Chapter 288: Net worth exceeds one million [Part 2] Please subscribe

Noon.

Industrial and Commercial Bureau of a district in Beijing.

Li Changsheng rode his bicycle out of the office and prepared to go home for lunch.

While passing an intersection, a fruit stall surrounded by a crowd caught his attention.

Because he saw customers leaving the fruit stall carrying fruits. Li Changsheng was very familiar with this kind of fruit. He had eaten a lot of it when he was working in the countryside in Baise, Guangxi. He didn't expect to see this fruit called ground pineapple in Beijing today.

Seeing the pineapples on the ground, Li Changsheng inevitably thought of the charming girl. It was that girl who brought a touch of sweetness to his bitter life in the countryside and accompanied him through those difficult years.

Counting the days, it has been a while since I last visited her and their son.

Li Changsheng hesitated for a moment, then locked his bicycle and squeezed into the crowd.

"Everyone, please pay attention. After buying the pineapples from this place, you must soak them in salt water for more than half an hour before eating them. This will not only make the taste better, but also make your throat less itchy when you eat them..."

After Li Changsheng squeezed in, he heard the man selling wild pineapples teaching customers how to eat them. He had been in Baise, Guangxi for several years and had eaten countless wild pineapples, so he naturally didn't need to listen to such an introduction, and he didn't need to ask about the price, as it was clearly written on a wooden board hanging next to it: 1.1 yuan per catty for wild pineapples.

This price is indeed a bit expensive. He remembered that this thing is not worth much in Baise, but he understood it after thinking about it. After all, this is the capital. People transport pineapples from the south all the way here, so the price must not be low, otherwise how can they make money? Thinking of this, Li Changsheng said directly: "Boss, I want two."

"Okay, let's take 5.2 jin together, that's 5.72 yuan in total."

After paying the money with some heartache, Li Changsheng squeezed out of the crowd carrying two pineapples. Then he found a grain store nearby and bought some rice and flour. Then he rode his bicycle in another direction.

Half an hour later, Li Changsheng appeared in a dilapidated courtyard house. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw several families living in it, and Jiang Xiaoxue was one of the tenants.

Li Changsheng parked his bicycle, carried rice, flour and pineapples and knocked on the door.

Jiang Xiaoxue opened the door and was not surprised to see Li Changsheng. Since she and her son settled down here, he would come to visit the child every once in a while with some rice and flour. She was used to it and just greeted him, "Brother Changsheng!"

Li Changsheng handed over the thing in his hand and said, "Xiaoxue, you haven't eaten the pineapples here for two years. I saw them for sale on my way home from get off work just now, so I bought two for you and your son to try."

Jiang Xiaoxue took the rice noodles and ground pineapple. Looking at the ground pineapple in her hand, a flash of memory flashed in her eyes. She said, "Why waste money on this? I eat it all year round in my hometown. I'm tired of it!"

Li Changsheng did not mention the pineapple again. He went into the house, found a stool and sat down, and asked, "Where is Xiaofeng?"

Jiang Xiaoxue said: "He is sleeping."

Li Changsheng nodded, and then asked, "Xiaoxue, how is your work recently?"

Jiang Xiaoxue paused and replied, "Very good."

When Li Changsheng heard this, he knew that she still had no job.

He also knew that it would be very difficult for her to find a stable job in her situation.

First, she had no academic qualifications. If he hadn't taught her to read and write, she wouldn't even be able to write her own name.

Second, she had no way of going to get off work or going home normally because she was taking care of her child.

Li Changsheng had no choice but to give the help occasionally, but as for him to help find a job, let alone whether he had the ability, he would not be able to do it even if he did, because it would be difficult to hide it from his wife.

"Xiaoxue, your income from odd jobs is unstable and it's not a long-term solution."

Jiang Xiaoxue was silent for a moment, then said, "That's better than going back to my hometown."

Li Changsheng had no way to respond to this. If he had not let her down for the sake of his future, or if she had not given birth to a child out of wedlock, she would not have fallen to the point where she had no place to stand in her hometown. In the final analysis, this was all his fault.

But now that things have come to this point, there is no point in dwelling on it.

When Li Changsheng was about to change the subject, he saw the pineapple that Jiang Xiaoxue had casually placed on the table. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he asked, "Xiaoxue, do you know how much this pineapple sells for per pound in Beijing?"

Jiang Xiaoxue shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Li Changsheng said: "Here, it's 1.1 yuan per catty."

Jiang Xiaoxue couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this, and blurted out, "Isn't this too expensive? Two years ago, it was only 1.8 cents per pound in our hometown. Even if the price has increased in the past two years, it can't be more than 2 cents per pound. The price difference is so huge!"

