Chapter 125: Sweetness
"Sister Fang!"
"Here it is," Tang Yuan responded, watching Sun Dong and Sun Feng walk over quickly and pointing at the five thousand kilograms of food beside them, "Everything is here."
“A lot.”
"It seems to be comparable to the annual grain production of our village."
Tang Yuan raised his hand and placed it on the grain bag: "I will not show up later. When the time comes, one of you will stay here and the other will go out to take over. If there is no problem, bring the person over."
"Then let Afeng stay, I'll go meet them," Sun Dong said, "What if... they'll also look for it everywhere, there's so much food here?"
"What if they don't intend to cooperate, or they are fishing and enforcing the law and bring people here? You can just run away," Tang Yuan did not give a second choice. "Five thousand kilograms of food is not too little, but not too much either. If you can run away and not be caught, we will have another chance in the future. If the other party wants to rob you, you can find a way to get back after you escape, confirm the situation of their vehicles and personnel, and report them."
Five thousand kilograms of food only cost a few hundred dollars. There is no need to lose two generals for such a small amount of money.
However, if the cooperation is successful, she will have another way to sell food in the future, which is better than leaving the whole business of selling food to Aunt Cao.
"Don't worry, Sister Fang. We will be careful."
Tang Yuan nodded, reminded the two of them to be careful, then turned and left. However, she did not go far. It was not because she wanted to watch the situation, but because it was already late at night and she wanted to take advantage of the time to get some sleep.
After walking for a few minutes, she came to a secluded place, went into her "temporary residence", and returned to the game space.
When she woke up, it was already past seven in the morning. It was too late to go to Country M at this time, so she simply took a day off. She used Xiaofang's body to leave the game space, packed up her "temporary residence", and went to the place where she had agreed to trade with the brothers Sun Dong and Sun Feng during this period.
After arriving at the place, she immediately saw the two people waiting there.
"Sister Fang, it's no problem," Sun Dong said immediately. "Not only is it no problem this time, but they also said that they may need food again in the future. We can sell several thousand kilograms of food along the way when the truck goes south."
"That's good. This way we can trade with more confidence," Tang Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief. "During this period before the New Year, you guys have worked hard for a while, and you can sell some pork at the same time."
Sun Dong and Sun Feng looked at each other and asked, "Are we going to sell it ourselves?"
"Well, you should have noticed the recent situation. It's not as strict as before. Since they are not arresting, you can naturally sell pork by yourselves. It just so happens that there is a great demand for pork before the New Year," Tang Yuan said, thinking of last year's order, "but I have to keep some. Maybe those who bought pork last year will still need it."
"Then we are not..."
"You cross the river and then you destroy the bridge."
Tang Yuan smiled and looked at the two of them: "Can you guarantee that you have never had such thoughts in your mind?"
They both laughed dryly.
It is definitely impossible to say that they had no thoughts in their mind. After all, the money they earned would be much less if they sold the eggs themselves or if they transferred the eggs to Tang Yuan. But when the case was serious before, if it were not for this transfer, the two of them would not even dare to sell eggs.
So even though both of them knew that the punishment was not that severe during this period, they just wanted to work on their own and had no intention of putting it into practice.
"Seriously, except for pork, you guys can sell eggs and chicken. I've been busy lately and don't have time to do this," Tang Yuan decided for them without letting them decide. "It just so happens that you guys have been selling food these days and should have come into contact with some people. You can sell the pork and eggs as well."
"Then we sell it ourselves?" Sun Dong hesitated, "Sister Fang, are you busy with food recently? Or we can help you push it and sell more food."
"No, you should stick to the current way. Although the situation has changed, you should not be too high-profile before a clear policy is issued." Tang Yuan still hopes to be cautious. "If there is a policy, there is a policy. If not, there is no need to rush. I have my own way."
Anyway, she bought and sold on the spot and did not stockpile too much food, so she did not have to worry about having too much food in stock and leaving her with nothing.
The two of them didn't know the situation and just thought it was just a precaution. Sun Dong thought about it and said, "Then we can sell pork and eggs and only do business with those who have bought food. We won't expand outside. This way, the risk is smaller."
"Okay," Tang Yuan nodded, "Then you can sell some of it, and the rest can be transferred to me, and I will deal with it."
"Thank you, Sister Fang," Sun Dong thanked her immediately and took out the notebook again. "By the way, this is yesterday's food requirement."
Tang Yuan took a look and estimated the quantity based on the situation in the past few days: "Taking into account what someone might want today, I will bring 60 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of refined rice in the evening. That should be enough."
Sun Dong also thought it was enough and nodded directly.
Tang Yuan came over in the morning just to make sure that there was no problem with last night's transaction. As for the money from the transaction, it had already fallen into her pocket.
After deciding on the food to bring for the day, both parties quickly parted ways.
Sun Dong and Sun Feng walked for a while before Sun Feng asked in a low voice: "My father didn't let us sell it ourselves before. Do we really have to sell it ourselves from now on?"
"Uncle means that we can't be heartless and ungrateful, so we can't take the initiative to propose to do it ourselves. This time it was Sister Fang who proposed it, and Uncle has nothing to say," Sun Dong said, raising his hand and patting Sun Feng on the shoulder, "Besides, you didn't hear what Sister Fang meant. Her business is big now, and she doesn't look down on our small business."
