vrcanaries Chapter 454 The deal is done, but yours won't do.
Chapter 454 The deal is done, but yours won't do.
The three of them boarded a car heading to the city.
There weren't many people on the bus today. Su Niannian greeted a few familiar faces and then sat down in the back with Lao Qian and Lü Hongliang.
The three chatted about trivial things on the way, such as their recent situations.
After the group got off the train at the station, Lü Hongliang said that he and Lao Qian were now staying in a guesthouse near the largest black market.
"Given your situation, you can still stay in a guesthouse?" Su Niannian asked, somewhat curious.
After all, in those days, you needed a letter of introduction to stay in a guesthouse.
Without a letter of introduction, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get a room at the guesthouse.
Upon hearing this, Old Qian smiled and scratched his head.
Looking at it this way, Su Niannian realized that she had really underestimated Lao Qian.
I originally thought he was just a middleman in a small county town in Northeast China, but now that I see it, Old Qian is quite capable.
Su Niannian had overlooked something before: people who own trucks in this era must indeed have some kind of background.
Moreover, in the last transaction between Su Niannian and Lao Qian, which involved over six thousand yuan, Lao Qian easily came up with the money.
Although part of this 6,000 yuan was earned after the previous transaction with Su Niannian.
But that's still pretty impressive.
The transaction between Su Niannian and Gao Yunshan was only a little over four thousand, but Gao Yunshan still had to borrow money from his friends.
From this perspective, Su Niannian seems to think more highly of Lao Qian.
Su Niannian smiled and asked, "Is the guesthouse you're staying at near Baicaotang?"
The area near the largest black market that Lao Qian mentioned is probably the vicinity of Baicaotang.
"Yes, that's over there," Old Qian nodded.
"Let's go over there then." The group transferred to another bus and went to Baicaotang.
Not far after getting off the bus, there was a guesthouse.
That guesthouse is very close to Baicaotang.
When the staff at the guesthouse saw the two return with a little girl, they stopped the three of them and asked them questions.
Hearing that they were relatives and that the staff at the guesthouse knew each other's names, they still let Su Niannian in.
But I still told them not to close the door.
I can understand. In this day and age, there is a great deal of separation between men and women. Even though they are related, it is not as convenient as in later generations.
The three of them went upstairs and entered the room. Su Niannian noticed that there were several bags of luggage inside.
"Little Su, sit here!" Old Qian wiped the chair with a clean piece of clothing and gestured for Su Niannian to sit down.
Su Niannian smiled and sat down.
Lu Hongliang had already poured Su Niannian a glass of water from the guesthouse's water room.
Su Niannian smiled and accepted it, then thanked her.
The group then got down to business.
Although the door was open, there was hardly anyone walking in the corridor on this floor.
The group spoke in hushed tones, seemingly unconcerned about being overheard.
If someone appears in the hallway, just keep quiet.
"If Little Su can confirm that she can provide me with grains and vegetables like Long County, I'll call a few of my trusted underlings to come and help me out," Old Qian said with a smile as he sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing his hands together.
Su Niannian nodded.
"can!"
"I found a rice seller in the black market over there and we made a deal, but it wasn't very pleasant," Su Niannian said with a smile, pointing out the window.
Old Qian glanced at the direction Su Niannian was pointing, which was the largest black market in the area.
"They sell rice in there?" If Lao Qian remembered correctly, one of the people who resold his rice before was also in this black market.
What was her last name again?
Old Qian was still thinking when Su Niannian announced a name, "Gao Yunshan".
"Gaoyun Mountain..."
"I only overheard it, so I'm not really sure if that's the name."
“After getting the rice from you, I sold some to wealthy locals. Later, with shorter transaction intervals, I sold it in small quantities, which was slow, but I did sell some directly to the city.”
"People in the city saw that the rice was of high quality and then resold it to Shanghai and Beijing."
"I mentioned it briefly, but I didn't pay attention to it at the time," Lao Qian told Su Niannian truthfully.
This was pretty much what Su Niannian had expected.
Because the time interval between the transactions between the middleman and the old money was indeed relatively short.
Old Qian's price for himself was indeed not low. If he sold it in small quantities, he was afraid that the goods would accumulate and he would have trouble making money.
It's understandable that they can sell in large quantities to downstream buyers.
However, in that case, the price would probably be cheaper than selling them individually, and the profit margin would be even smaller.
Under these circumstances, Lao Qian even voluntarily raised his price.
It's clear that Lao Qian is a person you can get along with.
Seeing that Su Niannian's eyes were smiling and she didn't seem to mind at all, Lao Qian finally felt relieved.
"Let's continue our previous business," Su Niannian gave an affirmative answer!
When Lao Qian heard Su Niannian say that, he was overjoyed.
It's good to have a powerful backer; Old Qian made quite a bit of money during his transactions with Su Niannian.
“Because it’s in Beijing, I can raise the price a bit more,” Old Qian continued.
"Okay!" Su Niannian will give Lao Qian a reasonable price.
Old Qian said it would take some time to notify his men to come over, and he would also need to find some local people to help.
It would take a few days, Su Niannian nodded to indicate that it was possible.
After the grain and vegetable deal was finalized, Lü Hongliang on the other side became restless.
After all, Lao Qian's profitable business had been finalized, and Lü Hongliang also wanted to revive the braised meat business, just like he had in Long County.
Lu Hongliang spoke up and told Su Niannian about his desire to continue making braised meat.
Su Niannian shook her head.
Seeing this, Lü Hongliang was instantly discouraged.
But he didn't force anything. This business depended on Su Niannian, and if Su Niannian disagreed, there was nothing he could do.
Seeing that the two had failed to reach an agreement, Lao Qian patted Lu Hongliang, who was sitting next to him, on the shoulder.
"You can work for me, I won't treat you badly, we're good brothers, let's make money together!" Old Qian comforted Lü Hongliang.
"Hmm!" Lü Hongliang nodded and smiled.
But if you can set up your own business, who would want to work for someone else?
Seeing the two of them like this, Su Niannian knew that they had misunderstood her.
“When Brother Lü was in Long County, he was in the pork business, so he naturally had connections to get pig offal.”
“The controls in Beijing are actually stricter than in Long County. From what I understand, pork transactions are all rationed. Given your situation in Beijing, you may not be able to get a large quantity of pork offal.”
Su Niannian smiled and spoke, while Lao Qian and Lü Hongliang exchanged a glance, it seemed... that was the case.