Chapter 122 Susu Selling Vegetables 2
As soon as Wang Susu finished speaking, the howls of wolves in the distance sounded like an explosion, one after another, coming one after another.
"Ouch, ow, ow -"
Then, the barking of dogs in the village also became loud, coming from a distance, echoing the howling of wolves.
“Don’t be afraid, Susu, the sound is on the hilltop to the west of our village, far away from us.”
Chen Ling gently stroked his wife's back and comforted her.
He was also frightened just now and did not dare to express his anger.
"Let's, let's leave quickly. There are a lot of wolves in the mountains during this time. They all come out to look for food at night. If they smell human scent and chase them, it will be troublesome."
Wang Susu Rang was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hid in Chen Ling's arms and held him tightly.
She grew up in the mountains. She often heard stories about wolves from her elders. She had a good understanding of the habits of wolves. She knew that wolves have a keen sense of smell and can smell the scent of prey miles away at night. They can even clearly distinguish whether the number of prey is large or small. Now that there are only two of them, if they are stared at by a pack of wolves at night, it will be difficult to escape.
Even though the distance seems very far to a human, it is nothing to a wolf. As long as it keeps an eye on you, it will soon catch up.
"Well, let's hurry up, it'll be okay."
Chen Ling said and glanced back in the direction of the village, and then saw that the two dogs also relaxed and no longer looked like I was so alert just now, thinking that there might be a pack of wolves around the village about to go down the mountain.
I guess Little King Kong is warning the dogs in the village.
But this kind of thing was too mysterious to talk about. He couldn't explain too much to Wang Susu, so he asked Little White Bull to speed up.
This time, the little white bull performed well. He was not as timid as before when he heard the wolf howl, and he didn't even show much fear. After mooing twice, he spread his hooves and pulled the car and started running.
The mountain road is difficult to travel. As the speed increases, the oxcart bumps even more violently.
It felt better after crossing another mountain ridge. Wang Susu also breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer as nervous as before.
"It's really scary. I don't have anything important to do in the future, so I won't go to the morning market."
"Well, it's okay to keep the remaining vegetables for two or three days. I go to the city every day during the day. It can be dealt with by sending it twice, so there is no need to worry. ”
Chen Ling wiped the cold sweat from his wife's face and comforted her with a smile.
The two hugged each other tightly just now, and Wang Susu was so frightened that she broke out in sweat.
At this time, the ox cart gradually slowed down, and the county seat was about to arrive.
We set off at three in the morning and arrived at the farmers market in the western suburbs at 4:15.
Normally, at this time, the market is already crowded with people and brightly lit.
Now it is extremely deserted, the lights are not on, and everything is dark. There are only small stalls scattered about three or five steps away. Most of them are carrying burdens or leaning on bicycles, selling mountain products, wild fruits, mushrooms, etc. of.
There are no transport trucks carrying vegetables and fruits. In the past, these large trucks would come down from the city to collect fruits and vegetables, and they could make a lot of money on one trip, so they came very frequently.
I actually make more now.
But after the flood, the fruit and vegetable farmers suffered a lot, and there was nothing left to sell. They couldn't even load the goods in the car. It was really not worth traveling so far, so no one was willing to come.
On the other hand, there were a few vendors wandering back and forth with their hands behind their backs, walking up to the small stalls from time to time to look at this and that.
If you can agree, go to the scales; if you can't agree, stand in front of the stall and haggle over the price.
When everything is in short supply, there is no need to worry about selling things.
Having a cart full of goods like Chen Ling is already a big deal.
As soon as they drove the cart into the gate of the market, they were stared at by sharp-eyed vendors. They followed the cart and kept asking questions. Some wanted to reach out and touch it, but two dogs It sprang out and frightened them so much that they didn't dare to get too close.
“Brother, what’s in the car?”
"Vegetables."
"What are they?"
"Half of the cart is leeks, and the rest is beans, eggplants, tomatoes, loofah..."
