Chapter 60 The first test of the cherry market
It was not a very busy day at first, because the village had to repair tap water, and Zhang An also helped dig holes and bury pipes every day, help weld and separate pipes, and a series of other tasks.
By the time the tap water was installed, the rapeseed in the field had matured.
The villagers had to rush to harvest rapeseed before they had time to rest for a few days.
Because the weather is changeable during this period, there may be a downpour even when the sun is out.
What is even more terrifying is to give you a hailstorm.
Then there will definitely be no harvest of rapeseed in the field.
So no one dares to be lazy. This season’s rapeseed is an important source of half of the family’s income.
The rapeseeds have been recovered, and then water is plowed into the fields and the seedlings in the fields are transplanted a second time.
For more than a month, the people in the village were busy in the fields and did not dare to relax for a day.
Not only are people very tired during this period, but the animals at home are also very tired.
After finishing your own work, you have to lend it to others.
Working in the fields every day, Zhang An, who used to be slightly fair, is now a little tanned.
But the cherries at home are ripe, and the tree is full of cherries.
Many people in the village are curious about why the cherry trees in Zhang An’s house grow so fast.
But Zhang An used the excuse of new varieties to cover it up.
"Dad, Mom, I want to pick our cherries and take them to the county to sell."
The cherries are not bad, Zhang An also tried them, although they are not as good as the space The cherries have the advantage of being large in size and rich in pulp, and are much more delicious than those in the village.
So Zhang An is not worried about not being able to sell.
“Then pick it, I just have free time during this period.”
A few days ago, Zhang An had already asked the elderly in the village to help make bamboo baskets.
It is not the kind of basket with big holes, but a bamboo basket with no holes made of bamboo strips, which is perfect for holding cherries.
The old people in the village were idle anyway. Zhang An directly collected five yuan per basket from the old people in the village, without Zhang An having to think about the materials.
In one week, twenty bamboo baskets were ready, and Zhang An placed ten of them in the space for later use.
After cleaning the oilcloth at home, spread it under the cherry tree and start picking cherries.
Zhang Tie was indispensable for this matter. He climbed up the tree without anyone calling him.
The tree is not very tall, so Zhang An can pick it while standing. Zhang Jianguo, who is slightly shorter than Zhang An, can also reach it with a foot or a stool.
Zhang Tie is like a monkey, he always likes to climb trees.
Zhang An first picked five baskets, put them in the car and took them to the county to test the water.
He has already found the target location, which is the area in the county where he used to find the Chinese medicine hall.
There is a lot of traffic and there is a commercial area nearby.
After arriving in the city, I first bought a stack of plastic bags. If I didn’t have these, I would have nothing to put them in.
Unlike in Hongyan Town, everyone carries a basket when buying groceries.
After looking for several places, I finally found a place under an overpass at an intersection.
Zhang An parked the car in a shady place, flattened the fender of the pickup truck, laid out several baskets of cherries and started selling them.
Zhang An has experience in this kind of thing. There are people coming and going on the overpass, and there are quite a few people passing by Zhang An every time.
Soon a group of people gathered around to watch. This is the season when cherries are on the market. There are many people selling cherries, but they are all carried in two bamboo baskets and sold everywhere.
Zhang An was the first to drive and sell at a stall.
There was an elder sister with a child, dressed in a fancy dress, looking at the cherries in the basket.
“This cherry is so big.”
"Yes, I have never seen such a big cherry before."
The first impression of everyone around was that this cherry was too big.
After hearing this, Zhang An said generously: "This is our own domestic big cherry. Look at this head. You can taste it to see if it tastes good. If it tastes good, you can buy it if you want. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to buy it. If it doesn’t taste good, you can just scold me in person. This beautiful lady, why don’t you give it a try?”
Zhang An said that you can try it, and everyone around them tasted it. one time.
"Brother, these cherries of yours are delicious. How do you sell them?"
This young woman with a baby was so happy by Zhang An's words "Pretty lady" that she gave it to her daughter to taste. After tasting it, I found that my daughter liked it very much, so she immediately asked Zhang An for the price.
“Oh, look at my brain.” Zhang An knocked on his head, took out a cardboard sign from the car and displayed it.
The above is the price tag written by Zhang An, Changqing large cherries, four yuan/catty.
Later generations had Yangshan peach and so on, so Zhang An named it Changqing Big Cherry.
“Sister, these cherries cost four yuan a pound. Don’t look at the others that only sell for three yuan, but my cherries are much more delicious than theirs.”
