Chapter 268: Price Cut
"I'll leave this matter to your Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang patted her chest, looking like she was taking on a big responsibility.
Her brother-in-law is the son of the village secretary of Xiaobazi Village, so this little thing is not a problem at all.
A group of people rushed to Xiaobazi Village in a mighty procession. Some people joined them along the way, but some of them were there to watch the fun and were not planning to buy meat.
In this era, there were not many entertainment activities, and everyone was bored, so they would go to join in the fun. If a cow died in the next village, it would be a big deal.
Compared with Dabazi Village, Xiaobazi Village is poorer. Generally, women from Xiaobazi Village marry out of the village, and it is difficult for them to find a wife.
Look, all the way to Xiaobazi Village, the aunts and grandmas walked with a breeze. Although they couldn’t be said to be arrogant, they were quite confident.
It feels like city people look down on country people.
Dabazi Village is richer than Xiaobazi Village, so the people of Dabazi Village seem to look down on Xiaobazi Village.
With Zhou Weiguo, a strong team leader, the development of Dabazi Village has been quite rapid in recent years.
In just a few years, Dabazi Village has been successfully run and has become a well-known institution in the county.
I have to say that the team leader is really courageous. After seeing the mushrooms grown by Zhou Ziwen, he decided on the spot to make him the leader of the mushroom group and even built a mushroom house for him.
This kind of courage is not something that ordinary people can do.
After all, Zhou Ziwen is still an educated youth who has been sent to the countryside. If he ever goes back, it is not certain whether this technology can be retained in the village!
Arriving at Xiaobazi Village, Zhou Ziwen saw that the environment in the village was indeed slightly worse than that in Dabazi Village.
The houses of those villagers are not only small but also dilapidated. The walls of some villagers' houses are cracked and there is no time to repair them.
At this time, Xiaobazi Village was quite lively. At the entrance of Xiaobazi Village, a group of people gathered together. The cow that died in the village had been slaughtered, and pieces of meat were placed on a cart, apparently to be taken away for sale.
This bull head is the property of the production team. Although people are not allowed to do business in that era, there will be no problem if the production team takes the lead.
Just like selling mushrooms in Dabazi Village, this is bought and sold in the name of the collective.
However, the people in Xiaobazi Village tried to pull the cows out but failed as they were surrounded at the entrance of the village.
There are people from Dabazi Village and the other two nearest villages.
Everyone wants to see if there are any bargains to be had.
Since you are here to take advantage, there must be a way to take advantage.
Now, the aunts and grandmas from several villages have begun to display their talents.
"Oh, the cows are already loaded onto the truck. Are you planning to sell them outside?"
"Oh, why does this beef look a little black? Did it die of illness?"
"Yeah, the color of this meat looks a little off. Could it be that he really died of illness?"
"You can't sell sick cows. It's going to cause problems."
"Speaking of which, beef doesn't have much fat. How are you going to sell it?"
"Let's not talk about how to sell it first. Is this meat edible? Don't sell this problematic meat to others!"
Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang stood among a group of aunts and grandmas, listening to them talking one after another and disparaging beef, and suddenly felt at a loss.
This method of lowering prices by devaluing something is truly eye-opening.
Seeing a group of old women talking nonsense about the village's cows, the village chief of Xiaobazi Village also felt the pressure. He stood up and explained helplessly, "What are you old women talking about? Our cows are obviously old and can't stand the cold. It snowed yesterday, and they didn't survive and froze to death."
"You old ladies, if you want to lower the price, just tell me. I can sell it to you cheaply for the sake of our fellow villagers, but you can't go out and say anything. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this cow. It didn't die of disease, but of freezing."
"Can someone who didn't die of illness be this color?"
An old woman grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Really not."
"If you ask around in the village, you'll know how the cow died. It froze to death."
The team leader of Xiaobazi Village also looked helpless.
It seems difficult to reason with these old ladies!
"Then tell us, how much are you going to sell us per pound of this frozen beef?"
An older lady asked while leaning on a cane.
"We are all from the same village, so it must be cheaper than outside. Pork outside is 80 cents per pound, and my beef is the same price as pork." The team leader of Xiaobazi Village said.
"The same price as pork? Are you crazy about money? I'm not sure if your beef was frozen to death. Even if it was, the color isn't good. If you take it outside, people will probably think it died of disease."
"Besides, your beef doesn't have much fat, and you can't make oil from it. How can it be priced the same as pork?"
The aunties and grandmas argued hard, talking about all sorts of things, just wanting to make the beef in Xiaobazi Village cheaper.
The team leader of Xiaobazi Village was overwhelmed by a group of old women.
The key point is that he can't win the argument or the scolding. These old ladies are not easy to mess with. If you annoy them, you will be caught and beaten with blood all over your face and have no place to complain.
In desperation, the captain had to give in and said, "Then tell me, how much should this meat be sold for per pound?"
"Let me make it clear first, don't go too far, or I won't sell it to you."
"Twenty-five cents, how about that? Anyway, you can't sell the meat to anyone else except us." Seeing that the team leader of Xiaobazi Village had given in, an old lady said slowly.
"No, this price is absolutely not acceptable." The captain shook his head without even thinking.
Twenty-five cents? They're selling it like it's a vegetable!
"Why not? Look at your meat, it's so black, you can't sell it for a good price. Only those of us who know you well would trust you. If you were to sell it outside, you might not even get this price!"
"This..." After hearing this, the captain hesitated.
Their beef really doesn't look very good.
After all, the cow died yesterday and was not bled in advance, so the color naturally doesn’t look good.
Seeing the captain like this, the village secretary and deputy captain were also helpless. If the village captain couldn't stand up, the deputies would also lose their temper.
Unable to argue with these old women, the team leader began to make concessions, but after he lowered the price to 40 cents, he would not lower the price any further.
No matter what the aunties and grandmas said, they just refused to give in.
Seeing that the price was about the limit, everyone started to choose the meat if they wanted to buy some. Some women even did it themselves, cutting off the good parts and leaving the not-so-good parts.
At this time, Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang both took action and each grabbed a large piece of meat.
There aren't many opportunities like this, so if you grab one, you'll make a profit.
(End of this chapter)
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