"What's the price?"
Chen Ling slowly parked the car in the open space and extended a slap.
"My dear mother, you really dare to ask for five yuan a pound."
It's dark, and the lights in the market have been reluctant to turn on recently. The vendors looked in front of them, one by one. He breathed in the cold air and his eyes were as wide as cow eggs.
Wang Susu was shocked by the price, not to mention the vendors.
Chen Ling still smiled softly, as steady as a mountain.
The sky is full of asking prices, so you have to sit on the ground to exchange money. Now is a seller's market. It doesn't depend on others to buy or not, but whether they are willing to sell.
"It's cheaper. As long as the things are not bad, each of us can unload a few more bags for you."
Chen Ling shook his head and said nothing.
Just took off the straw hat and handed it to Wang Susu, untied the rope of the bullock cart, and moved the vegetables in the bag down.
Then open the bag and reveal the vegetables inside.
It’s not that he wants to take advantage of this special opportunity to make a fortune, but he is too easy to let go. These vendors don’t pay attention to this, and they may want to drive the price even lower.
At this time, the vendors came up and looked at the vegetables in the bags with flashlights, and their eyes were a little bright.
“You little brother, you want to take advantage of the shortage of goods to raise the price, right?”
“Go and ask around, the old man selling mushrooms over there only gave him one dollar and seven, and that’s all. Because he is getting older and it is difficult to work early in the morning, I gave him an extra 20 cents."
"But you have a lot of goods and the food is pretty good. If it works, I will give you another 10 cents. , one dollar and eight, we will share it with you, and we will take it away.”
“This will save you worry, and so will we. What do you think?”
Chen Ling still didn't say anything. The last time he came to sell ordinary vegetables, people still snatched them for two yuan a pound.
More than half a month has passed and I came to catch the morning market. The price has still dropped?
You are fooling the devil.
It’s a good thing that he just shouted five yuan, otherwise, I really don’t know how low these vendors will go.
“Let’s not say one dollar and eighty-five cents, everyone, please be happy and I’ll give you one dollar and nine cents.”
"There was a disaster this year, and everyone was poor and didn't have much money."
"At this price, we are still taking risks. After collecting the price, we have to go to other places to sell it. It's a hot day on the mountain road. If you are not careful, you will get it in your hand." These vendors were talking to each other, and they were bargaining around Chen Ling.
They are all old guys, very thieves, and they all have a tacit understanding. The price is going up by a dime, just to give Chen Ling a sense of the present. I have the illusion that the price of vegetables is not too high.
In fact, at other times, it is not uncommon to bargain for a few cents or even a few cents, but that is the amount of food being transported by large transport trucks. This situation will lead to inflation in later generations, and the purchasing power of money will be greatly reduced. It has become very common since then. Usually, tomatoes and oranges on the roadside cost five yuan for seven or eight catties, ten yuan for fifteen or six catties, etc. They are all charged for a few cents per catty, or even lower prices. After throwing away the transportation fees, the cost is extremely low.
But now, the situation is different, and when there is a shortage, it becomes a different situation.
The more they refused to give a price, the more Chen Ling refused to let go.
"Little brother, if you can sell it for one dollar and nine, please give me a sweet word."
Hawkers are the best embodiment of the saying that no businessman can do anything, and Chen Ling also understands it. , these people are capable of tricking everyone.
He was too lazy to say anything more. He sat down on the ground, still extended his hand, and replied lightly: "Five yuan a catty, if it's less, I won't sell it."
"Hey, you..."
The vendors were dumbfounded and angry.
Then he couldn't help shouting again.
"It's five yuan a pound to grab money. Where can I find this price?"
"Gone, gone. This young man doesn't understand the market and is just shouting out the price. How can this be done? If you want to make money by selling things, this is not the way to make money.”
"..."
But no one moved as he said, "Let's go."
With such a large load of stuff, no one would let them give up like this, for fear that their peers would get the first advantage.
