Chapter 318 Something happened in your family...
"Director Zhou, I have over 200 chickens and ducks at home. How about I cook them in batches and send them to you?"
Zhou Ergu also calculated that with the taste of the roast chicken and roast duck, if more than 200 pieces of each were placed in the sales hall, they would definitely be sold out in one day. As for the future, it would depend on fate.
After thinking it over, Zhou Ergu made a decision on the spot: "Okay, let's do as Ruoting says. Let's agree on the price and sign the contract right away. The roast chicken and duck can be delivered to us anytime they're ready."
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen had already discussed the prices of roast chicken and roast duck.
In this era, the price of a rooster was about three yuan. After it was made into a roast chicken, there was also the cost of firewood and some seasonings. So the cost of a roast chicken was initially set at three.
Ducks are relatively cheaper. The market price of a duck is about two yuan, plus the production cost, it is about two.
The chickens and ducks in Shang Ruoting's family are all fed with spiritual spring water and their weights are almost the same, which saves the trouble of weighing them.
This time, Shang Ruoting still didn't take the initiative to quote the price. Instead, she asked Zhou Ergu, "Director Zhou, I don't know much about prices. You just tasted the roast chicken and roast duck. What do you think about the price?"
Zhou Ergu had long discovered that this girl was a little clever, but she still admired her as a person.
Since they were discussing business, Zhou Ergu didn't worry about anything else and asked, "Do you want to sell your roast chicken and roast duck by the whole thing or by weight?"
Shang Ruoting answered without hesitation: "My chickens and ducks are all about the same size, and I think it's more convenient to sell them whole."
When Zhou Ergu heard Shang Ruoting say this, she took a look at the roast chicken of which she had eaten one leg. She knew that the weight of meat would decrease after it was cooked. The roast chicken in front of her was actually bigger than the others, and it was estimated to be around three pounds.
The duck was lighter, weighing about two and a half pounds. Zhou Ergu thought for a moment and said, "If the roast chickens and ducks you send to South Street Food are the same size as these today, I'll pay 6 yuan for the roast chicken and 5 yuan for the roast duck."
This price is almost the same as what Shang Ruoting had in mind, which also shows that Zhou Ergu is sincere in doing business with her and the price she mentioned is very reliable.
What's more, Nanjie Food Store has to leave a certain profit margin when purchasing the cooked food she made. In this era of backward purchasing power, not many people are willing to spend money to buy a whole roast chicken and roast duck.
By then, when the roast chicken and roast duck enter the South Street Grocery Store, they will probably be divided into two or four halves for sale.
Thinking of this, Shang Ruoting quickly accepted the price offered by Zhou Ergu.
"Okay, I'll start preparing for the production tomorrow based on the price Director Zhou mentioned."
Seeing that Shang Ruoting was straightforward, Zhou Ergu took out a pen and paper, wrote a contract, and stamped it with the official seal of Nanjie Food. At the same time, she had not forgotten the strawberries and vegetables in Shang Ruoting's home, and signed the contract as well.
The contract is made in duplicate and takes effect immediately.
Now that all official and personal matters have been handled, Zhou Ergu directly told Tan Chen that she would prepare the materials soon and then bring people over.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen successfully achieved the purpose of their trip to Zhuang City, so they did not stay any longer. After saying goodbye to Zhou Ergu, they returned to Sihe Village.
As soon as the two of them walked into Sihe Village, they saw Yang Tao waiting there anxiously.
"Sister Ruoting, Brother Tanchen, something happened in your family..."
When Shang Ruoting heard the news, her happy mood because of the smooth progress of the day's work instantly disappeared.
She quickly walked to Yang Tao, nervously grabbed her arm, and asked anxiously, "Taozi, what happened to my grandma?"
Yang Tao held Shang Ruoting's hand in return: "Sister Ruoting, go home first and take a look. We can talk while we walk."
At this time, Tan Chen had already passed the two people and was running towards his home.
Shang Ruoting and Yang Tao also ran after them.
As Yang Tao ran, she said, "Sister Ruoting, Shang Ruonan came back today. She's like a madman, saying she wants to go find Grandma Shang and ask for an explanation. Why did she get imprisoned for a year?"
"When she left, she brought Zhang Lanxiang and Shang Lichun with her. Grandma Shang was home alone at the time, and they barged into the yard without giving any explanation."
"Luckily, Yi Yi was quick-witted. When he saw them trying to enter the yard, he approached and bit them. That scared them so much that they didn't dare go in again."
"Later, Grandma Shang argued with them, but Zhang Lanxiang attacked her and bit her one by one."
"Shang Lichun and Shang Ruonan are such ruthless people! They took advantage of Yi Yi tearing Zhang Lanxiang apart to grab Grandma Shang."
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