"Brother, we only have 500 catties of goods, 14 gunny sacks and feed bags, and a cart will do. It's not far away, just in the staff building near the textile factory!”
"Over there? 45 dollars!"
In Luzhou's cargo center, Xia Jianhua was talking to a man with a crew cut who was about the same age and wore a gray singlet.
"Brother, it's too expensive. Make it cheaper! How about 30 yuan?"
"We can't go any cheaper. This is the price. We charge you five yuan for one bag, and we charge five yuan for the management fee.
If you don't believe me, go ask them. They'll only charge you more. They might even charge you fifty yuan.”
"This…" His father hesitated for a moment.
However, the man lost his patience."Forty-five dollars. Deal? I'll arrange for someone to do it. If not, I'm leaving!”
This was the leader of a gang that was entrenched in the cargo center here.
In the county town of his hometown, the transportation of goods was not developed. There was nothing much in the transportation of goods, so there was no such thing.
However, Luzhou was the provincial capital. Although it was only 1991, the cargo center here was already bustling with activity.
Every day, there were all kinds of goods coming and going from all over the world.
Therefore, there were people who relied on the cargo center to help with loading, unloading, and transportation.
In the beginning, they might have been honest people who came here to work and earn a living. They really came here to earn money.
But later on, as the volume of goods handled by the cargo center increased every day, when the benefits here were seen by others, there were sects who came to compete for it.
Xia Qi, who was being carried by Xia Jianhua, didn't say anything. He was looking at the cargo center.
He estimated that there were at least three to four gangs in this cargo center.
They each occupied a piece of land and helped load and unload the goods.
In other words, this place was monopolized by them. Otherwise, why would these few hundred catties of goods be so expensive for such a short distance? It was simply killing pigs.
"Alright!"
Xia Jianhua was helpless. The main goods were here, and there were so many bags. There was no one who could take care of them and take them away himself. He could only rely on them.
Therefore, Xia Jianhua had no choice but to accept the price even though it was a bit harsh.
"Alright, then. I'll call for help!”
Hearing Xia Jianhua's promise, the man in front of him smiled.
Xia Jianhua could only take out the money from his pocket with a smile.
Although these guys were expensive, they did a good job. After receiving the money, two 17 - 18-year-old shirtless young men came over and took Xia Jianhua to collect the goods.
Xia Jianhua didn't need to do anything to collect the goods. They helped to get on the cart, and then two people pulled the cart and walked out of the cargo center with Xia Jianhua until they reached the rented house. They even helped to unload the goods before leaving.
From this, it could be seen that although they were also members of the gang and the price was a little harsh, the service was still good because of the competition.
"Phew!"
"Finally, it's done. I haven't earned any money yet. Excluding the cost of the fish and prawns, I've already paid more than 200 yuan for the miscellaneous fees.”
After closing the door, Xia Jianhua started to sigh with emotion when only Xia Qi and his son were left in the rented house.
Indeed, the cost of transporting 500 catties of fish and prawns was still very high.
The tractor driver gave him a 100 RMB discount, the train station delivery fee was 50 RMB, and to maintain a good relationship, he gave the two workers at the train station a 30 RMB bag each. Then there was the 45 RMB from before, so this was 255 RMB.
One had to know that these fish and prawns were only around 400 yuan.
The cost of transporting these things from home had increased so much.
Fortunately, compared to the profits, this was still acceptable.
"It's not even five o'clock yet. Son, let's go out and take a look. We'll see where we can find bicycles later.”
Looking at the bags in the house, Xia Jianhua couldn't sit still anymore. He had to start moving the goods as soon as possible.
"Good!"
Xia Qi also nodded quickly.
In fact, although Xia Qi was not as anxious as his father, he also wanted to ship the goods as soon as possible.
It was his father's first time doing business, and so was he. Before he was reborn, he was just an employee. The difference between him and his father was that he had experienced the afterlife and had a broader outlook.
Immediately, the father and son walked out of the house, locked the house, and walked to the street together.
However, Xia Jianhua didn't take Xia Qi to a bicycle shop.
Instead, he brought Xia Qi and headed straight to the Southern Mixed Goods Store in the market where the goods were sold last time.
He wanted to see how Fish and Shrimp was doing.
After all, his fish and prawn business was not something that he could just ignore after selling it. If they sold it well, he could earn more. If he could not sell it, then his business might not be easy to do.
Xia Jianhua walked to the stall and looked around. There were no more fish and prawns on the stall. He was delighted.
"Boss Wang!" Xia Jianhua smiled and shouted at the man who was eating in the restaurant.
"Yo, brother, you're finally here. I've been thinking about you for the past two to three days. You didn't leave me your contact information last time!”Boss Wang turned around and immediately put down his bowl and got up.
He was very enthusiastic.
Of course, the reason for his enthusiasm was obvious.
The 11 catties of fish and prawns that Xia Jianhua brought last time were all gone. He had made a lot of money!
Although he could only earn 1.5 or 1.6 yuan per catty on average, 1.5 or 1.6 yuan was not a small amount these days. His father was a teacher, and he only earned a little more than 5 yuan a day on average.
Moreover, he had a rich supply of goods. One more type of goods meant one more profit.
Of course, the fish and prawns were indeed very popular. Although a catty of dried prawns and dried fish was sold for 8.5 yuan, everyone basically bought it by two yuan.
After all, one tael of this thing was a lot. It was enough to eat a few meals.
Most importantly, it was also a meat dish.
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