Rebirth 1983: Starting From Taking Back the Family Property

Chapter 26 Shoes

  Early in the morning, Lu Jiaxin went out for a walk and came back half an hour later and started reading English, following the tape. It must be said that Lu Hongjun's assistant was very considerate and knew that she bought the cassette player to learn English, and the tapes she sent also came with books. After the quarrel yesterday, I wonder if the tutor will become a pornographic person. But it doesn't matter, I was originally invited because I was afraid of being suspected.

Xue Mao was making breakfast in the kitchen. When he heard her starting to read bird songs, he quickly stuffed cotton into his ears. After breakfast was ready, he carried it to the yard and shouted loudly: "Sister, it's time to eat."

 “Here we come…”

 After dinner, Lu Jiaxin went into the house and took the canvas bag: "Let's go to Xiushui Street."

Xue Mao was very confused. They had nothing to go to Xiushui Street. Lu Hongjun sent so much rice, noodles, oil and salt that the two of them could not finish it in three months.

 “Don’t buy something, go see it.”

Last time, she was in a hurry and took a look at it all. This time, she wanted to take a stroll and see what is currently popular on the market. Since you want to start a clothing business, you must first understand the market.

Xue Mao didn't want to go shopping and felt it was a waste of time to follow the ticket, but he couldn't resist Lu Jiaxin and had to follow him. Fortunately, Xiushui Street is relatively small now. Even if Lu Jiaxin visited every store, it only took one morning to browse all the stores.

Lu Jiaxin observed carefully and found many young people on the street wearing floral shirts and bell-bottom trousers. Well, it seems that this is the trend now. In addition, young girls wear clothes of various colors, such as red, pink, blue, green, etc., which are all bright colors.

 After looking at so many clothing stalls, she found that none of them sold suits or business suits, which meant that this area was blank.

Walking to a women's shoe stall, Lu Jiaxin knelt down and picked up a pair of leather shoes to examine. The style was okay but too thin. She is now weak, her hands and feet are cold, and she has to wear thick shoes.

 Lu Jiaxin asked: "Brother, do you have thick leather shoes?"

 It is not fashionable to call you boss now, it is all called boss by big brothers and sisters. Wait until the early 1990s, when it was popular to call yourself boss.

 The man saw that she was wearing long sleeves and long pants in the summer, so he knew she was weak. He said: "Sister, the leather shoes I have here are all thin. If you want to buy thick shoes, go forward to the fork and turn right. That store has all kinds of shoes."

Lu Jiaxin asked: "Brother, autumn is coming next month. Why don't you sell autumn shoes? They are so thin, how can ordinary people afford them?"

The eldest brother waved his hand and said: "It's still early for the weather to change. It won't be too late to sell it after the weather changes."

Lu Jiaxin went to visit several shoe stalls and found that they did not sell autumn or winter shoes, and there were not many styles of leather shoes. In comparison, the styles of clothes come in a variety of styles.

 After shopping around a few, Lu Jiaxin found the shoe store introduced by her elder brother. When I entered, I discovered that this was a shoe wholesale store.

The person looking after the store was a tall young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked at Lu Jiaxin and asked, "Little girl, what do you want to buy?"

As for Xue Mao, he looked like a follower, so he didn’t say hello.

Lu Jiaxin’s mouth twitched. She was not old enough to have the nerve to call her a little girl: “Let’s buy winter shoes.”

Upon hearing this, the tall young man immediately shouted inside: "Brother Xiaosheng, someone wants to buy winter shoes. Please take out all the winter shoes we brought in from the port city."

Soon, a thin young man took out more than ten pairs of thick leather shoes.

Lu Jiaxin picked up a pair of small leather shoes with flat heels and pointed toes. The style of these shoes was better than those in the store. She took them and touched the inside, and asked in surprise: "There is only a layer of cotton inside, how can you wear shoes like this in winter?" My feet are freezing."

The tall young man said with a smile: "These shoes are not suitable for wearing in winter, but they are still fine for autumn. Little girl, these are from Hong Kong City, they are very fashionable."

The most sought-after products now are Hong Kong products. Whether they are Hong Kong products depends on whether you believe it or not. Lu Jiaxin thought the shoes were of good style but too thin, but she still asked the price out of habit. She was surprised to hear that the shoes were eighty-eight, which was too expensive.

 Xue Mao almost jumped up.

The tall young man said with an arrogant look: "Little brother, these are shoes from Hong Kong City. Look how fashionable they are."

 “The style is good, but it’s not worth eighty-eight.”

The tall young man said: "Don't think it's expensive. The purchase price of these leather shoes is seventy yuan. After deducting the shipping fee and the food and drink my brother gave me on the road, I only made a few dollars."

Just listen to these words, otherwise you will be a fool if you believe them. Lu Jiaxin looked carefully inside and outside the shoes, and then deliberately asked in Cantonese: "Where is the rice tied?"

 The tall young man was confused: "What are you talking about?"

Lu Jiaxin put down the shoes and said, "These shoes don't even have a trademark, and you can't understand me when I speak Cantonese. How do I know these shoes are really from Hong Kong?"

 The tall young man’s eyes almost popped out of his head: “Sister, do you know Cantonese?”

Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "Brother, I really like these shoes. Please give me an honest price."

 The tall young man gritted his teeth and said, "If you like it, Sixty-Eight is for you. This is made of lambskin, and Sixty-Eight really doesn't make you any money."

 Lu Jiaxin smiled: "Brother, it's better to be more honest when doing business. Your shoes are obviously made of artificial leather."

 The tall young man was shocked and asked: "What did you say? These shoes are not lambskin, but artificial leather?"

Lu Jiaxin was speechless. She didn’t know what material the shoes were made of. She was lucky not to be tricked.

The tall young man really didn't understand. He called out the young man, gave him a few words of warning, and then hurriedly rode off on his bicycle.

 The price difference between lambskin and artificial leather is several times higher. Just say that this pair of shoes, if they were really made of lambskin, would sell for at least forty or fifty; but if they were made of artificial leather, you could get them for about ten yuan.

The thin young man apologized and said, "Little girl, I'm sorry, we don't sell these shoes anymore. You can find them elsewhere!"

 I'm not sure yet whether these shoes are made of artificial leather or lambskin. If this little girl pretends to sell them cheaply, it will be a big loss.

Lu Jiaxin hummed and said, "These shoes are too thin. I'm afraid of the cold. I can't even wear them in autumn."

Brother Xiaosheng is also an honest person: "Little sister, if you are afraid of the cold, buy cotton shoes. Buy shoes made of monkey cotton to ensure you are warm."

Lu Jiaxin reviewed it in her mind, and then deliberately pretended to be disgusted and said: "No, the cotton shoes are too ugly, and they will get wet when they are worn out in the snow,"

Brother Xiaosheng said: "Then buy a pair of waterproof leather shoes when the time comes. Wear leather shoes when you go out and cotton shoes at home."

Lu Jiaxin's heart suddenly moved and she asked, "Don't you have thick, waterproof and fashionable leather shoes?"

 Brother Xiaosheng shook his head and said that there are no such shoes on the market for the time being.

 (End of this chapter)