The salespeople were naturally delighted when they saw the crowd. Li Tongfu was also full of hope, thinking: In a square with so many people, even if one person in a thousand buys my shoes, it will be sold out. So he squeezed his way through the crowd with difficulty, asking as he did so: "Boss, do you want leather shoes? Export to domestic sales..."
As soon as I asked a few people, I was discovered by the inspectors. They walked up and asked Li Tongfu:
"What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Li Tongfu immediately stood up straight, pretending to be calm and said, "I, I'll take the bus!"
"Take the bus and line up at the back!" Then he used a loudspeaker made of rolled iron to shout to the crowd: "Pay attention, pay attention, watch your wallet!"
Only then did Li Tongfu realize that the inspectors had mistaken him for a thief. He didn't dare to peddle anymore, and walked out through the crowd with difficulty. Since the train station cannot sell it, can it be sold to passengers like the Wulinmen Long-distance Bus Station in Hangzhou? So he left the train station, walked all the way and asked how to get to the bus station. Before Li Tongfu, who was dripping with sweat, arrived at the bus station, he saw an open space not far away covered with scattered open-air stalls.
Yang Liufang just couldn't walk anymore, so he almost dragged his two travel bags on the ground, and finally moved to the open-air market. Before I even entered, I was stopped by a staff member wearing a red sleeve band.
"What are you doing?"
"I, I want to set up a stall and sell shoes."
"Is there a stall?"
"I just got here, not yet."
"Put the goods here and go to the management office to pay."
"How much?"
"200 a month."
Li Tongfu clicked his tongue, hesitated for a moment, and could only leave and walk away. At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and Li Tongfu was dizzy. He was hunched over and dragging a bag full of shoes as if he was stretching, but his calves were trembling. I had to go back again, put the goods in the location designated by the security guard, and then went to the office to pay. Before I took two steps, I heard a stall owner bargaining with customers:
“The lowest price is 30 a pair.”
"Ten yuan is the most."
"No way, I can't even get the goods for 20."
"Oh, let me take a look then."
"Export to domestic sales, wholesale price, genuine leather shoes..." Maybe he didn't like this business, the stall owner ignored it and shouted aimlessly.
Li Tongfu hurriedly followed and asked, "Boss, are you buying shoes?"
"Well, it's just that it's too expensive here."
"I also sell shoes, why don't you take a look?"
"Where?"
"I haven't bought a stall yet, it's outside."
"Walk!"
Seeing that Li Tongfu was busy with business, he didn't feel tired anymore and walked out with others. When I got to the travel bag, before I opened it, the staff came over and asked, "Is it done?"
"Not yet, I haven't had time, there just happened to be a customer who wanted to buy shoes!"
"No formalities, no selling allowed, get out!" The staff member quickly changed his face and began to attack Li Tongfu viciously. Seeing this posture, Li Tongfu could only continue to pick up his bag and leave the market entrance. He didn't stop until he reached the side of the road to greet the guests.
He opened the zipper and took out a pair of shoes and handed them to the guest. The customer was very happy when he saw the brand new shoes. He asked for his own size, put the lid of the shoe box on the ground and tried it on. While trying it on, he asked, “How much does this pair cost?”
"30"
"It's high, it's high. It's about 10 yuan."
"Boss, I really can't sell it at this price. Can you add more?"
"Then I'll give you 12."
"Okay, I'll sell you, let's get started."
The customer takes off his new leather shoes, packs them, pays and leaves. Before Li Tongfu zipped up his travel bag, two industrial and commercial inspectors came over. Instinctively, I wanted to run, but after picking up my travel bag, I gave up.
"What are you doing? You can't set up stalls here, do you know that?"
"I...I didn't show off."
"I've been sitting here looking at it for a long time, and I haven't shown it yet! I'm telling lies with my eyes open. Pay the fine!"
"Leader, how much do you pay?"
"2 yuan!" Before Li Tongfu could bargain, a note was handed over. Li Tongfu could only pay obediently.
After accepting the fine, Li Tongfu regretted it endlessly. I zipped up my travel bag and thought about returning to the market to pay the management fee, but I realized that the price of a pair of shoes was less than two yuan. If I deducted one month's stall fees, I would have almost no money left. Heartbroken, I struggled to pick up my travel bag and leave this place of right and wrong as quickly as possible.
Just after walking through an intersection, Li Tongfu heard someone from behind shouting, "Brother, don't go in vain, wait a minute..." Li Tongfu turned around, thinking that it was the industrial and commercial managers who were chasing him, and moved forward harder, but The two bags of shoes were too heavy and I couldn't walk fast at all. I had to look back and saw that it was the customer who had just bought shoes, bringing two people over. Li Tongfu stopped quickly, waited for them to arrive, and asked:
"Boss, the shoes don't fit?"
"No, brother, these two brothers also want to buy shoes."
"Huh..." Li Tongfu felt relieved. He looked around and saw no industrial and commercial personnel, so he said: "Three bosses, I have just been fined by the industrial and commercial staff." He took out the ticket and handed it over. "So it can't be sold here."
"That's easy to say, just go to the gate of our factory and no one will care about you."
When Tong Fu heard this, he was very kind and quickly bowed to them, saying "Thank you, thank you!" He was about to leave, but he couldn't carry it. Two elder brothers who wanted to buy shoes came over, each picked up a bag, and strode away. , Liu Fang quickly followed them.
After walking for about a stop, I turned a corner and came to the gate of a factory with "Zhengzhou Oleochemical Factory" written on it. The leaves of the poplar trees in front of the gate blocked the sky and the sun. Yang Liufang stood under the shade of the tree all morning, feeling very comfortable. After buying the shoes, the eldest brother went to the guard room and said something, and a chair was brought out.
After Li Tongfu asked about the shoe size required, the two customers took turns sitting on the chairs to try on the shoes. At this moment, Li Tongfu asked the eldest brother who had bought the shoes: "Boss, where can I go to the toilet?"
"Let's go, I'll take you there!"
Tong Fu thought that they would not steal shoes at the factory gate, so he followed his elder brother into the factory gate with confidence. As soon as he entered, he quickly took out one yuan and handed it to the elder brother: "Thank you, don't talk, brother!"
"Oh, go in this way. It's behind the pavilion behind the gate. I'll go to the factory and ask him to see who else wants to buy." The elder brother took the money, Tong Fu thanked him, and followed his instructions to the bathroom. Go.
After coming out from the convenience store, he just walked to the door and saw the elder brother bringing a few more people out. Li Tongfu hurriedly greeted him and wanted to shake hands and thank him. Suddenly he remembered that he hadn't washed his hands yet and immediately wiped his hands on his pants on both sides of his thighs. Cai flattered and went to shake hands: "Thank you, brother!" Tongfu said like a parrot, imitating the elder brother's Henan accent.
