Go back to 1980 and enjoy it

The third month of the lunar calendar.

Deng Shirong drove his motorcycle to Shahe Town. He came here to talk to the locals about the purchase of wooden pineapples.

Deng Shirong's expenses this year will be larger than in any previous year. First, the 30 acres of land in Nanning Chaoyang Square has been designed. The contract he signed with the Provincial Architectural Design Institute is 3.68 million yuan.

Although it can be settled according to the progress of the project and does not need to be paid in one lump sum, the money should not be able to escape this year.

In addition, Deng Shirong also wants to buy a Santana car for his eldest son this year, so he needs a budget of 200,000 yuan, which adds up to 3.88 million yuan.

Now, the second and third floors of the Suifeng Hotel in the county are being renovated. The eldest son has the money for the renovation, but when the renovation is completed and the purchase of goods begins, a large amount of money will be needed.

After all, this era is not that of later generations. Competition among source manufacturers is extremely fierce. If you open a large supermarket, you don’t have to pay for the goods at all. When the manufacturer gets the news, they will send the goods over and let you sell them and then check out. .

Also, the 6,000 yuan for the first bank loan this year has to be repaid. This amount of money is not worth mentioning. The key is that the 800,000 yuan second loan next year will also expire.

Now, he only has more than 2.15 million in cash, and the funding gap is still very large. Naturally, he needs to make plans early to get more money.

So Deng Shirong wanted to try this wooden pineapple business.

This wood pineapple is a famous fruit king in the south. The climate and soil of Bobai County are very suitable for the growth of wood pineapple. It has been widely planted among the people as early as the early Tang Dynasty. According to the book "Guangxi Traditional Food", Bobai wood pineapple The output is the first among all counties in Guangxi.

The main producing areas of Bobaimu pineapples are in Shahe, Longtan, Songwang, and Dongping townships, especially Lingjiao in Shahe Town (Lingjiao area is still under the jurisdiction of Shahe Town, and it will not be merged with Shuangwang, Shuangfeng, Dam, Shahe Town until next year. Pi and other townships became independent together) have the highest yield and best quality of wood pineapples.

At present, Bobaimu pineapples have been sold throughout Guangxi and exported to Guangdong, Hunan, Guizhou and other neighboring provinces.

If Deng Shirong acquires wooden pineapples, he will naturally not sell them in Brother Province, but intends to sell them further away together with local pineapples.

Of course, it's only March now, and it's not the ripening season for pineapples yet. Deng Shirong came here in advance just to find a suitable local, give him some profit margin, and entrust him to help purchase pineapples.

I have to say that riding a Jialing 70 motorcycle in this era is really more prestigious than driving a Rolls-Royce in later generations. When Deng Shirong came to Shahewei, the turnaround rate along the way was absolutely 100%. I don’t know how many people Showing surprise and envy.

After arriving at Shahewei, Deng Shirong asked someone for directions, and then drove the much-anticipated motorcycle towards the water chestnut realm.

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No matter what era you are in, there will always be smart people.

In the countryside of this era, everyone with a slightly more flexible mind is already a household worth ten thousand yuan.

As a famous fruit merchant in Lingjiao Realm, Ding Qiang is undoubtedly a smart man with a flexible mind. He started buying various seasonal fruits in the village four years ago and then resold them to earn the price difference. This behavior is naturally nothing nowadays. , but four years ago that would have required taking a lot of risks.

Because Ding Qiang dared to take risks, he soon became the only fruit buyer in the village.

Most of the villagers are willing to sell the fruit to him. After all, it is sold to the supply and marketing cooperative at the same price, and it is sold to him at the same price. So why should the villagers choose to go far away?

March of the lunar calendar is the season when bayberries mature. However, the number of bayberries planted in the water chestnut area is very small, so there is no need to bother.

Therefore, Ding Qiang is relatively free during this period. He has no other hobbies but likes to drink a few drinks. He has made a lot of money in the past few years and has achieved the freedom of eating and drinking.

At this time, Ding Qiang was drinking with his two sons at home. When he was drinking comfortably, he suddenly heard the sound of a motorcycle outside.

The reason why you can hear the sound of a motorcycle is because Ding Qiang bought a motorcycle himself.

