boyutpedia Chapter 285 Smuggling Gang
Chapter 285 Smuggling Gang
Since Chu Xinyan was pregnant, Li Youcai spent most of his time at home.
Every morning after finishing work at the factory, he goes home early to cook for his wife. His routine is quite regular.
Li Youcai had just finished making lunch at home when he heard the brigade’s loudspeaker calling him outside the yard.
[Li Youcai, come to the brigade headquarters immediately when you hear the broadcast. There's a call for you.]
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The radio called out several times.
Li Youcai brought the freshly prepared dishes to the table on the kang.
Chu Xinyan also heard the broadcast and looked at Li Youcai and said, "Hurry up and go. The loudspeaker has called you several times."
Li Youcai took off his apron and put it aside: "You eat first, no need to wait for me, I'll go to the team headquarters to see who is looking for me."
"Go quickly."
When we arrived at the brigade headquarters, we saw an old-fashioned red telephone with the microphone placed aside.
Accountant Zhao was fiddling with an abacus at his desk. When he saw Li Youcai come in, he smiled and said, "You're here. Answer the phone quickly. It's your brother looking for you."
"okay."
Li Youcai responded with a smile, then walked to the phone and answered it.
"Hey."
"Brother, it's me, Jie. The chocolate vendors I mentioned last time are here. They still want to rent the stall for 7 days. They're here with me now."
Last time, his elder brother Li Youcai told him that if he saw this group of people again, he must tell him.
Today these people came to rent a stall again, so Li Youjie wanted to tell Li Youcai first. He called the bakery but couldn't find anyone, so he called the team headquarters and asked the loudspeaker to call Li Youcai.
Hearing that this group of people were coming again, Li Youcai immediately became interested: "Please wait a while, I'll go over now."
"Okay, I understand." Li Youjie responded.
After hanging up the phone, Li Youcai returned home and changed his clothes.
"Xinyan, I'm going to the market and may be back late. There are still vegetables in the pot. If you are hungry, just heat it up and eat it."
"So you're not going to eat?"
"I'll eat at the restaurant."
"Okay, then take care of yourself and remember to eat."
After Li Youcai finished explaining things to Chu Xinyan, he went straight to the county town.
At the farmers' market, in the reception room, Li Youjie took out some good tea and brewed a pot of hot tea for the three people in the room.
"Drink tea."
"Boss Li, we had a very pleasant cooperation last time. This time we're only renting for seven days. If you're willing to do us a favor, we're willing to increase the rent by 20% compared to last time."
On the sofa, the man in the lead was very burly, with a thick beard on his face. Sitting there in a cotton-padded jacket, he looked like a blind bear.
When talking to Li Youjie, he also extended two thick fingers to him.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, they sold more than 20 boxes of chocolate in the market, earning more than 2,000 yuan. After tasting the sweetness and without any trouble, they came here and prepared to do it again.
Li Youjie also poured himself a cup of tea, smiled and sat opposite the man, and said quietly:
"The rent is easy to negotiate. The goods you sell are in high demand and very popular with customers. Selling goods in our market can also attract more customers to the market. This is a win-win situation for us."
Li Youjie has been running the market for a year. During this year, he has dealt with countless people who came to rent stalls in this position, and he has already honed his salesmanship.
"Boss Li is straightforward." The man said with a smile, "Then we can just use the old stall?"
"The stall you used last time has been rented out long-term. Now there's only one stall in the food area, or perhaps an open-air sales stall temporarily added for you in the courtyard. There really aren't any vacancies in other parts of the market," said Li Youjie.
The stall is a compartment inside the factory. The rent is higher than outside. There are different areas and different things are sold.
The factory has lights and heating, and there is a lot of customer flow, and customers' shopping is more targeted.
"This..., a stall will also do." Upon hearing this, the man made his choice without much hesitation.
"That's settled then." Li Youjie then asked, "When will you start using it?"
"Start tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll take you to find the place later."
"Let's drink tea first. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Li Youjie made a gesture of invitation, indicating that the people opposite should not be polite.
On the other side, after getting off the bus, Li Youcai headed straight to the market.
Bliss~~~
A sip of piping hot tea.
"Boss Li, this is already the fourth cup. If I drink any more, I'll have to go to the bathroom. When are we going to check on the stalls?" The man put down the teacup and said with a little dissatisfaction.
Ever since Boss Li said that we should start with tea, he has been refilling one cup after finishing one. This is the fourth cup and the tea leaves in the teapot have been replaced.
However, the other party still showed no intention of getting up, which made the three of them a little confused about what Boss Li meant.
Thump thump thump...
There was a sound of footsteps outside the open door of the reception room, and Li Youcai's figure soon appeared outside the door.
"Brother." Li Youjie stood up and called out when he saw Li Youcai.
Li Youcai walked in and looked at the three people on the sofa.
The three of them were also looking at Li Youcai.
"Let me introduce you. This is my eldest brother, Li Youcai, the real boss of this market." Li Youjie introduced the three people.
Li Youcai walked closer step by step with a smile on his face.
"I'm Li Youcai. Nice to meet you. Please take care of me in the future."
When the three men saw Li Youcai, their expressions were very strange, especially the one in the lead. He immediately understood why Li Youjie kept refilling the tea. It turned out that he was waiting for this person to come.
"Boss Li has such a big business, how can it be our turn to take care of it?" The burly man in the lead said in a deep voice.
"What's this brother's name?" Li Youcai asked.
"I'm just a small courier, not worthy of reporting my number. Boss Li, just call me Big Bear." The burly man stared at Li Youcai cautiously.
It was obvious from the name that was given that it was a temporary one.
Li Youcai didn't care and extended his hand to make an invitation gesture: "Brother Big Bear, please sit down."
"Let's not sit down anymore. We've been sitting for almost an hour and our butts are a little tired. Let's not disturb the two Mr. Lis from talking and leave first." The burly man said softly and was about to take his people away.
"I rushed here just to see you. If you're not in a hurry, just sit down and chat for a while." Li Youcai sat on the sofa first, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured himself a cup of tea.
"Boss Li is the big boss, and we are just a group of small vendors selling small goods. What is there to talk about? We'd better not disturb you." The burly man insisted on leaving, and one leg had even stepped towards the door.
Li Youcai didn't even look at it, and said slowly, "How about we talk about your smuggling line?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the strong man turned around suddenly and stared at Li Youcai.