Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 452 - 150: Wealth Moves People’s Hearts_1

Chapter 452: Chapter 150: Wealth Moves People’s Hearts_1

The girl took the bezoar and couldn’t stop looking at it, her face filled with fascination, which puzzled Yan Fei. "It’s just a valuable bezoar, right? Is it really that captivating?"

The girl nodded, "Well, you’re wrong. It’s not just valuable, it’s very valuable. How can you say it’s not good? This is a bezoar! They say it costs as much as gold per gram. Have you ever seen anything this valuable? Funny enough, people have to pay to treat their stones, but cows can make money from theirs. Isn’t that amazing?"

’I haven’t seen many things. In this world, how much do you think a dinosaur would be worth?’ Yan Fei internally scoffed. Whether it was amazing or not, there were far too many amazing things in this world! There were treasures in dogs, and I owned Dinosaur World! There are many valuable things around...’

He seemed to be off on the wrong foot. ’How could I compare myself to a dog?’ Yan Fei quickly suppressed this thought and said to the girl, "Making money depends on selling stuff. Moreover, the gold coin around your neck and the black pearl bracelet that you wear are valuable too, right? Hurry up, wash up, and go to sleep! Look at the time, if you sleep late, you won’t be energetic tomorrow."

Upon hearing him mention tomorrow, the girl perked up even more. She put down the bezoar and excitedly asked, "Will we slaughter a cow tomorrow?"

"Let’s sell the rest of the meat first! If we slaughter another cow, the rest of the cows are fatter and have more meat. Tomorrow is the small New Year’s Eve, if we can’t sell the meat, it will be troublesome." Yan Fei replied after a moment of contemplation.

Small New Year’s Eve is on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the New Year is getting closer. If we can’t sell the meat before the new year, we can only store it at home during the holidays. We have to handle it properly, otherwise, if it spoils, it will be very troublesome.

"We can sell it to others at a cheaper price for them to sell! Even though we will earn less, it’s still more profitable than just selling a whole cow, right?" When it came to this, the girl was a little unsure as she didn’t know much about the price of a cow.

Yan Fei started to think. Indeed... isn’t it true?

Now they don’t weigh the cows when selling them whole, they just estimate based on sight. If the cow they slaughtered today was worth less than four thousand yuan, other fattened cows should be worth only around four thousand two. The price difference would be just three or four hundred yuan, but those rest of the cows, which are worth four thousand two, would have at least a hundred or two more catty of meat, perhaps even more. If that is the case, the price...’

After thinking about it, he was somewhat moved, but he first needed to consider the market. If they couldn’t sell it, it would be worthless.

More critical than considering making a profit was the girl in front of him who was dragging herself to go wash, and sleep, "Alright alright, go wash and sleep now! I’ll think about it and will decide later. Hurry up and wash your feet, the water in the pot is almost boiling dry! Or should I wash them for you?"

"Dream on!" As soon as she heard this, she quickly handed him the bezoar and ran out.

’Is offering to wash your feet a wishful thinking of mine? Look at your vanity! However... it seems... I’m quite willing indeed!’

Watching the girl run out the door, Yan Fei let his mind wander a bit before returning to the matter at hand: It wasn’t that he couldn’t slaughter the cows, the key was finding someone to sell the beef.

After all, it had to be sold successfully, or the seller would be in trouble. If it could be sold, then it goes without saying that profits were guaranteed.

Among the acquaintances, there was only one person capable of it, who else could it be? It was Pang Fa!

Once the girl fell asleep, he put the bezoar in the Dinosaur World to dry, then he started getting busy.

He picked some vegetables from Vegetable Garden Island and put them in the greenhouse, and he also picked some in the greenhouse and put them together. The girl was in a daze, she only knew about selling vegetables, and didn’t know exactly how much vegetables this greenhouse could produce.

After preparing the vegetables, he fed various animals and then he went to sleep right away. Making money all day was really exhausting, even more so than fighting with dinosaurs!

Early next morning, after cooking and waking up the girl, the poor Yan Chao also had his lazy sleep disturbed. He was dressed in a daze, had his meal, and then was put on the vegetable cart and taken to the cattle farm.

