Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 139 Uncle is coming

Nowadays, there are very few people who do business without cheating others.

Wu Ye also taught them to use farmed crucian carp to impersonate wild crucian carp to cheat people in the town. As for electrical appliances and clothing, the chaos is even more serious.

Especially VCDs. He knows that the prices have collapsed this year, but there are still a large number of people selling them at high prices, which is simply outrageous.

But if you get married in the countryside now, VCD is a must for wealthy families, and it would be a shame to go without it.

After thanking the boss, the father and son headed straight for the South Gate.

There is a big roundabout here, and beyond it is the Nanmen Bus Station. Yuanfeng Electric Appliances is right next to the roundabout.

"Boss, I'm here."

This time, it was Qin's father who took the lead and went in to distribute cigarettes.

"What are you buying? Come in and take a look. These are all new VCDs and TVs." The boss took the cigarette with a smile.

"My son likes welding and is familiar with the owner of a welding machine shop in the north of the city. He recommended it to us."

The other party nodded when he heard it. It would be difficult to cheat an acquaintance.

My old man likes welding, and he has already made an appointment. He doesn't have to charge a low price for the person he introduces, but he must not cheat people.

When selling goods normally, if you encounter someone who is not very smart, you must make a profit. That’s what everyone does.

"What do you want to buy?"

"Could you recommend a VCD and a TV?"

"This Wanyan VCD, amplifier, and two large speakers are all 700 yuan." The boss pointed at the exquisite VCDs on the shelf and said, "Wanyan is the world's first VCD manufacturer, and the amplifier is a new product this year. You can ask other stores about the price and you will know. It is definitely not a rip-off."

The old man's eyes lit up. He naturally knew Wan Yan. This price was very cheap for a big brand, and he was planning to spend one or two thousand.

"Since I was introduced to you, I will definitely trust you. This is it." He said this with a mouthful of words. If the price is high, he will naturally go out and compare it.

Qin Dahe nodded when he saw it. Even though the price of VCDs had collapsed, they were retail investors and it was impossible for them to buy at a low price.

"I have large color TVs from TCL and Changhong, 24-inch models for 3500 yuan, and I'll give you a fork." The fork is the antenna of the TV. Without the antenna, the TV is useless.

There is no cable TV in rural areas now, and the antenna seems to receive more channels than cable TV.

"Do you have any unknown brands? Just buy one worth a thousand yuan." Qin Dahe took the initiative to step forward.

He knew his parents, and they were both prepared to give him the best, but there was no need.

Televisions are really durable. Any unknown brand can last for ten years or so, and it won’t cost much to replace it with a better one after ten years.

"A generic brand? It's not easy to use." The boss said in confusion.

Since he was introduced by his father, he certainly couldn't cheat people on the price, but he also wanted to make more money.

"It's just a random brand. My family's financial situation is like this. Please forgive me." Qin Dahe said politely.

"Okay, come and take this. It's a product made by Huagong, 1300. They don't specialize in this, but it's a sideline product made in the factory. The quality is pretty good." The boss casually pointed to a color TV in the corner.

Nowadays, people won’t turn on the TV when they sell it to you. You can go home and use it yourself, and then return or exchange it if it doesn’t work.

It is not without reason that it is becoming increasingly difficult to run a physical business. When e-commerce emerged, these electrical appliance stores almost died out instantly, leaving only a few specialty stores struggling to survive.

Qin Dahe stepped forward to take a look. As a technician in the machining industry, he could tell whether the product was made with care by looking at some details.

He even looked through the big back of the car to see the wiring inside and found that it was quite neat.

There is actually no technical threshold for televisions now, but a bunch of old manufacturers have reaped the benefits for decades and don’t want to stop, so the prices remain high.

"Dad, this is pretty good. We don't understand the details, so let's just leave it this way."

"Ah."

The father and son whispered in the corner, and the old man began to come forward to ask for gifts.

The VCD needs to be equipped with some movie discs, the TV must have an antenna, and I also need a radio.

The family had a tricycle, and the boss helped load the goods on the spot.

As for installation, there is none. It's not like we're making missiles, so we can just do it ourselves.

After leaving the house, Qin's father drove straight to People's Square.

"Dad, what else do you want to buy?" Qin Dahe was confused.

A VCD and a TV are enough for marriage, nothing else is needed.

"I'll buy you a new phone. Your mom has been thinking about it for a while now. Your welding business is doing well. How can you do without a phone?"

"This family has to pay three phone bills, which must be more than a thousand yuan a year." Qin Dahe was a little annoyed.

