Li Long had deliberately set Ke Youmu a test. He wanted to see whether this young Uyghur man with an Eastern Henan accent could get him such a large quantity of meat in just three days.
Somewhat to Li Long's surprise, Ke Youmu brought over the first load of boneless beef and mutton the following afternoon.
Although the load weighed only four or five hundred kilograms, it amply demonstrated how seriously Ke Youmu took this business and that he was capable of handling the order.
"I went to the Old Street market at noon to ask. The current wholesale prices are one yuan ninety for mutton and two yuan ten for beef," Ke Youmu reported to Li Long. "Shall we settle at those prices?"
"Sure," Li Long said. "Like I said, we'll go by the market price."
Everyone had more or less finished the cheap beef and mutton they had bought in winter. Few households had refrigerators these days, so they couldn't keep fresh meat, which made it more expensive than in winter.
That was normal.
Ke Youmu and Li Long weighed the meat, and Li Long paid cash without delay.
With over one thousand yuan in hand, Ke Youmu immediately relaxed. He had actually been a little worried that Li Long would wait until all the beef and mutton had been delivered before settling the bill. That would have made things rather difficult for him.
He hadn't expected Li Long to pay on the spot. That eliminated his problem completely.
He happily shook hands with Li Long and left with the vehicle, heading back to carry on working. He had told Li Long that tomorrow afternoon's delivery would exceed a tonne.
Only Sister Yang was there with Li Long, but fortunately, the others lived nearby. The meat had arrived