LRAB Chapter 28 Seeds and Poultry Acquired
Chapter 28 Seeds and Poultry Acquired
Despite the low income in this era, there are still many wealthy people; the key is still the ticket.
Without tickets, many things cannot be purchased through legitimate means, and even paying extra won't help.
For example, meat.
If you want to buy meat without ration coupons, you can do so through the black market.
However, meat is also a relatively scarce resource on the black market, because it is quickly bought up as soon as it appears.
Just like Li Qin, even with 100 jin of meat, 10 wild rabbits, and 10 pheasants, he sold them all in a short time.
After they sold out, some people didn't even get to buy any.
If he didn't want to attract attention, Li Qin would have liked to sell some more meat.
"Selling retail like this is fine for now, but if we continue like this in the future, it will be too slow, and we will need to think of other solutions."
Li Qin thought to himself as he packed his things.
It's easy to imagine that once he has built the breeding space, he will be able to produce a large amount of meat with the help of magic.
In addition to formal channels, other channels will be needed to handle some of the issues at that time.
Otherwise, the warehouse will be full in no time.
Li Qin quickly packed everything up, then slung his basket over his shoulder and began strolling through the black market.
Soon, Li Qin stopped in front of a stall.
Although the stall owner was masked, Li Qin could still tell that he was a middle-aged man, and most likely a farmer.
Li Qin squatted down and carefully looked at the items on the stall in front of him.
The more Li Qin watched, the happier he became.
Because he saw many seeds here;
Besides rice, wheat, corn, and sorghum, there are also many vegetable seeds;
Cabbage, bok choy, carrots, scallions...
Basically, almost all the common seeds are available here.
Although the quantity wasn't large, it was still enough to satisfy Li Qin.
"How much would it cost if I bought all the seeds you have here?"
Li Qin asked softly.
The stall owner wasn't too concerned at first, but he perked up immediately after hearing that Li Qin was going to buy all the seeds on the stall.
The seed business is actually not easy.
Even if someone does buy it, it will only be in small quantities.
This time, the stall owner encountered a big customer, so he naturally took great care of him.
"Although there aren't many seeds here, the variety is very complete, and they have all been carefully selected."
The stall owner's tone was filled with excitement and anticipation.
"If you want them all, just give me five dollars."
Towards the end, the stall owner sounded somewhat worried.
During this period, a pound of rice cost only two cents, and cornmeal was even cheaper, costing just over one cent.
Although he has many kinds of seeds, each kind is not abundant, and the total amount will exceed five catties.
To be honest, selling it for five yuan is already considered a high price.
The stall owner wouldn't have done this if his eldest son hadn't needed money for his wedding.
Li Qin knew that five yuan was not a low price, but after a moment of silence, he nodded in agreement.
"Okay, five dollars it is, but you have to give me the equipment along with it, otherwise I can't take it."
The stall owner's face lit up with delight upon hearing this;
"No problem, I'll give you all of these together."
While Li Qin was silent, the stall owner had already thought that the transaction might fail or that the price would be negotiated down.
Unexpectedly, Li Qin eventually agreed.
Compared to the transaction price of five yuan, the contents of the package were worthless, and together they cost less than two mao (0.2 yuan).
I wouldn't feel bad giving it to Li Qin.
After agreeing on the deal, Li Qin immediately took out five yuan and handed it to the stall owner without saying a word.
Then the stall owner offered to help put the items into Li Qin's basket.
After finishing, Li Qin began wandering around the black market again.
Li Qin had no interest in those who sold antiques.
One reason is that antiques are still quite expensive right now, so it's not a good time to buy them.
The best time to actually acquire antiques was during the three years of natural disasters.
At that time, there was a food shortage, and consequently, the prices of both grains and meat increased significantly.
As for antiques, their value has plummeted.
Those old-fashioned people and their descendants in Beijing were constantly exchanging antiques for food, so that would be the best time to acquire antiques.
Another reason is that Li Qin, who has already mastered the extraordinary and is destined to travel to all the heavens and myriad worlds in the future, has no great desire for money in this world.
So even when they saw antiques being sold on the black market, they didn't bother to ask any questions.
Compared to these things, Li Qin was more concerned about developing planting space at this time.
Suddenly, Li Qin, who was strolling around, stopped again and turned to look at a small alley in the black market.
Just now, Li Qin clearly heard a "chirping" sound coming from this alley.
The sound was very similar to that of baby chickens and ducks.
Li Qin immediately changed direction and walked into a narrow alley where there were even fewer people.
Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in Li Qin's eyes;
He saw several bamboo cages on a stall not far ahead, containing some small poultry.
Li Qin walked over quickly;
"Boss, how much are the baby poultry?"
Li Qin asked in a low voice.
After observing for a while, he discovered that the stall had chicks of three common poultry species: chickens, ducks, and geese.
Upon hearing someone inquire about the price, the shop owner immediately replied:
"The price is the same for all three types of chicks: chicken, duck, and goose. Males are 10 cents each, while females are 13 cents each."
Upon hearing the price, Li Qin nodded inwardly.
The price was similar to what he knew, so he could buy it.
"How many cubs do you have here? I want them all."
There is still plenty of open space within the planting area, enough to raise a lot of chickens, ducks and geese.
Once the breeding facilities are built in the future, the need will only increase.
Upon hearing that Li Qin wanted to buy all the young poultry, the boss's eyes immediately lit up with joy;
As for how Li Qin will raise so many animals, that's none of the boss's business.
"I have ten pairs of both chicken and ducklings here, and only five pairs of goslings. If you want them all, it's five dollars and seventy-five cents."
Li Qin nodded first, then spoke again;
"Then I'll give you six dollars, and you can give me all these cages, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the boss nodded quickly;
"Of course!"
The three small bamboo cages weren't even worth two cents, but Li Qin gave him an extra two and a half cents, so how could he possibly disagree?
And so, as Li Qin gave the shopkeeper six yuan, he put the three kinds of poultry into his basket.
Li Qin hadn't expected that this trip to the black market would go so smoothly; he sold a small portion of the meat and bought a large quantity of seeds.
They also bought the young of three kinds of poultry.
In this way, planting space will soon become more abundant.
Thinking of this, Li Qin immediately lost the idea of continuing to browse the black market and decided to leave.
But just then, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Although the other person was covered up very tightly, the distinctive broken-legged glasses gave away their identity.
"What a coincidence, I actually ran into Uncle Yan Bugui."
A strange light flashed in Li Qin's eyes.