Chapter 1578: Chapter 1577 Cut Hand Festival_1
This statent left the head of the Xie Family montarily stunned.
Among those present, he was the least influential, yet Qiao Xiaomai was the first to call his na, and it was for this matter.
To be honest, being able to order his son to rush to the manor to pre-order waterlons first thing proved he was a foodie. In the past few days, he had been staying at ho reminiscing about the sweet taste of waterlon. He hadn’t expected what he longed for to co knocking, and Qiao Xiaomai actually brought it up herself!
His spirits lifted, he hurriedly asked, “What’s the price for the waterlon?”
“Fifty taels silver per catty including the rind, the price is firm,” Qiao Xiaomai held out five fingers and shook them.
This price was only half of last year’s. Given the current situation, it would be impossible to sell them at last year’s high prices.
This group of nobles had already started to despise her because of those baseless rumors about the Cornucopia, in such a scenario, it was impossible for them to spend last year’s exorbitant prices on waterlons.
Considering this, she would take the initiative to lower the price.
She planned to hold an ancient version of the Cut Hand Festival.
In later generations, every Singles’ Day was a national spree of chopping hands, ecomrce platforms hosting the event saw record-breaking volus in trade every year. She wasn’t short of money back then, but she’d also join in the fun on that day each year, just to feel the holiday spirit.
Now, finding herself in an alternate world, she could no longer feel the atmosphere of the event. If she wanted to experience it, she would have to hold the Cut Hand Festival herself.
Lay everything out for a clearance sale, selling only for one day, earn as much as possible in that single day.
They had cultivated quite a bit of waterlons and crayfish this year. After selling madly for one day, they would keep the rest for themselves to eat.
As for making money, Yang Wenxiao had already made it clear to her that they were bound to wage war this year. All the spoils of war would be invested in the bluestone road and the canal, so she wouldn’t be under too much pressure.
Ever since they had this agreent, she had been in a constant state of crazed money-making, and in fact, she had amassed quite a fortune, with pleasing results.
It was ti to take a break.
The head of the Xie Family stared at the five fingers that Qiao Xiaomai had extended, thinking he had seen wrong, “Fifty taels?”
“Yes, waterlon with the rind, fifty taels per catty, the price is firm. The quality of every single one is like this,” Qiao Xiaomai said, pointing at the waterlon that had already been cut on the table, “One acre yields two thousand catties, which totals to one hundred thousand taels silver.”
“Master Xie, do you still want the waterlon?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” As soon as Qiao Xiaomai’s words fell, the head of the Xie Family hurriedly nodded his head, fearing that Qiao Xiaomai would change her mind after he answered.
Last year, Xie Shan had planned to buy out the entire harvest from one acre for one hundred thousand taels silver, which was calculated at one thousand catties per acre back then. Now, with one hundred thousand taels, he could buy two thousand catties, and each one’s quality was like this waterlon—it was half-price! What a huge bargain!
He could hardly restrain his drooling; two thousand catties would be enough for his family for the whole sumr!
Seeing the reaction of the head of the Xie Family, Qiao Xiaomai laughed, “Then, after the banquet, you can bring your carriage and silver to the Qiao Residence, and we’ll trade cash for goods.”
“Good!” The head of the Xie Family quickly agreed.
Seeing this, Qiao Xiaomai smiled once more and then turned to the other guests, saying, “I have sothing to tell all the lords, on the sixth day of the sixth month, I will be selling waterlons and crayfish at the Imperial Manor outside of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s capital. Waterlons for fifty taels per catty, crayfish for forty taels per catty, just for that one day.”
“This year’s waterlons and crayfish, I will only sell on that day. If you miss it, then you’ve missed your chance for the whole year.”
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