Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

I had just sat down at Wang Guixiang's house for a short while and drunk half a bowl of water when I heard Zheng Dequan knocking on the door from outside the courtyard.

"Is Brother Chen home?"

"Comrade Zheng, you've arrived so early!" Chen Yongqiang greeted as he opened the door.

He secretly guessed that this deal would most likely be finalized today.

Zheng Dequan replied with a smile, "The company has a new task, and I have to rush to another town this afternoon, so I came early to finalize this matter."

The two entered the house, and Zheng Dequan, without much formality, took out a purchase order from his briefcase and pushed it in front of Chen Yongqiang:

"Brother Chen, I've reported this to the company. Your medicinal herbs are of good quality, and the company values ​​them. Here's the final quote; take a look."

Chen Yongqiang took the order and glanced at the numbers on it:

First-grade Codonopsis pilosula, 3.3 yuan per jin (500g).

First-grade astragalus root, 2.6 yuan per jin (500g).

First-grade Schisandra chinensis, 1.8 yuan per jin (500g).

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This price is slightly lower than what was verbally agreed upon yesterday, but still considerably higher than the price on the blackboard at the purchasing station.

Zheng Dequan observed his expression: "This is the highest price the company can approve."

"If you can guarantee the quality and quantity of your supply every year, we can sign a long-term agreement. The price will be adjusted annually according to market conditions, and you will never suffer a loss."

Chen Yongqiang quickly calculated in his mind: although this price wasn't at his psychological limit, the main thing was that it would secure a long-term connection with the provincial medicinal materials company, ensuring Wang Guixiang would have work to do in the future.

He raised his head and slowly said, "To be honest, Brother Zheng, this price still doesn't meet my expectations."

"However, considering how much effort you've put into this matter, I can sell you this batch of medicinal herbs."

Zheng Dequan visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Chen, I like dealing with sensible people like you. Rest assured, our company is absolutely committed to long-term cooperation."

He still wanted to sign a long-term agreement with Chen Yongqiang, but Chen Yongqiang changed the subject:

"I'm from the countryside, I don't understand your company's rules and regulations."

"Your company wants to buy medicinal herbs, and I have some on hand. If the price is right, we can exchange money for goods on the spot. I, Chen Yongqiang, guarantee that the goods are genuine and that I will never cheat you."

Zheng Dequan chuckled twice and looked Chen Yongqiang up and down a few more times: "Brother Chen, you don't seem like an ordinary mountain runner, but rather a businessman with a big picture in mind."

Chen Yongqiang didn't respond to that; he knew perfectly well what was going on.

He signed a long-term agreement with Zheng Dequan, meaning he could only sell his medicinal herbs to their company from now on. Although he wouldn't have to worry about sales, the price would be controlled by them, and he didn't want to narrow his options.

After careful inventory, this batch of medicinal herbs consisted of eight varieties, totaling 716, and was sold for a total of 1910 yuan.

This was because Chen Yongqiang specifically instructed Wang Guixiang to only select the best-looking specimens.

If we had been more open to purchasing back then, the quantity could have at least doubled, but that would have inevitably led to inconsistent quality.

Because Chen Yongqiang didn't sign the long-term agreement, Zheng Dequan made a small request: "Brother Chen, could you please help me transport these medicinal herbs to the county town? I don't have that much cash on me."

These days, carrying a large amount of cash is indeed not very safe.

Chen Yongqiang made money selling fish last time, but he was almost robbed on the way.

"No problem, I'm just about to go to the county town to buy some materials."

He helped load several sacks of medicinal herbs onto the tractor and greeted Wang Guixiang, "Guixiang, is there anything you need to buy? I'll go to the county town and bring it back for you."

"No need, we have everything we need at home." Wang Guixiang waved her hand as she stood at the gate of the courtyard.

Zheng Dequan stood to the side, carrying his bag, watching the two of them act so familiarly and naturally. He knew perfectly well that if there was nothing between them, who would believe it?

However, as an outsider, he naturally wouldn't break through this barrier.

The tractor, carrying medicinal herbs and two people, headed towards the county town.

Along the way, Zheng Dequan chatted with Chen Yongqiang about the market conditions for medicinal herbs, with Chen Yongqiang occasionally chiming in.

Finally, following Zheng Dequan's directions, Chen Yongqiang drove the tractor to the yard of a storage and transportation warehouse on the outskirts of the county.

Zheng Dequan jumped out of the car: "Brother Chen, wait here for me for a moment. I'll go in and get the money and be right back."

Chen Yongqiang nodded, turned off the engine, and waited in the car. After a while, Zheng Dequan quickly came out.

He took an envelope out of his briefcase and handed it to him: "Brother Chen, the money is all here, please count it."

Chen Yongqiang took the envelope and immediately counted the contents.

1910 yuan, not a penny less. As for the transportation fee for bringing the goods over, it was only a dozen yuan, so he didn't mention it again.

"The amount is correct." Chen Yongqiang put the money away, shook hands with Zheng Dequan, and prepared to leave.

Zheng Dequan added, "Brother Chen, if you have any more high-quality medicinal herbs like these in the future, just bring them over. I will definitely not shortchange you on the price."

Chen Yongqiang readily agreed: "Okay, Comrade Zheng, I'll definitely send you the best goods first."

Chen Yongqiang drove his tractor away from the warehouse. After deducting the initial cost of 76 yuan for the medicinal herbs, he made a net profit of 1150 yuan from this transaction.

Of course, there were also some medicinal herbs inside, which he casually dug up while hunting in the mountains, without calculating the cost.

"This medicinal herb business is worth doing," Chen Yongqiang thought to himself.

The trade in medicinal herbs is low-risk and can be a long-term business. Once policies tighten again in a few years, hunting will become even less sustainable.

Chen Yongqiang didn't have the habit of returning home empty-handed. He drove his tractor into the county's secondhand market.

"Let's see if we can get some cement or fertilizer to take back."

Last time, a few bags of cement were allocated to the village's brick kiln. Although they were paid, we still needed a few bags to build our own houses.

Arriving at the grocery store again, Chen Yongqiang jumped out of the car and shouted inside, "Boss, do you have cement or fertilizer today?"

"Keep your voice down!" the boss said, peeking out from the inner room.

"We don't have much cement left. How much fertilizer do you need? A batch of urea just arrived!"

"How many packs do you have?" Chen Yongqiang also lowered his voice.

"We still have five or six bags of cement, and a dozen or so bags of urea," the boss announced.

"I'll take them all," Chen Yongqiang interrupted the boss.

"What do you need so much urea for?" He really didn't expect Chen Yongqiang to want it.

"I contracted a barren hillside in the village, intending to plant some apple trees, which will come in handy," Chen Yongqiang said truthfully.

After some haggling, Chen Yongqiang bought seven bags of cement and five bags of urea from him.

The boss wanted to sell more urea, but Chen Yongqiang only bought five bags.

His saplings were cultivated in the space using spiritual spring water, so they didn't really need any extra fertilizer.

The main reason for buying these bags of urea is to deceive people, so that the apple trees will grow quickly and bear good fruit.

Chen Yongqiang also had an explanation: he was willing to spend money and used a lot of fertilizer.