Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 773 - Chapter 773 763. Feel sorry_1

Chapter 773: 763. Feel sorry_1 Chapter 773: 763. Feel sorry_1 It was half past eight on an autumn morning, and the sun was already beaming brightly even though the mist between the distant mountains hadn’t yet dispersed, but Song Tan’s modest yet prepared factory had officially begun its first day of operation–

Under the arbor in the courtyard, baskets of brown chestnuts and scattered piles of chestnuts were brimming with an abundance. Five aunts each carrying scissors and chatting came over; as soon as they entered the yard, they exclaimed with wide eyes:

“My goodness! It’s so big!”

Indeed it was!

This big courtyard in the mountainous side was always a deserted wilderness, steep and hard to climb; not even the old men and women gathering firewood would come this way. And now, at first glance, impressive!

Lao Song’s family has embarked on a big venture!

“Such a big yard, even bigger than that toy factory I visited two years ago!”

“The building isn’t as big as other workshops; but still, it’s remarkable! How many people would it take to fill it up with work?”

The old ladies were born gossips, their curiosity far exceeding that of young people nowadays. Taking advantage of Wu Lan’s absence, they hurriedly checked out the empty factory (which wasn’t actually empty; Wang Xiaoshun and Master Jiang were there). For a moment, their tsk-tsking filled the spacious courtyard.

However, they only wandered around briefly, and soon after, Zhang Wang’s family came over on a tricycle.

The tricycle rode straight into the yard, followed by Wu Lei, who wore thick gloves and, upon getting off, carried a full basket to the chestnut pile, poured it out, and then stacked the empty baskets on the side.

Zhang Wang’s family also wore gloves to help tidy up, laughing and saying, “You all earn 100 a day. Why are you dawdling? I’ll have to speak to Wu Lan later.”

The aunts laughed heartily: “Look at you, Zhang Wang’s family, building such a fine factory on this quiet mountain without a word to us! Are you going to recruit workers from our village? How much will you pay a month?”

They weren’t completely unaware; they just hadn’t expected it to be so grand.

Zhang Wang’s family, who used to eat with Old Song’s family, had caught bits and pieces of talk, but he was never a talker. Even now, he wasn’t one to gossip, so he vaguely said:

“How should I know? It’s a village job, how much salary could there be? I guess it would be the same as me, two to three thousand at most.”

Two to three thousand isn’t bad at all!

The aunts grew excited: “Two thousand five a month; that’s thirty thousand a year, and you don’t even need to go out of town to endure poor food and accommodation…”

“Surely, they’ll pay a little more than that. I’m 57 this year, and no factory wants a worker my age, unless it’s one that nobody else wants to go to…”

But on the other hand, if nobody else is willing to go, she at 57 might not be so keen either!

In contrast, this job really seemed pretty good!

Even though it wasn’t mentioned whether they would hire permanent workers, with such a big factory, they couldn’t possibly not want anyone from the village, right?

With that thought, everyone got on with their work with enthusiasm!

Those who fetched stools fetched stools; those who took baskets took baskets… Soon, everyone was picking up a chestnut burr with familiar ease and stepping on it.

Then the scissors were slotted into the seam, and with a twist in the opposite direction–

Three plump, round chestnuts nestled together were revealed.

Boss Qian and Boss Wang, while walking down the mountain path, couldn’t help but head toward the large factory when they saw it in the distance. Then, standing at the entrance, they hesitated again:

“Tell me, Old Wang, can we really let go of these chestnuts? I had my money all ready, and now I feel empty inside.”

“Isn’t that the truth.”

Boss Qian also felt sad: “But think about it. Boss Xiaosong didn’t hide it; he said we could make sugar-fried chestnuts to sell–but where would we send them? Those supermarkets sell peaches for dozens of yuan each, but would they want sugar-fried chestnuts at a hundred-plus yuan a kilo?”

“Forty yuan a kilo for procurement, plus labor, packaging, certification and permits…”

In the end, after months of hard work and a starting capital of one or two hundred thousand, they might just make another one or two hundred thousand… That wasn’t even as profitable as selling fruits like usual.

The two bosses sighed, their heads hung low as they descended the mountain again. One of them pondered, “Since we’re already here, and even though the deal didn’t go through, we have our good will, right? Boss Xiaosong wouldn’t begrudge us a meal, would he?”

“I’ll buy some tea leaves.”

“I need to buy some too. My old lady says their silver fungus is good, it stops constipation. You know, that’s the thing people our age fear most. I should stock up a couple of pounds.”

With that thought, they felt much more at ease.

However, as they descended the mountain, they happened to run into Zhang Yanping, who was preparing to leave with his cell phone in hand.

Honestly, after not seeing him for several months, Zhang Yanping appeared even more stern. But since they had previously interacted, they weren’t as scared as Boss Chang was and even mustered a smile:

“Brother Yanping, we couldn’t agree on the chestnut deal. But we’d like to buy some tea and silver fungus, quite a few pounds if possible. What do you think?”

Zhang Yanping was taken aback, not really caring about whether the chestnut deal had fallen through. Instead, he asked, “Ah? Did Tantan send you guys to buy? That can’t be right?”

“No, no, no!” Boss Qian thought Zhang Yanping had misunderstood Song Tan and quickly explained, “It has nothing to do with Boss Xiaosong. The deal didn’t go through; she didn’t say anything or ask us to buy anything. She even mentioned that you all were ready to sell on your own.”

“It’s just that we were thinking your tea and silver fungus are quite fine, and we wanted to buy a few more pounds since we can’t do without them at home.”

“That’s what I thought,” Zhang Yanping let out a sigh of relief, then said bluntly:

“Can’t be sold anymore, Boss Chang has reserved all of it.”

That couldn’t be, could it?! How could it all be reserved?! The two bosses couldn’t believe their ears.

Zhang Yanping didn’t hide the facts: “Besides what we’ve set aside to attract fans to our online store every day, he’s reserved everything else.”

He stretched out a palm: “This amount!”

“Reserved fifty pounds?” Boss Qian was shocked; Boss Chang really was a force to be reckoned with. They had to pool resources just to reserve a fruit orchard!

Zhang Yanping withdrew his hand: “Fifty thousand a pound, took goods worth two to three million, I’d say.”

“So you see, it’s not that I don’t want to sell the tea, it’s just that what’s left is only enough for our online store to retain our fanbase.”

After finishing, he earnestly explained, “But you can rest assured, we are not those kinds of people. We’ve had dealings before, and if you two bosses really want it, you can try your luck at our online store every day, ten thousand yuan for a better deal.”

Boss Qian was in utter despair.

He had never tried online flash sales, but his kid had! Anything that required the word “grab” was basically unattainable for the average person.

At this moment, he felt like crying.

—-This must be because Boss Xiaosong was holding a grudge!

Boss Wang then cautiously asked, “Then can I buy more silver fungus?”

Oh dear.

Zhang Yanping looked even more troubled: “The silver fungus has been reserved too, for six thousand a pound.”

All the dried silver fungus gathered since the start of summer were now left with only a few dozen intact kilos and some broken pieces.

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