AWB Chapter 293 All
Chapter 293 All
"Gou Ge'er".
Sitting on the donkey cart, Chen Sanshi glanced at the chicken coops that were full of chickens and asked, "How much money can we make this time?"
"I don't know either!"
Chen Gou shook his head and said that the purchase price of yellow-feathered chickens from Chen Dao was 300 wen, but he didn't know how much they could sell for in the county town.
after all……
The price of yellow-feathered chickens in the county town has been fluctuating. How much money can be made from a yellow-feathered chicken depends not only on his persuasive skills but also on how much the people in the county town are willing to pay.
Of course, Chen Gou brought more than just yellow-feathered chickens into the city this time; he also brought white-feathered ducks and a small amount of grain, in addition to...
down jacket!
Under Chen Dao's instruction, Chen Lian had already led the women of Xiahe Village to produce the first batch of down jackets. In addition to selling chickens, ducks, and flour, Chen Gou also carried Chen Dao's mission with him when he went to the city: to understand the acceptance of down jackets among the people of the county.
At noon, when the sun was high in the sky, Chen Gou's caravan approached the county town.
He had become acquainted with the soldiers guarding the city and was allowed to pass smoothly into the county town.
"Let's unload the chickens and ducks first!"
Upon arriving at the East Market, Chen Gou gestured to the able-bodied men from Chenjia Village who were with him to unload the goods, and then began to shout, "Chickens and ducks for sale! Yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks, come and take a look!"
Chen Gou's shouts immediately attracted the attention of many people nearby. In fact, even if Chen Gou didn't shout, many people would still notice him.
After all, Chen Gou often came to the East Market to sell yellow-feathered chickens, and the customers who often bought things in the East Market were very familiar with him.
"Gou-ge'er, here to sell chickens and ducks again?"
"Gou-ge'er, it's been so long since I've seen you!"
"Gou Ge'er, it's been a long time!"
"..."
The nearby stall owners greeted Chen Gou warmly. They had no choice but to be enthusiastic, since the county magistrate and the head constable from the county government had personally bought things from Chen Gou's stall before. This made them realize that the county magistrate was behind Chen Gou. A person with the county magistrate as his backer was someone they could not afford to offend.
"Boss, how much are these ducks?"
"Boss, how much is this chicken?"
"Boss, is this chicken even authentic?"
"..."
As other stall owners greeted Chen Gou, customers also gathered around, asking him about the prices of chickens and ducks.
"Yellow-feathered chickens are 400 coins each, and white-feathered ducks are 500 coins each."
With a smile, Chen Gou announced the prices of the chickens and ducks to the guests.
"400 coins for a chicken? That's expensive!"
"500 coins for a duck? That's too expensive!"
"Boss, can you give me a discount? I'll buy two!"
"..."
The guests shook their heads. As Xu Zhiwen put some grain into the market, the price of grain in the county town dropped slightly, and the price of meat also dropped a little. Now, the price of a gray-feathered chicken in the town is about 160 wen each, while a yellow-feathered chicken sells for 400 wen each, which is obviously unacceptable to many people.
"boss!"
A burly woman said to Chen Gou, "Your chickens look plump, but isn't 400 coins a bit too expensive?"
"My guest, you are unaware of this!"
Chen Gou resorted to his old rhetoric: "Yellow-feathered chickens are very difficult to catch, so the price should naturally be higher, otherwise I'd be starving!"
The woman pursed her lips, clearly not believing Chen Gou's words. Merchants' words are deceitful; anyone who believes a merchant's words is a complete fool.
"How about 380 coins each? If so, I'll buy two!"
The woman asked, though she complained about the price, she actually wanted to buy yellow-feathered chicken. After all, people who could afford to buy meat were usually from relatively well-off families and had higher expectations for the taste of meat.
Yellow-feathered chickens are far superior to gray-feathered chickens in both meat quality and appearance.
"380 coins?"
Chen Gou hesitated for a moment and said, "380 coins it is, I'll sell you two at a loss!"
Soon, Chen Gou took out two yellow-feathered chickens and handed them to the woman. The woman then counted out 760 coins and gave them to Chen Gou. In this way, the money and the goods were settled.
"Boss, 380 coins each, give me two too!"
"I'll have one."
"Give me three."
"..."
When other customers saw that Chen Gou was willing to lower the price by 20 coins, they also stepped forward one after another to buy the yellow-feathered chicken for 380 coins.
In no time at all, the 30 yellow-feathered chickens that Chen Gou brought were sold out.
This is also thanks to Chen Gou and Wu Han's promotion of yellow-feathered chickens in the East Market area. As the two sold more and more yellow-feathered chickens in the East Market, the reputation of yellow-feathered chickens had long spread throughout the East Market. Now, any customer who buys things in the East Market knows the name of yellow-feathered chickens and knows that yellow feathers symbolize wealth and that the chickens are meaty and delicious.
Under these circumstances, yellow-feathered chickens naturally sell very well. Every time Chen Gou brought yellow-feathered chickens into the city, they would sell out completely, although the selling price would fluctuate somewhat.
"boss."
After the yellow-feathered chickens were sold out, some customers did not leave, but instead their eyes fell on the white-feathered ducks: "Your ducks are a bit different, how much do you want?"
"This is a white-feathered duck."
Chen Gou introduced the duck to everyone: "This duck was caught in the vast mountains. It is large and has delicious meat. It sells for 500 coins each."
"These ducks do look quite good, but 500 coins each is too expensive!"
"I also think it's a bit expensive. How about 400 coins per bird, boss?"
"I think 300 coins a piece is a good price."
"..."
While everyone was saying how expensive it was, their eyes were fixed on the white-feathered duck in the cage. The white-feathered duck was much larger than the domestic ducks commonly seen in Xia Kingdom, and its feathers were snow-white all over, making it clear at a glance that it was extraordinary.
"How could it be 300 coins each!"
Hearing everyone's comments, Chen Gou shook his head frantically. He bought the white-feathered ducks from Chen Dao for 400 wen each. If they were sold for 300 wen each, he would have to pay an extra 100 wen. He would never sell them even if you beat him to death.
"These white-feathered ducks are 500 coins each, I'll take them all!"
Just then, a voice rang out, and everyone turned to look. They saw that the speaker was an old man.
"Who is this? They're asking to buy all the ducks right off the bat?"
“I recognize him; he’s Manager Qi from Taihua Restaurant.”
"So it's Manager Qi!"
"..."
Soon, someone recognized the old man as Manager Qi of Taihua Restaurant.
But then Manager Qi walked unhurriedly to the stall and said to Chen Gou, "Young friend, I'll take all of your white-feathered ducks. How about 500 coins per duck?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Gou's eyes lit up, and he said, "I have a total of 30 white-feathered ducks here. Are you sure you want them all?"
"Of course I'm sure!"
Manager Qi nodded without hesitation. Taihua Restaurant was one of the largest restaurants in the entire Taiping County, selling countless dishes and drinks every day. Taihua Restaurant could easily consume 30 white-feathered chickens.