More than five months later, this day.

Outside the city of Dingzhou, Dongtingzhuang.

In a small chicken feather shop.

A middle-aged man dressed as a farmer came into the store and shouted, "Shopkeeper, come with four boiled duck eggs, a plate of dried tofu, and two pots of Mulan spring wine!" ”

"Okay!"

At this time, there were no diners in the store, so the shopkeeper stepped forward and led the middle-aged guest to a place, beckoned him to sit down, and said, "Guest officer, in our small dilapidated shop in the poor countryside, there is no good wine such as Mulan Chun, only home-brewed rough wine, right?" ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand very indifferently and said, "It's okay, it's wine!" ”

"Okay, the guest officer waits!"

The shopkeeper went down, and soon the wine and food came up one by one, and the boiled duck eggs were even peeled off, which was quite large and sufficient.

The middle-aged man poured himself a drink, and at the same time he was fixed, as if he was thoughtful.

The shopkeeper was lying on his stomach in front of the counter, just staring at this strange guest.

He was already hiding emptiness in his heart, and when he saw that this middle-aged man had been staring at him, he couldn't help but feel furious in his heart for a while.

Then he got out of the counter, stepped forward, and said with a wry smile: "I said this old customer, don't look at me old man, it's me who lied and deceived you, I'm sorry!" ”

"Huh? What did you say? ”

The middle-aged man was interrupted by the shopkeeper like this, as if he woke up from a dream, looked at the shopkeeper with a smile and said, "Where did a certain family look at you?" A certain family is thinking about something else, and it has nothing to do with you! ”

He took another piece of dried tofu and stuffed it into his mouth for a while, and asked, "Uh...... What's wrong? What did you deceive someone? Could it be that this wine is mixed with water? ”

"No, no, no, rough wine is cheap, how dare the old man mix it with water with a dark heart?"

When the shopkeeper heard that the other party was not staring at him, nor did he find anything, he regretted that he owed it for a while. But now, he had to tell the truth, he pointed to the shelled duck egg on the table, and said: "Don't dare to deceive the distinguished guests, you are not eating duck eggs, but eggs!" Boiled duck eggs, sold out early!! ”

"Hey, what's wrong with me? That's all there is to it? It's okay, it's okay, eggs, duck eggs, it's eggs! ”

The middle-aged man waved his hand very generously, indicating that he would not pursue it. But when he picked up the shelled duck eggs, uh, the peeled eggs and was ready to eat them, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised and asked, "Shopkeeper, are your eggs so big?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "No! Our eggs are that big. Otherwise, the old man would not dare to mix eggs into duck eggs and deceive your guests. ”

"Hehe, I said, let you bring me four boiled duck eggs, you are good, you actually took the initiative to peel the shell for me, I'm afraid I recognize the eggshell, right?"

The middle-aged man smiled, took a bite of the boiled egg, and said: "But I'm strange, as far as I know, the price of eggs in Dingzhou has always been higher than that of duck eggs, and such a large egg is much higher than the price of duck eggs." How did you get here, the price of this big egg does not rise, but sells at the same price as duck eggs, the shopkeeper, you do this business, but you have to lose! ”

"Can't lose, can't lose!"

The shopkeeper shook his head again and again, and said: "The one that the guest officer said is the old yellow calendar, and now the price of eggs on the market has changed, eggs are three percent cheaper than before, and the price of duck eggs is only one percent cheaper." In such a way inside and out, it may not be cost-effective to use eggs, or duck eggs! ”

The middle-aged man was even more strange, took out five Kaiyuan Tongbao from the blanket around his waist, put them on the table, and said: "Shopkeeper, ask you about something, and I won't delay your time, and the wine and food will be paid for a while, these five cents are your hard-earned money!" ”

"Huh? Is this a reward for me? Now the purchasing power of the five Kaiyuan Tongbao is still very strong, the old face of the shopkeeper smiled, and quickly put the five big coins into his arms, and said happily: "Thank you for the reward, say, what do you want to inquire?" ”

The middle-aged man said: "Tell me carefully, why is the price of grain in Dingzhou getting higher and higher, but the price of eggs is falling?" ”

"Haha, as soon as the old man guesses the distinguished guest, you want to ask this. Well, let's start with a month ago. At noon that day, two young men carrying burdens came up to our Dongtingzhuang, do you guess what these two young men picked in their baskets? This basket carries fresh eggs and salted eggs. Good guy, this egg is the size of a duck egg, and the price is still seventy percent of the usual, tsk, that day can make a lot of noise in our Dongtingzhuang......"

At that time, the eggs picked up by these two young men were so big, but the price was so cheap, which naturally attracted the people of Dongtingzhuang to compete to watch. Even the old lady who was collecting the soles of her shoes at home came to watch the excitement.

The people of Dongtingzhuang were naturally skeptical at first, after all, in the past few months, the price of grain in Dingzhou has been rising wildly, where will anyone sell expensive eggs at a cheap price at this time? How can there be such a cheap thing in this world?

Later, the two young men simply gave each other away for free, and all the four baskets of eggs they picked were delivered.

After the two boys delivered the eggs, let the big guys take them home and taste them, and they will pick the eggs tomorrow.

