Chapter 89 Fresh Flowers
When I came here this time, as usual, there were four big baskets of vegetables. Eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes, and leeks were piled full of baskets.
The cucumbers and beans were not planted. On the one hand, it was too late at the time, and on the other hand, the diluted Dongtian Creek water was used. The cucumber and beans vines were not as strong as those grown directly from the stream water, and needed climbing frames.
To save trouble, Chen Ling planted some potatoes and leeks.
The leeks grown in my own field are used. As soon as the Dongtian Stream is sprinkled, there will be another crop after cutting it, so there is no need to worry about planting again.
Although potatoes are a bit difficult to harvest, they are easier to weigh and a little planting can make up for the pounds.
And he can dig peanuts, so potatoes are nothing to Chen Ling.
After pouring the vegetables, there was a fair in the county town today and there were many people on the street. It was inconvenient to drive the oxcart, so Chen Ling was not in a hurry to deliver peanuts to the oil shop.
After thinking for a while, he took out another basket and filled it with a basket of flowers and peanuts.
Flower peanuts are fresh, wet peanuts that have not been dehydrated.
In the past, Chen Ling collected the peanuts produced by the outside world into the cave. After taking them out, they would be dehydrated even more thoroughly than those that had been dried.
Actually, this was influenced by Chen Ling's subconscious mind.
He subconsciously thought that it was difficult to sell wet peanuts. If they were sent to be pressed for oil, they would have to be dried for a long time. Moreover, even if he was willing to spend time drying, it would be difficult to cover them up. It would be too troublesome.
So he kept thinking about this matter in his mind. He didn't expect that the Sun and Moon Cave would work out of nowhere.
However, this method does not work for everything.
For example, the old turtle eggs, and the few bird eggs Huang Pizi gave him, sent them in and took them out, thinking about it in his mind and tried several times, but unfortunately there was still no movement, and there is no sign of hatching yet.
Maybe it’s the difference between living things and dead things.
In short, he still has a partial understanding of many functions of Sun Moon Cave Sky, and is very confused. He still needs to spend time to explore slowly.
After putting away the fresh flowers and vegetables, Chen Ling opened the small door facing the street, added a line of words "Newly arrived fresh flowers in the greenhouse" on the small blackboard, and hung it on the outside wall.
In this way, he set up his vegetable stall.
It is now just after ten o'clock in the morning, which is when the market is crowded with people. Even though this is the south of the city, it is not even the tail end of the market, but there are so many people passing by here.
When I saw Chen Ling setting up a stall here, especially when I saw fresh flowers for sale, people couldn't help but come over from time to time to ask about the price, or try it to see how it tasted.
However, most of the people who came to the market were villagers from various villages. Chen Ling also sold fresh flowers at two yuan per catty. As a result, there were many people asking about the price, but only those who were willing to pay for them. rare.
After all, wet peanuts are relatively easy to weigh. They look like just a small amount, but when weighed, they weigh two or three kilograms. Farmers who spend all day digging in the fields know this better than anyone else.
In their opinion, spending four or five yuan to buy two kilograms of peanuts is not as practical as cutting a kilogram of pork.
People have a herd mentality. Under the influence of these villagers, many residents of the county do not dare to buy.
There were also a few elderly women who had nothing to do, so they took their dolls and gathered around Chen Ling's stall to bargain for a cheaper price.
"Young students, please give us a cheaper price. Dried peanuts in the vegetable market only cost 80 cents a pound. I don't care if you sell wet peanuts for just a dollar. If you sell them for two yuan, it's really a bit expensive. . ”
“There are also leeks. You can get a lot of them in the vegetable garden and they will grow for several years. You need two of them.”
“That’s right, these days. The word "big shed" means that these things are extremely expensive, but it's not necessarily whether they are delicious or not."
Chen Ling immediately explained: "Aunts and aunties, you can't say that. The food sold in the vegetable market is definitely different from what I sell here. You guys often buy vegetables, so you can definitely tell whether they are good or bad. "
"Let's not talk about the wet peanuts. The peanuts haven't come down yet this season. Let's talk about the leeks."
While talking, Chen Ling pulled a few from the basket. A root of leek was handed to them: "Ordinary leeks rarely have the same appearance as mine. Look at these leek leaves. They are not only thick but also very tender. They taste very juicy. They are very fragrant whether making dumplings or stir-frying." "As long as you taste it once, you will know how good this leek is."
As a result, these women refused to try it and just asked Chen Ling to lower the price of peanuts. They came here for peanuts.
“Please make your peanuts cheaper for us. I think your peanuts are quite good. Let’s do this. Sell us a little of your peanuts for one and a half yuan, and each of us will buy you five kilograms. Is that okay?”
After saying that, the woman went to Chen Ling to get the scale.
