Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 530 Selling Eggs 3

Lu Chuan cupped his hands and said, "We are the ones who run the shop."

"I don't know how many eggs you have. To be honest, our restaurant needs a large quantity. If it's less, forget it. But if it's too little, it won't be enough. I'll have to send someone to the market to buy more tomorrow, which is not cost-effective."

Lu Chuan replied, "To be honest with you, my family raises chickens, and we have a lot of chickens. They lay about five to six hundred eggs a day.

I have accumulated a lot of eggs recently, so I wanted to come to the capital to sell them.

But I assure you, even though they have been stored for a few days, the eggs are absolutely fresh. They have never been stored for more than seven days. "

The shopkeeper thought for a moment and thought to himself, "It is indeed a wealthy family. In this era, they can collect 500 to 600 eggs a day, which is definitely rare. If we can cooperate for a long time, we won't have to worry about running out of eggs."

Because in this era few families can afford to raise so many chickens at a time. The risk of raising chickens is too great, and chickens are prone to fowl plague. Ordinary families cannot afford the compensation.

The risk is high, so naturally not so many people raise them. The average family only raises a dozen or so. At most, there are dozens. Those who raise hundreds are rare.

The eggs for his restaurant are donated by several farmers together, otherwise there would be too many and no one could supply them all at once.

The shopkeeper thought so in his heart, so he asked, "I wonder if you are interested in long-term cooperation."

Lu Chuan said, "I'm so sorry, to be honest, I also want to cooperate with your restaurant, but my home is too far away from the capital.

Moreover, eggs are fragile, and I will lose a lot of eggs on this trip, which is really not worth it.

If it weren't for the recent backlog of goods, I wouldn't have taken the risk of coming here."

The shopkeeper understood and said, "Then let's order one thousand eggs. As for the price, we'll follow the market price."

"Okay, I can come and deliver it whenever you need it."

"If it's convenient, I can send it now. It will save you from getting up early tomorrow morning."

Lu Chuan asked again, "Okay, I'll go back and bring them over right away. Boss, does your restaurant here also have someone delivering eggs every day?"

"Well, usually there are farmers who deliver eggs at a fixed time. They deliver eggs about once every five days, and the price is the same as what the waiter just told you."

Then he asked, "Do you have a lot of eggs left?"

"Yes, there are still some left. I was thinking of asking at other restaurants!"

"Well, you can ask, but the chances of selling them are slim. Our family recently accepted a banquet, so the consumption of eggs was a bit high, and the farmers' production couldn't keep up, which led to the shortage."

The two of them lost hope after hearing this, but they still had to ask. They couldn't just come to the city and buy a thousand eggs! It wouldn't even be enough to cover the round-trip fare!

The two men said goodbye to the innkeeper, returned to the inn, got on the carriage, and went to the back door of the restaurant to deliver eggs.

1000 eggs were sold for 900 coins. Xu Han looked at the silver coins handed over and sighed in her heart. She worked so hard for so long but didn't even get one or two coins. Fortunately, she finally sold them.

Afterwards, Lu Chuan took Xu Han to other restaurants to inquire. It was dinner time at this time and the restaurants were still open.

However, after some inquiries, only 200 eggs were sold. As expected, almost all restaurants had dedicated suppliers, and only a few individuals bought some.

At the end of the day, I sold a total of 1200 eggs, which means I earned a few taels of silver.

On the way back, Xu Han hung her head and asked, "What should I do? Should I just go back like this?"

Lu Chuan said, "Why don't we set up a stall at the market tomorrow? We can sell it at a lower price and we should be able to sell a lot."

Xu Han immediately cheered up after hearing this, "Yes, yes, let's set up a stall. If we sell at a lower price, we should be able to sell a lot.

But we can't go by the price we agreed on at home. Here we buy 9 for only cents each, so we can't go too far.

It would disrupt the market price and it would not be good, and if the price is set too low, others would just buy ten.

The price of the salted duck eggs that were pickled before also needs to be raised.

Duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs, and they are salted. They cost at least five cents for two. Unsalted duck eggs cost three cents for two. Goose eggs cost three cents each.

In this era, fewer people eat duck eggs. Although duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs, they are very fishy and no one wants to eat them.

Lu Chuan thought it made sense, "Then let's sell them for one cent each. If you buy thirty or more, we'll sell them for nine cents each."

Xu Han nodded in agreement and said, "That's fine. We won't sell too few eggs. Most people won't feel it's too much if they buy 30. This quantity is just right. Most people will choose to buy 30. For the same price, they can get three more eggs!"

This price is really suitable for people who know how to live. Isn't it true that in daily life, every penny can be saved?

For a woman who is careful with her budget, this is really a great deal.

After the two of them had discussed it, they went straight to sleep when they arrived at the inn, so that they could get enough rest so that they could get up early the next day and go to the market to sell eggs.

Although the two had been to the city before and knew where the market was, to be on the safe side, Lu Chuan still asked the waiter of the inn about it on their way back.

After getting a definite answer, the two were full of confidence and were just looking forward to getting to work tomorrow.

The next day, after finishing breakfast early, Xu Han and Lu Chuan set off in a carriage.

After arriving at the market and paying the stall fee, Lu Chuan parked the carriage and started setting up the stall.

He took out the straw curtain that Xu Han found in the space and spread it directly on the ground. Then he took out the straw that he bought from the backyard of the inn for a penny and spread it on top of it.

Xu Han said, "Let's put out the eggs, and try to put out as many as possible. This way, when others see that our stall is large and there are so many eggs on display, it will definitely attract their attention and they will come over to ask about it."

Those who come to the market to sell eggs are generally farmers, and they don't bring many eggs, at most thirty or forty. It's quite a lot for them to bring out so many at once.

So after the two of them put the chicken eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs out, they immediately attracted people who came to buy vegetables.

Xu Han took out the wooden board that she had dug out from the space, wrote the prices on it and placed it in front of the stall.

Finally, he took out the small box that would be used to store the copper coins. When everything was ready, he was ready to start.

Some people who were watching nearby could read. After seeing the price on the sign, they hurried over and asked, "Are you really selling eggs for 9 coins for eggs?"