Chapter 37 036. "Zhou Yi, do you really want to have a baby with me?"
The wild boar was killed yesterday.
Most of the blood had been lost while chasing the wild boar, so only a little could be collected during the autopsy. After removing the hair and internal organs, another 50 kilograms were cut off and sold to the villagers.
There are about two hundred kilograms left.
It includes pig offal such as pig intestines, pig lungs, and pig livers, which are taken to the city to be sold.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi loaded the goods into a bamboo backpack, borrowed an ox cart from the village chief, and went to the county town early. After paying two cents for the city entrance fee, they first went to Mr. Zhu's house.
Mr. Zhu happened not to be at home.
Lei Li left ten pounds of meat for Zhu Fulang, also known as Zhu Zhuer, as well as the pig intestines that Mr. Zhu liked, and agreed to have lunch at his house, then he and Zhou Yi drove away again.
Didn't go to the vegetable market.
Zhou Yi saw Lei Li walking towards the restaurant on the commercial street and was a little confused. "Aren't we going to sell meat? Is there anything you want to buy before coming to the street?"
“It’s just selling meat.”
Lei Li explained, "There are many wealthy people in the county. Rich people always like to eat things they can't normally eat, such as game."
“If someone buys, someone will sell.”
"There's a restaurant on this street that specializes in wild game. Hunters from the next village kill game and sell it here. I heard the price is very fair, a few cents more than regular restaurants."
Where there is demand, there is supply.
The supply and demand relationship will affect the price. If you want to monopolize the supply of wild game, you have to lower the price.
Zhou Yi nodded. "How much do you plan to sell it for per jin? Pork in the county town is more expensive than in the town market. I remember pure lean meat is 9 wen per jin."
Pork comes in different grades.
Prices also vary by region.
The meat in the county town is more expensive than that in the town market, wild boars are more expensive than domestic pigs, lean meat is more expensive than pork ribs, fat meat is more expensive than lean meat, and pig offal is the cheapest.
This is because pig offal has a strong fishy smell and it tastes very bad without spices and sauces. Ordinary people cannot afford spices, so few people want pig offal.
When supply exceeds demand, prices will naturally be low.
Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Lei Li smiled and said, "Don't look at me, look at the store."
"You're not going to ask for too much again, are you?"
Zhou Yi still remembered the last time he bought five-color peppers. Facing the flower seller's 180 wen, Lei Li asked for 8 wen per pot, and then asked for 6 wen and 5 wen.
The main point is whether you want to sell it or not.
"What do you mean by asking for an exorbitant price? I'm bargaining. I'm not satisfied with his price, and you're not allowing me to name a price I'm satisfied with?"
Lei Li snorted.
Although he neither sells nor buys flowers, he often gives Xiaohua flowers and knows the price.
The flower seller was asking for 200 wen per pot, which was obviously an exorbitant price. Even if it was 80 wen per pot, it would be a sure profit. I felt embarrassed to secretly call him shameless.
As soon as Lei Li started talking so outrageously, the flower seller knew that his flowers would not sell even before he chased them away.
Hot item.
Can it be sold at a big discount?
Things that no one wants are sold at a bargain price.
Supply and demand, supply and demand.
There is supply only when there is demand.
Although Lei Li had never taken a political course, he was obviously well aware of this and was shameless enough to ask for five cents for the five-color peppers that cost 200 cents when bought, and of course he dared to sell pork that cost 9 cents for 900 cents per catty.
certainly.
If there is really a fool who buys it.
Lei Li glanced at Zhou Yi and forgot about it. It really happened. His husband was the kind of fool who would speak up for others even after being cheated.
“……?”
Zhou Yi asked suspiciously, "That look you gave me just now... were you teasing me?"
"Cricket?"
"Just saying bad things about me."
"oh……"
Lei Li thought for a moment and laughed, "You're quite smart at times like this."
Zhou Yi: “???”
Why did you curse twice?
As the two were talking, the ox cart slowly moved to the game restaurant.
"Look at the car."
Lei Li said something to Zhou Yi, then jumped out of the car and entered the restaurant.
It's not noon yet.
There were only two or three people eating in the restaurant.
The shopkeeper was fiddling with his abacus while checking his account book when he saw Lei Li walk in. He looked around and although he didn't look like a rich man, he smiled and said,
"Hey, little bro, are you stopping by or staying at the hotel? Our game here is incredible, especially the pheasant. We just killed it this morning, so it's so fresh."
“Neither.”
Lei Li shook his head and said, "I shot a wild boar yesterday. I wanted to ask if your family would take it. If not, I'll go ask at other restaurants or sell it at the market."
"The wild boar is naturally collected."
The shopkeeper smiled and saw that Lei Li had nothing on him, so he looked outside the store. Sure enough, there was an ox cart there, and a burly man was driving it.
He smiled and said, "Is it that ox cart?"
"yes."
Lei Li brought the shopkeeper out to inspect the goods.
"Killed him yesterday, right?"
The shopkeeper inspected it critically and said, "The blade isn't fresh anymore, and the hind legs and tail are gone... The offal is still there, but it's not worth much."
"It was killed yesterday, but it was frozen in the well overnight, so the meat must be fresh."
Lei Li remained calm and said, "Look, this wild boar is different from a domestic pig. It doesn't have that strong smell, and the fat and lean parts are just the right amount. Whether it's stir-fried or stewed, the taste is just right... Since you're in the business, you definitely know more than me."
