I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 46 Transaction Successful
Hu Chunxiang and Lao Li finished the mutton soup in the casserole, and then both of them let out a satisfied burp.

Regardless of whether the two were truly full, Meng Zichen quickly opened the lunchbox and handed over the braised beef inside. "Boss, Master Li, there's still braised beef here. I braised it myself, and I didn't put in much seasoning. Try it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two men's eyes lit up again, but before they could pick up their chopsticks, Meng Zichen continued, "Boss, to be honest with you, this lamb and beef were obtained with great difficulty by my elders. You've tasted the lamb soup and lamb just now. I'm sure you already know how it is without me saying anything. This beef is no worse than the lamb. So I won't beat around the bush with you. The price of the meat was set by my elders: ten thousand yuan per jin, no bargaining!"

Ten thousand yuan per kilogram?
Hu Chunxiang and Lao Li's eyes widened immediately, especially Lao Li's, whose eyes were already big, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. His words were not very pleasant, "Xiao Mengzi, you really dare to ask for a price, are you robbing me? Are you desperate for money?"

Meng Shubing was displeased. "How can you talk like that? Business is about mutual consent. If you're not willing, we'll just leave. It's not like we have to sell to you."

After saying that, he got up, grabbed the lunchbox, and muttered as he closed the lid, "You didn't hesitate at all when you were drinking the soup, but you complained about the price after you finished. What kind of person are you?"

Master Li's old face turned pale and then green, a mixture of colors that looked extremely unsightly.

But we can't really blame him, can we?

Has anyone ever bought meat for 10,000 yuan per kilogram?

Don't you guys think this is outrageous?
Hu Chunxiang's expression wasn't very good either, but when he saw Meng Shubing accepting the beef and saying that it wasn't necessary to sell it to him, he immediately became anxious.

Standing up with his protruding belly, he reached out and grabbed Meng Shubing's arm, laughing as he said, "Brother, don't be in such a hurry. Doing business isn't something that can be done with just a few words. We need to discuss it, right? By the way, what's your name, brother?"

“I am Zichen’s grandfather’s biological brother, his great-uncle. I am the thirteenth in the family. You can just call me Meng Shisan.”

Hu Chunxiang:
His lips twitched, and he thought to himself, "Your Meng family really knows how to have a lot of children."

Meng Zichen looked at Chef Li. He wasn't angry with him. They had been colleagues for several years and knew each other's temperaments well. Old Li just had a sharp tongue, but he wasn't a bad person. Over the years, he had given Meng Zichen a lot of pointers on cooking.

I wouldn't get angry at him over just a few words.

He pointed to Master Li's left arm, which had his sleeve rolled up, and said, "Master Li, when you came in just now, I noticed a fresh wound on your wrist. Take another look now, is it still there?"

Old Li looked down at his left wrist, then gaped in astonishment, "What... what is this?"

He looked up at Meng Zichen, who nodded at him. "That's right, it's the effect of mutton soup. Not only mutton, but also beef. So boss, this meat is not only delicious, but the health benefits it brings will exceed your expectations. The same goes for the snake meat I sold you before; since you're my boss, I treated that snake as a trial run and gave you a discount."

Actually, even if I didn't say anything, you should have already noticed the benefits of snake meat, right?

Not really.

It's not that he didn't notice any changes in his body, but he didn't know it was due to the snake meat. Hu Chunxiang thought it was the effect of the new pills his wife bought for him.

Now, upon hearing the truth, I feel a pang of regret.

It's cheaper now; the snake meat was cheaper before.

Although it wasn't expensive when he bought it, could he possibly complain about the low purchase price?
Three hundred is cheap, but ten thousand is too expensive, isn't it?

Although this effect is indeed extraordinary and incredible.

Hu Chunxiang paused for a moment, then spoke, "Zichen, thirteen brothers, could you tell me first how many kilograms of beef and mutton you each have?"

Meng Zichen said, "The elders in my family kept half for themselves, so we didn't bring much. There's only about 50 jin of mutton and a little more beef, about 300 jin."

Meng Shubing quickly added, "Of the 300 jin of beef, I need to reserve 100 jin for my friend, so Boss Hu can only take 200 at most. Of course, if you can't take 200, that's fine too, my friend will cover it all."

These words struck a chord with Hu Chunxiang. He wanted to monopolize this kind of meat, so how could he let it slip away right under his nose?

Absolutely impossible! He tentatively asked Meng Shubing, "Thirteenth Brother, is your friend also a restaurant owner?"

"Ah, right, it's a small, privately-run restaurant, not as big as Boss Hu's, but business is alright."

"Since his business is doing well, a hundred catties of beef won't make a difference. Thirteen brothers, Zichen, how about this, if you're generous, I'll be generous too. Ten thousand it is, I'll eat it all, you can leave it all to me, it'll save me the trouble of going to another store, how about it?"

Hu Chunxiang wasn't new to business; while he might not be considered cunning or shrewd, he certainly possessed a good amount of shrewdness.

After exchanging a few words with Meng Shubing, I realized that his friend who supposedly ran a private restaurant was probably a complete fabrication.

It's just a bargaining tactic; he's used it before.

But now he really doesn't dare to gamble, afraid that they might take the meat away at the slightest disagreement.

There are plenty of wealthy people in Qingzhou. With the taste and effects of this kind of meat, people would buy it for 10,000 yuan per jin (500g), let alone 10,000 yuan per liang (50g).

After eating snake meat last time, I had amazing energy when I was intimate with his wife that night, much better than those aphrodisiac pills.

And it has no side effects.

In addition, the reason he agreed so readily was that he also wanted to discuss whether this kind of meat could be available in the long term.
Meng Shubing pretended to be somewhat embarrassed and said, "Isn't this inappropriate? I've already told my friend."

Hu Chunxiang turned to look at Meng Zichen, signaling with his eyes for him to try and persuade him.

Meng Zichen was genuinely trying to persuade him, "Grandpa, how about this, we can go back and discuss it with Ninth Grandfather again, and ask him to give you a hundred catties?"

Hu Chunxiang's eyes lit up. "Why would you want to give it to me?"

Before he could even speak, Meng Shubing had already nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll go find Uncle Jiu when we get back. And Mr. Hu, do you want all the fifty catties of mutton and three hundred catties of beef we brought today?"

"I want them all, I definitely want them all."

Hu Chunxiang's eyes narrowed with laughter. He turned to Master Li and said, "Old Li, have a few men go with the thirteenth brother to move the meat. I'll arrange for someone to transfer the money to Zichen."

If their "Xianglai Restaurant" were just an ordinary restaurant, they might not be able to come up with the 3.5 million yuan right away.

But Meng Zichen knew that Lao Hu had a very solid foundation. He opened the restaurant purely out of his hobby, while the Hu family's business was in real estate.

In the early years, the Hu family took on most of the demolition and relocation of old and dilapidated houses in Qingzhou.

I don't know how much they earn, but the Hu family is very wealthy and powerful. They can easily come up with tens or even hundreds of millions, let alone a few million.

In any case, in the end, they were entertaining their own family and clients, not just strangers.

Old Hu paid upfront, and Meng Zichen readily agreed to his exclusive request, while also reminding him to arrange more security patrols, as the meat was too tempting and might attract unwanted attention.

In these turbulent times, some wealthy families naturally spend a lot of money to hire extraordinary bodyguards for protection.

Hu Chunxiang himself has two.

Therefore, Meng Zichen is not worried about safety.

See you tomorrow!

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