noffsinger Chapter 401 What a coincidence, a sleepy person meets a pillow
Chapter 401 What a coincidence, a sleepy person meets a pillow
"That's true. Then, brother, could you give me another price? I'll see if it's reasonable."
"But there's something you shouldn't forget: this rice is currently in Beijing, so it doesn't need to be transported from this small county town, and there are no transportation costs. Besides, other people also want to buy this high-quality rice."
"Once others get their hands on this batch of goods and start selling them, they'll have already taken over the market from the wealthy."
“If you want a share of the pie then, it will be difficult,” Su Niannian said.
The rice seller looked at Su Niannian and felt that her temperament, behavior, and speech were indeed not like those of a girl her age.
Moreover, after the rice ran out of stock in his small county town in Northeast China, he also tried to find other ways to buy this kind of rice.
But no clues were found.
It's as if, apart from the person who used to supply him, he's never seen this kind of rice before.
Moreover, the young girl in front of me made a very good point: if such goods don't end up in my hands and are taken by my competitors, I will not only fail to make money, but I will also become passive.
There are many wealthy people in Beijing, so once this kind of rice is in their hands, they have no trouble selling it.
After careful consideration and weighing the options,
"Young lady, I only started selling this rice for 1.8 yuan after the supply to my small county town was cut off."
"Before this, I always sold them for one yuan and fifty cents."
"You're quite shrewd and capable. To be honest, including the travel expenses, I only got 1.2 or 1.3 yuan per kilogram of rice."
“That’s the absolute truth.”
"I was just thinking that if we can lower the price, we should, so that my profit margin can be larger, which would be better, right?"
"Since you're knowledgeable in this field, and it's really as you say, then I'll be frank with you. The most I can accept is 1.3 yuan per jin."
After the rice seller finished speaking, he rubbed his hands together and looked at Su Niannian with a serious expression.
"Okay," Su Niannian agreed with a smile.
This price of 1.3 yuan is Su Niannian's target price.
As for what the rice seller said—that it used to sell for 1.5 yuan per jin, but recently the price has risen to 1.8 yuan because there wasn't much stock left—Su Niannian believed it.
Seeing that Su Niannian had agreed, the rice seller realized he still had a profit margin of about three to five cents per pound...
They really got a huge bargain.
After all, no wealthy family buys rice by the pound.
Instead, they buy in quantities of ten, twenty, or even fifty kilograms.
The money I can earn from one transaction...
The rice seller's eyes turned into little stars, but he still remained rational.
"Let me be clear from the start, it has to be this quality rice. If..." The rice seller hadn't finished speaking.
Su Niannian quickly took over the conversation.
"If anything else is mixed in, we won't trade."
After Su Niannian finished speaking, she smiled.
The salesman nodded.
“That’s how it is. Even though this is the black market, we still have to trade with conscience,” the trader said.
“Of course,” Su Niannian agreed.
"My name is Gao Yunshan. What is your surname, young lady?" Gao Yunshan, the rice seller, asked.
"Su Niannian".
"Alright, Little Su, when can we make the deal?" Now that Gao Yunshan had found such high-quality rice, he naturally wanted to make the deal with Su Niannian as soon as possible.
"Brother Gao, what do you think about the day after tomorrow?" Su Niannian asked.
"Okay, shall we meet here the day after tomorrow? Or somewhere else?" Gao Yunshan thought the day after tomorrow was already quite fast.
He naturally had no objections.
“I came here to find you, and then I’ll take you to see the goods. You can pay in cash,” Su Niannian said with a smile.
"Cash..." Gao Yunshan was immediately at a loss.
Because he used to buy hundreds of kilograms of this kind of rice, costing hundreds of yuan, he could always take it out of his pocket.
But if you want to buy several thousand kilograms at once, that would cost several thousand yuan...
"Okay!" Gao Yunshan felt that he should agree to this first. At worst, he could call on a couple of his brothers and they could buy it together.
Such a good thing, once it's gone, may never be available again.
Su Niannian smiled and agreed to meet here at approximately the same time the day after tomorrow before leaving.
Because... she still needs to find a way to get a threshing machine, otherwise she'll have to rely on the stone mill that Gu Nan put in the space.
Even working myself to the point of vomiting blood, I couldn't grind down several thousand kilograms of grain.
In addition to grain, there are also a lot of vegetables piled up in the space warehouse.
There's also fruit.
Fortunately, the container has a preservation function, so it won't spoil if you put it inside.
However, once the space warehouse is full, the vegetables and fruits in the field can no longer be stored.
That's a complete waste of money.
Thinking about it, Su Niannian also planned to rent a house to use as a warehouse for transactions.
The houses could not be bought or sold at that time; they could not be bought or sold until 1978.
Although some people had already signed private agreements to buy and sell houses privately at this time, these agreements had no legal effect.
It's very unsafe.
Su Niannian would never plan to buy a house at this time.
Leasing is actually not in accordance with regulations, but it usually involves paying rent for a few months or half a year, so it's not a big problem.
Su Niannian thought about it and wandered around the area.
As a result, not long after leaving the black market, he ran into an acquaintance.
"Miss Su." Guo Futian from Baicaotang saw Su Niannian and went up to greet her immediately.
“It’s Boss Guo,” Su Niannian replied with a smile.
"What a coincidence, Miss Su, you just came from the black market?" Guo Futian guessed, looking in the direction Su Niannian was coming from.
"Yeah, I went to the black market."
Su Niannian looked at Guo Futian, her little brain working over its own.
To think that he could open such a large Baicaotang here, and that it's a nationwide chain...
Thinking to myself, isn't this a benefactor who has come knocking on my door?
"The black market is a bit unsafe. Next time, Miss Su, if there's anything you want to buy, just let me know."
"Or if you need anything, you can tell me," Guo Futian said.
This was his master's darling, and Guo Futian respected his master, so naturally he didn't treat Su Niannian as an outsider.
Upon hearing this, Su Niannian smiled even more happily.
Seeing this, Guo Futian became somewhat curious. Could something have happened to this young girl?
"Hey, I have a friend who wants to rent a place around here, something bigger."
"The bigger the better!" Su Niannian said.
"Rent a house?" Guo Futian thought for a moment after hearing Su Niannian's words.
My master's house is not far from here, and it's a four-courtyard house.
Moreover, Master also prepared a house for Su Niannian, a three-courtyard house...
Master is probably still repairing that courtyard and hasn't told Su Niannian yet.
I definitely can't let anything slip, otherwise my master will surely give me a beating.