Rebirth in a Book: The Road to Breakthrough

Yu Congcong excitedly looked at his companion and responded happily: "That's great, boss! We are so lucky to work with someone as kind and experienced as you. We will definitely work hard to provide the best goods and make your business bigger and stronger together with you!" Thus, the two parties reached an intention of long-term training cooperation in this pleasant atmosphere and were full of expectations for the future.

Yuan Xing casually glanced at their mule cart and asked with concern: "You still have things to sell? Can you still buy things?"

"Oh, we still have some prey and we plan to sell them to restaurants or markets." Yu Congcong said as he gestured.

"Oh, what is it? This piece of meat looks like a big prey. A small restaurant can't eat it all. I know the chef of the time-honored Fulai Restaurant in the county. They haven't found any good ingredients recently, so they might buy it. The price they offer is absolutely fair, but I'm not sure whether they will buy it. They have a fixed supplier, I'll ask for you, you guys wait here first." Yuan Xing said this very enthusiastically, and without waiting for Yu Congcong to reply, he hurriedly ran to the backyard to ask his wife to come and look after the store.

Seeing this, Yu Congcong hurriedly said, "Let's go with you, so we don't have to run back and forth. It doesn't matter if they don't accept it, we can just ask other stores."

"That's right. The county is really short of food ingredients right now. When I went to the market in the morning, the variety of vegetables was pitifully small. Sometimes I went too late and couldn't even buy anything." Yuan Xing couldn't help but sigh, shaking his head as he spoke.

"How could this happen? I haven't heard of any disaster anywhere. Why is the market so depressed?" Yu Congcong asked curiously.

"It seems that there are floods in some places." Yuan Xing shared the news he heard in detail with Yu Congcong and others.

Zhang Yun became anxious when he heard this, and asked quickly, "Do you know which places they are?"

"It's not here, it's Changlin County next door." Yuan Xing said affirmatively. Yu Congcong and Tiezhu turned their heads to look at Zhang Yun at the same time, only to see that Zhang Yun's face was a little pale. He looked at Yu Congcong and Tiezhu anxiously, his face revealed confusion and panic, his eyes were full of helplessness, his hands subconsciously clenched into fists, and his body trembled slightly.

"What are you doing?" Yuan Xing asked after seeing their reactions.

"Go sell things first. I have a meeting tomorrow. It should be related to this matter. I'll go and see the situation first." Yu Dazhuang said.

"Yes, let's sell things first. Once we have money, we can do things." Yu Congcong also comforted.

Tiezhu gently patted Zhang Yun's shoulder to comfort him. Zhang Yun looked around blankly. People on the street were walking hurriedly. Many people were carrying baskets and asking questions at every open shop. Especially in the grain shops, everyone went in, shook their heads and came out with empty baskets. Occasionally, there were bursts of discussions: "Grain prices have risen again." "Oh." "How can we make a living?" "I heard that your husband's family is from the countryside. Can you help ask if there is grain to sell after the autumn harvest? My employer wants to store some, but he is afraid that he will not be able to feed the whole family after spending all his savings." An old woman said. "No, Aunt He, we are not affected by the disaster here. These grain merchants just want to raise the price. Once the autumn harvest comes, the price will stabilize." A young woman in olive green comforted.

"Yes, Aunt He, your employer is overly pessimistic. This businessman just wants to make money by taking advantage of the floods in the neighboring county." said a woman dressed in the same olive green.

Yuan Xing drove a mule cart and a group of five people crossed the main street, entered the alley on the left, and came to the back door of Fulai Restaurant.

"Wait a minute, I'll go in and find someone." Yuan Xing said to Yu Congcong and the other two. The four nodded in unison. Yuan Xing walked into the restaurant and about three minutes later, he led a fat man out. Looking at his appearance, it was clear that he was the chef. Chef Hong walked to the front of the car with a smile on his face, looked at the sheep, pawed at it a few times, and lowered his head to smell it.

Yu Dazhuang quickly removed the cloth covering the car, and saw two large bamboo baskets on top, one containing a sheep, and two cloth bags on top of the other, with something bouncing in the bags. It was impossible to see what was underneath.

Chef Hong walked to the front of the car with a smile on his face, carefully inspected the sheep, and seemed very satisfied.

"Haha, I also benefited from this girl. They brought me soy sauce. This girl is a kind-hearted person. She didn't raise the price of the soy sauce she supplied me. Instead, she lowered the price. I also agreed to only make 10% of the venue fee. Lao Hong, if you need it, just come to me and buy it. I can give you a discount." Yuan Xing pulled Yu Congcong over and said.

"Old Yuan, aren't you afraid that I will just go find a young girl?" Chef Hong joked.

"I don't know what kind of person you are. Little girl, you are such a noble supplier. Since you have agreed to have long-term cooperation with me, I will not look for you again." Yuan Xing laughed heartily.

"Okay, then let's talk about the price. What's this person's name?" Chef Hong swept his eyes across the three children and finally stopped at Yu Dazhuang and asked.

"My name is Yu Dazhuang. You can talk to my daughter about the price." Yu Dazhuang said to Yu Congcong lovingly.

"Well, talk to me." Yu Congcong was very happy to have her father's full trust, with a happy silly smile on her face.

"Oh, that's interesting. Little girl, do you know the price of meat in the market now?" Chef Hong joked.

"Yes, pork is 40 yuan per pound. Other meats are not available for sale at the moment. This is a rare commodity. It is at least % more expensive than pork." Yu Congcong's ears were busy on the way here. She confirmed the news she heard along the way with He Zi again. She answered confidently.

"Haha, that's right, little girl, you are awesome. I want the whole head of mutton. I'll give you a price that's 10% higher than pork. How about it?" Chef Hong laughed and gave a thumbs up.

"Okay." Yu Congcong thought about it and felt it was a good deal. Although the market price might be higher, that was the price of pure meat. There would be a lot of waste left in the whole head, so she readily agreed.

"Baolai, come out and weigh it." Chef Hong shouted into the house. Then he continued to stare at the other bamboo basket on the cart and asked, "Little girl, what's in this? It's still moving. Is it alive?"

"Yes, it's a live frog. Do you want to take it?" Yu Congcong's eyes lit up and he quickly replied.

"Frog, this is a good thing, take it, why not take it! This is a good dish, city people love it. This thing is more expensive than pork in the city. You people in the village can't help but think that it is a rare delicacy in the city." Chef Hong did not hide anything and told Yu Congcong and the others all the information.