He originally thought that a rich man was passing by, but when he heard the sound, the motorcycle was parked in front of his house. The curious Ding Qiang put down his chopsticks and walked out.

Seeing the brand new Jialing 70 motorcycle parked in front of his house, Ding Qiang couldn't help but look envious in his eyes. Although he also bought a motorcycle, what he bought was the Xingfu 250 motorcycle, which was cheaper than the Jialing 70. More than half.

After sizing up the motorcycle, Ding Qiang asked, "Biao, who are you looking for?"

The visitor was none other than Deng Shirong. He smiled and asked, "Biao, I'm here to see Boss Ding Qiang. Is this Boss Ding's house here?"

Ding Qiang nodded and said: "I am Ding Qiang, who are you, Biao? Do you have anything to do with me?"

Deng Shirong said: "My surname is Deng. I heard that, Boss Ding, you are a famous fruit merchant in this area. The main reason I came here this time is to discuss some business with you."

When he heard that business was coming to his door, Ding Qiang greeted him enthusiastically: "It turns out to be Boss Deng. I am drinking with my son out of boredom. Come in and sit down. Let's talk while drinking."

Deng Shirong smiled and said: "I'm driving, so I can't drink. Boss Ding drinks yours, and it won't affect our business discussions."

Ding Qiang said nonchalantly: "Boss Deng, just drink less while driving. It doesn't matter."

The traffic control in the county in this era is naturally incomparable with that of later generations. There is no such thing as checking for drunk driving, especially for motorcycles. Now they don’t even check the driver’s license (there are not many vehicles in the county combined, just check^_ ^), basically it was only after the 1990s that we started to check this kind of thing.

Therefore, Ding Qiang really doesn't have the safety awareness to drink and not drive.

Deng Shirong waved his hand and said: "Boss Ding, you're welcome. You drink your drink. After I've negotiated with you, I still have something to do!"

Seeing that the other party really had no intention of drinking, Ding Qiang didn't force it. He invited Deng Shirong to sit down and asked, "Boss Deng, what business do you want to discuss with me?"

Deng Shirong said straight to the point: "That's it, I want to buy pineapples from your water chestnut area. Knowing that you are a local fruit merchant, I want to ask you to buy it on my behalf. I wonder if you are willing, Boss Ding?"

Ding Qiang did not directly answer whether he was willing or not, but asked with a smile: "Boss Deng, I wonder what price you want to buy it at?"

Deng Shirong understood immediately. This was because the other party wanted to see how much he could earn by being a middleman and whether it was worth his time.

Before coming to Ding Qiang, Deng Shirong had already found out clearly that the current market price of wood pineapples is 25 cents per catty, and the purchase price offered by the supply and marketing cooperative is 121 cents. Ding Qiang also purchased the same for the villagers last year. price.

As for what price Ding Qiang would resell after he acquired it, I don't know.

However, Deng Shirong guessed that Ding Qiang was just acting as a middleman to make a profit, and the price others gave him should be in the range of 14 to 15 cents.

Of course, this is just Deng Shirong's guess, but there shouldn't be much difference.

Deng Shirong bought the wooden pineapples to sell them to distant provinces. He didn't care about the price difference. In order to make the other party work hard for him, he directly gave him a very high price and said: "Boss Ding, this wooden pineapple is sold to distant provinces." You and I both know the market price of pineapples and the purchase price of supply and marketing cooperatives, so I will not bargain with you. I will directly give you a price of 16 cents per catty. I guarantee that you will make a profit, and I will buy as much as you can buy. ”

Ding Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. Deng Shirong guessed right. The price given to him was only 141 pounds. He could make a profit of two cents from it. This was already a very good business for him. .

Don’t underestimate these two cents. The output of wood pineapples in Lingjiao is very high, and their village is the village with the highest production of wood pineapples in Lingjiao. Just like last year, the output of wood pineapples in their village exceeded 300 tons. He brought in more than twelve thousand dollars.

Now, the purchase price given by Boss Deng is two points higher than that of the boss in Guangdong. If the output of pineapples this year is as high as last year, then his income can be doubled compared to last year. Of course he was excited about the pie-in-the-sky good thing.

Moreover, Boss Deng has made it very clear that he will buy as much as he can from the other party. In this case, he is not limited to buying in the village, but can also go to other villages to buy. By then, it will be a total explosion of a thousand tons. no problem.

