According to his memories from his previous life, Wang Dalin, the owner of this tractor, would be helping Zheng Laoliu's family transport potatoes to the county town to sell today.
Then they met a businessman who bought potatoes in large quantities.
Wang Dalin saw this business opportunity, negotiated a purchase price with the merchant, and then returned to the village to buy up large quantities of potatoes that everyone couldn't sell at a low price of five to eight cents per pound.
Because he was the only one who owned the tractor, no one could compete with him for this business.
So he took the potatoes he bought at a low price to the county town and resold them to that merchant for 25 cents a pound.
You can earn between one and two cents per pound.
After harvesting all the potatoes from everyone's fields, Wang Dalin transformed himself into the first household with over 10,000 yuan in the surrounding villages.
Of course, this information was revealed by Wang Dalin in his previous life when he became a nouveau riche and boasted to others while drunk.
This is also the real reason why he was willing to rent Wang Dalin's tractor at a high price and was the first to buy potatoes from Zheng Laoliu's family.
To snatch this business from Wang Dalin, he couldn't let the other party have the opportunity to contact that businessman.
How much are your potatoes?
Just as Wang Qian was patiently waiting, a voice entered his ears.
Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a middle-aged man in a gray suit, carrying a leather bag, asking about the price of potatoes at each stall.
Despite the shabby clothes and the strong sense of a comedy sketch, the suit was the most fashionable garment of that era.
Anyone who does business needs to buy a suit and a leather bag to maintain appearances.
"Two cents a pound, or one cent eight if you can buy them all."
When someone approached to inquire, the stall owner immediately responded with a smile.
How many potatoes do you have left?
The middle-aged man said, "I want to buy in bulk."
"That's all I have at home!"
The stall owner replied, "These are the last batch of potatoes I have. Once they're sold out, it'll be next year."
"Too little!"
The middle-aged man shook his head in disappointment and then asked each stall owner in turn.
Without exception, all the potatoes sold by these vendors were homegrown and were nearing the end of their harvest season. Each vendor sold very few potatoes, far from meeting the middle-aged man's needs.
"It must be him!"
Wang Qian immediately perked up.
But not wanting to reveal his purpose too early, he continued to sit patiently on the tractor and wait.
Sure enough, as they got closer, the middle-aged man quickly noticed him.
A whole tractor full of potatoes!
The middle-aged man immediately abandoned the other stall owners and walked straight towards Wang Qian.
A big fish has taken the bait!
Wang Qian kept his eyes straight ahead, but he shifted his body slightly, revealing the sign that read "Wholesale Potatoes in Large Quantities".
Sure enough, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up when he saw the words on the sign.
"Young man, how many kilograms of potatoes do you have on this truck?"
"1,300 jin!"
Wang Qian immediately responded with a smile.
"There are quite a lot!"
The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "So how much do you plan to sell it for per pound?"
"Same price as everyone else, two cents a pound!"
"But I want to buy in bulk, can you lower the price a bit?"
The middle-aged man pointed to the other stall owners, "I just asked them, and some are only 18 cents a pound."
"I'm sorry, I'm from the countryside, which is quite far from here. It cost me more than ten yuan to bring this truckload of food to the county town. If the price is any lower, it won't be profitable for me to sell it here."
Wang Qian shook his head, his face full of a simple and honest smile.
He figured it out.
This businessman is after large quantities; price is probably secondary.
Sure enough, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "The price is negotiable, but I need more potatoes. How many do you have left?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qian was somewhat excited.
It seems I've been waiting for the right person!
However, on the surface, he calmly shook his head, "I'm really sorry, this is all I have at home, but..."
He then changed the subject, saying, "If you need to buy in large quantities and can offer a higher price, I can bring over the stockpiles of my relatives and sell them to you as well."
"Do your relatives have a lot of potatoes?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Each household doesn't have much stock, but if you collect them all together, it's probably tens of thousands of kilograms."
"Tens of thousands of kilograms?"
The middle-aged man immediately perked up, "Are you sure you can get me this many potatoes?"
"It's possible, but the price will have to go up a little."
Wang Qian continued to persuade him, "Otherwise, I would definitely not do a losing business, as it would take me half a day, a lot of time and effort, and I would have to burn oil to bring it all the way to the county town for you."
"Don't worry about that. As long as you can get me this many potatoes, we can discuss the price!"
The middle-aged man stared intently at Wang Qian as if he had grasped at a lifeline. "Young man, name your price. As long as it's not too outrageous, we can discuss it."
Wang Qian pretended to think for a moment before saying, "How about this, I'll give you a fair price, 25 cents a pound!"
"Two and a half cents?"
The middle-aged man frowned slightly.
He seemed to feel that the price was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"If you think it's too high, then forget it!"
Wang Qian shook his head, not forcing the issue.
The price I set was indeed much higher than that of other vendors.
Middle-aged people are still buying in large quantities, so logically the price should be even lower.
But if you offer a higher price, anyone would feel resentful.
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