Just when Tian Shao wanted to ask someone to deliver a letter to his uncle, Sankui came, and he came carrying half a basket of peaches.
Sankui wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Cousin, I will send the peaches to you as soon as they are ripe."
Tian Shao said with a smile: "If you don't come, I will send my mother to the mountains."
Tian Shao removed the grass from the basket, revealing a white peach with a rosy inside. Tian Shao took one out, washed it and took a bite, and a fragrant and sweet juice gushed out.
"Hmm, um, delicious, delicious."
Although she had Daya's memory, Tian Shao felt that Daya had never eaten good food. What she thought was delicious might not really be that delicious. But she didn't expect that the peach was even more delicious than she expected.
Sankui thought her appearance was funny and said with a smile: "Cousin, this is not your first time eating it, why are you so excited!"
Tian Shao ignored him. After finishing the peach, he put away the core and took Sankui out.
When we got to the street, Sankui looked at the sun above his head and said, "Sister, where are you taking me at this noon?"
"Just follow me."
After many twists and turns, we finally arrived at the small house where Gu Fei lived. After filming for a while, no one opened the door. Tian Shao found a shady place and said, "Let's wait here!"
For people like Gu Fei who are doing business in the black market and have become big, there must be people keeping an eye on where they live. I believe it won't be long before Gu Fei gets the news and rushes back.
Li Sankui was obedient and waited aside, but he really couldn't understand what Tian Shao was going to do: "Sister, if you take me to such a remote place, what should I do if I encounter a bad guy?"
"Not you?"
Li Sankui was not arrogant and said: "If there are just one or two, I can still fight them with all my strength, but if there are two or three, I can't beat them with all my strength!"
Tian Shao thinks this cousin is pretty good, and is willing to fight for him: "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 give them one and a half cents, I think
I found a buyer for you."
Speaking of this, Sankui was also very dissatisfied and said: "It's quite a loss. The non-staple food stores in the county sell it for 4 cents a pound. But this stuff cannot be sold to private individuals, it can only be sold to supply and marketing cooperatives or purchasing stations. But the two companies
The prices given were the same and they were very picky, so dad sold them nearby."
Tian Shao said: "You can get a good price by selling it to a private person, but if you are afraid, we will go back."
Not to mention careful care, but just to pick out the peaches from the mountains, it takes more than five hours to walk. These people are so cruel in lowering the price. In this case, it is better to sell it to a private person. The price will definitely not be low for good things.
Li Sankui turned pale with fright: "This, this, cousin, this is speculation and you will be arrested and imprisoned."
Tian Shao smiled and said: "We are selling our own things, not doing business, which is nothing more than speculation. Even if we are caught, at most we will receive ideological education and be released within two days, and we will not be arrested and imprisoned."
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"Really?"
Tian Shao asked back: "Have you ever seen a commune member who sold his own grain being arrested and imprisoned? I've never heard of it."
I have never heard of this, but Li Sankui is worried that it will affect his own ingredients.
Tian Shao could also understand. After all, Sankui and the others didn't know like him that the country would reform and open up in the future, and that family status would be abolished in the future: "Let's ask about the price first. It's up to my uncle to decide whether to sell it or not."
Li Sankui felt relieved after hearing this. 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 of it.
Gu Fei came back half an hour later. Instead of going back to the house where he lived, he took the sister and brother to a relatively remote wooden shed.
Li Sankui tensed up his nerves and told Tian Shao to walk behind him. Then he looked at the surrounding environment as he walked. If anything went wrong, he would be ready to run away with Tian Shao.
Tian Shao didn't comfort him, he just pursed his lips and smiled.
Entering the small wooden shed, Gu Fei said with a smile: "Da Ya, is this your brother?"
"Yes, this is my cousin Sankui. Sankui, put down your backpack quickly."
The peaches Li Sankui brought this time weighed about twenty kilograms, and it was quite hard to carry them all the way. This is why she wanted to find a buyer. Every year, the two thousand kilograms of peaches are picked manually, but only three can be sold.
About ten dollars.
Li Sankui was so nervous that he lifted the lid of his backpack three times before opening it.
Gu Fei was speechless. This was not a black market, so why was he so scared? A grown man was not as courageous as his sister.
Tian Shao explained: "He has been in the mountains before. This is the second time he has come to the county, so he is a little timid. It will be better when he sees more in the future."
Gu Fei agrees with this. This boy needs to go out and see more of the world, and there is no future in hiding in the mountains.
Gu Fei asked the younger brother who came with him to wash the peaches and bring them to him. After eating one, he nodded and said, "Well, it tastes really good. Sister Daya, how many kilograms of peaches do you have?"
Tian Shao had already asked about this on the way here, and said with a smile: "I can pick about 400 kilograms."
"Didn't you say you weighed two thousand jins last year? How come it's only 400 jins?"
Tian Shao explained: "We can harvest more than two thousand kilograms of peaches this year, but the maturity period will be about half a month later. These four hundred kilograms are early-maturing varieties, and there are only two trees in our house like this."
"If they are of this appearance and taste, I will accept them all." Fruits that taste good and look good are easy to sell.
