Chapter 97 Just Go to Cao's Village and Find Cao Shujie to Buy Kiwis (Sorry, I Just Finished) Good Night
All the relationships that should be left were given away. Cao Shujie saw that there were still 7 boxes of kiwis left in the car that had not been sent out. He thought about it and did not mind the trouble. Finally, he drove for more than 20 minutes to Pingyuan County.
At the newly-built Youth Square in the county town, he unboxed all 7 boxes of kiwi fruits and placed them on the ground. He spread them out in a row. He mustered up the courage to shout loudly: "The new kiwi fruit flavor has just been launched. Today, I specially invite everyone to try it for free.
Each person present is limited to one. You can choose by yourself. While supplies last, anyone who is willing to try it can come and have a look."
This is Cao Shujie’s first time ‘setting up a stall’, and it’s different from the previous meetings he held with his subordinates in the company. It’s a bit hard to feel like he’s never experienced this before.
But when people wandering around the square heard that there were free things, they didn't give him time to adapt and immediately gathered around him.
Many of them are people who know the goods. From the appearance of these kiwi fruits, you can tell that the kiwi fruits Cao Shujie placed on the ground are large in size and of good color. You can tell at a glance that the kiwi fruits are of good quality.
"Young man, look, I have two children here. One of them is not enough to eat. Can you give me an extra one?"
When others were wondering whether it was really free and whether there were any traps inside, a kind-hearted old man took the lead and asked.
When Cao Shujie saw him leading two children, he pointed at them and said, "Uncle, if you can take one, they can each take one."
"Hey, okay, young man, thank you." The old man expressed his gratitude to Cao Shujie.
He knelt down and originally wanted to choose between them, but seeing that they were all about the same size and color, he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad, so he just picked three at random.
Then he looked at Cao Shujie and asked: "Young man, I hear your accent is from Pingyuan. Where are you from? Where do you grow kiwi fruits?"
"Uncle, I'm pretty awesome. I've been away all year long, so my accent has actually changed a bit, but you can still hear it."
Cao Shujie said with a smile: "My family is from Caojiazhuang, Qingshi Town. My name is Cao Shujie. If you go to our village, you will know who I am."
The reason why he came here to give it away for free was to put it bluntly, he wanted to promote it. However, he had no physical products before and could not advertise on TV stations or newspapers. Besides, if the fruits from 7 acres of land were advertised on TV stations and newspapers, he would only be compensated!
After much deliberation, he decided to do "ground push" first.
"Uncle, let me tell you, the kiwi fruit I planted is a variety I improved myself, and it tastes absolutely delicious. You can go back and use the bananas. The apples are ripe, so you can taste them when the time comes."
"Okay, if it's delicious, I'll go to Caojiazhuang to find you? Why don't you come to the county to set up a stall?" the kind-faced old man asked him.
Cao Shujie shook his head: "I only have 7 acres of land ripe this year, and there are few fruits. It's not worth setting up a stall here."
He declined politely.
At the end, he added: "If you want to buy, you can actually go to my orchard on the mountain to pick fresh ones. In addition to kiwis, I also have some apples, which taste very good."
"How much does it cost per pound?" The old man was very interested.
When he asked, everyone else listened carefully and wanted to know what the price of the kiwi fruit was.
But Cao Shujie did not directly mention the price. He said with a smile: "The new variety has just been launched, and it has not officially started selling yet, and there is no time to raise the price!"
At this time, the kind-faced old man suddenly remembered something, and he said with a strange look in his eyes: "Young man, if I remember correctly, kiwi fruit has to be a few months old before it ripens. Why do you think it's so long in advance? Greenhouse
Planted?"
"Uncle, don't be joking. I contracted 85 acres of land in Caojiazhuang to grow fruits and engage in breeding. How can I build a greenhouse in such a big place?" Cao Shujie said seriously: "If you don't believe me, you can come to us.
Take a look there and I’ll give you ten pounds of kiwi fruit for free, and I’ll also give you a ride back and forth.”
Hearing Cao Shujie's firm words, the kind-faced old man waved his hand and said, "Young man, don't get excited. I just said it casually and have no other meaning."
"Caojiazhuang, right?" He repeated the name again, and when Cao Shujie nodded, he said, "Okay, I'll remember it. If it's delicious, I'll pick it from you."
"Uncle, you can come, I will take care of the food." Cao Shujie also risked his life to attract customers.
While the two of them were chatting, someone asked again: "Little brother, can I take it?"
Cao Shujie turned around and looked over. He saw a middle-aged man in his forties. He nodded: "Brother, just pick one, one for each person. I'm just taking advantage of the time when I'm preparing to go public to join in the fun."
