inspire-indiana Chapter 760: Crab Size
Chapter 760: Crab Size
I am always making money, but when I have some free time I feel extremely bored and uninterested.
He limped to Zhou Guo and asked for work.
Zhou Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Look how much weight you've lost on this trip. You've suffered so much. Take a good rest. It's not easy to find work. There's plenty of work to do."
Qian Duo said: "I just hurt my leg a little bit, it will be healed in a few days, Boss, is there anything else you need me to do?"
Zhou Guo said, "When you get better, go to the next county. My mother bought two more mountains in the next village. They are almost finished now. In half a month, the mountains will be planted. You have to keep an eye on them."
As long as there is work, no matter how much money you make, you won’t be picky.
Anyway, you can make money. A pound of dried mushrooms can be sold for more than one coin in Beijing. All the money earned is from these mushrooms, so you have to grow them well.
Before Qian Duo and his companions had recovered, Cheng Ding brought back news that the business of his own mountain product shop had become even worse.
Li said, "This is really shooting oneself in the foot. I had good intentions, but now I can't sell the mushrooms. What should I do? Should I grow the mushrooms again this year?"
The last question was asked to Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo nodded, "Grow it, why not? There is no conflict between mushrooms and grains. The best time to sell our mushrooms is in winter, and it's not the right time yet."
Zhou Gu said: "There are so many county towns below. The business in the county towns should not be underestimated. It will also bring in a lot of money in winter."
In recent years, sheep mushrooms and flower mushrooms have accounted for almost half of their family’s income. How can they not grow them?
Li was just saying that. She had invested so much money and effort, how could she give up? Besides, both mountains were almost fully developed and it was the right time to plant seeds. All she needed was this final push and she could start collecting money next year.
I will never give up even if you kill me.
The major grain stores have not yet relented, and several large stores in the city are experiencing difficult business. The crabs in Cangshan Village are already plump and delicious.
Zhou Guo picked a good day, scooped up some and sent a few baskets to the Zhao family, and then started selling them outside.
Still the same as last year, five hundred coins each!
The market was opened last year, but this year many people were already waiting before the crabs were officially put on sale.
I wander the streets three times a day, waiting for the crabs to come up so I can buy a few baskets to take home and try.
On the first day, five thousand were caught, one thousand in each county.
As a result, within two hours of the crabs being put on display, all the thousand crabs were sold out. In two counties that harvested the crabs early, the stalls were surrounded by people before they were even set up.
By the time the stall was set up, half of the thousand crabs were gone.
The group of people were overjoyed, crabs are selling so well!
When Zhou Guo heard that the products were selling so well, he decided to follow them the next day to take a look. After eating, he prepared to go out on horseback.
As soon as I went out, five carriages came towards me.
It seems like I don’t know whose servants they are. They are all wearing different clothes and the logos on their cars are different. It seems like they are not from the same family.
Several people who looked like managers came forward, bowed to Zhou Guo and asked, "Young man, is the Zhou family's farm in this village?"
Zhou Guo asked, "Who are you from? What are you looking for Zhuangzi for?"
"Oh, our master heard that the crabs on your farm were out, so he sent me to buy some crabs."
She raised her eyebrows and tilted her head to look at the people behind her. "Are you here to buy crabs too?"
Several people nodded, "Yes, yes, the young master is from the Zhou family, right?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Of course we have crabs, but I don't know what kind of crabs your master wants? The best quality or ordinary ones?"
The first person was stunned, and immediately said: "Needless to say, of course it is the best."
The people behind him were not willing to be outdone and immediately said, "We want the best too."
We all came here together, and we all know each other. Although we have different strengths, we cannot show weakness at this time, or we will lose face for our host family, otherwise we will suffer the consequences when we return.
Zhou Guo smiled, let go of his horse, and said, "Then follow me."
Walk in front with your hands behind your back.
She pointed to several ponds, big and small, and said, "Look, these are our crabs. I want you to know that crabs are also graded. The ones in the big pond are just average. We fish them out and sell them outside for five cents each. The ones in these small ponds are the best quality ones.
Each one is huge, fat and beautiful. We pick them out from the crab seedlings and keep them aside. We feed them the best food on weekdays. Their roe is more fragrant and their meat is sweeter than other crabs. Therefore, they are expensive, but we only supply them to big households. After all, ordinary people can’t afford them, so we don’t sell them on the market.”
Having said so much, I didn’t say how much money it was.
Several managers nodded silently, especially when they heard that the crabs were not available on the market and were only supplied to wealthy families with status, they puffed out their chests with pride.
Then one of them pointed at the pond and said, "I want this. Give me ten baskets."
Didn't even ask the price.
If you ask about the price at this time, wouldn't that make people look down on you?
As soon as someone asked, several people asked for ten baskets at a time, and one even asked for fifteen baskets.
As soon as the number fifteen came out, the others couldn't help but look over, with some anger in their eyes. Damn it, everyone got ten baskets, why did you only get fifteen?
They were silent after seeing this. This one had the largest business among them and was the most powerful. Normally, when the masters got together, they all implicitly regarded this family as the leader, and they really could not compete with them.
Zhou Guo was delighted and said with a smile: "I will ask someone to fish for you guys right away. Of course, in order to make sure you don't feel like you've wasted your money, I will pick up a few crabs from the big pond to show you."
This is the best. The stewards nodded and said that we must let the masters and mistresses know that this money is worth spending.
Zhou Guo asked people to fish out the fish in the big pond first. They pulled five fish out and tied them up with straw ropes and showed them.
They fished five more from the big pond, tied them up and compared them. The crabs in the small pond were a whole circle larger than those in the big pond. When they were tied up, they were as big as bowls.
By comparing them in this way, the quality can be seen.
The stewards were very satisfied.
Zhou Guo was also very satisfied and said, "Don't underestimate them because they are only a little bigger. The bigger they are, the better they taste. We can pick up the small ones and sell them on the market for only five cents each. Ordinary people can afford to eat one or two. The big ones are specially supplied and cost one and a half cents each. Not everyone can afford them."
In fact, she wanted to say one tael of silver per piece, but the words changed when they came to her lips. As rich people, the more expensive the food, the more satisfied they are.
After hearing this, the stewards nodded, obviously very satisfied, "This crab is good, big, and energetic. It is much bigger than the one we bought last year."
Zhou Guo smiled and loaded the fifteen baskets of crabs onto the truck first, saying, "All fifteen baskets of crabs have been loaded onto the truck. There are thirty crabs in each basket, so the total is six hundred and seventy-five strings of cash."
How expensive!
Without saying a word, the manager had someone bring out a money box from the cart. When he opened it, he saw white silver ingots inside, each weighing ten taels of silver.