Yan Fei left them there and went to find Pang Fa. This guy also wakes up early. He now has a motorized tricycle. His small shop is busy enough during the New Year, and he also uses the tricycle to sell oil and flour everywhere in the county and oil field.

That vigor would shame most people in Sancha River town.

Upon hearing Yan Fei’s purpose, Pang Fa agreed without hesitation, "That’s certainly doable. There are lots of people around the oilfield who don’t go back to their hometown for New Year. There are quite a few wealthy people there, you can sell anything. If you have beef for me to sell, do give me any surplus out-of-season vegetables too! Previously, I was embarrassed to make money from you. But now that I’ve heard you’re wholesaling to others, I might as well sell for you!"

"Why didn’t you say so earlier! I see you hauling a large cart in a hurry every day, it is already overloaded, so how could I ask you to help me sell vegetables too! I didn’t dare mention it to you for fear your cart couldn’t hold any more," Yan Fei also felt frustrated.

"Do you really think I want to haul flour all the way out there to sell? Selling flour isn’t profitable, and it gets me all messy. Even if my cart is half-empty and only loaded with oil, I feel like I’m losing out if I don’t haul more stuff on my trips! Besides, what do you mean ’help you sell vegetables,’ you’re helping me make money! Enough said, let’s just get this done!" Pang Fa slapped his thigh.

"I’ll start unloading the flour right away, I won’t sell flour anymore, let’s go sell high-end products. Oh wait, I also need to get a knife for cutting meat. Let’s make do with a kitchen knife for now!"

"You don’t need a kitchen knife, I’ve got plenty of knives, take as many as you need, and just take them with you later. Do you have a chopping block? If not, I can provide one. I’ll hurry back to butcher the cow. Take as much as you think you can sell, and we’ll settle the money later. I’ll give you a one yuan discount per catty, is that alright?"

"That’s definitely fine. Your prices are lower than elsewhere, even with a one yuan less, I can still earn money for my fuel. But you have to do the math well, don’t let me make a profit at your expense. Just give me the knives, as for the chopping block, wouldn’t I be a lousy businessman if I didn’t have one..."

Due to the rush of the New Year, the two didn’t have time to sit down and discuss matters, and the matter was handled somewhat haphazardly. But it wasn’t too late, the New Year was still a few days away!

Once everything was understood, they started working. It was crunch time, they both had a lot of tasks to complete, so they didn’t dilly-dally. Pang Fa started unloading the freshly loaded flour, while Yan Fei hastily ran back to butcher the cow.

Upon getting back, he saw that there were already customers at the newly set up meat stall, and it was only dawn!

Upon inquiring further, it turned out they were not there to buy meat, but to buy ’fortune’. It was like welcoming the God of Wealth into their homes. How could they not be enthusiastic?

The saying ’money moves the heart’ truly applies here. Who doesn’t want to be rich and live a good life? Who doesn’t want to become wealthy and improve their quality of life? For those who have been living in poverty, even if they have to spend money just to buy a symbolic gesture of ’fortune’, they are willing!

Thus, another cow ended its short life prematurely, its fresh red blood symbolizing a prosperous and wealthy new year for everyone, hoping that each family would become nouveau riche!

As soon as Pang Fa finished skinning the cow, he arrived with a truck fully equipped to transport meat, with even a plastic film spread out especially for the beef. In order to hold more meat, he didn’t load much vegetables.

Before his truck could leave, more and more people started to come to the market.

Those who bought wine, vegetables, pork, and beef were rapidly gathering. Even a noodle vendor who had just parked his hand-tractor here because there were so many people around, thinking that he was a bit late and worried that there might not be any spaces left in town, decided to set up shop right here.

Surprisingly, many of those who came to Yan Fei’s stall were a little well-off. They didn’t mind buying beef or out-of-season vegetables, let alone large barrels of homemade wine. Even the noodles from this vendor were selling quite well.

As for the fact that a freshly slaughtered cow would definitely not have a bezoar, that didn’t matter! The Feng Shui of this place is good, buying beef from here would still bring ’fortune’!

It’s amazing, but the stream of people coming to buy beef didn’t stop.

Who would’ve thought that in an age without telephones or mobile phones, news could travel so fast, attracting people from all directions. Many people from the town also came to join in the fun, whether or not they bought meat, just walking around as if they could carry ’fortune’ back with them.

It was truly lively!