Li Changsheng said, "It is indeed a bit expensive, but it is understandable. After all, these pineapples are fruits from your south. It costs a lot to ship them from such a far place to the capital. How can they make money if they don't sell them at a higher price?"

Jiang Xiaoxue said with some distress: "This thing is so expensive, why did you buy it?"

Li Changsheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. I suddenly have an idea. Pineapples here are so expensive, two or three yuan each. Many people may not be willing to buy them. Many people also don't want to buy them because they think it's troublesome to make them.

If you can import some goods, and peel the pineapples and soak them in salt water like you do, and sell them piece by piece, then people who want to eat them can spend a little money to eat them, and those who don't like the trouble don't have to do it themselves, there will definitely be a market for this."

Jiang Xiaoxue was moved when she heard this, but then she hesitated and said, "But I don't know where to get these pineapples. How can I do this business?"

Li Changsheng stood up and said, "I'll go find out for you now."

Jiang Xiaoxue said quickly: "Brother Changsheng, this matter is not urgent. You haven't had lunch yet, right? I'll make you a bowl of noodles."

Li Changsheng said, "I have already eaten. I will go and ask you about this matter now. When I have found out the details, I will come and tell you at noon tomorrow."

Jiang Xiaoxue was having a hard time now and was in urgent need of making money, so she didn't stop him and said politely, "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Changsheng!"

Li Changsheng felt really ashamed when he heard this. He had let her down in the past, but she had no resentment towards him. When she came to the capital, she looked for him at the beginning and asked him to help find a place to settle down. After that, she never looked for him again. She chose to handle any difficulties on her own.

She is really a kind girl who makes people feel sorry for her.

Although Li Changsheng has never regretted the decision he made back then, he always feels indebted to the girl in front of him, and this debt may never be made up in this lifetime.

…

When the pineapples appeared in crowded places in Beijing, Deng Shirong had already boarded the train to Tianjin.

Because they didn't know whether the Beijing market would accept ground pineapples, Zhou Shengli and his two companions only purchased 30 tons their first time.

Deng Shirong charged them 70 cents per pound, and made a total of 42,000 yuan. This profit is naturally no match for longan, but the shelf life of ground pineapples is longer. No matter how large the quantity is, it will not attract other people's attention, unlike longan.

Once the Beijing market is truly opened up, Deng Shirong can ship products without any worries.

However, testing the market takes time. Deng Shirong has more than a thousand tons of goods in his hands, so it is certainly impossible for him to stay in Beijing and wait foolishly.

Therefore, after receiving the money, Deng Shirong rushed to Tianjin as soon as possible.

Tianjin is a national historical and cultural city. It rose up due to the grain transport since ancient times. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it became a water and land port for transporting grain and silk from the south to the north. In the Jin Dynasty, Zhigu Fort was established in the Sanchahekou area where the North-South Grand Canal and the Haihe River meet. It was the earliest establishment in Tianjin. The Yuan Dynasty established "Haijin Town", which was a military stronghold and grain transshipment center. The city was officially built in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404). It is the only city in ancient my country with an exact record of the time of its founding.

The area around Majiakou was the largest fresh fruit market in Tianjin in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

Especially Jinjizhan, which was a well-known fruit wholesaler in those days. During its most glorious period in the Republic of China, taking citrus as an example, during the peak harvest season of citrus, six or seven train cars of about 200 tons of goods arrived in Tianjin every day at the peak of shipment, and they had to be wholesaled on the same day. Such wholesale capacity is really admirable.

But later it declined due to various reasons.

With the country's reform and opening up, the descendants of the former owner of Jinji Store returned to the old place where their ancestors started their business and started the fruit wholesale business again.

The boss, who is determined to restore his ancestral business, is named Xiao. He is in his thirties. After several years of hard work, his fruit wholesale business is not only booming, but he has also opened up many sales channels and become one of the strongest fruit wholesalers in Majiakou area.

However, things are different now. In the past, his ancestors could dominate the market, and there was no rival in the fruit wholesale business in the whole of Tianjin. But now he needs to deal with the fierce competition from his peers. It is not easy to maintain the current situation. It is really difficult to stand out from many competitors and become the overlord of the fruit wholesale market!

For fruit wholesalers like them, the most important thing is to have sufficient supply and channels to sell the goods. As long as they can balance these two points, they will be invincible in the wholesale market.

Therefore, in addition to actively exploring sales channels, Boss Xiao has also been looking for new sources of goods.

That morning, Boss Xiao wholesaled all of the more than ten tons of Hami melons in the warehouse through his sales channels and made a small profit of several thousand yuan. When he was planning to go home and ask his wife to cook a few more dishes and have a few drinks to celebrate, a middle-aged man who looked exhausted came to his fresh fruit wholesale department.

