Chapter 58 High Price
Just when Tian Shao wanted to ask someone to deliver a letter to his uncle, Sankui came, and he came here with half a basket of peaches on his back.
San Kui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Cousin, I'll send you the peaches as soon as they are ripe."
Tian Shao said with a smile: "If you don't come again, I will send my mother into the mountain."
Remove the grass on the back basket, revealing the white and rosy peaches. Tian Shao took one out, washed it clean and took a bite, a fragrant and sweet juice gushed out.
"Mmm, um, delicious, delicious."
Although there are memories of Da Ya, Tian Shao feels that Da Ya has never eaten good food, and she thinks that delicious food may not be so delicious. Unexpectedly, the peaches were more delicious than she expected.
San Kui thought her appearance was funny, and said with a smile: "Cousin, this is not the first time you have eaten, why are you so excited!"
Tian Shao ignored him, put away the pips after eating the peaches, and took San Kui out.
Arrived on the street, Sankui looked at the sun above his head and said, "Sister, where are you taking me at noon?"
"Just follow me."
After several turns and turns, he finally reached the small house where Gu Fei lived. After patting for a while, no one opened the door, Tian Shao found a shady place and said, "Let's wait here for a while!"
For people like Gu Fei who do business in the black market and become big, there must be people watching his residence where he lives. I believe that Gu Fei will get the news and come back soon.
Li Sankui waited obediently to the side, but he really didn't understand what Tian Shao was going to do: "Sister, you brought me to such a remote place, what if I meet bad people?"
"Without you?"
Li Sankui is not arrogant, and said: "If there are one or two, I can still fight them desperately, but if there are two or three, I can't fight them desperately!"
Tian Shao felt that this cousin was good, and was willing to work hard for himself: "Don't worry, I'm here to find a friend. Our peaches taste so good, it's a shame that those black-hearted people in the commune only gave one point and five, I think I found a buyer for you."
Speaking of this matter, San Kui was also very dissatisfied, and said: "It's a loss. The non-staple food stores in the county sell it for a quarter of a catty. But this thing can't be sold to private individuals, but can only be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or purchasing stations. But the two The price given is also picky, so Dad sold it nearby."
Tian Shao said: "Only by selling it to a private person can we get a price, but if you are afraid, let's go back."
Not to mention the meticulous care, but to say that it takes more than five hours to walk to pick the peaches from the mountains. These people are so ruthless in lowering the price and they are so black-hearted. That being the case, it is better to sell it to private individuals, and the price of good things will definitely not be low.
Li Sankui was so frightened that his face turned pale: "This, this, cousin, this is a speculator who will be arrested and sent to jail."
Tian Shao smiled and said: "We are selling our own things, and it's not a speculative business. Even if we are caught, at most we will be released within two days after receiving ideological education, and we will not be arrested and go to jail .”
"Really?"
Tian Shao asked back: "Then do you see any commune members who sell their own food have been arrested and imprisoned? I have never heard of it."
I have never heard of this, but Li Sankui is worried that it will affect his own composition.
Tian Shao can also understand. After all, Sankui and the others don’t know that the country will reform and open in the future, and the family structure will be cancelled.
Hearing this, Li Sankui was relieved. He didn't dare to make a decision on such a big matter, and even if he made a decision, it would be useless if his father didn't approve it.
Gu Fei came back half an hour later, instead of going back to the house where he lived, he took the siblings to a relatively remote small wooden shed.
Li Sankui tensed his nerves, and told Tian Shao to walk behind him, and then looked at the surrounding environment while walking. If something goes wrong, he is ready to run away with Tian Shao.
Tian Shao didn't comfort him, just pursed his lips and smiled.
Entering the small wooden shed, Gu Fei laughed and said, "Big Ya, is this your brother?"
"Yes, this is my cousin Sankui. Sankui, put down the basket quickly."
The peaches that Li Sankui brought this time weighed about 20 kilograms, and it was quite hard to carry them all the way. This is also the reason why she wanted to find a buyer. Every year, two thousand catties of peaches were picked out manually, but they could only be sold for thirty yuan.
Because of being too nervous, Li Sankui lifted the lid on the back basket three times before opening it.
Gu Fei was speechless. This is not a black market. As for being so scared, a big man is not as courageous as his sister.
Tian Shao explained: "He has been in the mountains before, and this is the second time he has come to the county, so he is a little timid. It will be better when he has seen more in the future."
Gu Fei agrees with this statement, this boy has to come out to see more of the world, and he is always worthless in the mountains.
Gu Fei asked the younger brother who followed him to wash the peaches and bring them up. After eating one, he nodded and said, "Well, the taste is really good. Big sister, how many catties does this kind of peaches weigh in your family?"
Tian Shao had already asked about this on the way here, and said with a smile, "Probably about four hundred catties can be picked."
"Didn't you say that you weighed two thousand catties last year, why only four hundred catties?"
Tian Shao explained: "My family can harvest more than 2,000 catties of peaches this year, but the maturity period is about half a month later. These 400 catties are early-maturing varieties, and there are only two trees in the house like this."
"If it's all of this appearance and taste, I'll take it all." Fruits that taste good and look good are easy to sell.
