Far away in Moscow

Chapter 279
After settling Li Baoqing well, Hu Yi considered a major event settled in his mind.At first, I often called to check on his physical condition, but when I saw that he was alive and kicking again, I gradually felt relieved.

During this period, the container market gradually returned to its former calm.Everyone quickly forgot about the small disturbance before, and once again devoted their attention to their respective businesses.

Hu Yi braves the wind and snow every day to work for Fu Jiahui in New Sun and pick up goods for other bosses; Natasha goes to Old Sun to take care of their own booth from day to day.The little days of the two of them were busy but full of fun.

With the lessons learned from Li Baoqing and others as a warning, Hu Yi and Natasha have reached a consensus to pursue fast in and fast out, small profits but quick turnover, and as little hoarding of goods as possible when operating their own bulk cargo stalls. would cause too much loss.

The customers of bulk goods stalls are mainly retailers inside and outside the market, and when they come to buy goods, they mostly pick them up in bundles.According to the specific situation, Natasha flexibly grasped that the price of a bundle of trousers was about [-] to [-] rubles higher than the purchase price, and after conversion, each pair could earn [-] to [-] rubles.

From time to time, wholesalers come to purchase the whole package, and Natasha asks them to add three or four thousand rubles and take it away directly. On average, each pair of pants earns only a dozen rubles.Although it sounds too cheap, Hu Yi relies on Fu Jiahui, so he doesn't have to worry about the supply of goods, and it's great to be able to retain regular customers at a low price.

The low profit of the whole package can be slightly compensated by retail sales.Different from the New Sun area where the consignors are concentrated, several areas such as the Old Sun are more like markets that ordinary people are familiar with.There is a constant flow of people here on weekdays, and on weekends and holidays, a large number of citizens come here to go shopping.They stopped and selected in front of the dazzling array of shelves in each stall, blocking up the streets, and the whole market was bustling and bustling.

Ordinary consumers naturally don't buy goods in bundles. They choose carefully in front of the booth, try and hesitate, and finally buy one or two.

Hu Yi disapproved of this kind of piecemeal business.And Natasha has set up a stall with Anna for several years, and she has some professional knowledge in clothing. Selling to ordinary customers is what she is best at, and she can also sell a lot of short skirts and nightdresses. clothing.

However, retailing is not their main source of income after all, and once a bundle of trousers is sold, the rest can only be hung up for retail sale.So the two set a very high price for each item, ranging from [-] rubles to [-] or even [-] rubles, depending on the color and style of the trousers and Natasha's mood.In this way, a pair of trousers can almost cover the purchase price of the whole bundle, and the remaining few pairs will not feel bad even if they are discounted.

The flow of the bulk goods stalls fluctuates greatly.If the business is sluggish, the stall will be closed after selling tens of thousands of rubles a day; when it catches up with the boom, it is not surprising to earn 50 million in a single day.A rough calculation shows that there are three to five million rubles a month, and the gross profit can reach hundreds of thousands, and there will be a lot left after excluding daily expenses such as box rent.

A few months have passed in a blink of an eye, and a new year has begun.Hu Yi and Natasha's money gradually became richer, and they became familiar with the various ways of bulk cargo business, and the small business in the half of the box gradually got on track.

Seeing that there were no more disturbances in the market and everyone's business was booming again, the two of them couldn't help thinking of expanding the scale.Hu Yi rented a box at the warehouse in Heimao District, in order to adjust the inventory in advance according to the season and fashion change, and take the initiative in the timing of import and export.

During these months, Natasha did not take a day off.Every morning at five o'clock in the morning, she went out in the dark under the thick snow, and took a minibus to the market to open a stall to sell goods. She was busy until she closed the stall at around four o'clock in the afternoon, and then went to Xinyangyang to wait for Hu Yi to go home from get off work.

After working all day, Natasha was exhausted physically and mentally.But she didn't want Hu Yi to worry about herself, so she forced a smile and pretended to be energetic.But when I got home, it was hard to persist, and I was often sleepy after nine o'clock, so I had to go to bed early.

Natasha never complained about such a hard work. She just occasionally talked to Hu Yi about the goods on the stall and the income and expenditure situation, or imagined the future of the two of them with a happy face.

And Hu Yi couldn't help but feel distressed seeing his beloved getting haggard.He proposed several times that he wanted to hire someone to help the stall, but Natasha still disagreed: "The profit in the store is not much, so hiring someone will inevitably cost a share of the money. And these are your goods. I don't worry about others."

"You're wrong, dear." Hu Yi corrected with a serious face: "Those are not my products, they are ours."

"It's yours, Anton." Natasha smiled and looked around the room: "Our home, our car, and our store are all yours in the final analysis. Without you, there would be nothing like this."

Hu Yi pulled her into his arms with all his strength: "It's mine, and it's yours too. It all belongs to the two of us."

"Thank you, dear." Natasha leaned on him wearily, whispering softly: "I used to be a woman with almost nothing until I met you."

A few days later, Natasha fell ill.She caught a bad cold in a sudden cold snap. She had a persistent high fever and could only lie motionless on the bed.