The people of Dongtingzhuang took the eggs back to try them, and found that these eggs not only had no problems at all, but also tasted better than ordinary eggs.

Fresh eggs are not good or bad, but salted eggs are very obvious - the yolk is dark golden, oily and fragrant, far beyond their peers.

This is really a pie-in-the-sky thing, and the people who get eggs for free naturally feel that they have picked up a big bargain.

The next day, the two young men arrived again as promised.

Similarly, two baskets of eggs were picked each, and the eggs were still full and huge, and they were sold at 70% of the original price.

With yesterday's cheap and tasting, where do the people have time to question their speculation? Naturally, they bought them enthusiastically, and soon, these eggs were sold out and all of them were sold out.

On the third day, the two lads came for a few more days.

They came for five days in a row, and really established credibility in Dongtingzhuang.

However, on the sixth day, when the two young men came to Dongtingzhuang again, they did not see them carrying four baskets of eggs.

After they became familiar with Dongtingzhuang in the past few days, they reached an agreement with Chen Qilang, who specializes in selling eggs in Zhuangzi, and from now on, they will supply eggs to Chen Qilang for a long time at a six-fold discount on the market price. Then, Chen Qilang sold it to the people in Zhuangzi at a seven-fold price to fight for the difference.

It is precisely because of the continuous supply of eggs from outside to Dongtingzhuang that naturally, eggs, which were quite rare before, have slowly fallen from the original high price. Over time, the price of eggs in the market is not as good as duck eggs. You know, in the past, duck eggs were cheap, and eggs were expensive.

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"I see!" The middle-aged guest listened to the shopkeeper's speech and was thoughtful.

The shopkeeper muttered envy and hatred: "Grandma, this Chen Qilang will get a net price difference of one percent when he sits at home, and I don't know which ancestral tomb of the Chen family has smoke!" ”

The middle-aged man asked again: "Shopkeeper, then I'm inquiring again, you said that Chen Qilang here earned a 10% difference, and the people in the village bought 70% of the eggs in the original market." Doesn't that mean that the two young men who continue to supply eggs to Dongtingzhuang lost money and went to their grandmother's house? ”

"Where will it be? These guys aren't stupid! The shopkeeper said: "As far as the old man knows, these two young men are from Anping County." Anping, you know, right? It is where the ancestral hall of the well-known Boling Cui clan is located. ”

The middle-aged man bowed his head slightly and said, "The Boling Cui clan is half of the sky in our Dingzhou, how can I not know this?" ”

"Yes, it's the Bolingcui clan! Now we are the governor of Ding, Lord Shi Cui Gengcui, who is the head of the fifth room of the Boling Cui clan! That guy has a lot of skills. It is said that he taught a method of raising earthworms, and then used earthworms to raise chickens, and did not spend a grain to raise chickens at all. You get the idea this time, right? That is to say, even if the egg is sold at 60% of the price, people will make a lot of money. ”

"Raise earthworms, and then raise chickens without spending a grain of grain, and then the chickens lay eggs and sell them?"

The middle-aged man groaned and smiled slightly, "This is the first time I've heard that earthworms can be cultivated in such large quantities. ”

……

Afterwards, he said a few more gossips to the old man in charge, and then he didn't ask anything, but drank wine and ate boiled eggs.

At this time, the diners in the small shop gradually increased, and the shopkeeper was very busy.

After another half an hour, the curtain of the shop was lifted, and a young man dressed as a merchant walked in.

The middle-aged man hurriedly stood up and beckoned, "Chief Cui...... Brother Cui, I'm here! ”

"Shopkeeper He came early, and he has been waiting for a long time, right?"

The young man who came in was Cui Geng.

As for the shopkeeper He, it is He Mingyuan, a local tyrant in Dingzhou.

Since he was framed by Sun Yanggao five months ago and rescued by Cui Geng, He Mingyuan naturally admires and admires Cui Geng more and more. The relationship between the two sides has also become closer.

However, in order to hide people's eyes, they still have to act in a full set, and on the surface, they still have to break up with old friends, which is like fire and water.

Now, seeing that the New Year is approaching, the two sides agreed to meet here to talk about cooperation next year.

As soon as Cui Geng sat down, He Mingyuan couldn't wait to ask in a low voice: "Cui Changshi, that cheap egg, is it really your handiwork?" Sixty percent of the original price has to be earned, presumably relying on the method of breeding earthworms in large quantities, right? ”

"That's right." Cui Geng didn't hide it, and said openly: "In fact, the difficulty is all in how to raise earthworms. Chicks feed on earthworms and not only grow fast, but they also lay much more eggs than the average chicken. The average chicken lays one egg in four or five days, but the chicken that feeds on earthworms can lay two eggs in only three days. Naturally, this cost has been greatly reduced! ”

He Mingyuan understood in an instant, no matter how many eggs are laid or how little, just because the raw material for feeding is not food, but earthworms, which is enough to reduce the cost by half.

However, he didn't have much interest in this chicken raising, and he didn't ask Cui Geng how to breed earthworms in large quantities.

After greeting and reminiscing, the two began the real purpose of meeting today.

I came all the way to Dongtingzhuang outside the city, and I also chose a small broken shop, and the two of them also traveled in a low-key manner, so they naturally had a serious business to discuss!

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