Chapter 10:
The glass counter lined with mp3s is the best decorated thing in the store, and the little machine cube seems to have dragged Jiang Xiao into the future.
He took a look, and it also brought back a lot of memories for Jiang Xiao. This thing is developed abroad, and the technology is not too complicated. At the end of 2002, it took some time for the domestic mp3 to come out. It is small and convenient. But the price is really not cheap now. The domestic price is around seven or eight hundred, and the foreign brand basically sells to four digits.
However, this is only a small microcosm of the rapid development of future technology.
Many well-known smartphone manufacturers in later generations have made mp3. Jiang Xiao saw several predecessors of familiar brands in it, but because this thing is not technically difficult and popular, it will be popularized in recent years. After some small manufacturers also mastered the technology and more perfect mp4 came out, there was a wave of big price cuts around 2006. You can buy the lowest-end music box for as little as a few dozen yuan, but now for Houlin, It's really a new thing.
Jiang Xiao counted the money on hand, but it was not enough. After the shock, he is not in a hurry to buy it now. Now the price is too high. He can buy three or four at most, and he can't keep the price down, and it is even more difficult to sell this thing to those students in Houlin. With thousands of items up and down, it's hard to find a buyer.
"I'll come again during the winter vacation," Jiang Xiao said, "please keep an eye on me first."
At that time, he made a few more trips, and he should have more money in his hand, and now the domestic mp3 market is also fighting a price war. He vaguely remembers that at the end of the year, there will be a manufacturer that will launch 499 yuan mp3, which can be regarded as that time. The king of cost performance, Jiang Xiao bought this model in his second year of high school in his last life. At that time, mp3s on the Houlin counter were nothing new.
The development of science and technology is rapid, and the time point that Jiang Xiao can grasp is only that period of time. During the winter vacation, the students can receive the New Year money, and many people can relax their hands. Digital products cannot be held for too long, and the unit price is too high. Gao, Jiang Xiao can't afford to pay now.
He carried two packs of things back to the small hotel to find Ye Bing. He had been racing against time to see the price of the goods and he felt hungry after putting down the things. The goods on the truck were already loaded and parked not far from the hotel. Ye Bing had to drive a long distance. Now that he was asleep, Jiang Xiao slipped out to have a late night snack.
There is a fast food restaurant not far away. Jiang Xiao ordered the cheapest noodles, and ate the whole bowl of noodles with his head down. The street lamp was brighter, and his face was clearly exposed to the light.
When Jiang Xiao was eating noodles, he felt strange, as if someone had been looking at him all the time. He looked left and right without a trace, and found that there was a table of people sitting at the opposite table, and some of them glanced at him from time to time, and their eyes met. Quickly dodged, then whispered.
Jiang Xiao suddenly became vigilant.
It was already late at night, he was young, he probably looked like a bully, and it was better not to cause trouble when he was out, so Jiang Xiao watched one of the people at the table stand up, and when he walked towards him through the checkout, he He stood up abruptly and ran away.
The people at the table were stunned for a moment, and then they all stood up and chased after him.
When Jiang Xiao saw this posture, he decided to run faster. Like a rabbit, he heard a voice coming from behind him: "Don't run!"
Not running is a fool, the ghost knows what they want to do.
Jiang Xiao was running into the alley, kicked the person off, and then secretly returned to the small hotel.
After closing the door of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief. The law and order in Liujiang City doesn't seem to be very good now, Jiang Xiao thought.
The next day, when Jiang Xiao took Ye Bing's car back to Houlin, Lin Chengyu had just received the news.
Those few people insisted that they were indeed the person he was looking for, but the other party was too vigilant and ran too fast and lost it. Lin Chengyu, who had just said a few words, didn't believe it. There are also many people who take fake news, but there is a large factory on the left side of the small restaurant, and a surveillance camera that is very rare now is set up at the entrance of the door.
The scene of Jiang Xiao sitting at the table outside eating noodles, and then running away like a rabbit was completely recorded, and there was no need to confirm with the owner of the small restaurant, Lin Chengyu had already recognized it, it was him.
That was the one he had been with for more than ten years before, and now thinking of someone who even hurts his heart, he won't admit his mistake.
He watched the blurry video repeatedly, his fingers shaking uncontrollably.
It was already early in the morning, Jiang Xiao was alone, and ordered the cheapest noodles at this place. He was so vigilant that Lin Chengyu looked at it and felt more uncomfortable than his own experience.
But he looked around, and the man disappeared again.
It was only one night after the time passed. Jiang Xiao should have left some traces even if he took a part-time job here, but Lin Chengyu asked around in a nearby factory and said that it was impossible to recruit minors.
As for the hotel not far away, Lin Chengyu didn't give much thought to it at all. It was a driver's hotel, which specially cooperated with various transportation companies to accommodate the drivers of trucks. At most Jiang Xiao might work there, but the Lin family members When I went to check once, the boss sitting at the counter waved his hand and said that he had never seen it before. The registered guests did not have this name either. They all recorded Ye Bing's account, and even the small workers couldn't find it.
Lin Chengyu became more and more flustered when he saw it twice but couldn't catch it. In the past two weeks, he searched the neighborhood in a carpet-like manner, but still couldn't find anyone. In the end, he took the photos and asked them one by one. The hotel was replaced by an auntie who was on night duty. She looked at the photo and said she had seen it before.
"The children brought by the parents are not from Liujiang," the aunt told him. "During the 11th holiday, he lived here for a few days, carrying a **** bag, leaving early and returning late."
