Li Ke generously pushed the money over: "Boss, feel it and see if this money is real or fake. You two, who deal with each other often, should have sharp eyes."
The male boss looked at Li Ke with some suspicion: "What's your name, sir? These days, it's not common to see someone using such a large sum of cash."
"Just call me Xiao Zhou, boss. I went to get cash specifically to buy more mountain produce, but the boss changed his mind and asked me to speed things up, so I had no choice but to come directly to your shop," Li Ke explained to the male shop owner, covering the money with cash.
Li Ke was filled with regret. She felt like she had made a stupid mistake at every turn. Seeing that the couple was still somewhat dazed, Li Ke took the money and said, "Since you two bosses don't want to do this deal, I'll go and look at other places."
"Don't go!" The male shopkeeper grabbed Li Ke's bag. Li Ke was startled and clutched her wallet tightly, saying, "What are you doing?"
The male boss hurriedly laughed and said, "Brother Zhou, you are too impatient. I didn't say I wouldn't do this business. It's just that I've never seen Brother Zhou do business like this before, and I'm amazed."
After saying that, the male boss hurriedly said to his wife, "Quickly call our son, daughter-in-law, and daughter over so we can check the inventory together."
The proprietress was also bewildered. After hearing her husband's words, she responded blankly twice before coming to her senses and going to the back to look for someone.
Li Ke was a little uneasy: "Boss, aren't you guys up to no good and trying to scam me? Let me tell you, I'm not alone, I have a whole bunch of brothers behind me!"
The shop owner wasn't offended at all. Seeing Li Ke's wariness, he smiled even more sincerely: "How could that be? I've been running this shop here for almost fifty years. I took it over from my father. It has a good reputation and I would never cheat a newcomer or a customer. If you find anything wrong, just come to me. My house is right behind here, you can't run away."
Li Ke thought for a moment and then asked, "Boss, so you must know this area very well. I want to buy not only grains and oils, but also all kinds of vegetables, beef, mutton, pork, chicken, duck, goose, and fish in large quantities, as well as all kinds of dried goods and canned goods. Do you have a way to have someone deliver them? I'll give you a commission of two thousand yuan for each large shipment. Of course, these goods must be guaranteed to be fresh and of good quality. If they are substandard, we will definitely part ways."
The boss was overwhelmed by the information, but when he heard about the agency fee, he couldn't help but be tempted: "Let me see your list."
Li Ke gave the boss another stack of lists: one for meat and poultry, one for aquatic products and fish, one for melons and vegetables, one for leafy greens, one for dried goods, one for beverages, tea and wine, one for nuts, one for fresh and dried fruits, one for bean products, pickles and other categories, and then another for daily necessities and general merchandise. The quantity of goods was still larger than expected.
At first, the boss was patient enough to look at it, but later he stopped looking at the content and just flipped through the headers. He stopped before he finished flipping through them and couldn't take it anymore.
The boss looked at the young man in front of him with mixed feelings, and only wanted to give him two words: innocent!
Having lived for so many years, this was truly the first time he had ever seen such a shopping genius. It was obvious that he had compiled a list and was just shopping haphazardly without any plan.
The items on these lists, apart from basic necessities like rice, flour, oil, and grains where supply and demand are not an issue, include everything else—seafood, dried goods, fruits, vegetables, and aquatic products—truly encompassing all corners of the world, both domestically and internationally, and covering all seasons.
Is there a problem with this? Actually, there isn't. As long as you have money, you can buy these things easily in big cities and international metropolises.
To come to his small, remote mountain town and come up with such a list is really something else.
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