Ran Jie and others took a flight overnight and left the base. They returned to Bird Market first. After sending the child to the hospital and unloading the things on the plane, they planned to transfer to Japan.
It was Zhu Yu's brother Zhu Fei who received the item.
Seeing Ran Jie and the others, Zhu Yu was very happy and enthusiastic, and tried his best to take Ran Jie and the others to dinner.
"Okay." The flight tickets were booked early, so Ran Jie and others did not refuse. Besides, although the food in the Hassan tribe was not bad every day, it was really not as good as the food in China.
Zhu Fei originally planned to take Ran Jie and the others to the hotel, but was rejected. According to Ran Jie, they are not outsiders. Just find a reliable restaurant, have a solid meal of noodles, and some barbecue or something. .
So Zhu Fei took Ran Jie and the others to an old shop in an alley in Shanxi.
At this time, someone had already reserved a seat for them in the store - it was a girl, similar in age to Zhu Fei, and the two of them were close, so they should have that kind of relationship.
"This is my partner Huang Yuelin." Zhu Fei introduced generously, "Now the two of us are in charge of the business. By the way, Yuelin studied accounting, which will be useful."
Cao Dalong answered:
"Is it a trading company that sells things from Afghanistan?"
"Yes." Zhu Fei said with a smile, "Xiaoyu made a phone call to buy a shop here before, and used the original decoration to put things up directly.
Those items are all original goods. Although they have not been on the shelves for a long time, they are already famous in the circle. Nowadays, many people come here to buy it.
There are still many people who hope that we can sell online, but we have no plans yet. The main thing is that rare things are valuable. "
Ran Jie said with a smile while peeling garlic:
"Brother Fei, you are now well versed in business. I really didn't see that before!"
"Captain Ran, you are over-rewarding me. I didn't know so much. It was all discussed between me and Yue Lin. Xiaoyu also called me several times." Zhu Fei was a little embarrassed by the praise.
If it were at someone else's place, he might still be able to pretend. But Ran Jie and several others had risked their lives to rescue him from the kidnappers, so he would definitely not pretend.
When the noodles were served, Huang Yuelin greeted them while secretly observing these people.
She knew the background of Zhu Fei's family. It was originally an ordinary people's family. She and Zhu Fei were in a free relationship, and they were interested in each other in middle school. But later she was admitted to school, and Zhu Fei stayed at home to work on the farm.
Many people originally thought this was basically impossible. But the two of them still keep in touch and their relationship is getting closer.
Later, it was basically time to talk about marriage.
At this time, Zhu Yu was going to New York.
When Zhu Yu came back and bought a garage for his family, it basically became a matter of course.
Because of Zhu Yu's achievements, Zhu Fei was a little impatient. Now this opportunity was just right. Zhu Yu bought a shop and Zhu Fei came to manage it.
"Xiao Yu said that you also share in the profits of this shop." Huang Yuelin on the side suddenly interjected, "Would you like to go and have a look later?"
"Okay." Cao Dalong said while eating noodles, "We are also people with property!"
Ran Jie and Qin Fei both laughed when they heard this.
They actually don't care about this very much, but since Huang Yuelin invited her, it doesn't hurt to go and have a look.
"The shops are not far away. It is relatively close to the Grand Bazaar and there are many tourists. We didn't advertise much, so many people came unexpectedly."
After dinner, Zhu Fei walked and said:
"Now the business employs six people, including a professional jewelry appraiser. The lapis lazuli and rough gemstones brought from Afghanistan are also sold here."
The place to eat is only a hundred meters away from the shops, so we walked there quickly.
"Hey, this shop is not small!" Cao Dalong exclaimed when he saw the front door and the flow of people coming in and out, "The boss moves really fast!"
The shop is indeed not small. It covers an area of more than 200 square meters and is divided into several areas.
What Guang Ranjie saw was the local Afghan specialty area, the jewelry area, and the old American military products area.
There is a lot of traffic inside, and there are more people in the jewelry area and the military area.
There were actually a few foreigners picking out things.
The salesperson communicated with each other in English proficiently, which made Ran Jie feel good.
In the jewelry district, a fat middle-aged man with several strings on his hands was picking up rough emeralds.
"Your rough stone is quite good, but the luster inside is not very good and not transparent. Let's see. I often buy goods from Daowu City. If you give me a discount, I will pick them up from you in the future. Goods."
"Sorry, we clearly mark the prices here and don't bargain. Also, if you have really seen other markets, you should know that ours is the cheapest for rough stones of the same quality."
"Don't tell me this, I've heard this kind of thing too many times..." The bald man looked impatient, "I'm telling you, I have more than a dozen jewelry stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and I don't miss this amount. I just think that your newly opened store should come and take care of your business. If you really don’t give in, then I will go to another store..."
"Guest, please leave slowly." The salesman had no intention of detaining him at all, but instead made a big nest for his bald head.
Ran Jie understood it at a glance. This bald head is taking advantage!
Obviously the price here is the cheapest, so he naturally asked about it, but now he wants to ask others to lower the price. They have already said that the price is clearly marked and will not be reduced. This is a boast...
