bookrebus Chapter 761 Giving away
Chapter 761 Giving away
He picked out two and said to Zhou Guo, "Here are six hundred and eighty taels."
Zhou Guo smiled and took out a five-liang silver ingot and threw it to him.
He picked up a basket of crabs that he had caught from the pond and said, "There are forty-five crabs in this basket. They are extra."
She must coax such a rich man and not be too stingy.
The manager was very satisfied.
The others also finished their work one after another. They loaded the carts, paid their money, and were given a basket, but there were only thirty eggs in the basket. These people were all satisfied and drove their carts back quickly.
Zhou Guo went back with the money boxes, the corners of her mouth couldn't help rising. She said that this would work. Look, by dividing the ponds into big and small, a crab in the pond can earn one more string of money than the one in the big pond!
It sells so well.
Well, she should send some to the big households in other counties as well. Such good things should be enjoyed by everyone. Anyway, those big households also buy fertilizer from her house, so she should pick the one who buys the most fertilizer and give it to him.
Otherwise, how would she be able to sell all the crabs in this small pond?
There are more than 10,000 crabs in the small pond.
We sold 1,650 today, and there are still so many left. I have to find a way to sell them.
Li has already gone to the next village.
The only people left in the room were Wu Ya, Xu Xiaohua and the old man.
Several people knew that these people came to buy crabs, but when Zhou Guo spread out the money boxes and saw the white silver appearing before their eyes, they still found it incredible.
Wu Ya opened her mouth for a long time, "Isn't it 500 Wen each? How much did you buy?"
The old man knew that Zhou Guo had divided the fish into small and big ponds. The fish in the small pond were said to be sold for one or two taels of silver each, but wasn’t that too much? This rich man... was really rich!
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "One tael and a half of silver per piece. There were five managers. One wanted fifteen baskets, and the other four wanted ten baskets. This time we sold 1,650 pieces."
The old man gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are amazing. There is only a hurdle in the way. I just let you sell it for an extra 1 or tael of silver. These people are willing to spend so much money on such an expensive product."
Wu Ya didn't even dare to think about it. What would happen if she didn't eat the crabs that cost one and a half taels of silver?
Zhou Guo said: "I didn't lie to them. The crabs are bigger and taste a little different. Master, don't you prefer the ones from the small pond?"
The old man said, "Fortunately I don't have to spend money to buy it, otherwise I would only be able to eat the ones in the small pond."
Even if he was not short of money, he would not be willing to eat like this. There are so many people in the family, and each person would have to spend several dozen taels. The money would be enough to buy food for two years. It would be better to eat the one that costs five hundred wen.
Zhou Guo said, "Of course you say that since we have our own. If this was raised by someone else, I would have to buy some to try. I don't eat them often anyway, so a few a year is affordable."
The old man was stunned, thinking about Zhou Guo now, is he so rich now?
In fact, although Zhou Guo earned a lot in the past two years, he also spent a lot.
The money spent on buying land, building a farm, buying a shop, and buying livestock, especially on saline-alkali land, was obviously a bottomless pit. Fortunately, she had nothing else but plenty of food, so at least she didn't have to spend money to buy food, so she saved this huge expense.
After moving the money into the house, she went to the small pond and caught three baskets of big crabs, then mounted her horse and prepared to go out.
The old man was curious, "Where are you going?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Our county magistrate has taken good care of us in the past two years. Now that the crabs are plump and delicious, it is reasonable for me to send him a few baskets."
When giving a gift to someone, one has to choose the best. Otherwise, if a wealthy customer meets her at a banquet and compares the two, won’t she be exposed?
The county magistrate had just finished his official business and was sitting in the back hall drinking tea. When he heard that Zhou Guo had delivered something to his door, his first reaction was that it must be something bad.
The second is that this gift can’t be something extraordinary, right? If so, should I accept it or not?
"Let her in."
Zhou Guo was carrying three baskets of crabs with a smile on his face. When he saw that he was wearing an official robe, he was about to kneel down when he was called up.
"Thank you, sir. You are truly our father and mother. The crabs we raise at home are plump and ready to eat, so I sent you a few. You can keep them for yourself, or use them as a treat for your guests, or invite a few close friends to eat together. It's all up to you."
The county magistrate was drinking tea, but he stopped drinking it after hearing this and looked at the basket beside him. "Crabs? I just ate them yesterday, and you brought them here today?"
Zhou Guo smiled apologetically, "This is different from yesterday. Yesterday I sold small crabs, but today I don't sell big crabs. They are all very big and definitely tastier than the small crabs that cost 500 coins each. They are specially provided for the rich families to eat. When they come to me to buy them, they cost 1.5 taels of silver each."
The county magistrate's eyes widened slightly as he looked at the crabs in the basket on the ground that cost one and a half taels of silver each. "That's not cheap."
Zhou Guo said: "I picked these out from the pond. They are all big."
The county magistrate couldn't help but smile, "Why did you come to see me today? You're not here just to give me some crabs, are you?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Isn't it just to give you crabs? After all, you have helped me so much, and I know that. If there is nothing else, there are plenty of crabs. There are ninety crabs in these three baskets. Take your time to eat them. I will give you more when you are done."
The county magistrate looked at her with suspicion, not believing that she was really fine. Didn't this child usually not come to visit unless there was something wrong?
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhou Guo tactfully said his leave, as if he had really come here to deliver crabs.
The old magistrate waited for her to leave, then happily carried three baskets of crabs to the backyard. There would be something delicious to eat in the evening. With so many crabs, he had to ask people to taste them and see what the difference was between the crabs that cost one and a half taels of silver each and those that cost five hundred coins each.
After delivering the crabs, Zhou Guo walked around the street in a good mood. The county sold crabs yesterday and would take a two-day break and would come back the day after tomorrow.
No one was selling crabs, so she bought some pastries and went back.
There is no need to draw wine now. There are still more than 20 jars of wine in the cellar that were brought back from the capital last year. This year, more than 50 jars were moved back. It is no exaggeration to say that the cellar is now a mountain of wine.
The old man no longer cares about these wines.
The crabs in the big pond are produced at a fixed rate of 5,000 every day, and are only sold to 15 counties that are close to the area. Other counties have not been visited for the time being.
But other counties heard the news, and many people rushed to more than a dozen counties to buy them. Five hundred coins per piece, it's only once a year, so it's okay to buy a few to try. This thing I've only heard of from others, but I never thought it would be sold in the North.
Some wealthy and powerful people even came to the door and asked specifically for the big crabs in the pond.
Some wealthy families, such as the Wang family, come directly to buy the fish from Datang. As they are wealthy and powerful, such a family would buy twenty baskets at a time and are their largest customers so far.