Chapter 36 Cooperation
"I don't know how to raise flowers, but I know an elder who might have a solution. He planted the peaches and plums we ate just now. ”
Zhong Huan knew that discussing cooperation with Zhou Hongda would definitely involve the cultivation of peaches and plums, so he simply moved his master out in advance.
"That's right! How I didn't think of that. Old glutton, your flowers may really be saved. ”
Zhou Ruixuan patted his head and said. He started planting flowers by planting vegetables, so Zhong Huan said that people who plant fruit trees will raise flowers, and he is not surprised at all.
"Old vegetable farmer, do you also know this elder of Xiao Zhong?" Su Zhengping saw that Zhou Ruixuan was so excited, and there was hope in his heart.
"I don't know it, but the things they grow are really good. Hongda, you go and get some peaches and plums for your Uncle Su to bring back. Xiao Zhong, can you introduce me to this master, I really want to get to know him. Zhou Ruixuan had long wanted to ask Zhong Huan where he got the goods, but he didn't expect Zhong Huan to say it himself.
"Grandpa Zhou, my elder has a weird temper and doesn't like to interact with people very much. So he didn't look for wholesalers to sell fruits, and only let me, an acquaintance, sell them. Thank you for your understanding. ”
"It's okay! I can understand. Generally, people with skills have a bit of a weird temper. ”
Zhou Ruixuan was not angry because Zhong Huan refuted his face, but was a little happy. From Zhong Huan's words, he could hear that this longevity peach and plum were indeed the only ones in the market, and that was enough. He didn't care who grew the peaches and plums and how they were grown, because even if he knew the trade secrets, he wouldn't change his career to plant fruit trees. Qian Zhongshu has a good saying: If you eat an egg and think it's good, why do you need to know the hen that lays the egg?
"Uncle Su, look, these are the peaches and plums we ate just now." Zhou Hongda had already brought two bags of fruit over.
"Wow~ It turns out that this peach is so big!"
What Su Zhengping ate at the dinner table just now was all cut pulp, and he didn't see the complete physical object, and when he saw the oversized peaches and plums brought by Zhou Hongda, he was immediately surprised.
"It's not just big, but it tastes good. Xiao Zhong's elder is not simple. Maybe your flowers will be able to heal in the hands of others. ”
Zhou Ruixuan firmly believes that everything is reasonable, if you can grow vegetables, you should be able to plant trees, and if you can plant trees, you should be able to raise flowers, all of which are similar.
"Xiao Zhong, you said that this elder has a bad temper, can he be willing to help me cure this flower? If it's too much trouble, forget it. ”
Although Su Zhengping is eager to save flowers, he and Zhong Huan are not familiar with each other, so it is really not good to trouble people's parents.
"Grandpa Su, I'm an elder who just doesn't like to see people, and my temper is not bad. It's not a hassle for me to show him the flowers, but I said in advance that if he can't help it, don't blame me. ”
Zhong Huan didn't dare to guarantee that the orchid would survive if it was put into the Ten Thousand Beast Gu, he just felt that the environment in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu was definitely better than the courtyard of the Zhou family.
"Where can it? If you can help me with this, I will thank you, how can I blame you? Don't worry, I'm prepared, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad. Su Zhengping's mood did see it after several ups and downs.
"By the way, my elder may have some secret recipe for growing things. Anyway, the things that grow are very big, just look at the peaches and plums. If this orchid also gets bigger, you can't blame me. "Zhong Huan is making preparations with both hands, so as not to be cured when he is cured but it is difficult to explain.
"Haha~ If it can be bigger, then this orchid will be more valuable, and I want to thank you even more."
Su Zhengping was amused by Zhong Huan and laughed. It takes several years to cultivate a large fruit, and it may take decades to count the time for research and experimentation. The same is true for orchids, it is impossible to cultivate a new variety without several years of mutation and selection. If you plant it, it will get bigger? Isn't that a joke!
"That's it! You can rest assured that this flower will be handed over to Xiao Zhong. I'm going to talk to him about business. ”
Zhou Ruixuan wanted to talk about business when he was eating, but as soon as Su Zhengping came, he was delayed until now. At this time, his matter was also solved, and Old Man Zhou planned to go straight to the point.
"You talk, I'll listen to it. Xiao Zhong is really young, he can do business with you old fox at such a young age, I have to take a look at it, don't let you fool Xiao Zhong. ”
Su Zhengping let go of a matter of concern, his mood was much better than just now, and he was not in a hurry to leave.
"Hmph~ Am I the kind of person who pits juniors? You old gluttonous cat can't spit ivory out of his mouth. Hongda, you talk to Xiao Zhong. I can't do it anymore. ”
Zhou Ruixuan knew his son's ability, so he naturally borrowed the donkey from the slope and handed over the initiative to his son.
Zhou Hongda, who couldn't say anything just now, didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Xiao Zhong, this is the case." We Hongda Hotel wants to buy from you in large quantities, we want peaches and plums, and the price will be according to your current retail price, and we will not bargain. Not sure how much you can offer in a day? ”
Zhong Huan silently calculated in his heart, he could pick more than a thousand catties of fruit in a day of Ten Thousand Beast Gu. The amount of fruit Zhong Huan could provide was directly proportional to the amount of time he spent in the Ten Thousand Beast Gu. If he only worked in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu for one day on average, then he could only provide more than 1,000 catties of fruit, and if he worked for ten days, he could provide 10,000 catties of .......
