mtl008 Chapter 280 New Black Market
Chapter 280 New Black Market
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "What kind of man are you? If I see you next time, I will make you a eunuch. You can try..."
The man covered his head and cried inconsolably. Lin Panpan took Feng Erniang and Xiaoxiao out. They had to buy clothes for tomorrow and do some shopping.
Zhang Xiang looked at Lin Panpan and asked, "Where are we going now?"
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "I also want to ask you! I still have a lot of things to buy, and tomorrow, Mo Bai, can you lend me a car to drive?"
Lin Weihua quickly waved his hand and said, "Panpan, forget about the car! Our home is only two steps away from the educated youth station..."
Lin Panpan snorted coldly and said, "Let's go around other villages..."
Gu Mobai smiled and said, "There are a lot of cars in my garage. You can drive whatever you want. Or how about taking a look at those sports cars?"
Lin Panpan shook her head and said, "Forget it, I just want to keep a low profile. I'll just use the red flag when the time comes!"
Gu Mobai nodded and said, "That's fine..."
Zhang Xiang thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the black market! It's the only place that sells things right now."
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "Are we going to those two black markets we visited earlier?"
"Oh! I'm not going there! It's completely under control now, and all our snack stalls have been contracted out to others.
But the things that can be made are so unpalatable that there is no business at all." Zhang Xiang really wanted to laugh. Deng Jun thought those businesses were very profitable, but after a few days, people refused to eat those snacks.
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "Do you have any idea to open a restaurant? I want to open a restaurant."
Zhang Xiang was shocked:
"Grandma, please don't mess around. This private restaurant thing is simply a fantasy.
We are still being watched by that old bastard Deng Jun!
He's just looking to find something to hold against us. If he knew you had this intention, he'd definitely beat us to death!"
Lin Panpan whispered softly:
"Look at your potential, I was just thinking about it. If it doesn't work out, we can just continue to set up a stall. It doesn't cost anything to set up a stall, right?
Then I'll find a better market, one that's not worse than the black market."
Zhang Xiang nodded and said, "Then take a look at the market today."
Zhang Xiang took Lin Panpan through the night and turned into a very busy alley.
Before I even got there, I could hear the noisy voices and shouts of people.
"We're here, right here." Zhang Xiang turned to Lin Panpan and said with a smile, his eyes full of pride.
As soon as she stepped into the night market, Lin Panpan was shocked by the scene before her. The stalls were next to each other, stretching into the distance. It was more than twice the size of the two night markets she had seen before.
"Oh my god, Zhang Xiang, how did you do that?" Lin Panpan was dumbfounded.
Zhang Xiang scratched his head and chuckled:
"I've been in the underworld for these years, and I've made a lot of friends from all walks of life. They all give me some face.
Many of the stall owners at the night market heard I had moved and followed me here.”
They walked among the bustling crowd and people kept greeting them.
An old man selling sweet potatoes had sharp eyes and spotted Lin Panpan from a distance. He smiled widely and shouted at the top of his voice:
"Oh, isn't this Panpan? I finally got you here!
I'm still thinking about the mutton soup you made! It tastes amazing. When can I try it again? "
Not far away, an aunt selling eggs also came over, took Lin Panpan's hand and said, "Panpan, we all miss you very much!"
Lin Panpan found that most of the people selling things were familiar faces she had known before, all of whom had followed Zhang Xiang from the black market.
Although it is lively here, the flow of people is not that large.
Zhang Xiang seemed to see through her thoughts and came close to her and said:
"This is only temporary, don't worry.
After a while, I will do some publicity, and then the traffic will definitely increase."
Lin Panpan frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Xiang. "Then the higher-ups won't say anything about you? How can they just ignore such a big night market?"
Zhang Xiang raised his head and laughed heartily: "What is there to say?"
He waved his hand, looking confident:
"I pay the money and they collect the money. It's a win-win for both sides, so why wouldn't they do it?
Besides, running a night market depends on one's own ability. I'm far away from those two black markets! We should keep out of each other's way."
Zhang Xiang's expression became more and more proud:
"But this time it's pretty good, I've already negotiated cooperation with them and signed a contract.
They rented this place to me, and I paid them a little rent every month, and I was in charge of all other business.
Do you want to come over and open a few stalls?"
He raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly, "But I won't cooperate with you this time. I'll just charge you for the booth."
Lin Panpan nodded quickly and said, "Of course it's good. I don't know if we can continue to do this banquet in the future."
Zhang Xiang couldn't help but laugh and said, "You should have some confidence in yourself. The dishes you cook are worth the price."
Lin Panpan stopped in front of a stall, picked out a few brand new red thermos bottles, and picked up a few red enamel basins.
She also picked out a few red quilts and pillows embroidered with patterns of lotus flowers and mandarin ducks.
Feng Erniang tugged at Lin Panpan's sleeve and said, "Panpan, I can embroider all these quilt covers, and they're more beautiful than this."
Lin Panpan smiled and said, "My third brother is getting married tomorrow, so it's too late to embroider now. But we'll buy some fabric later, and you two should make some decent clothes."
Feng Erniang and Xiaoxiao's clothes were both very torn. The fabric at the collar of Feng Erniang's cotton jacket was worn to shreds, and the cuffs were covered with layers of patched lining.
Her little cotton-padded jacket was not in much better condition, with a big tear at the hem. Her little face was red from the cold and her nose was running uncontrollably.
The cotton shoes on their feet were equally tattered. There was a hole in the front of the small shoes, and their big toes were sticking out from inside, red and swollen from the cold.
Seeing this, Lin Panpan sighed helplessly and looked at Feng Erniang and said, "You make clothes at home every day, how did you end up like this?"
Hearing this, Feng Erniang's eyes instantly turned red, and she said in a tearful voice:
"You see I make a lot of money making clothes, but what's the point? He's lazy and eats a lot, he drinks and gambles every day, and every time I work hard to earn money, he squanders it.
I can't even save enough money to buy my child a new piece of clothing or a new pair of shoes.
The more clothes I made, the more money he asked for, and if I didn't comply, he would beat and scold me."
Lin Panpan sighed and said, "Let's buy a cotton-padded jacket and a pair of cotton-padded shoes first, so we don't get frozen in this cold winter."
It’s true that the black market sells a wide variety of items. Lin Panpan found a stall selling fabrics and ready-made clothes.