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Chapter 668: Chapter 658 Internal Sales
After several bustling days, the autumn vegetables at the farm were finally all harvested. Zhang Chunwang hosted a small meeting for the military spouses. The theme was to praise their spirit of endurance and to thank them for their contributions to the farm, and then to look forward to possible continued cooperation in the future.
Having finished with the official remarks, Zhang Chunwang began to address practical matters, which were of interest to all the military spouses present.
"In the past few days, several sisters have told me they want to buy some autumn vegetables from us later, as they’re running short at home. I’m not bragging, but the quality of the various vegetables and crops produced by our farm is certainly without question. As for the autumn vegetables, you’ve all handled them yourselves—you know best if what I’m saying is true. So, I won’t boast about the quality of our products," boasted Zhang Chunwang as he stood at the front.
"I can responsibly tell everyone that our autumn vegetables are all sold directly to grocery stores across the country. The pricing is four jiao and five fen per jin for cabbage, four jiao per jin for turnips, and five jiao per jin for radishes. Since all of you are military spouses, and our boss is a military spouse too, she has instructed me that we can’t make money off our own. So, if any of you intends to buy some autumn vegetables from us, then I will offer you the lowest price."
"Hey Zhang, hurry up and say, what’s the price for us?" someone interjected impatiently from below. He’d been going on for half a day without mentioning the price for them.
"Hehe, don’t rush. Good food is worth waiting for. But since everyone is so eager, I will cut to the chase. Just now I mentioned the prices we charge the grocery stores. This year, you surely have already bought autumn vegetables, and should know the price you’ve been paying. Now, I’m going to quote you an even more favorable price. To give back for all your help, the farm has set the price of cabbage at four jiao per jin, turnips at three jiao and five fen per jin, and radishes at four jiao and five fen per jin. You won’t find prices like these anywhere else," said Zhang Chunwang, having learned this whole spiel from the sisters. At first, he was a bit hesitant to speak, but as he went on, he got the hang of it and his face stopped flushing.
Everyone did their calculations and indeed, the price was cheaper than buying elsewhere—almost one fen cheaper per jin.
Never underestimate that one fen. Many ordinary folks would rather walk an extra two li to save several fen.
"Wow, it really is quite cheap," a military spouse couldn’t help but discuss with someone next to her. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
"That’s true, it’s a full fen cheaper than the price at the grocery store. And the cabbage I bought had outer leaves all wilted, and the shop assistant wouldn’t let me peel them. Think about how much I’ve lost on that alone," another military spouse bemoaned, pained by the comparison.
"Ah, when I went to buy vegetables before, I couldn’t get there before the crowd and ended up with very little. It annoyed me so much at the time, but now it seems I have good fortune following bad," another military spouse said happily.
"I have many kids at home, should I buy some too?" another military spouse asked uncertainly.
"Buy some, buy some. I’ve told you before, why are you hoarding your money so much? It just ends up with your mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Starving your own children to look like little chicks, what’s the point?"
Zhang Chunwang saw that everyone had almost finished discussing and that several military spouses had already raised their hands to buy, so he quickly pressed his hands down to signal them to calm down and continued, "Let me introduce you to some other products from our farm. Besides these autumn vegetables, we also planted some soybeans and corn earlier this year..."
"Wow, you have grain too? Can you sell us some at a discount?" a military spouse said eagerly upon hearing there was grain for sale.
"Hehe, don’t worry, don’t worry, that’s exactly what I was about to talk about. Our boss is aware of the hardships faced by military spouses, as every family has its burdens to bear. Thus, she has also asked me to let you all have a look at our soybeans, soy oil, cornmeal, and such," he said, and several individuals came up from behind carrying bags for the military spouses to inspect. "Of course, our prices for you will definitely be a bit cheaper than the grain store’s..."
"Come on, quit the chatter, get to the prices," interrupted an impatient military spouse, cutting off his spiel.
"Alright, no dilly-dallying. Soybeans are twenty-five cents per half kilogram, soybean oil is one yuan per half kilogram, coarse cereals are eight cents per half kilogram, and cornmeal is ten cents per half kilogram."
"That’s pretty much the same price as the grain store," a military spouse said somewhat dissatisfied.
"Hehe, Sister, it’s not the same. Look at our farm’s soybeans; every single bean is plump. It’s hard to find even one that’s shriveled. These aren’t in the same league as those at the grain store. If you could buy soybeans of this quality at the grain store for twenty-five cents, I’d buy as many as you have. I’m confident enough to say that."
Some people below started to pick up the soybeans from the bags and took a closer look.
"Besides, with the quality of our beans, whether you sprout them or make tofu, you’ll get a better yield than from those inferior beans. Everyone here knows their stuff. I’m not trying to hoodwink anyone here, so remember, you get what you pay for."
"Of course, everything I’ve said is just to prevent any misunderstandings about our farm’s products. I’m not trying to coax anyone into buying them; it’s entirely voluntary. Even if you don’t buy from us, we could easily sell these for a higher price elsewhere," Zhang Chunwang said confidently.
"Alright, I’ve said a lot, and I’m not sure if I’ve made myself clear. Anyway, I have good intentions. If you like what you see and think the price is right, then go ahead and buy some. We’ll deliver it directly to the military compound gate. If you find it expensive, that’s okay too. Business doesn’t have to mean we can’t part on good terms," Chunwang finished, bowed, and left the stage, giving them time for themselves.
The military spouses gathered together and started chattering among themselves. A few of them were straightforward about wanting to buy, so without delay, they weighed their purchases and loaded them into the cars to bring back to the military compound later.
But there were others who were hesitant, either because they were trying to haggle with Chunwang or because they rushed to have their items weighed and collected only when it was almost time to leave.
A few military spouses asked embarrassedly if they could bring money later to purchase the items at the same price since they hadn’t brought any money with them.
Zhang Chunwang thought for a moment then said directly, "It’s quite a hassle for you to come all this way. How about this: tomorrow I’ll send a truckload of grain and vegetables over, and park right at the military compound gate. If any sisters are still interested in buying, we’ll keep the same price, and I’ll sell for one more day."
"Oh, that would be great, but could you bring some soybean oil too? I’m thinking of getting some, but I didn’t bring my containers today."
"Sure, tomorrow I’ll have someone bring a barrel of soybean oil over."
With that, the matter was settled.
After the vehicles had taken all the military spouses away, Shen Yunfang was the first to come out of the office. She gave Zhang Chunwang a thumbs-up, followed by everyone else also giving him thumbs-ups.
Zhang Chunwang, somewhat embarrassed by the praise, scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, looking like a young man in his twenties.
