Chapter 69: Two-Finger Zen
At this time, in addition to Jiang Wen in the trading house, there is also Bai Ning.
The salesman will come over in a little while.
Therefore, there is no one to take care of in the trading house.
But Uncle Niu was a little hesitant: "How can I make you ......?"
"I'm going to go shopping, I've heard it's very lively. ”
"yes, they sell everything. Well, let's go for a walk. ”
Bai Ke told Jiang Wen and Bai Ning a few more words, and then helped Lao Niu drag the cart out.
When I came to West Street, there were already many vendors setting up their stalls.
I also started to go to the market in twos and threes.
Bai Ke helped Lao Niu to settle down in a better position, then opened the bag and set up the stall.
Lao Niu's tape booth is simpler than anyone else.
All you need to do is show the tape cover.
Then turn on the recorder and play the music.
At present, in small counties, black-and-white television has become widespread by one-third.
The penetration rate of tape recorders is less than a quarter.
Many families buy tape recorders because they are fooled by their children.
It is said that he bought a tape recorder that he could use to learn English.
In fact, children mainly use tape recorders to listen to songs.
Although most families don't have tape recorders, people at the market can't help but gather to ask questions as soon as the song starts.
For this reason, many haberdashery vendors are willing to be next to the old cow.
Although there are more people who ask and fewer people who buy, the base number is here.
In a short time, a dozen tapes were sold.
These pirated Hong Kong and Taiwan singer tapes were wholesaled to Lao Niu for three yuan and five cents.
The old cow sells for 5 yuan a plate.
In the blink of an eye, fifteen or sixteen yuan was in hand.
Bai Ke was busy continuing to help Lao Niu with the tape when a pink bill was thrown over.
Bai Ke looked up and saw that it was a business administrator.
The old cow hurriedly handed him five cents.
The business administrator went to the other booths.
Each stall, whether you're selling stinky fish, rotten shrimp, or bed sheets, pillowcases, is all five cents.
Most of the vendors obediently took out five cents, but there were still many vendors who had to ink with the business administration for a while.
"Gee, I'm not open yet, can you come back later. ”
"How can you collect so much, I don't know if I can earn five cents by selling it for a long time. ”
When encountering a really difficult vendor, the business administrator can only leave for a while and come back later.
At this time, the business administration is still very close to the people.
Because their wages and other benefits are not much higher than those of ordinary people.
It's not even as good as most of the vendors.
Traders like Lao Niu make more money in a day than they make in a month.
Therefore, in the mid-80s, people would say, "It is better to make missiles than to sell tea and eggs."
In fact, this was just the idyllic era of the early days of the commodity economy.
In the 90s, they will face a dimensionality reduction attack.
A group of ruffians who were recruited chased them all over the street with sticks.
After a good start, Lao Niu's tape business entered a period of slow sales.
Sometimes no one came to buy the tapes for half an hour on end.
The old cow was unhurried, smoking a cigarette for a while, and sorting out the tape for a while.
A middle-aged man with a child stopped his bicycle and stood in front of the stall to look at it for a while.
Bai Ke hurriedly took the initiative to say hello: "Uncle, you see Teresa Teng's tape here, as well as Liu Wenzheng's ......"
"Aren't there any of Wang Jieshi and Xie Lisi?"
"Oh, not yet. ”
The middle-aged man looked at it a few more times and left disappointed.
This is already the third time to ask "Wang Jieshi Xie Lisi".
At present, it is quite rare for mainland singers to release cassettes of popular songs.
Bai Ke has always thought that mainland singers have no appeal for the time being.
I didn't expect the audience to be quite large.
"Has anyone asked before?" asked the old cow.
Lao Niu nodded: "Yes." ”
Bai Ke couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It seems that it is still important to go to the first-tier market to experience the trends of consumers firsthand.
However, Bai Ke did not feel sorry.
After a while, the tape will be out of the circle.
When the time comes, it will be good to replenish another batch of goods.
The number of people visiting the market is increasing.
There are both city and country people.
Some unrecognizable people also came to life.
When the crowd gathered again in front of Lao Niu's stall, an unknown guy also squeezed over.
The person who buys the thing doesn't notice, but the person who sells it sees it clearly.
The guy was in his twenties, tall, thin, and pale.
He seemed more enthusiastic than the others.
Squeezing hard, one hand reaching forward hard, as if desperate to buy a tape.
But his eyes betrayed him.
is the so-called thief with a weak heart.
His movements were exaggerated, but his eyes were wandering, and he glanced back and forth with a thief.
Looking at his other hand, it had already begun to reach into the pocket of the person next to him.
Lao Niu obviously saw it too, and he shouted: "Folks, don't crowd it! Don't be in a hurry to buy things, take care of your own things first." ”
Lao Niu, as a businessman, has done his best to do this.
But there are still big-hearted customers who don't care, and finally let the little white-faced fitter succeed, and then quickly disappear out of the crowd.
Bai Ke really wanted to jump up and chase after him.
But for a while, my mind turned upside down.
Won't this affect the old cow?
Besides, how can I beat others with my small arms and legs.
Maybe there's back-up.
The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, it's so scary......
After the crowd dispersed, Lao Niu and Bai Ke sighed together.
The two sat silently for a while, and then silently sold a few more tapes.
Suddenly, there was a cry not far away.
A rural elder sister was crying while searching for something on the ground.
A stall owner selling haberdashery next to her sighed and said, "This sister sold two chickens and was about to use the money to buy something else, but someone took them away." ”
Bai Ke looked at the crying rural elder sister, and couldn't hold back anymore: "My day!"
He stood up and pulled out a small mirror as he ran into the crowd.
The little white face followed the crowd around, and his face was full of pride.
It seems that he has gained a lot from this trip.
And he really has helpers.
When another young man with a small flat head passed by him, the two of them winked.
Then Little White Face stuffed two money clips and a handkerchief with money into Xiao Pingtou's hand.
The little white face began to slowly wander again, and his eyes were sinister towards the people shopping.
A group of people gathered in front of a stall selling chicken racks.
The chicken rack is a bone rack that shaves off the meat, removes the thighs, neck, wings and other meaty parts.
At the moment, it's a good thing, it's very oily.
Ordinary people generally like to chop up the chicken rack and stew it with potatoes.
The little white face repeated his old tricks, followed the coaxing for a while, and soon found the target.
He stretched two of Kato's slender fingers into the pocket of a bespectacled man who looked like a city dweller.
But as soon as he pulled out the wallet, a small hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.