His income by then...

Just thinking about it makes him excited! ! !

Ding Qiang knew that the other party had indeed given a very sincere price, so he did not push the price further and made a decision directly: "Boss Deng is so happy, then this matter is settled. I promise to help you buy enough." Quantity of wood pineapples.”

The two parties reached a verbal agreement, and then discussed some details.

For example, the weight of a single wooden pineapple must be at least 4 kilograms, and then do not use those with poor quality, those with worms, or those packed in wet, etc.

In order to reassure the other party, Deng Shirong also gave a deposit of 1,000 yuan in advance. Anyway, he was not afraid of the other party cheating.

With the deposit of one thousand yuan, Ding Qiang really felt reassured. After all, no one in this era could joke with a thousand yuan, so this business must be too real.

Half an hour later, Deng Shirong stood up and said goodbye: "Okay, Boss Ding, we have made it clear what we need to say, so I will leave first. I will come back to pick up the goods in May."

Ding Qiang said politely again: "Boss Deng, let's have something together before we leave!"

"No, I have something to do here, so I'll leave first."

"Okay then, walk slowly!"

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After leaving Lingjiao, Deng Shirong returned to Shahewei, ate a bowl of rice noodles, and then drove his motorcycle towards Maoqing Farm in Wendi Town.

Maoqing Farm, like Baiping Farm, is a reclamation farm run by the autonomous region. It is also the farm with the highest longan production in Shiqia, with an annual longan output of more than 200 tons.

Since Deng Shirong plans to make more money this year, he will naturally have to buy some longan. The profit of this thing is still very high.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Shirong finally arrived at Maoqing Farm.

Deng Shirong was already familiar with cooperating with farms. He contacted the farm director and explained his intention, and the two parties negotiated the purchase price.

In the end, Deng Shirong reached a cooperation with Maoqing Farm at a price of 0.3 yuan/jin.

This price is actually the same as that of Baiping Farm. The previous purchase price of Baiping Farm was 0.29 yuan/jin. After two consecutive years, the price this year has increased by one point.

Deng Shirong naturally didn't care about this. After all, he was selling at seven or eight times the price. The price change of just one or two cents was completely negligible to him.

After reaching a cooperation with Maoqing Farm, Deng Shirong declined the farm's hospitality and left in style on his motorcycle.

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After finishing all these things, Deng Shirong took time to visit Nanning.

At this time, the Provincial Architectural Design Institute had already completed the design. Deng Shirong prepaid 10% of the funds, and construction of the building that he was looking forward to could begin.

Then, Deng Shirong began to inquire about the information and prepared to contact the billiard table manufacturer and reserve a batch of billiard tables.

What surprised him was that there was no billiards manufacturer in Guangxi in this era. Moreover, after asking, he found that the sales price of the billiard table probably exceeded his previous estimate. If the billiard table was bought back at this price, then this billiard hall would There is no profit at all from driving it.

Even if you make money, you won't make much money and it's a waste of time.

After all, in this era, unlike later generations, an hour of playing billiards costs more than ten or twenty yuan in table fees. In this era, if you charge fifty cents an hour, I'm afraid not many people have the financial ability to come and play every day.

So Deng Shirong immediately gave up the immature idea of ​​opening a billiards hall.

Anyway, my son and daughter-in-law will be busy opening a supermarket next. This third floor will be left empty for now, or it can be used as a warehouse for the supermarket first, and then we can build it later when suitable projects come up.

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In the bus heading from Bobai to Guangzhou, Deng Changyuan, Ou Guohua, Deng Changdong, and Ou Guofang were clearly on board.

They followed Zhang Xiuping's suggestion and went to the county town together to open a clothing store after the Chinese New Year.

The two children of Deng Changyuan and Ou Guohua were taken back to her parents' home by Ou Guohua, and asked her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law to help take care of them.

As for the two children of Deng Changdong and Ou Guofang, it is relatively simple. As the eldest son of the family, Deng Changdong's younger brother is not married yet. Naturally, his parents and younger siblings will help take care of his children at home.

When they came to the county to open a clothing store, they chose to run it as a partnership instead of working individually.

