Chapter 84 Self-sufficiency
Zhang Sanbao looked up at her with a hint of expectation in his eyes: "I have quite a few at home, how about you come with me to pick some?"
Although she felt a little embarrassed, after all, actively recommending her own products seemed a bit boastful, but she still felt that no matter where Zhao Chunhua bought it, it was better to help her family get an opportunity than miss it.
"Sure, as long as yours is of good quality, it doesn't matter where I buy it. Anyway, I haven't decided yet, so why not go and take a look at your land first."
Zhao Chunhua responded with a smile, saying that she didn't mind looking at more than one store as long as the quality was up to standard.
"That's great. If you like my dishes, I can be responsible for supervising and picking the best ones for you."
Zhang Sanbao immediately said with joy.
Her words were full of confidence and determination, and she wanted to ensure that Zhao Chunhua would be satisfied with the quality of their dishes.
Zhang Sanbao was happy, with a smile on his face.
Her family grows a lot of vegetables, and they all have to be taken to town to sell. Although this is hard work, it also earns her real money and she is one of the economic pillars of the family.
Most of the harvested grain is kept at home and becomes the family’s main source of food for the coming year.
The little girl was already extremely happy simply because he was promised to visit her vegetable garden.
People who are easily satisfied like this do live very happy lives.
Put Goudan into a special backpack and carry him on your back. This is a device specially designed for carrying children and is slightly more expensive than an ordinary backpack.
The backpack is also reinforced and sewn with a thick layer of coarse cloth along the edges to ensure that the child can sit comfortably inside and will not be scratched by the rough parts.
It is not far from here to Zhang Sanbao’s vegetable garden. With Zhang Qin’s help, the three of them quickly reached their destination.
When Zhao Chunhua saw the well-managed and lush vegetable garden, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "So the well-kept and tidy vegetable garden I saw that day was yours!"
Even the small weeds on the land were carefully cleared away, and even the grass used to cover the ground to protect the soil was dried and then carefully spread back on the ground. Every step was very meticulous and careful.
After all, the vegetables that are harvested are commodities to be sold, and an ugly appearance will affect the market price, so it is necessary to ensure that the grown vegetables look both beautiful and healthy.
People at that time did not think that wormholes represented healthy green vegetables like they do today.
In their minds, the absence of worm holes means that the vegetables are clean and safe.
Therefore, the vegetables available at that time are often very clean and fresh, and appearance becomes more important to buyers.
When Zhao Chunhua saw the new beans that had just grown on her bean rack and were in their most tender stage, she immediately made up her mind that she wanted to buy them.
She turned to Zhang Qin beside her and said in detail: "I will choose the newly grown beans. Make sure to choose those with a smooth and intact surface. I will not consider those that have already started to form small beans inside."
It turned out that Zhao Chunhua planned to boil these newly grown beans in water first and then dry them before eating, instead of frying them directly.
This is because she personally does not like the feeling of having formed some tiny beans.
After listening to the other party's request, Zhang Qin thought for a while and said, "You are really a meticulous person. However, this batch of beans has just started to grow. If we sell them by weight according to the common market price standard, it seems that we don't have much advantage. Considering your special request, I would like to set them at two cents per pound. How about that?"
In fact, on ordinary days, even if you take such new beans to the city’s farmers’ market to sell, you can only sell them for three copper coins at most for two pounds when you first start selling them. Sometimes, when the market is not good, you can even take away a whole bag for only one copper coin.
However, since Zhao Chunhua has more specific purchasing preferences that are different from those in the regular market, the price naturally cannot be negotiated according to the general market price.
When I first heard the requirements put forward by Zhao Chunhua, it did seem that the conditions were quite high; but when doing business now, the most important thing is to meet the needs of consumers.
Even Zhang Qin, who did not have a deep understanding of the saying "the customer is God", knew that this cooperation neither cost her anything nor required her to put in too much effort - she did not have to spend a whole morning or afternoon sending vegetables to a distant market to sell. She could complete the transaction just by staying at her doorstep. It could really be said to be very cost-effective and convenient.
It is also worth mentioning that if a bullock cart was used to transport people into the city and back, it would cost about two copper coins to the owner of the cart. If the goods carried exceeded fifty kilograms, a certain amount of freight would be charged as a subsidy.
However, sometimes when sales are bad, not only do you make very little money, you can't even recover the travel expenses.
"Please pick some fresh cucumbers for me. About 20 kilograms will do."
Hugua is actually what we now call cucumber. The "Hu" in its name comes from its place of origin - it originally came from the distant Western Regions.
At that time, people thought this foreign species was very novel, so they continued to use this name with regional characteristics to call it.
As a foreign vegetable, pumpkin is called "panzu".
"The same goes for purple melons. The tenderer, the better."
As she spoke, Zhao Chunhua stood by the field and looked at Goudan who was carrying a small basket on his back.
She noticed that the little boy seemed to be unable to hold back his desire to play, "Sister Hong, you will have to work hard for a while."
"Okay, don't worry, I promise to deliver it to your door before noon."
Seeing that Zhao Chunhua ordered so many things at once, Zhang Qin was actually very happy: after all, in this village, almost every household grows some vegetables and fruits to be self-sufficient, but there are very few opportunities like today to earn some income through their own production.
"How about this, let Yingjie stay and help you for a while, I'll take the child for a walk."
Although the sun had not risen completely yet and the temperature had not become too high, it was still warm enough for children to go out and enjoy the fun of nature.
Such an arrangement is necessary in order to allow Goudan, who usually likes to stay at home, to have more contact with the outside world, release his excess energy, and avoid him clamoring to go out and play all day long.
After carefully taking the sleepy baby out of the basket, Zhao Chunhua slowly walked along the winding path leading to the border of the forest outside the village.
When they reached the edge of the woods, even Zhao Chunhua, who always had good physical strength, began to feel slightly out of breath.
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