BXBX NOVEL Chapter 382 - The Effect of Peanut Oil
Chapter 382: The Effect of Peanut Oil
Translator: Lonelytree
‘The Gong family had been in Taoyuan Village for so long, but the villagers only knew that they had come from a big city to recuperate.
As for what city, no one except Xiao Lingyu knew. Although the Xiao Family was curious, they never asked. After all, if they wanted to tell, they would tell.
However, now that they managed to sell 500 catties of peanut oil for 660,000 RMB, it made Xiao Lingyun very curious.
Gong Tianhao didn’t hide anything. He just said very calmly, “Those peanut oils were sold to the capital.”
“ah, it’s the capital!” When the Xiao family heard that it was the capital, they were indeed a little surprised.
“That’s right. It’s the capital.” Gong Tianhao nodded and said, “We’re from the capital. I’m a businessman from the capital.”
Businessman? This was the first time the Xiao Family heard about Gong Tianhao’s real identity. However, the fact that a family from the capital had come to this remote mountain village to recuperate was still quite unbelievable. After all, it was at least 2000 km from Taoyuan Village to Beijing.
Furthermore, Taoyuan Village was not famous. They didn’t even have electricity until a few years ago. So how did Gong Tianhao and his grandfather find this place?
“Lhave a small influence in Beijing’s business world,” Gong Tianhao said humbly. “My friends gave me face and bought the peanut oil.”
Xiao Lingyu, who knew Gong Tianhao’s background, twitched the corner of her mouth.
If the richest man in a country only had a small influence, then who had a big influence? The big bosses in the capital naturally had to give him face.
The Xiao family was both familiar and unfamiliar with the capital.
Familiar because Beijing was China’s capital.
Unfamiliar because they had only heard of it but had never been there.
However, they could imagine the prosperity of the place. There were many rich people there. Therefore, it made sense that the peanut oil could be sold for 1000 RMB per catty in the capital.
Gong Tianhao explained it so simply, and the Xiao family accepted it very calmly.
Xiao Lingyu, “…” You people accept it just like that? There’s no other question?
She was a little speechless.
However, she didn’t want to explain either.
The peanuts and soybeans were already gone. The six Mu of land was suddenly empty.
For normal farmland, they wouldn’t repeat the same planting. For example, if they had planted peanuts in the previous season, they wouldn’t plant peanuts again in the next second. If they did, the peanut harvest would be small, and the plants would get sick easily. With the spring water, Xiao Lingyu
didn’t have this problem. However, she didn’t want to use the spring water to avoid suspicion.
Instead, she swapped the two plots for planting. The plot used for peanuts was now used for soybeans and vice versa.
The Xiao Family had more people now, but they had more things to do. They had six mountains to work on. Naturally, Xiao Lingyu also hired people to work the six Mus of land.
On top of that, Xiao Lingyu had prepared two extra mountain plots to grow peanuts and soybeans between the fruit trees.
The small mountain had around 1000 Mus of land while the largest had three to four thousand Mus.
Xiao Lingyu chose two medium-sized mountains to plant peanuts and soybeans. They were about a thousand Mus each.
Xiao Lingyu picked the smallest mountain to plant medicinal herbs, such as honeysuckle and ginseng, Since this small mountain was used to plant medicinal herbs, Xiao Lingyu didn’t develop it on a large scale like the other mountains. She only developed a small area at the foot of the mountain to start a
small vegetable farm.
After all, medicinal herbs had to be grown wild. This also meant that the villagers were forbidden to enter this mountain to harvest the herbs.
Xlao Lingyu planted various common crops on the remaining hills. For example, red beans, sweet potatoes, yams, and so on.
For the area near the summits, Xiao Lingyu would grow some regional fruits.
‘There was a reason why Xiao Lingyu planted peanuts and beans in large quantities.
For the peanuts, Xiao Lingyu planned to both sell the oil and the peanuts. Of course, this was not because Gong Tianhao managed to sell the peanut oil at 1000 RMB per catty. It was because Xiao Lingyu saw the huge potential market in it.
Her crops were high-end. The more expensive they were, the more the rich people liked them. Plus, she had confidence in the quality of her products.
As for the soybeans, Xiao Lingyu wanted to use them to expand the business of the Xiao Family.
Soybeans could be made into tofu, dried tofu, and so on. Her family would benefit in the future.
Many people were hired by Xiao Lingyu. They went from mountain to mountain. They were very busy. The villagers liked this because it meant that there was money to be earned.
The loan Xiao Lingyu got from the bank flowed out like water. The days passed by peacefully.
Li Yuanhang had been a little troubled recently.
Why?
Because many people came to him to ask for peanut oil.
It was really a turn of events.
In the beginning, when he was going around selling peanut oil, many people in the industry secretly laughed at him.
He was the special assistant of the President of the Imperial Group, but he was actually personally marketing peanut oil. It was ludicrous.
But now, it had not been that long since then, but people were constantly contacting him, wanting to buy more peanut oil from him.
Why?
Because they had finished the peanut oil they bought from him.
For an ordinary family, they would use the peanut oil that was bought at 1000 RMB per catty sparingly. They could make it last for months. However, who was Li Yuanhang’s clientele? They were rich and noble. They ate like emperors. Therefore, the peanut oil they got from Li Yuanhang was gone ina
matter of days.
Their chefs swapped back to normal cooking oil, the imported kind, which cost a lot. However, these people tasted the difference immediately. The dishes cooked with the new oil tasted like dirt.
