Chapter 59: The Man in a Suit Selling Vegetables
The three of them soon arrived at the floating market again.
This time, Annan’s goal was clear: to find jade.
I’ve bought all the jade on this street!
Sister, I want to try what it feels like to teleport ten meters!
But she drove around the market and didn't come across anyone with jade.
However, Zhao Ping'an and Chu Peipei quickly exchanged a lot of things.
Their needs are relatively simple.
"Mechanic" Zhao Ping'an likes to collect all kinds of strange steel scraps, such as iron bars and forks, and he wants to take them all home.
Then there are various snacks and condiments.
He always remembered his mother's complaint to him: that he had not stocked up on hot pot base for her before.
Therefore, whenever I see someone changing seasonings, whether it is hot pot base, marinade, or spicy hot pot seasoning, I will exchange them for meat.
Anyway, there was already enough fish and meat left at home, and the rest were all for exchange. As long as it was something that could improve the quality of life, he would trade with others.
Chu Peipei's needs are simpler, she only wants the most practical supplies.
Easy-to-store dry food, various basic seasonings such as salt and sugar cubes, and energy fuels for making fire and cooking...
Although crocodile meat is not as valuable as it was at the beginning as the seafood market gradually became saturated, fortunately they had a large stock on hand and were able to exchange it for a lot of good things.
While helping them load supplies onto the boat, Annan subconsciously looked around.
I didn’t see the jade, but I did see an unexpected gain.
——The fertilizer that she was thinking about yesterday.
I saw two large bags of fertilizer on a busy vegetable stall.
She quickly moved towards the other assault boat.
The market is full of kayaks, bathtubs and large plastic basins, but rafts are rare.
Not to mention that the assault boat was also filled with fresh vegetables.
Leeks, spinach, bok choy, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers.
Looking around, almost all of them have a short maturity period and can be grown in one or two months.
Linbei City has been flooded for more than three months, but some people still have plenty of fresh vegetables?
At this time, the assault boat was crowded with people, all asking questions.
"Brother, where did you get these fresh vegetables?"
“Is there any place in Linbei City that has not been flooded?”
"How do you sell these vegetables?"
And the vegetable seller is as eye-catching as his vegetables.
The man was wearing a well-tailored suit, with a neat shirt collar and cufflinks on his cuffs.
Annan looked at it curiously: Is this a new fashion?
Selling food at a stall in a suit?
It's been more than three months since the natural disaster, and there are still people who dress so exquisitely.
The man in the suit did not respond to the random questions and just quoted the price of his vegetables.
"One pound of vegetables can be exchanged for three pounds of grain or five pounds of crocodile meat, and other fish meat needs eight pounds."
Many people heard the offer and walked away.
This is too expensive!
A pound of vegetables is not enough to fill my stomach, but I need to exchange so much grain and meat for it.
Better not.
But there are also big fishermen who catch a lot of crocodiles and are willing to trade with him. After all, if you don't eat vegetables for a long time, your body will have many problems.
So at this time, there were still people doing business with him in twos and threes.
Seeing that many people blocking the way ahead were discouraged by the price, Chu Peipei quickly seized the opportunity and moved the boat over.
Annan set his sights on two bags of fertilizer on his boat.
"Hi, I want to change some vegetables."
“How do I change this fertilizer?”
The two women asked at the same time.
The man in the suit was serving food to other customers while he replied:
"The fertilizer comes in 50-catties bags, so two bags make up 100 catties in total. You can exchange it for 10 catties of crocodile meat. As for vegetables, how much do you want to exchange?"
Chu Peipei had just exchanged a lot of things, so she exchanged her last 30 kilograms of crocodile meat for 6 kilograms of vegetables. She also picked cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers so that she could save seeds for herself.
Not only can you eat it directly after you take it home, you can also save the seeds and plant them on the balcony at home.
Annan readily exchanged 10 kilograms of crocodile meat for fertilizer.
"Do you have any fertilizers at home? I'll take them all if you offer them at a lower price."
The man in the suit was a little surprised.
Do people living in water cities still have such a great demand for fertilizers?
Zhao Pingan and Chu Peipei were also curious: "Annan, why did you buy so much fertilizer?"
Annan: "Oh, I also grow vegetables at home."
Zhao Pingan laughed at her: "To grow some vegetables, why use so much fertilizer?"
Of course, Annan would not tell him that he had a large piece of land to cultivate, so he just smiled:
"I'm not good at growing vegetables, so I stock up on this stuff to be safe. Besides, this stuff is hard to come by. What if I don't come across it in the future? I have to buy more."
Zhao Ping'an thought that made sense, so he also wanted to buy some.
The man in the suit scratched his head and said, "I still have a lot of fertilizer at home. I can sell you another thousand kilograms, but you have to wait until tomorrow."
Annan immediately said that he could come again tomorrow.
Seeing this, Chu Peipei asked the man in the suit to bring her some soil for growing vegetables. She also curiously asked him, "Where do you grow so many vegetables?"
They exchanged a lot of things with him, so he was considered a big patron.
So the man in the suit replied in a good mood: "I live in the mountains, and I grow some vegetables."
On the mountain?
Annan thought to himself that it was very likely that he lived in the mid-mountain villa area.
Especially his outfit... Annan looked at him: "I have a question too!"
Seeing her serious expression, the man in the suit replied, "Excuse me."
"Why are you wearing a suit to sell vegetables?"
…
The man in the suit was a little speechless, but Annan still waited for his answer with a serious look on his face.
Please! It has been more than three months since the natural disaster, and there are still people dressed like the CBD elites, in suits and ties. Isn't it worth being curious?
This is such a high demand on oneself.
It's even more exaggerated than that beautiful girl in the neighborhood who has to wear Chanel, carry LV, and put on exquisite makeup before going downstairs to take out the trash.
After all, the beauty just put on a sweater and went out with disheveled hair and dirty face.
The man in the suit was a little embarrassed: "Actually there is no special reason. It's mainly because I don't have any other clothes except suits."
As the backbone of the group's business, the most capable lackey of General Manager Gu... oh no, assistant. A closet full of suits is the minimum respect for this job!
"Another thing is that wearing this way will make it easier for me to meet my boss in the best possible condition at any time."
Annan and her friends were stunned.
What kind of outrageous capitalist is this! Even when there is a natural disaster, they still have to be ready to meet the boss at any time?
It is really heartbreaking to hear and tears to see...
Annan: Fortunately, I am an unemployed homeless person lying at home.
It turns out that there is no easy money in this world!
A few people were talking when suddenly, a burst of arrogant voices came from afar.
"Hey, Long Cong'an, now you not only farm, but also sell vegetables?"
Annan looked in the direction of the voice and saw an unexpected person.