"What good ideas can you have?" Da Hu clearly didn't believe it and warned, "You kid better not try to fool me. You should know that I have connections upstairs."
Hu Zhou looked around. This was not the place to talk. He politely said to Da Hu, "Brother Hu, this is not the place to talk. Shall we step aside for a moment?"
As he spoke, he deliberately fiddled with some fabric he had deliberately prepared, "This is the business I want to discuss with Brother Hu. I know Brother Hu has connections upstairs, but I have goods in my hands. If we can cooperate, wouldn't we make more money than selling melon seeds?"
Not surprisingly, Da Hu was tempted.
But he still didn't completely trust Hu Zhou, with wariness in his eyes everywhere.
However, thinking of what the other party said, if it was true, the profits involved, he still decided to take a risk.
"Brother Hu, I still have my daughter on my back. Are you still afraid that I will hurt you?" Seeing that he was still hesitating, Hu Zhou said helplessly.
That was also true. Da Hu finally dared to follow Hu Zhou with some caution to a secluded place.
Everyone knew that Hu Zhou's wife had died in childbirth, and he guarded his only daughter like the root of his life. Even if he wanted to make trouble, he certainly wouldn't dare to bring the child.
...
Three days later, Zhi Xia received the first payment, only four thousand yuan.
This was because Hu Zhou was afraid that Zhi Xia would not be able to wait, so he sold the first batch of goods at the fastest speed without keeping a penny for himself.
"Sister An, the rest of the money will have to wait a few more days before it can be collected. As soon as it arrives, I will give it to you first thing." Da Hu was slightly better off than him, but it was impossible for him to come up with too much money at once either.
These days, truly wealthy people were still watching and didn't dare show their faces. Zhi Xia naturally understood his difficulties and only said not to worry, to let him handle it slowly.
Ten days later, the first batch of goods was sold out, and Zhi Xia gave him the second batch.
Hu Zhou had clearly made a lot of money and simply resigned from his temporary job.
The neighbor aunt kindly advised him for fear that if he lost his job and the business could not go on, his life would be over too.
But she didn't know that what Hu Zhou had earned during this period was already more than what that job would earn him in ten years.
The price Zhi Xia gave him was not high. Even if he wholesaled it to Da Hu, he could still make a profit of fifty percent after turning his hand once.
Zhi Xia didn't divide it carefully. Hu Zhou classified it again and picked out many good ones from the low-end fabrics.
As for Da Hu and the others, they ran retail, earning another sum through their hands. The purchase price of low-end fabrics should be around 4.5 to 5 yuan without invoices, slightly higher than the supply and marketing cooperatives.
Among them, the best sellers were the cheap ones. Expensive ones could also sell, but there were really few people who were willing to buy them.
Early in the morning, Zhi Xia hurried to the An's house with several children.
An ZhiXian was eating breakfast, and Zhou Nan was murmuring and urging something beside him, with a reluctant expression on her face.
Seeing little sixth with his socks worn wrong, she knew how urgent they were when they came. An ZhiXian sighed helplessly, "I told you that you don't need to come to see me off intentionally. With so many children, what's the hurry? Look, little sixth got his socks wrong."
Only then did Zhi Xia notice and slapped her forehead, "It was a bit rushed. Third Elder Brother is going away for a year and can't come back. It's right to bring the little ones to see you off."
While speaking, second elder brother and sister-in-law also arrived.
After An ZhiXian finished eating and got up, Zhi Xia handed him the package she had prepared, "Third Elder Brother, I have prepared two suits for you. I heard that they all wear these abroad. Take them with you, they may come in handy."
These were high-end goods she had selected from the space, with excellent quality and workmanship. Except for underwear, there were shirts, ties, and two matching sets.
Only then did Zhou Nan remember, "Oh my, I really didn't think of this. People abroad all wear suits. Fortunately, Zhi Xia thought of it. We haven't been abroad and don't know what it's like out there. Don't get laughed at when you get there."
The child going out, the most worried must be the old mother.
An ZhiXian put away the things and said, "Mom, your son is almost 30 years old, not a teenager. He can deal with things, so just put your heart back in your stomach."
In addition to preparing his own things these two days, he spent the rest of his time persuading Zhou Nan.
Otherwise, with her attitude, she would probably overwhelm him without even going out, let alone going abroad.
"I'm just thinking for you. It's said that poor families have ambitious roads. Don't save money when you get abroad, lest others look down on you. If you don't have enough money to spend, just call..." Zhou Nan said with red eyes, almost crying.
An ZhiXian walked over and hugged her, no longer impatient at all, "I know, Mom, don't worry about me. I'm only going abroad for a year. At this time next year, I'll be back. You and Dad should also take good care of yourselves and pay attention to your health."
Zhou Nan hurriedly nodded, "Don't worry about things at home. But there's one thing I have to urge you that you must listen to."
"What's the matter?" An ZhiXian asked.
Zhou Nan wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "You can go abroad for further studies, but you must not learn foreign ways. If you bring back a foreign daughter-in-law later, I won't recognize her. We still have to find a daughter-in-law with black hair and black eyes, otherwise your mother won't like it..."
"Mom, what are you talking about? I'm going for further studies, not matchmaking. Look at what you said." An ZhiXian's face turned red.
An JingZhi said at the side, "It's almost time, hurry up and go."
After An ZhiXian left, Zhou Nan's eyes reddened again.
When she sent fourth brother to the army, she was not so sad. At least that was in the country, but going abroad this time, she always felt uneasy.
After seeing An ZhiXian off, Zhi Xia didn't stay long either.
An Zhiren called her at the door and asked Zheng Suchun to take the children aside to wait for him. He jogged over to Zhi Xia and said, "The business in the fourth brother's shop, did you do it?"
He had also dealt with Hu Zhou before and was quite trustworthy.
Zhi Xia didn't deny it either, "Making some pocket money. Second elder brother can come to me if he needs it."
"Okay, I'll take your sister-in-law to take a look another day." An Zhiren instructed her uneasily, "But you still have to be careful. No one cares now if you don't report, but it would be very dangerous if someone made trouble."
Zhi Xia nodded, "Thank you for your reminder, second elder brother. I know."
After returning home, she carefully considered An Zhiren's words and felt that safety was indeed a problem.
With people coming and going all day long over there, it was hard to avoid malicious people no matter how careful she was.
Zhi Xia and Hu Zhou seriously discussed this issue and made contingency plans.
In two months, the money in Zhi Xia's hands had reached eighty thousand, and as for how much Hu Zhou had earned, she didn't ask, but at least twenty to thirty thousand.
Obviously, compared to before, their situation was no longer the same.
