Going through the book and raising younger siblings

Chapter 8 Selling Grain
8. Sell food
It was almost noon when Zhang Yu returned home with a basin for clothes.

At this time, the news of their family selling their houses and rice had already spread throughout Dongyang Village. On the way, Zhang Yu met several villagers who asked her about the facts.

There are more than 600 households in Dongyang Village. As Zhang Yu estimated, some households have a large population and are not short of labor, but they don’t have enough food. So Zhang Daniu’s family spread the news that they wanted to sell rice. In the afternoon, two families successively I found Miss Zhang to talk about selling rice.

However, those people are brilliant!I thought that in the case of Zhang Daniu's family, the three children were not very sensible, so they were easy to fool, saying that it was impossible for the yield per mu to reach 700 catties, at most 500 catties.

Zhang Yu didn't argue with them, and smiled and said: "You don't believe that our rice can harvest 700 catties of rice per mu, then this matter is not easy to talk about, please go back!"

"For the sake of the three of you siblings being lonely, even 550 catties, no more." The other party tried to bargain.

Zhang Yu said calmly, neither humble nor overbearing: "It has nothing to do with whether the three of us are lonely or not. What we are talking about now is business, and it is a business on the basis of fairness and justice."

"The yield per mu is 700 catties, which is too much, let's have a little less."

"Our family's field is the best fertile field in the village. In fact, it can produce 800 catties of rice per mu. I only count 700 catties, which is already the biggest concession. So no more bargaining. If you think it's okay, you can just pull it down. "Zhang Yu's tone was gentle and firm.

The visitor saw Zhang Yu's attitude, which was completely different from what he thought before he came.

They originally thought that a child as old as Zhang Da Niu was eager to spend money and sell, and could be dismissed with a few casual words, but they didn't expect it to be a hard bone.

Seeing that he couldn't take advantage of it, the other party left resentfully.

In the evening, another family came.

Zhang Yu directly expressed his attitude.

"Based on the yield of 700 catties of rice per mu, three mu is 2100 catties of rice, which is 1470 catties when converted into rice. I want 400 catties of rice, and 1000 catties of rice is converted into cash. It costs 1000 cents per catty, and 200 catties is 70 yuan. Money, the other [-] catties of rice is yours, if you like it, you can do it if you don’t, no bargaining."

"No way! Girl, you may not understand at such a young age, how can you get so much rice?"

"Our family's own field, I know how much you can farm, uncle and aunt, I said no bargaining, you can buy it if you think it suits you, and don't buy it if it doesn't suit you."

The other party tried to persuade Zhang Yu, but she refused with a gentle tone but a firm attitude.

Although they had already made a profit from the conditions proposed by Zhang Yu, the gap was too far from what they had expected, so they still did not accept it and left.

Later another one came to inquire about how the house was sold.

Zhang Yu said 500 yuan, no bargaining.

The other party still spoke surprisingly, saying that such an old house is worth 100 yuan at most, and if he agrees, he will buy it immediately.

Zhang Yu had a smile on his face, but his tone was very cold: "Uncle, if you are willing to sell your house for 100 yuan, I will also buy it."

"Big girl, are you kidding me! You don't need it, why did you buy it?"

"I bought it and demolished the house. How can those wood and tiles be sold for 500 yuan?"

"Who will buy the old wood, you're kidding! Big girl."

"Uncle, you are kidding me! You bought such a big house with only 100 yuan. I am young, but I am not a fool! Although these wood and tiles are old, they can be built A pigsty, a horse pen, or a cowshed are enough, and it costs 500 yuan, which is more than enough.”

Seeing Zhang Yu as a little girl, the other party has ideas, calculations, and shrewdness in her heart!He couldn't take advantage of any advantage, and was robbed for nothing, and left in despair.

Zhang Yu could tell that the buyers who came today thought that she was young, didn't understand anything, and was easy to fool, so they came here to pick up a bargain.

Whether it is rice or a house, Zhang Yu feels that the price she has given is already very reasonable. They are willing to buy what they really want to buy, so Zhang Yu is not in a hurry, and she just waits for the person who really wants to buy to come to her door.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yu went to fetch water from the well, and everyone asked Zhang Yu about selling rice and houses.

Zhang Yu once again resolutely expressed his attitude, set a good price, don't bargain, buy if he thinks it is suitable, and sell it if he thinks it is not suitable.

Someone joked: "Big girl, someone went to your house to discuss with you yesterday. I didn't expect you to be so smart at such a young age! You won't give up a single step."

Zhang Yu: "The price I offer is fair and reasonable. Those who bully us who are young and ignorant or orphans who want to take advantage of the opportunity should die as soon as possible, so don't come to waste your words. If you really want to buy, welcome to come. Negotiate at home."

Zhang Yu was not afraid of offending people when she said such words, anyway, she didn't stay here for long.

She knew that after she uttered these words, it would soon spread throughout the village. At that time, those who wanted to take advantage of it would give up their thoughts and be discouraged, and those who sincerely wanted to buy would come to the door. Need to waste each other's time.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, an elder brother named Zhang from the village came to him, wanting to buy rice from Mrs. Zhang's family.

He is in his 40s and has three sons and two daughters. The eldest son is [-] years old and the youngest daughter is [-] years old. There are many children and when they are all growing up, they eat a lot, and naturally there is not enough food.

Their family has a lot of labor, and with a little labor, they can get more than 70 catties of rice, or even more. Where can I find such a good thing, so when I heard about Zhang Daniu’s family selling rice, the couple came to the door together. up.

Brother Zhang had already done the calculations, and the price Zhang Yu offered was not a loss at all, so he settled the matter neatly when he came, and paid 200 yuan immediately.

Four hundred catties of rice will be picked up in two months.

Zhang Yu wrote an agreement, and called the village chief and the village accountant as witnesses, and signed and pressed their fingerprints on the agreement.

The house also sold at night.

The person who bought the house was surnamed Yang, in her 50s. Zhang Yu called her Aunt Yang. She has two sons and a daughter.

The eldest son has been married for three years and has a young grandson.

The family house is too small to accommodate so many people. The family has long wanted to build another house for the elder son’s family to move out. But a few years ago, Aunt Yang’s husband fell ill, spent a lot of money, and owed the famine. In the end, people and money were lost. Although the famine has been paid off over the years, they have no money left, and their family can’t afford to build a new house. Now I heard that Zhang Da Niu’s house is going to be sold, and the price is not high. If she could get it out, she came with her eldest son.

500 yuan, pieced together, no matter what.

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