Spring Thunder Chapter 0158: Eating the Deposit
"Why, are you unhappy to see me?"
The next day, Nan Yi appeared in Hepingli in Yangcheng and stood face to face with Qu Jing.
"How is that possible? It's been so many years since we last met, Nan Yi. I miss you so much." Qu Jing walked to a distance of 30 centimeters from Nan Yi, grabbed Nan Yi's arm and patted it, "Haha, you've grown into a big boy."
"From the tone you use, it seems like you are talking to a junior, Sister Qu Jing, you are taking advantage of me."
"Since you call me sister, then I am your elder, right?"
"Haha, even if it is so."
"Okay, stop standing here and talking, come home with me."
Qu Jing led the way, and Nan Yi followed behind, and the two of them walked into Qu Jing's house one after another.
Qu Jing's house is a typical old house in Guangzhou. The main door consists of three parts. The first one is a screen door, like two windows, blocking the view of passers-by outside. This door is relatively light and easy to open and close.
The third door is the real main door, which is not special. Most old buildings in China have this type of door.
The most distinctive door is the second one, called the sliding door.
The whole thing looks like a large wooden frame with more than a dozen logs across the middle.
The number of logs must be odd, not even.
The weather in Guangdong Province is hot and humid, so the residence needs to be well ventilated, and screen doors and sliding doors play this role. In addition, sliding doors also play a role in preventing theft.
The first floor of Qu Jing's house was very narrow. Apart from the space occupied by a wooden staircase, the rest was just a row of stairs. Nan Yi only saw a bicycle and some sundries.
Going up the wooden stairs, you will immediately see a bright new view. A long hall and a corridor at the back come into view. Judging from the layout, there should be two more rooms at the back.
"Nan Yi, please sit down. I'll pour you some tea." Qu Jing pointed to the armchair and asked Nan Yi to sit down.
Nan Yi waved his hand and pulled out a square stool from under the eight-immortal table, "I'll sit here."
"Nan Yi, you still care so much about these things."
"hehe."
Nan Yi smiled and didn't explain.
Qu Jing quickly brought over a thermos, made a cup of tea for Nan Yi, and pulled out a square stool to sit next to Nan Yi.
"Nan Yi, you're about to graduate, right?"
"I'm already doing an internship, and I'm here on a business trip. How about you? I sent you a letter at the beginning of last year, but I didn't receive a reply from you. Did something go wrong?"
"I guess you'll ask, something did happen last year."
"Is it inconvenient to say?"
"It's not inconvenient, I just don't know how to say it." Qu Jing looked embarrassed and hesitant.
"Since you don't know how to say it, then don't say it. Just speak up if you have any difficulties."
"It's not a problem. I'm fine now."
“Are you still selling soy sauce chicken?”
"Yes, I opened a stall in the market, and business is pretty good. I can sell about a hundred chickens a day."
"I've been talking about eating your soy sauce chicken for years, but I still haven't had it yet."
"Today, not only will I let you eat, but I will also let you eat enough." Qu Jing said with a chuckle.
"Today, in order to receive me, are you closed?"
"No way, you're not that important. I have an assistant there to help me open the stall."
"Haha, that's good. I was afraid of disrupting your business."
The two chatted idly and before they knew it, it was time for dinner.
While Qu Jing went to cook, Nan Yi stood outside on the side of the road, smoking a cigarette, feeling the gentle breeze unique to Guangzhou, and waiting quietly.
Compared with Shenzhen, Yangcheng has its own characteristics. If you want to settle down, Yangcheng is much more suitable than Shenzhen. The pace here feels slower and there is a taste of slow life.
"Nan Yi, the meal is ready."
Qu Jing stepped out of the door and wiped her hands on her apron.
"Hey, here I come."
Nan Yi threw the cigarette butt to the ground and crushed it with his toes.
"I know you don't like drinking white wine, so I prepared some yellow wine. What do you think of this wine?" Qu Jing said, holding a jar of Longxiang Gong in her hand.
"Very good. Hakka rice wine is also a famous wine. I have only heard of it but never tasted it. You also prepared crabs for me today. Rice wine and crabs are a perfect match."
"Then I'll open it."
Qu Jing opened the rice wine and poured a bowl for each person. She did not urge anyone to drink, but put a piece of chicken into Nan Yi's bowl and said, " Try my soy sauce chicken and give me some advice."
Nan Yi picked up the chicken, put it in his mouth, took a small bite, tasted it, and then said something he had wanted to tell Qu Jing for a long time, "It tastes good, but there are too many ingredients. Soy sauce chicken, first, soy sauce and second, chicken, only these two things are needed."
"Just soy sauce? I've tried it before, and it tasted a bit off."
"Then you should try Fushan Chen's light soy sauce mixed with Sanshui Mai's dark soy sauce, and for the chicken, use Qingyuan's three-yellow chicken neck."
"Do you know soy sauce chicken?"
"I don't understand, but there is someone who does. I also heard it from someone else. The person who said it is called Jiang Yuliu."
"Jiang Yuliu? Never heard of him."
"Oh, he also has a nickname called Nanhai Shisanlang."
"As for him, why didn't you just say Nanhai Shisanlang earlier? How would I know his real name? Did you hear it from a play?"
"No, I met him in Xiangkeng. He is now crazy and poor. I treated him to a meal and he mentioned soy sauce chicken. I thought that since he was born into a rich family, he must have eaten a lot of good food in his early years."