After the second person picked kiwi fruits, the third and fourth ones came out faster. After a while, the onlookers squatted down and started picking kiwi fruits. Anyway, there was no money and no free money.
Don’t take it!
Fortunately, no one took more, so everyone chose one and quit, thinking about going back to try something new.
Unconsciously, the kiwi fruit on the ground was missing one layer.
There were still many people wandering around in Youth Square. After seeing more and more people gathered around, more people came towards this direction.
When I got there, I heard people inside shouting that everyone would be given a free kiwi fruit, just pick whatever you want.
People outside became interested and wondered what kind of operation this was.
They have never seen this kind of free gift operation!
After the people inside finished selecting and exited, people outside squeezed in again, and the cycle went back and forth. It didn't take long for the kiwi fruits that Cao Shujie placed on the ground to be taken away by these enthusiastic people.
"Hey, I just came here, why are they gone?" A woman was very unhappy and asked, "Brother, do you still have some in the car?"
Cao Shujie opened the trunk directly, and it was empty!
"Friends, it's really gone today. I'm sorry to make everyone's trip in vain. If anyone wants to try something fresh, you can come to Cao Shujie in Caojiazhuang, Qingshi Town, and pick it in my orchard. I will give you a pound for free.
"Cao Shujie shouted loudly.
Hearing what he said, some people were still unhappy and said: "Little brother, we have never tasted it and don't know if it tastes good or not. How can we go to your place to pick it?"
"That's right, gas is so expensive now. If your food doesn't taste good, wouldn't our trip be in vain and we have to pay for gas?" said another man in his thirties.
His statement resonated with many people.
But Cao Shujie ignored him at all. He said: "I'm sorry, I only have 7 acres of mature crops this year. Those who come early will have them, and those who come late will have to wait for next year's fruits."
After finishing speaking, Cao Shujie ignored the others, folded the seven unpacked boxes and put them in the trunk of the car, got in the car and left.
He sent them out for free for publicity, and yet he made these people fall into trouble, and he didn't care about them!
Let's say that after Cao Shujie drove away from Youth Square, everyone who received the kiwi fruit left happily, while those who didn't receive it made all kinds of complaints in their hearts.
They said everything, but there was only one core. There would be no pie in the sky, and free food would definitely not taste good. They felt that Cao Shujie might have some back-up plan.
…
When Cao Shujie got home, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. He was so busy today that he didn't even bother to eat lunch. By now, he was so hungry that his stomach was sour.
Cheng Xiaolin saw her husband coming back empty-handed and asked him: "Have all those kiwis been given away?"
"Well, they were all given away." Cao Shujie told her: "There were a few boxes that were left unfinished, so I went to Pingyuan County and gave them away to people who were playing for free at Youth Square."
"Isn't this a waste for you? It would be great to get it back." Cheng Xiaolin felt a little distressed.
She agrees that her husband gives it to clients with whom he has worked together, or relatives with whom he has good relationships, but that doesn't mean she is willing to give the kiwi fruits they worked so hard to grow to unrelated people.
Cao Shujie knew what his wife was thinking and said, "Why are you so anxious? Just listen to what I have to say."
Later, Cao Shujie told his wife his thoughts.
After finishing speaking, Cheng Xiaolin nodded and asked, "Okay? Is your method effective?"
"This is called hitting the target with dates but no dates." Cao Shujie said: "If a customer is willing to come, maybe he can attract a second customer, which can be considered a gain."
While the couple was talking, Cao Shujie realized something. He asked: "Honey, where is Mengmeng? Why didn't I see her?"
"She followed my mother and I to the mountains today. She was tired from running, and when she came back she yelled that she wanted to sleep." Cheng Xiaolin said.
Cao Shujie was puzzled: "What are you going to the mountain for?"
"Mow the grass, and trim the excess fruit and fruit saplings in the orchard," Cheng Xiaolin said.
"If you're not at home, is it possible that you won't be able to do these tasks?"
"Look for someone!" Cao Shujie said smoothly: "As far as how efficient you and our mother can be, if a dozen people work together, then the efficiency will be just right!"
"My mother wants to save you some labor costs!" Cheng Xiaolin rolled her eyes at him, feeling that her husband's brain was a bit slow.
Hearing what his wife said, Cao Shujie felt a little touched in his heart. His mother, Wang Yuelan, was a person who did things but didn't talk much most of the time, and rarely expressed her concern for him and his sister.
But my mother has been working quietly.
Just as he was talking, his mother Wang Yuelan's voice came: "Shujie, are you done?"
"Well, I just finished my work. Mom, what do you want?" Cao Shujie was a little confused.
