It's ten cents more expensive than the grocery store just now, Ye Luyuan was slightly moved, but he also knew that Qi Zhen'er had many ideas, and this thing was still discovered by Zhen'er, so he looked at Zhen'er.

  "Is there another price?" Qizhen also asked directly.

  When Qizhen'er asked, others either shook their heads or said: "I'd rather not say it out loud and lose face for a lower price."

  Qizhen'er stared straight at the man who had just chased them, using her eyes to signal him, looking at whether he would make an offer.

  That man stared at Ye Lufang, seeing Ye Lufang's delighted expression when he heard the price of sixty cents per catty. He thought to himself that his price would definitely be able to close this deal. At this moment, Qi Zhen'er looked at him and also spoke up: "Seventy cents per catty, however much you have I'll take it all."

  Everyone who heard this price suddenly rose by ten cents, and their eyes were filled with envy. To know that they charge an intermediary fee, which is collected according to the amount of the transaction, the more money they handle, the more they collect.

  Ye Lu didn't expect that with just one more catty, the price would increase by another ten cents. He was even more anxious in his heart. He had also heard Zhen Er say that all the strawberries were picked and estimated to be around 1,100 catties. Moreover, this thing wouldn't depreciate, meaning that if the first sale price was high, it would remain at that price afterwards. As for what the price would be next year, that's a matter for later.

  Upon hearing this price, Qi Zhen'er's face showed no expression, and for a moment, everyone couldn't guess what she was thinking.

  "Is there another price?" She still asked this sentence, the bustling warehouse suddenly became quiet. Seventy cents a catty, what kind of fruit has ever been sold so expensive? She actually asked if there was another price.

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay, no one dared to bid anymore, and these 70 cents were indeed the highest price.

  No one made an offer, so Qizhen sighed inwardly and bowed to the crowd, saying: "Today I've troubled everyone, thank you all for your hard work." With that, she picked up her basket and headed out.

  The remaining people are no longer calm, and this price is still not enough? Seventy cents per catty, one hundred catties is seven taels of silver. If it's a thousand catties, that's seventy taels of silver.

  Ye Luoyu saw Qizhen'er finish speaking and walk out. He stood still for a moment, seeing Qizhen'er's figure about to disappear, and hastily made a bow, chasing after her.

  He had just run out, and the crowd hadn't reacted yet. The middle-aged man who was worth 70 cents a catty also chased him out. The remaining crowd watched like they were watching a big show, full of questions in their minds.

  Zhen'er carried a basket and walked slowly. Yelu yuan ran for several steps and caught up with her, asking in confusion: "Zhen'er, the price of 70 cents is not bad, why didn't you sell it?"

  At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and the people were dazzling. Qizhen squinted her eyes and said, "Because the price can be even better."

  Yelu Yuan listened to her say that it could still be sold at a higher price, and seeing her so calm and composed, he also felt his own impatience and slowly calmed down.

  They hadn't gone two steps when the same shout came from behind. Qizhen'er looked at Yeluyuan and said, "Look, a high price is coming."

  "Little girl, are you really willing to sell?" The man probably didn't expect Qizhen'er to walk away after a sentence of negotiation, and he also thought she was just a little girl. His tone was somewhat stiff this time.

  Ye Luoyu smiled and said, "Uncle, don't be angry. Little sister is spoiled by her parents at home, and when things don't go her way, she throws a tantrum. Please bear with her."

  That person probably also felt that arguing with a little girl was beneath him, and lightly coughed, saying: "What do you think of this price?"

  Ye Luyu hesitated, wondering if the high price was something this person could outbid or if it was already the highest price, and he kept glancing at Qi Zhen'er with his eyes.

  That person also felt the door, originally still relying on Xiaoyao to take charge. Just now his tone was not good, and he didn't know if Xiaoyao was angry or not. Thinking that there was a wine tower in front of him, he said: "It's already noon, today Uncle will invite guests, we'll go to the wine tower in front to eat and talk, how about it?"

  There's free lunch, of course, Zijin wouldn't refuse. She gave a subtle wink to Yelufar, and he immediately understood: "Then thank you, Uncle."

  Three people found a window seat and sat down, ordering several dishes. Since Ye Lu was far away, he didn't drink wine, so the middle-aged man didn't ask for wine either. After exchanging a few words, Qi Zhen'er and the others knew that the middle-aged man's surname was Qian, his family lived in Yang Liu Alley, and he had been doing this line of work for over a decade, of course, saying these things was to tell them that he was very trustworthy.

  While eating, they chatted idly. The money owner might think they were just kids, easy to coax, and kept saying pleasant words. After finishing the meal, he asked: "70 cents per catty, what do you think? If it's good, I'll arrange for someone to pick up the goods tomorrow." He thought that no matter what Ye Luyuan and the others said, they were just kids with thin skin, and after eating his food, they would definitely be too embarrassed to refuse him.

  Unfortunately, he underestimated Qizhen. She may not have known how much this thing could sell for per catty before, but seeing him being so eager, she knew there was still a big price difference in it.

  "Uncle Qian, my brother and I are young, but we also know that strawberries can't be sold at this price. Today, the adults want to go down to the countryside, so they let us come to the county town to take a look. My father said that if he can't sell them for one hundred coins per catty, he'll go to the prefectural city himself tomorrow. I heard that the Zhao family in the prefectural city is a big aristocratic family, with many people serving as high officials, and some are even tutors of the prince. They must know about these strawberries. My mother's aunt's eldest daughter's brother works as a manager at the Zhao estate, if we can get connected with the Zhao family through this channel, then selling these strawberries will be no problem." said Qi Zhen'er.