Seeing the customer coming, Boss Xiao greeted him enthusiastically: "Boss, do you want to buy some goods? I don't have any in stock now, but all kinds of fresh fruits will be delivered tomorrow morning. You can order any fruit you need in advance."

The middle-aged man who entered the wholesale department was none other than Deng Shirong. He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Boss, I'm not here to buy goods, but I have a batch of goods that I want to sell to you at a low price. I wonder if you are interested in talking?"

Boss Xiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said with a smile, "Of course I'm interested. Boss, please take a seat. My last name is Xiao. What's your last name?"

"Your surname is Deng."

Deng Shirong sat down, then took out a pineapple from the bag he was carrying, handed it to the other party and said, "Boss Xiao, this is the fruit I want to cooperate with you on. Do you recognize it?"

Boss Xiao is a fruit wholesaler after all. Although most of the fruits he sells are from the north, he is familiar with most of the fruits from the south. As one of the four famous fruits of Lingnan, he is naturally familiar with this pineapple.

Therefore, when Boss Xiao saw the pineapple that Deng Shirong handed over, he blurted out, "Is this a pineapple?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Boss Xiao, this is called ground pineapple in our southern part. It can be said to be the same fruit as pineapple, but the variety is different. The flesh of pineapple has no thorns, while the flesh of ground pineapple has thorns."

Boss Xiao did not worry about the difference between pineapples and wild pineapples. He had a good business sense. This wild pineapple had never appeared in the fruit market in Tianjin. Once he introduced it, it would be an exclusive business. If he could wholesale it and let those fruit merchants make money as well, the benefits to him would be self-evident.

"Boss Deng, what's the lowest price you can give me for the pineapples here?"

"It depends on the quantity you purchase, Boss Xiao. The larger the quantity, the cheaper the price will be."

Deng Shirong introduced with a smile: "Under 30 tons, it is 75 cents per catty; over 30 tons but under 50 tons, it is 73 cents per catty; over 50 tons but under 100 tons, it is 70 cents per catty; over 100 tons but under 200 tons, it is 66 cents per catty; over 200 tons but under 500 tons, it is 61 cents per catty; over 500 tons, it is 55 cents per catty.

Boss Xiao, you are an expert in this business. You should know how rare it is to get such a favorable price. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. We do not plan to make any money from this batch of pineapples this year. Our purpose is to cultivate the market. Once we have developed the market here in Tianjin, we will start making money next year.

Therefore, this batch of pineapples is the cheapest you can get, Boss Xiao. It is absolutely impossible to purchase them at such a low price next year.

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Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Whether or not to purchase goods and how much to purchase, I hope you can think carefully about it, Mr. Xiao."

Boss Xiao was completely tempted when he heard this. If he could increase the purchase volume to more than 500 tons, the price of 55 cents per kilogram would be really affordable.

After all, these are fruits transported from the south. Not to mention the purchase price, the cost of transporting thousands of miles is a considerable sum. So when Boss Deng said that they were not making money from this batch of goods and their purpose was to cultivate the market, he really believed it by 70% to 80%.

"Boss Deng, I feel your sincerity. Please give me some time. I need to gather the merchants under me to discuss it, and then I can give you the exact purchase quantity."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "No problem. I can give you a day and a half at most. I will come back the day after tomorrow morning. I hope you can give me a definite answer, Boss Xiao."

Boss Xiao agreed and then said, "Boss Deng, you also know that the competition in our industry is fierce. I want to be your only partner. I hope you won't contact other fruit wholesalers, okay?"

Deng Shirong said, "I don't have to contact other fruit wholesalers for a day and a half. It depends on your purchase volume. If the purchase volume is large, then you, Mr. Xiao, will be our only partner in Tianjin."

Boss Xiao said confidently: "Don't worry, Boss Deng, my purchase volume will not disappoint you."

During the Republic of China, his ancestors wholesaled up to 200 tons of citrus fruits a day. Although his current sales channels cannot compare with those of his ancestors, he is still very confident that he can wholesale more than 100 tons a day for pineapples, a fruit that has appeared in the northern market for the first time.

"Okay, then it's settled. Boss Xiao, just go ahead and do your thing. I'll come back the day after tomorrow morning."

"Okay, Boss Deng, take care. I look forward to our cooperation."

…

After finishing his business with Boss Xiao, Deng Shirong went straight to the Goubuli Baozi Shop.

When you come to Tianjin, you must try Goubuli steamed buns, a century-old delicacy that is famous both at home and abroad.

Now is the 1980s, and Goubuli steamed buns still have a good reputation. Unlike later generations, Goubuli has really become Goubuli, leaving diners with the impression that it is expensive and unpalatable, which has wasted the reputation accumulated by ancestors over more than a hundred years.

