Chapter 771: 761. Song Youde’s Innermost Feelings_1 Chapter 771: 761. Song Youde’s Innermost Feelings_1 Boss Qian has been enjoying a comfortable and carefree two months.
In July, he made enough profit to last a year or two from selling peaches, and now he’s selling seasonal fruits at the usual pace, without a worry in the world.
It was not just him, Boss Wang felt the same way.
Countless people were inquiring about their Yunqiao Fairy Peaches–if only the production wasn’t so limited, they might have even made it onto hot search trends! Supermarkets that had worked with them kept calling to ask if they had more of the same quality.
What a pity, such exquisite peaches but so few in number!
When the two met up, they would once again feel fortunate for having kept their source a secret.
Despite the name “Yunqiao Fairy Peaches” on the box, there were many places with similar names. The climate and geographical conditions of Yun City were not particularly outstanding either, which prevented others from beating them to the punch.
Now, as Boss Qian was happily arranging his wares, he received a call from Song Tan.
An involuntary smile spread across his face; even though the person on the other line couldn’t see it, he was still bubbling with enthusiasm:
“Boss Song, how are the chestnuts at your place? Everything on my side is ready, I’m just waiting to finish this batch of fruit before heading over.”
Song Tan’s tone was as gentle and agreeable as ever, “It’ll be ready soon, in two or three more days. You can come over now to set up the process if you like.”
Boss Qian was overjoyed and was about to buy a ticket when he heard Song Tan change the topic, “However, there’s a Boss Chang here who runs a restaurant. He said he wants to contract the chestnut harvest too…”
Boss Qian’s whole body nearly jumped up, “Boss Song, you can’t do this to me! Boss Wang and I planned to come over last week, but you said you were busy at home and the chestnuts weren’t ripe yet, which is why we’re two days late… How can there be someone swooping in now?”
The very thought made his hands tremble.
He cursed Boss Chang in his mind: A restaurant owner, why compete with them for this? Had he got nothing better to do?
Song Tan laughed, “Don’t panic; we’ll wait for you as promised. But like the peaches, our chestnuts aren’t cheap. If you and Boss Wang still want to contract them, you’ll need to think it over.”
After all, chestnuts aren’t fruit and won’t sell quickly without further processing.
To be honest, Boss Qian didn’t plan on bringing Boss Wang this time.
Last time with the peaches, they couldn’t handle it because of the high yield and a plot of twenty mu.
Chestnuts only covered a mere five mu; how much could there be after shelling and weighing? Boss Qian could handle it all by himself.
But regrettably, since Boss Wang was present when they contracted the peaches, he couldn’t miss out on even a small deal now.
So at this moment, he was brimming with confidence:
“Boss Song, rest assured! I’ll buy the ticket right now and head up the mountain tomorrow; wait for me, please make sure to wait for me!”
Song Tan: …It’s really not necessary, as the chestnuts will only sell for around a few hundred thousand.
And her current focus in business…
She turned her head and saw Boss Chang, who was standing at the entrance of the restaurant, craning his neck eagerly.
–A wave of his hand could mean millions, a VIP partner would certainly be him!
[Tomorrow morning at 6 am we’ll go up the mountain to pick chestnuts. Helmets and thick clothing required, those with experience and strength preferred. 200 per day, need 3 people.]
[Tomorrow morning at 7 am, picking up chestnuts, transporting them to the truck, 150/day, need 5 people.]
[Tomorrow morning at 8 am, de-shelling chestnuts, need 5 people, 100/day.]
By 8 pm, the village chat group was buzzing again; everyone checking the messages began to mull over:
“Picking chestnuts is tiring, but it pays more, so I’ll do that.”
“I’ve got a sprained arm that’s not healed yet; I can’t do that work, so I’ll have to go pick up chestnuts instead.”
“Sitting there shelling is definitely less strenuous than picking chestnuts, but the pay is 50 less… Then I’ll go pick, the Lao Song’s Chestnut Garden doesn’t grow tea leaves, it’s easy to pick!”
“Mom, are you going to peel chestnuts tomorrow? If you are, I’ll sign you up, I’ll go pick.”
“Of course I’m going, why wouldn’t I? It’s 100 a day!”
“Looks like Lao Song’s family is really doing well. With such a huge mountain, they might need people every day before long.”
“It’s a good thing I came back from working outside, it’s exhausting during the day, but the food is good, and I get off work early in the evening, much more comfortable than working outside.”
In one part of the village, households with able-bodied members are chatting with each other, while in the group chat, villagers from all over are also talking:
[Why has old Lao Song been recruiting workers lately? I roughly estimated it, and if you work every time there’s work, you could make three to five thousand a month…]
[Exactly, I only make five thousand a month here at the factory.]
[When you’re our age, making five thousand isn’t bad. Last month, I only made four thousand five at my factory.]
[You must be counting the high-paying jobs, the ones that pay two hundred a day, exhausting!]
[I worked overtime until ten o’clock last night. When have I ever slept so late in the village? That’s exhausting too!]
[Don’t even mention it, I work on the assembly line, standing all day long… Ouch, my feet are swollen.]
[Today’s Sunday, and we even worked overtime during the day.]
[Overtime is good, you only make money with overtime. How much can you make without it?]
[It’s really exhausting! Working non-stop for more than twenty days, every night until after ten.]
[My grandmother is working at old Lao Song’s family, and she earns more in a month than I do… She’s in her sixties or seventies, no one else would hire her for other kinds of work.]
Meanwhile, Song Tan’s car wasn’t big enough for Master Qian, his apprentice, and Boss Chang, so the delighted Wang Xiaoshun was left behind.
Boss Chang earnestly advised, “Master Wang, go ahead and take any ingredients you need, confidently and generously!”
Wang Xiaoshun nodded in agreement, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t miss out!”
But how could Boss Chang rest easy?
He had ordered tea leaves and bought a large quantity of white fungus, black fungus, dried cowpeas, pickled cowpeas, pickled peppers…
With so much stuff, the pickup truck’s cargo bed was packed full, even several rolls of grass mats were taken back.
No matter that it’s already autumn in the city with its dry air, you can still use a grass mat for a good few months at night!
Even Boss Chang, with his clever mind, had already placed an order in advance–not for grass mats, but for that kind of partition usually found in tea houses and restaurants.
Now that he was bringing such fine tea leaves, the furnishings had to match the quality!
The scent of the grass mat was fresh and woody, the color vibrant green. With a few simple patterns added in the middle and used as dividers for booth seats…
And combined with the misty aroma of tea…
Never mind if it suited autumn or not, Boss Chang was instantly sold on the idea!
Moreover, the curtains were much smaller in size, so the cost wasn’t too high… After splurging so much on decorations, surely he couldn’t skimp at the last minute, right?
Just in time, as autumn set in and grass mat sales slowed, Song Youde found the last bit of work for the elderly folks, and he couldn’t be more delighted!
As for his fondness for Boss Chang…
Just seeing him slip Boss Chang two taels of golden tobacco as they said goodbye was enough to know this order truly planted itself deep in the old man’s heart!
The only trouble was–there was too much and too valuable a load; Boss Chang couldn’t purchase a high-speed train ticket, so he had no choice but to have Song Tan drive them to Yun City to hire another car!