At first, they thought their chefs had failed them, so there was a firing spree. However, even with a new chef, the problem persisted.
‘What was wrong with them? Were they sick? Why else wouldn’t they consume the dishes?
With the suspicion of illness, many people rushed to the hospital to get VIP treatments. The doctors told them that they were in perfect health.
Therefore, the lack of appetite was not physical but psychological.
Psychological? They went to visit the psychiatrists, but they were not diagnosed with anything.
They were fine both physically and mentally. So what caused their lack of appetite?
At this moment, the chef carefully reminded them, “Sir, Madam, I’m afraid it’s because of the cooking oil.”
“Ah?” Mr. Zhu and Madam Zhu were confused.
“Cooking oil? What cooking oil? Haven’t we been using high-grade cooking oil from overseas?” Madam Zhu asked in puzzlement.
The chef explained, “Sir, Madam, that is true. But after Sir brought back the ten catties of peanut oil, we had been using that. We used that for about two days. Now that the peanut oil ran out, we switched back to the normal cooking oil.”
Having said this, the chef closed his eyes as if he was reminiscing for a while before continuing, “When that peanut oil was poured out, the fragrance overflowed. It was truly the most fragrant cooking oil I’ve ever worked with.
“On top of that, the dishes cooked with this oil are shiny, but they are not greasy. They taste sweet.”
Mr. and Mrs. Zhu, “…” Are you talking about cooking oil or love?
But they recalled that the food for the past two foods was really scrumptious.
“So, Mr. and Mrs. Zhu, I think the biggest reason why you lost your appetite is because of the oil.” The chef concluded.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhu suddenly became silent.
The chef added, “Sir, where did you get the peanut oil? I’ll go buy some right now.”
“Imperial Group,” Mr. Zhu suddenly said.
“Where is that?” The chef was confused.
Mr. Zhu took a deep breath and said, “You don’t have to go. Even if you do, you won’t get to buy the oil.”
“Ah?” The chef was instantly puzzled.
‘Mr. Zhu said again, “I bought the peanut oil from Imperial Group’s Li Yuanhang.” He paused. He thought of something and asked, “Oh, right, Xia Zheng, you used to cook with imported cooking oil, right?”
“Yes, sir,” the chef replied.
“How much do they cost?” Mr. Zhu asked.
“Oh, it’s 300 M per catty,” The chef answered truthfully.
“300 M. If converted into RMB, that would be 2400 RMB per catty.” When Mr. Zhu figured that out, his heart was stuck.
Earlier, when Li Yuanhang promoted peanut oil, many people complained about the price.
Now, he realized he had been using cooking oil which was far more expensive. And the food cooked using this more expensive oil was something they couldn’t bring themselves to eat.
At this time, Mrs. Zhu asked with a smile, “Then how much does the peanut oil you bought from Special Assistant Li cost?”
“1,000 per catty,” Mr. Zhu said with a smile.
“That’s not expensive at all,” Mrs. Zhu complained, “Why didn’t you buy more? You only bought ten catties. That’s gone in a few days.”
‘Mr. Zhu was helpless when his wife lost her temper. “Madam, it’s not my fault. Li Yuanhang suddenly called us to buy some peanut oil. Most of us only bought ten catties to give him face.”
“Sir, didn’t you smell the peanut oil when you bought it?” The chef asked curiously, “This kind of peanut oil smells better than any cooking oil.” On that point alone, he should have bought more.
Of course, he didn’t say this aloud out of respect for Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu knew what his chef implicated. His face darkened, and he said a little embarrassedly, “How would I know? I’ve never purchased cooking oil before. We did smell the fragrance, but I thought our normal cooking oil is better.”
The chef, ”
Mrs. Zhu, “…”
So, it was really not his fault.
Mrs. Zhu said at this time, “Is Special Assistant Li still selling the peanut oil? You need to go and buy more.”
Mr. Zhu shook his head and said, “I heard that he only has 500 catties of oil for sale. When he was down to the last five catties, there was even a bidding war. In the end, it was Director Zhang of Hall International Trading Company who bought it for 20,000 RMB.”
“AH, 20,0002” Hearing this price, even Mrs. Zhu was surprised.
“That’s right.” Mr. Zhu nodded and said, “I wonder if Li Yuanhang still has more stock.”
At this moment, Mrs. Zhu suddenly asked, “But where did Special Assistant Li get the peanut oil? Why did he start selling them? Why does he have limited stock?”
Mr. Zhu, “…”
He wanted to know too.
At this time, Mr. Zhu stood up, picked up his suit, and walked out.
“Where are you going?” Mrs. Zhu asked.
“Tm going to Imperial Group to look for Li Yuanhang and see if there’s any peanut oil left,” Mr. Zhu replied as he walked away.
Mrs. Zhu, “…”
“This is quite unbelievable that Sir is personally going to buy peanut oil.’ The chef thought.
Mr. Zhu drove to Imperial Group and reported his name at the front desk. After getting permission, he went directly to Li Yuanhang’s office.
However, when Mr. Zhu arrived there, there were already many business bigwigs surrounding Li Yuanhang.
“What is happening? Mr. Zhu looked puzzled.
“Aiya, Chairman Zhu is here too?”A middle-aged man who looked like Maitreya Buddha greeted Mr. Zhu.
“Chairman Peng!” Mr. Zhu greeted politely, but his eyes were looking at the crowd.
Chairman Peng smiled and asked, “Mr. Zhu, are you here to buy peanut oil too?”
Mr. Zhu, “…”
So these people are all here to buy peanut oil?