Hu Yi was so anxious that she asked for leave for two consecutive days to stay at home and serve her water and medicine, but Natasha's temperature dropped and rose again day and night, and her condition never improved.

"I... have never been sick... so heavy, so uncomfortable." The high fever made Natasha's face more rosy and pretty, but it lost its former luster and vitality.

"It's okay, it will get better soon." Hu Yi sat on the side of the bed and stroked her hot forehead: "Do you still remember when we first met? The dormitory in Building 10 was evacuated that night. I stayed here for a long time. I also caught a cold that night, just like you are now."

"Yes, I remember. At that time, I was very worried." Natasha tried to squeeze out a weak smile: "When I was young, I also had a serious illness. At that time, my mother...was still alive. She was beside me I...take care of me...so...you'll be fine soon."

"Now that I'm here, you'll get better soon, won't you?" Hu Yi cupped her hand to his lips and kissed it gently, a few tears fell on the back of her hand involuntarily.

"Of course... don't cry, dear Anton." Natasha held Hu Yi weakly, closed her eyes and comforted softly: "As long as... you are by my side, everything... will be fine."

"Of course! With me here, you will recover soon!" Hu Yi dipped his eyes and sniffed hard: "When I earn enough money in the future, I will buy a big store and hire people to work for us. I won't let you suffer! At that time, we will get married, travel around the world, and live happily together forever!"

"In the future... Marriage... Happiness... Forever..." A sweet smile flashed across Natasha's face, she kept repeating these words in a low voice, and fell into a drowsy sleep.

Perhaps it was Hu Yi's good promise before his bed that gave her enough warmth. Natasha's fever completely subsided in the evening of the next day, and her spirit gradually became stronger, but her body was still very weak.

The shop had not been open for three days, and Natasha was in a hurry to go to the market as soon as her fever subsided.Hu Yi firmly disagreed, forcing her to rest at home for an extra day, and he got up early the next day to open the door to take care of the business.

After working in the store for several hours, Hu Yi went to the side to buy breakfast, and sat at the door eating and thinking.Getting up so early every day to start work was indeed too exhausting. He couldn't bear to let Natasha continue to work so hard, so he made up his mind to hire someone to help.

Where should I find someone?Most of the friends I have made over the years have returned to China one after another, and most of those who are still in Moscow have jobs.

There are many idlers in the market, but very few reliable ones.Natasha's worries are not unreasonable. It's really not at ease to hand over this stall to someone who doesn't know the background. Maybe it's more appropriate to entrust Fu Jiahui or Uncle Yu to introduce one.

After absent-mindedly eating breakfast, it was already past nine o'clock, Hu Yi packed the things outside into the box, and prepared to go back to New Sun to work.

Just as he was about to lock the door, he saw Da Liu staggering towards this side with a large bag of various newspapers on his back. When he saw him from a distance, he waved and shouted: "Brother Hu! I haven't seen you for several days!"

"Yeah, I haven't been here for a few days." Hu Yi turned around and smiled at him: "My girlfriend has a cold and has been resting at home."

"Really! No wonder!" Da Liu approached quickly, dragging his broken leg, his face was full of concern: "Is she better? I have cold medicine at home, I'll get you some to take home!"

"No, the fever has subsided last night, thank you." Hu Yi took off his gloves, and grabbed his frozen ears, which were about to lose consciousness: "It's all caused by the recent cold snap, it's too cold."

"No, it's freezing cold. It's really not easy for a weak woman like her to open a stall in the dark early in the morning." Da Liu's tone was full of emotion.

"Yes." Hu Yi's heart moved slightly, and then Da Liu's words went on: "I wake up so early every day, I am too tired, and I can't always rest well. I was thinking about finding someone to help her, but for a while I can't find anyone to support me. Brother Liu, I don't know you..."

Hu Yi hesitated and stopped talking.Da Liu was stunned, frowned and said, "Oh, I do know a lot of people, but when it comes to making brother Hu feel at ease to entrust this business to him, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's... tsk, not many."

"That's right, I can't pick out a few reliable people among the people I know." Hu Yi smiled apologetically: "Actually, I think you can reassure me the most, but I don't know if you...are willing to take this troublesome matter Son."

"Me?!" Da Liu's eyes lit up, and then dimmed again: "Brother Hu was joking, I'm a cripple, and I'm a criminal, I'm afraid... I'll burden you."

"Hey, how do you say that. You know business, you know people well, and you speak Russian well. It's my wish to help you!" Hu Yi looked at Liu seriously: "Of course, this is just my wishful thinking. The key is to See if Brother Liu is willing."

"Brother Hu thinks highly of me, that's my honor." Da Liu regained his spirit a bit, then turned his head to look at the backpack on his shoulder: "But I..."

"Don't worry, you just need to open the door and stare for a few hours every morning, and Natasha will take over in the morning, so that your other business will not be delayed." Hu Yi interrupted him with a smile: "What do you think?"

Da Liu was stunned for a while, then sighed slightly: "Since this is the case, I have nothing to be hypocritical about. From now on... you will be my boss."

(End of this chapter)