Prior to this, Mo Yuan had never revealed any information about the price of this item to anyone. Therefore, everyone simply assumed it was likely a relatively popular commodity. Even if the price was a bit high, it shouldn't be outrageously expensive.
After all, in their minds, this is just an ordinary dish. How expensive can it be? You know, in rural areas, every household grows vegetables. Who hasn't seen and eaten them? So, everyone just regards it as some kind of rare and novel thing.
However, to everyone's surprise, Mo Yuan said without hesitation, "Four cents per pound, let's unload one hundred pounds here at the supply and marketing cooperative today!"
These words were like a thunderclap, instantly exploding in the crowd. Everyone present was stunned, especially Mo Youshan, who felt as if his brain had suddenly stopped working, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes.
The others were also in a state of extreme shock, speechless, and some even began to doubt whether they had misheard.
Mo Chunsheng gripped Mo Yuan's arm tightly, repeatedly asking, "Mo Yuan, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?" Faced with everyone's doubts and confusion, Mo Yuan remained quite calm. He really didn't want to explain anything too much at this time, because he had many important things to deal with today.
So he waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about it later. There are only three of us. Let's unload the 100 jin of mushrooms here first." And so, although everyone was still in a daze, under Mo Yuan's urging, they eventually completed the unloading of the 100 jin of mushrooms in a confused state.
After unloading 100 jin of mushrooms, Director Zhou smiled and handed four ten-yuan bills to Mo Yuan. The brand-new bills gleamed enticingly in the sunlight. Mo Yuan nodded and glanced at the large group behind him. They all had wide eyes, staring intently at the bills, as if trying to see right through them.
After receiving the heavy forty yuan, the group slowly walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative. However, everyone's steps seemed light, as if they were walking on cotton. Mo Yuan, who was walking in front, tried hard to remain calm, but the joy in his heart was already surging like a tidal wave. Mo Youshan, who was following behind, could not contain his excitement. He rushed forward, snatched the money from Mo Yuan's hand, and ran like a rabbit to a corner of the wall.
Seeing this, the others immediately swarmed around, completely surrounding the small corner. They watched Mo Youshan nervously, looking like a group of guards protecting a priceless treasure, afraid that something might go wrong and it would be snatched away by someone else.
Mo Youshan squatted on the ground, carefully spreading out the banknotes in his palm and meticulously counting them one by one. His fingers trembled slightly, and he muttered to himself. Once, twice, three times… After each count, he would raise his head, his bloodshot eyes scanning the people around him with excitement, before lowering his head again to continue counting. After repeating this several times, Mo Youshan's originally dark face was now flushed red, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Finally, when he confirmed for the last time that everything was correct, Mo Youshan suddenly stood up, clutching the forty yuan tightly in his hands. His voice trembled with excitement: "Forty...forty yuan, not a penny less! My goodness! We...we're rich!" He shouted, gesturing wildly, completely ignoring the astonished looks from those around him.
Standing to the side, Mo Chunsheng was equally excited. His lips trembled as he stammered, "Uncle, Uncle, let...let me have some fun!" He then looked at Mo Youshan expectantly, his eyes filled with longing. However, Mo Youshan completely ignored his request, quickly stuffing the money into his pocket and giving Mo Chunsheng a wink, lowering his voice to say, "Let's talk about it when we get home. There are too many people around here! Mo Yuan, what's next?"
Despite his reluctance, Mo Chunsheng obeyed Mo Youshan's orders. Hearing this, he could only nod helplessly, then turned to Mo Yuan, eagerly awaiting his next command. At this moment, Mo Chunsheng had only one thought in his mind—if Mo Yuan gave the order, he would do anything, even face death, without batting an eye!
Mo Yuan then continued according to the established itinerary.
Full of anticipation and confidence, Mo Yuan led everyone to the workplaces of Li Jianguo and Bao Ruijin.
He had already spoken to the two men beforehand, and they readily agreed to offer their support. When Mo Yuan showed everyone the fresh mushrooms he had carefully cultivated, the atmosphere immediately became lively.
After some discussion, he reached agreements with the canteens of Li Jianguo and Bao Ruijin's units respectively: to regularly deliver mushrooms to the units once or twice a week.
This collaboration not only adds new flavors to the meals of government employees and improves their quality of life, but it also holds extraordinary significance for Mo Yuan. Although the price of the mushrooms sold this time was relatively low, only three cents per pound, this did not dampen everyone's excitement. After all, being able to provide ingredients for government agencies is a very prestigious thing!
Initially, Mo Yuan planned to strike while the iron was hot and then go to other markets in the surrounding area to further promote these delicious mushrooms.
However, things didn't go as planned. The number of mushrooms brought today was limited, and the people in the office were overjoyed to see such fresh and tempting mushrooms—they were really tired of the same old common vegetables like eggplant and green beans day after day.
So, these enthusiastic staff members bought up all the remaining mushrooms without hesitation, leaving none behind. Faced with this situation, Mo Yuan had no choice but to abandon his original plan and instead instructed his companions to prepare more mushrooms in a couple of days, and then try their luck at the nearby market.
Thus, although they failed to expand sales channels as initially planned, everyone's face was filled with a satisfied smile as they looked at the money they had earned from selling mushrooms.
Afterwards, they returned to the supply and marketing cooperative in high spirits and purchased many items they liked. Finally, carrying their full loads, they set off on their journey home, completely satisfied.
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