Chapter 51: Deliberately Raising the Price to Kill Zhou Tianci
"Seventeen cents a pound."
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ying continued to quote prices, which meant that a price war had really begun.
"Madam Xiao, please calm down." Chen Jie quickly advised.
"Yes, sister-in-law, there is no need to be angry with him." Chen Jin looked even more nervous.
Even if my second brother and his wife made some money, they have been buying red strips and building houses recently, so there must not be much left.
After hearing the villagers' advice, the man who received the red slip became more confident, certain that the price offered by the other party could never be higher than his.
"Twenty cents!"
He raised the price by another three cents. This price was completely beyond everyone's expectations. A few more cents could buy pork.
"Twenty-two cents."
Xiao Ying actually made another offer, her face calm and she didn't even look at the man.
The man gritted his teeth. He didn't believe that the other party could really come up with so much money to buy it.
But he had to complete the task given to him by his superiors. He had to make sure that this woman didn't receive a single red slip, so he raised the price again.
"Twenty-five cents!"
This is almost the highest price the higher-ups are willing to offer. If he exceeds this price, he will definitely be scolded when he returns.
Xiao Ying's heart moved, and when he heard the other party's hesitation, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
The villagers were already nervous, fearing that she would continue to raise the price. Even Chen Xinghai clenched his fist.
Of course, people like Chen Mazi hope the price will be higher so that they can earn more.
"Eight."
Xiao Ying spoke again, but this time he quoted the same price as at the beginning.
Everyone was stunned and thought they had heard it wrong. Did Madam Xiao say twenty-eight cents?
The man almost sprained his waist and fell out of the car. Was the woman talking about eight cents?
"Madam Xiao, are you right?" Chen Jie asked in disbelief.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "You're right, Li Zheng. I should be calmer. There's no need to engage in a price war with him."
"This man is obviously wealthy and can afford a high price. I can only offer eight cents per pound."
Chen Xinghai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly realized that his mother had done it on purpose, and he couldn't help but admire her.
The villagers looked a little strange. Some of them thought that she really couldn't afford the price, while others gradually realized her purpose and laughed in their hearts.
"I'm willing to buy the red strips for twenty-five coins per pound. Don't miss this opportunity to make money."
Xiao Ying looked relaxed and even encouraged everyone to sell the red strips to this man.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. If they sold the red strip to this man, what would happen to Madam Xiao?
"Second sister-in-law, do you really want us to sell the red strip to him?"
Chen Jin frowned. He couldn't do such a thing anyway.
Xiao Ying nodded: "Why not make money? I've already received enough red slips anyway."
The man's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that this woman really didn't intend to continue accepting the red slips. Could the young master's plan still succeed?
"Madam Xiao, then we will sell the red strip to him."
Chen Jie thought for a moment and obviously understood Xiao Ying's plan. Since Xiao Ying said so, there was really no need for them to go against the money.
Xiao Ying nodded without any anger or reluctance, which made the man feel even more uncertain.
So Chen Jie took the lead in selling the red strips that had just been picked today to the men. The amount picked today was even smaller, and only a few kilograms were picked in the morning.
"What are you looking at? Why don't you weigh yourself?"
Seeing the man stunned, Chen Jie frowned and urged him.
The man gritted his teeth and started weighing the red strips.
"Six pounds and three ounces."
"That's one hundred and fifty-eight coins. Give me the money."
Chen Jie calculated the price in one go, and the man muttered to himself for a while, and finally counted out 158 copper coins to him.
With the village head taking the lead, the other villagers gradually gathered around and sold the red strips they picked.
"Humph, a bunch of pretentious people. Just now you said you wouldn't sell it? Now you're more enthusiastic than anyone else."
Chen Mazi spat and hurried to sell his own.
"Brother, you should go too."
Seeing that Chen Jin was still standing there without moving, Xiao Ying reminded him again.
"Okay, if you need red strips in the future, I'll pick some for you." Chen Jin had no choice but to say.
Xiao Ying smiled. The eldest family and the two elders were quite nice people.
Without waiting for the man to finish the acquisition, Xiao Ying took Chen Xinghai home. The man showed a trace of resentment as he watched the two of them leave.
If this woman hadn't deliberately raised the price, he wouldn't have to spend so much money to buy it.
"Mom, were you raising the price on purpose?"
On the way, Chen Xinghai asked curiously.
"Well, although I don't know who sent him, since he made such a move, it means he has enough confidence. It's not wise to compete with him on price."
Xiao Ying said a few more words, but in fact he already had a vague guess in his mind.
She really didn't have much money left, so it was impossible for her to buy the peppers at a higher price.
Fortunately, we have harvested a lot in the past few days. If we make spicy sesame oil and spicy sauce, there will be at least six or seven thousand kilograms, which should be able to sell for a lot of money.
"Tomorrow, go buy 500 kilograms of oil and 100 jars of 20 kilograms each. I can ask the store to deliver it to you."
"I understand, mother." Chen Xinghai nodded obediently and asked, "Do you want to buy some other seasonings?"
"Buy fifty kilograms of salt, and you can choose the other seasonings. I have star anise and Sichuan peppercorns here."
Xiao Ying calculated the price as he spoke. This would cost at least seventy or eighty taels of silver, and he probably couldn't even finish making all the peppers at home.
"good."
Chen Xinghai wrote them down one by one, thinking that if he bought so much at once, the store would probably give him a lower price.
"By the way, if you have time, ask about the situation in Manxiang Garden." Xiao Ying said finally.
Chen Xinghai's heart moved: "Mom suspects that they are up to something?"
Xiao Yingguo slowly replied, "There's something I haven't told you before. In fact, Manxiang Garden sent people to monitor me before, trying to find out where the potatoes came from."
"They're actually spying on me?"
Chen Xinghai was shocked, and then he was filled with anger. No wonder his mother suddenly stopped cooperating with Manxiangyuan and went to Weixianju instead.
"Did the people who were monitoring me discover my secret?"
Xiao Ying smiled strangely: "Maybe, but he will never have the chance to tell anyone."
Chen Xinghai opened his mouth, a hint of horror flashed across his eyes again, and he once again had a clear understanding of his mother's methods.
After the shock came relief and joy, even a sense of relief, because they would no longer be bullied by others.
The man who was sent to collect the peppers finally finished collecting them all around noon. Looking at the bags that were deflated, he felt heavy-hearted.
Regardless of being hungry, he drove the ox cart to the town immediately.
He went back and reported to Zhou Tianci in detail what happened in Chenjia Village. Zhou Tianci was quite dissatisfied when he heard that he bought it at the price of 25 cents per catty.
However, when I heard that Xiao Ying didn't receive any red slips today, my mood became bright again.
The man didn't dare to tell Xiao Ying that he had received a lot of red slips, and pretended that he didn't know.
"Well done, keep going this afternoon! I'm going to make sure that woman never gets a red slip again."
Zhou Tianci laughed heartily. After several fights, he finally won back a game.
How could a mere village woman be his opponent?
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