12dz Chapter 266 You can wear any kind of clothes, but you can never wear a flatterer's boots!
Chapter 266 You can wear any kind of clothes, but you can never wear a flatterer's boots!
Chapter 266 Flattery will get you everywhere!
The owner of the largest butcher shop in Tong County was stunned when he heard that someone wanted to buy all the live pig trotters in his ice cellar.
"My God, what are you going to do with all these raw pig trotters?"
The two people, one big and one small, the older one looked young and the younger one looked shrewd, but in the end, she was still just a young girl. Did they really have the ability to buy all these raw pig trotters?
Lin Xiaotang smiled and said, "Uncle, we opened a pig's trotter shop in Dushui County. We braise these raw pig's trotters and sell them to customers. These past few days, the new store has opened, and we've launched a buy-two-get-one-free promotion, so we need a lot of ingredients. That's why we came here."
"You have so many raw pig trotters in your ice cellar, how long did you store them to accumulate this many? Could you please tell us? Also, how many pigs does your butcher shop slaughter each day?"
It turns out that a new shop selling braised food opened, and there were promotions for the opening, so business must be good. They need more ingredients than usual, which is normal!
However, he never expected that someone would take these pig trotters, which few people buy, and braise them to sell to customers. This person is really clever!
The raw pig trotters in his ice cellar had been stored for quite some time. They weren't freshly slaughtered, but they'd been kept in the ice cellar for a long time and were still in excellent condition.
"Don't think my pig's trotters are stale just because they're in an ice cellar. My ice cellar is freezing cold; the trotters are covered in frost inside, so I guarantee they won't go bad!"
He confidently explained to Lin Xiaotang, as if afraid they would think the frozen pig's trotters weren't fresh and the deal would fall through.
Most of the meat in this ice cellar was raw pig's trotters. He had been running a butcher shop for so many years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a big customer who could buy all his pig's trotters at once. It was truly unexpected.
He continued, "My butcher shop slaughters a dozen or twenty pigs a day. You might not believe it, but most of the wealthy families in Tong County buy their meat from my butcher shop."
If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask around. Our family is the only butcher shop in Tong County with an ice cellar.
Other butcher shops slaughter only three to five pigs a day, and they might not even be able to sell them all. But my butcher shop is different. Not only do I sell quickly every day, but I also don't worry about them sitting overnight. I sell only fresh meat.
Lin Xiaotang knew, of course, that the meat in his butcher shop was fresh. Other butcher shops didn't have ice cellars, so if they couldn't sell it all, they would have to leave it overnight. It was okay in winter, but in summer, it would rot overnight. Even if it didn't rot, it would still be spoiled and attract a lot of flies. In short, it was very unclean!
Having an ice cellar makes all the difference. Unsold meat can be stored in the ice cellar and sold the next day. That's why his butcher shop has been able to make his business the biggest and strongest.
When the stewards of those wealthy families came out to make purchases, with dozens or even hundreds of people in total, the amount of meat they needed was naturally larger. This butcher shop slaughtered many pigs every day, so it naturally had a lot of pig trotters in stock.
Perhaps, if we can negotiate with this butcher shop, the problem of raw pig trotters can be solved in the future.
She smiled and said, "Of course, Uncle, your butcher shop is the most famous in Tong County. Your family slaughters the most pigs. Uncle has a great reputation."
Wear it a thousand times, but never wear it!
Sure enough, the butcher was very proud after being praised by Lin Xiaotang in just a few words.
He said with a proud look, "Girl, you have such a sweet tongue. My butcher shop is indeed the biggest and most famous in this county. As long as you mention my name, there is almost no one around here who doesn't know me."
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Xiaotang didn't want to waste any more time with the butcher, so she immediately got back to the main topic.
"Uncle, we sincerely want to buy your pig trotters. Could you sell them to us at a lower price? We'll take them all."
The butcher glanced at the ice cellar, which was covered in ice and emitting cold smoke, and thought to himself that raw pig trotters have little meat and a lot of bones, and hardly anyone buys them on ordinary days. If it weren't for his ice cellar, and his reluctance to throw them away and waste them, he would never have been able to store so many.
These two bought so much at once, what price should he ask for?
Wu Yu pulled Xiao Tang aside and asked, "Xiao Tang, there are so many raw pig trotters. We can't possibly buy them all at once. It's getting dark, and we can only take one truckload back at most. If we want to turn back, we'll have to travel at night."
"Brother, don't worry, we'll just make one trip and talk to the butcher to see if he's willing to deliver it to our door."
"Delivered to your door? Is that even possible?"
Why not?
Back then, her father used to carry tofu and eggs to Yunlai Restaurant in Qinghe Town every day.
Nowadays, pig trotter shops require large quantities of ingredients, so finding suppliers is not uncommon.
"Let's discuss this first, and if it doesn't work, we'll think of another way."
Wu Yu nodded, agreeing with Lin Xiaotang's suggestion to discuss it first. If they reached an agreement, it would save them a lot of effort in future procurement.
When the butcher saw Lin Xiaotang and Wu Yu walking back, he smiled and said, "You know the price of meat in this county. Meat is not like grains. Even if I wanted to give you a discount, it wouldn't be much cheaper."
"How about this? I see you're genuinely interested in buying, and you're buying a large quantity, so I'll give you a discount—ten copper coins apiece, no problem. That way, we can easily settle the accounts."
Haha, not very good!
Ten copper coins for a pig's trotter? This boss must be crazy to get rich.
How many copper coins would it cost to buy this whole freezer of pig's trotters from his ice cellar?
Other vendors sell live pig trotters for seven or eight coins each, and there's room for negotiation. But this guy is asking for ten coins. I bought so many, and there was no discount at all. In fact, they were more expensive than other vendors. This owner really knows how to do business.
If he really sold it for such a high price, why would most of the wealthy families in the county buy his meat? Maybe they thought he and Wu Yu were young and easy to fool, so they deliberately asked for a high price.
The worst thing you can do in business is to be dishonest. You can't just sell something at such a high price because people are young and easy to fool. Doing so will only ruin your business.
Lin Xiaotang smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. She said calmly, "Uncle, it's true that our shop has just opened, but we've been doing business for almost two years. We buy pig trotters from several nearby counties. If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask around. Besides us, who else would buy so many raw pig trotters?"
"Selling in bulk has its price, and buying in bulk has its price, don't you think? In my opinion, it's just that nobody in Tongxian buys raw pig's trotters, otherwise you wouldn't be able to store so many in your ice cellar, would you?"
If there are buyers, it will sell quickly, so naturally it won't be stored away. Even a fool knows that!
He stored them in the ice cellar because no one was buying them, and the more he stored, the more there was.
The butcher's secret was exposed. His expression changed slightly, his smile disappeared, and he felt a little embarrassed.
He quickly defended himself, saying, "Little girl, that's not how you say it. If you want a discount, let's discuss it further. There's room for negotiation, but you can't say that my pig's trotters aren't selling well."
Fortunately, there weren't many customers at the moment. If someone overheard this and the story got out, it would damage his reputation.
"Alright, alright, I'll make it two coins cheaper, eight coins for you!"