1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

The lunch was very simple. The two main dishes were dried tofu and braised pork liver, and the side dishes were peanuts and pickled vegetables.

Even so, everyone ate deliciously.

Especially Doudou, who was going to perform exceptionally well today. He didn't eat much, just ate chili, pork liver, and cold-mixed mother-in-law.

"Dad, what are we going to do after dinner?"

Doudou asked as he took a bite of the pork liver.

"After dinner, shouldn't I take a nap?" Chen Tiezhu said.

Doudou frowned, "Doudou is not sleepy, so I won't."

"In that case, let's take a break after dinner and go for a walk outside." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Okay."

Doudou nodded happily, feeling at ease, as if he had somewhere to go.

"It looks like we'll have to work hard all day." Old Huang said with a wry smile.

"This is just Doudou. If it were another child, they might not be able to bear it." Zhou Fengxia said.

"This thing, you say that we workers usually care about it. If we tell others about this situation today, no one may believe it." Hu Yadong said with a wry smile.

"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"By the way, I heard that the old Zhang family's mushrooms are really selling at a loss." Qi Lianshan said.

"You bought them at 65 cents, didn't they send them to the farmers' market? The best ones seem to only sell for 50 cents, and a large part of them sell for 40 cents."

"This is also very normal. Although we have a long way to transport them to the provincial capital, we have small boxes, so the loss of mushrooms is not very large." Chen Tiezhu said.

"What do they use to store mushrooms? They can store so many mushrooms at once. If there is a small hole, they will be in a mess, not to mention the way to the county."

"In the past, they did do business, but they were selling mushrooms in short supply. Selling mushrooms is not the same now. In our county, you can eat them or not. Who is willing to spend too much money?"

"Brother Chen, is this why you deliberately gave up the county market?" Zhou Fengxia asked curiously.

"It's not the case. This market is reserved for some people who grow them by themselves." Chen Tiezhu said.

"But if it were me who was selling, I would maintain the price even if the sales volume was lower. Because this opening made it difficult to do business in the future."

"Let's take their disruption as an example. What price do you think the people behind them will sell at in the market? If they sell wholesale, how much will the price be?"

"He disrupted not only himself, but the entire market. I was originally planning to send some mushrooms to the county government, because they have to cook for food anyway, but now it's difficult to send."

"It's not that expensive to send. If the price is set too low, I will lose money. What do you think we should do? We can only wait for the market in the county to slowly rise back."

"Tiezhu, is this impact so big?" Hu Yadong asked in surprise.

"It's that big." Chen Tiezhu nodded seriously.

"Actually, this is also a prototype of a price war. Because this is not a hot-selling product. If it is a hot-selling product, the more you raise the price, the more people will rush to buy it."

"For products like mushrooms, now that people know the price, if sales are not very ideal, they will look forward to a lower price."

"But when the lower price appears, what will many people think? The price will definitely be lower, so let's wait."

"So I will build a cold storage here. For vegetables like mushrooms, I can have a control over the supply in the short term, which can also stabilize the price."

"In this way, people who buy vegetables frequently will know that the price changes are not very big. It is normal for it to be cheaper today and more expensive tomorrow."

"Ah..., it's a good thing that you are in charge. If we sell it ourselves, we will be satisfied with selling it for only three or two cents." Qi Lianshan said.

"Because you are not businessmen, you just want to turn these mushrooms into money as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if it's more or less, as long as it's in your pocket." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"In fact, even if I do business, I only know the basics. Others have many twists and turns in doing business, and you also need a mouth that can boast to sell the vegetables faster and better."

"That means that this mushroom basically has no market in our county? When will it recover?" asked Mr. Han.

"At the earliest, it will be after the freezing. People will think of changing their taste when they are tired of eating cabbage, radishes, and potatoes." Chen Tiezhu said.

"WeAfter all the mushrooms of this batch are harvested, just in time for the vegetables to come down, how much can be purchased? This is the last batch of harvests. I think it will be a success if I don't lose money. "

"Fortunately, the last batch is still relatively small, which has little impact on the cultivation of the entire batch of mushrooms. And no matter what commodity, there is also an off-season and a peak season, right?"

"That's exactly the case. When the time comes, you should do a good job and try to make the villagers make money from the second batch of mushrooms they grow." Han Xiuying said.

"Well, the next batch of mushrooms will increase the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms, which is also very good. It is also unique when fried or stewed." Chen Tiezhu nodded with a smile.

"Dad, Doudou has finished eating. You should eat quickly, so that you can rest for a while after eating, and then go out to play."

At this time, Doudou spoke.

"Well, Dad listens to Doudou. Dad hasn't eaten dinner yet. "Chen Tiezhu coaxed.

He had no way to deal with Doudou, who was full of energy now. He didn't dare to let her run around in the yard. In just a short while, the small animals at home were exhausted.

Although Chen Tiezhu just made a simple analysis, Hu Yadong and Qi Lianshan were deeply impressed.

Doing business is really not something they can understand. After all, this thing can't be sold at a clear price. Sometimes it's not easy to sell at a low price.

Zhang The family has brought this upon themselves, and the choice of everyone is wise. How much money will the Zhang family lose with this inflow and outflow?

Anyway, after this incident, they have become more confident.

If we don't have the diamond drill, don't take on this porcelain job. Just plant it honestly, and let Tiezhu worry about other things.

Even if Tiezhu makes some money, what can it do? This money should be made by Tiezhu.

Because if you sell it, you will definitely not get as much as Tiezhu, this is Tiezhu's ability.