Chapter 112 A Big Order

"I'll give you 1,000 kilograms first. If possible, I'll get more." Tang Yuan said to Aunt Cao, and set the place for the flour transaction near the railway station.

200 yuan for one thousand kilograms of flour, Aunt Cao gave her the money directly.

Late at night, a group of people appeared near the train station. Tang Yuan hid in a corner, and Cao Hairong led people to move the flour away.

She only cared about making money. As for what Cao Hairong would do with the flour in the future, that was his business.

After settling the bill, she calculated the exchange rate between the two countries. Two thousand kilograms of flour cost 400 yuan, divided by 1.5, which is 266. In fact, she only spent 160 US dollars. According to this calculation, even if she bought flour across the ocean, as long as she kept the cost down, she might be able to make money.

From this perspective, the agricultural industry in Country M is truly developed. A country with such high wages can actually keep food prices so low.

No wonder she still remembered importing grain from Country M in the 1980s.

One thousand kilograms of flour were given to Aunt Cao, and the speed of consumption was faster than she expected. In just two days, when she saw Aunt Cao again, she took the initiative to ask her to buy another batch of flour.

Flour is a fine grain that can only be purchased with tickets. Even wealthy families in the city cannot buy fine grains like flour without tickets. This leads to flour always being a hot-selling product and the supply being far less than the demand.

The railway station is connected to various places and has convenient access in all directions. No matter what kind of goods are loaded out, they can disappear silently at various ports. At least when the first batch of thousands of kilograms of flour were dropped, Tang Yuan didn't even hear a sound.

This made her even more convinced that it was right for her to cooperate with Aunt Cao.

Under such circumstances, the second batch of 1,000 kilograms of flour was quickly delivered to the vicinity of the railway station and taken away by Cao Hairong's men.

At the same time, Tang Yuan contacted the person she had met in Country M before, and ordered 30,000 kilograms of flour in one go to be delivered to her residence in Country M.

Thirty thousand kilograms of flour was not expensive, only $2,400, even lower than the price of a used car.

With this calculation, the US dollar is actually very durable. Without considering extra expenses and only considering daily food and daily expenses, if you earn more than a thousand dollars a month, you may be able to save hundreds of dollars.

The reason why she can sell the hair bands and small wallets at high prices is that they are "purely handmade". Due to the limitation of scraps of cloth, there are almost no repeated styles. If they were products produced on a factory assembly line, they probably would not be sold at a very high price.

At this time in Country M, the living standards of ordinary people have reached the level of those born after 2000 in her past life memories.

It's not even now. About ten or twenty years ago, the United States was at about this level. With a gap of several decades, it is really not easy for China to catch up slowly.

Thirty thousand kilograms of flour were delivered to her door, and the car drove directly to her doorstep.

Tang Yuan opened the door in advance and had people deliver bags of flour into the house. When she finally paid, in addition to the money for the flour, there was also an additional transportation fee. The price was enough for her to sell hundreds of kilograms of flour.

It also made her feel firsthand the high labor costs in Country M at that time.

After sending away the expensive labor, she closed the door and moved the flour in the house into the game space one by one. Then, through the game space, she temporarily moved to the top of the mountain in Yun Province.

It's not that she doesn't want to go back and forth, but if she leaves it here, she will have to drive for several minutes to move it when she needs it. She temporarily stores it in Yun Province because the climate there is suitable and it is convenient to move. Whenever she needs it, she can just move it to a room without having to drive back and forth.

Meanwhile, at the domestic train station, it was still early in the morning, and transactions were being conducted quietly in private.

"My colleagues in City X asked me if I had any extra flour. I told them several times that we need food coupons to buy flour here, but they still wanted me to bring it. I really have no choice," the colleague whispered to Cao Hairong, "bring me 50 kilograms of flour. That's just the right thing for me to do to stop them."

"Don't tell anyone," Cao Hairong said carefully, "I just happened to meet him."

"I understand. Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. Besides, I won't care about it now," the colleague muttered, watching him weigh and bag the goods. "Will there be a way back?"

Cao Hairong just looked at him.

My colleague immediately understood: "I will come to you quietly when the time comes."

Cao Hairong weighed the flour, and the two of them quietly made the deal. After their colleague left, Cao Hairong immediately packed the flour bag and stuffed it under the bed in the lounge.

After going out for a trip, he sold out all the 200 kilograms of flour he had taken on the truck in advance.

Not only do people want flour at 2.2 cents per pound, but a lot of people want it. In fact, as soon as you ask, people will pay for it without saying a word.

If the environment had not been more relaxed, Cao Hairong would not have dared to do so. But now that the environment has been relaxed, his colleagues have also helped to bring things. After all, it is convenient for them to travel back and forth, and it is normal for them to bring some foreign specialties to their relatives and friends.

The situation with flour is different. It is a fine grain and is strictly controlled everywhere. If it were two years ago...

As Cao Hairong was thinking, someone knocked on the door and poked his head in.

He was startled and subconsciously covered his chest: "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Are you..." The other person sneaked into the room and lowered his head to look at things inside the room.

Cao Hairong shrank subconsciously: "No."

"No?" The other party immediately understood what he meant. "Actually, I want it too. When will it be available? Can you save some for me? Really. I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Next time," Cao Hairong agreed, "maybe not necessarily."