"A good pig will naturally have a good price."
The shopkeeper was picky again, "But the pig hair isn't cleaned off, the front leg is dirty, and the hind leg has big bones. Brother, it's not that I don't want to give you a good price, but the market is not good right now..."
"The market is bad, so the price of wild boars won't be low. I heard that a pheasant sells for fifteen cents a pound at the town market. Wild boars are harder to hunt than pheasants."
Lei Li said, "My husband and I put a lot of effort into hunting this wild boar. My husband's leg was even broken... That's why he stayed in the car."
Zhou Yi: “???”
Didn't you ask me to watch the car? How did I become a cripple because of a broken leg?
Lei Li patted Zhou Yi's head and said with pity, "Thank you for your hard work, my husband. When this wild boar sells for a good price, I'll get you some medicine to treat your leg."
"……good."
Zhou Yi responded silently and cowardly to Lei Lihe's kind smile.
The shopkeeper looked at Lei Li, then at Zhou Yi, and said in surprise, "Is this your husband? I thought you two were brothers..."
"Yes, this is my husband."
Lei Li smiled and said, "Thank goodness my husband doesn't despise my appearance, nor does he despise my parents at home, who work so hard to support this family alone..."
As he spoke, he sighed, "It's a pity that we've been married for so long, but I haven't given him a child. I don't know what went wrong..."
"My wife and I also had a daughter in our old age..."
The shopkeeper also sighed and said, "How about this, it's not easy for you, and it's not easy for me either. I'll give you two taels of silver for the wild boar, okay?"
"Two taels?"
Lei Li looked hesitant. "That price is a bit low, isn't it? I have nearly 200 catties here, and two taels of silver... that's only ten cents per catty. Would you like to raise the price again?"
"My price is the fairest in the whole county! Not to mention that you don't have 200 catties, pig offal is not worth ten cents a catty."
"My husband needs money to treat his leg..."
“…”
The shopkeeper looked at Zhou Yi's rough face, then at his legs, gritted his teeth and said, "Two taels and fifty coins, that's the maximum price."
"this……"
Lei Li looked at Zhou Yi hesitantly, "My husband, what do you say? Two taels and fifty cents..."
Zhou Yi: “……?”
What did I say?
You didn't rehearse your lines with me in advance.
Zhou Yi looked a little confused. He stared at Lei Li for half a second, then looked at the shopkeeper. His rough, scarred face was cold and solemn. In the shopkeeper's eyes, he looked like a ferocious monster, as if he would cause trouble in the store if he disagreed with something.
The shopkeeper: “…”
The shopkeeper compromised and bargained again, "Two taels and one hundred coins, is that okay? If this pig was alive, or if it was slaughtered this morning, it could be higher. The one slaughtered yesterday wasn't fresh enough..."
"Next time, next time you bring it earlier, I'll give you fifteen cents a pound, and five cents a pound for pig offal. Isn't that a good price?"
"become."
Lei Li also laughed. "Next time you're lucky enough to catch a wild boar, we'll bring it to you. ... Then we'll send this wild boar to your back door?"
“No, no.”
The shopkeeper called two waiters over and asked them to take the wild boar meat to the kitchen. He also asked another waiter to deliver two pieces of silver and a hundred coins.
"It's all right. Two taels and one hundred coins."
"Thank you, shopkeeper."
Lei Li counted the money and put it in the inner pocket of his clothes. He exchanged a few words with the shopkeeper before driving the ox cart away with Zhou Yi.
After they had walked away, Zhou Yi said, "I thought you would ask for twenty coins per pound, like a pheasant."
“It can’t be sold at this price.”
Lei Li knew what was going on. If he could take advantage, he would do so. If he couldn't, it wouldn't be a pity.
"A pig yields about 80% of its meat. That wild boar weighed 250 to 260 kilograms, and could yield 200 kilograms of meat. I sold 50 kilograms to the villagers, gave 10 kilograms to Mr. Zhu's family, and kept a little for myself, leaving about 140 kilograms."
"Both fat and lean are charged at thirteen coins per pound, which is one thousand eight hundred and twenty coins. Add in the pig's offal, and since wild boars are expensive, we charge five coins per pound—"
"Two taels and one hundred coins is a very good price."
Lei Li was very satisfied.
Zhou Yi nodded after listening, "After all, it was mined from the mountain, so there is no cost, only labor... But why did you just say that my leg was broken?"
"Playing the victim."
Lei Li didn't feel guilty at all. He patted Zhou Yi's leg and said, "You almost broke your leg when we were chasing the wild boar."
"I'm not as miserable as you."
Zhou Yi looked at his shoulder and said, "You chased the wild boar and bruised your shoulder. Your knee was also broken. You didn't tell your parents about it, and you didn't even get enough rest last night."
All she does is tease and play with him.
"I just didn't pay attention and hit the tree. It's not a serious injury. It will be healed in a few days with medicine."
Lei Li didn't care.
Zhou Yi thought he was too reckless. "You said you wanted a child from me, but you're so troublesome. You've already ruined your health before the child comes."
"Zhou Yi."
Lei Li suddenly leaned close to him and said with a wicked smile, "You're so concerned about my health... Do you really want to have a baby with me?"
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