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Chapter 482 - Chapter 482 482. The price is not low_1

Chapter 482: 482. The price is not low_1 Chapter 482: 482. The price is not low_1 Mr. Qian was so eager to pick one himself to taste!

He had been buying fruit for many years and had never seen fruit with such good appearance! Old Wu’s recommendation was indeed reliable! But the seedlings were also from him, so why hadn’t he seen such good quality before?

At this moment, Mr. Qian sincerely said, “Miss, your peaches really do look great! No need to say much, three yuan? That’s not sincere! I’ll give you this high price–four yuan each!”

This showed that Old Wu’s referrals were indeed two-way–he knew his own seedlings were good, and the wholesaler he introduced was reliable. And this wholesaler was also decent.

Frankly speaking, for ordinary peaches, this truly was a high price in today’s fruit market!

But… four yuan?

Secretary Xiaozu’s expression became a bit strange.

Mr. Qian thought they were dissatisfied and solemnly said, “Don’t think it’s too little! You go and ask around, now if we talk about our local peaches, people are scrambling to sell even for one yuan. I’m giving you such a high price just because we have a small quantity of this variety locally, and the appearance is good!”

“Otherwise, buying from the place of origin would only be two to three yuan per kilo.”

The two inspection members looked at each other, nodding secretly.

Because as far as they knew, four yuan per kilogram was indeed a high wholesale price, and if they really made a deal, looking at the current size of Peach Forest, 100,000 yuan was a sure thing.

That would definitely allow the fruit farmers to recoup their costs within a year.

Song Tan could only politely decline, “Let’s not talk about the price for now, after all, we haven’t tasted it yet. Appearance is one aspect, but taste is the most important, isn’t it?”

Nowadays people specifically buy the kind of fruits that look a bit ugly, just for the taste.

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Mr. Qian also realized it, worried that they were unhappy with the price and also afraid that the peaches were just for show, he quickly added, “Taste is the most important!”

He no longer mentioned the price.

Song Tan then passed the basket over, “Then shall we pick some to take back and try?”

“Sirs, if you want to inspect, please trouble our Secretary to guide you. The area surrounded by the iron net is my twenty acres of orchard, I’ll pick a couple of baskets of peaches here first.”

About the taste…

“Mr. Qian, let’s wait until we have finished picking the peaches and come down the hill to wash and try them.”

The Eagle Beak Peaches were fuzzy; they wouldn’t be fit to taste without washing.

…

Mr. Qian truly couldn’t bear to leave the excellent peaches in front of him, now attentively following Song Tan to pick peaches–to him, this work was exceptionally simple.

In other places, one needed to sort through different sizes, but here, the branches in front of him were crowded with clusters of two or three, he just had to twist them all off.

They were all so evenly sized!

He was delighted, as if the peaches were already his:

“Sis, your family really has a knack for growing fruit trees!”

Song Tan looked at him, “Be careful, there are melon vines on the ground, don’t step on them.”

The second crop of melons overhead were as big as two fists already, it would be such a pity to step on them.

Mr. Qian became even more convinced of her expertise. Otherwise, how could these melons grown under the fruit trees be doing so well?

It’s a pity, if there were more melons, he wouldn’t mind selling them either.

Meanwhile, Secretary Xiaozu was leading the two inspectors through the Peach Forest, taking a leisurely walk, with the two feeling somewhat embarrassed: “We can look around by ourselves, no need for you, the village secretary, to accompany us specifically…”

Though Secretary Xiaozu was indeed a secretary, she didn’t have an air of bureaucracy, and now she smiled exceptionally amiably:

“Not at all! As you’ve seen, our village is poor and run-down, and we don’t even have the money to fix the roads. Finally, we have a promising family farm here, and I’m also hoping they can grow bigger and stronger, earn more money, and then the place will look better. That way, I can paint a picture for the higher-ups and get the road fixed.”

This indeed is the case.

Recalling this bumpy and twisted mountain road, the two of them also felt somewhat apprehensive, “It needs fixing! You can’t even drive fast on this road, otherwise we would have arrived earlier this morning.”

Secretary Xiaozu then asked, “Since you two often go down to the countryside for inspections, I wonder if you know any fruit wholesalers or the like that you could introduce us to? Preferably someone with a bit of strength.”

Otherwise, the peaches from Song Tan, at 60 yuan per kilogram, might be too expensive for small wholesalers to afford, or they might not have the guts to buy them.

The others looked surprised.

Wasn’t that Mr. Qian specifically here to check out the peaches?

Mr. Qian is a big talker; he had already made everything clear on the way here.

They were also puzzled, “Such a small orchard, he can’t handle it all by himself?” That wholesaler must be running on a pretty slim margin, huh?

“It’s not that,”

Secretary Xiaozu forced a smile, “These peaches are aiming for the premium market, and they won’t be cheap. I’m afraid Mr. Qian will find them too expensive and won’t be able to accept them.”

“Oh, I see!” They understood now.

Nowadays, going the premium route with fruit meant the prices could be very high or very low, and indeed, some wholesalers simply couldn’t swallow it all in one bite.

After all, even when they got the fruit in hand, it wasn’t something that could instantly turn a profit; small wholesalers always needed someone to share some of the risk.

But… their inspections were about whether the tree-planting met the standards; as for wholesalers, they didn’t seem to know that many.

“When we head down the mountain later, I’ll get in touch and inquire around, see if I can help you out,”

they said candidly.

“Great, great. Thank you so much!”

Secretary Xiaozu smiled, then with extra warmth and confidence said, “Don’t worry, the quality of these fruits is one hundred percent guaranteed. If you don’t believe me, stay for lunch, and I assure you, you’ll be wanting to settle down here for life after you’ve tasted them!”

This young village secretary, though he didn’t look it, certainly had a way with words!

How could one meal make them not want to leave?

“Okay,” they agreed without hesitation, picking up their phones to take a picture of the orchard, jokingly saying, “If they’re really that tasty, I’ll upload the photos right away, and as soon as I get back, I’ll help you speed up the review process!”

Everyone was overjoyed.

…

The twenty acres of Peach Forest was neither large nor small.

After meandering around for a while, two large baskets had already been filled.

Despite Mr. Qian’s lean appearance, years of rural fruit collection had given him considerable strength!

At the moment, with a little effort, he was stably holding a large basket against his chest with both arms.

Seeing Song Tan attempt to lift one with just one hand, he even advised her:

“Miss, don’t overdo it! You might be able to lift it, but it’s inconvenient to walk like that, and this posture is bad for your back! It’s better to use both hands when you can.”

Song Tan paused, then straightened up, her arm lifting instinctively, already hoisting the basket full of green peaches in her hand.

The way she held it, it was no different from carrying a little basket.

Mr. Qian: …I spoke out of turn; I shouldn’t have underestimated the robustness and strength of a farm girl.

Song Tan accepted his courtesy, “All right! Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Qian. I just didn’t react because I’m used to it… Come on, let’s head back. We’ll go down the mountain and have some watermelon, drink some tea, and take a break.”

“And also try the taste of these peaches.”

Looking at Mr. Qian, she said meaningfully, “Mr. Qian, be prepared. The pricing on these peaches is really not low, you know!”