kingnovel Chapter 1073 The Fruits Are Out
Chapter 1073 The Fruits Are Out
Although the business is not as good as these two places, it is not bad either. There is always money to be made, and a lot of it.
It’s worth it as I can earn at least the wages of three or four hundred people every day.
On a lucky day, I can earn the wages of four to five hundred people.
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Time passed quickly. Before the third wave of people arrived at the border, the first two groups of people were already heading south.
The bald-headed man said, "Boss, although these people have been here for a short time, they are learning things very quickly. In addition, they are not weak in fighting ability. They can already bring goods south. The new mountain products produced this year should be taken to the south. In addition to these, there are also food, as well as the medicinal materials, leather and dried meat in the north, which can be exchanged for a lot of money. Of course, the most important thing is to send these people over."
With these hundreds of people going down, the open areas in the south were truly supported.
Zhou Guo looked at the booklet in his hand. This time it was said from the beginning that half of them would be experienced people leading the newcomers, a total of 400 people, would fill in every corner of the south.
She looked at the names one by one without saying a word. This was probably the last time she would be gone.
Ask the bald head, "Did they say anything?"
The bald man was puzzled. "What can they say? We sent them to the south because we value them. They built a place with nothing. Others don't get such an opportunity. They are so happy."
Zhou Guo gave him the booklet and said, "Okay, as long as you're happy, let Mo Da go with you this time, and you stay and wait to receive the third batch of Xu's army."
Lai Zitou was delighted, "The third batch is finally coming?"
It has been more than a month since the second batch, and there has been no movement. He even suspects that there is no one left behind.
Zhou Guo didn't answer him. "Just wait if I tell you to. You stay in the Northland and help bring these people out. Let them recognize the head of the escort agency."
Baldhead went happily.
Zhou Guo looked towards the border and asked the shadow-like guard standing beside him, "Is there no news from the border yet?"
"No."
Zhou Guo sighed secretly.
Before the people from the border came down, the berries in the fields could already be sold.
Two days later, a basket of bright red berries was delivered from a farm outside Yunzhou.
Each one is big and red, and all of them are of good quality.
She ate one and found it fragrant and sweet. It was a top-quality ground berry. With such quality, one pound could be sold for at least eight or nine hundred coins.
Of course, only rich people can afford it.
The old man looked at the bright red fruits, ate one, and said happily, "The ones at home should be ripe too, it's a pity that we don't have that much land, otherwise they would sell well if we sold them."
Zhou Guo said: "This ground berry looks easy to grow. Plant one and you'll get a patch of it around it every year, but it's actually not the case. If you don't plant it in the right spot, it'll die. It's not like no one in the village has planted it over the years, but no one has managed to keep it alive for more than a month."
Berries are difficult to grow in the north, which leads to high prices for the fruit.
"However, the price of ground berries should be adjusted this year. There are a lot of fruits this year. If we don't adjust, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell them all."
The big farmers in the north alone cannot supply so many fruits.
The old man took another one and stuffed it into his mouth in one gulp. As he ate, he said, "When ordinary people can afford these fruits, will the wealthy people in the north still buy them?"
Over the years, he has followed the Zhou family and dealt with many wealthy people.
Some of the rich people seem to have problems with their brains. If a piece of cloth is worn by ordinary people, that cloth will not be allowed to enter the rich people's houses.
Likewise, the food must be of the best quality.
In the north, ground berries are considered a luxury fruit that only the rich can eat. The reason they like them so much is not only because they are delicious, but also because ordinary people simply cannot afford them.
If everyone could eat it, they might not eat it.
Zhou Guo said: "Everything in the world is divided into good and bad. The best crabs are two taels of silver each, and the cheapest are five cents. The difference is not a little bit, but with such a small difference, the expensive ones will be bought and the cheap ones will be easy to sell.
The same is true for ground berries. Fruits that cost eight or nine hundred wen per pound are definitely different from those that cost one or two hundred wen per pound, or even dozens of wen per pound. They all have their own audiences. "
She has been selling things for so many years, and she makes her living by selling snacks.
Even the snacks in the shop, a large round plate with a custom-made landscape painting cost seven or eight taels of silver each, so only wealthy people could afford it.
Ordinary people are happy to spend a few dozen cents to buy the cheapest one.
They can all be sold.
The old man said, "I'm just reminding you, just know it. There are so many ground berries this year, I don't know if the Northland can eat them all?"
Sigh, feeling a little worried.
There are more than 100 acres of planted land in the farm outside the city alone. If all other lands are added together, there are more than 200 acres of fruit fields in Yunzhou alone. This does not include those in Chengding. Every prefecture has planted a lot of land.
Huaiyang has a large area and a good climate. Dapang has planted nearly 300 acres of fruits. But he doesn’t know who to sell all these fruits to. They are so expensive!
Zhou Guo said, "The city is so big, what's one or two hundred acres? I have more crabs every year than these fruits, can't I sell them all? You are so old, you can eat two plates of these fruits every time."
Seeing that he was still eating, she moved the plate away and said, "You'd better eat less. If you eat too much of this, you'll get a stomachache, which won't be easy when you're older."
The old man glared, "It's not poisonous, so why would it give you a stomachache? Besides, you can only eat it a few times a year, so why can't you eat more? It looks like there are two plates, each one is only this big, there's not much."
Zhou Guo was speechless. "It's not that big, but you eat so much. The fruit is cold. Can't you eat it later?"
Looking at this big red fruit, I couldn't help but pick up another one. It was so fragrant and sweet, and full of fruity aroma.
He asked, "Master, this fruit is the best one specially picked by the people below. Is it different from ordinary fruits?"
Without fruit to eat, the old man had to lie on the rocking chair, rocking a little, and said, "Of course, the taste of big fruit is better. Rich people are very picky, and they probably won't look down on ordinary fruit. If I sell this kind of fruit to them for eight or nine hundred coins per pound, they will buy it."
"Hehe." Zhou Guo laughed and said proudly, "I decided to sell all the berries produced from the land outside Yunzhou City at this price. The berries from the land in Song County will be sold as ordinary berries. Even if the berries are large, the selling price cannot be higher than that of the land outside Yunzhou City. I want to make a name for myself."
Once this reputation becomes known, people will rush to buy it even if it is sold for one or two taels of silver per pound.
The old man was surprised and asked, "Can this be done? What's the difference between the berries in that field?"