Then he heard his mother Wang Yuelan say: "I just want to remind you, don't just give kiwi fruits to your friends, take some time to give some to Mengmeng's grandma."
"Okay, I'll remember it all!" Cao Shujie agreed happily.
For three consecutive days, Cao Shujie has been busy. During the day, he was either on the way to deliver kiwi fruits or tending to the fruit trees and calves in the orchard. At night, he continued to buy Bitcoin.
What surprised him was that Bitcoin had been on the way down for the past three days, with no sign of stopping the decline and stabilizing.
Even Cao Shujie was confused when he saw the principal in his account dwindling.
Even if you know that Bitcoin will definitely rise sharply in the future, and even reach hundreds of thousands of yuan a piece, you can't get rid of this mentality of losing money.
But in the end, Cao Shujie still unswervingly carried out his task of grabbing orders, only buying but not selling, and grabbing big orders when he saw them.
He told himself, regardless of the ups and downs in the interim, hold on to it for five years and then sell part of it when the price is right.
He never thinks that everything will strictly follow the original historical development trajectory. If this is the case, theoretically he should not exist!
"Let's finish buying the 500,000 yuan first." Cao Shujie finally threw away the weird thoughts in his head and started buying again.
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On the other side, in the Mingshi Mingdu Community in Pingyuan County, live a group of people who are either rich or noble in Pingyuan County.
Lian Xuezhu lived here.
As the top leader of the Forestry Bureau, he secretly founded Mingbo Textile Co., Ltd. in partnership with others, and Lian Xuezhu was really rich.
In the east door of the 16th floor of Building 3 in Area C, Lian Xuezhu, his wife Dang Wanli, and their son Lian Qijian are all at home.
His son has summer vacation and hasn't started school yet. He just stays at home and plays games every day. Lian Xuezhu has told him several times, but it's no use.
That night, when Lian Xuezhu came home from get off work, he saw his wife Dang Wanli and his son Lian Qijian eating in the living room. Seeing that they were eating happily, Lian Xuezhu wondered: "What are you eating? It tastes so delicious.”
"Dad, that's the kiwi fruit you brought back. I just ripened it. It's so sweet. Who gave it to you? I can't ask him to give you more. Two boxes are not enough to eat." Lian Qijian opened his mouth.
, he swallowed a peeled kiwi fruit in two mouthfuls. He felt that eating like this was quite satisfying.
"Kiwi?" Lian Xuezhu was so busy that he had already forgotten about it.
The recent increase in the price of cotton at the source has caused the production cost in the factory to rise, which has made him very anxious. He does not care about such a gadget as the kiwi fruit at all.
Lian Qijian is different. He plays games at home all day long. In addition to eating, drinking, and sleeping, he just plays. Sometimes he also calls his long-distance girlfriend Liu Dan to relieve his lovesickness.
But he ate just those things over and over again. It took a little longer, and Lian Qijian had enough.
Just a few days ago, his father brought back two boxes of kiwi fruits, and Lian Qijian became interested in them when he saw them.
It's not the time for kiwi fruits to be on the market yet, and he doesn't know where his dad got these fresh things from, but it doesn't stop him from eating them.
But who knew that this stuff was hard and very sour when chewed. He thought the kiwi fruit in the box was spoiled. After searching online, he found out that other fruits were used to ripen the kiwi fruit.
Or if you leave it for a while, it will ripen naturally.
That night, Lian Qijian threw an apple into the kiwi fruit box. In the past few days, he had been looking forward to the kiwi fruit being ripe quickly. Today, it was hard to hold the kiwi fruit and it became soft, but as said on the Internet, it could be done easily.
He still couldn't peel them off, and he couldn't wait that long, so he took out a few first, tore off a large piece of skin and flesh, and stuffed the rest into his mouth.
When eaten hard, the kiwi fruit tastes sour. When cooked, the kiwi tastes as sweet as honey.
After his mother Dang Wanli came back, Lian Qijian peeled a few kiwi fruits himself, and the two of them enjoyed the food very much.
"Old Lian, I remember you said that this kiwi fruit was given to you by Zhenzhen, right?"
"Zhenzhen? Kiwi fruit?" Lian Xuezhu heard his wife say this and nodded subconsciously: "It seems that he gave it to me. What did he say to me at that time?"
"Dad, forget it. Don't think about it. I'll call Brother Zhen later and ask him where he picked the kiwi fruits. I'll get some too." Lian Qijian admitted that he was addicted to eating kiwi fruits.
, still want to eat.
When Dang Wanli and Lian Xuezhu heard what their son said, they did not scold him.
In their opinion, as long as their son goes out for a walk, it is better than staying at home and playing games.
