In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 344 Buying Cabbage

When they learned that the cabbages in the fields were ripe, many villagers had already considered buying some to eat. When they suddenly heard that Chen Dao was giving each household a cabbage, they were naturally overjoyed and even had more energy when working.

While the villagers of Chenjia Village were overjoyed, the area around the North Gate of Taiping County was also in an uproar as Wu Han's truck arrived!

"So many cabbages!"

"These fresh and tender cabbages look so appealing."

"That's right! I haven't eaten vegetables for half a year."

"I haven't been able to poop lately, it must be because I haven't been eating vegetables."

"..."

The villagers near the North Gate had their eyes light up as they looked at the plump cabbages on Wu Han's truck.

There was no other way; vegetables were so scarce in winter. Seeing vegetables was like seeing their goddess. They didn't even wait for Wu Han's truck to arrive in Dongshi; they stopped it at the North Gate.

"Old Wu, how much are your cabbages?"

"Old Wu, sell me two of these cabbages."

"I'll have two too. I haven't eaten vegetables all winter, and I'm really craving them."

"..."

Some locals who knew Wu Han gathered around, chattering and touching the cabbage as if it were a precious treasure.

"Don't worry, everyone."

Wu Han gestured with his hands to quiet everyone down, then said, "These are cabbages that were just brought from Chenjia Village. They are of excellent quality and cost 50 coins per head."

50 coins?

This price is not low. You know, in good times, a pound of flour only costs a few coins. Fifty coins can buy dozens of pounds of flour.

However, the high price did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd.

A short man counted out 100 copper coins from his money bag and slapped them on Wu Han's hand: "Old Wu, give me two cabbages. I haven't eaten cabbages all winter, and I'm really craving them."

"okay!"

Wu Han happily accepted the money and then handed two of the larger cabbages to the man.

"Give me two too!"

"I want one."

"I want three."

"..."

Others also sprang into action, eagerly taking out their money to make purchases.

This is the advantage of seizing the opportunity. If Wu Han waited until vegetables were on the market in large quantities, it would be absolutely impossible for him to sell the cabbage for 50 coins. It was precisely because vegetables were scarce on the market at that time that Wu Han had the opportunity to sell at a high price.

Soon, the cabbages transported by Wu Han were snapped up, and the people who managed to buy the cabbages left happily with their hands full.

Those who failed to grab one were filled with regret and despair.

"Old Wu, why do you have so few cabbages? There aren't enough to sell."

"Exactly, there were too few of them, I couldn't buy any."

"Old Wu, go to Chenjia Village and bring over some more cabbages. I'll be waiting for you here."

"..."

Those who couldn't buy cabbages complained that there weren't enough and hoped Wu Han could bring more.

Wu Han was speechless at this.

He brought a considerable amount of cabbage, a full 300 heads, weighing nearly 1000 jin (approximately 500 catties). However, Wu Han clearly underestimated the county's residents' desire for vegetables, resulting in a shortage that couldn't be sold.

"Don't worry, everyone. Although I'm out of cabbages, San Gou General Store still has some."

Wu Han quickly said, "If you can't buy cabbage, you can go to San Gou General Store to buy some."

Because Wu Han entered the city first, everyone's attention was focused on Wu Han, so when Chen Gou's caravan entered the city, not many people noticed Chen Gou.

When Wu Han said this, everyone realized that Wu Han's cabbages came from Chenjia Village, and San Gou General Store was also a shop in Chenjia Village. If Wu Han had cabbages, San Gou General Store must have them too.

"Let's hurry to San Gou General Store."

Realizing what had happened, everyone turned and ran towards San Gou's General Store.

By this time, Chen Gou and the others had already placed the cabbages on the shelves. Seeing everyone arrive, they hurriedly greeted them with smiles, saying, "Esteemed guests, are you here to buy cabbages?"

"Of course!"

A robust woman took out 50 copper coins and handed them over, then snatched a fresh cabbage from the shelf as if she were grabbing it.

"Uh……"

Chen Gou looked at the 50 copper coins in his hand, completely bewildered.

He bought cabbages from Chenjia Village for 20 coins each, intending to sell them for 40 coins, but the woman gave him 50 coins instead…

"It seems I still have a lot to learn from Brother Wu!"

Chen Gou suddenly realized that he had so much to learn from Wu Han when it came to doing business. Wu Han only thought about doubling his profits, while Wu Han... was obviously much more ruthless than him.

"Pretty, fresh cabbages, 50 coins a head! Hurry up and buy some!"

Chen Gou shouted and raised the price of cabbage to 50 coins.

However, this still could not dampen the enthusiasm of the people in the county. In less than fifteen minutes, all 400 cabbages that Chen Gou had brought were sold out.

"Damn it, it's just a few cabbages! What are these people fighting over!"

A man who had just entered San Gou's General Store stomped his feet repeatedly when he saw that the shelves were empty. He was very annoyed and regretted that he had come too late and had not been able to buy any cabbage.

The other latecomers also looked disappointed.

Fortunately, Chen Gou reassured them, "Don't worry, sirs. This cabbage isn't a one-off deal; there will be more tomorrow."

"really?"

The frustrated man's eyes lit up.

"of course it's true."

Chen Gou nodded with a smile: "There will be quite a few more cabbages arriving tomorrow. If you want to buy some, brother, you can come earlier tomorrow."

"That's good!"

The man felt relieved and left with light steps.

"Brother Gou, remember to save one cabbage for me when it arrives tomorrow. I'll give you a 5-coin deposit first."

"Leave me two trees, this is 10 coins."

"I want one, I'll give you 5 coins."

"..."

Many customers who didn't manage to buy cabbage seemed worried about not being able to buy any tomorrow, so they opted to pay a deposit first.

Chen Gou accepted the deposits one by one and wrote down the names of the customers who paid the deposits. Then he said, "Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely reserve them for you tomorrow!"

Soon after, all the guests left.

Chen Sanshi counted the copper coins in the money box and said happily, "Brother Gou, we made quite a bit of money from these cabbages! 30 copper coins per head, so we made 12 taels of silver from these 400 cabbages!"

Hearing this, Chen Gou laughed and said, "These cabbages are indeed selling well. We'll bring more over tomorrow and sell as many as possible while they're still selling well."

"okay!"

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The sun had completely set, and night enveloped the entire county.

Xu Zhiwen, returning from his shift at the yamen, looked at the dishes laid out on the table and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.