Rebirth in 1985

32. Orange Craze

When Lu Shaohua received the books sent by Lu Chang, it was more than a month later. Since Lu Shaohua brought the message home to Lu Chang, Lu Chang didn't know why Lu Shaohua wanted books on finance, but in his opinion, although Lu Shaohua wanted those books, it was useful, but for him as a college student, the books were used for learning, so he certainly supported it. So, he contacted his former classmates and mobilized all his connections to look for books on finance, but after a month, he only found a pitiful dozen books, so he could only helplessly send those dozen books to Shenzhen and then continue to look for them.

On the other side, Lu Shaohua was extremely excited. More than a dozen books? That was a big deal. He had searched almost all the second-hand book stalls and libraries nearby in Shenzhen, but only found the only copy. And now Lu Chang sent him more than a dozen books at once. How could he not be excited!

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Time flies, and the New Year is coming. Lu Shaohua has spent more than six months reading the book. Now he has a comprehensive understanding of finance and has learned a lot from some classic cases in the book. What he lacks is the actual operation. "Oh! The New Year is coming soon. It looks like I have to spend this year in Shenzhen." Lu Shaohua muttered to himself as he closed the last book.

Lu Shaohua took a deep breath, stretched his waist, and looked up at the sky. The blue sky was filled with white clouds forming various patterns, moving with the wind. The surrounding construction sites disappeared as time passed, leaving only tall buildings standing in their place. "Wow! I didn't expect Shenzhen to change so quickly. It was an empty lot a year ago, but now it has become a tall building."

Looking at the high-rise buildings, Lu Shaohua was filled with emotion. He recalled that when he first arrived in Shenzhen a year ago, he was often woken up by the machines on the construction site in the morning. But later he got used to it. However, after six months of "seclusion", he found that everything changed too fast, so fast that even he, who had witnessed the rapid development of the 21st century, had to be surprised.

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Back in the shop, Lu Shaohua greeted Lu Jiahui first, then walked over to Lu Jiacheng and said, "Uncle San! Did you ask your family to buy more oranges?"

"No." Lu Jiacheng shook his head and said.

"Oh! Then take a message back tonight, collect as many oranges as you can and bring them down. I think we won't be able to sell them without 3,000 kilograms." Lu Shaohua heard it and said calmly. He knew the customs in China. Every Chinese New Year, every household had to bring three gifts when they went to pay New Year's greetings. Oranges represent "good luck" and are indispensable. So Lu Shaohua was sure that we wouldn't be able to sell them without 3,000 kilograms.

"Well, tell the driver when the goods arrive in the evening. By the way, the Hong Kong businessman came to you just now and said that he wanted to transport a truckload of oranges over." Lu Jiacheng first responded to Lu Shaohua, and then went on to talk about Yang Jianlong's visit.

"Oh, then let's arrange one truck for him first, and we'll keep the rest for retail." Lu Shaohua didn't know the customs in Hong Kong, but now Yang Jianlong wanted a truck, which was probably over a thousand kilograms. With such a large quantity, Lu Shaohua was sure that the customs in Hong Kong were similar to those in China.

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Two days later, truckloads of oranges arrived in Shenzhen. In addition to the truckload that Yang Jianlong shipped to Hong Kong, there were three truckloads of oranges sold in Shenzhen. Lu Shaohua was no longer leisurely reading, but was busy with everything. Although there were six other people including him, he was still a little overwhelmed.

Looking at the customers gathering at the door, Lu Shaohua remembered that when lychees were first shipped to Shenzhen, there were also a large number of customers, and people came to buy in an endless stream. But now? It is no exaggeration to say that the flow of people is twice as much as it was then, and it is difficult for customers who have bought to leave.

"Boss, help me load 50 kilograms." Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie shouted at Lu Jiacheng.

"Okay, wait a moment." Lu Jiacheng responded casually, but suddenly felt something was wrong. He thought he had misheard, and asked the middle-aged man with some doubt: "Brother, is it 50 kilograms?"

"That's right, it's 50 kilograms. Haha, I've waited in line with great difficulty. If I don't buy more, I'll have to queue again in a few days." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Oh! Brother, why are you buying so much!" Lu Jiacheng was also frightened. He was sure that he had heard it correctly. He felt a little puzzled. Why would one person buy so much?

"Haha, I have so many relatives here. I originally wanted to buy a little, and then come back to buy more if it's not enough. But there are so many people waiting to buy, so I just buy more and take it back to avoid queuing again." The middle-aged man said seriously.

Lu Jiacheng finally understood what was going on. It turned out that he had too many relatives. "Okay, I'll install it for you right away."

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In this way, Lu Shaohua was busy until the afternoon of New Year's Eve, when he finally stopped. The oranges he had brought down were almost gone. "Hey! I can finally relax during the New Year."

"Yes! We have been busy for more than ten days." Chen Guobang next to him agreed.

"Yes! Yes!" Lu Jiahui and the others said in unison.

"Hehe! Now that we are done with our work, why don't we go to Brother Wende's place for a meal?" Lu Shaohua knew that everyone had been very busy these days, and today was New Year's Eve, so they should celebrate, so he made this suggestion.

"Well, Xiaohua is right, we should go get some food." Lu Jiacheng, who rarely spoke, also said with a smile. After he finished speaking, he turned around and saw Zhang Haixin and Li Xiaofei still packing the orange leaves, and quickly shouted, "Brother Haixin, brother Xiaofei, let's leave those for tomorrow, let's go get some food first."

"Let's finish cleaning up first!" Zhang Haixin looked at the leaves and branches all over the ground and said embarrassedly.

"Yes, I think we should go after we finish cleaning up, so that we can have a quiet and happy New Year tomorrow." Li Xiaofei also agreed.

"Yeah, that makes sense, Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle, I think we should finish cleaning up before going to eat. That way we'll feel more at ease." Chen Guobang thought about it and felt that what they said made sense, so he suggested.

"Okay! Then we'll eat after we clean up. Let's get started."

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In Weng Wende’s restaurant box…

"Brother Wende, congratulations on your prosperity!" Lu Shaohua said with a smile, but he stretched his hand in front of Weng Wende. The meaning was obvious: he wanted a red envelope.

"Here, here, here." How could a smart man like Weng Wende not know what Lu Shaohua meant? He reluctantly took out a red envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into Lu Shaohua's pocket, muttering to himself, "I make more money than you, but I'm the one giving out red envelopes. It's so unfair. Oh! Who told me to be older than you?"

"Hahaha……"

"Hahaha……"

Everyone in the box burst into laughter...