Yun Ruoxia was completely stunned. After what happened last time, Manager Zhou's relationship with them had become even closer. Moreover, autumn is dry, which is the perfect time to eat wood ear mushrooms. Why couldn't they harvest them?
"Manager Zhou, is it that our black fungus is not good enough, or is it a problem with the price?"
"No, no, young lady, you probably don't know that there was a murder case involving wood ear mushrooms in this city before. Look at that abandoned restaurant, that's where the incident started."
Yunling looked in the direction Manager Zhou pointed and saw that the restaurant stood there like a withered old man, with broken doors and windows, looking quite old.
"Shopkeeper, is this really caused by eating wood ear mushrooms? Or is someone deliberately setting this up?"
"Back then, the matter was very vague. Some people said that the owner was heartless and deliberately cooked the spoiled wood ear mushrooms, while others said that the owner had made enemies and was poisoned by someone with ulterior motives. In short, there were many different opinions, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved."
Seeing Yun Ruoxia's worried expression, Manager Zhou said a few more words.
"These days, people in the city are terrified of black fungus. If you're talking about eating it, very few dare to, except for those who are desperate for money and can afford to eat it. But if they're short of money, why would they come to our restaurant for a meal? Don't you think so?"
Manager Zhou's words were quite clear, so Yun Ruoxia and Yun Ling couldn't continue to pester him. It was understandable that they were in a bad mood, as they had clearly intended to sell the goods for a good price and find a good way out, but this was the result.
What could be more painful than not being able to sell the produce you've worked so hard to grow?
Fearing that Yun Ling would be upset, Yun Ruoxia comforted her, "Ling-jie, why don't we go to another restaurant and see? It's all in the past now, maybe it will work out."
"No need, Auntie. People in this city don't eat it. If we go to other cities or other places, people will eat it. We can pick all the black fungus in our house, dry it, and sell it through the merchants."
This inspiration came from Yunling's conversation with Zhang Xiao. They could dry and sell the mushrooms they picked, so why couldn't they do the same with black fungus?
As for the choice of this trading company... Yun Shenghua works in the trading company and is naturally familiar with the ways of the business. If he were to handle the sales, he would definitely not suffer a loss.
However, Yun Shenghua is an honest man and an accountant, which makes him easy to gossip about. If he were to bring his own black fungus into the mix, people would inevitably think he was pocketing the money from the business. Rumors spread like wildfire, and he might easily lose his employer's trust. This is unacceptable.
Yun Ling realized that Yun Ruoxia naturally understood her brother's personality, so she didn't force him.
As they walked, they arrived at the Lu Family Trading Company. Yunling looked up and exclaimed, "Aunt, have you and Father been to this Lu Family Trading Company before?"
"Yes, they came when we returned the gift. Are you trying to sell it to them?"
"Yes, you didn't say anything bad about them when you came back, so they must be as good as Manager Zhou."
Yun Ruoxia glanced down at Yun Ling. For a moment, she felt that her niece was not like a child, but rather like an adult. But she was right. Both the young master and Uncle Cao were good people. So she walked into the shop.
Uncle Cao came to greet her, and the moment he saw Yunling, he smiled and said, "This must be Hua Ge'er's daughter, she looks so much like him."
Yun Ruoxia also smiled and said, "Uncle Cao has a good eye, this is my niece."
Yunling also greeted, "Hello, Uncle Cao."
Uncle Cao was delighted and took out some candy from his pocket to coax them. He then asked them what they had come for today. Yun Ruoxia didn't beat around the bush and directly told him that she wanted to sell dried wood ear mushrooms.
Uncle Cao knew from the previous incident that most of the children in their family were girls, so he felt more inclined to take care of them. "How many do you have?"
Yun Ruoxia, unaware of the situation, looked at Yun Ling, who was also unsure and asked, "Is there a minimum purchase quantity for high-quality goods in small quantities?"
"No... no, the high-quality ones go through the routes to the capital or Jiangnan, where transportation is convenient, and we naturally accept small quantities."
Yun Ling nodded. She had no worries about the quality, but Yun Ruoxia felt a little uneasy. She had no experience dealing with merchants, and the gossip she had heard in the village had never touched on this aspect. Therefore, she was not confident about the price and dared not quote a price casually.
Uncle Cao saw through it at a glance, and he simply said, "It's not too late for us to discuss this after you bring the dried wood ear mushrooms."
Yun Ruoxia thanked her repeatedly and then left with Yun Ling.
As soon as they left, Lu Yinghuai came out of the house. When he saw Uncle Cao standing at the door waving, he asked curiously, "Uncle Cao, who are you greeting?"
"Oh, they are Brother Hua's family."
"His sister?"
"Yes, and his daughter too. Let me tell you, his daughter looks a lot like Hua Ge'er."
The image of Yun Ling immediately flashed through Lu Yinghuai's mind, and he asked, "Uncle Cao, how old does she look?"
Uncle Cao stroked his chin. "I'd guess he's seven or eight years old."
This was similar to what Lu Yinghuai had expected. He then asked, "What brings them here?"
"If you want to sell dried wood ear mushrooms, go through our trading company. As for the price, we can discuss it later."
A surge of joy welled up in Lu Yinghuai's heart. He didn't know why he felt this way. Even though he had only met the other person once, he couldn't forget him.
"When will that be?"
Uncle Cao sensed something unusual. He had never seen Lu Yinghuai like this before, so he connected him with Yun Ruoxia. After all, the two were about the same age, and Yun Ruoxia had been involved in business at such a young age, showing no lack of courage. The Lu family didn't care much about social status, so it wasn't impossible.
"It will probably take about two days."
"Uncle Cao, just let me know when the time comes, and I'll come and learn how to do business."
Uncle Cao just wanted to laugh. This excuse was too lame. Someone who started learning how to do business at the age of six, and after six years of learning, still wants to learn how to do business? Isn't he just making himself a laughing stock?
But Uncle Cao didn't expose him; he just smiled and agreed.
**
Upon returning to the village, Yunling and Yun Ruoxia quickly picked black fungus from the linden tree and placed it in the yard to dry in the sun.
In just two days, the black fungus was dried into dried black fungus. Yunling and Yun Ruoxia packed it up and were about to drive the donkey cart to the city when they saw Granny Fan running over, looking anxious and calling out:
"Ling'er, your grandma is calling you to bring a rolling pin! Hurry and save her!"
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