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November is the season for persimmons to ripen. In addition to the Huojing persimmons from Lao Zhou's family, there are many local persimmons in their mountainous area.

Local persimmons are cheap, selling for just over one pound per catty. There are plenty of them in the morning market. Some sell for one, two, one, and three. There is a dime, and sometimes if the people who set up the stall want to ship the goods as soon as possible, they will sell them for fifty or sixty cents.

The soil in their mountainous area is not very fertile. In some places, even walnuts and chestnuts can’t be grown well, but persimmon trees can grow well. You can plant any one at will without much management, and they can grow well on their own. , After a few years, the fruit will be harvested.

Originally, there were a lot of persimmon trees here. Every autumn, a lot of persimmons are on the market. The price is low and it is not easy to sell. Especially in the past few years, many people dare not eat persimmons because of the persimmon stones.Later, the old Zhou family harvested persimmons to make persimmons. There were several towns in their area, and a lot of persimmons rushed to Buffalo Town. Although the price was not much higher than before, there was a market for them anyway.

Niuwangzhuang now also collects persimmons. At the end of the morning market every day, many people go to Niuwangzhuang for those persimmons that have not been sold that day.

After all, Lao Zhou’s purchasing power is limited. After collecting enough quantity for the day, the later ones will be discarded. Then those persimmons that cannot be purchased will usually go to Buffalo Town. The residents of the town also have a certain consumption power. As far as people are concerned, those who come to play this season basically eat the Huojing persimmons from the old Zhou family. They cost one yuan each, and they are not too expensive at all.

In addition, in Buffalo Town, there are also people setting up a stall to sell persimmons, which are baked and sold immediately, and a persimmon only sells for one yuan. Usually, they buy the kind of cheap persimmons that are picked up to sell in the town after the morning market is over. , Negotiate how much per catty, and how much is left in the basket will be rounded, and the price is relatively low.

There is also a relatively good sales channel, which is to sell through Taobao stores. There are also many Taobao stores in Buffalo Town. There are also several online stores that stock their local persimmons after autumn. The owners of these stores are basically from farmers. Buy the hard persimmons that have just been picked, and send them to buyers, so that they can take them back for themselves.

The purchase price of these online stores is generally around one yuan, and the resale price is usually not less than one yuan.

The local persimmons in their mountainous area are small in size and average in appearance, with hard seeds inside, which are not suitable for drying persimmon cakes, but they have a good taste. Compared with the sticky and soft persimmons sold in supermarkets, its Persimmon meat should be slightly firmer.

I have been used to such persimmons since I was a snack. The locals here basically don’t like the big persimmons outside. They are too thin and watery. When they eat them, they feel that they don’t taste good anywhere.

"My fellow, how much is this persimmon per catty?" In the evening of this day, a few out-of-towners got off a bullock cart and asked a businessman who was carrying persimmons on the side of the road.

"One yuan and five catties." The persimmon seller was a middle-aged man with a slightly bald head.

"Is it sweet?" Those outsiders didn't even bargain. Judging by their clothes, they should come from the city. , there is really nothing to bargain for.

"Crack one and try it." The persimmon seller said, and quickly took a persimmon with a slightly cracked skin from the basket, broke it into two pieces, and handed it over to them.

This persimmon doesn't look very good, and the color is not clear. There are some dark yellow in the orange, and some places look a little gray. After I tasted it, I didn't expect the taste to be very good.

"Weigh two catties for us." A middle-aged woman in the group said.They originally planned to come over this time to eat Huojing persimmons from Lao Zhou's family. Just now when they saw a persimmon seller on the side of the road in the car, her husband said, the persimmons in this man's basket don't look very good. , the taste was specified to be good, so the group got out of the car. Unexpectedly, his husband was right.

"Okay." The persimmon seller was very happy to see that they didn't pick them. After all, persimmons can't stand tossing when they are ripe, and those who are picked and picked will inevitably spoil.

For two catties of persimmons, the scale gave me enough, and I charged three yuan.Then he continued to sit on the side of the road waiting for business. He came out today after dinner, and he specialized in business for tourists who went out shopping. He sold it for RMB [-] per catty, which was [-] to [-] cents more than in the morning market. After a while, it has sold seven or eight catties. If things go on like this, the two baskets of persimmons will be sold out tonight.

"Just ask, old Zhou's Huojing persimmon, is there any place to buy it tonight?" These people bought persimmons and didn't rush to leave, so they inquired about Lao Zhou's Huojing persimmon.

"Old Zhou's Huojing persimmons are usually bought early in the morning, and you can buy them in their supermarket, and you don't have to go late. But now you can go to the small square of the Buffalo Pavilion to have a look. I heard that the two My niece has been setting up a stall there recently, I don’t know if she has come out now.”

The middle-aged man who sells persimmons knows everything. After all, in their territory, no matter how many persimmons they grow, no one will regard the Huojing persimmons of the old Zhou family as competitors. The crystal persimmons are really delicious, and they eat them all. Secondly, Niuwangzhuang also collects persimmons from them every day. The price is reasonable, which is a very good market for them.

"Thank you."

"Thank you. Do you know how to get to the Buffalo Pavilion? Walk along this road, about 5 minutes, and you will see it on the right."

The group of people walked all the way to the small square in front of the buffalo restaurant according to the path pointed out by the persimmon seller. My niece, but I didn't see it.

