vrcanaries Chapter 400 This rice really is a product of the space.
Chapter 400 This rice really is a product of the space.
Today, Su Niannian also brought an empty basket with her on the bus.
The basket was taken out from a secluded place after leaving the Gu family's house.
Su Niannian now felt like she was secretly doing something wrong.
If she left the Gu family carrying a basket, Gu's mother might think she was going to buy something heavy, and would definitely make her sister-in-law Zhao Tian come along.
The vehicle drove on and soon arrived in the urban area of Beijing.
The car remained parked in the same spot.
Su Niannian and the people in the courtyard got off the car in an orderly manner.
After getting off the bus, Su Niannian took another bus to the black market near Baicaotang.
We found the grain seller we had arranged to meet yesterday.
When the man saw Su Niannian arrive as promised, he quickly went up to greet her.
"Little girl, you're here! Come on, take a look at this rice!" The rice seller smiled and took a bag of grain out of a wooden box behind him.
Place it at Su Niannian's feet.
When the grain bag is opened, there is a faint aroma of rice.
Because Su Niannian often drinks spiritual spring water, her sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of ordinary people.
So I've only opened the rice bag; I haven't even started handling it yet.
This smell felt very familiar to Su Niannian.
This... is the rice produced by Su Niannian's space.
Su Niannian reached out and grabbed a small handful of rice, pretending to look at it seriously.
"Brother, you said yesterday that you didn't have much rice left. If I can get some of this rice, would you like it?" Su Niannian asked the rice seller with a smile.
The rice seller was taken aback when he heard Su Niannian's words.
Wasn't this little girl supposed to be buying rice? Why does she sound like she's trying to supply it to herself?
Su Niannian noticed the suspicion on the rice seller's face.
Smiling, he put the rice he was holding back down, then took a cloth bag out of his basket.
The bag contained two or three pounds of rice. Su Niannian handed the cloth bag to the rice seller in front of her.
"Big brother, look at the rice in this bag, is it the same as yours?" Su Niannian said with a smile.
The rice seller wondered if the young girl was exaggerating.
The rice I brought today is of excellent quality; it's arguably the best rice on the market.
In all his years of selling rice, this was the first time he had ever seen rice of such high quality.
When he first received it, he steamed rice once, and every grain of rice was shiny and glossy.
The aroma of the rice was so rich that I felt I could eat three bowls of it without any side dishes.
Moreover, he once cooked porridge. Just thinking about that rice porridge makes my mouth water. It was thick, fragrant, and had a layer of rice oil on the surface. The taste was simply amazing.
Although the rice seller felt that the rice Su Niannian brought was definitely not as good as his own.
But there's no harm in just looking at it.
I still patiently opened it and took a look.
When the bag was opened, the rice inside was perfectly uniform, with each grain plump and full.
The rice seller grabbed a handful and smelled it.
Huh? It seems... it really is the same.
With suspicion and disbelief, the rice seller grabbed another handful of rice he had brought.
I compared them side by side.
They are exactly the same.
The rice seller smelled the rice here and looked at it there, then mixed the rice together and found that he really couldn't tell the difference.
"Little girl, where did you get this rice?" The rice seller was very happy after confirming that the two types of rice were the same.
There are quite a few people in Beijing who can afford it and want this kind of rice from me now.
However, the supply channels to the small county town in the north were cut off.
This has resulted in me earning significantly less money.
If the young girl in front of me really had a way to get her hands on this kind of rice, it would definitely be a huge blessing for me.
Even if the price is raised further, there will still be a profit.
Moreover, he also enjoys doing business with wealthy people in Beijing; he's generous and has plenty of money!
Su Niannian smiled and said, "Don't ask how I got it, but I have a lot of this kind of rice and I can supply it to you."
Upon hearing this, the rice seller looked around and beckoned Su Niannian to his side to speak.
Actually, the rice seller doesn't necessarily know where the rice comes from.
As long as I can get this kind of rice, I can open up a way to make money.
It can make you a lot of money.
"Little girl, you say you have a lot, how much is a lot?" The rice seller had been in the black market for a long time.
Since the young girl wouldn't reveal the origin of the rice, he didn't press her for details.
As long as she has it and can sell it to herself, nothing else matters.
"We have several thousand kilograms, it mainly depends on your price," Su Niannian said with a smile, standing to the side.
Their expressions are harmless, yet they possess a touch of shrewdness.
Upon hearing this, the rice seller exclaimed, "There are thousands of kilograms of this rice?"
If I can handle the workload, I could make a lot of money!
But based solely on the few pounds of rice that Su Niannian brought, plus Su Niannian's young age...
The rice seller had to be extra careful.
“If we’re going to make a deal, I’ll naturally inspect every single bag. The difference between good rice and bad rice is huge, and you can’t mix them up and sell them to me.”
The rice seller began to speak.
Su Niannian nodded. "The most important thing in doing business is integrity. I can certainly guarantee the quality and won't sell you anything adulterated."
Su Niannian solemnly assured, "You can open and inspect each bag to make sure there are no problems before making the transaction."
When the rice seller heard Su Niannian say that, he nodded.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke again.
"If they're all this quality, I can buy them for 80 cents a pound," the rice seller said after a moment's thought.
"Eight cents a pound?" Su Niannian thought for a moment.
Although Su Niannian sold it to Lao Qian for five or seven cents a pound before, it hadn't been threshed.
Although rice husks do not weigh much, they still account for about 20% of the weight.
That is, 100 catties of paddy rice can yield about 80 catties of rice.
Moreover, Lao Qian needs to make money, and there are also transportation costs to transport goods from the small county town to Beijing.
Su Niannian felt that the price the rice seller paid was definitely more than 80 cents per pound.
“If it’s 80 cents a pound, I’ll go find someone else,” Su Niannian said with a smile.
"But I will still buy the ten kilograms of rice you brought today for eighteen yuan as agreed."
"We can't let you take it for free."
As Su Niannian spoke, she took out eighteen yuan and handed it to the rice seller.
As he spoke, he made a gesture as if to put rice into his basket.
The rice seller panicked when he saw this.
We can't let the duck that's already in our mouths fly away, can we?
"Little girl, little girl, what are you doing?"
"As for the price, we can discuss it. When buying and selling, we need to communicate more, right? Can we even haggle?" The rice seller pressed down on the bag in Su Niannian's hand and said with a smile.