The glorious task of drying dried apricots was assigned to his own lady before.

Yang got up early to move the dried apricots out, took a small stool to guard, fanned the wind, chased flies, and had to turn over in time, and he was very energetic, and he had to move into the house in time before going to bed at night.

It's a trivial matter, but Yang is a little energetic and high-spirited, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be a rush to take this as a career.

Seeing the oily, wet soft apricots gradually shrink and dry, Yang felt very full.

The changes in the Yang family are also seen in Zhong Xiaohe's eyes, do you see it, being the wife of a rich family has nothing to do all day long, and she is also very empty and lonely.

Lao Zhong assigned her such a simple job, and he gave her a positive no, being needed, which is a sense of existential value and happiness.

After boiling most of the apricots in the basket, after ventilation and drying, they only got three catties, at least ninety percent of the shrinkage.

took one and put it in his mouth, in the anticipation of Zhong Mu's eyes, Lao Zhong nodded with satisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "You can do a lot of work." ”

Comrade Ah Hua smiled, pinched one and ate it, and hurriedly beckoned Aunt Li and Jixiang to wash the apricots frantically.

No, no, in just three days, there are 3,000 catties of apricots collected in the grain and oil shop, each catty of apricots is fifteen wen, and the synthesis of silver is as much as forty-five taels.

If you don't boil it out and dry it quickly, just wait for it to spoil.

Although Lao Zhong even guards against the domestic servants, he doesn't need to wash and wash the shabu, and after the pot is released, the almonds are pulled out, which does not require technical content.

Except for the two children, the rest of the family went into battle together, and it took another week to finish the chatter. Why did it take another week, because the apricots were purchased for six days one after another, a total of more than 7,000 catties, and Lao Zhong put out a sign to stop the purchase.

I'm afraid that after him did this, at least one-third of the apricots in the entire county were purchased by him.

The old Zhong family was incense all day long, and even the neighbors around were alarmed, but they didn't know what this bun was doing, because they didn't have any contacts, and they were embarrassed to ask, so they only scolded a few people angrily from home.

Although the old Zhong family was secretive, the Geng family knew about the crazy purchase of apricots, and then linked the apricots with the fragrance she smelled all day, she had some conjectures, and asked inside and out.

But the Li family, the old money head and the newcomer are like gourds with sawed mouths, they just don't tell the master what they are doing.

In fact, don't say that they can't say that they have an explanation, and even if they don't, they can't say anything specific. Why? Because when Lao Zhong was boiling apricots, the back garden didn't let them in at all.

Seven thousand pounds of apricots, Lao Zhong almost cooked to the end alone, even if Lao Zhong was only thirty, he was about to become a dog.

Even Zhong Xiaohe, who came here since he hit and didn't touch the spring water with his ten fingers, was about to vomit when he picked the apricot core.

All the dried apricots were dried, and the apricots were too much, and in the end, they only got about 700 catties of dried apricots.

"Seven thousand catties of fresh apricots, fifteen wen a catty, it cost one hundred and five taels, sugar and salt also spent some, seven hundred catties of dried apricots, Dad, this dried apricot costs one hundred and seventy wen per catty, this is not counting firewood, yes, there is also labor."

Zhong Xiaohe was speechless, she hadn't calculated it carefully before, this calculation, but no, it costs 170 yuan a pound to convert into RMB, the problem is the cost price. Even if she makes cheap white sugar, it won't work, and the cost of apricots alone is terrifyingly high.

"Dad, it seems that there is no way to do it, what preserved fruit is so expensive, no one buys it if it is sold at a loss." Anyway, she won't buy it herself, and she is panicked if she has money to burn.

To her surprise, Lao Zhong didn't react to the cost price she calculated, but was surprised by her arithmetic ability, "It's really my daughter, follow your father, this little account is slippery." ”

Why do you care about this?

"Dad, you can't do it, aren't you disappointed?"

"How to do it, this is the first time to do it, isn't it normal for the price of fresh fruits to be high, if you really want to do it big, buy it in large quantities, the price can be reduced, and the same is true for other materials."

Lao Zhong summed it up in his heart, and said: "If you calculate the manpower and material resources, what's the matter, it will be worth selling for at least two dollars and five pounds." ”

Two, two money five? Two hundred and fifty dollars?

Well, we don't understand the strange antiquity.

That's it, she hasn't noticed yet, what the old bell said is at least.

left a little mantissa number, only ten catties, and the remaining seven thousand catties were packed by the old clock. After a little rest for a day, he explained that he was guarding the door and closing the house, loaded the packed dried apricots, brought a guy from the grain and oil store, and went straight to the Yingzhou state capital.

If you are not in a hurry to sell it, you can't do it, Lao Zhong is afraid that this thing will not be able to hold it.

The state capital, Lao Zhong has been here countless times, and he has come to buy goods, so it can be regarded as ripe and cannot be cooked.

Before he came, he had pondered that eighty percent of his own thing was a rare commodity, and if he set up a stall in the market, he would have to sell it until the Year of the Monkey, and eighty percent of the money in the guest store would have to be lost.

Therefore, he has only one sales channel, which is to sell directly to the store.

This shop has to be a dried fruit shop, a dim sum shop, a teahouse, and of course, a brothel and a brothel.

He first went to the largest teahouse in Yingzhou City, called Dexin Teahouse. He only brought fifty pounds with him, and left the man to watch in the inn.

Poor thing, the proprietor is running errands in the sun, but the guy can stay in the inn and rest.

No way, who calls himself omnipotent? To do the work of sales, you have to do it yourself.

At this time, Lao Zhong couldn't help but think in his heart, if only someone could share it. Thinking of Huzi...... Phew, my tiger still has to take the top prize, and he can't eat this bowl of rice.

Let's say that he finally made money to the guy, and then he saw the chief steward of Dexin Teahouse, only the steward looked at people with his nostrils, which made Lao Zhong feel uncomfortable, but he was also used to looking at people's eyes, and his face was not obvious.

In fact, in order to communicate, Lao Zhong has put on what he thinks is the most gorgeous silk shirt, and he is embroidered with a swastika blessing.

The chief steward glanced at the sample, well, it was the dried apricots on the paper package, and scolded the guy: "When will the snacks in this teahouse be available even for cats and dogs?" The entrance of the stuff eats the dead, and you are responsible? Something that has no eyes, this month's silver money will be deducted, and if you don't do it, you will get out. ”

As for the old bell, he didn't give a look.

Snort, at first glance, it is a rich man from a small place, and he still dares to steal food from Lao Tzu? Hum.

That's right, all the dried fruits needed for the teahouse are provided by the brother-in-law of the chief steward, of course, the brother-in-law is on the surface, but in fact he is just running errands for him.

Let's say that the guy thought that even if he didn't take credit, he wouldn't be punished, but who expected that the big steward would blow up his hair directly, and even the monthly money would be deducted.

Angry, he secretly cursed and shoved the old bell.

Old Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then he was angry.

What an attitude!

Shouldn't you be angry and make money? If you don't buy it, forget it, don't even let you say a word, and point to Sang scolding Huai.

Bai Temo nodded.

Thinking of the rarity of his own goods for a while, a sense of confidence rose in his chest, hum, you don't want it, naturally someone wants it.

I didn't even keep the sample, I didn't stop when I put it away, I turned around and left.