"That's right. I'll buy all the ingredients and try it some other day. Nan Yi, how is Liu Zhen now?"
…
After dinner, Nan Yi sat for a while and then said goodbye and left.
He had been here for half a day, but Qu Jing never mentioned Lin Guangwei from beginning to end. This made Nan Yi wonder whether what happened to Qu Jing last year was about love.
When they were at Wenchangwei, Nan Yi discovered that something was wrong between Qu Jing and Li Hai. Could it be that they were going to get together?
Nan Yi thought about it and slowly walked out of Hepingli.
"Nan Yi."
"Lin Guangwei, has it been sent?"
Nan Yi looked forward in the direction of the sound and saw Lin Guangwei, who was wearing frog-eye glasses, a floral shirt, bell-bottom pants, and holding a briefcase in his hand, with a smug look on his face.
"No, I didn't make any money. I just made a little money."
"You said you didn't send it, but it's unclear what you sent it, right?" Nan Yi said with a click of the tongue, "You've already picked up the briefcase, it can't be full of money, right?"
"I just put it in there for show. There's not much money in it." Lin Guangwei lowered his voice and said, "I put a stack of newspapers in it. The weight is almost the same as a pile of money."
" What business are you in ?"
There are black lines on Nan Yi's forehead, and there are newspapers in his briefcase, so there should be two real bills on the sides and a stack of newspapers in the middle.
"I'm selling color TVs from Panasonic. You know what? This business is so good."
Nan Yi's black lines deepened, "Eat the deposit?"
Nan Yi probably had a rough idea of who had the incoming color TVs. Judging from Lin Guangwei's appearance, he probably couldn't get in touch with those who actually had the goods.
It's okay to have one or two, but it's impossible to have more.
As soon as color TV sets came into the market, most of them fell into the hands of "capable" people.
With just a few thousand color TVs appearing, people from all over the country were attracted to Guangdong Province, mainly to Guangzhou, where you could run into buyers looking for color TVs just by kicking your feet or touching your hands.
There was only the fishy smell but no fish, so some smart people started to eat the deposit.
The method is very simple. Buy a color TV from the Friendship Store as a sample, and have a chat with the peasant traders who have just rolled up their trouser legs and thrown away their money, or the people in the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative who have never seen the intrigues in the business.
Once someone is tricked into paying the deposit, the transaction is completed.
The next thing to do is to change hotels, set up the stall again, and repeat the process over and over again.
We are still at the stage where there are too many fools and too many scammers to handle.
Nan Yi estimated that after a while, those who were cheated would come to their senses and either consider themselves unlucky and return home, or follow suit and join the group that eats the deposit.
In the end, all the hotels in Guangzhou will be filled with teams paying deposits, and sooner or later there won’t be enough fools.
"Haha, you know something too?"
"I can't say I understand, but I know it's happening. Guangwei, although speculation is not strictly enforced here, your practice is strictly speaking a fraud. You must have collected thousands or tens of thousands of deposits, right?"
"About that. Three to five thousand is required."
"Three to five thousand. Do you know that this amount of money is considered a major crime? You could be sentenced to at least twenty years in prison. If you are not careful, you could be executed directly."
Lin Guangwei shuddered, "Nan Yi, don't scare me. There are many people doing this business, and no one has ever gotten into trouble."
"You are lucky. The other person is not upright and chose to keep quiet. If you were unlucky and met someone who is serious, you would be crying."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Lin Guangwei obviously didn't want to talk about this. People in Yangcheng are bold. Nan Yi was a little scared when he got 20,000 at that time, but here, let alone tens of thousands, there were many people who made hundreds of thousands or even millions a few years ago.
Lin Guangwei wouldn't listen, so Nan Yi stopped talking and started talking about Qu Jing instead.
"What happened between you and Qu Jing?"
As soon as Nan Yi mentioned Qu Jing, Lin Guangwei's face turned ugly.
"Nothing, I'm fine."
Well, Nan Yi’s guess basically came true.
"Oh, that's good. Is there a phone number that can reach you now?"
"I usually stay at Yangcheng Hotel now. Just call the switchboard and ask for room 603."
"Okay, got it. Wenchangwei has a phone number. If you need to find me in the future, you can call Wenchangwei and Uncle Xian will tell me. I'm working in Xiangxun now, and I'm here on a business trip this time."
"He's doing pretty well. He was sent to work in Xiangkeng."
"It's OK, just running errands."
After standing on the curb and chatting with Lin Guangwei for an hour or so, we both went our separate ways.
When walking from Hepingli to Zhongshan Avenue, two people followed Nan Yi. Nan Yi waved back and one of them came up to him.
"Room 603 of Yangcheng Hotel, the man just now, his name is Lin Guangwei. Find two local thugs to beat him up, but not too hard. When you beat him up, tell him, 'If you dare to take the deposit again, I will break your legs.'"
"clear."
Taking the deposit may not necessarily lead to any trouble. Maybe Lin Guangwei can make a fortune from it and accumulate his first pot of gold; or maybe he will suffer a big setback and never recover from it.
There are two possibilities, and Nan Yi is not sure whether it is good or bad.
All he could do was to beat Lin Guangwei up. If he could be frightened and retreat while the going was good, it would be the best outcome. If he was not frightened, then Nan Yi could only let him do as he pleased.
Everyone has his own destiny. Nan Yi is not a Bodhisattva, so he cannot enlighten Sun Wukong.
