Chapter 394: Raising the Price
Zheng Zhong hesitated. The price was only one cent per pound, which was indeed very tempting.
If you agree to do business with this person, you can earn more than one hundred taels of silver in a year. That's a lot of money!
But there was always a voice in his head reminding him that one must be grateful and repay kindness, and not be an ungrateful person.
He subconsciously recalled the first time he came here to do business. No one knew about beets or their uses.
He hadn't eaten a meal for three days. If Chen Qingqing hadn't appeared, he would probably have starved to death in a foreign land.
A person can be without money, but he can never be without conscience.
Only those who know how to repay kindness can get help from others when they encounter difficulties.
Those who are ungrateful will only be despised and spitted upon.
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and smiled faintly.
"I'm sorry, brother. As the saying goes, every trade has its own rules, and every business has its own way. Everything should be based on first come, first served. If you want to buy more beets, I can ship some extra next time, but I absolutely cannot sell this batch to you."
When Liang Fugui heard this, the smile on his face froze immediately. He was a little bit unbelievable that there were such stupid people in the world who would not earn money from the money. How could they be so stupid!
He was a little unwilling to give up. "Brother Zheng, don't be so hasty to refuse. Think about it carefully. This is a deal that is delivered to your door. Many people want it but can't get it."
Zheng Zhong snorted coldly with a sullen face, "A gentleman has his ways and his ways. A man cannot stand without his integrity. If I were to betray my integrity for this little bit of silver today, would I still be considered a human being?"
Liang Fugui was so embarrassed by these words that his face turned red and he was speechless.
Chen Qingqing, who was outside the crowd, heard their conversation clearly.
The sky can be measured, the earth can be measured, but the human heart cannot be guarded against.
This Liang Fugui is really shameless, he actually set his sights on Zheng Zhong.
Brown sugar is a scarce commodity in this era, and not many people can afford it.
Now she is the supplier of all the brown sugar in Qingshui Town and Anyang area.
Isn’t Liang Fugui worried about sales?
It seems that he has already found a buyer, otherwise he would not want to swallow up these ten thousand pounds of beets.
Chen Qingqing didn't believe that Liang Fugui was so powerful. It was impossible for him to come up with so much money at once.
There must be someone behind him, who is this person?
Chen Qingqing couldn't grasp any clues, so forget it, no matter who it is, just come at me.
She will fight back against any enemy, and she will counter any attack with her own...
In a flash, Chen Qingqing pushed through the crowd and approached, sneering, "What a scoundrel! How dare you drive up prices and disrupt the market?"
Liang Fugui was stunned when he saw Chen Qingqing suddenly appear.
He suddenly felt ashamed. After all, it was Chen Qingqing who gave him the opportunity to make money when his family was almost unable to eat.
Now he is doing bad things behind other people's backs, stealing their business, harming others for his own benefit. Isn't this ungrateful?
Liang was also startled at first, but she quickly recovered and smiled disapprovingly.
"Qing girl, what you said is wrong. What do you mean by price gouging? I am willing to pay a high price, and no one can stop me.
As the saying goes, 'Money cannot be earned by one person, nor can it be spent by one person'. If you eat meat, you have to let us drink some soup.
Since you can make brown sugar, why don't you let us do it?"
"That's right, we didn't steal or rob, we were just doing business with them openly."
Liang Fugui felt more confident after hearing what his wife said. He looked at Zheng Zhong and said,
"Boss Zheng, just as you said, we'll order 10,000 kilograms of beets next time."
"This..." Zheng Zhong looked embarrassed and glanced at Chen Qingqing.
Chen Qingqing curled the corners of her mouth and smiled faintly, "Uncle Zheng, it's business, there's buying and selling, you don't have to be embarrassed."
"Miss Chen is truly generous. I'll accept this deal." Zheng Zhong clasped his fists in thanks to Chen Qingqing, then turned his gaze to Liang Fugui again. "Brother Liang, since you're ordering 10,000 kilograms of beets, please pay half the deposit first."
"Okay, money is no problem." Liang Fugui raised his chin and proudly took out fifteen taels of silver from Liang's cloth bag and handed it to Zheng Zhongjin, "This is the deposit, keep it."
"Wait a moment."
As the voice fell, a man with high cheekbones, thin cheeks and a sharp and sarcastic face squeezed in from the crowd.
He looked at the silver in Liang Fugui's hand and smiled.
"Brother, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. You want beets, right? They're not rare in our area. I have them in my hands. A full 10,000 kilograms."
Liang Fugui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his heart trembled with excitement. "Brother, are you telling the truth?"
"Why would I lie to you if I have nothing to do? If you don't believe me, come with me and take a look. It's on the boat."
After the tall and thin man finished speaking, he laughed twice.
"But my beets are at least four cents a pound. I won't sell them for less."
"It's only three cents, don't ask for a higher price!" Liang Fugui was a little unhappy. He didn't want to spend more money on the bag.
The tall and thin man snorted disapprovingly, "If you think it's too expensive, then you can wait until next month. I'm not in a hurry."
"Brother, don't go yet." Liang Fugui was eager to make money and hurriedly stopped the man who was about to leave. "Don't be impatient, let me think about it."
"Hurry up, good things don't wait."
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be back soon."
Liang Fugui said this and pulled his wife towards the corner outside the crowd.
Zheng Zhong saw who it was and his expression suddenly changed. "Zheng Xi, why are you here?"
When Chen Qingqing saw that Zheng Zhong knew this man, she immediately gave up the idea of buying his beets.
This person looks very cunning, and he followed Zheng Zhong here. His behavior is completely that of a villain. It is better not to pay attention to such a person.
Zheng Xi glanced at Zheng Zhong with disdain and said unhappily, "What's the matter? This Qingshui Town is your home, and only you are allowed to come, but I can't?"
"No, that's not what I meant?"
"If that's not what you mean, then stop talking nonsense here. If you can make a fortune here, don't get in the way of me making money."
After Zheng Xi finished speaking, he added in a somewhat threatening tone,
"I'm telling you, Zheng Zhong. Back then, I begged you to take me with you to make a fortune, but you refused. Now that I'm here on my own, don't try to trip me up in secret. If you really mess up my business, you won't have an easy time."
Zheng Zhong frowned and shook his head, "Zheng Xi, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to bring you here, it's..."
"Okay, stop making excuses. Nothing sells. You're kidding me about market saturation!"
Zheng Xi interrupted him harshly before he could finish his words, his face full of sarcasm.
"Zheng Zhong! We are from the same clan, so we are real relatives. You turned from a dung beetle into a cicada, and became rich overnight, but you hide it and tell lies. If I hadn't come to Qingshui Town in person, I really wouldn't have known that this beetroot was so popular. You are really like a locked box, and you are very tight-lipped."
Zheng Zhong wanted to defend himself again, but all his defenses seemed extremely weak, more like an excuse for his own words and deeds.
He sighed lightly and did not explain any more.
"Zheng Xi, since you're here, you should do a good job on this business, be a decent person in the future, strive to make money and start a family as soon as possible. As your brother, I will naturally be happy for you."
"Come on, stop pretending to be a good person. I don't need you to meddle in my affairs. Just don't mess with me."
Zheng Xi rolled his eyes impatiently...
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