Arriving at the Goubuli Steamed Bun Shop, Deng Shirong saw customers queuing up, as shown in the picture below: At this time, Goubuli Steamed Buns, as the top of Tianjin's three specialties, are not only affordable but also taste great, so the business is naturally very good.

Deng Shirong followed the queue and soon there was another customer queuing behind him. He kindly told the other person: "Comrade, please come back tomorrow to buy. I want all the buns today."

While the Goubuli steamed buns are still delicious, buy some more and save them in your space. You can take them out and eat them whenever you want. This will not only satisfy your craving, but also give you one more delicious food to choose from when you go out.

Standing behind Deng Shirong was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He asked in surprise, "Comrade, are you kidding?"

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "No kidding, I really want all the buns today."

The middle-aged man showed no intention of leaving after hearing what he said. It was unclear whether he didn't believe it or wanted to stay and watch the fun.

Deng Shirong didn't care about this. He just reminded him because he didn't want the other party to waste time queuing. Since he didn't care about this, let him be!

Next, more customers came to line up. Deng Shirong would remind almost every customer to avoid wasting other people's time.

I have to say that maybe it is Chinese people's nature to love watching the fun. Deng Shirong clearly said that he had reserved the whole place, but none of the customers were willing to leave early. They all continued to queue up behind him. It was obvious that they had nothing to do anyway, so it was nice to be spectators.

A few minutes later, it was finally Deng Shirong's turn. He said directly to the man selling the buns: "I want all the buns in your store today!"

The woman selling buns couldn't believe her ears when she heard this. She asked in shock, "What did you say?"

Deng Shirong repeated, "I said, I want all the buns in your store today!"

The woman selling the buns heard it clearly now. She was surprised and happy and said, "Sir, do you mean all the buns, including those that haven't been steamed yet?"

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "Yes, it's all included. Pack all the steamed ones with wax paper for me, and those that haven't been put into the steamer can be put into the steamer and steamed!"

Seeing that Deng Shirong was serious about it, the onlookers behind him naturally started talking about it. After all, it was rare to see customers buying so many buns at one time. They were really eye-opening today.

After confirming the authenticity of the story, the customers left one after another! Next, the employees of the bun shop got busy, counting, packing, and steaming buns.

After statistics, there were a total of 837 buns in six categories, including seafood buns, braised meat buns, vegetarian buns, etc. After Deng Shirong paid the money, he transported them out one by one. When he went out, he went to places with fewer people. When he saw that there was no one around, he put the packaged buns into the system space.

This went back and forth more than ten times before all the buns were stored in the system space.

When leaving Goubuli Baozi Shop, Deng Shirong took out a steaming hot bun and started eating it. The bun was fresh and not greasy, fragrant and delicious, soft in texture, and the taste was really unique among all the buns. No wonder even the old lady Cixi praised it highly after tasting it, saying: "The beasts in the mountains, the geese in the clouds, the cattle and sheep on land, the seafood in the sea, are not as delicious as Goubuli. Eating it will make you live longer."

…

Majiakou.

Boss Xiao’s fruit wholesale department.

After the two sides greeted each other, Boss Xiao got straight to the point: "Boss Deng, the purchase quantity here has been confirmed."

Deng Shirong asked: "How much do you need?"

Boss Xiao said with a smile on his face: "600 tons!"

Deng Shirong was quite surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that a random fruit wholesaler would have such a strong wholesale capability. It seems that he will have to cooperate more with wholesalers like Boss Xiao in the future, so that he doesn't have to run around from city to city.

"No problem. I'll give you the lowest price of 0.55/catties for 600 tons. My goods can be delivered tonight, but it will take a long time to unload. Boss Xiao, please bring enough money and people to pick up the goods tomorrow morning. The address is XXXX."

"Okay, I got it, see you tomorrow!"

"Well, see you tomorrow!"

…

The next morning.

Boss Xiao brought enough people to pick up the goods, and dozens of small wholesalers and individual merchants went with him. Each small wholesaler either drove a large truck or a tractor, and the scene was grand.

After arriving at the agreed location, Boss Xiao and others were a little surprised because the goods were not in the warehouse, but piled up on the deserted land in front of them. Hundreds of tons of pineapples were piled up into a small hill, which looked very shocking.

The next steps are weighing, loading and checkout.

It was five hours later when Deng Shirong got the money.

600 tons of pineapples, calculated at a price of 0.55 yuan per pound, cost a total of 660,000 yuan.

The 30 tons of pineapples sold to Zhou Shengli and his two companions were sold for 42,000 yuan, which added up to a total profit of 702,000 yuan.

And in Deng Shirong’s system space, there are 576 tons of ground pineapples piled up!

(End of this chapter)