bookrebus Chapter 713 has an advantage
Chapter 713 has an advantage
Zhou Guo said hurriedly, "I don't want more, just two. Two will do. You know that my family loves to eat them. I did grow the seeds of the fruits you gave me last year, but I don't know how many years it will take for them to bear fruit. Wouldn't it be much faster if you gave me two seedlings?"
Shopkeeper Yang wanted to sigh again when he heard this. How could he grow anything? He told the truth: "You know I'm just a shopkeeper. My one acre and three mu of land is Baoyue Tower. I'll ask for you later. But don't blame me if I can't find out."
Zhou Guo was overjoyed. "Thank you, shopkeeper. If I can't ask, forget it. I can only start from the seedlings. Even though it's a little late, I will own a cherry forest sooner or later."
Shopkeeper Yang: “…” I feel like there’s something else behind his words. Should I point to him?
Zhou Guo carried his heavy bag, said goodbye to Shopkeeper Yang and left, his next stop set.
The advantage of traveling alone is that you can run when you want to and stop when you want to. If she is not in a hurry, she can even stop and go hunting in the woods.
When she arrived at Chengding on horseback, the city gate was still open. She found an inn to settle down first, and then went to Fumanlou.
It was not yet dark and it was time for dinner, which was the busiest time for business in the building.
She ate all the way, including braised beef with soy sauce, lamb legs, and roast chicken. She ate a lot while it was still hot.
I'm not hungry at all now.
There was a waiter in the building who knew her. When he saw her coming, he hurriedly invited her to a private room, which was the private room where Manager Qin often talked with her.
As soon as she sat down, the waiter brought her some tea and snacks. "Mr. Zhou, would you like to have dinner?"
Zhou Guo smiled and shook his head, "No, I've already eaten. Don't worry about me. Go back and get busy."
After sitting for half an hour, Shopkeeper Qin came in excitedly. As soon as he saw Zhou Guo, he complained, "Sir, why don't you think of some ways for me? There are pine mushrooms in other places. We got the news from Chaoshuilou next door. They collected some last year and sold them much cheaper than us, only five cents a plate. As a result, the mushrooms I stockpiled last year have only been sold out now."
Zhou Guo comforted him, "Boss, don't be anxious. Although there are other places, and Chengding major restaurants may be able to get it, but you have an advantage that they don't have."
"What advantage?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said slowly, "You can keep it longer than them! The method I gave you at the beginning can allow you to keep it from autumn to early spring, and the taste is not much different, but they are different. Even if you store a lot, it can't be kept for a few days. Don't you still have the advantage?"
This is what she thought of on the way. Having a lot of things is not a skill, but being able to keep them for a long time is a skill!
It's not good to just keep this thing frozen like this, the taste will be greatly reduced. So, even if a large number of fungi emerge in various places, the impact on various restaurants will not be that great.
There is a wave of impact during the season, but after that season, the impact is much smaller, basically non-existent.
In this case, it seems that this deal can still be done, but it definitely can't be sold at that price.
She thought that she could wait and see when autumn came. If it worked, she could still do the business. At worst she would make less money.
When Shopkeeper Qin heard this, his eyes lit up and he slapped his thigh and said, "That's not what you said."
At this point, he gloated, "I heard that Chaoshuilou collected a lot of them, intending to keep them until winter to compete with us. But when we went to check in winter, we found that a lot of them were rotten. Even the ones that were put in the ice cellar didn't taste the same when they were cooked. So they had to sell them at a low price."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "In this way, your business at Fu Man Lou will be even better. If the taste of Chao Shui Lou is not right and not authentic, everyone will have to come back to you, right?"
Shopkeeper Qin couldn't help but smile, patting his thigh and saying, "Who said it wasn't true? We didn't sell out last fall when it was in season, but we didn't expect that in winter, when pine mushrooms are the most expensive, they would be the best sellers. Haha, I should really thank the other side."
Zhou Guo said: "Then what else do you have to worry about?"
Shopkeeper Qin's smile faded. "But this is available everywhere, so it's not a big deal. I used to sell a plate for 780 wen when it was in season, but now there are so many of them, I'm lucky if I can get 100 or 200 wen per plate. Are you still going to sell it this year?"
Zhou Guo raised an eyebrow, "Why, don't you have spies in several counties?"
Shopkeeper Qin looked unnatural, "Yes, there is... But how did you know?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I know everything. I also know that since the year I sold it to you, you have sent people to various places to look for it."
While they were looking for it, she was not idle either. After all, this thing was so expensive, she had to keep abreast of market trends so that she could set the price.
Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile: "You are very capable. If Mr. Zhou can harvest mushrooms this year and sell them to our store at a suitable price, I will still buy them."
Zhou Guo shook his head. "Forget it. You guys should just go and collect them yourself. I'm here today to sign the documents for the goat and flower mushrooms with you. You know my style of doing things. The documents are signed once a year."
Shopkeeper Qin then felt that a one-year contract was really good. If he had signed for five years at 900 wen per catty, wouldn't he be groping in the dark now?
"Okay, okay, one-year contract is fine, what's the price this year?"
Zhou Guo spoke with a smile.
I don’t know if it was because her first partner was Manager Qin, but it was always easier to negotiate business with him than anywhere else, and the negotiation process was also very smooth.
Knowing that she was going to open a shop in Chengding, Shopkeeper Qin did not say much. Instead, he said, "As it should be, this stuff is everywhere in spring. It's just that the goat mushrooms on the mountain haven't come out yet this year, so you can sell them. I remember that last year the goat mushrooms on the mountain were gone, so you started selling them. Is it earlier this year than last year?"
He would go to the vegetable market every day when he had free time, but he had never seen any sheep mushrooms for sale.
Zhou Guo nodded and said, "Yes, we planted it earlier last year and took good care of it. With experience, we can harvest it earlier this year."
Shopkeeper Qin was very envious. "I have lived so long and have never heard of anything that grows naturally being able to be planted. Master Zhou, you are truly amazing."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Boss, you said this last year."
The documents on both sides were signed smoothly.
Zhou Guo put the document in his arms.
Dealing with Shopkeeper Qin was much easier than dealing with Shopkeeper Yang and the other shopkeepers, so even though Chengding was much farther away than Yunzhou, she was willing to make concessions and gave about the same amount as Yunzhou each time.
If it was Shopkeeper Yang here... then he would have to pay at least a hundred more coins per pound.
Zhou Guo signed the document and was about to leave.
Shopkeeper Qin hurriedly asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Let's eat first before leaving."
Zhou Guo said, "No, I'm going out for a walk. Besides, I've been traveling all day and want to rest. You're busy."