The captain of the transport team was working in his office. When he heard the noise outside, he thought something had happened, so he stood up and wanted to go out to check.
The door was open. As soon as I stood up, I saw Xiao Hai leading a stranger knocking on the door.
"team leader."
"Hey, Haizi, are you here to borrow the car again today?"
Xiao Hai scratched his head a little embarrassedly. He had borrowed his car so many times that they knew his purpose as soon as they saw him.
"Hey, yes, Captain, not only did we lend you the car, we also sent you some fruit. Let's have a try."
As he said this, he and Cao An carried the sack in and put the jackfruit on the ground.
Seeing such a big thing, the captain asked the same question. After learning that it was also a kind of fruit, he understood.
"I'll give you a ticket right now, or are you going to take the two cars from last time?"
"Listen to the captain." Xiao Hai had no objection. As long as the car could transport fruit, it didn't matter which one it was.
The note was opened quickly, and when he went up to get it, he was also told how to eat the jackfruit and how to wash the white glue.
The bicycles were left in the transport team, and the two men drove out directly in the truck.
They drove all the way out of the city, avoiding people. At the foot of a mountain, Cao An climbed onto the truck and unloaded two compartments of candied oranges.
I bought it from southern provinces for five cents a pound, so I could sell it for 15 cents a pound. As for the jackfruit, I was a bit of a headache. It was unknown inland, and it had a bit of a stench. I wondered if anyone would buy it, and how much would I sell it for?
Unable to make up his mind, Cao An only put a dozen jackfruits on the orange, thinking of trying it out first and seeing everyone's reaction.
The two cars rumbled towards a crowded place. They had no idea where to sell the goods yet, so they decided to just do some retail first to see if any buyers would come and inquire.
Sure enough, when they arrived at Wangfujing, there were more people around, so they simply stopped by the roadside, wrote a sign, and waited for people to come.
Passersby were not surprised to see the candied oranges, but they were shocked by the big orange placed aside, and they came forward to ask curiously.
Cao An was troubled for a long time, and then he just cut a small one and gave it to people who came up to him to taste it.
At first, everyone was a little reluctant because of the smell, but the rosy red flesh was really tempting. A brave young man stepped forward to try a piece, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked what it was and how it was sold.
The two of them had been thinking for a long time but couldn't come up with a price. Finally, Cao An blurted out, "50 cents a pound."
"Oh my, it's so expensive!"
When everyone heard the price, they shook their heads and wanted to disperse, "It's too expensive!"
Cao An had no intention of lowering the price. Although this was a no-cost business, selling at a low price wasn't his style. However, he still explained using Xia Youyou's words, "The shredded fruit can be stir-fried with meat, and the core inside the pulp can also be cooked and eaten. It tastes similar to chestnuts and taro."
The young man who had tasted the fruit looked at the tempting flesh and, despite the pain, took out a dollar and said, "Give me two pounds."
Xiao Hai was shocked when he heard this. He thought that the sugar orange would be the first to open, but he didn't expect the jackfruit to be there first.
Cao An thought about how to cut the two kilograms of meat, but no matter how he tried, it was wrong. If he cut too little, the customer would be at a disadvantage. If he cut too much, it would be too uncertain and the customer would not want to buy more. If he cut the whole thing into pieces, it would be difficult to sell it later.
So I cut the jackfruit in half again, a quarter of the original weight. Anyway, I weighed it and it was over three pounds!
The young man looked embarrassed and hesitated whether to continue paying out money to make up the difference.
Cao An handed the weighed food to him directly and said, "Take it." Seeing his disapproval, he explained, "You are our first customer, so the extra food is a free gift for you."
The young man took it happily. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. "Thank you, thank you!" He said thank you several times in a row and left with the jackfruit.
Those who were still standing around watching the excitement and reluctant to leave, seeing this scene, thought that the small half could be bought for one dollar, and they became interested again. Although it was a bit expensive, who wouldn't want to try something new?
But Cao An didn't play by the rules at all. He put the smaller half on the scale and weighed it. "Four pounds, that's one dollar and fifty cents. Anyone want it?"
This added another fifty cents, and everyone hesitated again.
An old lady came out and said, "Let me try it first."
Cao An took a piece from the edge of the other half and said, "Try it, it's guaranteed to be sweet!"
The aunt took it and put it in her mouth. It was indeed sweet as he said. Looking at the two jackfruits, one large and one small, she hesitantly looked through the banknotes in the cloth and asked, "How much does this half cost?"
Cao An carried it on the scale and said, "Eight pounds, please give me three dollars and fifty cents."
The old lady was unhappy when she heard this. "Why did you only charge two dollars and fifty cents for the other half, but you're making an extra dollar off of this half?"
"The guy just now was our first customer. We were also doing a trial sale."
"No, you have to give me a discount on the majority of the bill, two dollars and fifty cents, no more!" The aunt refused and was unwilling to pay that dollar.
Seeing this, Xiao Hai quickly came over to smooth things over. "Auntie, how about this? Let's each compromise and give three yuan, okay? We'll have to pay the original price from now on! If you say fifty cents, it's fifty cents!"
After much persuasion, I finally convinced the aunt and agreed to the deal for three dollars. The aunt happily left with the jackfruit.
Cao An finally figured out the model for selling jackfruits. He couldn't just cut whatever others told him to cut based on how much they asked for. He had to pay according to how much he cut. This way, there would be no chaos.
The remaining half was left unsold, but the sugar oranges became popular.
The sugar oranges were 1.5 cents per pound, and no ticket was required. Everyone started to line up, each carrying two pounds and leaving happily.
The two sold jackfruits on the street for a whole morning and finally waited for the supply and marketing cooperative to purchase them. After tasting the jackfruits, they decided to buy all the jackfruits.
As for the sugar oranges, he thought they were too expensive and a bit too much, so he wanted to ask what the above meant.
Jackfruit was 50 cents a pound, and Cao An held on tight, not letting up. As for the candied oranges, he didn't mind, giving him room to bargain. They'd harvested tens of thousands of pounds in Nan Province this time, so even if they sold them for 10 cents, they'd still make a profit.
The two of them drove the car, and the purchasing agent from the supply and marketing cooperative also sat in the passenger seat of Cao An's car, and they went to the warehouse together.
When he arrived at the warehouse, the man first called his superiors and agreed on a price of 1.2 cents for both trucks of candied oranges.
Cao An and Xiao Hai had no objection and followed the others to unload and weigh the goods.
Thirteen jackfruits, 500 kilograms. Rock sugar oranges, 15,000 kilograms.
The total amount is two thousand and fifty yuan.
After weighing, Cao An directly gave the unsold half to the purchasing department and drove away with Xiao Hai.
"Brother Cao, this business is viable. It makes money faster than restaurants and guesthouses."
"The guesthouse is a long-term operation, and the fruits are seasonal. There are many limitations, so it's not that easy." The two started chatting on the intercom.
"So are we still going to sell candied oranges today?"
"It's still early, let's go ask other supply and marketing cooperatives." We have collected more than 200,000 kilograms. The sooner we sell them, the sooner we can get our money back.
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