Lin Manman didn't keep the secret any longer and said directly:
"I want to sell a few cows and sheep. Please help me contact the black market management and see if I can get them!"
Before the little boy, he thought she wanted to buy a lamb or a piglet, but she turned out to be asking for a few cows and sheep!
Who could believe this? If he told Brother Cheng, would Brother Cheng use him as a lookout in the future? He was also counting on being a lookout for a year or two, so that he could sell goods to Brother Cheng!
The young man sneered:
"And a few cows and sheep? You know how much money and tickets that would cost. Besides, you might not even be able to buy them with that much money. What's more, you don't look like a wealthy person, so stop dreaming about that!"
"I won't chat with you anymore. If Brother Cheng finds out, I won't be able to have such a good life!"
After saying that, the boy continued to watch and ignored Lin Manman.
Lin Manman was not angry, but said "Oh":
"What if I have food? Isn't Brother Cheng willing to sell cattle and sheep?"
The young man replied:
"You have gold... What do you say you have? Tell me again?"
Only then did the young boy begin to take Lin Manman seriously. It was a joke to exchange it for live cows and sheep. After all, it would be risky to take such a big creature away!
But if there is food, it’s a different story. Any risk is worth it when it comes to food!
Lin Manman did not repeat herself, but glanced at the boy without saying anything, waiting for his answer!
The young man came to his senses and said seriously:
"Wait for me here, and keep an eye on the wind for me. Don't answer anyone who comes in, just chase them away. I'll find someone to take you in to see Brother Cheng!"
After saying that, the boy ran away!
Sure enough, not long after, a middle-aged man came and looked me up and down and said:
"Comrade, exchanging grain for cattle and sheep requires a lot of grain!"
Lin Manman smiled and said:
"If there is not enough food, I dare not say I want cattle and sheep!"
Hearing Lin Manman say this, the middle-aged man nodded and said:
"Since Comrade said so, please come in. Brother Cheng is waiting for Comrade inside!"
Lin Manman followed the middle-aged man into the black market. Not long after they walked, they saw a man in his 30s waiting for her in front of several connected stalls.
Seeing Lin Manman coming over, Brother Cheng spoke first:
"You want to exchange grain for live cattle and sheep?"
Lin Manman nodded and said:
“Mainly corn, rice and wheat!”
"The grains are all in good condition. The rice is the best in Heilongjiang Province. I brought some samples. You can take a look!"
After saying that, Lin Manman took out a few paper bags from her bag and handed them to Brother Cheng!
Brother Cheng opened the paper bag and fell in love with the food inside at first sight!
This grain is new and of good quality, so it will definitely sell well. It’s worth the risk!
Brother Cheng put the paper bag into his pocket and started negotiating the price with Lin Manman!
Brother Cheng tried:
"Your grain is of good quality, but it is new grain after all, and the moisture has not yet been removed, so one pound of beef can be exchanged for eight pounds of corn, five pounds of wheat or four pounds of rice. Mutton is the same price as beef!"
Lin Manman sneered and said:
"It seems that Brother Cheng is not sincere in selling me, so just pretend I didn't say anything today. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Lin Manman turned and left.
Brother Cheng saw Lin Manman was about to leave and said anxiously:
"Comrade, why are you leaving? I set the price and you have to pay it back. If you think it's not worth it, we can talk about it again!"
Lin Manman then turned around and said:
"Brother Cheng, this price is obviously a lie. Give me a reasonable price, otherwise we can't talk!"
Brother Cheng thought for a moment and said:
"One pound of cattle and sheep can be exchanged for 6 pounds of corn, 4 pounds of wheat, or 3 pounds of rice. That should be fine, right?"
This price was still close to the target, but it was not what Lin Manman was looking for, so she bargained directly:
"Brother Cheng said that my grain is new, I admit that, but although new grain has more moisture, its quality is incomparable to old grain. Brother Cheng didn't charge me more, but actually charged me less. This is very unfair."
"Well, I have a lot of old grain in my hands. If Brother Cheng wants some, I'll give it to him when the time comes!"
Although Lin Manman didn't have old grain, when was old grain better than new grain? Isn't this obviously a trick, so Lin Manman turned the tables!
Cheng Ge really took the bait. When he heard that Lin Manman was not easy to fool, he could only say:
"No, no, no, comrade, I am being unrealistic. Please don't exchange the old grain. The new grain has come down now. The old grain is hard to sell. Let's give you the new grain!"
"Brother, I'll give you a cost price. One pound of beef or mutton can be exchanged for five pounds of corn, three and a half pounds of wheat or three pounds of rice. The price of rice cannot be reduced any further. If it is reduced any further, I will lose money!"
This price is similar to what Lin Manman expected, but this Cheng brother is not honest in doing business, so Lin Manman will not tolerate him.
"The price is okay, but the price of meat that Brother Cheng mentioned is the net meat price. What I'm getting now is a live cow, and that's all gross weight. This is not very cost-effective!"
"I think it's better to calculate the net weight. A cow only produces 60-70% of its meat. So one pound of live cattle can be exchanged for 3 pounds of corn, 2 pounds of wheat or 1.75 pounds of rice!"
"Live sheep can only produce about 50% of the meat, which means one pound of sheep can be exchanged for 2.5 pounds of corn, 1.75 pounds of wheat, or 1.5 pounds of rice!"
Brother Cheng was stunned after hearing Lin Manman’s bargaining. How could one calculate like this? This comrade is really good at calculating!
The key point is that what he just calculated was the price of gross weight. How could he be willing to pay this price for the net weight of meat? He would have to lose money!
Brother Cheng shook his head and said:
"That's impossible. Your price is a joke. If you want live cattle at this price, I'll take as many as you have!"
Lin Manman smiled and said:
"Oh, really? So Brother Cheng can take out a large amount of new grain to buy meat?"
"That's fine too. I have some wild boar meat and wild donkey meat. I'm willing to exchange them with Brother Cheng for new food!"
Brother Cheng was choked instantly. Who has a large amount of new grain now? If he had so much new grain, he could still sell cattle and sheep to her here!
Brother Cheng said awkwardly:
"How can I have so much new food? If I had, why would I be so envious of my comrades' new food?"
"But comrade, if you have wild boar meat or wild donkey meat, I can pay for it with money and tickets, and the price is negotiable!"
"As for the price of cattle and sheep, one pound of meat can be exchanged for 4.5 pounds of corn, 3 pounds of wheat, and 2.5 pounds of rice! At this price, I really don't make any money. I can only make up for it when I sell grain!"
Lin Manman thought about it, and finally said:
"One pound of meat for four pounds of corn, rice and flour as you say!"
Brother Cheng smacked his lips at this price. If he exchanged all this for corn, he would be running errands for her in vain. But he could make some money from wheat and rice!
But when he thought of so much food, Brother Cheng gritted his teeth and said:
"Dry!"
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