Chapter 2 Lin Fang
Luo Ning looked at the stall again, there were braided ropes of various colors and styles, necklaces, bracelets, and small pendants of different styles hung on them, some were metal flowers, some were stones, and some were beads. The handiwork is not bad.
Luo Ning looked at it for a while, and saw that there were fewer people around, so he asked, "Sister, are you making these knots yourself?"
The owner of the stall smiled and said, "Little sister, I made these things up myself." You see how beautiful it is, do you want to buy one?"
Luo Ning smiled and said, "It's very beautiful, sister, do you have any other styles?"
"That's all there is to it. There are still some new styles at home, so I'll bring them at the next market. ”
"Really, sister, are there a lot of new styles, are they good-looking?"
"There are several new styles, and they are all very good-looking. My sister is still learning more styles. ”
Luo Ning nodded and said, "Sister, if I buy more, can it be cheaper?"
"Little sister, don't you dislike these styles?"
Luo Ning nodded vigorously: "Sister, I like it very much!"
"So, how many do you want to buy?"
"I'm going to buy ten bucks. ”
"What, little sister, how old are you? You can't waste money like this!"
Luo Ning smiled and said, "Sister, we want to buy your chain to sell and make some money to pay for tuition, otherwise my brother will drop out of school." Sister, you give me a cheaper. ”
"Little sister, it's not easy for you two brothers and sisters to come out and earn your own tuition fees at such a young age. Okay, my sister will give you five cents cheaper each. ”
Luo Ning carefully selected, bought 20 necklaces and bracelets each, and asked casually when he paid, "Sister, what is your name?" ”
"My name is Lin Fang. Lin Fang put all the chains Luo Ning bought into a plastic bag, and handed them to Luo Ning as he spoke.
"Okay, Sister Lin Fang. If these chains sell well, I'll come back to you to buy them. Thank you, goodbye!" Luo Ning carried the bag and left with Luo Fan.
After walking out of the main street, Luo Ning said to Luo Fan, "Brother, where can I buy plastic bags?"
Luo Fan thought for a moment and said, "There is a wholesale department next to the bazaar. Then he asked, "Sister, where are we going to sell so many chains?" ”
"Brother, you know to go back to the village to sell! You just listen to me, and you will make money this time. Luo Ning patted his chest and said.
"Hehe, okay, brother listens to you. Luo Fan said.
"Brother, let's go buy some plastic bags. ”
Next to the bazaar, there are two wholesale offices, each selling different things, one mainly sells food, tobacco and alcohol, etc., and the other mainly sells daily necessities. Luo Ning first went to the daily necessities, where there were only ordinary plastic bags. Luo Ning wanted a special and beautiful bag, which was used to hold necklaces and bracelets that also looked tall.
So I came to the second one, which has a kind of gift bag with various colors and patterns, and if there is a customer who buys tobacco and alcohol for gifts, he will use this kind of bag. But the bag is very large, and it is a bit wasteful to use it for necklaces and bracelets.
"Boss, is there any smaller bag like this?" Luo Ning asked.
"Nope. ”
"Boss, then do you know where to buy smaller gift bags?" Luo Ning did not give up.
The boss was a little annoyed by the question, and said impatiently: "No, no, what kind of mess are you making? Don't interfere with my business. ”
The two left helplessly, and slowly walked back to the main street, Luo Fan said: "Sister, or use ordinary pockets." ”
Luo Ning shook his head and said, "No, if we want to do it, we have to do it well." With a normal pocket, it feels like a bargain, and it won't sell for a good price. ”
While talking, the two passed by a shop selling trinkets, Luo Ning's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran over. After running a few steps, he suddenly remembered that Luo Fan still had a pocket of necklaces and bracelets in his hand, so he stopped Luo Fan and told him to wait for him at the street corner.
When she entered the shop, she pretended to look at the ornaments and watched others buy things, and she almost burst out laughing when the proprietress brought out a small and delicate pocket ornament.
After the guests left, Luo Ning walked over with a sweet smile on his face: "Sister, hello"
The proprietress was a young woman in her twenties, and when she saw a little girl of seven or eight years old, wearing a small pink floral dress, smiling sweetly, she was very cute, and she was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Little sister, you are so cute! What do you want to buy?"
Luo Ning smiled and said, "Sister, I want to buy some beautiful little bags." ”
The proprietress said, "Little sister, we only sell accessories here, not bags." ”
Luo Ning pretended to be distressed and said, "Is it really not for sale?
The proprietress asked curiously, "Little sister, what do you want a small bag for?"
"Sister, our teacher assigned us the summer homework and made a small gift for each of the students in the class. Since it's a gift, of course, it has to be beautifully dressed. But I don't have that much money to buy beautiful wrapping paper, so I want to buy some small pockets. There were 48 students in our class, and with the teacher, I needed fifty bags. ”
The proprietress was surprised and said, "Why do you teachers assign such strange homework?" she thought for a moment and said, "Sister, there are some beautiful little bags here, but there are not many left." ”
Luo Ning's face was full of disappointment and anxiety: "Sister, can you tell me where I can buy this kind of bag?"
