Chapter 5: Indebtedness
Huang Chengcheng's face was full of red light, walked to the door of the store and let me into the house, poured two glasses of water, and asked, "Mr. Tian, I see that you look good, the spell casting last night should have gone well, right?"
"It's okay, it's okay anyway. I replied, "What about the return trip?" Huang Chengcheng patted his chest and said that he had already said hello to the people from the travel agency, as long as I went to the immigration department with my documents, and then mentioned the money. This is exactly what I don't want to mention the last time, saying that I don't have any money anymore, just a few hundred yuan.
Huang Chengcheng said: "You can call your family and ask them to send the money over, there is a Bank of China in Bangkok, and the wire transfer is very fast." "I was embarrassed, I didn't want to tell my family about such a shameful fact, and I didn't want to burden them. Huang Chengcheng looked at my virtue and asked, "Is it because my family is poor and can't afford to pay for it?"
I nodded repeatedly. Huang Chengcheng laughed: "Mr. Tian is really good at telling jokes, how can a poor person come to Thailand for tourism?" I said that if I hadn't been fooled by my cousin and said that there was a free tour in Thailand, I wouldn't have come to kill me.
Huang Chengcheng said that he was very embarrassed: "What can I do about this? It is natural to repay debts, and it is always necessary to let me do a good job and take the money to go in, right?" Huang Chengcheng said: "It's very simple, I can ask the travel agency to help you extend your visa, and the study visa can be extended for six months, and you can find a job in Thailand to make money." ”
"Forget it," I hurriedly objected, "I have never eaten pork and have seen pigs run, I know that the income level in Thailand is much lower than in China, and how long do I have to work to earn 50,000 baht!"
Huang Chengcheng thought for a while: "You can go to Boss Gao." ”
I said, "Kaohsiung, no, the boss of the family helped me find a way to exorcise evil spirits, how can I be embarrassed to borrow money from others? Besides, I don't have any friendship." ”
"Oh, Mr. Tian, why can't you understand Chinese, I asked you to find him and let him give you some business to do." He specializes in the business of Buddhist cards, that is, brand dealers. These dealers have a lot of goods, you can help him run the goods!" Huang Chengcheng explained. I kind of understood, but I felt that it was too difficult, I didn't even know what a Buddhist card was, how to run the goods? But under Huang Chengcheng's strong persuasion, I reluctantly agreed to ask first.
I called Kaohsiung and said what I meant, I thought he would be unwilling, but I didn't expect to readily agree: "Okay, it just so happens that I have a backlog of more than a dozen genuine cards in my hand, which has no characteristics and is not easy to sell, but the purchase price is very low." If you meet the main owner, you can still make a small profit. You can help me run the channel, if you can sell it, I will only receive 30% of the profits, and the rest is yours. ”
I said what to do if I don't know anything about Thai Buddhist cards, Kaohsiung said: "Find an errand runner and train for free, this business is not very cost-effective." In this case, you come to me for assault training, but I have to charge tuition, and the profit from the first amulet you sell is all mine. If you agree, you will come, if you don't agree, forget it!" I hurriedly said yes and wrote down Kaohsiung's address in Bangkok on the phone.
When I heard that the matter of running goods was negotiated, Huang Chengcheng was even happier than me, and immediately guaranteed that he would help me with the visa extension, but he had to put the passport in his hand so that it could be handled at any time. Fools know that this is to seize my documents, for fear that if I run away halfway, the 50,000 baht will be wasted. Originally, I didn't want to, but I had to pay back the money, so I didn't say anything more.
Huang Chengcheng's jewelry store is in the old town of Bangkok, but in a good location in the heart of the city. There were two rooms in the back of the store, which were used as dormitories for the clerk, and he generously asked me to borrow them for free, but I had to share a bed with another male clerk. It's good to have a place to live, and I will admit what else to choose. I called my family, falsely claiming that I had met Chinese friends here, helped them do business errands, and could gain knowledge, and my parents told me to pay attention to safety and not to be deceived.
Take BTS to the station, you have to walk for more than ten minutes, the sun is shining overhead, I sweat, I passed by the cold drink shop and bought a glass of chilled mango juice while walking and drinking, otherwise I guess I won't be able to reach the destination. Came to the downstairs of the apartment where Kaohsiung lived, followed his guidance to the fourth floor, there was a small crack in the door, pushed the door into the house, and saw that it was a very simple old apartment, one bedroom and one living room, exuding the musty smell and sweat unique to bachelors, but it was passable. It's like a pig's nest, with empty beer cans and lunch boxes piled up on the coffee table, and cigarette butts in the ashtray. Kaohsiung sat on the sofa, one leg on the edge of the coffee table, smoking a cigarette while holding a small phone book and flipping through it.
When he saw me come in, Kaohsiung opened the door of the safe against the sofa with his backhand, and it was full of ornaments in small transparent plastic bags, similar to Chinese necklaces and bracelets. He took out more than a dozen small bags and placed them on the coffee table: "They are all genuine, there are no fakes, but the temple is relatively small, and there is no incense, but they are all blessed by the abbot monk of the temple." Please ask the price to range from 500 to 1,000 baht, you can sell it casually, it is better not to be too cheap, otherwise you will not be able to do business in the future. ”
I picked up the transparent bags and opened them one by one, and took out the Buddhist medallions inside, which were of different shapes and colors, and looked similar to the ones that Xiaomei gave us on the bus at that time. I pointed to one of them and asked, "Where did you buy this amulet? If I sell it to somebody, will they ask?"
Kaohsiung glared: "In the future, remember that Buddhist supplies cannot be called to buy, but to be invited, especially for us brand dealers, understand?
I cleared my throat, imitated a TV announcer, and said in standard Mandarin, "Boss Gao, may I ask from which temple did you invite this amulet?"
"Forgot. Kaohsiung replied without even thinking about it. I was half angry and said that this is not nonsense, what if people have to ask.
Kaohsiung gave me a blank look: "You are really stupid, there are thousands of temples in Thailand than public toilets in China, and there are thousands of them in Bangkok alone, when the time comes, you go to the newsstand to buy a few maps, write down the names and addresses of some small temples that are not very well-known, and then pick a few more to go in, take a few more photos with the monks, and don't forget to ask for two cheapest amulets everywhere you go." ”
I said, "Then when you sell the Buddha card, you can take out these photos and say that you are invited from this temple, and the Buddha card in my hand is the one that I sell to customers." Anyway, you can't see the photo too clearly, as long as the general shape and color are about the same, okay?"
Kaohsiung looked at me unexpectedly: "It seems that you are not stupid to the point of being home, and you are occasionally a little clever." Well, for the sake of your saving face, teach you some knowledge. "I was drinking mango juice and he was drinking beer and started to explain to me the main knowledge of Thai amulet.