When Lin Chengyu entered this store, he was basically hopeless. He suddenly heard this reply, and there was an unreal feeling of stepping in the clouds, so he stumbled and asked again.
"Have you... seen him?"
"I've seen him!" The aunt thought he had a bad ear and answered loudly again, "Have lived here twice in our shop, why are you looking for him!"
But when Lin Chengyu continued to ask questions, the aunt was reluctant to answer.
Although the elderly aunt did not understand the customer's privacy, he asked Jiang Xiao, and half the eldest answered, but if he asked Ye Bing in detail, she didn't want to answer, even if Lin Chengyu took out the money later, she His eyes wandered, only vaguely saying something or not. The truck driver and the hotel have been cooperating for a long time. If it is not good to find someone, or seek revenge, and the driver is implicated, their business will not be able to do. .
But with this definite clue, Lin Chengyu's next things will be much easier to check, even if it took some time, at least he didn't take any detours.
The current flow of information is poor, and Lin Chengyu doesn't know exactly what Jiang Xiao did in Liujiang. After all, the hotel only knows that he lives here, and he doesn't know what Jiang Xiao is doing when he goes out. , and then find Jiang Xiao, this method is more direct and faster.
But after a few days, he already knew where Jiang Xiao came from. He lives in Houlin, a ten-hour drive away.
But today's Lin Chengyu has not had time to think about Jiang Xiao's rebirth. He didn't have much information, and he was overwhelmed by the surprise. He hadn't asked about the situation of the Jiang family in Houlin, and the Lin family's hand had not yet been asked. The stretch is so long, but Lin Chengyu wants to find someone by himself, and it will not be too late to know more about it.
The economic situation of the Jiang family is not good for sure. Lin Chengyu saw Jiang Xiao twice, and he was very simple. In the last life, Jiang Xiao took care of him little by little. This time, Lin Chengyu couldn't wait to make up for his regrets, and like Jiang Xiao treated himself in the previous life. , the two will never be separated again.
Lin Chengyu, who has this kind of fantasy, will naturally not allow any accidents at this time.
But fate has always been unhappy.
Jiang Xiao, who returned to Houlin, was completely unaware of this matter. After his rebirth, he seemed to gradually take off the heavy shell of his previous life. Lin Chengyu hardly appeared in his mind. He was busy studying and making money, and was very fulfilled. .
And after returning from Liujiang for the second time, his goods were welcomed again.
Jiang Xiao didn't have a booth. He sold it little by little by word of mouth from a few female classmates at the beginning. After class, he could basically concentrate on his studies, and it didn't affect each other very much.
But after the business started, he can't stand someone looking for him after class. Besides, he only has a schoolbag, so it's not easy to bring goods, and he can't even let the teacher see it if he moves too much.
Regarding this point, Jiang Xiao also had plans for a long time.
He negotiated with the owner of the video store. From now on, he will bring him the latest products every month, and only sell him one, which is equivalent to an exclusive supply, and the price can be negotiated. When a small container came out, Jiang Xiao placed the goods, posted the price, and asked him to help sell them. He went to take inventory every day after school, and Jiang Xiao’s goods attracted many students to come in, which can be regarded as providing him with the flow of goods. A win-win thing.
But the owner of the video store agreed to Jiang Xiao's somewhat troublesome request, and it was not just for money. Jiang Xiao had figured out the matter before purchasing the second time. The owner was also a DVD fan, so Jiang Xiao would go back and give it to him from Liujiang's store. I bought a limited-edition foreign disc. This thing is almost at the collection level, and it is also valuable in the future. For the boss, it is really a heart, and he can't say a word.
"You're amazing," the video store owner hugged his beloved disc like his wife, and stared at the junior high school student who was pushed out by him at first, "Jiang Xiao, you will make a fortune in the future, remember to help Let me know your brother."
Jiang Xiao smiled at him: "Don't brag, I can only earn a few dollars here."
"This is just the beginning," said the owner of the video store. "You can make money from whatever you do in the future."
He looked at how Jiang Xiao arranged the small shelf. It was neat and good-looking. It wasn't enough for the braided ropes to be neatly arranged. There were also a few braided ropes hanging beside them, which were very beautiful. He asked, and only then did he know that Jiang Xiao made it up himself, which was awesome.
At such a young age, he is motivated and willing to work and has ideas. If he does not make a fortune in the future, who will make it?
After Jiang Xiao has a fixed booth, although it is not big, it is indeed of great significance to his long-term business. He doesn't care either. He made an account book himself and went to check it twice a day. Although the owner of the video store agreed, he is also a good person, but his brother still has to settle the accounts clearly, especially the money matters. , business and friendship can last long.
Since the shelf was set up, there has never been a shortage of people. In addition to girls, there are also some boys who want to give gifts to female classmates to take a look. A public occasion and full display are naturally much more efficient than Jiang Xiao's attractive method last time.
The girls who had bought things from him before knew that it was his booth, and many people became familiar with him and called him the little boss with a joke.
Jiang Xiao's popularity seems to have improved more than a little, because of the things he sells, in addition to the face-to-face nickname of the little boss, there is also a secret nickname - Jianghu people call it, the girl's friend.
The author has something to say: Thanks to Su Mo's mine
After I was listed on the list yesterday, the increase was average. I tossed and changed the copy, and the name of the text was changed to be more straightforward. It seems to be better. Then there is a new chapter today [Bounce and Jump]