On March 18, the village chief took a group of people to the convenience store to deliver soap. A total of 8,000 soap bars were required, each bar cost 400 Wen, or 3,200 Guan.
It's not just one shop, there are several, each paying for it with their own money. It's obvious that these merchants are richer and larger than those who bought honey before.
After the count was completed, the head of the village paid a tax of 106 guan and 667 taels, and gave 106 taels of silver. The money was made up of ten taels of face value, five taels of face value, and two taels of money.
"Zhu Lichang, are there any more? If there are any, we will come back to buy some in a few days." Someone who bought soap happily asked the manager.
"Not necessarily. The palace controls it. I have to tell the palace before I sell Xiaqiu Village."
The mayor doesn't say whether it's okay or not. He mainly looks at whether there is a shortage of money. If there is a shortage, the palace will say it is okay. If there is no shortage, it will say no.
The key is that he doesn't want to put out too much. If there is too much, others will think the price is high.
This is very good now. Every time it is released, it can be bought quickly and the money earned can be used to build factories.
At the same time, it protects Nanjing’s status as a convenience store. For soaps that cannot be bought elsewhere, if you place an order here, it is possible to make a deal.
When he went back, the manager looked at the bees that had fallen on him and saw that there was no one around. He complained to Hanhan: "Why are there so many bees?"
“There are too many in the river. If they don’t lower the price, all the bees they bring will die and they won’t raise them at all.
The bees in their hives no longer collect honey, but go to the river to collect water. They can only bring a little water at a time for drinking and cooling.
In our greenhouse, we not only replenish water, but also replenish salt, and put a shallow layer in the dish so that the bees can collect it smoothly. "
Zhu Wentian knew the situation. It was too hot and many bees came out to collect water and died in the water.
Shopkeeper Song and the others obviously don't know how to deal with it, and they still want to hold on to the price. If they kill the bee, they will get nothing.
"It's quite pitiful. I saw it today and it's still thirty cents per person."
The lieutenant shook his head. He couldn't be a good person and buy it for thirty cash.
"Send someone to report it, and tell them that their bees have died in large numbers. They are all dead and there are basically no living ones in the spleen." Zhu Wentian came up with an idea.
"Okay, you go back to the village first and I will make arrangements." The village chief was worried. The bees were all dead. Where could he buy them?
He doesn't need to ask people to go to the convenience store to shout. He only needs to let the guys in Jubiqi chat with the people buying things.
People who buy things will talk to other people when they go back, or if they meet people on the road, they will also tell them why they saw so many bees.
Find people who do the work and take the news to convenient places.
"It's over. They're done selling bees. There are a lot of dead bees floating in the river. It's estimated that there are 20 to 30% fewer bees per spleen."
"Did you know? For those who sell bees, there are pieces of dead bees floating in the river, and less than half of the bees are left."
"Let me tell you something, the place where bees are sold is completely ruined. The entire Qinhuai River is filled with dead bees. It is estimated that not many of them will survive."
"Did you hear that? All the bees were selling were empty boxes. The dead bees rushed to the Yangtze River and blocked the boat."
After a short period of time, the news had already killed all the bees of Shopkeeper Song and others.
In the small restaurant next to the convenience store, a group of people were sitting there with sad faces.
"How can they talk nonsense? There are obviously many people alive." Shopkeeper Wang was furious.
"It's true that a lot of people died. What's going on? I looked at it this morning and saw that I didn't collect much honey and the bees were flying around." Shopkeeper Lu couldn't eat at all and his mouth blistered.
Shopkeeper Hao took a sip of beer and spit it out again. He didn't use well water to suppress this beer. It was hot and the taste was bad: "It's so bitter! It doesn't taste good!"
"What should we do? Will we lower the price?" Shopkeeper Wang didn't like anything, especially Shopkeeper Song.
Shopkeeper Song wrinkled his face: "If you surrender, someone will buy it? If you surrender... two cents?"
"I don't care about you guys anymore, take out my share and I'll reduce it to ten cents." Someone said and left directly to cancel his order.
Then he shouted outside: "A honey bee costs ten cents, and only part of it is dead. Also, it's sold for ten cents. Is there anyone who wants to buy it?"
"Who wants to buy it? It's already starting to die. Buy it, wait for it to die, and then burn the box as firewood?"
There was a businessman drinking beer from the well water town, and a plate of salted edamame was placed on the table.
"Ten coins are expensive. One spleen of the queen bee alone is eight cents. There is a queen bee in a box. The other spleen is five cents. The box must be given to us."
The headmaster took the children to sit under the shade of a tree to eat. He and Hanhan drank ice-cold beer, while the other children ate rice with water. The steamed rice was cooled over and over in cold water, and then he put a bunch of side dishes into his mouth.
"Zhu Lichang, the price is too low, please give me more." Tears welled up in the man's eyes.
"This is the current price. When we finish eating, another batch of bees will die. I don't want even five cents."
The director refused. His kindness would not be used in this regard. If the other party did not fall into the trap, he would even take the initiative to help.
"Then what if you buy it?" This person wanted to come up with something to say.
"It's better to fry it and eat it than to die like this. Chop up the remaining beeswax and boil it in water to drink." The head of the village gave an idea.
"Sell it, I'll sell it, come with me to see it now?" This man had no choice.
"Let's go." Li Chang stood up, and the children put down their chopsticks and ignored the food on the table.
"I'll sell it too, at the price Zhu Lichang just said, eight cents for the spleen with the queen bee and five cents for the others." Another person came running over.
"Sell it!"
"It's better than burning the fire in the end."
"Sell it, I will never touch bees in the future."
People in the small shop came out one after another and asked the shopkeeper to look at the food and wait for them to come back before eating.
"Zhu Lichang, we'll take care of your food for you! You're back." Someone looking for a job shouted to the manager.
"If you don't mind, you can eat it! The same goes for the beer. Put the tableware over there." The store manager was busy after finishing the shopping and couldn't come back immediately.
"We don't dislike it. We don't dislike it."
"We'll wash the dishes after we're done."
"Thank you, Chief Zhu."
The chief waved his hand: "Don't get into a fight over eating."
"No, it's just for us. We'll be the first to mention it."
"Others, please don't come over!"
This group of people surrounded the place and declared their sovereignty.
There were also people from the Convenience Office who came to express their support, that's all. At the same time, they sent people to confirm the transaction between the two parties and collect taxes on the way.
There are children who run back quickly to greet people, get money, and get things.
Everyone crossed the river and walked out for more than five miles before they saw a beehive.
The children started counting. There were more than 200 boxes with one spleen in a small box, and the others were boxes with four, six, or eight spleens.
The total number is 5,130 boxes, and after calculation, it is 153,960 coins.
The head of the village gives the money first, the transaction is completed, and the other party pays a tax of 5,132 Wen.
Just after the delivery, a group of people came over with racks and set them up next to each beehive, with canvas stretched over them to block the sun.
There are also people pushing carts and carrying burdens. Buckets are loaded on the carts and buckets are carried on the burdens.
They poured the water in the buckets onto the ground. Some of the water seeped down directly, while some left some on the surface.
The person who finished splashing turned around and ran away to fill the water at the river.
(End of chapter)
