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Chapter 478 - Chapter 478 478. Such good physical strength_1

Chapter 478: 478. Such good physical strength_1 Chapter 478: 478. Such good physical strength_1 To give credit where credit is due, after Old Zhao took over the vegetable selling business, he was much more diligent than Song Tan.

When Song Tan used to sell vegetables, she would show up at nine or even at ten–basically, it was quite disruptive to everyone’s (the elderly army at the vegetable market) early morning exercise routine. But with Old Zhao, things were different. If it weren’t for Song Tan’s outright refusal, he would even be willing to come at four in the morning, leave at five, and get the uncles and aunties at the market to buy vegetables at six o’clock!

After all, he wasn’t the one driving.

Right, the robust young man who came early this morning, with muscles all over his body, that’s Old Zhao’s nephew, Zhao Hao.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk…”

Watching as he unloaded cardboard boxes from the truck, one hand carrying what Zhang Yanping could carry back and forth twice, Song Tan couldn’t help but be envious: “Such strength… You must be able to plant rice seedlings incredibly fast, right?”

Xin Jun, holding a corn cob by his side, thought: …

It didn’t seem to even slightly embarrass her, watching so intently that the young fellow’s ears turned red, and Xin Jun even wondered if… but let it be. No matter how beautiful Song Tan looked, her heart didn’t pump blood but abacus beads!

He teased, “Then why don’t you poach him? He does look capable.”

“Forget it, forget it,” Song Tan sighed, “Good talent demands high salaries, and I’m too stingy to pay. I mean, why can’t my good-for-nothing relatives have more kids? I actually wouldn’t mind running a family business.”

Xin Jun looked at Zhang Yanping, who was busily counting money, and then at Wu Lei, who returned from the fields with a numb expression, holding veggies–these two were nowhere near the talent Song Tan wanted, so all that was left was cheap labor.

With that thought, he once again felt a twinge of satisfaction and pride for his own salary of 5,000 yuan.

By then, today’s vegetables were also packed.

Song Tan hurriedly called out, “Come here, thank you for helping us transport the packaging today. Hold these two big watermelons, they’re just for you.”

As soon as she said this, the young man became even more embarrassed: “This… this isn’t really necessary… I didn’t do much…”

Look at that, just look!

Such a simple and honest worker, Song Tan was extremely envious: “Take it, otherwise I’ll feel too embarrassed to ask for your help next time.”

After a bout of business politeness between the two, Qiaoqiao brought out a bundle of eggs from the warehouse–not many, just a tray of 20 eggs, and it didn’t even reach three layers. “Brother, our chickens worked very hard to lay these eggs, you must find them a good home!”

Zhao Hao: …Ah, this.

Looking at the eggs in front of him, he felt as if he wasn’t just doing business, but was being entrusted with the future of Yunqiao Village.

Even Xin Jun couldn’t help but ask, “What kind of good home are you looking for?”

Qiaoqiao answered as if it were obvious, “Of course, homes that don’t waste food and don’t roll eggs over wounds!”

He had watched on TV yesterday–a boy rolling an egg over a girl’s wound, and after that, they argued, and the egg ended up smashed on the ground. Just thinking about it pained his heart.

Everyone: …

“Alright!” Zhao Hao earnestly promised, “When I sell the vegetables, I’ll definitely ask those who like eating eggs if they want one. They surely won’t waste them.” At ten yuan an egg, who would waste one without feeling a twinge of guilt?

And here, Song Sancheng was worrying: “These eggs are ten yuan each, will people in our small place buy them?”

“That’s why we’re just testing the waters.”

Song Tan also spoke carefreely: “They won’t go bad in one or two days; if we really can’t sell them, we’ll just eat them ourselves.”

Anyway, she had seen those so-called sterile eggs and ready-to-eat eggs online, which also cost quite a few yuan each! Her eggs might not meet those standards, but the taste would surely be superior. Besides, these were fresh-laid eggs! Fresh-laid eggs are naturally more expensive.

When the next batch comes, the price will drop a bit. Everyone buys 20 yuan worth of vegetables, so when they encounter fresh eggs, won’t they buy one to try?

Once they taste it, they’ll know it’s a good deal.

Zhang Yanping couldn’t help but come over and ask curiously: “Auntie Father, it’s also difficult to buy free-range chicken eggs nowadays, right? Before Miss Song returned to the village, why didn’t you raise more at home?”

He was referring to the time before Song Tan’s return.