Four yuan can buy a pound of pork, but cherries have always been so expensive, and everyone can accept it.
"It's okay, give me four or five pounds." Judging from the eldest sister's clothes, the family's conditions should be good, so there is no bargaining.
After hearing this, Zhang An directly handed over a bag, "Sister, you can pick it out yourself. Choose which one you like. Make sure there is nothing broken. They are all about the same size."< br>
After someone took the lead and started buying, everyone began to pick it up by themselves, carrying the bags and weighing them for Zhang An.
Every time Zhang An weighs the scale beam high, everyone is happy to see it.
I have to say that there are really a lot of people under this overpass, and the living standards of people in the city are much better than those in the countryside.
In less than an hour, two of the five baskets of cherries were sold.
Of course, some people think it tastes good after eating it, but many people think that four yuan a pound is too expensive and do not buy it.
By noon, only half the basket was left.
Zhang An's cherries sell well because they are big, much larger than ordinary cherries.
And it tastes good. After everyone ate it, many people stayed.
Just now, a man came over with two baskets of cherries to sell, but he gave Zhang An a comparative publicity.
Zhang An felt a little embarrassed. Isn't this the legendary dimensionality reduction attack?
Especially Zhang An’s foreign cherries attracted a large group of customers.
The sun was too hot at noon, and Zhang An did not intend to continue selling the remaining half of the basket.
So I packed up my basket and got ready to go home.
Take the rest home to eat and sell them again tomorrow.
Looking at the fuel gauge, there is still a lot of fuel in the tank, so there is no need to refuel for the time being.
“Boss, are you sold out?”
Just when Zhang An finished collecting and was about to leave.
Hearing someone calling him next to him, he looked up and saw a man in his thirties.
“There is still a small half basket of about twenty kilograms left. The sun is too strong and the cherries will not be good after being exposed to the sun for too long, so I am going to close the stall and go home.”
This elder brother Zhang An has an impression. He just bought several kilograms without bargaining.
Most of the other people bargained with Zhang An for a long time, but Zhang An didn't intend to get cheap, otherwise he would let the people next to him who were weighing what he thought.
“Also, that’s great, weigh the rest for me.”
Obviously, this elder brother ate it after he went back and thought it was delicious, and wanted to come out again. Bought again.
"Brother, you can't keep this thing for long. You bought so much, don't put it away."
Although it was all money, Zhang An still tried to persuade him.
“It’s okay, brother, don’t worry. There are many people in my office. I just bought some. They all thought it was delicious, so they asked me to buy more. These may not be enough. By the way, help me. Can it be divided into seven bags? ”
It turns out I was buying it for someone else, so that’s okay.
However, Zhang An’s words still made the eldest brother’s impression of Zhang An much better.
“It’s okay, no problem. Can you divide it equally among the seven bags?”
“Yes, it’s almost ok. More or less doesn’t matter.”
Finally, Zhang An After weighing it, I found that there was twenty-one and a half kilograms besides the basket, so it was considered twenty-one kilograms.
I pulled out seven plastic bags, each containing about three kilograms, and handed them to the big brother opposite.
“Brother is taking care of my business, so it’s twenty pounds of money.”
The sedan chair was carried by everyone. Zhang An took one hundred yuan from his elder brother and got twenty pounds back.
"Thank you, brother. By the way, will you come tomorrow? If you come, I will give you a good publicity in our unit today."
After taking advantage, the elder brother feels that he needs to repay Something, so I took the initiative to ask.
Zhang An just made his name today and will definitely come back tomorrow.
Even if the cherries at home are sold out, there is still a lot of space.
"I'll come again tomorrow. I just came here to test the water today. I didn't expect it to sell well. I'll continue to come tomorrow, right here."
"Okay, I'll go back and give it to you Promote it in the office, your stuff is good, so business will be good, hahaha.”
Zhang An’s service attitude is good, and he makes people feel comfortable when talking, and the elder brother is happy to chat with Zhang An.
"My brother drove here. My home must not be close. By the way, my name is Zhong Chengyuan. You can call me Lao Zhong. I work at the county government next door."
"Oh, It turns out that Brother Zhong is a government employee, haha, my name is Zhang An, and I come from Changqing. The road is quite far, so I drove here, otherwise I would definitely save the gas cost. ”
"Is it Changqing? It's over the Changqing River, right?"
"Yes, that's right there."
After chatting for a while, the two of them were considered acquainted, because in the sky The sun was too hot, and after chatting for a while, the two of them left.
(End of this chapter)