Chapter 184 Two Choices

The high price of ninety-nine cents sounded like nine cents when Jiang Wan said it.

Qin Zhen's mind was in a mess.

How much is a pound of squid?

He had previously ordered a survey on seafood prices, and it seemed that squid was five cents per pound?!

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One pound of this kind of squid shreds will only yield about two or three pounds of squid meat, with a cost of a dozen or twenty cents, but it can be sold for ninety-nine cents.

Even if other costs are removed, the profits are still considerable.

What a powerful woman! If the imperial court did not forbid women from serving as officials, he would really like to hire Yin Huaixi to work in the government...

Qin Zhen quickly calmed down after being shocked. At the warm invitation of the mother and daughter, he tasted the squid shreds and fish fillets.

I was shocked again.

The special aroma of the squid shreds and fish fillets left him with an unforgettable aftertaste. For a moment, he even felt that spending 99 cents per pound was quite worth it.

After tasting the food, Qin Zhen pondered for a moment.

He felt that the little money he had in his savings might not be enough to buy the recipe for oyster sauce and fish fillets, so he had to find another way.

"Master Qin, how does it taste?"

Qin Zhen nodded and praised truthfully.

"To be honest, Madam Yin, these squid strips and fish slices are the most fragrant and delicious snacks I have ever eaten. I am afraid that the money in my family cannot even buy a prescription for them."

Yin Huaixi was stunned. Could it be that Lord Qin had given up?

So easy?

“But I still want to try again.”

Qin Zhen felt like a rogue and his face was very hot.

"Madam, are you willing to cooperate with the government? Or, to exchange something for the prescription?"

At this point, the mother and daughter found it a little interesting.

"Master Qin, how do you think about this cooperation? How about using goods as compensation?"

Upon hearing that there was a chance, Qin Zhen immediately sat up straighter and explained his rough plan.

"If you cooperate with the government, you only need to provide the prescription, and the government will arrange everything else. We will sign a contract and get the percentage of the profits we earn."

"If you want to use objects as compensation, nearby we have mountains and land, and far away we have islands, etc. As long as it is a place in Hailing City that has no owner, I can take charge of it."

When Jiang Wan heard about mountains, lands, and islands, she was so excited that she kept picking up the corners of her clothes under the table.

But he changed his mind and calmed down.

"Master Qin, we are exiled people. Apart from the village, how can we have other industries?"

"You know a lot, that's true. But if you are willing to cooperate with the government to help the people get rich, that's also a merit. In Hailing City, I can decide to change your household registration to good citizens, but you still can't leave the island."

The emperor has decreed that exiled people cannot return home for the rest of their lives. Without amnesty or special pardon, no one can think of leaving Lizhou Island.

The best Qinzhen can do is to change its household registration.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

Apart from anything else, just changing the household registration is enough to hook them.

As for whether to cooperate with the government or accept compensation in kind, the mother and daughter need to think carefully before discussing it.

So this time Yin Huaixi did not give a definite answer.

Qin Zhen was not disappointed either. He had not expected to get things done in one go.

He could see that Yin Huaixi was already moved, which meant that he had something that could impress her.

Give her some time to think about it, maybe it will work next time.

Qin Zhen felt relieved and drank the last bit of sea agar jelly happily.

Jiang Wan was a warm-hearted and hospitable person. Seeing that the guest had finished drinking, he naturally prepared another bowl for him.

As soon as it was placed on the table, there was a knock on the door.

She put down the bowl and went to open the door. She was a little surprised to see Fu Yuanling and Qi Xiao.

"Mr. Fu? Why are you here?"

"I, I came to buy food from you."

Fu Yuanling held up his head with a fan and walked towards the thatched pavilion as soon as he entered the door. He muttered as he walked: "It's really sunny today. I forgot to bring an umbrella when I went out. My head is about to get hot."

Qi Xiao followed him and looked curiously at the father and daughter in the pavilion.

What a coincidence, I just saw him at Dongfuju at noon.

"Hey! What is this?!"

Fu Yuanling originally wanted to say hello politely, but when his eyes fell on the bowl of sea aquatic jelly on the table, he was immediately attracted to it.

The milky white soup and bright yellow fruit pieces look cool and must be delicious...

His saliva was about to flow out, and he was pinched by Qi Xiao several times before he came to his senses and greeted Jiang Wan and her daughter.

Qin Zhen was embarrassed to drink any more at first, but when he saw others eyeing his bowl of sea agarbatti covetously, he immediately drank it in a few gulps.

Then he pulled his daughter and prepared to leave.

"Madam Yin, I hope you will consider carefully what I said today. I will come to visit you again in three days. Goodbye."

Qin Yue was reluctant to leave, but with her father watching her, she had no choice but to obey and leave.

"Xiao Wan, I will come to see you with my father in a few days. Then I will bring you a big basket of mangoes!"

She thought Jiang Wan should like it. Today, Jiang Wan and her mother both ate two bowls of sea agar jelly.

"Thank you so much, Sister Qin. Take care~"

Jiang Wan and her daughter saw them out the door, and when they turned around to entertain Fu Yuanling and the others, Yin Huaixi didn't come over.

The pills in her pharmacy had been delayed for some time, and these two people did not need her to entertain them.

Most of the people left at once, leaving only Jiang Wan and Fu Yuanling sitting together inside.

Jiang Wan remembered that Fu Yuanling was a foodie, so she thought about it and decided to dig up some sea agar jelly and make a bowl for them both.

However, their bowl of ingredients was not as much as Lord Qin's before. There were half as many mango pieces and not as much sea aquatic jelly.

Fu Yuanling didn't notice it at all, he was drinking happily.

"Master Fu, why did the great master come here today?"

"Well... of course I came here to eat this word."

Fu Yuanling didn't feel ashamed of his hobby at all, and he told them the reason for his visit very frankly.

"I want to buy five pounds of squid shreds and five pounds of grilled fish fillets. Do you have them in stock and can give them to me in equal amounts?"

He came here with his good friend last time and witnessed the transaction between the two with his own eyes. He naturally knew that both restaurants had placed orders for a lot of goods and were out of stock for the time being.

But who told him to be so close to the water? As long as he talks well, he may be able to intercept some of the money.

He had to apologize to Boss Zhang and Chang Qi first, he had no other choice.

Originally, the amount of squid shreds that Changqi sent could last one person for a long time, but since he was a filial person, of course he had to share it with his elders.

There are dozens of people in the family, and that amount of squid shreds is not enough.

So the nephew, whose appetite was aroused, started to make trouble for him again. He looked so pitiful because he had no appetite for food and couldn't eat the squid.

So this time, no matter what he said, I must take some back!