Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine
Chapter 178 transactions

Chapter 178: 178 transactions

After Zheng Huicheng got home, he directly placed the chives, long beans, and eggplants at the end of the kang in his room.

Su Yuanyuan told him that wrapping chives in newspaper can keep them fresh for about ten days.

However, there was no newspaper at home now, but he had already planned to find some the next day.

He lay on the kang, too excited to sleep, eager to find the newspaper right away. But he knew it wasn’t possible. It was too late, almost eleven o’clock.

He got up and went out at five o’clock the next morning.

"Old Zheng, why are you up so early?"

"Old Wang, someone is interested in your things, but they want to see the quality. No matter how much you’ve got, they’re willing to take it."

"Really?"

"Would I joke about this?"

"Hehe, that’s great. I’m thinking about the meat from your hands. Once I have money, I’ll definitely buy more to eat."

Zheng Huicheng was indifferent inside. This guy is just a wastrel, wanting to trade just for meat. If it were him, he wouldn’t part with these goods so easily.

Who knows how much they might be worth in the future? But no one could change his mind when he insisted on trading them, despite previous discussions.

In fact, he wronged Wang Hao. Because of the poor family background, they were only saved from disaster by the brother-in-law’s mediation; otherwise, their home would have been raided long ago. Those things wouldn’t be kept anyway. It’s better to exchange them for something tangible.

He had also considered hiding them in the cellar, but there was no way to preserve so many items.

"Old Zheng, when is the deal?"

"I’ll come to find you tonight at seven. Bring a sample, and we’ll meet the person. If they are interested, there’s plenty of good stuff.

We’ve been close for a long time, so I won’t hide anything from you. All my meat and grain were given by them. They even gave me chives, beans, and eggplants yesterday. They looked so fresh.

If you want some, it should be possible."

"Do they have meat?"

"They promised me that if they like your goldfish and the trade goes through, they’ll sell me a wild boar. You know? That boar weighs four to five hundred jin – I mean in net meat."

Wang Hao wasn’t the spoiled playboy he seemed outwardly; he was actually quite smart. If not for his family’s situation, he would be doing much better.

"Old Zheng, do you think I can get some grain?"

"It should be possible, along with some wheat. But where would you store it?"

"I just want a bit; the rest is easier to hide as money."

This was a discouraging matter; he knew that next year’s drought might still be severe, as not even a flake of snow had fallen yet.

"All right, get your things ready, and I’ll come for you."

All day, Zheng Huicheng was excited. He also sold the remaining two hundred jin of meat, counting the money in his hands with delight.

Half of the grain was gone today, and chives were the most popular. A bundle for a dollar yet people fought for it. He insisted on keeping one bundle, just in case it was gone entirely, hoping to eat chive and meat dumplings for the New Year.

Later, after dinner, Zheng Huicheng went to find Wang Hao, and the two went to the edge of the woods.

At this time, Su Yuanyuan and Tan Shaoting also arrived a short while ago, having spent another day lingering at the train station.

"Comrade, we’re here. Here’s the goldfish; check if you like the quality."

Tan Shaoting took it and used his Divine Sense to examine it, finding it satisfactory.

"Are they all this quality?"

Wang Hao nodded, "I guarantee they’re all this quality."

"This is worth about seven yuan and twenty cents at the bank; how much do you want per tael from us?"

Wang Hao had already inquired at the bank during the day but was a bit disappointed that he hadn’t met his brother-in-law. So he thought of eight yuan.

"Comrade, my idea is eight yuan per tael."

"Eight yuan? How much do you have?"

Before Wang Hao could speak, Zheng Huicheng suddenly said, "I’ll wait for you outside." With that, he turned and walked out.

The other three were quite satisfied with his discretion.

"Comrade, I have five hundred taels, and I plan to sell them all. Can you take them?"

Tan Shaoting nodded, "Yes. Two hours from now, at half-past ten, we’ll exchange here, one hand for goods, another for money."

Particularly needing to give a wild boar to Zheng Huicheng.

"Comrade, I’d like to exchange some for grain."

"What do you want? How much do you want?"

"I want a thousand jin of wheat and a thousand jin of corn."

"No problem, I’ll make up the rest with money."

"Comrade, you have meat; do you have any oil? Vegetable oil." Lard was too fragrant; he preferred to keep a low profile.

At this moment, Su Yuanyuan spoke up, "Yes, soybean oil, three yuan per jin, twenty jin available."

Wang Hao nodded quickly, "Great, I’ll take it, just these three items.

But comrade, I can’t manage the goldfish myself."

"You’ll have to find your own solution. We only trade here."

Wang Hao was truly worried. Since Zheng Huicheng had stepped out, it wouldn’t be good if he found out Wang Hao was selling so many goldfish.

"Our grain was transported here by a handcart."

Wang Hao gritted his teeth, "Okay."

Once outside, Zheng Huicheng came back in.

"Comrade, could you give me more chives? They were all gone today."

"Sure, another hundred bundles for you. Also, come and pull the wild boar over."

Now overjoyed, Zheng Huicheng eagerly agreed and left.

Wang Hao was still waiting outside. They went home together.

"Old Wang, do you want to use my family’s horse cart? If yes, come with me to drive it."

"That would be fantastic." Just puzzling over how to get the two thousand jin of grain home.

At ten o’clock, Wang Hao drove over, seeing the snake-skin bags on the handcart fully loaded.

"Comrade, here’s all five hundred taels, check them.

Tan Shaoting checked with his Divine Sense and found it right; the quality was fine, the size standard, and the count accurate.

"Great, all your stuff is on the cart."

It took the two men half an hour to load everything onto the horse cart, including the soybean oil.

"The grain totals six hundred and fifty, and the soybean oil is sixty; together, it’s seven hundred and ten yuan. These five hundred taels are worth four thousand; count this, which is three thousand two hundred and ninety yuan left."

Tan Shaoting was assisting on the side, checking carefully.

"Yes, the numbers are correct."

After sending off Wang Hao, they went to another tent to rest.

"Are you cold?"

Su Yuanyuan shook her head, "Not cold. Once we sell the wild boar, let’s leave here immediately."

Wang Hao got home, drove the horse cart into the courtyard, unloaded the grain by himself, and hurried to return the cart to Zheng Huicheng.

Zheng Huicheng was anxiously waiting at home, unable to sleep. Finally, when time was almost up, the two of them drove over.

The transaction went exceptionally smoothly. After Su Yuanyuan and the others collected the money, they went to the train station.

The next day, Wang Hao’s brother-in-law found out that this fool had sold all the goldfish, nearly driving himself mad, but he couldn’t find the people anywhere.