1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 64 I Want to Follow You
Generally speaking, the stalls in medium and large wholesale markets are the vegetable distribution centers of a city.

The same is true for Huacheng.

Some vegetable bases in more remote areas, such as Zengcheng, Dongguan, Huizhou, etc., sell vegetables through stall middlemen.

The same is true for vegetable bases in other provinces.

Only vegetable farmers in the suburbs of the city go to the wholesale market to sell their vegetables.

The suburbs mainly sell leafy vegetables with a short shelf life, which are fresher than vegetables from other places and have a longer shelf life.

However, vegetable farmers in the suburbs suffered heavy losses in the recent heavy rains, exacerbating the supply shortage.

It now appears that vegetable bases in Zengcheng, Dongguan and Huizhou may also have been affected to varying degrees.

After Chen Jiazhi roughly guessed the reason, he no longer hesitated and directly started to bid.

"Water spinach is two dollars and a half! Loofah and bitter melon are both two dollars!"

"If you think it's too expensive, you can leave first!"

Chen Jiazhi shouted loudly, but no one left. In an instant, he realized that he had shouted too low, and the price only increased by one cent.

But the words have been spoken, and it is difficult to change them.

Someone asked, "Where's the vegetable?"

Chen Jiazhi looked up and saw a short man squeezed in front.

"The choy sum has been sold out. There won't be any in the next few days. We have to wait until the 10th."

"Can you give me some of it?"

"No, they are all regular customers who have been buying my vegetables for a long time. If the prices are similar, I will definitely give them priority."

The market has been booming in recent days, and whenever Chen Jiazhi meets new customers, he always mentions the preferential treatment he gives to old customers.

Just to make an impression.

In the hope that more new customers can be gradually converted into stable old customers.

The short man was a little disappointed, but he still placed an order for 40 kilograms of water spinach, 10 kilograms of loofah, and 20 kilograms of bitter melon. It was a good big order, which contributed 160 yuan in income to Chen Jiazhi.

Chen Jiazhi asked Qi Yongfeng to start unloading the goods while he took a pen and notebook and began to record the order information.
Some customers also pick up their food and leave.

After the first wave of customers left, Qi Yongfeng was shocked to find that one-third of the dishes were missing. Only half an hour had passed, and it was just around two o'clock.

“This sold out so quickly.”

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "Today is a little faster than yesterday. There shouldn't be much vegetables left at the vegetable base near Huacheng."

He looked to the side and saw that Yi Dinggan had also sold nearly half of his vegetables, and Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang had run out of money again.

While packing the vegetables, Chen Jiazhi and Qi Yongfeng analyzed the situation of the surrounding vegetable bases.

In fact, it is also a sorting out and recollection of the information he knows. Although he is no longer in Huacheng in later generations, information in the country is becoming more and more smooth, and the same is true for vegetables.

The Flower City, in particular, is a region that attracts attention from Chinese cabbage growers and vendors across the country.

Whenever Huacheng is short of vegetables, vegetables from other places will immediately fill the gap within a day or two.

This makes it increasingly difficult to make money by relying on information and time differences.

But communication is still extremely inconvenient nowadays. Not to mention mobile phones, most vegetable vendors don’t even have pagers, and most transactions are done face to face.

So in a few years, many vegetable vendors made a fortune by taking advantage of information and time differences.

But not yet.

Chen Jiazhi thought about the magazines he had read in the past few days. The overall supply of vegetables was tight, which meant that there was a shortage of vegetables in all major cities across the country.

As a pioneer region of reform and a place where population gathers, the Pearl River Delta has a greater demand for vegetables.

The Flower City was affected by the heavy rain.

Other cities in the Pearl River Delta were also affected. After analyzing every word, Chen Jiazhi gained a clearer understanding of the reasons behind the changes in vegetable prices.

But Qi Yongfeng felt confused and dizzy after hearing what he said, and he felt more and more that he was not suitable for growing vegetables.

While loading the dishes for the first wave of customers, several more orders came in, all of which were temporary small orders. After loading, Chen Jiazhi looked at how much food was left and suddenly stopped selling.

"Handsome boy, you still have so many vegetables, why don't you sell them?!"

"I can raise the price by a dime!"

An older sister was very confused by Chen Jiazhi's behavior and argued with him for several minutes. Chen Jiazhi estimated the time and was happy to stop arguing with her.

"These were all ordered by old customers yesterday."

"People take my vegetables every day. Business requires integrity. I can't give you other people's vegetables just because you came early and the price is only a little higher..."

At this time, Curly Head and the monk were standing not far away and heard Chen Jiazhi's slightly loud remarks.

I feel inexplicable emotions.

Is this still a small vegetable farmer?
Just when the two were stunned, another person quickly walked to Chen Jiazhi's stall, asked the price, then handed a few bills to Chen Jiazhi, left a word and left.

"It will still be 30 kilograms tomorrow."

The monk recognized the man and knew that there was also a vegetable distribution stall in the market selling choy sum.

The two of them did not stop and took two steps forward, completing the transaction with Chen Cainong under the gaze of the older sister.

Report the quantity, calculate the bill, pay the money, then turn around and leave, so cool.

Both of them glanced at the eldest sister's expression, and there might be envy in their eyes. In short, it made them feel very comfortable.

So what if you came early?
So what if the price is high?

The food is still his.

At this moment, both of them felt that Chen the vegetable farmer was very trustworthy and very different from other small mobile vegetable farmers. Not only did he look good, but he also did a great business!

The woman who was buying vegetables refused to leave after seeing several old customers picking up their vegetables. She kept pestering Chen Jiazhi, saying that he would raise the price again and that she would buy vegetables from him for a long time in the future.

Chen Jiazhi remained unmoved and took this opportunity to continue to meet the psychological needs of old customers.

No matter what the occasion, people like to be treated preferentially, even when buying groceries.

The older sister walked back and forth several times and stopped in front of Chen Jiazhi's stall many times, but Chen Jiazhi did not let go until the vegetables were cleared out. She was so angry that she left cursing.

"Fuck, you're just a stinky, hard rock!"

"Why are you cursing?"

Qi Yongfeng wanted to go forward and argue, but was stopped by Chen Jiazhi. Thanks to this elder sister who accompanied him in performing a few plays tonight, he noticed that several old customers were smiling when they left.

"Yongfeng, believe it or not, this lady might have to come early tomorrow to buy my vegetables."

"Uh...I believe it."

After a lively night, Qi Yongfeng deeply felt the gap between the two.

"Come on, please go and have some noodles."

Yi Dinggan had already sold all the vegetables and went to buy meat. The two of them ordered an extra bowl while they were eating noodles, so they could eat together when he returned.

Qi Yongfeng was probably really hungry, as he ate very quickly. After finishing his meal first, he sighed with satisfaction on his face.

"It's so cool!"

Chen Jiazhi and Yi Dinggan laughed. They had been eating out a lot recently, and there was always meat at home, so they lived a very comfortable life.

After eating, Chen Jiazhi also gave Qi Yongfeng the 15 yuan he earned from working tonight.

After Qi Yongfeng carefully put the money away, he said, "Brother Zhi, I want to follow you."

(End of this chapter)