The moment Qin Lin got up early in the morning, the strawberries and okra in the game had already ripened, red and green dotting the thirty plots.
He immediately controlled the Game Character to harvest them and put them in the storeroom, then entered the game with a thought.
The two crops had been sorted into separate piles in the storeroom.
Quality 1 strawberries: 302 jin.
Quality 2 strawberries: 2 jin.
There wasn't much difference from before.
Okra: 1,500 jin (Quality 1)
Okra: 4 jin (Quality 2)
In other words, each plot yielded an average of more than sixty jin of okra. At a wholesale price of six yuan per jin, this batch could bring in 9,000 yuan.
That was already more than he'd earned from two batches of watermelons.
Qin Lin picked up some Quality 1 and Quality 2 okra in turn. The Quality 2 okra was noticeably darker and larger.
But both varieties had notes:
[Okra: Quality 1] [Okra is a special crop with medicinal properties: Promote Lactation and Regulate Menstruation +1, Promote Urination +1, Tonify Kidney and Consolidate Essence +1.] [Okra: Quality 2] [This is high-quality okra with extremely potent medicinal properties: Promote Lactation and Regulate Menstruation +2, Promote Urination +2, Tonify Kidney and Consolidate Essence +2.]
Qin Lin stared at the notes in surprise.
He knew okra was nutritious, but this was the first time he'd learned what it actually did.
Promote Lactation and Regulate Menstruation probably meant helping babies feed better and get more nourishment, while keeping women healthy, too!
Promote Urination probably helped with, well, trouble peeing—like when a faucet only dripped.
Tonify Kidney and Consolidate Essence needed no explanation. All men should understand. Along with boosting virility, these were two great boons for men.
And every effect of this Quality 2 okra was +2.
Thinking of the effects of the +2 attributes on the Quality 2 watermelons and strawberries, the Quality 2 okra had to be pretty potent, right?
Qin Lin left the game, washed up, and headed to the warehouse.
Whatever the case, he'd first deliver this batch of ripe strawberries to RT-Mart, then try to sell Manager Chen on the okra.
After delivering 302 jin of strawberries to RT-Mart's warehouse to be weighed, Qin Lin went into the office area and headed straight for Manager Chen's office.
When he reached the office, a young woman dressed rather provocatively came out. A faint hickey showed on her neck, and as she brushed past him, a distinctive scent lingered on her.
Qin Lin gave an amused smile.
Any man would recognize that scent. He hadn't expected Manager Chen to be such a player.
When Manager Chen saw Qin Lin, he invited him to sit at the tea table. As he brewed tea, he asked, "President Qin, you're here early. Is there an answer about lowering the price of the watermelons?"
"Manager Chen, I've stopped selling watermelons for now. I'm here today to discuss a new crop." Qin Lin smiled as he spoke, setting the small bag of okra samples he'd brought on the tea table.
"Okra!" Manager Chen blurted out.
He knew all about this stuff. He had a tigress at home and was carrying on with a little white rabbit on the side, so he ate plenty of it in his day-to-day meals.
When a man needed a boost, he had to get one in every way he could.
Qin Lin smiled. "Manager Chen, the new crop is okra."
"President Qin, what's your wholesale price for this okra? If it's too high, I won't be able to explain it to the higher-ups." Manager Chen spoke with a hint of suggestion. What he meant, naturally, was that Qin Lin should give him a good price so there'd be something in it for him.
He was quite satisfied with his partnership with Qin Lin. The wholesale prices were low, leaving him a healthy cut, and the goods were easy to sell at a higher price than the usual ones.
He was making money from it, and the supermarket's higher-ups were happy, too.
Qin Lin understood what he meant and smiled. "Don't worry, Manager Chen. I won't put you in a difficult position. My wholesale price for this okra is six yuan per jin, definitely below the market rate. And I can supply more than 3,000 jin a day."
Hearing the price of six yuan per jin, Manager Chen immediately replied, "President Qin, I'll take all the okra you have."
What was he thinking? It was only six yuan per jin wholesale. Why wouldn't he take it?
The latest news he'd heard was that the wholesale price of okra in Youcheng would rise to seven yuan per jin in a couple of days. In Shacheng, it would be even higher.
At six yuan, there was no reason not to snap it up.
Even if the Youcheng branch couldn't go through 3,000 jin, they could ship it to Shacheng. After all, the person in charge of both places was the same. Whether the purchasing manager over in Shacheng liked it or not was none of his concern.
Could that guy find a supplier like this if he was so capable?
Qin Lin smiled as well. "All right. I'll deliver the okra to you in batches today, Manager Chen."
Manager Chen smiled broadly. "Then, President Qin, add another fifty cents per jin to the invoiced price, so your brother here can earn a little for his hard work."
Qin Lin wanted to complain when he heard that.
Hard-earned money?
Fifty cents more per jin meant 1,500 yuan for 3,000 jin, and the extra two yuan on the strawberries came to over 1,200 yuan more.
Sitting in an office, fooling around with women, and signing his name had earned Manager Chen more than 2,700 yuan from him in a single day—not to mention whatever he made off other people.
And he called that hard work?
Who wouldn't want to work that hard?
Still, Qin Lin got the answer he wanted and left.
By evening, the strawberries and okra had ripened again. There were another 1,500-plus jin of okra, including six jin of Quality 2.
That brought his total of Quality 2 okra to ten jin.
After delivering the day's okra and strawberries to RT-Mart and settling the account with Manager Chen, the money soon came through: 605 jin of strawberries for 18,150 yuan, and 3,000 jin of okra for 18,000 yuan.
He'd taken in 36,150 yuan that day, bringing his daily income close to 40,000.
His Silver Card balance had also reached 242,237 yuan.
In high spirits, Qin Lin returned home and thought of the Quality 2 okra.
He went into his room, entered the game, and took out two jin of Quality 2 okra. Then he went to the kitchen and said to Lin Fen, who was cooking, "Mom, could you cook this okra later?"
Lin Fen frowned at the okra. "Xiao Lin, you and Moqing are young, but you still need to practice some restraint. Eating this stuff won't make up for it if you overdo things."
Qin Lin felt a little awkward. "Mom, I just want to try the okra. I've been doing some wholesale business these past few days, and this okra is one of the products. I have to taste it myself."
That was also a little glimpse into what he was doing, so his mother wouldn't worry when he brought home a large sum of money later.
"It's good that you've found a way to do wholesale. You can make a bit more money that way." Lin Fen didn't press him for details. She knew her son was always his own person, and if he wanted to do something, he'd already thought it through.
Besides, all she knew how to do was watch the shop and bargain with customers. She couldn't offer any advice about business.
The two jin of okra, blanched with pickled greens, tasted great. Qin Lin had never been disappointed by his mother's cooking.
He didn't feel anything after eating the Quality 2 okra at first, but as time passed and it digested, he was surprised to feel a warm, comfortable sensation in his lower back.
The effect of Tonify Kidney and Consolidate Essence +2 seemed quite noticeable.
But after digesting it overnight, Qin Lin was in for a rough time the next morning.
He'd spent the entire morning with a flagpole at attention.
Still, when he got up, he felt even more alert and energetic than before.
That was how it felt for someone as vigorous as him. For someone Manager Chen's age, who was already a little weak and had a little white rabbit on the side, the effect would probably be even more intense, right?
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