A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 76 Negotiations
After dinner, Cao Zhihua came to the tavern again.

Mr. Niu was a little surprised when he saw Cao Zhihua sitting over

"You kid haven't seen anyone for a long time, why are you here today?"

Cao Zhihua filled up Niu Ye and Pian'er Ye's wine glasses.

"Come on, Mr. Niu, Mr. Pian'er, long time no see, I wish you all the best."

After drinking the glass of wine, Cao Zhihua said:

"I've been very busy lately, working day and night, with my feet on the ground. I just have some free time today, so I thought I'd come over and have a drink."

Since Mr. Pian'er sold his house, he has a lot of money in his pocket, and he has been talking very arrogantly recently.He opened his mouth and said:

"Hey, you're a warehouse manager, what can you do to keep yourself busy?"

Cao Zhihua didn't want to explain too much, after all, people in the tavern were talkative.Different topics:
"Food seems to be very tight in Sijiu City recently. I went to the grain store and vegetable market today and couldn't buy anything."

When Mr. Niu heard this, he nodded:

"Yes, now there is a shortage of supplies in Sijiu City, and it is difficult to use money. Famines are beginning to happen to every household."

It seems that Mr. Pian'er has money in his pocket, and he has been spending a lot of money recently, so he said:

"It's okay. Isn't there an expensive restaurant? It's good to eat there."

“Don’t expensive restaurants require food stamps?”

"No food stamps, just four times the price of a normal restaurant."

Cao Zhihua clicked his tongue.

"It's so expensive, can this business continue?"

Mr. Pian'er looked ignorant:

"Hey, Zhihua, you don't understand this, don't you? No matter what the world is, how can there be so many rich and powerful people? Queuing up, you know, right? Nowadays, in all high-priced restaurants, you have to queue up to get something to eat."

Cao Zhihua smacked his lips, he really learned a lot. Not long after the great man retreated to the second line, the powerful came out.

But that doesn’t care about his own business. He still has something to do with Master Niu, so he said to Master Niu:
"Master Niu, if you have time later, I have something to discuss with you alone."

Mr. Niu said a little surprised:

"I have nothing to do tonight, where can we talk?"

Cao Zhihua replied:

"What do you think of going to the new house I bought and talking about it?"

Mr. Niu said cheerfully:

"Okay, let's go now?"

Cao Zhihua said quickly:

"Wait a moment. I'll go to the landlady's place to buy some wine and take it over. Let's drink and talk."

"it is good"

Cao Zhihua came to the counter and said to Xu Huizhen:

"Lady boss, give me a pound of Erguotou, two portions of tripe, two portions of pickled vegetables, and two portions of peanuts."

"Okay, please wait a moment"

Xu Huizhen quickly became busy.

Cao Zhihua said:
"Lady boss, I'll take out this wine and food to drink later. I have something to discuss. How about I bring you the drinking utensils later?"

Xu Huizhen said grandly:
"It's nothing. I've been a regular customer for so many years. I can trust you."

"Okay, thank you boss lady."

Cao Zhihua and Niu Ye slowly walked to their yard with wine and food, closed the door, and sat in the living room to relax.

After the two walked for a round, Mr. Niu spoke first.

"Zhihua, if you have anything to do, just tell Mr. Niu directly." Cao Zhihua thought for a moment and whispered:

"Master Niu, there is a famine in the country now. You know this."

"Well, what, Zhihua, do you have a way?"

"I've been busy lately, haven't I? I've just been busy in this way."

When Master Niu heard this, he said in surprise:

"Really, this is great, you still have this way, cow."

Cao Zhihua said:

"Yes, this road is really difficult to navigate, but it cost me half my life."

Mr. Niu couldn't help but ask:
"What kind of statement?"

Cao Zhihua said with difficulty:
"They require payment with one hand and delivery with the other. They don't accept banknotes, only yellow croakers."

Mr. Niu looked at Cao Zhihua's troubled face and thought what was going on. When he heard that he wanted to collect the yellow croaker, he waved his hand indifferently:
"Zhihua, as long as the goods are good, it's not difficult to buy yellow croaker. Sijiu City has been the capital for hundreds of years. If nothing else, the number of yellow croakers will definitely scare you to death. And now that yellow croaker is no longer in circulation, everyone has It's mold growing underground, but as long as your stuff is good, yellow croaker is not a problem."

When Cao Zhihua heard what Master Niu said, he smiled happily and started to quote:
"Master Niu, let me make an agreement with you first. The other party is taking such a big risk to get the goods out at this time because they are optimistic about the huge profits. If I help with the shipment, I can get 1% of the profit."

Cao Zhihua took a look at Master Niu's face and found that Master Niu could accept this argument, so he continued:

"I am looking for you this time because I am optimistic about the relationship you have. I will bring the goods and you will sell them through the relationship you have. The 1% profit will be half for each of us. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Mr. Niu did not express his position and asked first:
"Zhihua, first tell me what you want to ship?"

Cao Zhihua felt that the foreshadowing was almost done, so he said directly:

"Chickens, ducks, geese, pork, white flour, millet and other supplies."

When Master Niu heard this, he was shocked and confirmed:
"Zhihua, are you sure?"

Cao Zhihua said affirmatively:
"I'm sure, I've been doing this lately. Chickens, ducks, geese, and pork can be eaten alive, or you can kill whole pigs with their feathers hung on."

Master Niu became excited when he heard this. With such supplies and the current level of famine, isn't this a gift of money?
So asked:

"Zhihua, how do you sell it?"

"A pig weighs about 200 kilograms, one large yellow croaker; 200 kilograms of white flour or millet, one large yellow croaker; 20 chickens, ducks and geese, one large yellow croaker."

Mr. Niu was shocked by the price.

"Zhihua, how can you sell it at such an expensive price?"

Cao Zhihua poured a glass of wine for Mr. Niu. After drinking one, he explained:

"Master Niu, at this point, the price is not expensive."

Mr. Niu opened his mouth and looked at Cao Zhihua with wide eyes:
Cao Zhihua nodded affirmatively and said:

“I don’t know how many people will starve to death, but I know that the farther back we go, the more valuable food becomes. There will definitely come a time when even the richest people can’t buy food.”

Cao Zhihua paused, letting Mr. Niu digest it, and then continued:

"So the price is not expensive, and the suppliers are not in a hurry to sell. We can sell slowly. After the market opens up, more and more people will beg you to buy supplies."

"What I'm most worried about now is that if the goods are released, the news must be blocked at the same time. Otherwise, if we catch them all, we will all have to go to the brothels."

When Master Niu heard this, he stood up and walked back and forth.After a while, he spoke

"Zhihua, are your channels reliable?"

Cao Zhihua said:

"The channels are very reliable. You should also think about how to ship safely."

Mr. Niu thought for a while

"I have been in the circle of old people and young people for decades in my life. I know very well who is reliable, who is not popular, and who is not good."

(End of this chapter)