"Sorry, I got too excited. I’ll take them all. I’ll prepare the money. When do we make the transaction?"
Yuanyuan glanced at the mountain and the grove over by the park.
"Let’s et in that grove at the foot of the mountain, tonight at eight. After eight, I won’t wait a minute longer."
Zheng Huicheng nodded. He was a bit anxious. He only had two thousand yuan on hand and was still short quite a bit. He needed to hurry to borrow so money.
Still short of two thousand three hundred and fifty. He could borrow that.
"Alright. We’ll get the money right away and drive over tonight.
Young lady, since this is our first ti collaborating, I hope you’re not joking."
"I feel the sa way. May I ask, do you have that much money?"
"Don’t worry about that. Even if I don’t have it, I can borrow it.
Young lady, we’ll see you tonight then." Zheng Huicheng said and hurriedly left.
Yuanyuan and her companion went to the grove at the foot of the mountain.
Calling it a mountain was really an exaggeration. Yuanyuan felt the altitude was just around fifty ters or so? But this place should be quite safe.
Both of them turned around, and it seed this place was indeed quite suitable.
They roughly picked a spot and set up their tent in a sheltered area. This way, it could block the wind. Since it hadn’t snowed here, the cold was dry and sharp. The wind on the face felt like a knife cut.
Despite the chill, the tent blocked the wind.
They drank hot milk tea, which made them feel much better.
"Yuanyuan, don’t worry. I think this man is trustworthy."
Yuanyuan nodded, "It’s alright, after all, this is just a one-ti deal.
I plan to sell so leeks and greens here."
Tan Shaoting of course had no objections. Whatever she wanted to do was fine with him.
The two had dinner at seven, took down the tent by seven-thirty, and placed two carts at the edge of the grove where they had chosen. All their belongings were loaded up. It was actually in case Zheng Huicheng arrived early; otherwise, they wouldn’t be prepared.
After setting everything up, "I’ll keep watch."
About ten minutes later, "That person is here, and he brought soone."
Yuanyuan turned on the flashlight so that Zheng Huicheng and his companion could quickly locate them.
Zheng Huicheng saw the flashlight beam and drove over directly.
He imdiately noted the items on the cart, which reassured him.
He saw the Wild Boar and realized it surely weighed more than four hundred and fifty jins, plus there were other innards. It truly was a bargain.
The four of them struggled to load the two Wild Boars onto the cart.
Then Yuanyuan took out a scale.
Zheng Huicheng whispered, "I trust you; no need to weigh them."
Yuanyuan didn’t mind, as she had weighed them herself. She wouldn’t feel shortchanged without weighing them again.
Five thousand jins equaled fifty bags, and the cart was more than capable of holding them. They loaded everything on the cart.
Zheng Huicheng pulled out the money and handed it to Yuanyuan, "Count it."
"Four thousand three hundred and fifty. Perfect."
"Young lady, do you have any more of this busy goods?"
Yuanyuan shook her head, "I have leeks, though, bundled at one jin per bundle, forty cents a bundle. There’s also winter lon, potatoes, eggplants, and green beans."
"I’ll take them all."
Seeing his excited expression, Yuanyuan said, "You should co to pick up the leeks at this ti tomorrow.
The winter lon is one yuan each, sweet potatoes are fifteen cents a jin, potatoes are twenty cents a jin, and both eggplant and green beans go for a yuan fifty a jin, but there aren’t many."
"Alright, I’ll take them all. I’ll be here at this ti tomorrow."
Watching them drive away, Yuanyuan put away the cart, and the two of them left in a different direction.
As for Zheng Huicheng, after pulling a cartload of goods ho, they stored the grains in the cellar, leaving the Wild Boar outside.
The person he brought along was his brother-in-law, and since the investnt was made together, the profits would also be shared between them.
They had already planned on the road to slaughter the pigs during the night.
The Wild Boar was quite a size. The two of them had to put in quite an effort.
By eight in the morning, they finally finished processing the two pigs.
They handled them well, even draining the blood, so the at looked good.
They made special use of the scale: one pig yielded four hundred and seventy jin of pure at, not including any innards or other parts.
This way, the cost per jin was under three yuan. They decided to sell the pork for three yuan sixty to a dealer, which guaranteed a decent profit.
The two of them stored the pork in the cellar, then went their separate ways to sell it.
By noon, they returned, having sold seven hundred jins of at in just two hours. They still had about two hundred forty jins left at ho, no longer a worry.
"Brother-in-law, when are we selling the grains?"
"There’s no rush. Let’s handle the vegetables first tonight. They ntioned leeks, beans, eggplants, and such. We should bring blankets with us tonight. Otherwise, if we freeze, it’ll all be for nothing.
With New Year approaching, we’ve got at, leeks, and wheat. Dumplings for the feast are sorted."
After lunch, people ca intermittently to pick up the at. The seven hundred jins of at sold for two thousand five hundred twenty yuan. Just a hundred and eighty more yuan, and they would break even.
In the evening, the family prepared noodles with shredded at for them. The two hadn’t slept since the previous night.
"Brother-in-law, soone is interested in the pig innards."
"The Wild Boar’s innards weigh over a hundred jin. Let’s sell them for one yuan fifty per jin. If soone wants them, we’ll sell. We’ll save the pork for our own New Year’s feast this year."
After eating, they lay down and fell asleep in less than five minutes.
By seven-thirty, they were woken up, grabbed two quilts, and drove to the park.
Yuanyuan and her companion once again used flashlight signals to direct them.
Eventually, Yuanyuan ended up with over two hundred yuan.
Seizing the opportunity, "Gentlen, I’m looking for goldfish, good quality ones, no limit on quantity. If you have any leads, please help us inquire.
Tomorrow night at the sa ti, if there’s news, co by. We’ll wait until eight-thirty. If you don’t co, we’ll assu there’s none."
"Comrade, I know soone with a large supply of goldfish. I’ll inquire in the morning. As for the price?"
"We’ll need to see the quality before pricing. But rest assured, if this deal goes through, I’ll sell you another Wild Boar. The quantity and price will remain the sa as before."
"Sure, I’ll make it happen."
Zheng Huicheng was delighted. That family had approached him several tis, but he hadn’t had enough capital to make a purchase. Now he could buy both boars and still have one left for an extra three hundred yuan profit.
Unexpectedly, as the New Year approached, he was finding fortune. Not much money was made all year, but this period was making up for it.
The more he thought about it, the more euphoric he got. These two kids were his Gods of Wealth!
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