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Chapter 497 - Chapter 497 497. Yellow-bellied Tit_1

Chapter 497: 497. Yellow-bellied Tit_1 Chapter 497: 497. Yellow-bellied Tit_1 Brother Xiaozhang’s vehicle had just driven over when he was immediately stunned by the neatly stacked rows of boxes in the courtyard.

He turned his head and looked at his Wuling van, whose seats had been emptied, with distress–although people always say, “you never know how many people can fit inside this vehicle,” peaches aren’t people, they can’t be squeezed like that!

“I can’t fit all these boxes! Let’s deliver them over two days!”

Song Tan turned his head to look–what kind of solution was that?

There were still so many baskets that hadn’t been packed!

But the peaches had been picked, they had to be shipped out quickly, otherwise who would have time for that tomorrow?

So he took out his phone: “Old Zhao, I can’t get to picking watermelons today; can you ask your big nephew to drive over and help me with a delivery? I’ll pay the going rate.”

Then he said to Brother Xiaozhang, “His truck is bigger, it can haul!”

But Old Zhao was grief-stricken on the other end of the phone, “How come you can’t get to it? It’s only early July, surely the watermelons aren’t all gone!”

“I’m busy packing peaches. We’re short on hands, let’s just postpone it a day.”

Tomorrow, once rice planting was done, they could get Wu Lei back to picking watermelons. After all, peaches can’t wait, nor can watermelons!

Old Zhao was taken aback: “What peaches? Damn it, Song Tan! Why didn’t you tell me your peaches were ripe? Do you look down on my vegetable market or what?”

“It’s only twenty-one pounds. I’ll get my nephew to haul them over; you’re sure to make a good profit!”

“Oh.” Song Tan, expressionless, tore off a strip of tape: “The peaches are expensive, 80 RMB a pound selling individually.”

Old Zhao: …

He sighed, “You’re pricing them more and more outrageously by the minute, acting like RMB is just paper!”

Wait a minute!

He caught on, “You just said you were busy picking peaches today… what, people are buying them for 80 a pound?”

“Yeah.” Song Tan worked quickly, sealing another box and passing it to Zhang Yanping to label, while responding, “Got a wholesaler who took half the orchard, and Qianqian sold a bunch during the livestream–not much, just over three hundred boxes!”

Old Zhao leaped up from his recliner with a “whoosh”!

“I want some too!”

He shouted frantically, “You have peaches and you didn’t tell me? Are we not brothers or what?”

Wu Lan, listening on the side, glanced at Song Tan–kids these days call anyone brother. Old Zhao’s daughter is even older than Tantan!

And here these two were, one calling the other big brother, and the other talking about ‘our nephew’…

Tsk.

“Don’t meddle, our small city doesn’t have many with high spending power, and the peaches won’t be fresh if they sit too long!” Song Tan actually advised with good intentions.

“Don’t worry about that! I definitely have a way–start with 10 pounds for me!”

Old Zhao had a loud voice; without speakerphone, those nearby could all hear him.

…Ten pounds?

Song Tan, expressionless, said, “Then wait, tell our big nephew to drive over. You’ll cover the transport cost, and I’ll give you the ten pounds of peaches as a gift.”

To make a round trip from the urban area with the goods, 500 RMB should cover it.

Old Zhao: …

He hemmed and hawed, “You’ve already sold half the orchard at 80 per pound and now you’re still nickel-and-diming… Fine fine, I’ll talk to him.”

Song Tan couldn’t help but smile, “Of course, the wholesale price isn’t the same. When have I ever let you down?”

Old Zhao then happily agreed.

…

After listening to the whole thing, even Brother Xiaozhang was relieved.

He hurriedly took a stack of courier slips to supplement the backend, then took another look at the peaches–

Fuzzy and green, with a hint of red… really pretty!

“Are these peaches 80 apiece?”

He didn’t stop helping with the packing and moving while multitasking.

Wu Lan, seeing his efficiency, liked this diligent young man very much and offered him a peach directly, “Come on, have a taste. See what an eighty RMB peach tastes like.”

To tell the truth, Brother Xiaozhang really didn’t want to try.

It wasn’t that he was being coy, nor did he dislike eating. It was that past painful experiences taught him: once you taste it, it’s very hard to resist the urge to pull out money!

Especially with a pregnant wife at home with a great appetite.

But now that the peach was pushed into his hand, it would be too tacky to pinch pennies and say he wanted to take it home… right?

So he could only bite into the big green peach with mixed feelings of secret joy and sorrow–

Oh, it’s really tasty, boo hoo hoo…

Tears streamed down his face as he pondered how much money this would cost him now?

Song Tan glanced at him, “If it’s for your own family, you can get the same price as Old Qian, he’s wholesale, 55 per half-kilo.”

Old Qian actually wanted to buy watermelon.

But since his family was too busy to even put their feet up, he was too shy to bring it up, and now could only meander around the yard while casually helping to pick peaches. He didn’t care about one or two boxes of peaches now; his spirits were high and he was pleased as punch.

He even enthusiastically suggested, “Young man, don’t buy now. Wait for my brother to come over tonight to talk business. Then these peaches will drop to 50 per half-kilo, and 5 half-kilos will only cost you 250, what a bargain!”

Brother Xiaozhang: …Is this price a bit improper?

He looked at the peach in his hand again–such a large size, 10 peaches would make up about 5 half-kilos, right?

80, ah no, 55, or maybe 50, definitely tasty and worth it!

And 50 RMB, compared to 80, what a bargain!

He was instantly swayed.

However, just as the thought crossed his mind, Brother Xiaozhang snapped back to his senses, amazed at his own indulgence–

Once upon a time, the couple hesitated for days over winter bamboo shoots priced at 20 RMB per half-kilo, making up a bunch of excuses before finally indulging.

And now, he was ready to buy peaches at 50 per half-kilo just like that!

But then he thought of his wife’s pregnant silhouette…

He gritted his teeth, “I’ll buy them!”

Song Tan smiled at him, “Isn’t your sister-in-law pregnant? It’s good for her to eat more. Let’s make it 50 per half-kilo!”

Brother Xiaozhang nodded, his hands busy sticking labels–selling peaches was just that straightforward, requiring only to stick the labels one by one onto the printed delivery notes.

Zhang Yanping had already finished the early task of verifying the multiple quantities for the same address.

One hand stayed busy, and the other wasn’t idle either. But since there was a limited number of peaches, he nibbled down to the pit with a few bites and couldn’t bear to spit it out, only managing to mumble a question:

“How long will you be selling these peaches for?”

Zhang Yanping finally finished organizing all the peaches ordered from the live broadcast for today, and she sighed in relief, saying subconsciously:

“If the partnership talks go well, the fruits would be picked and taken away by Old Qian in the next few days, and we won’t be selling anymore.”

The term ‘contracting the orchard’ meant taking the whole orchard, big and small fruits alike.

Of course, with the peaches being so tasty, Song Tan would likely keep some for personal consumption, but the quantity would be limited, and definitely not for sale anymore.

Brother Xiaozhang gasped in shock!

Such tasty peaches, at such a bargain price, only available for purchase once?!

At this moment, he could no longer care about his wallet: “Give me… give me 6 boxes!”

One box for his wife, one box for himself, one for his wife’s parents, and another for his parents…

That would be enough for everyone to share!

Meanwhile, the look on Old Qian’s face became increasingly satisfied.

Which means, nobody could resist these peaches!

Even a young rural man collecting parcels could show such resolve; this round was definitely in his pocket!