Chapter 13 How to sell eels to the mall?
Shen Qing, Huo Bing and others ate first.
After all, there is still a lot of work to do at home. After dinner, Huo Bing will replace Jiang Xiangdong, Jiang Shui will go to dig wild vegetables, and Jiang Xiangzhong will go to the academy. If there is no condition to be particular, just save the food.
So at this moment when Jiang Xiangnan and Jiang Xiangbei's joyful voices were heard, Shen Qing and Huo Bing had just finished drinking and came to the yard.
Shen Qing was different from others, she had already received a reminder from the mall in advance.
"I've found 19 jin of fresh, wild, and unpolluted premium eels. 54 yuan per jin. Do you want to sell them?"
"I found a fresh silver carp, weighing seven pounds, and it's 2 yuan per pound. Do you want to sell it?"
Shen Qing can tell whether this is an item the mall needs by listening to the adjective before the prompt.
Yellow eels are expensive in Chinese markets, and wild yellow eels are hard to come by. You often have to get up early and try your luck to buy one.
Artificially raised eels cost 70 to 80 kilograms, needless to say, wild ones are bound to cost over 100 kilograms. The mall wants to make money by reselling them, so the purchase price of 54 is very reasonable. The difference between the purchase price and the selling price is twice as high as that of agricultural and sideline products.
As for silver carp, they have large heads and tough meat, so wealthy people rarely buy them. So what does it matter if they're farmed or wild? Those who buy them just want the cheap price.
Arriving in the yard, I heard Jiang Xiangnan's chattering boasting: "Look, Mom! My fourth brother and I caught a big fish. My fourth brother estimates it weighs seven pounds. It can sell for a lot of money!"
Jiang Xiangbei couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, which had always been pursed.
After all, he was still young and was very excited to be able to earn money.
Huo Bing and Jiang Shui were also very happy. They gathered around the big fish and looked at it carefully. "It's really big. I'm afraid it won't be a problem to sell it for forty or fifty cents."
Fish is not as good as pork, mutton and chicken, but it is meat after all. It sells for one or two cents more expensive than refined rice and white flour, and can cost eight or nine cents per pound.
Big fish have more meat and fewer bones, so city people are more willing to buy them than eels. Eels are better than small fish and shrimps, but they require more oil and seasonings, so they must be stir-fried with a lot of oil to taste good, otherwise there will be a fishy smell of mud. City women also know how to calculate their daily expenses.
However, it is difficult to catch a big fish, but it is very easy to catch eels. The selling price is not high, but there are more of them.
"Third and fourth brothers are awesome!" Jiang Shui couldn't stop praising.
Jiang Xiangnan and Jiang Xiangbei felt embarrassed after being praised. The two teenagers scratched their heads uncomfortably and waved their hands, not knowing how to respond.
In the past, no matter how much money we earned, it was always kept by our mother, and eventually it would go to our younger brothers. Apart from the eldest and second brothers, who else would be willing to do something that would be hard and bring us no good results?
Nowadays, I get a lot for doing more, so of course I have to work hard to have money in my hands. I didn’t expect to be praised by my elder sister-in-law and younger sister.
Don’t mention it, it feels so good to be praised!
Especially when it’s praise from your own family.
Unlike others, Shen Qing's eyes fell on the eels running around in the big wooden barrel. Each one looked like a snake and was much thicker than a thumb. No wonder the mall said they were high-quality products!
She didn't care about the big fish. Since the mall bought it at two yuan per catty, of course she had to take it to the city to sell it. Otherwise, she might as well eat it at home instead of selling it to the mall. After all, rice and flour also cost two yuan per catty, so eating fish was much more cost-effective.
She asked, "How much do these eels sell for per pound in the city?"
Jiang Xiangbei replied happily, "Five to six coins per jin. We had a good harvest today, so I'm afraid this bucket can sell for over a hundred coins!"
Just over a hundred coins, Shen Qingxin felt disappointed.
Nineteen pounds, fifty-four yuan per pound, a total of one thousand and twenty-six yuan, which can be exchanged for more than five hundred pounds of flour in the mall!
At this moment, she was a little anxious and wondered how to sell these eels to the mall.
"Mom, let me follow you into the city. You see, these eels and buckets are not only heavy, but big fish also need water to keep them. The distance is short, but these two big buckets are heavy to carry, aren't they?" Jiang Xiangnan said first.
Their Qili Village is only seven or eight miles away from Xingcheng. Although it is close, the number of times he has been to the city can be counted on one hand.
The main thing is that you have to pay a two-cent head fee to enter the city. That’s two cents. Who would be willing to go to the city for nothing!
Having finally gotten the chance, of course he wanted to see the world.
Jiang Xiangbei immediately became anxious, "Mom, there are obviously more eels in my cage, so I should go."
He has been looking forward to it for a long time!
Afraid that his mother wouldn't agree, he even thought of a reason: "Mom, I'm the best at selling things. If you take me to the city, you don't have to worry about the fish and eels. I guarantee that they will be sold out!"
Shen Qing was originally undecided about which one to bring into the city, but now he couldn't be more certain!
It must be Jiang Xiangnan.
When Jiang Xiangnan heard his brother's words, the light in his eyes dimmed. He really didn't know how to sell things to Xiangbei. In fact, no one in his family knew how to sell things to Xiangbei.
Even when he was a child, he traded chicken and duck eggs for things with others, and he did so faster and better than anyone else in the family.
Mother's favorite thing is to take me north.
"Xiangbei, I know you're good at selling things, but this time I have another idea and want to give it a try.
Look at how heavy this wooden barrel is when filled with water, eels and big fish. Only your third brother is strong enough to carry it for seven or eight miles. But don't worry, you will get every penny of the money from the sales!
And you can catch small fish and shrimps, catch lots of them, and when mom comes back I'll fry some for you!"
When it comes to persuading people, Shen Qing is a professional.
First affirm the other party, then express your own ideas, and finally promise some benefits. Of course, this is what Jiang Xiangbei deserves.
Hearing that there was food, fried at that, Jiang Xiangbei couldn't help swallowing.
His eyes widened: "Are there really fried fish?"
Shen Qing nodded affirmatively.
This time when I went into the city, oil was on my must-buy list.
We have enough flour at home. We can make a batter with small wild fish and fry it. The batter will be crispy and the fish will be crispy. It can be used as a dish and a snack. With it hanging in front, wouldn’t it give us the motivation to catch small fish and shrimps in the south and north of the river?
Otherwise, these two children would put their utmost enthusiasm into catching big fish.
Jiang Xiangnan likes to sell things. Firstly, it's his nature, and secondly, he wants to earn money to buy delicious food. Now that he has money to share and delicious food to eat, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
He immediately responded hurriedly: "Okay, I'll go dig up earthworms, put down the cage, and catch a lot of fish, shrimps, and eels. Maybe if I'm lucky I can even catch a big fish!"
Shen Qing said sincerely: "Don't force yourself to catch big fish. Don't focus all your attention on big fish. It's great to catch more fish, shrimp and eels."
Jiang Xiangnan was instantly moved beyond words.
Mother was so kind! Worried that he wouldn't be able to catch the big fish, she consoled him by saying that even small fish and shrimp that couldn't be sold for much money were great.
"Don't worry, Mom. I will definitely catch more today than yesterday!"
Shen Qing was relieved.
After the candidates for entering the city were decided, Shen Qing went back to the house to get the silver, and Jiang Xiangnan picked up two large buckets of water. The two of them set off towards Xingcheng in the light morning mist with high morale.
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