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This time, Mother had quite a few bamboo baskets prepared to hold the Soft-shelled Turtles, which were then wrapped in Woven Bags. Each bamboo basket even had several layers inside to prevent them from being crushed; it was really well done.
Zhan Lingfeng pulled Huang Xiaocui aside and said, "This time we have two hundred and fifty of them. We've collected all we could, but it cost a lot of money. Can we really sell them?"
"Don't worry. I called Chef Yang yesterday, and he said they can take them."
"That's a relief. You don't know how much this basket cost, and the person delivering them wants twenty dollars each. We can only fit twenty-one in one basket, so I hired ten people. I'll carry the thirty, and you carry the twenty; that makes two baskets."
Zhan Lingfeng smiled and said, "I'm strong enough to carry thirty."
"We'll see when the time comes."
A group of twelve people carried the Soft-shelled Turtles toward the Countryside.
Since everyone left early, the sun had not yet risen. They were all experienced mountain travelers, so their pace was not slow.
Seeing everyone curious but not asking where they were delivering the turtles, Zhan Lingfeng knew that these people his mother found were reliable. Realizing that he could hire them for just twenty dollars each and noticing how happy they seemed made Zhan Lingfeng feel the poverty of the village even more.
When they arrived at the location Zhan Lingfeng mentioned, Hu Yongming was already waiting with a cart. As soon as he saw Zhan Lingfeng arrive, he smiled and said, "You're right on time!"
After Zhan Lingfeng introduced his mother to Hu Yongming, they loaded the bamboo baskets onto the cart.
Zhan Lingfeng checked everything and brought some water to sprinkle inside each basket to keep the Soft-shelled Turtles alive.
Just as Huang Xiaocui was about to get on the cart to leave, suddenly a villager ran over in a panic and shouted at Huang Xiaocui, "Huang Xiaocui, hurry! Your older brother has been injured by a wild boar and has just been taken to the Countryside hospital."
"What?"
Huang Xiaocui became anxious upon hearing this news.
At this moment, Zhan Lingfeng also remembered that his mother still had some relatives, but they lived in a neighboring village and had very little contact. Now, it seemed that after getting injured, they needed money and had come to Huang Xiaocui. He heard that Huang Xiaocui had arrived here and rushed over.
Thinking back to the situation in his previous life, Zhan Lingfeng felt a pang of regret. His family had been so poor that no one ever came to inquire about their affairs; relatives never visited. It was likely that this time, upon hearing that his mother spent money to buy Soft-shelled Turtles and realizing she had some money, they decided to seek her out.
"Xiu, what about this matter?" Although Huang Xiaocui was eager to see her eldest son, she couldn't help but think about the sale of the Soft-shelled Turtles and hesitated a bit.
"Mom, I can handle it myself. Don't worry, Brother Hu is helping me; it will be fine."
Hu Yongming nodded in agreement. "No problem, I will assist."
"Alright then, be careful on your way."
Huang Xiaocui knew her son's capabilities. After hesitating for a moment, she agreed to let him go alone. After all, this was an important matter concerning the family.
The villagers followed Huang Xiaocui to visit the injured person, and the vehicle started moving towards the city.
In no time at all, the vehicle entered the urban area.
"Brother Hu, you're driving quite well!"
"Hehe, it's just a little skill I learned in the army."
Zhan Lingfeng then recalled that Hu Yongming was indeed a veteran.
"Were you a driver in the army?"
"Yes, the standards were much stricter in the army; we had to keep the vehicle clean every day."
As Hu Yongming talked about his experiences in the army, he became more talkative and shared many stories from his time there.
When the car arrived at the back yard of the hotel, Zhan Lingfeng found Yang Binghua.
Yang Binghua was quite enthusiastic. After having the soft-shelled turtles unloaded, he checked them one by one and praised, "They are indeed all wild, and they are quite large, most around three pounds, with some weighing one or two pounds. No problem, let's weigh them first."
Hu Yongming was also a perceptive person. Seeing that everything had been unloaded, he said to Zhan Lingfeng while they were weighing, "I’ll go take a look around for a bit; you can carry on."
Zhan Lingfeng glanced at Hu Yongming and silently praised him for being someone with insight, knowing that there were some matters he should not be privy to and automatically avoiding them.
If there was an opportunity, he could indeed have him help with some tasks.
After weighing, Zhan Lingfeng exchanged a glance with Yang Binghua, and the two moved to the side.
Seeing that no one was around, Zhan Lingfeng said, "Brother Yang, how is the quality of the soft-shelled turtles?"
"Very good."
"Brother Yang, I know there is still room for an increase in your external procurement price. I want to discuss something with you: let’s keep it at fifty per pound as before, but if you can negotiate for an additional fifty, it will all be yours."
Yang Binghua's eyes lit up as he smiled at Zhan Lingfeng and said, "You’re helping me make money!"
"Brother Yang, without you there would be no business. I can't let you work for nothing."
"Alright, you're straightforward. Let’s settle this. However, since you’re being so generous, I can’t let you down either. The price of soft-shelled turtles is rising; we are currently purchasing them at seventy per pound. Given your large quantity, just give us ten bucks per pound."
"How about twenty instead?"
"Just ten bucks. I know you're out there in the mountains; if you have any game or anything else, feel free to send it over."
"Brother Yang, I’ll need your help moving forward. It’s not just you who will benefit from this; there are many places that need to be taken care of. If we agreed on twenty, then it’s twenty. If you don’t agree, I’d feel bad coming to trouble you again."
Yang Binghua patted Zhan Lingfeng's shoulder and said, "Alright, you're not bad."
After the two reached an agreement, Yang Binghua took the initiative to help negotiate the price.
When Zhan Ling Tian saw the calculated weight, he was also a bit surprised.
Although it was just over a pound for some, on average, each one weighed about three pounds. With a total of two hundred fifty pieces, that amounted to seven hundred fifty pounds. If it was fifty dollars per pound, that would be around thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
They actually made that much!
Thinking about this time, Zhan Lingfeng knew that for many people, this was an astronomical figure.
After a while, Yang Binghua came out and smiled at Zhan Lingfeng, saying, "Seventy dollars per pound. Go settle the payment."
At this point, Yang Binghua added, "I managed to get you an extra five dollars; that's yours. If you keep being polite with me, we won't be friends anymore."
Zhan Lingfeng nodded slightly, thinking that paying an extra twenty dollars per pound was indeed not a mistake.
Forty-one thousand two hundred fifty dollars!
Coming out of the hotel, Zhan Lingfeng's bag was filled with that much money.
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