Chapter 179 White Lotus Sister appears (second update)
Early in the morning, several employees arrived on time for work, and upon seeing everyone present, Factory Manager Zhou asked everyone to start working.
Due to the high daily production, the demand for fresh peppers purchased each day was also substantial. Because of this, Old Su Guaizi, along with Su Peng, stopped going down to the villages to buy them and instead went directly to the various towns to purchase.
They would go to whichever town had a market day and thus could buy several hundred pounds of peppers each day.
The price offered by their family was higher than others, and they also had stricter quality requirements than other buyers.
"Hey, pepper buyers, how much do you pay per pound for peppers?" A rural woman with an average appearance and a face covered in pockmarks, carrying a basket of peppers, approached them.
The woman was dressed in a floral shirt, her hair tied up carelessly with a few bangs hanging over her forehead, casually addressing Old Su Guaizi.
"Two and a half dimes," Old Su Guaizi replied after seeing someone approaching.
Other places were offering two dimes, but since he was stricter, he charged an extra five cents.
"Weigh mine and see how much there is," said the woman, handing her basket to Old Su Guaizi.
Old Su Guaizi looked through the basket and found barely any rotten or unripe ones, and weighed them: "Thirteen pounds."