The bald man had no way to go down the steps, and then he saw Zhu Feiranjie and the others coming in. He rolled his eyes and his voice immediately became louder, with anger and grievance in his tone:
"You don't do business like this! You won't lower the price you agreed upon! If you do this, you are a big bully! If you are dishonest, who will dare to do business with you in the future?"
Ran Jie took a look and found that the acting looked quite similar!
It seems that he has done such dirty things before!
When the salesperson heard this, he was a little panicked. He had never experienced such a battle before. This person directly slandered the integrity of the company. This is a big problem!
The bald man's loud voice immediately attracted the attention of other customers.
"You guys watch first, I'll take care of it!" Zhu Fei said to Ran Jie and the others before walking over.
"Why are you like this?" A girl next to him who was planning to buy a lapis lazuli bracelet couldn't help but scolded the bald head, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"It's none of your business? Don't meddle in other people's business! Be careful - hum!" The bald head turned to glare at the girl, which startled her. Quickly stepped aside.
"What happened to this customer? If it's a problem in our store, then I apologize. If it's a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly."
Zhu Fei had already walked up to him and said to the bald head.
At this time, someone had already gathered around.
When the bald man saw Zhu Fei coming over and there were so many people around him, he rolled his eyes and was about to make up something more, but Zhu Fei pointed at it and said:
"This guest, let me declare in advance that we have cameras in our store. The latest ones, which can capture both sound and images.
In addition, the prices of the items in our store are clearly marked, and there is no bargaining... It would be better to think clearly before talking! "
Although his tone was still very calm, and Zhu Fei was even smiling, the meaning behind his tone was obvious!
Baldhead immediately felt "threatened"!
He was still a little reluctant, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to take the risk!
If the other party's camera can really record and record audio, then you will be in big trouble if you get slapped in the face!
Not far away is the police station!
He smiled with a stiff expression and said:
"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a misunderstanding... I just want to buy your rough stone... Do you think this rough stone can be cheaper?"
"The price is clearly marked, no bargaining!" The smile on Zhu Fei's face disappeared, "Since it was a misunderstanding, it's okay to open it. Let me reiterate, although our store has just opened, it is based on integrity and will not do anything to harm consumers. It’s a matter of the author, so in the future, you’d better think twice before speaking..."
The bald man's face was a little confused.
Zhu Fei ignored him, walked to the girl next to him, smiled and said:
"Thank you, thank you for speaking for us just now. I'll give you a small gift."
Then he took a lapis lazuli bracelet from the counter and handed it to Huang Yuelin, who handed it to the girl.
The girl blushed and waved her hands hurriedly:
"No, no, no, I didn't say anything..."
This "misunderstanding" was resolved, and everyone dispersed to pick out what they wanted.
One group of people hadn't completely gone out yet, and soon another group of people came over.
Ran Jie heard the words "I heard that there are old American soldiers here supplying genuine products" and "There are many genuine things here and they are very cheap" and other words mixed in, and he knew that the reputation of this store had been established.
"Business is good!" Ran Jie said to Zhu Fei who had finished solving the problem, "I can see that you have changed a lot!"
"You are all fighting for your life outside. Leave your career to me. If I don't do it well, I will lose my face!"
Saying goodbye to Zhu Fei and the others, Ran Jie and the others transferred to Japan.
In the morning, Janelona brought water to help Zhu Yu wash up - Zhu Yu was already used to her presence. Sure enough, it was easy to go from frugality to luxury. He was a little worried. What should he do if he doesn't get used to it after leaving here?
Of course it's just a joke.
We had breakfast under the waiter of Zhen Luona - because Ran Jie and the others left, and Elder Hassan was very busy for a time, the whole courtyard could still maintain a normal schedule, and only Zhu Yu was left ( Refers specifically to a person with power).
So now Zhu Yu eats in his own room, served by Zhen Luona. If Zhu Yu refused to let him go, Zhen Luona would look at Zhu Yu aggrievedly with her big eyes, which would make people feel soft even if she didn't say anything.
That's all, let it decay.
After breakfast, Zhu Yu took a short break to eat, and then, accompanied by Zhenrona, he took a Hummer to the base. It was not only the residence of the security team members, but also a distribution center for supplies from all over the world.
Since Bagel brought his people over and signed an agreement to transfer the base to Zhu Yu's trading company as a base, people from nearby tribes not only received supplies, but also received a notice that they could bring some local products to the base. , in exchange for daily necessities depending on the situation.
Of course, not everything can be exchanged. The notice clearly stated that the main items that can be exchanged are raw stones such as lapis lazuli, precious metals such as gold, antiques and other items, carpets, pine nuts and other local specialties, etc.
Although none of the tribes are rich, they do have some local products.
There are a lot of small commodities transported from the base, not to mention food, all kinds of iron tools, household appliances, cloths that women like, tools that men like, etc., including toys that children like, they are all available.
In the past few days, Yang Zhigang basically never stopped. He kept transporting the things pulled out of the cave. When he came back, he did not run out of food. He gathered small commodities from Urumqi City in Xinjiang Province and some surrounding cities. past.
