After returning home, Chen Xia started his plan to make a fortune.
His operation method is actually very simple. The grain harvest in the countryside has been good, but the farmers dare not sell it in the market. If they want to sell it, they can only sell it to the grain station.
However, the purchase price of the grain station is very low. Yuezhou has always been an agricultural area. It can be said that the grain station is not short of grain. It exports a large amount of grain every year to make a profit from the price difference.
So they set the purchase price very low, only 7 cents per pound of rice.
However, after being purchased by the grain station, processed by the grain factory, and then placed on the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative, the cheapest grain costs 15 cents per pound, and the better fine grains are around 18 cents.
The profit from supply and marketing is quite considerable.
Another point is that city dwellers cannot just have money to buy food, they also need food coupons.
Therefore, many times, food coupons were even more expensive than grain. One food coupon could be exchanged for several kilograms of grain. On the black market, one kilogram of national food coupons could be exchanged for three or four yuan at most.
Chen Xia thought that if he bought rice in the countryside and then took it to the city to sell, taking out 20 or 30 kilograms each time, even if he was caught, it wouldn't be considered speculation, right?
The difference in price can definitely make him a lot of money.
As for where to sell?
This is even simpler. Isn't my eldest sister Chen Chun attending university in the provincial capital? I can take advantage of the summer vacation to go visit my sister, and then secretly sell rice in Lin'an City. No one will find out.
In order to realize his plan to get rich, he must first get the tacit approval of the team leader Chen Yigen. Chen Xia decided to have a good discussion with him.
"What? You want to buy rice? Chen Xia, don't you have enough food at home? I can give you a few bags."
"No, Fourth Grandpa, I want to buy a large amount of rice, as much as I can get. Then I'll borrow the rice mill in our village. I only want the rice, and the rest of the rice bran will be left to the brigade for their disposal."
Chen Yigen felt that his brain was not enough.
"Wait, wait, are you saying you want to buy all the rice from the entire village? Chen Xia, what's wrong with you? Why do you want so much rice? Can your family of three eat it all?"
Chen Xia's face was full of black lines. Why did he always like to say that he was stupid?
Chen Xia walked out of the door, looked around to see if there was anyone around, closed the door tightly, and then moved closer to Chen Yigen and whispered:
"Fourth Grandpa, I'm telling you this, but you can't tell anyone else. Actually, all this food is needed by the Fourth Hospital. Dean Gu and Secretary Zhang know I'm from the countryside, so they want me to help collect some food so they can distribute it to the staff of the Fourth Hospital. Now there's not enough food, and it's affecting our work."
When Chen Yigen heard that it was the Fourth Hospital that wanted it, he felt relieved and quickly nodded and said, "Oh oh oh."
"But it's against discipline for the Fourth Hospital to purchase grain. They don't have enough food coupons to buy from the supply and marketing cooperatives, so they asked me to secretly purchase some grain. The grain station charges 7 cents per pound for rice, and they are willing to add 2 cents to the price, making it 9 cents per pound. This way, the staff of the Fourth Hospital can have food to eat, and we farmers can also make some money."
Chen Yigen slapped his thigh and said, "Ah, this is good news. I support you. This year's grain harvest is good, and many people are worried about not being able to eat it all and not being able to exchange it for money. Okay, then you can collect it."
When Chen Xia heard that the captain had taken the bait, he couldn't help but feel both amused and guilty.
"Fourth Grandfather, we're facing a problem. The Fourth Hospital is secretly purchasing grain and they're not willing to touch the money in the hospital's account. They're asking if I can purchase it first and then pay me after I sell it to the staff. I don't have enough money for the purchase now, only a little over 900 yuan. Could you lend me 1,000 yuan from the village account first?"
Chen Yigen glared at him and lectured him, "Now you know you have no money? I told you to save money a few days ago, but you refused. I'll lend you the money, no problem. I'm in charge, but you have to pay it back on time."
"Fourth Grandfather, if you don't trust me, do you also not trust the reputation of the Fourth Hospital? I only have over 1,000 yuan to buy more than 10,000 kilograms of grain. There are so many employees and their families in the Fourth Hospital, and each person can't get more than 10 kilograms. Are you worried that these workers won't have money to give us?"
Now Chen Yigen was completely relieved. For such a big hospital, more than a thousand yuan was nothing.
So, the news quickly spread in Qingfeng Village that the second son of Chen Bingkun's family wanted to purchase a large amount of grain and would pay 2 cents more per pound than the grain station.
Now everyone in the village is in a dilemma. This year is the first year of bumper harvest, and every household has surplus grain, but what farmers lack most now is cash.
There is always someone who is the first to try something new.
Chen Guolin's family and Chen Xia were quite close. That evening, Mrs. Guolin came quietly, grabbed Chen Xia and asked:
"Xiao Xia, do you really want to collect the food?"
"Auntie, it's true. 9 cents per pound. Cash on delivery. And I only want 20,000 pounds. No more. If you want to sell, hurry up."
"Okay, your words are enough."
So, "Chen's Grain Station" was opened in the brigade's rice mill warehouse. Guo Linsao was the first to take the lead and sold 400 kilograms of rice. She received 36 yuan from Chen Qiu on the spot, which made Guo Linsao smile with joy.
Chen Yigen was sitting next to him. Today he was there to support Chen Xia, fearing that he would make mistakes in a hurry and end up hurting the villagers.
Seeing Mrs. Guo Lin's expression, he quickly cleared his throat and said, "Take the money and leave quickly. Keep it a secret and don't tell anyone outside the village."
After the first one, there was a second one. In just two days, 20,000 kilograms of rice were purchased. In fact, it was only 10 tons and could be transported away by a cement boat.
After purchasing the rice, Chen Xia paid 3 yuan a day to several villagers and asked them to help thresh the rice directly in the rice mill. Bags of white rice were then ready.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
