The happy little days of the Ye family

Mr. Ye came to Li's Restaurant early in the morning with half a truckload of local goods. The waiter, who was familiar with the business, took Mr. Ye to shopkeeper Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang had just finished breakfast and was dozing off on the counter.

"Shopkeeper Wang, you said you were harvesting mushrooms and bamboo shoots. I happened to pick some on the mountain in the past two days. Can you see if you can harvest them? There are also 15 kilograms of Chinese toon. This is the last crop of Chinese toon this year. I also brought the bamboo shoots. Some come over here.”

Shopkeeper Wang picked up the tea cup and took two sips of tea before saying: "These toon and bamboo fungus are harvested, but we have harvested a lot of mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the past two days, so we will not harvest these two."

Since there weren't many things, Shopkeeper Wang didn't look at them. He just asked the waiter and Mr. Ye to weigh them and take them to the kitchen.

"Shopkeeper Wang, 5 jins of bamboo fungus and 15 jins of Chinese toon." After the waiter weighed the things, he said to shopkeeper Wang.

"Sixty cents of bamboo fungus per catty makes a total of 60 cents, and 300 cents of Chinese toon per catty makes a total of 15 cents. The total is 225 cents." Shopkeeper Wang fiddled with his abacus and said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Wang yawned and continued: "In the future, I will also send bamboo fungus. About 5 kilograms each time is enough. The excess mushrooms can be dried into dried products. There are few vegetables in winter, and restaurants need a lot of dried mushrooms."

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Wang, for the tip."

As he said this, Mr. Ye took out a large bag of bamboo fungus of slightly different quality from his backpack and handed it to Shopkeeper Wang.

"These bamboo fungus products are not as pretty, but they still taste good. If shopkeeper Wang doesn't dislike them, he can take them home and give them to his family to try."

"Thank you bro, how could I dislike such a good bamboo fungus?"

The shopkeeper happily took the bamboo fungus, which he rarely ate. It cost sixty taels per catty. He only earned two taels of silver a month, so he was usually reluctant to buy and eat it.

Mr. Ye took the money from selling mountain products and said happily: "Shopkeeper Wang, I will go back first. I will send you bamboo fungus next time."

Shopkeeper Wang was kind and took good care of Mr. Ye, so even though he knew that the price of mountain products in the county was higher, Mr. Ye deliberately left bamboo fungus for Shopkeeper Wang.

After Mr. Ye returned home, the Ye family began to dry out the dried goods in full swing.

Bamboo fungus is very expensive, so Mr. Ye went to the village to change two racks and came back to dry the bamboo fungus.

The racks are as tall as a person, and each rack has six layers. Each layer can dry about two kilograms of bamboo fungus. The two shelves are like two door gods, one on the left and one on the right guarding the door leading into and out of the backyard.

The entrance door to the front yard is open, and anyone passing by can see the situation in the front yard. Mrs. Ye didn't want to be too high-profile, so she deliberately placed the bamboo fungus and half of the mushrooms in the backyard to dry.

After drying the mushrooms, the family started making dried bamboo shoots.

Mr. Ye is responsible for peeling the bamboo shoots, Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye are responsible for cutting the bamboo shoots, and Ye Qingqing is boiling hot water.

Cut the peeled bamboo shoots into large pieces. After cutting, they need to be soaked to soak away the bitterness of the bamboo shoots before they can be dried.

Clean the big pot used to cook pig food and move it to the yard to boil water for boiling bamboo shoots.

The family worked for several days to process all the bamboo shoots, and it took several days of drying to dry them.

"Old man, Fengsheng, please come over and weigh this batch of dry goods." Old Mrs. Ye looked at the dry goods that filled half of the utility room, feeling happy and a little worried.

"Mom, there are 400 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots, 40 kilograms of dried mushrooms, and 10 kilograms of dried bamboo fungus. They are all dry goods from Xiaohoushan. The ones from backshan are not included." Father Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead. These mountain goods are quite good. Heavy.

"Excluding the dry goods from Xiaohoushan, how much dry goods are there at home?" Mrs. Ye raised her head and asked.

"Mom, there are 8 pounds of bamboo fungus and 15 pounds of dried mushrooms."

"The total is 400 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots, 55 kilograms of dried mushrooms and 18 kilograms of bamboo fungus. It's a good harvest. You can take a day off tomorrow and go to the county with your father to sell these dried goods." It's safe to be safe, and you won't get the money if you don't have it. Neither is at ease.

"Didn't I say before that the price of dry goods is high in winter, so we will sell it in winter?"

At this time, fresh bamboo shoots and mushrooms are produced in large quantities, and the price of dry goods is low. If you wait until winter, the price will increase by a quarter.

"It rains a lot in the summer, so I can go to the mountains to pick several crops of mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the future. This time I'm going to the county to test the waters. I don't know if they will sell well."

"Your mother is right. These dry goods will go to the county to test the water tomorrow. In two days, we will take inventory at the end of the month. We can just add up the output of Xiaohoushan."

Mr. Ye also wants to go to the county to test the waters first. What he said before is all on paper. It is still unknown whether these mountain goods can be sold.