The proprietress saw that she was really anxious, and thought that a child would not pose any threat to her business, so she said generously: "Sister can tell you, but you can't tell others!"
"Sister, don't worry, I won't even tell my parents. Luo Ning patted his chest and reassured.
The proprietress was amused by her appearance: "Hehe, okay, my sister told you, you can buy it at a store called Meimei Wholesale Department on Banyan Street in the county seat." ”
Luo Ning said gratefully: "Thank you, sister!"
met with Luo Fan, and when they saw that it was still early, the two decided to go to the county seat immediately.
Fortunately, there are still a lot of cars from Huaiyang Town to the county seat, and there is a trip in ten minutes. The two children took a car for more than half an hour to the county seat.
As soon as he got out of the car, Luo Fan was dumbfounded, he only came a few times when his father came to the county to sell bamboo weaving, and he only walked around the vegetable market, where did he know where Rongshu Street was?
But Luo Ning is not in a hurry, in her previous life, she was often in the county seat, and she was very familiar with those old streets. She took Luo Fan to Banyan Street with ease, and walked a short distance on the street before she saw the Meimei Wholesale Department.
As soon as he entered the wholesale department, Luo Ning looked around, but he didn't see the beautiful little bag. She asked her boss, "Boss, I want to buy those beautiful little pockets." ”
The boss asked in surprise: "Little sister, how do you know that I have what kind of small bags to sell here?" This kind of small bag is only bought by some regular customers in need, and he usually does not put it out.
Luo Ning smiled and said, "My aunt told me that she worked in a jewelry store and followed the proprietress to buy it from you." ”
The boss suddenly said: "No wonder. Little sister, how many colors do I have here, which one do you want?" and took out four or five different colors of pockets from a cabinet in the corner.
Luo Ning was pleasantly surprised to pick it up and see that there were all kinds of large flower patterns, only one was a small flower pattern, which was relatively new at present, so she chose this one and asked, "Uncle, how much is this kind of flower?"
The boss said: "The price is the same, five cents a handful." ”
The average plastic bag sells for only a dime, and the big one only costs two cents. This kind of one costs five cents, which is really expensive! But there are fifty of them for a handful, which is still good. Luo Ning originally wanted to buy two, but unfortunately the money was not enough, so he could only buy one.
When I got home again, it was already noon. Grandma cooked early in the morning and waited for her and Luo Fan to come back to eat.
After lunch, Luo Fan asked, "Sister, when are we going to sell necklaces?"
Luo Ning said: "Brother, my father is going to take me up the mountain to my mother on Saturday, and you will go with us then." Let's take all these chains and go up the mountain to sell them. ”
Luo Fan suddenly realized: "That's right, the restaurant where my aunt works has so many tourists every day, and it's best for us to take the chain there and sell it." Okay, I'll go up the mountain with you and my uncle on Saturday. ”
Luo Ning nodded with satisfaction, this brother is not stupid, he can understand it at all.
On Saturday, Luo Fan came to Luo Ning's house with his military cloth schoolbag, which was filled with those necklaces and bracelets, as well as small pockets.
Luo Ning also carried a schoolbag herself, but it contained her own clothes and books.
When Luo Zhenying came out with a bicycle, he was slightly stunned when he saw Luo Fan following him, and Luo Ning hurriedly said: "Dad, I asked my brother to go with us, and he bought some things and wanted to sell them on the mountain." ”
Luo Zhenying nodded and said, "Xiaofan, then you can ride Luo Ning's bicycle." ”
"Hey, uncle. Luo Fan replied loudly, ran to the hall to push out Luo Ning's bicycle, and followed behind Luo Zhenying.
The Qingquan Hotel, where Jiang Fenglian works, is halfway up the mountain in the Longqing Mountain Scenic Area. Longqing Mountain gets its name from Longshan Mountain and Qingyuan Lake. Longshan is not a mountain, but several peaks connected together like a dragon winding up, divided into three scenic spots: Longtou Mountain, Longji Gorge and Longwei Peak. Longkou is not far below Longtou Mountain, because it is the confluence of two rivers, so it is called Longkou. The Qingyuan Lake is on the west side of Longji Gorge and Longwei Peak, the lake water is crystal clear, and the scenery is very beautiful.
Luo Ning's village was not open to traffic, so Luo Ning and his family had to ride to the town first, and then ride up the mountain. The whole trip takes more than two hours. There were only three buses up the mountain a day, and each trip was crowded to death, and Luo Ning preferred to ride up the mountain, although he was a little tired, but he didn't have to endure the depression and unpleasant smell of the crowd.
At noon, the three of them finally arrived at the Qingquan Hotel. Jiang Fenglian was already waiting in the house, and there was food on the table, which should have been bought in the cafeteria. Seeing that Luo Fan also followed, he went to the canteen to buy two steamed buns.
Luo Ning whispered to Jiang Fenglian the reason for telling Luo Zhenying again, and Jiang Fenglian sighed: "Alas, it's really pitiful to start earning money at a young age." Your uncle is really not a good talker!"