After this incident, Aunt Hong transferred ownership of the three greenhouses and stopped operating them.
However, whenever this matter is mentioned later, he can't help but sigh. If he hadn't been so blinded by the idea that the supermarket would be stable and cooperate with them, the greenhouse might still be doing well now. His words are full of regret.
"Which supermarket is it?" Xu An asked curiously. He also wanted to know which supermarket had signed a contract but then broke it without paying compensation, leaving all its partners crying for their lives.
"Victory Supermarket, that's under the Qiansheng Group. It has nearly ten stores now, it's quite big." Aunt Hong had obviously looked up information about the supermarket, and answered fluently.
Victory Supermarket? Qiansheng Group? Xu An's brow furrowed involuntarily.
When he talked about Shengli Supermarket, he thought about food safety issues next year, then he thought about Anxin Food Processing Company, and then he thought about the scene he saw in Beitun Town where the owner of Anxin Food Processing Company was in contact with Qiansheng Group personnel.
If the supermarket that Aunt Hong is cooperating with is Shengli Supermarket, then all of this makes sense; this is a huge trap.
"Isn't this Shengli Supermarket built on the planting and breeding bases under the Qiansheng Group? Why would it need to cooperate with individual farmers outside?" Xu An advised tactfully.
When Aunt Hong heard this question, a proud look suddenly appeared on her face: "They can't grow the same cauliflower as the ones from Qianhai Town. Once they leave Qianhai Town, no matter how they are grown or cultivated, the taste will be much worse."
Cauliflower! Now everything really makes sense.
But how can we persuade Aunt Hong not to cooperate with Shengli Supermarket?
I can't just say I'm a reincarnated person who knew from the future that this collaboration would not only fail but also make you give up greenhouse farming.
Xu An feared that after saying this, he would be sent to a mental hospital for treatment the next day.
“We’re currently working with vegetable vendors. They set the price, and that’s the price we pay. There’s no room for negotiation. We’ve considered partnering with restaurants and supermarkets, but our production volume is too high for ordinary restaurants, and our variety isn’t enough for supermarkets. In the end, we can only sell to those vegetable vendors. Sigh.” Just as Xu An was thinking about how to persuade Aunt Hong not to cooperate with Shengli Supermarket, Aunt Hong suddenly spoke up again.
"Aunt Hong, is there a big difference in price between selling to vegetable vendors and selling to restaurants and supermarkets?" Xu An suddenly asked, as if struck by a sudden inspiration.
“There are plenty, how could there not be many?” Aunt Hong became excited when she talked about this: “Take tomatoes for example. They sell for 2.5 yuan a pound in the market, but vegetable vendors only pay 5-8 mao a pound here. If supermarkets or restaurants buy them, they can pay 1 yuan a pound.”
Xu An couldn't help but think of the purchase price of tomatoes at the wholesale market for his restaurant. Tomatoes cost 1.6 yuan per jin. If he could buy directly from Aunt Hong, he would save half of the cost!
"Aunt Hong, how much is your greenhouse producing?"
Aunt Hong found Xu An's question a bit strange, wondering why he was suddenly asking this, but thinking that it wasn't something worth keeping secret, she just told him directly.
"The total output of the three greenhouses can reach five or six thousand catties. The daily output is a little over one hundred catties, and a lot of three or four hundred catties."
Xu An quickly calculated in his mind that the store was currently purchasing more than 80 or 90 kilograms of vegetables every day. If the order volume could increase a bit more, it wouldn't be impossible to handle Aunt Hong's daily production of more than 100 kilograms.
After carefully considering his words, Xu An turned to Aunt Hong and said earnestly, "Aunt Hong, why don't you consider cooperating with my little shop? I can't promise you much, but I can definitely eat a hundred or so pounds a day."
Aunt Hong thought Xu An was joking and was about to make a joke, but Xu An's expression didn't seem like he was joking.
Does Anzi really want to cooperate with me?
“Aunt Hong, Shengli Supermarket must have given you time to consider, right? How about we cooperate for a while and see? If it works out, we can talk about it in more detail. I’ll buy each pound of fruits and vegetables at the vegetable vendor’s price plus 50 cents per pound. What do you think?” Seeing the look of interest on Aunt Hong’s face, Xu An quickly pressed his advantage.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Hong's expression of interest became even more pronounced, while at the same time she was filled with inner turmoil.
Shengli Supermarket is backed by Qiansheng Group, a large company that provides security, but it requires that all the fruits and vegetables in the greenhouse be removed immediately after signing the contract and cauliflower be planted directly.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant is run by Anzi, and he is trusted by the villagers. The business seems to be doing well, but it's a small shop and not as stable as Shengli Supermarket.
Both Shengli Supermarket and Xu's Fast Food Restaurant have their advantages and disadvantages. Which one should you choose?
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