kingnovel Chapter 1082 Crabs are sold earlier than Baoyue Tower
Chapter 1082 Crabs are sold earlier than Baoyue Tower
But after all, this is just her own guess, and she doesn't know if it is correct.
Zhang Lian looked at her expression and said, "Why don't you go ask General Xu? The information he has should be more accurate than ours."
Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, this is a military secret. If you ask about it casually, you will be beheaded. If he didn't tell you, it means you shouldn't know it. If he wanted to tell you, you would know it sooner or later.
We can only wait until the day when the world becomes clear. But you will have to work hard these days. The south is so turbulent, and the north will probably be unstable as well."
Zhang Lian said: "I know, I will definitely strengthen my observance of the precepts."
The North is so vast that it is impossible to block it completely, but this doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
When she got home, she called a few of her personal soldiers and asked, "Do you know anything about the general?"
Several people shook their heads, "Sir, the general is at the front line."
Zhou Guo said: "I know."
He told the news he got from Zhang Lian.
Several people looked at each other.
One person said, "Sir, don't worry. The general is a soldier and has seen all kinds of battles. If he is captured so easily, this border will not be guarded as firmly as it is."
"Yes, young master, you have to believe in the general, the young general, and our Xu family army. Our Xu family army is not so easy to be defeated."
Seeing that they were more confident than each other, Zhou Guo nodded and said, "Okay, you guys go down."
There was nothing she could get out of asking, and it was not a good idea to disturb the border, so all she could do now was to wait.
I don’t know where the other armies have gone. There is no news at all.
He suppressed his anxiety and began to deal with the accumulated matters in the North during this period.
The cherries and apricots have already been sold. This year, the apricots sold for dozens of taels of silver. The cherry production was not high, so Cheng Ding only got six baskets in total. This was not enough to give away to each household, let alone sell.
The cherry seedlings in Kang'an, Huaiyang did not produce many fruits this year, not even a basket full. We kept some for our own consumption, and sold them all to the pastry shop, where they were hung on cakes and could be sold at a good price.
Those pomegranate grapes have also started to bear fruit this year. I don’t think there will be too many in the first year, but it will be enough for our family’s consumption.
These things are planted for our own consumption anyway.
The two farms given by the Wang family are now fully populated, and because they only collect 40% rent, there are still many people coming to rent the land.
With the help of manpower from the border and other villages, we have more than enough manpower. Together with the farmers nearby, we don't have to worry about lack of manpower during the autumn harvest.
All the rapeseed and beans on the farm were harvested, and the surplus was transported to the workshop to be pressed for oil. The pressed oil was then sold in the oil mill, and the business was pretty good.
It’s just that one oil mill is not enough. When business is good, many people have nothing to buy.
She thought it would be a good idea to open another oil mill.
There are so many villages, and each village clears out a piece of land to grow rapeseed, so the harvest will be much more every year.
There are also soybeans harvested from farmers every year. These beans are used to feed livestock and sold in grain stores. They are not consumed every year and can be used to make oil. Although soybean oil tastes bad, it is still the best choice for ordinary people nowadays because it is relatively cheaper.
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The autumn harvest has not yet begun, but the crabs are about to start being sold.
She decided not to wait for Baoyue Tower this year, and all the major cities started to stock up before the beginning of Mid-Autumn.
She should take advantage of the solar term to make some money, as she is short of money now.
We will not raise the price and will sell it according to the price set by Baoyue Tower last year.
The best ones are two taels of silver each, the larger ones are one and a half taels, and the smaller ones are one tael and five cents.
Of course, the goods worth five cents are not sold in the provincial capital, but in the county towns below.
In this way, the goods from the county town will not be too expensive, and the price of crabs in the provincial capital will not be too different, which is easy for everyone to accept.
Hu Zi said, "I wanted to do this last year. This year I can finally sell the crabs before them. The first wave of money is the easiest to make."
It's almost the solar term again, and everyone is being generous. We can only eat out a few times a year anyway, so it's okay to spend some money on the festival.
On the third day after they started stocking the goods, Baoyuelou also began to sell crabs to the public.
The two companies are like competing in a competition, selling their products in the same place.
Er Pang was very puzzled. "This city is so big, and there are many rich people. Why are they selling with us?"
Zhou Guo said: "There are also advantages to selling in a group. If you sell in a fixed place, it will be easier for everyone to find it. As for which store sells better, it depends on the individual's ability."
Along with the crabs, there are also round fish and fruits sold together.
Big pears and some early varieties of early-ripening apples can also be sold.
Just like last year, the stall was opened not far from the crab stall. Anyone who wanted to buy crabs would buy a few crab roe and take them home together.
Fruits are also selling well at this time.
Even if you are not that rich and cannot afford crabs, you can still afford to sell a few fruits.
It’s so big, it’s enough for the whole family to try it out, but don’t expect to eat it all in one go, after all, not everyone’s family is rich.
There are quite a lot of families like this, and no one is impatient. They sell one to customers as they please, with a friendly attitude and a harmonious tone.
The people at Baoyue Tower did not seem to have expected that the Zhou family would start selling crabs earlier than them this year. It was obvious that the stall was set up in a hurry. It was estimated that they were transported here temporarily and many of the crabs died.
These newly dead crabs cannot be sold, even at a low price, in case someone specifically looks for the dead crabs to buy them.
Zhou Guo stayed there for two days, then took the old man back to Cangshan Village and celebrated the festival with his family.
The dinner was extremely sumptuous, especially the basket of huge crabs in the middle, which was very eye-catching. There was also a basket of small crabs next to it, which cost one or two taels of silver each.
Li looked at the big crabs and felt distressed. "It costs two taels of silver to sell each one. There are only a few big crabs like this in a pond. It doesn't matter if you eat them. One tael of silver for each one is not bad."
No one said anything, although they all felt that it made sense, but this basket of big crabs was picked up from the pond by Zhou Guo himself.
She said, "Mother, don't you see what time it is now? It's the middle of autumn. During festivals, ordinary people know to eat something delicious. We have our own crabs, so why don't we eat them? Although these big crabs are two taels of silver each, we have to sell them to make money. Before we sell them, they are still crabs in our pond. We can eat them if we eat them ourselves."
Although the two-liang big crab is a bit expensive, it is really different from the others. Two small crabs at five cents each are not as good as this one.
Since it's a good thing, why not eat a few? They have eaten things that are more expensive than this before.
Zhou Su said, "That's right, mother. Bird's nest is about the same as this. At least this one doesn't cost any money."
He eats everything, good or bad, as long as it can fill his stomach, but he will still take a few more bites of good things.
Zhou Mai and the others nodded, "Sea cucumbers and other items are not cheaper than this."
Even better quality ones will be more expensive.