Telephone bills are very expensive nowadays. I have two mobile phones and a landline at home. If you don’t know, you might think I’m running a big business.

"We have to buy it. Our family is making a lot of money now." The old man said proudly.

His son is capable, and he is not a bad father either. He has earned more than a thousand yuan by helping people watch the place during this period.

Nothing happened. The town office seemed to be more peaceful this year and no one came to crack down on gamblers.

"Buy me a used one, there's no need for a new phone."

No matter how awesome a new phone is, it can’t compare to later generations of smartphones. At most, after a few years, you’ll just have to buy a copycat phone.

Those knock-off phones with cameras and big batteries are great to use, but now any phone that can make calls will do.

Qin's father didn't expect his son to be so pragmatic. He thought young people only liked new things.

Since he wanted to save money, he didn't hesitate and went straight to the small shop in People's Square to ask, and bought an old mobile phone for 500 yuan.

Qin Dahe took a quick glance and confirmed that the older the phone, the more durable it is and it is impossible for it to have any problems.

I also bought a 50-yuan phone card. That’s it. Today’s shopping was successfully completed.

When I got home, I attracted a lot of people to look at me. There were not many people in the village who bought televisions, and most of them were black and white.

Large color TVs are extremely rare, and not everyone can afford one that costs several thousand yuan.

"Dahe, which room should I install for you?"

"Attic, I want to install it facing the balcony."

"Is the TV upstairs?"

"Hey, Yanyan and I plan to live in the attic permanently, and store our things downstairs."

"You have so many ideas." The old man shook his head. What's the point of living in such a flat attic?

It was a bit difficult to carry the TV up there. Nowadays, large-bottomed color TVs are not easy to carry. They slip wherever you put your hands.

Qin Dahe wrapped it in a bed sheet and carried it upstairs. A TV cabinet had been reserved in the attic, so it could be installed directly.

The VCD and audio system are a bit troublesome to install, as the wiring needs to be reconnected.

After a long time of work, the VCD was finally connected. When I put the disc in, the movie picture appeared in a short while.

"This thing is great. I don't have to wait to watch a movie." The old lady touched it twice curiously.

"What kind of movies doesn't Anhui TV show? It's just a few minutes of commercials." Qin Dahe said with a smile. "That's right."

Anhui's TV channels are really awesome. They show all kinds of movies, and a lot of them.

Not to mention TV series, this year's weekend show will show you ten episodes of TV series a day, which is very enjoyable to watch.

The screen shows the Hong Kong zombie movie "Ghost Fighting Ghost", which is the step where Uncle Ying climbs up the platform to perform the ritual. Qin Dahe finds it quite interesting to watch.

"Let's go eat first, and then you can read it in the afternoon."

"Oh." He could only reluctantly turn off the VCD. "Mom, are all the four pieces of my wedding outfit ready?"

"Don't worry about that. I had it made a long time ago. I started preparing the quilts several years ago." After a pause, she continued, "Yan Yan's family has also prepared a lot. What kind of magic potion did you give your father-in-law?"

She went to the old carpenter's house once and saw that he had six thick quilts ready, just waiting for his daughter to get married. These quilts were worth hundreds of dollars.

"Your son is so outstanding." He dodged his mother's slap and went to eat happily.

It seems like there is a reason to call Yanyan home this afternoon. She must take a look at the new VCD, right?
As for the old carpenter's reminder, well, I just brought the person back to have a look, it would only take an hour and a half at most.

Early the next morning, Qin Dahe drove my mother to the intersection in town. My uncle was coming back today.

"When did Rong Xiang say we'd get on the bus?"

"About eight o'clock. We have to take a bus to Xinshikou to transfer, so it will take at least nine o'clock to get here." Qin Dahe stamped his feet. There was no sun today and the wind was so strong that it was freezing.

"Then let's go to Aqin's place and wait." Qin's mother suddenly became disappointed.

Qin Dahe curled his lips and said, "I'm really just forcing myself to endure hardship. My uncle just arrived in Nanjing last night, and he won't be able to cross the river until at least nine o'clock today. There's no point in coming so early."

"I'm going to run a bus first to get some money for cigarettes. It's still over an hour away."

"Go ahead." Qin's mother also knew that now she could only wait in vain, so she could only let her son go first.

Fortunately, the tricycle cannot cross the Yangtze River now, otherwise he would have to go to the Jiuzi station to pick someone up.