  After hearing this, Qian's face didn't show anything, but he was anxious in his heart. He had just gone to find his old customer Yang, bringing the strawberries with him. As soon as Yang saw them, he recognized them and was delighted. The young master of their household had returned from inspecting shops in the capital and happened to love eating these strawberries. Yang wanted to buy some for the young master and thought that if they could get this business deal, they could make a profit by selling them in their own shop. He heard others didn't dare quote a price, and the only one who did quoted 60 cents. Thinking that Qian was inexperienced, he offered 70 cents per catty, and they happily agreed. But unexpectedly, this little girl was shrewd and asked for $1. If he couldn't get this business deal, Yang might not take care of him in the future.

  "This one hundred yuan is a bit expensive, isn't it?" Qian Zhongren hesitated to speak.

  Qizhen'er looked at Qian Zhongren with a smile that was not quite a smile, but she didn't say a word. Sometimes, not speaking is better than speaking, and it allows you to grasp the initiative.

  In that crowd of people, Qi Zhen'er saw that the conversation was going nowhere and changed the subject to a distant topic. "Little brother, tell me the truth, what's the price?"

  Ye Lu looked at Qi Zhen'er and didn't know what to say, feeling that the price she asked for was too high. But he also knew that the higher the price, the more money he would get. "My dad said it's one hundred coins, I'll listen to my dad."

  This has blocked the road again, although Yang Guanshi said a higher price than this, but he wants to make some difference in the middle, so he insists on pressing the price. He thinks that as an old business man, he can definitely take down these two young people, but unexpectedly, they were blocked by them.

  Qizhen'er looked up at the sky and said lazily, "Uncle Qian, to be honest with you, if I wanted to say something about you, I would have agreed."

  "Our strawberries are also sorted according to their ripeness, some are fully ripe and can be eaten immediately, whether it's for personal consumption or as a gift, and this is something valuable. There are also some that are 70-80% ripe, which can be transported to the prefectural city or other county cities to sell. Moreover, strawberries cannot be harvested all at once, with this first batch of fully ripe and 70-80% ripe ones, we can harvest over 500 catties, you can also take a look at the sales route of these strawberries before deciding whether to keep the rest."

  "I've made it clear, 100 cents per catty, we only want this price, if you get more, that's yours to keep, but we won't give you any commission, you can profit from the difference, what do you think?"

  Now everyone is shocked, even Ye Luyuan didn't expect that Qizhen'er didn't even pay the middleman fee.

  She spoke clearly, and it seems that anyone who understands will agree. No one would push a lucrative business away, indeed.

  "Alright, one hundred coins for one hundred coins. However, I have a condition - I want all of the first batch of 500 catties. As for the later batches that are ripe, you must ask me first before selling to others. If I say no, then you can sell them to someone else. How about it?" Qian Zhongren saw that he couldn't lower the price, and although he was a bit disappointed in his heart, he had to admit that Qi Zhen'er's words made sense.

  "Alright, Uncle Qian is being straightforward, so we won't drag things out either. Let's ask you first." Qi Zhen'er also chimed in with a decisive tone.

  "Let's go write a contract first," he said, fearing that Ye Lufang might not understand, so he explained: "I'm a businessman, this is a business matter, and I'll feel at ease only after we've signed a contract."

  Even if he doesn't mention it, Qizhen'er will bring it up anyway, she's also heard that having a good writer is crucial.

  The document was written, and the owner of the wine shop was invited to be a witness. Qi Zhen'er saw that everything was clearly written down, including the fact that they had to ask for money from Zhong's family when selling it for the second time, and felt that there were no problems, so she picked up her pen and signed.

  Originally, Qian Zhongren thought that Ye Luyuan would sign it, but unexpectedly he was illiterate. As soon as they saw their eyes, they felt strange. How could the brother at home be illiterate and the sister literate? Moreover, her handwriting was good?

  But he also saw that Qizhen had always been in charge between them, so he agreed to let her sign.

  They agreed on the time and place for delivery the next day, took ten taels of silver as a deposit, and Ye Luyuan and his men didn't dare to delay. They intercepted a cattle cart on the road and hurried towards the village.

  Ye Baiji and Hu Zi were lying on the table, their eyes shining brightly as they stared at the two silver ingots, not daring to move. Their mouths were still praising Zhen Er's cleverness, even understanding business.

  Qī Zhēnér smiled, she didn't understand business at all, she just saw a clue from the money changer's face and followed Yè Lùyuǎn in playing good cop bad cop, unexpectedly they really raised the price by that much.

  Since Qizhen got six taels of silver last time, she started teaching Huzi to recognize silver. Children should understand these things from a young age, otherwise they will be blinded by them.

  Qī Zhēnér and Yè Lù Yuǎn discussed how to pick these strawberries, as well as the problem of packing them. As a result, when they turned around, they saw that the big one and the small one were still in this posture, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

  "Baizhi sister, Hu Zi has never seen so much money, it's strange, but you used to be able to get five taels of silver in just one month, why are you acting like you've never seen money before?"

  "It's different," said Ye Baiji. "That money is the income of the pharmacy, and it's not mine to get, so of course I don't have that kind of money to spend."

  Silver is indeed quite likable, but taking a large amount of silver tomorrow would be even more likable.