RPAGF Chapter 268 Home Delivery!
Chapter 268 Home Delivery!
Chapter 268 Door-to-Door Delivery!
The butcher was unwilling to lower the price, and Xiao Tang's attitude was firm. Wu Yu was worried that Xiao Tang would have no way to back down later, but unexpectedly, the butcher relented and agreed.
He secretly gave Xiaotang a thumbs up, praising her, "Xiaotang, you're really something."
Lin Xiaotang covered her mouth and chuckled, then coughed lightly and answered the butcher.
"As long as you have fresh pig trotters, we can keep ordering them. We're just worried you might not have that much."
Upon hearing this, the butcher's eyes crinkled into a wide smile.
So, from now on, when we slaughter pigs, we won't need to put the pig's trotters in the ice cellar anymore?
He could modify the ice cellar, make it smaller, and use it only for freezing meat. That way, he wouldn't need to buy so much ice anymore, saving a lot of money. It would be a win-win situation!
"Yes, little girl, don't worry. As long as you need them regularly and in large quantities, I can get you more live pig trotters. Many of us in this business have relatives and friends who run butcher shops in other towns or counties. I'll have them send them to me, and then we'll collect them and sell them to you together."
The butcher shops nearby didn't have ice cellars, so some owners gritted their teeth and threw the meat away or sold it at a low price. They could buy it back at a low price and resell it to the pig's trotter shop. Even if they only made a penny's profit per trotter, it was still worth it. Anyway, the pig's trotter shop wanted it, and selling it together wouldn't take much trouble.
Lin Xiaotang was both surprised and delighted, not expecting that the problem of the raw pig's trotters would be solved so easily. However, she still wanted the butcher to deliver the trotters to her door.
"Uncle, look, it's getting dark. We need to get back to Dushui County quickly, but we only have this one carriage, and there are dozens of raw pig trotters in the carriage. Could you find another carriage to help us get back to Dushui County?"
Ah... this?
Do I need to have it delivered to my door?
The butcher waved his hand and said, "Little girl, this is a small business with meager profits. If I were to deliver the goods to your door by horse-drawn cart, it would take a lot of time to go back and forth. It's not worth it!"
He was slaughtering pigs, chopping meat and bones, and after a long day of work, not only did his back, arms, and legs ache, but his legs were also sore.
Lin Xiaotang turned her head and glanced at the shop assistant in the butcher shop. She smiled and said, "Boss, if you don't want to deliver, you can arrange for the shop assistant to deliver it. We are all business people, and we all know what's going on. Discounts for large quantities are perfectly normal. We're buying so much, isn't it worth it for you to deliver it to our door?"
The butcher pondered for a moment. He had been running his butcher shop for many years and had never seen a customer buy so many raw pig trotters at once. Not only did the customer order a large quantity, but he also ordered them every day. If he lost this customer, it would be difficult to find another one like him.
Or, how about we agree to deliver to your door?
He refused to admit that he was afraid of losing this long-term customer, so he stubbornly said, "Fine, you're lucky you met someone as kind as me. If it were any other company, with just these heavy, undeliverable pig trotters, they wouldn't even make a few copper coins. Who would be willing to deliver to your door?"
Lin Xiaotang said sweetly, "Uncle, I knew you were a kind-hearted person. No wonder your butcher shop is the biggest and strongest in Tongcheng. It's all because of your good character. Everyone is happy to buy from you. You have many repeat customers, so your business is naturally the best. No matter how hard other butcher shops try, they can't catch up with you."
The butcher was flattered by Lin Xiaotang's few words and was overjoyed.
"You little rascal, you know how to talk. Alright, it's getting late. I'll have my servant accompany you. Luckily, I have a carriage, so we don't need to spend money to rent one."
"Thank you very much."
Wu Yu bowed to the butcher to express his gratitude, and then everyone loaded the carts together, filling both carriages to the brim.
Lin Xiaotang reached into her purse and found only two and a half taels of silver left, which was far from enough to pay for the hundreds of raw pig trotters.
She looked a little embarrassed, slowly raised her head, and said somewhat apologetically, "Uncle, we didn't bring this much silver with us when we went out, because we really didn't expect you to have such a large quantity here. It's fine if our shop assistant comes with us back, we can settle the money when we get there and have the shop assistant bring it to you, is that alright?"
That’s not impossible!
But, is it really appropriate to buy on credit for the first transaction?
He glanced at Lin Xiaotang and Wu Yu up and down. The two, one big and one small, were dressed simply, but their appearances were decent enough that they didn't seem like dishonest people.
These cheap trinkets shouldn't be enough to make those two young people risk their lives to cheat him, right?
Perhaps he was overthinking it. The little girl was right. He came from Dushui County. Who would know that he had stored so many raw pig trotters?
Even the people in Tong County rarely know about it.
He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing serious. The delivery guy will help you find the way and deliver the goods. You can settle the remaining payment and have him bring it back. It'll also help him remember the way when he delivers goods in the future."
Lin Xiaotang quickly thanked him, "Okay, thank you very much, Uncle. It'll be a pleasure working with you."
The butcher was taken aback for a moment, then quickly replied, "It's a pleasure doing business with you!"
Before leaving, the butcher pulled his apprentice aside and whispered some instructions to him. He couldn't hear what was said, but he could understand it after a little thought.
The butcher's assistant drove a carriage behind Lin Xiaotang and Wu Yu, and the two carriages sped along.
At first, nothing changed, but when they were halfway there, the frozen pig's trotters in the carriage gradually thawed, and blood was flowing from the trotters everywhere in the gaps of the carriage.
Where the carriage passed, several streaks of blood were left behind, emitting a foul stench.
Wu Yu looked back and said, "Xiao Tang, all the raw pig trotters in this carriage have melted. I imagine the situation inside is unbearable to look at."
Lin Xiaotang sighed and said, "Well, we're already here, there's not much we can do. Since they're already in the carriage, let them decompose as they please. We can always give them a proper cleaning tomorrow."
"Well, it's up to you."
Even if they could foresee the situation, there was no way to avoid it. If the quantity was small, they could put it in a large basin. The problem is that so many raw pig trotters filled the carriage completely, and they were covered with frost. When the temperature was high outside, they would definitely melt.
The carriage driven by the errand boy was in the same situation, but he was just following his boss's orders to deliver goods. So what if there was blood in the carriage? It had nothing to do with him; he was just a deliveryman.
And so, the two carriages ran ahead, with blood flowing from the back of the carriages.
When they reached Dushui County, Lin Qingchuan and Shuisheng were about to leave in their carriage when they became extremely anxious because Xiaotang and Wu Yu had not returned. They prepared to go out and search for them.
Lin Xiaotang asked with some confusion, "Dad, it's so late, what are you planning to do?"
Lin Qingchuan breathed a heavy sigh of relief when he saw his daughter return with Wu Yu, who was driving a carriage.
No matter how much Manager Su praised Wu Yu, it was only Wu Yu's first day at the pig's trotter shop. Xiao Tang went out with him and didn't return for a long time. Xiao Tang was still a maid, and anyone would be worried about her.
Thankfully, they're back!
"Your father saw that you hadn't come back for a long time, so he thought he would go out and look for you to see if you had run into any trouble."