Chapter 286 Jiang Tian

Jiang Tian and the others originally wanted to invite them to dinner at their home, but Wen Zhenyi was planning to go to the town, so he declined.

When they came out, the children hiding outside looked at them curiously.

Wen Zhenyi took out some snacks he usually made from the carriage and said, "Axiang, go and distribute these snacks to the children."

Axiang took the snacks and walked towards the children.

The children happily bowed and thanked Wen Zhenyi with the snacks in their hands, then ran away in a swarm.

Wen Chengwen smiled as he watched the child run away: "A child's world is still the purest."

Wen Zhenyi smiled and turned to look at him: "Dad, why are you suddenly so emotional?"

"Haha! I just think that as this person grows up, he has more worries."

"These three thousand strands of troubles are not called that for nothing." Wen Zhenyi pointed at the hair on his head.

Wen Chengwen laughed heartily at her amusing words: "Are you going to town?"

"Go, I need to deliver some beef jerky to Mr. Cheng, and I also need to pay the bill to the owner of the beef stall."

"Are you ready to sell beef jerky?"

“I want to see if I can sell it.”

"That's fine. If you can't sell it, you don't have to go through all this trouble."

Wen Zhenyi was not worried about not being able to sell it. After all, this beef jerky could not only be used as a snack, but also as a very good dish to go with wine, and it should be more easily accepted in restaurants.

After Axiang came back, they drove the carriage out of Dongshan Village and went straight to the town.

It was already past dinner time when they arrived in town, so Wen Zhenyi and the others ran into the store.

"Little Peach, is there anything to eat?"

Zhu Tao and the others looked at the three people who came in: "Yi Yi, don't you have lunch?"

"No, is there anything to eat? I'm starving."

"Just sit down for a moment, I'll do it for you, it'll be ready in a moment."

"Little peaches are the best." Wen Zhenyi was really hungry now. She calculated the time and knew she would soon arrive in Kuishui. Once she returned from the county town, the autumn harvest would begin.

She had to hurry up and go to another village, as time was really tight.

Da Zhuang came to get the herbal tea and walked in when he saw her there: "Miss Wen."

"Uncle Dazhuang, are you going to deliver the food?"

"Yes, our boss asked me to tell you to go see him when you have time."

"Okay, I'll go check it out later."

Zhu Tao cooked a bowl of beef noodles for each of them, which was quite filling.

Wen Zhenyi gave her a thumbs up while eating: "Xiao Taozi, your cooking skills are getting better and better."

"Take your time to eat. The shop is too busy."

Wen Zhenyi nodded while eating noodles.

After eating a bowl of noodles, she finally came back to life: "Dad, I'm going out for a while."

"Go ahead. Axiang and I will help out in the store. We'll go back together when you're done."

Wen Zhenyi first went to the beef stall, paid for yesterday's beef, and ordered the beef that he couldn't sell today.

The owner of the beef stall was very happy. Now he didn't have to worry about what to do with the unsold beef.

He used to take the beef back to marinate and dry it in the sun, but it would go bad soon. Now that Wen Zhenyi has bought it all, it has helped him a lot.

She carried a basket and walked towards the Cheng Mansion. Mr. Cheng did not go out today, but was waiting for her in the flower hall.

"Master Cheng didn't go out today."

"Didn't you say you would bring me something today? I'll be waiting for you at home."

"I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"Let me see the beef jerky you mentioned."

Wen Zhenyi took out the prepared beef jerky, one fried, one baked, and one shredded lemon jerky and placed them on the table: "These are three ways to eat it, try them."

The maid was very considerate and brought him a pair of chopsticks and a bowl and placed them in front of him.

Master Cheng picked up his chopsticks and tapped them lightly on the bowl, then aligned them: "Are they all made of beef?"

"Yeah, but it's different from what we ate before."

Mr. Cheng ate a fried piece and said, "This would be perfect with a glass of wine."

"You can eat it cold, it's delicious too."

After hearing what she said, Mr. Cheng actually asked the maid to serve him a bowl of cold rice.

Wen Zhenyi waited until he finished eating all three plates of beef jerky before he said, "What do you think, Master Cheng?"

"The taste is excellent, and the texture is great, but how much do you want for it?"

Wen Zhenyi's biggest headache is the price. The price of beef plus the processing cost is not cheap. "How much do you think is appropriate?"

"You're getting more and more cunning, girl. You don't set the price yourself, but leave it to me to decide."

"You are always farsighted."

Mr. Cheng rolled his eyes. "Beef costs thirty cents, and the other seasonings won't be cheap either. Plus, beef shrinks after being dried in the sun. I'm afraid it'll take several pounds of beef to make one pound of beef jerky."

Wen Zhenyi just smiled and didn't answer. He was right. The cost of a pound of beef jerky was not cheap.

Master Cheng frowned and thought, if he bought it and then sold it, the price would be a bit high: "Girl, this price is probably not cheap, ordinary people can't afford it."

"I don't plan to supply it to ordinary people. After all, there is not much of it."

Mr. Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her, somewhat understanding what she meant. Scarcity makes things valuable. Some things are not always better the more you have them. The more unavailable something is, the more people will want them.

"You mean to sell it at the more expensive price?"

"Yes, this pound of beef jerky costs two taels of silver. I want to make money, right? I have to sell it for at least five taels of silver."

Mr. Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I took five qian of silver from you, and if I sell it, it will cost at least seven or eight qian of silver. If it's sold to a place far away, it will cost at least one or two taels of silver."

"There's nothing we can do about it. This thing is a rare commodity."

"How much do you have now?"

"I have about a hundred pounds in my hand now."

"Send me a few dozen kilograms first, and I'll sell them in shops and restaurants."

"Okay, if you have a wine shop, you can sell it there as a snack."

"You're quite quick-witted, girl." He then looked at her and said, "You're very familiar with Biaozi from the gambling house."

Wen Zhenyi didn't know what he meant by this: "What do you mean?"

"The brothel he manages is a thriving gold mine. This stuff will be easier to sell there. Also, does he have a stake in the new business he's developing?"

"You mean delivering something?"

"Well, it's similar to what you told me about delivering food."

"He can do this business, but you can't."

"Why?"

"You don't have that many desperate people on your side. The road is full of dangers. How can it be as safe as doing business in the city? Don't you think so?"