After all, if you run short, you will run short. If you make more luck back and forth, you can make more money.
Now the base is filled with things brought over by tribal residents, and some security team members have been temporarily recruited to serve as quality inspectors.
After all, not everything is useful - for example, just the grape pancake, no matter what, Zhu Yu and the others would not be able to accept it. Grapes from Nova Scotia are now on the market on a large scale. Even if the season is wrong, there are many cold storages there, and fresh grapes can be eaten at any time. There is no shortage.
When Zhu Yu arrived at the base, he saw a long queue of people and convoys coming to exchange things.
Although the base has opened four points for exchanging supplies, it is still too busy.
Elder Hassan is also here, but he is not exchanging things, but pulling some of the tribal things belonging to the tribe to the tribe on a large truck.
Most of the things in the cave originally belonged to the tribe. Elder Hassan’s original plan was to go to the market and go to a farther market to exchange for things for daily use.
However, with the arrival of Yang Zhigang's plane, Hassan found another way.
He often goes to China and knows that many things in China are of high quality and low price, and are better than the things he can buy in the market.
So I simply handed over the rest of the things in the cave to Zhu Yu, except for keeping some for personal use and storage.
Zhu Yu kept the weapons and some usable supplies, and Yang Zhigang took the rest away one by one.
Therefore, Zhu Fei's business will not be out of stock in a short period of time.
"...This is the raw lapis lazuli stone I found from the mountains. Look at the quality. I want to replace the pots, bowls, and paper."
"The quality is good. It can replace two pots, many bowls, and paper. Do you need anything else? If you only replace these, I'm afraid you won't be able to use them all."
"Then...can you change my child's toys for me? Just one."
"It can be exchanged for fifty..." The appraiser sitting at the table said sincerely: "You can think about it again, do you need anything else?"
In his hand was a large piece of rough lapis lazuli of very good quality. It would not be a problem to sell it for tens of thousands in China. If it were made into jewelry, the price would be even higher.
Zhu Yu said before that he should try not to lower the price too low, not to mention it is fair, but at least it can make local residents feel that it is a good deal.
This standard was slowly figured out after changing some things.
The original owner of the lapis lazuli happily left with a cart full of things, and the people around him looked envious.
Afghanistan has 1,300 tons of lapis lazuli reserves. This stuff was not very valuable before, but now it is priced in grams.
But locally, many people can actually find rough stones, but they can't sell them, so the prices are not high.
Now that there are trading channels, the prices offered by the other party are much higher than those charged by the dealers, so these people are naturally willing to change.
"Look at my carpet. It took my wife three months to weave it..."
"Well, it's not damaged. It looks good. What do you want to change?"
"Rice, flour, salt, shovel, bicycle..."
"Ximu Khan, you are too greedy, how could you exchange so many things?"
"In exchange, how about I give you a bicycle, a bag of rice, a bag of noodles, two bags of salt, and five shovels?"
"Okay, okay, great!" Ximu Khan was overjoyed. He originally thought he could exchange for a few of them, but he didn't expect to get them all!
The prices given by the base basically exceed everyone's expectations, so these people are very motivated to exchange things.
Zhu Yu walked to an exchange point and happened to see an old woman holding a bronze Buddha statue in exchange for something.
"Boss, how do I exchange this?" Xiao Hu at the exchange point scratched his head in embarrassment. He happened to see Zhu Yu and hurriedly asked: "What is the price of this? We don't know!"
The old woman said:
"In exchange for food, just exchange for a bag of food..."
The locals believe in Islam, while Buddhism is a pagan religion. This kind of thing should be left over from the past. I don’t know how the old woman found it.
Listening to the translator next to him, Zhu Yu confirmed again:
"Old lady, do you really want to change?"
"Change, change! There is nothing to eat at home..."
Hassan happened to come over and asked Zhu Yu:
"Mr. Zhu, is something wrong?"
"No, this old woman is exchanging antiques for things..." Zhu Yu said.
"Can you change it? If you can, just change it. I know her. All the men in her family died in the war, and her life is very poor..."
"But these are cultural relics. Wouldn't it be a pity to replace them? I can give her some food..."
"Change it." Hassan shook his head and said, "If you give it to her, she won't feel at ease. If you change it, she can eat it with peace of mind. Besides, it's okay to leave this kind of thing alone. It's better to change it. really."
These words reminded Zhu Yu of China in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, the country was poor, and the people were also poor. The country even set up cultural relics stores, and sold some less important cultural relics to foreigners in exchange for foreign exchange to develop the economy.
Isn’t it the same in Afghanistan now?
Cultural relics are actually not important, the life and death of ordinary people is important!
He was now basically sure that it was better not to tell Elder Hassan and Laota about the tomb of the Persian King. It would be of no use now and would even be destroyed.
Let’s wait until the time is right.
After exchanging ten bags of grain, salt, and other daily necessities for the old woman, Zhu Yu also asked Elder Hassan to send a car to take the things back to the old woman.
This act of kindness immediately caused the nearby tribesmen to start a trend of exchanging cultural relics for things!
This was something Zhu Yu didn't expect! (End of chapter)
