Chapter 192 Finding Another Way Out
He originally wanted to say something, but after hearing her last sentence, Yu Duoduo fell silent.
In her previous life, when her uncle took her to resell daily necessities collected from the homes of the dead, the management office confiscated so much of her fees and even looked down on the supplies they handed in.
In the past, her uncle was the one who dealt with people, and she never had to worry about it. Later, she followed Brother Wang to work on her own and never came to the market again. She didn't expect it to be so complicated.
Now I pay 40 bags a month, and no one can tell whether there will be some additional inexplicable fees in the future.
And like today, there will definitely be cases where the administrator comes directly to the pot to ask for the meat sauce. I’m afraid I’ll encounter this every time I set up a stall in the future.
After a while, Yu Duoduo finally asked:
"Then I would like to ask, how is this surrender standard determined?"
"Of course, this is assessed by the regional administrator on each stall's business. It fluctuates every month. If business is good, more will be paid, and if business is low, less will be paid."
Yu Duoduo knew in his heart that the evaluation of regional administrators was entirely based on the personal wishes of the administrators and there were no standards.
The official introduction of stall fees and heating fees most likely means that they hope the market can achieve self-sufficiency, with the market providing a platform and protection for stall owners, and the stall owners giving back to the market.
This might have been possible before the end of the world, but now it is the end of the world where even eating has become a problem. The supplies collected from stall owners are of varying quality, and a virtuous cycle cannot be achieved at all.
The management looks down on inferior supplies, and eventually the stall owners with some resources will have to support the entire market until they are drained dry and automatically withdraw.
"So, are the ones we hand in now considered as the ones from before or from next month?"
“This month’s and next month’s payments need to be paid together, a total of 80 packets of meat sauce.
At the beginning of each month, you must pay the stall fee and heating fee for the next month. If you do not pay by the third day of the month, you will be deemed to have automatically given up your stall."
"Okay, I understand. Let's go back and prepare the supplies before coming back." After saying that, Yu Duoduo pulled Xie Yun and walked out.
"What's wrong? Aren't we supposed to hand over all the meat paste mixed with dandruff?" Xie Yun was puzzled.
Yu Duoduo told Xie Yun the results of his analysis.
"We have a lot of supplies, but we are not the ones who are being taken advantage of!"
"It's okay if we don't set up a stall. We can just stay in the bunker with Wei Dong and the others. It won't be a big problem."
"That's not necessary. We can't do business even if we don't set up a stall. Today, the lady at the stall next to me gave me a new idea. Maybe we can consider it."
Squeak, squeak, squeak——
Yu Duoduo's intercom rang at the right time.
"Excuse me, Miss Xiao Yu, I am Mr. Wei's housekeeper. Mr. Wei bought vegetables and fruits from you before and was very satisfied with them. We want you to send another batch over, is that okay?"
After hearing what the other party said, Yu Duoduo's mood instantly brightened up. After all, this was her ultimate goal.
Although God wanted to close her window, he couldn't stop her from kicking the door.
"Sure, what kind of products do you need? We have..."
Before Yu Duoduo could start to introduce herself, the person on the other side interrupted her.
"Boss Wei has instructed that all varieties should be sent in batches of the highest quality. The price is negotiable."
It was within Duoduo's expectations that Mr. Wei liked her vegetables and fruits and would continue to do business with her.
After all, her family owns a mine, and a set of jade is just a toy to her, but vegetables and fruits represent the quality of life.
Rich people pay the most attention to this, especially the Wei family, which is second only to the Lin family.
If she were placed in an ordinary wealthy family, they would probably think she was a big liar afterwards and would never contact her again.
"Okay, please confirm a time so that it will be convenient for delivery."
"Let's get it up early tomorrow. It would be best if we could deliver it before 7 a.m. so that we can catch up with the chef to make breakfast for Mr. Wei."
"Okay, I'll deliver it on time tomorrow morning."
After turning off the intercom, Yu Duoduo smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits.
"So, it's not that the business is going to be cut off, but it's going to reach a higher level?" Xie Yun raised one corner of his mouth.
“There are many ways to do business, and you certainly can’t rely on just one path.
Those administrators only want to eat our meat sauce, but when things really get bad, they don't stand on our side. Since we don't have any hope, we won't force them to stay."
Yu Duoduo said this and walked towards the market.
"Where are you going?" Xie Yun asked as he followed behind.
"There are some things I need to explain before I leave."
Yu Duoduo went to Brother Wang's stall first. Brother Wang was busy introducing the use of the saw to people, so she waited on the side.
After a while, when everyone had left, Yu Duoduo stepped forward.
"Brother Wang, I want to ask you something."
"Come over here, feel free to ask anything."
Yu Duoduo helped him a lot in the previous business ventures. Now his team no longer has to worry about food and drink, and Yu Duoduo's status in his heart naturally rose.
"How much do you pay for your stall?" Yu Duoduo didn't bother to beat around the bush and asked directly.
"Well, it seems that every family is different. The administrator even told everyone not to discuss with each other..." Brother Wang frowned and said.
"Brother Wang, if you are in trouble, don't say anything, so as not to get yourself into trouble!" Yu Duoduo is a sensible person.
Just as he was about to stand up, Brother Wang grabbed him, came closer and said:
"We are not outsiders. Have your stalls been closed down a lot?"
Yu Duoduo nodded slightly.
"That's it. The administrator sees that your business is good and the prices are not low, so he will definitely charge more.
There are seven or eight of us brothers, and each family collects different stall fees. My business is better, so I am required to hand over 10 kilograms of grain every month, while others are required to hand over 3456 kilograms. "Brother Wang said.
"So what we harvested was food?"
“Not entirely, because I sold my hardware in exchange for food, and I guess the administrator saw it, so what I got was food.
I saw other people also handed in their shoes, gloves and socks. You should hand in your meat paste. You can’t spend the gold bars now!
But seeing that you two look so sad, is there something that makes you unhappy?" Brother Wang looked at Yu Duoduo and Xie Yun and asked.
"Brother Wang, the supplies we have to hand in are too appalling, so we don't plan to keep the stall open."
Brother Wang was stunned for two seconds after hearing what Yu Duoduo said, "How big of an amount is it that makes both of you wealthy men worried?"
Yu Duoduo sighed, "This time I have to pay two months' payment, this month and last month, 70 packs of stall fees, plus 10 packs of heating fees, a total of 80 packs."
Brother Wang now understood the suffering of Yu Duoduo and the others. 80 bags - is this considered open robbery or covert robbery?
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