"I understand. Keep this amount for me," the other person held up two fingers. "It's a ten-digit number. Please keep it for me. I want to send it to the recipient's home. You can't delay my work."

"Okay, okay," Cao Hairong pushed him impatiently, "Don't be so scary next time."

"I knocked on the door," the colleague turned around and continued, "We have a good relationship, don't forget me."

"Don't worry, I won't forget you."

Two hundred kilograms is not a lot, but not a little either. If someone wants fifty kilograms at once, four people are enough to sell it all. Even if each person wants twenty kilograms, ten people are enough to sell it all.

Cao Hairong returned with the empty bag and immediately ran into his wife.

The two men got in different cars, and each carried 200 kilograms of flour.

"How is it?"

"No more," Gu Lan handed him the stacked bags. "Not only are we out of stock, but we've also sold out 300 kilograms. Someone asked for 200 kilograms of flour in one go."

She didn't say who it was, but anyone who could demand 200 kilograms of flour in one breath must not be a small figure.

"Oh, I said I sold 300 kilograms, and two people wanted 100 each," Cao Hairong frowned, "My mother must have sold another 10 or 20 kilograms, isn't this enough?"

This time, the two of them brought 200 kilograms each, which makes 400 kilograms. Now they say they will sell 600 kilograms, which makes a total of 1,000 kilograms. If Aunt Cao also sells more than ten or twenty kilograms, the amount will definitely not be enough.

"I'll go back and ask. Xiaofang should still have some," Gu Lan said. "Don't worry. According to what she said, she should have quite a few."

"Okay, let's go back and ask."

As she was speaking, someone called Gu Lan over and she immediately turned around and went over to talk to that person.

The two had just returned from a business trip and had to go back home at night. Cao Hairong was waiting for Gu Lan to come back. About ten minutes later, Gu Lan walked towards him with a frown on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's talk when we get back." Gu Lan pulled him back.

On the way back, there were few people around, so Gu Lan whispered to him: "Someone came to buy flour, but couldn't find the exact amount. The leader thought I might have a solution, so he asked me, do you think we should take this job?"

“Does purchasing require connections?”

"You need connections for purchasing. You have to fight for the fine grains. It's first come, first served. If you're late, you'll get nothing. They're all grains. If a large factory with a lot of people really needs to share them, they can be shared out in no time," Gu Lan pursed her lips. "I'm just not sure if I can take this job."

"Are you afraid there might be problems? Something might happen?"

"That may not be the case. The leader has bought pork from us before, and we only told the outside world that we were just pulling a connection. If the other party needs us, we will definitely help hide it. It's just that the amount is a bit large, and I can't decide." Gu Lan kept her voice down, and when she wanted to say the amount, she pulled her husband over and whispered a number in his ear.

"Hiss—how can you need so much?"

"Yeah, that's why I'm hesitant. This is not a small number," Gu Lan frowned. "But think about it, although this number is large, if it is a large factory with thousands of employees, there won't be much left if it is distributed among the people below. It will be consumed very quickly."

"That's a lot, too. Twenty thousand kilograms," Cao Hairong said in a low voice, speaking of quantities with a sharp tone. "If it was two thousand kilograms, it would be fine. Twenty thousand kilograms is really too much."

"If it's only two thousand kilograms, there's no need to use connections," Gu Lan said with emotion, "Do you want to tell me?"

"Whether to say it or not is one thing, the key point is whether she can get it? 20,000 kilograms is a lot. If there is no special channel, it is not easy to find." Cao Hairong was more worried about whether there could be so much flour.

Gu Lan turned to look at him: "Twenty thousand catties, we'll charge two cents per catty..."

Cao Hairong stretched out his hand and said, "Four hundred yuan."

Gu Lan blinked and said, "Let us ask. It's okay to ask, right?"

"Then ask."

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"Twenty thousand?"

"It's this number. I've confirmed it several times." Aunt Cao looked at Tang Yuan, "Do you think it's feasible?"

"I can't handle this alone," Tang Yuan shook her head immediately. Seeing Aunt Cao's regretful expression, she continued, "But I can help ask. It's not my business. I can't handle such a large amount. The transaction must be concealed. I can't reveal the secrets. I have to clean up a warehouse in advance."

Although she bought 30,000 kilograms of flour in one go this time, it was mainly because this stuff is cheap. 30,000 kilograms is only 2,400 yuan, which is a really low price.

Although the inventory is sufficient, it is definitely impossible for her to take out 20,000 kilograms in one go. Even if the situation is changing, this is still 20,000 kilograms of flour. For the same quantity of things, 20,000 kilograms of flour is much riskier than 20,000 kilograms of tea.

She said this to let Aunt Cao and the people behind the scenes who wanted flour know that she could get the flour, but it would not be easy, so they should not target her.

As expected, Aunt Cao thought she was right and nodded, saying, "Then go and tell them to prepare the warehouse in advance and give you the key later. As for the money, don't worry. I heard from my son that they are from a state-owned factory and they definitely can't cheat you."

"I believe in Aunt Cao." Tang Yuan said seriously.

If there is a problem, the loss is only $1,600, no big deal.