son in what he does and pays silently for it.
Xu Erlong saw her hard work in his eyes.
"Mom, after a while, I will never let you work so hard again." He whispered.
"Mom is not afraid of being tired." Zhang Jinfang smiled: "Besides, we are just collecting some eels, so why are we tired? These days are much better than before."
In the Xu family, she used to work like a cow or a horse, but in the end, she never had a good word to say.
It's worth it even if it's a bit tiring to separate the family with your son and daughter.
Xu Erlong said nothing and speeded up the movements of his hands.
You don’t have to worry about whether these military green canvas schoolbags will get crushed, just put them in firmly.
This trip I left earlier than before.
Xu Erlong called Jin Yaya, Yu Ping, Huang Xiaogang, and Xu Xiaoling.
There were only a few days until school started on September 1st, so he had to hurry up and sell all these goods.
When these people are called in, they should be given a training. By then, he will have several more villages and towns and flowers will bloom all over the country.
Several people pulled a cart and delivered the goods to the aquatic products company.
Xu Xiaoling followed behind silently, feeling sorry for her second brother.
The second brother just pulls the cart to the city every day to deliver the eels, and then buys her meat to eat?
She crouched and followed behind the cart, pushing the cart hard together.
Xu Erlong glanced out of the corner of his eye: "Xiaoling, don't push me."
"No, I want to push, and I want to help you push together." Xiaoling insisted.
Xu Erlong shook his head helplessly.
Forget it, if the little girl wants to help, let her do it.
Xu Erlong planned to take his mother and sister and move to the city after this batch of schoolbags was cleared.
In this way, no matter what business you are doing, you don’t have to rush from the commune to the city, and you don’t have to work so hard.
After delivering the goods, a group of people, each carrying a large bag of schoolbags, rushed to the passenger terminal to prepare to take the bus to Zhujia Town.
"You guys carry so many bags? That's not possible. You have to buy a cargo ticket." The conductor said with a cold face and blocked the door, refusing to let me get on the bus.
"Sister, don't worry, we will buy the cargo ticket." Xu Erlong smiled politely and took the initiative to pay for the cargo ticket.
When you are out and about, you should lower your head when you should, and say a few more nice words. You will never lose a piece of flesh on your body.
Not counting the fact that he took the initiative to buy a ticket, he also handed the small bag of melon seeds he bought yesterday to the conductor: "Sister, here is a bag of melon seeds. You can take it and crack it slowly."