The young man who asked the question was Wang Yuchi. He was originally Jiang Wu's student, but after experiencing several major changes and following Wang Fugui's adventures in the Central Plains for several months, he was gradually becoming more mature.
Everyone had suffered a lot along the way. Now that they had arrived at Stronghold 144, everyone was covered in dust.
During this period, Wang Yuchi also showed his potential. He had learned a lot from Wang Fugui and had become Wang Fugui's right-hand man.
Wang Fugui said proudly, "We got here first and built a good relationship with the people from Fortress 178. This is called seizing the initiative. Other people can wait for the train to open in half a year, but we can't. Ren Xiaosu didn't leave us much savings. If we meet Xiaosu in the future and he asks us how much money we have left, we can't embarrass ourselves. "
Wang Yuchi fell silent for a moment. "Will we still be able to see Brother Xiaosu?"
Wang Fugui was stunned for a moment before saying with a smile, "Of course. As the saying goes, a scourge lives for a millennium, so he won't die."
"Then will the things we brought sell well?" Wang Yuchi changed the subject.
"Of course." Wang Fugui chuckled and said, "Look, we have an advantage traveling to the Northwest. You guys have the nanomachines with you, and we also have a supernatural being like Ms. Jiang, so normal bandits won't be able to do anything to us. Besides, your female classmates are very clever with their hands, and the jewelry they weave looks really good. Jewelry has long been popular in the Central Plains, and the women in the Northwest haven't even seen it before. They'll definitely like it at first glance. "
As he spoke, Wang Fugui ran to the back of the truck and opened the back of the truck. He shouted across, "Girls, hurry up and get out of the truck to get some fresh air. When we reach town, Uncle Fugui will treat y 'all to some hot food."
In the carriage, Jiang Wuzheng was busy knitting bracelets with four or five female students. Wang Fugui had wanted to find someone to purchase the bracelets directly, but everyone felt that the price of the bracelets from the Central Plains was too much of a scam. When the other party saw that they were refugees, they deliberately raised the price.
Later, Jiang Wu realized that the raw materials for the bracelets weren't expensive, so she volunteered to buy the raw materials. On the way to the Northwest, the girls could process the bracelets. That way, they could save a lot of money.
Actually, Jiang Wu also wanted to find something for the female students to do. After all, everyone was in the same boat now. Even Wang Yuchi and the others had quickly matured, so no one in the team should be idle.
After a long time, the female students who couldn't help felt embarrassed.
Now, Jiang Wu could be considered one of the core members of the team. On one hand, she supervised the students to study by themselves. On the other hand, she was in charge of the team's food and clothing. On the other hand, she used her abilities to protect this group of people.
In the past, Jiang Wu's superpower did not have much of a presence in the team.
It was only because Ren Xiaosu was too strong that Jiang Wu's superpower could not be put to use. Ren Xiaosu could handle everything himself, so Jiang Wu did not have to do anything herself.
But things were different now. Although Wang Yuchi and the others had nanomachines, they were limited by their energy and did not have much lethality.
From the Central Plains to the Northwest, they would still encounter sporadic bandits. But when these bandits encountered Jiang Wu, they would be scared away by a few petals before they knew what was going on.
Moreover, if Jiang Wu's superpower had not materialized the plum branches and pulled everyone out, who knew where they would be washed away by the floodwaters by now?
Therefore, Wang Fugui would discuss everything with Jiang Wu.
The shipment this time did not only include bracelets, but also cosmetics and daily necessities that were more popular in the Central Plains. They were basically all things for women.
According to Wang Fugui, even though women were picky and many people did not like to do business with women, the truth was that women's money was the easiest to earn.
Therefore, he bought four secondhand trucks. Three-quarters of them were filled with lipsticks, skincare products, and various scented hair conditioners.
Lipstick was something that every woman had to have. It was a necessity, just like cigarettes for men. Moreover, there were a lot more lipstick brands in the Central Plains than in the Southwest and Northwest, so they looked more westernized.
Wang Fugui requested that Jiang Wu and the other good-looking girls use their own lipstick every day when they arrived in the Northwest. This was to make other women feel attracted to them when they saw them.
As a matter of fact, many people in the Southwest and Northwest were still stuck at the level of using red paper to dye their lips. It was not that they could not afford it, but that the Northwest and Northwest were developing heavy industries, so such daily necessities were very scarce.
Old Wang felt he had discovered a business opportunity at first glance. He had even thought of how to promote it. When he arrived in the Northwest, he would find a bunch of newspapers to promote the idea of "chicken soup". Whether a man loved a woman or not depended on whether he was willing to buy lipstick from the Central Plains for his beloved woman.
Wang Fugui was the owner of a grocery store in the Southwest. After so many years in business, he was able to do better and better. Of course, that was because he was good at discovering business opportunities and customers' needs.
Back then, when the dignitaries in Stronghold 113 in the Southwest suddenly started eating wild game as a symbol of their status, Wang Fugui's advocacy of wild game was also partly to blame.
"But will Fortress 178 agree to us selling our goods like this?" Wang Yuchi wondered.
"What's there to be afraid of? I know their commander, Zhang Jinglin!" Wang Fugui said proudly.
With that, Wang Fugui brought everyone to lunch first. There was a reason why he dared to bring everyone to the Northwest.
Now that everyone in the world knew Zhang Jinglin had regained control of Fortress 178, and the entire Northwest was Fortress 178's territory, Wang Fugui was acquainted with Zhang Jinglin back in town and had a pretty good relationship with him.
Now that he was in the Northwest, wasn't that very reliable?
After lunch, Wang Fugui brought Wang Yuchi straight to the troops in charge of guarding the stronghold. The first thing he said when he arrived was, "I'm a friend of your Commander Zhang, and I'd like to catch up with him."
Of course, it was better to boast about such things. In this day and age, people who did not know how to brag would not be able to do big business!
In the end, an officer came out from the troops. It was said that he was the new commander of Stronghold 144's garrison troops. The commander said with a friendly smile, "Bro, even if you don't know the commander, you can still do business in the Northwest. Just pay your taxes obediently. Our taxes have also been lowered recently, so I guarantee you guys will be able to make a profit."
Wang Fugui did not give up. "I really do know your Commander Zhang."
The commander laughed. "Someone said the same thing the day before yesterday, but it turned out that the other party only wanted to meet Commander Zhang. They didn't know each other at all."
Wang Fugui was speechless. There were indeed some merchants who had come to the Northwest in advance to do business like him. However, they did not expect that someone would be exposed for pretending to be acquainted with them.
Wang Yuchi was amused. "Uncle Fugui, why don't we just focus on selling our goods? How can we meet the commander whenever we want? Besides, didn't he already say that we can do business with anyone? There's no need for us to curry favor with anyone."
"What would a kid like you know?" Wang Fugui said with a dark expression, "When it comes to doing business, does it make the same difference if we have someone above us?"
Suddenly, the commander asked, "Are y 'all from the Central Plains?"
Wang Fugui was stunned. "Of course we're from the Central Plains."
The commander suddenly asked again, "Then have y 'all heard of a person named Ren Xiaosu in the Central Plains? Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhang Xiaoman. "
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