Now the clothing store has been rented, and the location has been chosen in Xinshi Alley. This alley is connected to Xinglong Road on one end and the main street on the other. It can be considered a very popular place.

Now, the clothing store has been simply renovated, and the business license has also been obtained. It can be said that everything is ready, all it needs is the east wind.

The shop matter has been settled, and Deng Changyuan and others can finally go to Guangzhou to purchase goods.

Since this was the first time to purchase goods, the four of them had no experience, so they planned to go together.

It was just dawn when we arrived in Guangzhou.

The driver of the car this time was Deng Silong from Hengkou Village. Hengkou Village is connected with Naye Village and Yangdipo Village, so they are naturally very familiar with each other.

Therefore, when Deng Changyuan and others got off the bus, Deng Silong smiled and said: "Uncle Ayuan, Aunt Ayuan, Uncle Adong, and Aunt Adong, it's your first time in Guangzhou. I'll take you to have breakfast first. It's from Guangzhou." The breakfast is very good, especially the rice rolls, which I think are particularly delicious. ”

Deng Changyuan smiled and said: "This is your territory. Since you said this rice roll is delicious, let's go and try it together."

Deng Changdong asked: "What kind of rice roll is this rice roll? Why does the name sound weird?"

Deng Silong said: "It is steamed powder, paired with sauce and seasoning, it tastes really delicious."

Ou Guohua smiled and said: "I happen to be hungry, don't talk so much, let's go eat quickly!"

Deng Silong laughed, and then he and the people following the car took Deng Changyuan and others to a rice roll restaurant near the station to eat rice rolls.

It is said that Guangdong and Guangxi belong to the same family, especially when it comes to food. The tastes are really very similar. The rice rolls that are so popular in Guangdong are naturally suitable for the tastes of most people in Guangxi.

Deng Changyuan and others were full of praise after eating.

After finishing breakfast, Deng Changyuan said: "Okay, Aaron, go back and rest quickly, we have to do some work too!"

Deng Silong nodded and said, "Well, I'll go back to sleep first."

Next, Deng Changyuan and others took a car to Gaodi Street.

During the reform and opening up, Gaodi Street became a famous prosperous street for Guangzhou's clothing and other self-employed businesses. It is no exaggeration to say that if you go to Guangzhou, you must visit Gaodi Street.

Then they implemented home-based business, all the stalls in the middle of the street were demolished, and the business turned to mainly wholesale.

Then in October 1980, Gaodi Street was officially opened as the first industrial products market in Guangzhou, and also became the country's first self-employed clothing market. Its flexible business methods and trendy clothing styles attracted people from all over the country. Travelers and traders from all over.

It mainly deals in cloth, clothing, shoes and hats, department stores, etc.

Since 1983, Gaudi Street has entered its heyday. In addition to the local citizens of Guangzhou, the people who come to buy shirts and trousers are also clothing wholesalers from all over the country.

The reason why Deng Changyuan and others knew about this place was naturally because they asked Deng Silong, the bus driver.

Deng Silong has been running this route in Guangzhou for a year and a half. Although he doesn't have much time to visit Guangzhou, he is already familiar with the area around the station and has interacted with Guangzhou locals. Naturally, he knows Gao Street.

Knowing that Deng Changyuan and others came to Guangzhou to wholesale clothing, he recommended this place to them.

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At 8:30 in the morning, Deng Changyuan and the others arrived at the famous Gaodi Street.

Then, the four "hillbillies" were completely stunned by the scene in front of them.

I saw a surging crowd here, with many people carrying large and small bags. There were people bargaining in every shop, and people were making deals all the time. There were even people who would buy whatever the clothing style was, as long as the price was right.

These people, like them, are obviously traders from all over the country who come here to purchase goods.

This is truly a city at the forefront of reform and opening up, with all the clothing, shoes, hats, and daily necessities and department stores that people desire.

Next, the four of them tried to enter some shops to ask for prices.

The four of them have also inquired about a lot of clothing prices in the county during this time, such as the price of jeans. A pair of jeans in the county costs 25 to 28 yuan, but the wholesale price here is so cheap that they can't believe it.

If you wholesale it at this price, you can really make a lot of money by selling it with your eyes closed!

At this moment, the four of them, Deng Changyuan, could not hide their excitement. They looked at each other and felt that they were really going to get rich this time.