Before dawn the next day, Mr. Ye and his father set off for the county. They didn't go to the market where they set up stalls last time, and went straight to the dock.

Mr. Ye drove the donkey cart to find the steward who managed the stall. He paid the stall fee of 10 cents and got a small bamboo sign.

Father Ye went to the stall to inquire about the price of dry goods. At this time, there were two stalls selling dry goods. One sold dried mushrooms and dried vegetables, and the other stall sold the same things as Mr. Ye and the others. Dried bamboo fungus, dried bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms.

Father Ye first came to the stall selling dried mushrooms and vegetables, "Boss, how much do these dried mushrooms and vegetables cost per pound?"

The stall owner is an energetic old man, "Boss, dried mushrooms are 25 cents per catty, and dried vegetables are 8 cents per catty. They are all freshly dried and very fresh."

Father Ye looked through it and found that the quality was indeed good.

"Our boss runs a grocery store. If you want all these dried mushrooms and vegetables, can it be cheaper?"

"I have 50 kilograms of dried mushrooms and 40 kilograms of dried vegetables here. If you want them all, the dried mushrooms are 23 yuan per kilogram and the dried vegetables are 7 yuan per kilogram."

"Honestly, I can't make the decision. I'll go and ask my boss for instructions first."

After that, he went to another dry goods stall and used the same words to fix the price.

The two came to the stall. At this time, there was only the last stall left. Mr. Ye and Father Ye quickly placed the things one by one.

"Dad, I just asked about it. Dried bamboo fungus is 190 yuan per catty, dried bamboo shoots are 13 yuan per catty, dried mushrooms are 25 yuan per catty, and dried vegetables are 8 yuan per catty. If I buy them all, the price is still good. Discount: 180 Wen for dried bamboo fungus, 12 Wen for dried bamboo shoots, 23 Wen for dried mushrooms, and 7 Wen for dried vegetables.”

"The price is [-]% higher than the dry goods in town."

As soon as Mr. Ye finished speaking, a middle-aged man came to the stall.

The middle-aged man is tall and has a slightly fat belly. He is wearing a cotton coat with dark patterns. He must be a wealthy businessman.

"How many of these dried bamboo fungus do you have?" The man bent over and looked through the sack containing bamboo fungus.

"The bamboo fungus is scarce, and the entire bamboo forest only weighs about 18 pounds." Mr. Ye said with a smile.

"Brother has a bamboo forest at home!" The man looked at the bamboo shoots and picked up a few dried bamboo shoots to look through.

"My family bought a hill, and there are dozens of acres of bamboo forest in the hill. These dried bamboo fungus, dried bamboo shoots and dried mushrooms are all produced on the hill. They are all dry goods that were dried just a few days ago."

As he spoke, Mr. Ye took a few dried mushrooms from the stall and handed them to the man for inspection.

"This good stuff is okay. What if I want all of it?"

The middle-aged man was very calm and glanced at the two dry goods stalls in the distance.

The man looked like he was an expert at first glance, and Mr. Ye was not showing off. "If you want them all, bamboo fungus will cost 180 cents per catty, dried mushrooms will cost 23 cents per catty, and dried bamboo shoots will cost 12 cents per catty."

It was the first time for Mr. Ye and Mr. Ye to sell things on the dock, and they quoted the prevailing price.

The man said he would think about it again, and of course he went to the other two dry goods stalls. Compare shopping, no one’s money comes from strong winds, and Father Ye and Mr. Ye can understand.

Not long after, another young man came. He looked young, and he must have just come out to do business.

"How to sell these dried bamboo shoots?"

"13 yuan per catty, if it's all 12 yuan per catty."

"Is this white mushroom a bamboo fungus?" The young man curiously took a look at the bamboo fungus.

The man is from the north. Bamboo cannot be grown in the north. This is the first time I have seen a complete bamboo fungus. It feels a little different from what I have eaten in a restaurant.

"How can I sell this dried bamboo fungus?"

"The bamboo fungus is scarce, and there are only about ten kilograms of it in the entire bamboo forest. It costs 190 Wen per catty. If you want them all, it costs 180 Wen per catty."

The bamboo fungus usually eaten in restaurants costs more than 200 yuan per plate, and there is only a little bit per plate. The price is quite acceptable.

The man originally planned to buy 18 pounds, but after thinking about it carefully, he had no experience. What if he bought a bad one? What should I do if it hits my hand?

The man struggled for a while, and finally decided that he wanted 400 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots and one kilogram of bamboo fungus to go back and try.

"400 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots cost 4800 wen in total. Dried bamboo shoots cost you 180 wen, so the total is 4980 wen." Father Ye was good at math and calculated the price in a moment.

The young man took out five taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to Mr. Ye. Mr. Ye happily took the silver and gave the man 20 copper plates.

When the man walked away, Father Ye happily hugged Mr. Ye. "It's so easy to make money!"

"Keep your voice down, you are so young, you are not calm at all."

Mr. Ye pushed Father Ye away, but the smile on his face could not be hidden.