Tian Shao is not surprised, there is no shortage of rich people in any era. Now that supplies are scarce, many people can’t buy delicious food even if they have money: “Yes, but at this price…”
Gu Fei said with a smile: "Last year, the supply and marketing cooperatives and non-staple food stores sold for four cents a catty, so I will give you five cents a catty."
Li Sankui's breath stagnates. Five cents a catty, something wrong with his ears?
Tian Shao was not satisfied, and said: "Brother Fei, the peaches at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative are true for a quarter, but they ask for a ticket, and the appearance and taste are not so good. Five cents a catty is too little, you can add more."
Li Sankui hastily pulled Tian Shao's sleeve, indicating to her that five cents a catty is fine. It was sold for one cent and five cents before, but now five cents is more than three times higher.
Gu Fei shook his head and said: "Five points is already the highest price I can give, if it is higher, we will lose any profit."
Tian Shao said: "Brother Fei, if you add one more point, two thousand catties of peaches will cost you twenty yuan more. My uncle's house is in the mountains, and it takes six hours to pick peaches from the mountains to the county seat. Please invite someone to go in and pick them." The hard work is more than that."
Gu Fei's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word Shanli, but his face was still troubled.
Li Sankui's nervous palms were sweating, and he was afraid that if he didn't agree, then such a matter would be ruined.
Gu Fei smiled wryly, and then said with a sore face: "For the sake of uncle and aunt, I will add one more point."
Tian Shao actually knew that they could make money at this price, because these juicy peaches were not sold in the county in previous years. If it is sent to the district or province, the price will definitely be higher.
Li Sankui let out a sigh of relief when he saw that the deal was over. But he didn't want Tian Shao's next sentence to make his heart ache again.
Tian Shao said: "There are no peaches in the market right now, and they are rare and expensive. Brother Fei, what price would you give for this batch of peaches?"
Gu Fei wondered why this girl is so shrewd, she even calculated this: "I will give eight cents a catty to these precocious peaches."
Li Sankui almost agreed when he heard the price, but luckily he swallowed his words back at the last second.
Tian Shao felt that the price was a little less, so it must be a dime!
Gu Fei looked at her expression, and said with a bitter face: "Sister Da Ya, the price is already very high, you must let me earn some money?"
It’s not worth buying and selling this peach, it’s best to give it away.
Tian Shao reluctantly agreed.
Gu Fei asked again: "Sister Da Ya, since your home is in the mountains, there must be a lot of mountain products. We collect mushrooms, fungus, wild animals, etc. The price is definitely higher than that of the buying station."
Foods that can be preserved for a long time, such as mushrooms and fungus, are in short supply. If they are sold in big cities, the price can be doubled several times.
Li Sankui hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, my family has a big bag of dried mushrooms and dried fungus..."
The latter words were swallowed under Tian Shao's gaze.
Gu Fei really thinks Da Ya is not like a country girl, she is better than many girls in the city: "Sister Da Ya, don't worry, I will never lose you."
Tian Shao laughed and said, "Brother Fei, there is no rush for the mountain goods, let's settle the matter of peaches first. Brother Fei, sending so many peaches to the county will definitely attract attention, and it would be bad if people report them .”
Gu Fei became suspicious of Tian Jianle's words. This girl didn't seem to have been out of the house and stayed in the country all the time: "Don't be so troublesome. Let's make an appointment to deliver the goods, and I will arrange someone to meet them halfway."
Tian Shao was relieved when he heard this, which shows that Gu Fei's business is very big, and the big business shows that he has many people and a wide range of contacts.
For this batch of peaches, Tian Shao agreed with him to deliver them at 4:00 am the next day, and then the pick-up place was also determined.
Because business is not allowed now, the contract cannot be signed. Once the contract is signed, it will be ready-made evidence. However, Gu Fei was so generous that he gave a deposit of 15 yuan, and the rest would be paid after the peaches were delivered.
Tian Shao gave Gu Fei all the peaches in the basket carried by Sankui.
Gu Fei didn't take her things in vain, and when they left, he stuffed a cloth pocket into Li Sankui's back basket.
Arriving on the street, Li Sankui was so excited: "Sister, eight cents a catty, my parents will be so happy when they find out."
"Keep your voice down."
Li Sankui quickly covered his mouth and looked around. Fortunately, it was so hot at noon that there was no one on the street.
After calming down, Li Sankui asked regretfully: "Sister, why did you give away all the peaches? You didn't keep a few for yourself."
"I'm eating it now. In a few days, there will be peaches for sale in the county. Do you think others will think of me?" Maybe she is thinking too much, but she can't be too cautious in this era.
Li Sankui became nervous when he heard this: "Sister, is An safe?"
Tian Shao didn't boast too much: "There is definitely a danger, but we are only selling things, as long as we are not caught on the spot, we won't admit it."
Like Gu Fei, they only have some power, and they all have people behind them, otherwise they wouldn't be able to go on. But this has been the case since ancient times, and there is nothing surprising about it.
"Is it still dangerous?"
"It's not dangerous to sell to a buying station, but are you willing now?"
Man made money and birds died for food. In the past, it was fine if there were no connections, but now the price difference between the two is more than three times, how can it be possible to sell to a supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Sankui fell silent.
(end of this chapter)