Chapter 282 The price cannot be set too high
He put down his chopsticks and looked at the two of them: "Ruoting, Tan Chen, you came here not just to bring delicious food to Uncle Cui, right?"
Shang Ruoting smiled and sat across from him: "Haha... Uncle Cui can't hide anything."
Secretary Cui was always straightforward with the two of them: "What's the matter? Just tell me. As long as Uncle Cui can do it, I will definitely help."
Shang Ruoting didn't beat around the bush and directly stated her purpose.
"Uncle Cui, you've seen and eaten these oyster mushrooms. To be honest, my family just harvested them. Counting the ones cultivated by Yangmei's family, we have at least 20,000 kilograms of them now."
When Secretary Cui heard the news, he was even more shocked than when he saw the mushrooms he had cultivated.
"What?"
"More than 20,000 kilograms?"
"How much is the yield?"
Secretary Cui's performance was within Shang Ruoting's expectations. After all, in this era, no crops grown by oneself could have such a high yield.
"Uncle Cui, these 20,000-plus kilograms are the combined output of Yangmei's family and I. We planted about two mu of land in total. This is our first time trying planting, so we didn't dare to invest too much."
"Now that we have thoroughly mastered this technology, we estimate that the yield per mu of the next batch can be doubled."
If Secretary Cui hadn't had a stronger willpower, he would have been frightened by Shang Ruoting's words.
The yield per mu is more than 10,000 catties, and it can be doubled...
"Ruoting, don't tease Uncle Cui. Even the most productive crops won't yield that much per mu..."
Seeing Secretary Cui's expression, Tan Chen was obviously a little unconvinced.
"Uncle Cui, what Ruoting said is true. Our family cultivated the first batch of oyster mushrooms for experimentation, so we didn't dare invest too much. The next batch will definitely double the yield."
Secretary Cui saw that the young couple spoke to him so confidently, and even though he had countless reasons not to believe it, he had to believe it.
Although the land in Fengxian County is now contracted to individuals, he is still very happy to have such a high yield.
"Tan Chen, Ruoting, while it's still early, take your uncle to visit his home."
Shang Ruoting did not object to Secretary Cui visiting the greenhouse where oyster mushrooms were cultivated. After all, this thing would need to be exposed to light sooner or later, and besides, she was the only one who knew this cultivation technique at the moment, and even if outsiders saw it, they would not be able to learn it.
However, the purpose of their coming here today has not been made clear, so they naturally cannot just go back like this.
"Uncle Cui, it's okay to go to my house to see the greenhouse where we grow oyster mushrooms. We'll go there in a while."
"Before that, I want to talk about asking Uncle Cui for help."
Secretary Cui slapped his forehead, a look of sudden enlightenment on his face: "Look at me, I'm too excited. Ruoting, tell me, what do you want to see Uncle Cui about?"
Shang Ruoting pushed the remaining half bamboo basket of oyster mushrooms in front of Secretary Cui and said, "Uncle Cui, now you know what I'm talking about. I'd like to ask you if there's a place that can buy them."
"As you know, oyster mushrooms are different from other crops. They have a very high yield. Even if we set up a stall and sell them until they rot, we may not be able to sell them all. So we want to find a place to cooperate with that can purchase them long-term."
Secretary Cui did not find this matter too difficult. In the past, the products produced in several villages of Daha Commune were sold through him. Although the number of oyster mushrooms was a little more, he could find more places.
"That's not a difficult problem. I can have someone contact the various supply and marketing cooperatives. I just don't know what price you're going to set for these oyster mushrooms."
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen discussed the price of oyster mushrooms on the way to the commune.
No matter what era, things are valuable because they are rare, so they can be priced very high.
However, the transportation industry was not very developed in that era, so the mushrooms could only be sold in nearby places, and the sales range became smaller, which means that the market for oyster mushrooms was not very wide. In this case, the price could not be set too high.
Otherwise, once the goods are piled up, it will affect the reputation of the oyster mushrooms themselves.
Although the two of them had planned the price of oyster mushrooms, Shang Ruoting still wanted to hear Secretary Cui's advice.
"Uncle Cui, this is also the first batch of our oyster mushrooms. The price is a little bit uncertain."
Secretary Cui was happy at the moment. Although he could see Shang Ruoting's little thoughts, he didn't bother with her.
"The prices of seasonal vegetables here range from a few cents to ten cents, and pork is more than 40 cents. I think the retail price of oyster mushrooms is somewhere in between the prices of vegetables and pork."
"However, if you want to sell this in large quantities, you must leave some profit for the place where it is sold. In my opinion, the price should be around 10 or 20 cents."
This price is similar to what Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen planned. What they meant was that the price of oyster mushrooms cannot be lower than 1.8 cents per catty.
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