Chapter 39 Top Fruits
"Hey, what do you think of that place? It seems to be quite crowded. Should we go take a look?"
Zhao Feng looked forward in the direction of his girlfriend's finger. There were indeed a lot of people. What was being sold that caused so many people to crowd in?
Feeling curious and thinking that it was just in front, Zhao Feng followed his girlfriend forward.
Ye Zhen was helping to pack the fruits. The sales of the fruits were decreasing, and as more and more people came, several baskets were almost empty.
Zhao Feng asked his girlfriend to wait outside and look at the things carefully, then he squeezed in and finally stood firm to take a look.
"Wow", this plum is so big!
Mother Ye looked up and saw that it was a new customer. She greeted him with a smile, "Young man, would you like to buy some plums? They are pure natural green fruits. You can try them first."
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Ye's mother quickly handed it over.
The plum in front of me is bright yellow in color with a layer of fruit frost on it, but it is too big!
Zhao Feng didn't know how to eat it, and he couldn't bear to eat Huang Shuijing either.
He is a buyer for a large import supermarket and has seen a lot of fruits on the market. His company needs a lot of top-quality vegetables and fruits every day.
Whether it is high-priced fruits from abroad or new domestic vegetables, there is a huge purchasing demand every day.
However, they all have fixed suppliers, but as a purchasing person, you need to fully understand the market and find the best alternatives.
Yes, a substitute.
Due to the harsh production conditions, some suppliers' vegetables and fruits do not always have sufficient output.
However, these fruits and vegetables, which can only be produced in small quantities, are all top-notch in the market. Not only do they require a specific environment, including external influences such as temperature, soil, water, and climate, and their low yields, but the nutritional value and taste of the special fruits themselves far exceed those of market fruits and vegetables.
Of course, these are luxury goods in the fruit and vegetable world, and the prices are quite attractive.
But the rarer and more expensive it is, the more sought after it is.
Whenever the production is low due to various reasons such as climate and the market is undersaturated, it is necessary to find alternative or substitute fruits and vegetables to fill the market gap.
He had seen a lot of plums, and there were differences in size. If he was not mistaken, was it a yellow crystal plum? Or was it some new variety of plum that he didn't know about?
Seeing the young man in front of her turning the plum over and over but not eating it, Ye Ma thought he was embarrassed.
"Eat whatever you want. It's okay if you don't buy anything."
Zhao Feng smiled but said nothing, looking around calmly. Some people were holding plums in their hands while biting one in their mouths. Others had just finished eating and spit out the pit, then picked up the next one and stuffed it into their mouths. They were too lazy to even wipe it, let alone wash it with water.
Nothing happened with so many people eating. Zhao Feng took a small bite hesitantly. It should be fine...right!
“Fuck!” Is this a plum?
Zhao Feng opened his eyes wide in surprise, staring at the big plum in his hand.
Normally, for large plums, the skin is a bit astringent if they are raw, and the flesh is a bit watery if they are ripe. But for the one in front of him, Zhao Feng shyly asked Ye Ma if he could try another one.
Mother Ye waved her hands cheerfully, "Eat, pick whatever you want!" We are so generous, we are not the stingy Xu Mei anymore!
She is Boss Xu now! She can't be stingy.
The one Zhao Feng was eating was a slightly green one, with a yellowish and green color. When he bit into it, he saw tender yellow flesh, which was crisp, sweet and juicy, not astringent at all. The core was small, the flesh was thick, and it tasted sweet as honey.
He picked another yellow one, took a bite and held it in his mouth to savor it slowly. Zhao Feng couldn't help but squint his eyes with satisfaction. The ripe plums were slightly different. The flesh was soft but not rotten, sweet but not greasy. In terms of taste, it was definitely top-notch!
There was no more hesitation. "Boss, please weigh ten kilograms and put them in two bags."
Ye Ma responded happily. Grandma Ye next to her quickly opened two bags and asked, "Do you want to pick it yourself?"
Zhao Feng took a quick look and saw that the plums were all plump and clean without any damage. He did not do anything himself and said, "Boss, please help me pack them. I think your plums are all good, so I don't have to pick them out."
Ye's mother was even happier after hearing this. She loved being praised. "Of course, our fruits are all natural, grown on old trees, without any pesticides. I guarantee you'll want to eat more after you've tasted them!"
Zhao Feng followed what Ye Ma said and said inconspicuously, "Really? I heard that old trees are difficult to bear fruit, so the yield should not be high!"
Ye's mother was innocent and didn't realize the other party's intention at all. Just as she was about to speak, Ye Zhen took over the conversation and replied with a smile:
"Six old trees are bearing fruit, and the yield is decent."
Zhao Feng's eyes lit up. It was the time when plums were on the market recently. He was in charge of purchasing fruits and vegetables. The original supplier was the rose honey plums produced in Country R. According to previous years, they would have been sent here for inspection long ago, and once they passed the inspection, they would be put on the shelves.
He contacted the person in charge a few weeks in advance, but he didn't expect the other party to make various excuses, saying that the transportation would be delayed for a few days, and then saying that the production would not meet the standards of previous years...
This product is about to be put on the shelves, but there is still no news. After his repeated questioning and reminder of the contract, the other party slowly stated the purpose - the original price was too low.
In short, they just want to raise the price!
He wanted to curse at that moment, but he held it back. If he messed up at this juncture, he didn't know if he could keep his job!
Country R is world-famous for its plums due to its climate.
Among them, the Rose Honey Plum, a specialty of country R, is particularly famous. Its annual import sales in the country rank among the highest in the world. In recent years, it has become increasingly dishonest, exploiting loopholes in the contract, not only reducing the supply year by year, but also trying to raise the price!
Logically speaking, there would not be much profit in importing such expensive fruits. Unfortunately, there are many rich people in their country, and their annual sales account for a huge share of the fruits in their supermarkets, so the higher-ups dare not give them up easily.
This leads to Country R being fearless because it does not have plums of the same quality!
In the past half month, Zhao Feng has been running around the market and looking in all the large fruit markets across the country, but he can't find any plums that meet the standards, not even any that can be called substitutes!
He was exhausted from searching and wanted to give up, but his girlfriend just happened to say that her parents agreed to let him come over to discuss their engagement. He had no choice but to cheer himself up and ask for time off from work to deal with the most important matter in his life.
Your career is about to fail, but love has to blossom!
I didn't expect that I just wanted to buy some fruit, but I found this top-notch plum in the county town where my girlfriend's hometown is. It was really a piece of cake to get it without any effort.
He dared to guarantee that the plums here tasted better than those from Country R. All he had to do was take a sample for testing. Once they passed the test, even if the nutritional value was not as high as the other, the taste would still be good enough!
His career is saved, and maybe he can even make further progress.
Thinking of this, Zhao Feng's heart immediately became excited. Ten kilograms might not be enough. Oh, there is another kind of red plum, which might also be a top-quality fruit.
"Boss, give me ten kilograms of the other kind of red plums, too!"
Mother Ye looked at the other person hesitantly. Could this little body lift it?
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