Chapter 11: Quality-Two Okra—the Gospel for Men!
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Chapter 11: Quality-Two Okra, a Blessing for Men!
Early in the morning, the strawberries and okra in the game had already ripened, splashes of red and green across the thirty plots of land.
Qin Lin immediately controlled his game character, harvested the crops, and placed them in the storage room. Then, with a thought, he entered the game himself.
Inside the storage room, the two crops had already been sorted.
Quality-One strawberries: 302 pounds.
Quality-Two strawberries: 2 pounds.
There was not much difference from before.
Okra: 1,500 pounds, quality one.
Okra: 4 pounds, quality two.
In other words, each plot yielded an average of more than sixty pounds of okra. If six plots were sold wholesale, this batch alone would bring in 9,000 yuan.
That was already more than he had earned from two batches of watermelons.
Qin Lin picked up a quality-one okra and then a quality-two one. The quality-two okra was visibly darker in color and larger in size.
Yet both displayed the same information:
[Okra: Quality One]
[This is a special crop with medicinal properties. Promotes lactation and regulates menstruation +1; improves urination +1; nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence +1.]
[Okra: Quality Two]
[This is high-quality okra with exceptionally powerful medicinal properties. Promotes lactation and regulates menstruation +2; improves urination +2; nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence +2.]
Qin Lin stared at the descriptions in surprise.
He had known that okra was highly nutritious, but this was the first time he had learned about its specific effects.
Promoting lactation and regulating menstruation probably meant that children could eat better and feel fuller, while women would become healthier as well.
Improving urination likely referred to situations where things did not flow smoothly—like a dripping faucet. This should help with that.
As for nourishing the kidneys and replenishing essence, there was no need to explain it. Every man understood. Along with its invigorating properties, this was practically a blessing from heaven for men.
And the effects of the quality-two okra had all reached +2.
Thinking of the +2 attributes of the quality-two watermelons and strawberries, Qin Lin wondered just how powerful the quality-two okra would be.
He left the game, washed up, and headed for the warehouse.
Whatever the case, he would first send the ripe strawberries to RT-Mart. He could also take the opportunity to promote the okra to Manager Chen.
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After delivering the 302 pounds of strawberries to the RT-Mart warehouse and having them weighed, Qin Lin entered the store’s office area and headed straight for Manager Chen’s office.
Just as he reached the door, a young woman dressed rather revealingly walked out from inside. A faint strawberry-colored mark was visible on her neck, and as she brushed past him, a peculiar scent still clung to her body.
Qin Lin gave an ambiguous smile.
Any man would recognize that scent. He had not expected Manager Chen to be quite so adventurous.
When Manager Chen saw Qin Lin, he invited him to sit at the tea table. While brewing tea, he asked, “Mr. Qin, you came so early. Have you received an answer about lowering the price of the watermelons?”
“I’ve stopped supplying watermelons for now, Manager Chen. I came today to discuss a new crop with you.” Qin Lin smiled as he placed a small bag of okra samples on the tea table.
“Okra!” Manager Chen blurted out instinctively.
He knew this stuff well. At home he had a tigress for a wife, while outside he kept a little white rabbit. Okra was a regular part of his diet.
When a man needed replenishment, he had to supplement himself in every possible way.
Qin Lin smiled. “The new crop is okra, Manager Chen.”
“Mr. Qin, what’s your wholesale price? If it’s too high, I won’t be able to explain it to my superiors.” Manager Chen spoke with a hint of implication. Naturally, he meant that Qin Lin should give him enough room in the price for him to skim some profit.
He was extremely satisfied with his partnership with Qin Lin. The wholesale prices were low, the goods sold easily, and he could sell them for more than ordinary produce. That meant plenty of profit for him, while the supermarket executives were satisfied as well.
Qin Lin understood perfectly and smiled. “Don’t worry, Manager Chen. I won’t put you in a difficult position. My wholesale price for the okra is six yuan per pound—definitely below the market price. I can supply more than 3,000 pounds a day.”
The moment Manager Chen heard the price, he declared decisively, “Mr. Qin, I’ll take all the okra you have.”
Was he joking? At only six yuan a pound, why would he refuse?
According to the latest information he had received, the wholesale price of okra in You City would rise to seven yuan per pound in a couple of days, and prices in Sand City would be even higher.
At six yuan a pound, Qin Lin was willing to sell. There was no reason for him not to take advantage of it.
Even if the You City branch could not consume all 3,000 pounds, the excess could be sent to Sand City. After all, the person in charge of both branches was the same. Whether the purchasing manager in Sand City was pleased or not was none of his concern.
If he had the ability, he could find a source like this himself.
Qin Lin smiled as well. “All right. I’ll deliver the okra to you in batches today.”
Manager Chen beamed. “Mr. Qin, why don’t you add another fifty cents per pound to the invoice price? Let your brother here earn a little hardship money.”
Qin Lin nearly rolled his eyes at that.
Hardship money?
An extra fifty cents per pound meant 1,500 yuan on 3,000 pounds. Add another two yuan per pound to the strawberries, and that was more than 1,200 yuan.
Sitting in an office, playing with women, and earning more than 2,700 yuan from him in a single day just by signing a few documents—not to mention whatever he made from everyone else—who knew how much money he brought in daily?
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That was hardship?
Who would not want to suffer like that?
Still, after receiving the answer he wanted, Qin Lin left.
By evening, the strawberries and okra had ripened again. There were more than 1,500 pounds of okra, including another six pounds of quality-two produce.
That brought his total stock of quality-two okra to ten pounds.
After delivering the day’s strawberries and okra to RT-Mart and settling the accounts with Manager Chen, the payment arrived soon afterward.
The strawberries amounted to 605 pounds, bringing in 18,150 yuan. The okra amounted to 3,000 pounds, bringing in 18,000 yuan.
He had earned a total of 36,150 yuan that day, bringing him close to breaking 40,000 yuan in daily income.
The balance on his bank card had reached 242,237 yuan.
Qin Lin was in an excellent mood. After returning home, he thought of the quality-two okra.
He went into his room, entered the game, took out two pounds of quality-two okra, and then went to the kitchen, where his mother, Lin Fen, was cooking.
“Mom, cook this okra later.”
Lin Fen frowned as she looked at it. “Little Lin, you and Mo Qing are still young, but you should exercise some restraint. Otherwise, even eating this stuff won’t make up for it.”
Qin Lin felt somewhat embarrassed. “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 try it myself.”
This was also a way of revealing a little of what he had been doing, so that his mother would not worry when he brought home a large sum of money later.
“It’s good that you’ve found a way into the wholesale business. You can earn a little extra.” Lin Fen did not press him further. She knew her son had always been strong-minded. If he wanted to do something, he had surely thought it through.
Besides, all she could do was watch the shop and haggle with customers. She could not offer much advice about business.
Lin Fen blanched the two pounds of okra with pickled vegetables. It tasted excellent. Qin Lin had never been disappointed by his mother’s cooking.
He felt nothing immediately after eating the quality-two okra. But as time passed and it was digested, he was surprised to feel a warm, comfortable sensation spreading through his lower back.
The +2 effect of nourishing the kidneys and replenishing essence seemed particularly obvious.
Yet after digesting it overnight, Qin Lin was in a miserable state the following morning.
He had been standing at attention all morning.
Still, when he got up, he felt more energetic than ever.
And this was coming from someone as vigorous as him. For a man of Manager Chen’s age, who was already somewhat deficient and kept a little white rabbit on the side, the effects after eating it would surely be even more intense.
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