kingnovel Chapter 466: Harvesting Fungi
Chapter 466: Harvesting Fungi
He looked at the men and said, "Uncle Fugui, Uncle Cheng, and other uncles, I will not make money from your mushrooms. Just bring back as many as you can pick up, and I will give you all the money I make from selling them."
Two families showed joy on their faces. If this were true, they would make a lot of money at once.
Wang Fugui said, "No, how can I let you take the risk alone? Are grown men like us useless? I will go too! I am a butcher after all. I have been killing pigs for so many years. One cut will kill a pig. Although humans are different from pigs, I am quick. It is no problem for me to beat those skinny little guys."
As soon as he stepped forward, Zhou Cheng did not want to be outdone, "I'll go too."
The remaining few looked at each other, none of them had the courage to speak. They had finally been able to live a stable life, and they really didn't want to go through the same routine of fighting and killing all day long as they did when they were fleeing.
Moreover, Zhou Guo also said that even if they didn't go, he wouldn't make any money from them. He could just help take the items over and sell them and give them all the money. Why bother joining in the fun? They don't have the time. If someone died or got disabled, it could cost the lives of the entire family.
Zhou Guo looked at the two men and said, "This is a very dangerous matter. I have already promised you that I will not make any money from you. You don't have to get involved in this matter. If something happens to you, how can I explain it to your family? Uncle Fugui, your little girl has just been born!"
Wang Fugui said, "It is because she was just born that I am in a hurry to save up a dowry for her, so that she can marry into a good family in the future and don't have to work hard in the village and live a life of hunger and cold. I must go with you on this trip."
Zhou Cheng also nodded, "We are not cowards hiding behind you and picking up money."
These words made Zhou Sanyuan and the other two blush.
Zhou Guo talked for half an hour until his mouth was dry. The two insisted on going together. They were going to sell their own mushrooms, driving their own ox cart and following behind.
She couldn't stop him, "Okay, go ahead if you want to go. It will probably be tomorrow night."
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers came carrying mushrooms on their backs.
The yard was suddenly so crowded that there was no place to step. Zhou Guo said, "Uncle Fugui, you're a butcher, so stay and help. Uncle Cheng, Uncle Sanyuan...if you have nothing to do at home, come and help."
A group of people help to check the quality and select the fungi. Unqualified or rotten ones are discarded, and they help to weigh them.
Zhou Guo, Zhou Xing and Zhou Gu were taking notes in the yard with paper and pen. Many people in the village heard the news and they all brought the mushrooms from their homes with the mentality that they would lose nothing if they didn't sell them. Even if they didn't make any money in the end, they would only lose a few wild mushrooms.
There are fifty or sixty households in the village, and each household has 70 to 80 kilograms. If we have to collect all of them, it will be a huge disaster.
She quickly stopped.
Everyone was stunned and looked at her blankly, not knowing what went wrong.
Zhou Guo looked at everyone and explained patiently, "As you all know, I've only been to Yunzhou once. This is my second time. I haven't tried to sell so many things. If I can't sell them, they'll be a waste. So I don't want much this time. For those who have been weighed before, we won't ask for so much. We can only take 30 kilograms from each family at most."
When everyone heard that they would only charge 30 kilograms, they were very disappointed, as they lost half their profit.
I couldn't help but say, "Sixty kilograms per family is not a lot. If you keep it at home, you will eat it yourself. It's better to take it out and sell it for some money. If you really can't sell it, you can lower the price and it will naturally sell."
"Yes, yes, there is no need to keep selling it at such a high price. You can still make some money at 70 or 80 wen per jin, or even 50 or 60 wen per jin. Although the price has dropped, the quantity has increased, so you can definitely make more money."
There is some truth in this, and everyone nodded.
However, Zhou Guo didn't want to lower the price casually. She had raised the price with great difficulty. If she lowered it casually, wouldn't it tell others that this thing was not so precious? If something was not so precious, those unique and rich people would probably think twice before buying it even if they wanted to eat it.
He shook his head and said, "No, the price cannot be changed casually. It is set like this. You pick out the best mushrooms. The best quality ones are 35 coins per pound. 30 pounds can get more than one coin, which is not less."
Seeing that there was no room for maneuver, everyone had to choose the fungi honestly.
When I was choosing again, I just thought this one was good, that one was good too, and I couldn't bear to throw it away. "This one is so good, there's not even a bug eye on it, why don't I want it?"
"Oh, we can only choose 30 kilograms. You want this and that, but it's useless to choose them. Although these don't have worm holes, they are almost fully grown. How can they be compared with those that haven't fully grown? Put them back quickly. By then, others will have collected theirs. Maybe she will take a last look and decide that she has collected too many, so she will wave her hand and no longer want ours. Hurry up."
They were all used to the work and made the choice in no time.
Zhou Guo did not indulge them. The agreed thirty kilograms were thirty kilograms. Anything that was one or two kilograms more than that was picked out. One or two kilograms would be counted, and five or six kilograms, seven or eight kilograms would also be counted.
Looking at the more than 2,000 kilograms of mushrooms in the yard, her mood suddenly became heavy. These were the hopes of the villagers, her hopes, and the hopes of those young people. If they could not be sold, all these hopes would be destroyed by her alone.
She gave them hope, but did she destroy this hope with her own hands?
Seeing everyone's expectant and joyful eyes, she suppressed this thought, smiled, and said, "Since you sold the mushrooms to me, I should also settle the bill with you. But as you can see, there are more than 2,000 kilograms of mushrooms here, and one kilogram of mushrooms is 35 coins. Even if I want to settle it with you, I can't afford so much money, so I can only give you a part of the deposit first, 100 coins per person. Do you have any objections?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They had not expected that after giving the fungus, they would not be able to get the money right away.
But think about it, more than 2,000 kilograms of mushrooms, most of which are of the best quality, 35 cents per kilogram, how much would that cost?!
Although some people were dissatisfied, they also knew that what she said was the truth. Who could come up with so much money at once? Fortunately, they could still give a hundred coins first, which was real money.
"Okay, I'll give you a hundred coins first. Anyway, you live in the village, so I don't think you would cheat us!"
Zhou Guo's expression remained unchanged.
Zhou Gu was very tactful and took out the money that Li and his friends had strung together in the house and put it in a basket. He also brought in a table and two stools.
There is a stool for the old man to sit on.
Zhou Xing sat on a stool. There was a piece of paper spread out on the table. On it were the names of the various households and the weight of mushrooms they collected. A payment of one hundred coins was to be written behind each name.
Zhou Gu stood aside and distributed money.