Chapter 41 Be Decisive in Life

"Sister, these are two brands that Brother Xiang came up with. One is for selling peanuts, and the other is for selling melon seeds. Right now, there's a customer in Huating who plans to wholesale some in 'Shizipo' and bring some back to Huating on his way. He brought two or three hundred catties before, and they were in high demand; now he's planning to take five tons directly..."

Wang Fakui in Youzhou didn't have a mobile phone, so he had to wait for people to call him from the construction site, and then wait in a phone booth to answer the call, which was very troublesome.

So Sang Yuke first told her cousin Wang Yulu what kind of business it was.

While talking, she even took out the packaging of two brands, which were the snack bags that the "Zhao Di Four Sisters" used when they were together.

One was the earliest "longevity fruit," specifically used to hold peanuts; the other was called "sunrise head," specifically used to hold sunflower seeds.

Like "longevity fruit," "sunrise head" is also a local dialect term, one of the common names for sunflowers in the area surrounding Jiyang City.

If a local wants to buy two jin of sunflower seeds, and says "Two jin of Chaoyangtou sunflower seeds," it would be perfectly reasonable and logical for them to hand over a package of sunflower seeds with the words "Chaoyangtou" printed on it.

Wang Yulu didn't know what was so strange about "Chaoyangtou," but she understood what five tons of goods meant.

She might not know about other things, but as a female college student at Jindu Normal University, she certainly knew the prices of sunflower seeds and peanuts very well.

Of course, this only applies to roasted snacks sold directly near schools.

The cheaper roasted nuts cost a little over two yuan, but many of them have wormholes; the more expensive ones can cost five yuan, and they are indeed very fragrant.

As a college student, let's compromise and say it's four yuan per kilogram. One ton would cost eight thousand yuan, and five tons would cost forty thousand yuan!
College students are so smart!

However, she didn't know the price of raw sunflower seeds. Ever since her grades improved dramatically when she was a child, she knew nothing about the fields. Her only task was to do well on exams.

Sang Shouye knew this, but he didn't work in the fields much. He left all the work to people in Dongsangjiazhuang who were willing to rent it out. He was too busy running a transport business to bother with that kind of effort, and he certainly wouldn't let his daughter work in the fields. It would be better for her to learn to be a tailor.

Sunflower seed prices in Hadong and Haenam provinces this year are average, mainly due to favorable weather conditions. However, prices in Huainan, Gangnam East, and Gangnam West provinces are less favorable, with frequent rains lasting for ten to fifteen days in July, August, and September. Only rice can withstand the rain, while sunflowers can only wish they could say "sun" to the sky.

However, precisely because of the excessive rainfall around the Yangtze River, Zhang Daxiang used his connections to find a relative who worked at the Meteorological Administration, and then he got access to the meteorological yearbooks from the previous two years.

After discussing with some elderly farmers who have been farming for many years, Zhang Daxiang came to the conclusion that the price of sunflower seeds in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is bound to rise this year.

Prices in the north are currently low, with retail prices for raw sunflower seeds dropping below 1.5 yuan, and even lower in the place of origin. In particular, some growers who have been cheated do not predict future market trends.

Zhang Daxiang was certain that there would be speculators at this time, but he had no manpower in the north. Even if he brought money to participate, he wouldn't be able to get a share of the profits. He could only sneak into the village and make a small profit.

It would be convenient to let Uncle Wang Fakui test the waters along, but it had to be done discreetly, especially by keeping it from Li Zhaodi, whose big mouth could easily lead Wang Fakui astray.

"Keke, can this make money?"

"Sister, the shopkeeper said the price for transporting them to 'Shizipo' is two yuan and fifty cents. If Uncle were in our hometown or somewhere else, he could earn two mao less. Of course, he doesn't actually buy them for two yuan and thirty cents. Raw melon seeds aren't worth that much now. Around the old Sang family house, they're only a few mao a pound. In the county town, they only sell for a yuan or eight mao."

"Oh...oh, right, my dad is so stubborn. Don't actually go and buy it for more than two dollars, or you'll be a sucker."

Suddenly, Wang Yulu remembered something: "But my family doesn't have any money right now either?"

"Don't worry, the shopkeeper has advanced the funds, and the trucks will go directly from Jiyang City. If you're worried about roadblocks, just call a car from Anbian County and head south. Practice makes perfect. If there's a lot of demand later, have Uncle Zhou run the Hedong Road route specifically."

"Okay, thank you, Keke."

Wang Yulu sighed. To be honest, anyone could have done this. Even if there was no Wang Fakui, there would always be someone named Sang Fakui, and quite a few of them at that.

Thinking of her mother Li Zhaodi's various antics, Wang Yulu felt a hundred times guilty towards Sang Yuke. If it were her, and she encountered a relative like her mother, she would have cursed her out without realizing it was because she hadn't studied hard enough in college.

"Sister, we're family, so let's not be so formal."

Sang Yuke did not have no grudges against Li Zhaodi, nor did she move on from the past; it was simply "in the past," and now each matter is separate from the other.

They waited for Wang Fakui's call until after 8 o'clock, then hung up and called back. Only then did the two sisters tell Wang Fakui the general situation.

Wang Fakui was immediately interested and was going back to his hometown the next day. He also told the contractor that if his wife called, he should tell her that he was busy rushing to finish the project.

At this moment, Wang Fakui had only 1,800 yuan in savings, including the 200-odd yuan in his pocket.

But that didn't stop him from being full of confidence. He wasn't stupid. According to the rules, all he had to do was go to the countryside and act as a peddler. If he wanted to be lazy, he could just go to this village and that shop, draw a circle, and say he was buying raw melon seeds. He was a local. He could run around, but could he run away from his house back home?
When I got back to my hometown, I opened a new bank account and waited for the advance payment to be transferred to me.

Wang Fakui had already made up his mind. He would first go back to his hometown and tell his fellow villagers, since it was already September, the season for harvesting sunflower seeds.

As for loading and hauling goods, it's not a big deal. With local license plates, how could it not get out of the mountain pass?

After Sang Yuke left, Wang Yulu had a detailed conversation with her father about how to keep the third person in the family a secret.

This matter won't be discussed with Li Zhaodi for at least a year or two.

Sang Yuke didn't go back to her room today either. She parked her car by the outer wall and dashed up to the second floor.

Zhang Daxiang, who was checking the blueprints, heard a "thump-thump-thump" sound in the stairwell. He thought it couldn't be a thief. What kind of thief would be so bold?

Looking up, I saw the door to the second-floor room open. Before anyone even entered, two large "peaches" came into view.

"What are you so happy about?"

He got up and turned on the air conditioner. Just as he was about to close the balcony door, he saw Sang Yuke rush over and jump on him.

Fortunately, Zhang Daxiang was strong; otherwise, Sang Yuke, with her large physique, really wouldn't have been able to handle it.

After giving Zhang Daxiang a kiss, Sang Yuke put her arms around his neck, chuckled, and whispered, "Shopkeeper, tomorrow is my lunar birthday."

"What do you mean?"

"You're nineteen? What does that mean? Can I sleep at your place tonight?"

Sang Yuke didn't care about any of that; she kept kissing and nibbling at you, constantly acting cute.

"Alright, alright, I'll tidy up the blueprints for this coffee table."

"Go to sleep first, go to sleep first, it's not too late to clean up when you wake up."

"..."

Helplessly nudged Sang Yuke's head with his forehead before carrying her into the room.

 strong.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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