The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 147 Large-Scale Purchase

Zhao Dongchuan rode along the bumpy road and finally arrived at the black market he had been to before.

The market hasn't changed much, it's still the same as before, but it seems a little more lively.

After paying the "ticket", Zhao Dongchuan entered and started strolling around the market.

Before coming, he put all the things that took up more space directly in a room in the backyard of the "secret base".

This is so that we can have more space when we come here to purchase goods.

It's not that he hadn't thought about smuggling things in trucks, transport teams or trains like his peers did, but he didn't have the connections in this regard. Hu Jianjun was the team leader of the transport team, but he didn't want Hu Jianjun to participate in such a risky business as trafficking across the country.

Speaking of safety, the storage ring has the most complete space. However, 10 cubic meters of space is still too small. It would be better if it could be bigger. He could carry more things and become a qualified "courier"!

After observation, he found that there were many more products in the market, such as electric fans, computers, tape recorders, radios, and electronic watches, and there were also many more sellers.

It seems that after a year of development, the amount of cargo passing through Yuen Long has been increasing.

He even saw someone selling a pager.

Pagers have been available in Hong Kong since the 70s. Since the earliest sound was a set "BB" sound, people gradually called it a "BB machine."

After receiving the CALL, the owner needs to call the paging center to reply to the message.

Page machines were very expensive at that time, costing more than one thousand Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, which was equivalent to one month's salary for an ordinary citizen in Hong Kong at that time.

In mainland China, this thing had not yet become popular. To be exact, there wasn't even a single one because there were no paging stations, so you couldn't use it even if you wanted to.

The current pagers are still the first generation and cannot display text. They can only be used as a remote reminder tool. When they ring, it means someone is calling you and you need to call back.

Zhao Dongchuan kept these things in mind, thinking about asking Li Dabing to get the goods when the time comes. Since he has channels in Gangcheng, it will be no problem for him to get these. He did not have enough funds before, but now he has a lot more funds, so he can get some of them.

He arrived at the stall where Li Dabing used to set up his stall, but didn't see him. It seemed that he was not there today.

Zhao Dongchuan remained calm and looked around. Seeing nothing unusual, he left the black market and rode his bike towards the yard that Li Dabing had taken him to last time.

Soon, he arrived at the yard.

When Zhao Dongchuan was almost at the yard, he put on his glasses, put away his bicycle, and walked over.

He came to the corner of the yard and first listened to the noise in the house.

Well, it’s very quiet in the yard!

He walked to the door, knocked, and waited for a while.

Uh, no one came to open the door!

"It's a trap. It can't be not here!" Zhao Dongchuan complained silently.

Since he is not setting up a stall and is not here, the most likely reason is that he is going to pick up goods. He will have to wait until tomorrow, Thursday, to try his luck in the market.

Originally, Zhao Dongchuan was planning to turn around and leave, but he was unwilling to give up, so he knocked on the door once more, and this time the knock was louder.

Just as he was about to go to the market again tomorrow, he heard footsteps.

"..."

Zhao Dongchuan was speechless. There was someone inside, but he didn't open the door when I knocked.

"Yay!" The door was opened.

A young man wearing bell-bottom pants, a sailor shirt and messy hair opened the door yawning.

This person is Li Dabing who has not been seen for a long time!

"That bastard, why is he knocking on the door so early in the morning? Is he going to let me sleep?!"

……

Zhao Dongchuan stood at the door with an expressionless and indifferent face, looking at Li Dabing.

Li Dabing rubbed his eyes and looked at Zhao Dongchuan. He was stunned for a while before he asked in surprise: "Oh, you are that Xiao Han? Boss Han?"

Seeing Zhao Dongchuan's expression, Li Dabing realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly put on a smile and said, "Oh, it turns out that a distinguished guest has come to visit. No wonder the magpie by the window has been calling. Please come in, please come in!"

Zhao Dongchuan naturally wouldn't argue with him. He came here to do business and wouldn't turn against others over such a small matter.

Following Li Dabao's greeting, Zhao Dongchuan entered the house and said calmly, "Boss Li, business has been very good recently. It looks like you must have been very busy last night!"

"Hahaha, Boss Han...Brother Han...well...I was indeed very busy last night!" Li Dabing supported his waist and said with an embarrassed smile.

……

Zhao Dongchuan looked at Li Dabing's frivolous steps and knew what he meant by hard work.

Really, do young people nowadays play so extravagantly? ! !

"Boss Li, how's business lately?"

"It's okay, but there are more competitors recently and I can't raise the price. Fortunately, I still have a lot of old customers!" Li Dabing said half-truthfully.

"Brother Han, you are here to purchase goods this time, right? How much do you plan to buy this time? I want to see if the goods you have on hand are enough!" Li Dabing invited Zhao Dongchuan to sit down, picked up a pot of tea from the table, poured a cup for each of them, took a sip first and said.

"This time I not only want watches, I also want some other things. Here is the list, take a look first!" Zhao Dongchuan then handed over a piece of white paper filled with purchasing requirements.

"A digital watch, a flashlight, a computer, a radio...a camera?"

"I have no problem with everything else. I have all the goods. If there's not enough, I can make up for it. But I've never sold this camera before. If you want one, you need to make an appointment in advance!"

"And the quantity you want is a bit too much. I need to get the goods together. And how are you going to transport it? Where should I put it? This is not just a small amount!" Li Dabing said, frowning as he looked at the list.

As a veteran in business, he is experienced and has pointed out some key issues.

"I've thought about this question too. I was just about to ask you if there is any yard nearby. I want to rent a yard as a warehouse. Of course, it would be even better if I could buy it!" Zhao Dongchuan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

Li Dabing is the local boss here, and he definitely knows the local market situation better than Zhao Dongchuan.

"Well, I can't guarantee you about this. If you rent it, it shouldn't be a problem. If you buy it, there are very few houses available for sale right now. I'll ask for you. Anyway, you have to wait for a few days for the goods. Of course, if you trust me, you can keep it with me temporarily!" Li Dabing said with a smile, narrowing his eyes.

"I don't believe you! You are such a bad guy!"

Zhao Dongchuan vaguely remembered that it was clearly agreed that he would treat him last time, but he ended up getting drunk and it was Zhao Dongchuan who paid for the meal.

Zhao Dongchuan got angry when he thought of this.

"You ordered a lot of goods this time, and I need to communicate with my brother about purchasing the goods, so I need to pay a deposit!"

"How many?"

"Usually it's 3%. Since you're Brother Han and a regular customer, just give me a deposit of 1000 yuan!" Li Dabing said with a grin.

Zhao Dongchuan thought silently, as if considering the risks.

Li Dabing didn't urge him and just drank his tea.