bestfiction Chapter 229: Chicken, Duck and Goose Seedlings Negotiated
Chapter 229: Chicken, Duck and Goose Seedlings Negotiated
The mutton soup tastes good, especially with some chopped coriander. If her stomach was limited and drinking too much would make her go to the toilet, she would have wanted to drink two bowls.
The key is that you can refill the mutton soup for free.
Gu Qingqing bought ten pancakes at three cents each. She, Wu Fang and Yang Xing ate two each, and Uncle Niu ate three.
There was one left, and she took it back.
After eating and drinking, the few people hurried back. After asking a few people on the way, they finally found the family hatching ducklings behind a village.
Wu Fang greeted everyone enthusiastically when she saw them, "Uncle, do you still remember us?"
The man Wu Fang called uncle looked to be in his early fifties, with a simple and honest face.
At this time, the other party stared at the three women who came over hesitantly. After a while, he said, "They look familiar, but are they from that village?"
Wu Fang smiled, then raised her hand and pointed at Yang Xing, saying, "Uncle, she and I sold stewed ducks in Jiangping Town last year. You and your son praised our stews and asked us to help stew ducks several times."
After Wu Fang said this, the other party immediately realized what was going on and smiled until wrinkles appeared on his face. "Hehe, I said you looked familiar. I thought I had seen you before when I was selling ducklings in the village before."
After the old man finished speaking, he looked the visitor over and over, thinking that he was not very familiar with the other person. At most, he had helped him process ducks before. It must be that there was something going on when the other person came to his house.
Do you want to buy your own ducklings?
The old man thought so, but still asked with a little doubt, "Why are you here today?"
Wu Fang pulled Gu Qingqing and explained to the old man, "This is our boss. He wants to buy some ducklings. I wonder if your family can still hatch ducklings this year?"
Gu Qingqing then greeted the old man and explained her purpose and needs.
When the old man heard her request, he happily invited them into the house and shouted to the inside, "Old woman, pour some tea. There are guests at home."
After sitting down, Gu Qingqing looked at the two elderly people openly, which made the old woman feel uncomfortable and she dared not look at her.
Gu Qingqing was delighted and concluded that the other party was simple.
This makes me feel relieved, but I am afraid that I may encounter a seller who is more shrewd than the buyer, in which case it would be very easy to suffer a loss.
"Uncle, I just don't know how you sell the ducklings here? Can you hatch them all if I want a lot at once?" Gu Qingqingyi asked.
There is no other way. In this era, hatching chickens and ducks is entirely done manually, and the output is limited. It is not like the previous life when everything was mechanized. As long as you dare to ask for it, they will deliver it to you all at once.
The old man nodded happily. "Don't worry, my wife. Every year we prepare to hatch about 200 ducklings, which will definitely be enough for you. As for the price, we can usually get ducklings for four cents when we go door to door. If you can make up for our losses and save me the trouble of going door to door, I'll charge you three cents and a half each."
The price is decent and not too cheap.
Gu Qingqing smiled and said, "Thank you for the lower price, but I have to say this first. You can't give me some of the withered ones just because you lowered the price."
When the old man heard this, his smiling face immediately turned serious. He tightened his lips and hastily explained, "No, I have been selling ducklings for more than 30 years and have never done anything immoral. We deliver the ducks to you and you can just look at them one by one. If there are any bad ones, just don't take them and bring them back for us to raise."
Gu Qingqing was relieved to hear him say that, and then asked, "It's settled then. I want 200 ducklings. Do I need to leave a deposit for you?"
"Haha, that's not necessary. We're all from the same village. Just tell us now and we'll deliver it to you for you to check and then you can pay. But we may have to deliver it in five or six times, you see..."
"Okay." Gu Qingqing agreed readily.
"So how many male ducklings do you need?"
When Gu Qingqing came, she asked Yang Xing about this. Yang Xing told her that if she wanted fertilized eggs, she would need about ten female ducks for one drake. If she planned to sell duck eggs, forty or fifty female ducks for one drake would be enough.
"Just five will do." Gu Qingqing replied.
The old man was happy, "Okay, the first wave will be out in about fifteen or sixteen days. I'll send it to you when the time comes. I wonder which village you are from?"
Then Gu Qingqing told the old man in detail which village she was from and how to find her home. When the old man learned that she was planning to buy chicks, he excitedly called his eldest daughter-in-law who was taking care of the chickens in the greenhouse.
When Gu Qingqing learned that the old man's in-laws specialized in hatching chicks, especially since the price was only two cents per chick, she readily agreed to let them send two hundred.
The premise is to ensure quality.
Seeing that everything was settled, Gu Qingqing was about to get up and say goodbye. She had already walked out of the door when she suddenly stopped and asked, "Uncle, do you know anyone who has goslings? I also plan to raise a few."
The old man's daughter-in-law stepped forward and said, "My family has some, but we hatch a few every year and raise them to look after the house. If you want them, I'll give you two."
Two were not enough for Gu Qingqing, and she was not greedy for such a small bargain. Since she had found the way, she paid for it and spent a few copper coins.
"No need to give them as gifts. I want to buy five or six. How about you tell them when you go back to your parents' home? See if they are willing to part with them. You decide the price."
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my mom that if possible, I'll bring some chickens and ducklings to my sister's house later."
Gu Qingqing and her three companions did not waste too much time here. After they finished their discussion, they got on the ox cart and left.
When Gu Qingqing went back, she was not as happy as before, mainly because her bladder was a little stuffy.
Another reason is that she had already seen the scenery along the way when she came here.
When they arrived at the village entrance, Gu Qingqing got off the ox cart and wanted to pay, only to find out that Wen Wuyan had already paid yesterday.
The remaining three people were still there. Gu Qingqing invited the other two, "Let's go to my house. I delayed you today and didn't get anything done. When you come out, ask Wuyan to cook a delicious meal. Let's eat at my house today."
As soon as Gu Qingqing finished speaking, Wu Fang looked at the direction of the village behind her and said with a smile, "I'm afraid if we go there now, we won't even be able to eat."
Gu Qingqing was puzzled, "Why is this?"
Then Wu Fang raised her hand and pointed behind her. Gu Qingqing turned around and saw Wen Wuyan, accompanied by Erhua, Lao Yangtou, Zhao Dong and Zhao Bei, walking out of the village.