kingnovel Chapter 465: I am the only one who can set the price
Chapter 465: I am the only one who can set the price
Everyone was delighted and wanted to speak.
Zhou Guo continued, "But you can see that this job is not easy. Going into the mountains to pick mushrooms is nothing more than a bit of physical labor. This is the simplest job. All you need is a pair of eyes and a pair of hands."
Having said this, she looked at the many people whose faces revealed dissatisfaction.
He continued, "You don't even need to use your brain to do this job, but it's different for me. I took a huge risk to transport these things in. My head was hanging on my belt and could fall off at any time. There are a total of fifty or sixty households in the village. I accepted yours, so I can't not accept others. So many mushrooms were brought into Yunzhou at the same time. There are only so many people in Yunzhou. How can I sell them? This is a problem."
Someone couldn't help but say: "Just put it on the street and sell it, what's the problem?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Yes, we usually sell some of the things we get on the street, tens of kilograms, a hundred kilograms, but if there are several trucks of mushrooms, thousands of kilograms, we will also sell them on the street? Let's not talk about how long it will take to sell them all. You may have discovered that the pine mushrooms can't be kept for a few days. If so many are piled together, they will go bad in large pieces. Where can I go to seek justice? Who will bear the loss, you or me? Even if we take a step back and say that they can be kept and properly preserved, where is the market that has so much space for you to put them on the street?"
"Then just sell them bit by bit. There are so many buyers anyway, so there's no need to worry about not being able to sell them all."
No one in the crowd knew who had spoken, so Zhou Guo didn't pursue the matter and continued, "Besides, the season for pine mushrooms is very short. If you want to make more money, you have to make more trips."
As soon as these words were spoken, no one objected.
Even a fool can figure out the difference: making one trip in ten days is completely different from making three trips in ten days.
Their whole family can pick 50 kilograms a day. Even if there is less and less mushrooms on the mountain later, picking 20 kilograms a day can still be a considerable income. If these mushrooms can be exchanged for money, even if it is 20 cents per kilogram, it will be a lot of money in a day.
Zhou Guo nodded in satisfaction and said, "So not only do I risk losing my head at any time, I also have to rack my brains to figure out how to sell these things. The mental, physical and emotional energy consumed is much greater than your work that doesn't require any brainpower and doesn't cost you your head. I work so hard, so I should make some money at least. Otherwise, who would work for me?"
Everyone nodded, this is quite true.
Zhou Guo was even more satisfied and said, "So, if you want to sell it to me for 80 wen per jin, I will definitely not accept it. If you want to sell it to me, the price can only be determined by me."
Everyone felt disappointed when they heard her say this.
If you put yourself in their shoes, they will definitely not offer a high price. They will try to lower the price as much as possible, and only give 10 or 20 cents per pound at most.
To be honest, ten or twenty wen per catty is an incredible price for them. Although it is not as high as the sheep mushroom, sheep mushrooms are small and many of them make up a catty. It is different with pine mushrooms. Seven or eight of them may make up a catty. Even if it is twenty wen per catty, they can still make more money than sheep mushrooms.
Someone couldn't help asking, "What price can you give for one pound? You can sell one pound for more than a hundred coins in the city, so you can't give us too little. Although we only put in some hard work, it's not easy. Anyway, you can't give us too little. If it's too little, I ...
Many people nodded. In fact, if she really gave a low price, there would be nothing they could do. They couldn't transport the mushrooms in by themselves. The mushrooms would be left at home to dry and could only be eaten by themselves. They couldn't exchange them for money. When the time came, they would sell them even for a few cents per pound. After all, a penny is a penny, and earning that penny by yourself is sometimes harder than climbing to the sky.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "We are all from the same village, so I can't be too unkind. I can't afford 80 wen per jin, but I can still afford 35 wen per jin if I grit my teeth."
Everyone had already prepared themselves, and even a dozen cents per pound would be acceptable. But when they heard this number suddenly, they couldn't believe it and suspected that they had heard it wrong.
Ask each other.
"Did I hear wrongly?"
"It's 35 wen per jin. Did I hear it right? Did you hear it wrong? You heard 35 wen per jin, didn't she say it wrong?"
There was a commotion in the crowd.
Zhou Guo said, "You heard me right, it's 35 wen per jin, but you also know that I sell mushrooms in three grades: upper, middle and lower, so I buy them by upper, middle and lower grades. I only give 35 wen per jin for the top grade, the best quality, 28 wen for the middle grade, and 20 wen per jin for the lower grade."
When they heard that even the worst quality ones could be given twenty cents per pound, everyone was in disbelief at first, and then they cheered. Their family could pick up fifty or sixty pounds in a day. Even if they were unlucky and picked up only the worst quality ones, they could still get... yes, it seemed like they could get more than a whole pound in a day!
Oh my god, I can earn more than a thousand yuan a day. I am so rich. If I work for ten days or half a month, I can buy a cow for my family. If I work for a month, I can build a new house next year! !
Everyone cheered. They could own cows now. If they sold them for a few years, they might be able to live in a big brick and tile house. Who wouldn't want to live in a brick and tile house?
Someone hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, I'll go back and bring back our mushrooms. I'll make sure to pick the best ones."
After she said this, the rest of the people suddenly turned around and left.
In the blink of an eye, the yard that was bustling just a moment ago was suddenly filled with only Wang Fugui and his group.
The stools and bowls in the house were finally vacated, and Li and Zhou Xing hurriedly washed the bowls. Only after they were clean did they serve tea again.
Several people frowned and looked at Zhou Guo without saying anything.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Uncle, don't look at me like that. Just say whatever you want to say."
Wang Fugui said, "You clearly knew that this road was not easy to take, so why did you agree to sell the mushrooms to the city? Even if you can sell the mushrooms in, can you safely get out with the money?"
Zhou Cheng said: "Even if you are good at fighting, and the old man is even better, as the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. How many people can you beat? Even if you can beat eight or ten, the rest will take your things and run away while you are fighting. Then you are doomed. In the end, you will be the one who feeds the villagers and benefit others!"
Several people nodded. This is what happened.
Zhou Guo laughed and said, "Who said I only have two people? Can't I have 20 or 30 people?"
Everyone: "..."
What did they hear?
Several people looked at each other.
After a while, Wang Fugui asked, "So, where did you get those 20 or 30 people? Are you going to recruit people from the village?"
Zhou Guo shook his head and said, "No, this job is too dangerous and not suitable for the villagers. They are all ordinary villagers who live a normal life. There is no need to disrupt their peaceful life for this money. This person must be found outside."