"That's not possible. I shipped it from the city. If I sell it for one dollar and a half, I have to pay for the shipping fee."
Chen Ling shook her head.
"You young man, why is it so difficult to do business?"
"It's just that you haven't opened for a long time. We each bought you five pounds, and you only paid fifty cents cheaper. Is it possible to make a profit? You can’t be stubborn in doing business.”
The ladies talked to each other like they were chanting sutras, trying different ways to get Chen Ling to lower the price for them. But Chen Ling shook his head: "If you can't sell it, you can't sell it. If you sell it for one dollar and a half, I will pay you whatever you sell."
Just as he was saying this, two more men came over, an old man. One less.
When he arrived, the old man complained about Chen Ling not being open for more than half a month, but didn't say much else. He asked for three kilograms of each dish, not even the leeks.
Then I saw wet peanuts on display. I didn’t hesitate. I tasted two and packed them ten kilograms.
Several women standing nearby were stunned.
Just when I was wondering if this was a scam, Chen Ling's stall had more and more repeat customers.
In less than twenty minutes, nearly half of the peanuts and vegetables were gone, and the women suddenly panicked.
“Young man, if you have ten kilograms of peanuts, pack ten kilograms for me too.”
“I don’t want so many peanuts. I want five kilograms first, and five kilograms of vegetables for the rest. Give me a little of each, and I’d like to see if your leeks are really as delicious as you say.”
So just like that, by noon, Chen Ling's five big bamboo baskets were all bottomed out.
Just as he was about to close the door and go to have lunch, someone stopped him again.
"Brother, wait a minute, don't close the door."
Chen Ling turned his head and saw that it was the owner of the bookstore diagonally opposite Lingyun Middle School, a tall and thin man with a short crew cut and white hair. Wearing a gray shirt and a white towel around his neck, he ran over from a distance.
While running this way, she waved to him.
"Is something wrong, brother?"
Chen Ling walked out again when he saw this.
"Are the vegetables sold out?"
Seeing that Chen Ling was about to close the shop, the little flathead asked.
Chen Ling snorted and said, "Yes, even if they are sold out, you still want to buy groceries?"
"I'm definitely here to buy groceries. I've been waiting for you to come over. You haven't opened the door for the past half month. It's not a market today, so I went to the market to set up a bookstall. My girl just came back for dinner. , I saw you here..."
"Brother, your vegetables are selling out too fast. Can you leave a few pounds for me next time? Just go to my store and call me. "
There are three or four rental bookstores here in the school. Xiao Pingtou was afraid that Chen Ling wouldn't know which one he was in, so he pointed them out to him.
“Okay, I’ll leave a few kilograms for you next time you come over.”
“By the way, I still have some fresh wet peanuts here, which are also grown in greenhouses and cooked. It’s delicious. Do you want it? If so, I’ll bring it out to you.”
There are only so many vegetables grown, and if they are sold out, they will be gone. But there are still a lot of vegetables in the peanut cave. If they are sold only as wet peanuts, they will not be able to sell them all.
Xiao Pingtou was a little moved when he heard it. After Chen Ling brought out another basket of peanuts, Xiao Pingtou tasted it and bought five kilograms back.
When it was afternoon after dinner, Chen Ling planned to go home after selling the basket of peanuts. After all, after selling these, he would have more than two thousand yuan. It was not a matter of whether to send peanuts to the oil shop. It doesn't matter anymore.
To his surprise, there were more repeat customers in the afternoon. Seeing that all the vegetables were sold out, he asked Chen Ling when he would come back again and if he could give an accurate answer, but Chen Ling couldn't tell for sure. .
I asked him if he could have the food delivered to his door the next time he came, but Chen Ling said no.
This guy almost made everyone who came to buy groceries scold him.
However, half a basket more peanuts were sold.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, when old man Liang Jinke and Liang came to the school to change shifts on their bikes and brought their quilts, when they saw the door was open, they turned around on their bikes and glared at him.
"You kid, you spend three days fishing and two days drying nets, and you don't open a store properly. You haven't seen anyone for more than half a month. Do you do this kind of business?"
Chen Ling explained. Said: "Teacher Liang, these are greenhouse vegetables. The vegetable market only brings greenhouse vegetables from the city twice a month. Two times a month is enough for me."
I came twice a month, and even without going to the oil shop to deliver peanuts, I still had three to four thousand yuan. It is a bit exaggerated to say that the difference in money at this time was a hundred times larger than that in later generations, but ten times was always possible.
Three or four thousand per month at this time is equivalent to thirty or forty thousand per month in future generations.
Chen Ling feels that he is very satisfied. The key is that he lives a more interesting life than in his previous life. He sleeps until he wakes up naturally every day, has no worries about food and clothing, and lives a leisurely and leisurely life.
No amount of money can buy this.
(End of this chapter)