"Ah? Our business is still small? We can earn dozens of dollars a month!" Sun Feng was surprised.
"A few tens are nothing. We delivered 5,000 kilograms of grain this morning," Sun Dong said in a low voice. "I estimate that Sister Fang can earn at least a few tens from these 5,000 kilograms of grain, maybe more than a hundred."
Sun Feng exclaimed: "This is too much, how many eggs does this order cost?"
"Yes, Sister Fang is different from us. She is a big business person," Sun Dong showed a proud look, "So it is right for us to follow Sister Fang. We are just helping to pull the strings and can earn ten yuan a month. If we hadn't followed her early on, how could we have such a good opportunity?"
"Then I have to listen to Sister Fang. I will listen to you too. Whatever you say is right, it is right." Sun Feng nodded solemnly. "My father said that you two are both smart. I don't have to use my brain, but you do."
Sun Dong gave him a look of disdain but didn't say much.
Although Sun Feng doesn't like to use his brain, he is obedient and does what he is supposed to do. He never acts rashly. In this respect, he is much better than many people.
…
Tang Yuan did not calculate how much profit the grain made; she only cared about how much RMB she got.
Although the current exchange rate of USD to RMB is 1:1.5, the actual exchange rate difference between the two sides cannot be calculated in this way.
She bought food for $400 and was able to sell it for 1,000 yuan.
And she hired someone to make something for 30 dollars and sold it for 1,800 dollars.
By this calculation, if she used all the 1,000 yuan she earned from this batch of sales to hire people to make things, she could sell 60,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 750,000 kilograms of food at 8 cents a pound.
After calculating this data, Tang Yuan was shocked. He never thought he could have so much. He silently felt that money nowadays is really worth it.
…
"So much food? Old Wu, tell me the truth, where did all this come from?"
"Don't worry about where you're from, just tell me whether you want it or not."
"Yes, of course. Fine grains are hard to find," said the man beside the truck, opening one of the bags and feeling the grain inside. "It's also well-ground. The people who provide you with grains are really powerful."
"Who cares? The food is here anyway." Old Wu glanced at the look of the man next to him. Seeing that he was satisfied, he raised his elbow and touched him. "Don't look. I checked before coming here. There is no problem."
"Let's make sure, so we don't end up arguing among ourselves later," the man said, looking at the food and picking up the bag. "Based on the quality, can you give me 2,000 kilograms? Can you give me a lower price?"
"It's not cheap. I brought it all the way here and I didn't make much money," Old Wu frowned. "It's of such good quality. I'm giving it to you at this price now. You're making a profit."
"Really can't talk?"
"No, if you insist on bargaining, I can just find someone else," Old Wu threatened, and only smiled when the other party nodded. "That's right, but I won't let you suffer a loss. How about we make a fortune together before the New Year?"
"Anything else?" the speaker asked in surprise.
Old Wu raised his eyebrows: "Just tell me whether you want it or not."
"want!"
Only a fool would not do this when the market is so good before the New Year.
Even if you can only make 5 cents per pound, it is still profitable. The southern market is so large, and there is demand in cities big and small, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.
This was settled, and a few days later Tang Yuan received the news that food was needed again.
This time her order was even bigger than the first time. She wanted 20,000 kilograms in one go, and she wasn't worried that she wouldn't have enough.
"Yes?"
"Yes, but they will be delivered in batches on four dates," Tang Yuan told Sun Dong and asked him to convey the message, "Still at the old place, and each batch will be paid a certain amount."
Business must be done. According to the previous calculation, once the buying and selling prices on both sides are converted and the "handmade products" are exchanged for money, it is equivalent to exchanging 20,000 kilograms of grain for 3 million kilograms of grain.
However, she did not expect that she could sell so much food this way, and she did not prepare anything in advance.
After talking to Sun Dong and asking him to convey the message, Tang Yuan specially contacted a company specializing in grain, spent a little extra on transportation fees and had the company deliver the goods to his door.
Now is the grain harvest season, and wheat products are the staple food of Country M. After I called and confirmed the shipping fee and address, they said they could deliver the goods without saying anything else.
Afterwards, the food was delivered. The deliveryman hurriedly took all the food down, collected the money and left, saying that he had to rush to the next house.
The success allowed Tangyuan's small business to be hidden in the huge market.
Afterwards, 20,000 kilograms of grain were shipped back in batches and, after being transported by a chain of trucks, appeared on the black markets in cities large and small in the south.
At this time, the price was no longer 20 cents, nor 22 cents, but 23 cents, 24 cents, or 25 cents. But no matter what the price was, as long as the food was taken out, it could be sold in a short time.
As a result, Old Wu, who specialized in driving a truck, tasted the sweetness and would contact Sun Dong every now and then to buy food.
After that, the quantity ordered each time was not large, basically hovering around 500 kilograms to 1,000 kilograms. But all in all, more than 30,000 kilograms of grain were sold during this period before the New Year.
So far, Tang Yuan has earned more than 10,000 yuan just from selling food before the New Year.