Daily life of female supporting actresses in the 1970s

After Tian Mi left, Jiang Yanqiu carefully checked the radio and watch. There was no trace of anything, and she was sure that they were new.

There are very few counterfeit goods in this era, or perhaps none at all. During the hundred years of war, China has suffered devastating persecution in every aspect.

If watches and radios can be copied, it will be a step forward in Chinese technology. Going through regular factories doesn't make much money, but there's no risk, and you can gain both reputation and power.

Now we live in a planned economy, and raw materials are produced according to plan. Assembling raw materials by ourselves is a big problem and the risk is high. No normal person would do this.

Therefore, it is most likely that Gu Qingqing bought this batch of goods for free, but what Jiang Yanqiu couldn't understand was why they sold them to her as second-hand.

Even if it was purchased for free, wouldn't this arouse more suspicion? Shouldn't it be sold at a higher price through normal channels or smuggling channels?

Jiang Yanqiu couldn't figure it out, but she felt that she should stay away from Gu Qingqing recently, as she felt that she was going to have bad luck again and she wanted to avoid being implicated.

I made up my mind that I would never buy anything from Gu Qingqing no matter how cheap it was. It felt like I was selling stolen goods to someone else, which was a weird feeling.

The key point is that these are valuable items and can be easily recognized by others. If the person whose items were lost happens to encounter them one day, it will be troublesome if there is a misunderstanding.

Anyone who can get such a source of goods, whether it is the black market or an individual, must have a strong background.

At this time, only Gu Qingshi and his son were left in Gu Qingqing's room.

Zhou Xiujuan finally couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "I just saw the second-hand radios and watches you were selling. They seemed to be new, right?"

Gu Qingqing replied without hiding anything, "It is indeed new, but if it were new, she probably wouldn't be willing to spend money on it. She is a good person. Two brown bears broke into our yard before, and the situation was very dangerous! But at the critical moment, she opened the door and rushed out to save people without thinking.

And the person she saved was in danger because of me. She indirectly helped me a lot! If anything happened to Zhao Lanlan, I really don’t know how to deal with it.

I thanked her before but she refused because the person she saved was not me, nor was it because of me.

The radio was our net profit this time, so I sold it to her secondhand, just as a favor to repay her."

Before Zhou Xiujuan could even speak, Gu Qingshi asked doubtfully, "You're planning to give the radio to Zhao Lanlan, so why don't you just give it to Jiang Yanqiu directly? And you even sold it to her cheaply, saying it was second-hand. The price wouldn't be much different from giving it away as a gift.

And you and Qiao Lei have a pretty good relationship, right? But the price list you gave her isn't much lower than the market price."

Facing Gu Qingshi's series of questions, Gu Qingqing also patiently explained: "The three of them are different. Zhao Lanlan is on my side, like my subordinate or good sister. As a leader and good sister, it's nothing for me to give her something.

Qiao Lei, it's like a business partnership. We're only interested in one thing, a relationship based purely on profit. This kind of relationship, built purely on profit, can be established with anyone. If we no longer have common interests, our friendship might be gone, too.

I can just give her some benefits for my things as a token of my appreciation, but I can't possibly make a loss or even pay her out of pocket.

Jiang Yanqiu was different from the other two. Our dealings had no vested interests involved, and we didn't need those empty promises of favor. If I had rashly given her the radio, she would definitely not have accepted it. After all, there's no such thing as a reward without merit.

She knew the price of the new radio and watch, so she probably thought they were too expensive and wouldn't buy them. I wanted to repay her, so I sold them to her as second-hand."

Gu Qingshi felt even more confused by her and kept saying, "The relationship you're talking about is too complicated. It makes me dizzy! Didn't you buy a lot of mountain products for Jiang Yanqiu before? Isn't this a kind of profit exchange?"

Besides, Jiang Yanqiu is not short of money. So you don’t have to worry about her not being able to buy a radio.”

When Gu Qingqing heard this, she stared at Gu Qingshi with a half-smile, but she still patiently explained: "Jiang Yanqiu is just doing ordinary business, there is no interest involved, just like you go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

Qiao Lei is different. Now I can’t leave her, and she can’t leave me. We have a vested interest in each other.”

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to ask Gu Qingshi: "And how do you know that he is not short of money?"

Gu Qingshi didn't notice her expression and said directly, "When we moved out, she and Zhao Lanlan went mushroom picking together and she came across a 70-year-old ginseng. Wang Haiyang bought it for over a thousand yuan. And in the past two years, she has made a lot of money selling those mountain products. She also raises chickens and earns some money from selling eggs. She should be quite rich."

When she heard about ginseng, Gu Qingqing's eyes widened in surprise. She asked anxiously, "Jiang Yanqiu has also dug up ginseng on her own? When did that happen? How come I didn't know anything about it?"

Gu Qingshi frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly said, "It was probably around the time Wang Haiyang bought her an iron stove. She came over with a ginseng and asked if we knew it. We didn't know it either, and by the time we found out, it had already been taken away by Wang Haiyang. We guess she just saw that we had some money, so she came over to ask."

Gu Qingqing, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but sigh softly after hearing this. She said with admiration, "I didn't expect she was so smart and careful. She can sell it to you at a good price without having to take risks on the black market."

Zhou Xiujuan also said: "Little girl, it's always better to be more careful and cautious when you are out there alone."

Gu Qingqing suddenly thought of Jiang Yanqiu and said with a smile, "Auntie, you don't know, she is incredibly prudent! When she first went to the countryside, she kept complaining about her poverty in front of us. She wouldn't even spend money on homespun cloth that cost fifty cents a piece. Later, her money was nearly stolen, and we only then realized she only brought three hundred yuan with her."

Zhou Xiujuan's attention was immediately diverted by the theft of money. She even said angrily, "Who is so wicked? They even stole the money of the educated youth! That's their life-saving money! This is too much!"

Gu Qingqing explained, "The one who stole the money was also a female educated youth. Coincidentally, just before she stole the money, the female educated youth who had lost the money jumped into the river because she couldn't bear the shock. Fortunately, she was rescued in time, but she later ran a high fever and fell into a coma. When the female educated youth stole the money, Jiang Yanqiu suddenly woke up. This caught the other party red-handed. Sometimes I wonder if it was because the money was stolen that the person who was in a coma woke up so quickly."

Gu Qingqing suddenly felt that she might have discovered the truth!

Thinking back to when Jiang Yanqiu woke up, her body was obviously very weak, but she was able to hold on to Lin Xiaomei tightly. She didn't faint again until Lin Shaoyang said he would help her find out the truth.

It seems that money has a certain charm for Jiang Yanqiu.

Zhou Xiujuan was surprised and said in disbelief, "There's even a suicide? And what about that female educated youth who stole the money?"