It seems that I won’t be able to eat the legendary Huojing persimmons tonight, so I have to go to the Big Buffalo Supermarket to queue up tomorrow morning, or if it’s really not possible, I have to go to Niuwangzhuang to spend a few days working hard.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the small square. Among the hustle and bustle, someone greeted the main road, "Meihui, why is it so late today?"

"Our teacher assigned a lot of homework today." On a bullock cart parked on the side of the road, two little girls were struggling to carry a basket of persimmons down the cart. A basket of persimmons was brought over, and a basket of persimmons weighed about twenty catties, which is not too light for an adult, let alone these two little girls who have just entered elementary school, that is, the two nieces of the old Zhou family who have practiced kung fu.

"Your teacher is really serious. How old is this? Why are you still assigning so many homework?" The people in the square said one after another, and they all waited for a long time, thinking that there were no Huojing persimmons to eat tonight. Woolen cloth.

"Hmm." Luo Meihui had a bitter face.Their homeroom teacher this year is an elderly female teacher. The language she teaches is simple and rude. She asks to read more, recite more, copy more and write more. There is a lot of homework every day, especially today, mainly because of the text taught today. It's so long, the teacher asked me to copy it five times.

After the two baskets of persimmons were brought down, the two sisters Luo Meihui and Luo Meiling also got out of the car, and then jumped out of the car with two big dogs. These two big dogs were carried back from Niuwangzhuang by the two sisters two years ago. , they are still two puppies, and they have grown so big in the blink of an eye.

"Meiling, how are these persimmons tonight?"

"A newly opened basket has never been picked by others."

"Okay, I'll take two."

"Here, here's the money."

"Meihui, give me two too."

"I want twenty."

"Hey, are you foreigners?"

"Everyone here can only buy two, or the people behind will have nothing to eat."

"If you want to buy more, go to the old Zhou's supermarket early in the morning to queue up. Here, that supermarket over there, there are not many things in the past, and many shelves are empty, and they will not be replenished until tomorrow morning. .”

"The persimmons in the supermarket are selling fast?"

"The bagged ones and the boxed ones sell quickly. I just use the straw on their Niuwangzhuang to weave a bag randomly. There are ten packs and twenty packs. After counting, one of them is worth a lot anyway." One yuan, the price is the same. But no matter how many packs, you are limited to one purchase. If you want to buy [-] packs, you have to go very early. Ten packs are fine. Just go there at six or seven o'clock gone."

"What if it came in a box?"

"It's in a box. I really didn't pay attention to this. It must be sold until noon, right?"

"If you eat by yourself, then you can buy bags."

"Are the boxed ones expensive?"

"It must be more expensive, thirty persimmons, 50 yuan."

"However, the old Zhou's box is also very good. When you go out, people get the goods one by one. A box like that costs more than ten yuan."

"Is that box well made?"

"It's beautiful. The new materials I just got back a few months ago, the thin ropes, the woven box is exquisite, and a few flowers are woven on the cover. It's troublesome to put together. We all learned it at the beginning. It took a long time to learn."

"..."

Everyone sat in the small square, eating Huojing persimmons and chatting. Each person had two persimmons, just to sweeten their mouths. Some people bought two persimmons and didn’t eat them all. There were still people at home, so I’ll give them to them later Take one home with you, and some don't eat any of them, just put one in your pocket, and take both persimmons home.

"And keep it for your son?"

"He's studying hard now."

"I didn't say that, as far as your son's grades are concerned, it really doesn't seem like he studied hard."

"What's the matter with bad grades? He's still a student with bad grades, isn't it hard to sit in school all day long?"

"..."

These people here are chatting, and over there, the two sisters, Luo Meihui and Luo Meiling, quickly sold off the two baskets of Huojing persimmons.

The last few left were placed at the bottom of the basket and were crushed by the persimmons on top. Luo Meiling gave one to each of the two big dogs beside her, and shared one with Luo Meihui. Then the sisters carried the persimmons in their mouths. They left with a basket and two big dogs. Their old mother said that after the persimmons were sold, they were not allowed to play around outside, and they had to go home quickly, otherwise the two of them would not be allowed to come out to set up a stall in the future.

The reason why these two sisters set up a stall here is also a trick given to them by Lao Zhou.

At the beginning, Luo Meihui and Luo Meiling were envious of the iPad that their classmates secretly brought to school to play games, so they went back and told their wife Luo Hongfeng that they wanted to buy an iPad, but Luo Hongfeng refused, and refused to let Liu Chunlan and the old man Luo buy it for them. It's useless, when the time comes, I'm addicted to playing, and I don't want to study hard.

So the two of them went to Lao Zhou, and Lao Zhou told him that he had just recently paid off his debts and had no money at hand, but he could wholesale Huojing persimmons to them and let them go to the town to set up a stall to earn money.

"One persimmon costs seventy cents, that is, you two are my nieces to get this price. If you don't believe me, go out and inquire about it. Except for Monkey Boy, who else got this price from me?"

So just like that, the two sisters, Luo Meihui and Luo Meiling, started the long journey of saving money. Every day when they came home from school and finished their homework, they would wholesale two baskets of persimmons from Lao Zhou and sell them in the town, facing two large baskets full of Huojing persimmons No matter how greedy he was, he was reluctant to start with the good persimmons, and only kept the few bad persimmons left from the last sale for himself to eat.