No one from my dad's (grandfather's) house comes out, and they all rely on my own family. It's really outrageous.

Qin Dahe is sometimes speechless about his mother's family. As the eldest sister, his mother had to help with everything when she was young, and she started doing housework in the second grade.

My two younger brothers have been sent to school, and now in my old age, my mother still has to visit me from time to time.

This is also the reason why I haven't come to visit you for so long since I came back. You are so biased.

It would have been better if my mother could have graduated from elementary school when she was young. Now she can hardly read or write.

My eldest uncle is better. My dad told me that when we had no food to eat, we would go out and hang out together. Now we still have some affection for each other. Even though we are so far away, we are still very close to each other.

My uncle is doing business in Hefei and rarely comes back. He doesn't even care about my parents.

Hefei is very close to his hometown. His uncle is much busier than him and always thinks about bringing some things home.

Qin Dahe didn't ask whether his younger uncle would come back this year. He didn't care, as long as his older uncle came.

It was another bus trip, and it was only around 8:30 when they got back to their elder sister's place. Qin Dahe knew that he couldn't miss this trip, so he took Binbin out to play.

I went to the junior high school again and asked about the physics teacher's son's marriage.

He has no interest in marrying Bai Yueguang, but he is happy to see others do it.

It is highly likely that all fantasies about the white moonlight will be shattered after marriage. Otherwise, why is it said that the white moonlight is the secret crush that has not been won over? If it is won over, it is no longer called the white moonlight.

"Dahe, are you here to play again?"

When he came home with the fat kid, the physics teacher's wife smiled when she saw him.

"Well, come over to buy some food and hang out with Ahua. He should be on vacation now."

"I just got off work, so come and visit me when you're free. Old Chen is pretty happy to know you're here."

The aunt quickly brought out two stools, one large and one small, so that Binbin had a place to sit.

"Thank you!" The fat kid said thank you in a baby voice, which made the aunt very happy.

"This doll is so cute. Your sister is so lucky." After handing the fruit leather to Binbin, she shouted upstairs.

"Ahua, come down, your classmates want to play with you."

"coming."

I could only hear the sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps on the iron stairs next to me. After a while, a handsome young man came down. His appearance was so ordinary that he couldn't be found among the crowd.

"Dahe, why did you want to play with me?"

He directly opened a bottle of soda and handed it to Qin Dahe, and opened one for himself and sat next to him.

"Let me ask you about your marriage. How about it? Can Xiaoxue win you over?"

"It's settled." Before Ah Hua could speak, his mother answered directly: "The betrothal gift is 10,000 yuan, and we don't even have to change our house."

Seeing my mother's happy expression, Ah Hua's mouth twitched.

He didn't know what Xiaoxue's family was thinking. It was not comfortable for them to live together in this old and dilapidated illegal building. It was not like they were short of money.

He was thinking that it would be nice to buy a house in town and live alone, so that he wouldn't have to be under his mother's control when he was in his twenties.

"That's great! You've had a crush on me since middle school. Congratulations."

"At that time, many people liked her, but you were not interested." When talking about his wife, Ahua began to smile excitedly again.

He was really happy to marry Xiaoxue.

"Tsk, you're the only ones who treat me like a treasure. You even secretly write love letters to me, not even daring to write your name."

"I'm better than you. I don't even have someone I like."

The two of them were arguing, and Binbin was unhappy and wanted to drink the soda in his hand.

"Be good, can you drink it later when we get home?"

"Drink, drink." After saying this, he tilted his head back.

Qin Dahe had no choice but to hand over the soda, thinking that it should be fine if he drank a little.

"When are you getting married?" He turned to look at Ahua.

"Next April, almost all of our classmates will be getting married in the next two years."

He didn't ask whether Qin Dahe and the others would come, because his mother had already told him not to invite classmates to drink at home, otherwise it would be too troublesome to repay the favor.

"That's great. Erhu and I are getting married after the New Year, and everyone will be getting married soon." He sighed and didn't mention inviting people over for drinks.

I went there twice and I could clearly feel that the aunt was being falsely polite. This time I even paid for the fruit leather.

It’s not that he wanted to take advantage, at least he believed that he still had this two-cent friendship, but reality slapped him in the face.

Just now, when Ah Hua handed him the soda, although he didn't say anything, he walked into the house without saying a word. A bottle of soda was only fifty cents.

He was also unhappy because he was reluctant to buy a house. If he married his wife, there might be trouble.

Jiandan spoke a few more words to Ahua, then said goodbye to Binbin.

(End of this chapter)