Song Sancheng replied helplessly: “You only see the thief eating, not getting beaten–raising too many chickens can lead to diseases. Plus, there was theft. Buying a few chicks at the beginning of the year, being left with half by the end would be good already… Eventually, we simply sent them all to Tantan’s grandfather’s place to raise together.”

“These local chickens lay small eggs, and we needed to eat at home too. Saving up just ten or twenty wasn’t fresh anymore, so we simply didn’t sell them.”

The main reason was that he and Wu Lan had to go out to work every year, and feeding these creatures really wasn’t convenient.

They were just talking about it when they saw the old men and women who had gone up the mountain to pick Golden Sakura fruits yesterday also come over.

You have to say they were really diligent yesterday, the three of them combined picked about 120 kilograms, stripped a whole area of Golden Sakura fruits clean, without missing a single one!

It was a good thing that it got dark, otherwise Song Tan was really afraid they would continue to search the ground for more fruits–there was no need, they could wait for the next harvest to pick.

Luckily, today’s work was different.

The three people, well-coordinated with familiar ease, packed the spread-out Golden Sakura fruits into bags, then one by one put on gloves and rubbed them hard, striving to clean off all their little thorns.

Secretary Xiaozu had just entered the courtyard when she saw everyone rubbing the fruits, and her expression involuntarily contorted:

“Ouch, Auntie Chen, aren’t you afraid of pricking your hands? You could put them in a bag and use your feet!”

“That would be even more tiring!” Auntie Chen replied nonchalantly: “With my old arms and legs, what if I lost my balance and fell? Better to use my hands, see, I’m wearing gloves, aren’t I?”

“Exactly!” Old Lady Li was not to be outdone: “Back when I was young and working hard, the calluses on my hands were even thicker than they are now, I didn’t need any gloves then, could just start rubbing through the burlap sack.”

Well then.

Secretary Xiaozu could only admit their greatness.

Then she asked Song Tan, “Didn’t you say yesterday that you would start selling peaches today? Why haven’t I seen you call people to help pick on the mountain?”

“No rush, no rush.”

Song Tan was stretching out the folded packaging boxes with Qiaoqiao and Zhang Yanping: “Didn’t you say you were bringing people over to take a look today? If I was busy picking peaches, I wouldn’t be able to attend to this side.”

Otherwise, how could she properly promote her products to the visitors?

Moreover, live streaming is one thing, but there should always be a warm-up period, shouldn’t there be? Although the Eagle Beak Peaches could be stored for quite a long time, picking them one day earlier means losing one day of freshness. Better to pick them according to the orders.

“That’s true.”

Secretary Xiaozu thought for a while: having a bounty of fruit yet hesitating to pick, this truly reflected the difficult market situation faced by contemporary fruit farmers!

It was also convenient for her to inquire about more sales channels from others.

“How do you plan to sell these peaches?”

As she spoke, she confidently reached for the fruit tray–the tray full of freshly washed large green peaches with sharp Eagle Beak tips, half-red and half-green, looked really refreshing.

Speaking of the price, Song Tan also felt troubled, but fortunately, after eating the peaches last night, everyone had finally agreed on an appropriate number. “60 yuan per kilogram, free shipping for one box, but only for these peaches. If other goods from the store are added, then those additional items will not include free shipping.”

This also had to do with the shipping model.

With a large volume of peaches, it was estimated that they would be packing and shipping the boxes directly while picking on the mountain, and the fruit boxes were all custom-made, solidly wrapped in sponge, afraid of damaging the peaches during transport.

If other goods from the store were added, they wouldn’t be able to be shipped via courier.

Therefore, Song Tan and the others had decided on free shipping for one box.

This way, it could attract more people to grit their teeth and buy a box to try, which would facilitate moving larger volumes.

After all, people might not always be interested in the usual vegetables and tea sold, but fruit is something everyone eats.

The more it’s praised, the more likely it is to tempt people to buy and try.

Secretary Xiaozu was just stuffing a peach into her mouth when she heard the price and crunched, biting off the peach tip:

“60 yuan per kilogram, and you still look so reluctant?”

If she reported this price, people would surely realize that there is a reason why it is difficult to sell fruit nowadays, right?!

But Song Tan was confidently justified: “Isn’t that a great deal? It’s 5 kilograms, and I’m offering free shipping!”

After calculating, it wasn’t much cheaper than the originally planned 40 yuan.

And besides–

“Just tell me, how good does this peach taste?”

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