freenovelworld Chapter 62: Is Manager Feng trying to rip off a familiar customer?
Chapter 62: Is Manager Feng trying to rip off a familiar customer?
Shen Qingchuan smiled憨厚ly, revealing two rows of white teeth.
"Manager Feng, you have a good eye. It's definitely my son and me. You haven't mistaken us."
Manager Feng looked the father and daughter up and down again, and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself that they had really changed a lot in just three days!
When the father and daughter first came to the pharmacy to sell turmeric, they were dressed in rags like beggars, their clothes patched upon patched, the original color of the fabric almost unrecognizable. Unexpectedly, after half a year, they had become much wealthier.
He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Did you two manage to grow turmeric on this trip?"
Shen Qingchuan nodded in reply, "They've been planted and are ready for harvest. My son and I delivered them to you as promised."
After saying that, he quickly moved the turmeric in front of Manager Feng and opened it for him to see.
"Manager Feng, come and check it quickly, see how it is."
When Manager Feng heard that the father and daughter had successfully grown turmeric, he was overjoyed.
"Hey, long time no see. I thought you couldn't grow it anymore. I didn't expect you to be so capable. You said you could grow it, and you really did. You guys are amazing. I knew I didn't misjudge you."
He peeked into the open sack and his eyes lit up.
Good guy!
It really is turmeric!
And it's also much bigger than the one they brought over six months ago.
Even though he had run a pharmacy for twenty years, this was the first time he had ever seen such a large turmeric plant.
This one, this one, it's top quality, how can you worry about not being able to sell it?
Not only can they be sold, but if taken to the county, they can fetch a good price.
He suppressed his eagerness, put away his smile, and said in a pretentious tone, "Alas, it has been grown, but you don't know, the market has changed. Fewer people are daring to venture into the mountains. In recent years, the border has been peaceful, so fewer people are injured, and medicine is not in short supply. This turmeric is not easy to sell."
Shen Qingchuan's expression suddenly froze, and he said urgently, "Didn't we have a written agreement before? There aren't that many of them, so why are they hard to sell?"
“The market price changes every day. You haven’t been here for half a year, so the price has already dropped.” He changed the subject, “But you’re right. We have a written agreement, and I can’t go back on my word. We’ll stick to the agreement, but I can’t guarantee what price I’ll give you next time.”
Shen Qingchuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his daughter was smart and had drawn up a written agreement with the shopkeeper.
But we still have 100 jin of seeds left at home, and they're hard to sell now. Will we be able to sell them when they're planted next season?
His heart suddenly clenched again.
Shen Xiaotang, who was standing to the side, finally understood.
Manager Feng's implication is that he thinks the price he set for them is too high. He's implying that he wants to lower the price later, right?
The turmeric they grew was almost twice the size of the previous ones, uniform and plump, with a bright orange-yellow color. It was all-natural and pollution-free. In the previous life, it would have been extremely difficult to find turmeric that had not been exposed to pesticides and fertilizers!
She and her father had experienced Manager Feng's character firsthand; he wasn't exactly honest.
Who knows, he might be plotting something else, deliberately driving down the price to try and make more money off the difference.
There's nothing we can do; his pharmacy has a monopoly in this small town. If we want to continue selling to him, we have to follow his rules.
Therefore, if you want to sell at a good price, you must open up your own sales channels and refuse to let middlemen take a cut.
Who is Shen Xiaotang?
At heart, I am a modern person with good morals, I have received higher education, and I have worked hard in the workplace and society. How can I be willing to hang myself on one tree?
Moreover, since Manager Feng can accept turmeric at two coins per ounce, it proves that he can make a profit. If she opens up her own sales channels, wouldn't she be able to earn even more?
We didn't dare go to the county town before because we didn't have enough money to buy an oxcart. Now that my parents have saved up some money, we can buy a half-grown ox and have my father make an oxcart out of wood.
It's a win-win situation: we can go to the county to find sales channels and also get oxen to plow the fields!
Shen Xiaotang immediately said, "In such a big town, Manager Feng is still the most trustworthy. So let's pay two copper coins per tael according to the contract this time. As for next time, you can't guarantee it. Let's wait until the next harvest. If Manager Feng can give us a higher price then, we'll try to give him a higher price. Okay?"
A smile returned to Manager Feng's face as he thought to himself, "This little girl is really perceptive."
Now that they have money in their hands, they speak much more generously than before and no longer haggle so fiercely.
He likes things to be straightforward like that.
“That’s definitely fine. We’re all acquaintances now. When the market price goes up, I’ll try my best to charge you a higher price. I can’t let you rot in the fields and not be able to sell your products.”
Play that fucking bullshit!
He's taking advantage of someone he knows well, thinking she wouldn't understand?
Whether in ancient or modern times, if meat is expensive, you can choose not to eat meat; if vegetables are expensive, you can choose not to eat vegetables. Who can control their mouth? And who can control the need to buy medicine when they get sick?
Headaches and fevers are common, and even small quantities of wound medicine won't go unsold!
Moreover, the few hundred kilograms they grew are just a drop in the ocean.
Shen Xiaotang scoffed inwardly, but smiled with shallow dimples on her face.
Since Manager Feng isn't honest, then she doesn't need to be sincere either. If everyone holds back a little, then there will be surprises later, right?
Shen Qingchuan was a little dazed. Seeing that his daughter had already reached an agreement with Manager Feng, he immediately pulled his daughter aside.
"Tang'er, if we can't sell them for a good price later, why don't we take half of the hundred catties we have at home and bring them back? While we can still sell them for a high price of two coins, let's sell more and plant less next season. What do you think?"
Shen Xiaotang was so speechless she almost rolled her eyes at her father.
Who did he get his simple-mindedness from?
He probably inherited his maternal grandfather's character; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen a son-in-law with such poor character as his grandfather, leaving him with no descendants.
She whispered, "Dad, even if it doesn't fetch a high price in the future, things are valued for their scarcity, so medicinal herbs will still be more expensive than grains, right? Besides, Manager Feng didn't say he would refuse to accept them anymore, so what are you so afraid of?"
The father and son discussed it and concluded that since Manager Feng was only a few steps away, he would definitely be able to hear them if they talked too much.
She can't tell her father now; she already has the idea of opening up sales channels on her own.
If Manager Feng finds out, she will either try to get people to plant it, or she will prevent her from finding a large medicinal herb merchant.
Manager Feng has been running his pharmacy for one or two decades, so he must have a wide network of connections. Since we can't fight city hall, we should take a surprise attack.
Shen Qingchuan was unsure, but seeing his daughter's confident expression, he immediately reassured himself that his daughter was right, medicinal herbs were more expensive than grain.
"Alright, let's keep planting!"
The father and daughter turned to look at Manager Feng.
Shen Xiaotang's eyes were bright, and she said in a sweet voice, "We've already weighed it at home. Could you please weigh it again, Manager Feng, and settle the payment for us while you're at it?"
Manager Shen nodded and beckoned for his assistant to come and weigh the items.
The total was a little over 200 catties, and I settled four taels of silver with a balance of sixty cash for them.
After putting away the money and thanking Manager Feng, Shen Qingchuan led his daughter out of the pharmacy.
With money in hand, the father and daughter were no longer as reluctant to spend money as before, and this time they bought quite a few things in town.
After finishing his shopping, Shen Qingchuan used a handcart to pull his daughter out of town and back home.
The father and daughter were both facing forward, chatting and laughing all the way, unaware that a tail had appeared behind them.