Tian Shao was not surprised. There is no shortage of rich people in any era. Nowadays, supplies are scarce, and many people who have money cannot buy delicious food: "Yes, but at this price..."
The other party has to make an offer first, and then she can bargain.
Gu Fei said with a smile: "Last year, supply and marketing cooperatives and grocery stores sold it for four cents per catty, so I will give you five cents per catty."
Li Sankui's breathing was stagnant. Five cents per pound, is there something wrong with his ears?
Tian Shao was not satisfied and said: "Brother Fei, the peaches sold by the supply and marketing cooperative are four cents per catty, but they require tickets, and the appearance and taste are not that good. Five cents per catty is too little, please add more."
Li Sankui quickly pulled Tian Shao's sleeve and signaled to her that five cents per catty was enough. The price before was sold at one cent and five cents, but now five cents was 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 make no profit at all."
Tian Shao said: "Brother Fei, if you add one cent more, two thousand kilograms of peaches will only cost you twenty yuan more. My uncle's home is in the mountains, and it takes six hours to pick peaches from the mountains to the county town. Please invite someone to pick them."
The hard work and expenses are more than this."
Gu Fei's heart moved when he heard the word "shanli", but his face still looked troubled.
Li Sankui's palms were sweating nervously, fearing that if he didn't agree, the matter would be ruined.
Gu Fei smiled bitterly, and then said with a pained look: "For the sake of my uncle and aunt, it's not easy for me, so let me add one more point."
Tian Shao actually knew that they all made a profit at this price, because these peaches were not sold in the county in previous years. If they were sent to the district or province, the price would definitely be higher.
Li Sankui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the negotiation was concluded. But he didn't expect Tian Shao's next words to stir up his heart again.
Tian Shao said: "There are no peaches on the market now, so they are rare and expensive. Brother Fei, what price would you give for this batch of peaches?"
Gu Fei thought to himself: How could this girl be so shrewd that she even calculated this: "I'll give you eight cents per catty for these early-ripening peaches."
Li Sankui almost agreed to the offer when he heard it, but fortunately he still had sense and swallowed it back at the last second.
Tian Shao felt that the price was a bit low, it must have been only a cent a pound!
Gu Fei looked at her expression and said with a grimace: "Sister Daya, this price is already very high, you have to let me make some money, right?"
It's not cost-effective to buy this peach and sell it, so 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., and the prices are definitely higher than those at the purchasing station."
Foods like mushrooms and fungus, which can be stored for a long time, are in short supply. If sold in big cities, the price can be doubled several times, but ordinary people are afraid and will only sell them at purchase stations.
Upon hearing this, Li Sankui quickly said: "Yes, yes, I have a big bag of dried mushrooms and dried fungus at home..."
The next words were swallowed back under Tian Shao's gaze.
Gu Fei really felt that Da Ya didn't look like a country girl and was more sophisticated than many girls in the city: "Sister Da Ya, don't worry, I will never lose you."
Tian Shao laughed and said: "Brother Fei, it's not urgent to deal with mountain goods. Let's settle the matter of peaches first. Brother Fei, sending so many peaches to the county will definitely attract people's attention. It won't be good if someone reports them then."
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Gu Fei was suspicious of Tian Jianle's words. This girl didn't look like she had never been out and stayed in the countryside: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. Let's agree on a delivery time, and I will arrange for someone to pick her up halfway."
Tian Shao was relieved when he heard this, which showed that Gu Fei's business was very big, and the big business meant that he had many people and many channels.
Tian Shao and he agreed to deliver this batch of peaches at four o'clock in the morning the next day, and then the delivery location was also decided.
Because business is not allowed now, we cannot sign a contract. Once a contract is signed, it will be ready evidence. However, Gu Fei was generous and gave a deposit of fifteen yuan, and he would pay the rest after the peaches were delivered.
Tian Shao gave all the peaches in San Kui's basket to Gu Fei.
Gu Fei didn't take her things in vain. When they left, he stuffed a cloth bag into Li Sankui's backpack.
Arriving on the street, Li Sankui was extremely excited: "Sister, it's eight cents a pound. My parents will be extremely happy when they find out."
"Keep your voice down."
Li Sankui quickly covered his mouth and looked around. Fortunately, it was too hot at noon and 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 even keep a few for yourself."
"I'm eating it now. There will be peaches for sale in the county in a few days. Do you think others will think of me?" Maybe she thought too much, but in this era, no one can be too cautious.
Li Sankui became nervous when he heard this: "Sister, are you safe?"
Tian Shao didn't make any boasts: "There is definitely a danger, but we are just selling things and we will not admit it as long as we are not caught red-handed."
Gu Fei, for example, just has some power, and they all have people behind them, otherwise they wouldn't be able to do what they do. But it has been like this since ancient times, so there is nothing surprising.
"Is it still dangerous?"
"It's not dangerous to sell to the buying station, but are you willing now?"
People die for money and birds die for food. In the past, it was okay if there was no way. Now that there are ways, the price difference between the two companies is more than three times. How can it be sold to the supply and marketing cooperative?