You look at me, I look at you, frozen in front of the bullock cart.
Chen Ling felt funny when he saw it.
At this time, Wang Susu also saw some signs, and was extremely surprised. Good guy, these vendors are reluctant to leave if they charge five yuan per catty. In other words, even if the price of their own vegetables is less than five yuan, it will definitely be higher than what they paid before. One dollar and nine is much higher than that.
Looking at Chen Ling's calm look from beginning to end, she suddenly wasn't in a hurry anymore.
So the young couple held the water bottle and drank water one by one, teasing the two dogs from time to time, looking very leisurely and comfortable.
This made the vendors very depressed.
Just now they saw that Chen Ling and his wife were young and unfamiliar, so they thought they would be easy to deal with.
Who knows that if you insist on paying five yuan a pound and refuse to let go, how can you talk about it?
“Dear me, in these bad times, those who have the goods have become masters, and we have all become grandchildren.”
“If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to make some money, you can It’s really not easy.”
“Well, it’s not easy, but everything is lacking right now. No matter what it is, it doesn’t matter whether it’s good or bad. As long as you get the goods, you’ll make money. "
"That's true."
The hawker refused to leave, so he moved closer not far away, discussing the situation while cursing.
I can’t help it, this cart full of vegetables is so greedy.
There are several mines in the county next to the north, and there are many rich people. If you can buy fruits and vegetables from two mountains and sell them there, you can make several times more money than if you sell them locally.
In their opinion, this cart of vegetables is a treasure.
"Little brother, please give me a cheaper price. We really want it. We don't want to play tricks anymore. Can we give you a fair price?"
"Stop shouting five yuan, five yuan a pound is really killing people."
"Then just a dime less, four yuan and nine."
"Oh, You don’t do that. I’ll give you half, two yuan for one, okay?” Block eight.”
“……”
They used to give Chen Ling an increase of 10 cents, but now Chen Ling pays 10 cents as a counter-offer.
Anyway, he is not the one who is anxious.
There was a lot of back and forth between the two parties, and finally the price dropped to three yuan. The vendors refused to pay any more, and Chen Ling knew that he had reached the bottom.
And the three yuan per pound is the price excluding leeks. The highest price for leeks is two yuan and two, which is sky-high. After all, no one is stupid and knows that this thing cannot be kept for a long time.
After the price was agreed upon, the next step was to go to the scale.
Wang Susu was like a little tail, carrying a calico bag and following closely beside Chen Ling. Every time she passed the scale with a vendor, she would carefully write down the weight and price with a pen and paper. This was her first time. Selling vegetables like this looks extremely serious, and you have to do the calculations several times on the paper.
Finally, after confirmation, the payment will be made and the goods will be delivered.
Chen Ling also informed Chen Yingqiang in advance and asked the vendors to carry away the vegetables and bags together.
Just buy some new snakeskin bags then.
After selling the vegetables, these new snakeskin bags are small change.
...
The vegetables are sold out and the money is in hand.
The young couple drove the bullock cart to leave the market. It was already past five o'clock in the morning.
In summer, the sun rises early and you can already see things clearly.
Wang Susu was sitting on the bullock cart, leaning on Chen Ling's shoulder with a floral bag, and kept counting the money.
After counting over and over again, after counting over and over again, he finally said to Chen Ling excitedly: "Aling, six thousand seven hundred and eighty-four yuan is almost seven thousand yuan. Let's go and save it."
Chen Ling smiled and gave her a peck on the face: "Don't worry, let's find a place to eat first."
There are few people recently, and the food stalls in the market are not open, so it's not easy to eat. So convenient.
"Okay, let's go buy some bags after dinner, and a few feet of red cloth, as well as sugar and firecrackers, which will be used to build a new house."
Wang Susu was very happy, Seeing that there was no one around, she didn't care about being shy, so she kissed him on the face and then smiled and counted on her fingers what to buy.
(End of this chapter)