Huo Qiqi didn't expect that Chen Xiaoshan recommended a very young guy. Judging from his appearance, he was very young, about 16 years old. In his previous life, he would still be a high school student.
Huo Qiqi glanced at the boy and found him very shy. Could such an introvert complete the task of purchasing wild fruits? A hint of surprise flashed in Huo Qiqi's eyes, and she said calmly, "Chen Xiaoshan, if I'm not mistaken, this person should be from your hometown, right?"
From Chen Xiaoshan's narration, Huo Qiqi learned that the big boy was called Xu San, the youngest son of the team leader of their village. Unable to bear the hardships in the countryside and yearning for life in the big city, he secretly ran to Jingshi to seek refuge with Gao Qi and Chen Xiaoshan. This young man had some luck on him, and the first person he met when he arrived in Jingshi was Chen Xiaoshan's younger brother.
Huo Qiqi signaled Xu San not to be nervous. She asked Chen Xiaoshan to bring a stool and motioned him to sit down. Then she asked him if he was used to living in Beijing and some questions about his life. When she found that he was no longer nervous, Huo Qiqi decided to get straight to the point.
"Xu San, Chen Xiaoshan should have told you the purpose of my visit. I want to ask, are you willing to return to your hometown and complete the task of purchasing a large amount of wild fruits?" Huo Qiqi said in a gentle tone.
"Boss, to be honest, if it were other things, I wouldn't be willing to go back, but if I could help the mountain people sell wild fruits, would I be willing to do so?" Xu San said proudly.
Hearing Xu San's words, Huo Qiqi felt that he was speaking with a hidden meaning, so she continued to ask, "Xu San, why are you willing to go back and collect wild fruits from the villagers?"
Xu San said embarrassedly, "Boss, I secretly ran away from the village and went to seek refuge with Brother Gao Qi and Brother Xiao Shan. There was another important reason. I wanted to make money and build a big house. When I was old enough, I wanted to marry Ah Hua from the village. Ah Hua's family is very poor and has been relying on secretly selling wild fruits for a living. I came back to the village to buy wild fruits to help the villagers and also to help Ah Hua."
After hearing Xu San's words, Huo Qiqi was somewhat impressed by this simple young man. She asked with some concern, "Xu San, how old are you this year? I'm afraid it's not safe for you to go back alone."
Xu San straightened his wrinkled clothes, patted his chest and said, "Boss, after the New Year, I will be 17 years old. And what Xiaoshan doesn't know is that I can't sneak out this time. I'm not alone, I have a companion, Ah Hua's younger brother."
Chen Xiaoshan's eyes widened and he said in horror, "Isn't Ah Hua's brother dead?"
Xu San saw Chen Xiaoshan's strange look and immediately explained that the person he brought with him was Ahua's cousin, not his biological brother, and that the two of them could go back together to buy wild fruits, dry them and store them.
Huo Qiqi looked at Xu San with her true eyes and found that he was very loyal to her. Suddenly, her eyes turned cold. She stared into Xu San's eyes and said, "Xu San, I wonder if Chen Xiaoshan has told you about my abilities? I hope you won't let me down. As long as you do this job honestly, you will have many benefits in the future."
Xu San did not avoid Huo Qiqi's scrutiny, because he had never thought of betraying Huo Qiqi. He had not been in the black market for long, only two months at most.
But he had witnessed with his own eyes the grace of Huo Qiqi teaching Zhao Tianlai and Zhao Kang a lesson. At that time, Huo Qiqi was like a god descending from the sky, and easily solved the life-and-death crisis he faced. You know, Chen Xiaoshan and others had not solved such a crisis for a month.
He understood what Huo Qiqi meant. If it were him, he would also be worried that Xu San would run away with the money. Huo Qiqi didn't care much about the payment. What she was worried about was that Xu San was too young and unstable to complete the task of purchasing wild fruits.
"Xu San, how much do you think the wild fruits in your area cost per pound? Can you collect them?" Huo Qiqi wanted to test Xu San's ability.
Xu San quickly did some mental arithmetic, "Boss, there are a lot of wild fruits we can use locally, and they're not worth much. I can buy a pound of fresh fruit for 8 cents. 3 pounds of fresh wild fruit can be dried into 1 pound of dried fruit. When I go back, I can get the dried fruit for 2 cents."
Huo Qiqi nodded and said earnestly, "Xu San, if we want to do long-term business, we need to establish a good reputation. We will buy fresh fruits at 1 cent and dried fruits at 3 cents.
Remember two things: first, pay in cash. Do not oppress the people without reason. Second, pay attention to the quality of the fruit. Do not accept small or rotten fruit. Do not abuse your power for personal gain."
For Huo Qiqi, she was happy to help the people in the mountains appropriately. After all, she now had the ability and financial resources, and when she wanted to set up her own snack company and snack brand, a good reputation was very important. She calculated that it would cost her 1 million fresh fruits, which was RMB. This amount of money was really nothing to her.
Raising the purchase price of fresh wild fruits to 1 cent per catty may only be an increase of 2 cents, but for ordinary families, it is a huge deal.
If each family sends three people to the mountains to pick fruit, and they harvest 200 kilograms of fruit a day, that's 2 yuan in income, or 60 yuan a month. The average income of an urban worker is about 40 yuan.
Xu San knew Huo Qiqi was giving the farmers in the mountains a discount. He bowed deeply to Huo Qiqi and said tearfully, "Boss, on behalf of the children of the mountains, I thank you. Boss, I ask that you arrange for two experienced men to help me purchase wild fruits."
Huo Qiqi looked at Xu San meaningfully. She found that this young man was very smart. He took the initiative to ask someone to follow him just to make her feel at ease.
Huo Qiqi stood up and said to Xu San, "Xu San, you have a heavy task. This time, you must purchase at least 1.5 million kilograms of fresh fruit. Dry all of it and store it. I'll arrange for someone to pick it up."
She turned to Chen Xiaoshan and said, "Chen Xiaoshan, take out RMB from your black market earnings over the past few days and give it to Xu San. There is one more thing. According to Xu San's request, you will arrange two people to help them buy wild fruits. They must look after each other and help each other along the way."
Xu San and Chen Xiaoshan looked at each other and nodded seriously.
After sending Xu San and Chen Xiaoshan away, Huo Qiqi's consciousness entered the space. She found that the fruit trees in the system space were also full of fruits. It seemed that there was a chance to transplant some fruit trees at this time into it.
"Boss, something bad has happened to Zhao Kang. He's in the hospital now."
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