kingnovel Chapter 485 A Price Higher Than Cheng Ding
Chapter 485 A Price Higher Than Cheng Ding
The others even slowed down their eating movements, fearing that the slightest noise they made would ruin the deal. Only if the host was doing well could they be well. If the host ate meat, they could also drink some soup.
Manager Yang paused and said with a smile, "Two hundred and sixty coins? Isn't that too much? You guys only sell it for one hundred and sixty coins per catty? The one who sold it for two hundred and sixty coins per catty, didn't they say they waited for several hours and sold only two baskets before they could sell any more."
Zhou Guo said, "Shopkeeper Yang, I have a reason to offer you 260 coins. Matsutake mushrooms are wild mushrooms, grown naturally, and are almost out of season. If you miss this season, you will have to wait another year. To be honest, I don't just supply you, I also have business elsewhere."
Shopkeeper Yang asked tentatively, "Where is Madam Zhou's business?"
Zhou Guo did not hide it from him, "There must be one, and I want to check out the few nearby ones too."
Looking at him, he said, "However, I promise that our goods are only supplied to you in Yunzhou. No other restaurant has them."
Shopkeeper Yang was delighted. This was exactly what he wanted to say, and he said with a smile, "That's great, but the price should be changed. Two hundred and sixty is too high. How about one hundred and ninety?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "No, you have such a big restaurant, two hundred and sixty is not too much. Anything you take out is top quality. Matsutake mushrooms are mountain delicacies, much more precious than ordinary things, and not much worse than those seafood you brought back from thousands of miles away at a great price. They are even more delicious."
Shopkeeper Yang smiled and said, "Yes, you have a point, but my seafood can be kept for a year without going bad! Madam Zhou, I'm afraid your mushrooms can't be kept that long. Even if you put them in a cold storage, they can only last a month at most. I have to spend a lot of money to preserve them. So, you should lower the price a little bit, don't set it so high, one hundred and ninety is fine."
Zhou Guo also smiled, "I can tell you how to preserve pine mushrooms. This way, you don't have to worry about the mushrooms in the warehouse going bad after a while."
Shopkeeper Yang stopped smiling and said, "Are you serious? Madam Zhou really knows how to preserve pine mushrooms?"
Zhou Guo laughed, "Why would I lie to you? You will know whether the method works or not after you listen to it. Can I still lie under your nose? Then, wouldn't you be the head shopkeeper of Baoyue Tower in vain?"
Shopkeeper Yang nodded slightly and clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, then let's set the price, 210 coins per pound, okay?"
Zhou Guo compared it in his mind. Yunzhou was more prosperous than Chengding. "Add another ten cents, two hundred and twenty cents."
Didn't touch the other party's bottom line.
Shopkeeper Yang nodded helplessly, he was forced onto the ship, everyone was clamoring for this thing, he also sent people to several nearby villages and counties to investigate, but he didn't get any information, he didn't know where these things came from, now he was begging others, he had to accept such a high price.
Wang Fugui's open mouth slowly closed. Two hundred and twenty coins per catty, twenty coins more than Chengding. The key point is that it will take two days to transport it to Chengding. It is more expensive here than over there.
After the meal, the two parties signed the document. Zhou Guo also added a clause that the price would change every year, and Manager Yang didn't say much.
In view of his straightforwardness, she wrote another method for preserving pine mushrooms. This time she wrote it for free. After all, she could earn an extra twenty cents per pound, which was already good enough.
"Manager Yang, if you follow this method, and if you do it well, it can at least be preserved until new bacteria come out next year."
Shopkeeper Yang took it happily, but when he saw the words on it, his smile became more forced, and then his brows slowly frowned. After a long while, he said with a grumble: "Mrs. Zhou, you, you have some words on it that I can't understand?"
Zhou Guo was not convinced. How come Manager Qin could see it clearly, but you couldn't?
"Shopkeeper Yang, although my handwriting is a little ugly, it shouldn't be so difficult to understand. Even if you just guess, you can understand it by combining the context. Others can understand it clearly, but you can't?"
Shopkeeper Yang smiled bitterly and said, "Please forgive me. My eyesight is not very good. Look, what is this word?"
Zhou Guo took it unhappily, looked at the word, frowned slowly, felt guilty, as if he was a little carried away, wrote faster, and couldn't read it clearly, "Then how about this, I'll read it to you, and you write it again."
"Hey, your idea is good." Shopkeeper Yang quickly spread out paper and took a pen. He wrote down every sentence Zhou Guo read.
After I finished writing it, I read it from beginning to end and couldn't help but nod my head. It was so meticulous and included so many details. It seemed to be a real method.
He smiled and said to Zhou Guo: "Madam Zhou, you've finished eating. Shall we go downstairs and take a look at the goods?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "Okay."
The group arrived at the back door and saw five cars neatly lined up in the backyard, with the goods not yet unloaded.
Zhou Guo nodded secretly.
The yard was filled with baskets of mushrooms, and Shopkeeper Yang was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. With so many, it was time for Baoyue Tower to reach a higher level!
Zhou Guo showed him the quality of the mushrooms. "We have already done the classification before we put them into the baskets. Shopkeeper Yang, please look. This is the top-quality mushroom, which has not yet opened its cap. This is the best quality. This one is of medium quality. The next one is the inferior mushroom, which has opened its cap."
Shopkeeper Yang looked at them one by one and nodded repeatedly, "That's it, that's it, Madam Zhou really helped me a lot!"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "It's not a question of helping or not helping. We are mutually beneficial. I believe that Song Mushroom will become famous after entering Baoyue Tower."
Shopkeeper Yang said with a smile: "Thank you for your good words. It is my blessing to be able to meet Madam Zhou."
There were two clacking sounds, and a young man came out carrying a wooden box.
Zhou Guo was stunned when she saw the big box. She didn't give any hint. The method had been given and the documents had been signed. What did this big box mean?
Shopkeeper Yang said, "These are some small gifts I prepared for Madam Zhou. They are not meant to be a token of respect."
Zhou Guo waved his hand and refused to accept it. "Shopkeeper Yang, as the saying goes, no merit, no reward. I have received such a big gift from you for no reason, but I have no money to pay you back. I cannot accept it."
Shopkeeper Yang laughed loudly, "Don't worry, there's nothing precious in there. They're just some food and drinks that we have in the restaurant. They're our restaurant's local specialties and aren't worth much. Besides, this is a little gift from me. You can take it back for your family to try."
Zhou Guo was very skeptical. "Really? Don't put other things in it. I don't owe anyone a favor. If I do, I'll be punished. Don't hurt me! Besides, why do we need to put food in boxes? Can't we use baskets?
Shopkeeper Yang said helplessly, "Really? If you don't believe me, open it and have a look. Come, I'll show you. You're so suspicious at such a young age. Have you ever seen anyone use a basket to give gifts? Is that appropriate?"
The two young men were very considerate and opened the lid immediately.