If you only think about making money, of course, the longer Zhong Huan is in the Ten Thousand Beast Gu, the better. However, he was very worried that such unrestrained words would reduce his lifespan rapidly, after all, one day in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu was a day for Zhong Huan, and only four minutes had passed for people from the outside world. He entered the Ten Thousand Beast Gu for one day every day, which was equivalent to one day after others and two days after him, the speed of aging was twice as fast as others, if it was ten days, it would be ten times faster, and in less than ten years, he would become an old man and see the king of Hades. This is not the result Zhong Huan wants.
"Together, peaches and plums can provide about 1,000 catties a day."
The bottom line Zhong Huan set for himself was that he would enter the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu for no more than one day every day, which was the plan in the early days of the business. If Xiaohe Village succeeds in the trial planting, or if raising orchids can make a lot of money, Zhong Huan will have to reduce the time he stays in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu, lest he die young.
"No problem! We're all going to do it. I just don't know how long you can provide these two fruits with the same quality? ”
The amount of 1,000 catties is said to be a lot less, but it is not much to say more. Even if Zhou Hongda's hotel can't be used up, it can be resold out, in short, it won't lose money. Even if Zhong Huan provided ten times more quantity, he would still eat it in one bite to ensure his monopoly position. Peaches and plums are both seasonal fruits at the moment, and Zhou Hongda inferred from common sense that it was impossible for Zhong Huan to provide such high-quality peaches and plums all year round, so there was a second problem.
Zhong Huan thought that Zhou Hongda needed a lot of fruits, but he didn't expect him to be so arrogant that he would wrap them all up. This sudden big order smashed Zhong Huan a little blindfolded, and he replied casually without thinking about it: "I can always provide it." ”
"What? Xiao Zhong, you can hear clearly, I said that the quality remains the same, and this kind of fresh picking is required every day. It is not possible to pick in advance and store it in cold storage. Can your elder make the fruit trees ripe all year round? ”
Zhou Hongda thought that Zhong Huan didn't hear clearly, so he repeated it again. He hadn't heard of a fruit tree that bore fruit all year round.
Zhong Huan was reminded by Zhou Hongda and also came to his senses. The fruits and vegetables in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gu are indeed picked at any time, and they are available at any time. Fruits and vegetables throughout the year, he only needs to go in and pick them at different times of the day. And the fruits and vegetables are stored in the storage hall without worrying about spoilage. But he can't disclose this unscientific situation.
"I mean, I've been able to provide this big, high-quality fruit all the time. The peaches and plums are out of season, aren't there apples and pears left? Zhong Huan, who came back to his senses, immediately made an excuse.
"You mean that your elder not only grows peaches and plums, but also other fruits, and they are all so big and delicious? And guaranteed to be ripe every day of the year? ”
Zhou Hongda's eyes widened in disbelief. It is already a great achievement for a person to be able to breed one or two new varieties of fruit in his lifetime. How good is Zhong Huan, this elder, 13? How many kinds of fruits do you need to cultivate to keep fruits all year round?
"Uh~ I guess that's the case." Zhong Huan didn't expect that the excuse he thought was logical would surprise Zhou Hongda so much.
"Xiao Zhong, do your elders grow vegetables and grains?"
Old Man Zhou, who originally said that he wouldn't speak, is now so excited. His biggest hobby in life is not raising flowers and growing vegetables, but cooking. I like to grow vegetables just to have better and fresher ingredients for cooking, which shows how fanatical a chef is in the pursuit of excellent ingredients.
Cooking the best delicious with the best ingredients can be said to be every chef's dream, and Zhou Ruixuan is no different. What he thinks now is the same as what Zhong Huan thinks at the dinner table, that is, to combine his cooking skills with the best ingredients cultivated by Zhong Huan's elders to make delicious food in the world.
"I plant a little, but not much. I'm afraid it's not enough for the hotel. ”
Zhong Huan saw that Zhou Ruixuan was so excited, for fear that he would add another thousand catties of vegetables in addition to the order of 1,000 catties of fruits, then Zhong Huan would not be too busy.
"It's not for the hotel, I make it myself. Tell me if those vegetables are as good as the fruits he grows? ”
Zhou Ruixuan now hopes that the elders Zhong Huan said can not only grow the best fruits, but also the best vegetables.
"Grandpa Zhou, vegetables are definitely not as delicious as fruits...... However, the vegetables grown by my elders are indeed better than those sold in the market, and they are larger than ordinary vegetables. Just because he has this ability, I want him to try to see if he can save Grandpa Su's orchid. ”
After Zhong Huan finished the first sentence, he saw that Zhou Ruixuan's face was as gloomy as if he had died of his father, so he hurriedly finished the rest of the words in one go.
"Great! Does the vegetables he grows sell? I don't want much, you ask him to make a price, how much money is negotiable. Zhou Ruixuan stood up excitedly, happy like a child.