Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 158 Express Delivery

The next day, Xia Shiyu drove to town with the packed grapes. Their town was just an ordinary small town, with underdeveloped transportation and commerce, but it was indeed very convenient to send packages there.

She followed the address she had asked for yesterday and found a newly opened courier store.

Xia Shiyu walked into the store after seeing the name "Speedy Express".

There was a person sitting in the store, wearing a regular hoodie and playing games, looking a bit like an e-sports youth.

After Xia Shiyu walked in, the man looked up, put down his phone, stood up, and asked, "Hello, are you here to send a package?"

Xia Shiyu nodded, "Yes, and I'm here to discuss cooperation. I contacted you on my phone yesterday."

He Zhou suddenly realized, "Oh, it's Boss Xia, right? I didn't know you before, so I didn't recognize you. Please come in and have a seat."

Xia Shiyu did not refuse and sat down in the seat next to him.

"Mr. He, I'm here to discuss a cooperation on express delivery business. Sister Wen told me that you want to develop your business here. I recently opened an online store, and I'll probably have a lot of express delivery business in the future, so I wanted to discuss it with you."

He Zhou nodded, "Xia Wen mentioned this to me before. As you can see, it's still in its early stages, but you don't need to worry about the express delivery and freight aspects. Safety, quality, and speed are all guaranteed, and I can also offer a lower price."

Xia Shiyu nodded and asked the question she was most concerned about.

"How much can you offer for the delivery? My deliveries are mainly fresh fruits and vegetables, and the transportation needs to be fast to prevent them from spoiling easily."

After thinking for a moment, Hezhou finally stated the price: "The first pound is five yuan, and each additional pound is only two yuan. For remote areas, it will cost an extra two yuan. As for delivery time, the farthest place will only take three or four days at most."

After hearing this, Xia Shiyu thought about it for a moment and realized that the price was indeed very good.

When sending a package by courier, the price quoted by the courier company is usually 8 to 15 yuan for the first kilogram and 2 to 5 yuan for each additional kilogram. So this price for the first kilogram is already considered a discount.

But the price still needed to be negotiated. Xia Shiyu asked, "Could you offer a further discount?"

He Zhou smiled wryly after hearing this, "Boss Xia, my business has just opened, and I really can't offer such a low price. The price I just gave you was already my bottom line. Business is tough these days."

Seeing Xia Shiyu's regretful expression, he added, "However, it's not impossible to lower the price further, but Mr. Xia, you need to have a sufficient number of orders. How many orders do you have now?"

Hearing this, Xia Shiyu really didn't know what to say. She shook her head and said, "Business has just started, and we've only had a few orders so far."

He Zhou sighed, "You see, our business has only just begun, so this is the price we can only offer for now. But if you get more orders later, Mr. Xia, I can lower the price by one or two yuan."

Xia Shiyu figured that if the number of orders really increased later, a price reduction of 1 to 2 yuan per order would be very cheap, and this price was really good.

Her main goal is to offer some discounts to customers, since she won't be offering free shipping in the future. The only way to offer free shipping is to raise the price, but she plans to keep the price the same for easy calculation.

She nodded, "Then let's agree on this price, Mr. He. It'll be fine for now. I hope we can do business together."

"Pleasant to work with."

After discussing the collaboration, Xia Shiyu was about to start sending out packages.

Hezhou asked, "Where are your grapes? I'll come and help you bring them in."

Xia Shiyu pointed outside, "It's in the carriage outside mine. Thank you, Mr. He."

"Okay," He Zhou nodded and went out, where he saw a tricycle parked next to his shop.

He thought to himself, "People who work in agriculture are indeed very down-to-earth."

He helped carry the grapes down, and they were surprisingly heavy.

After the two brought the grapes in, Xia Shiyu took out two bunches separately and said, "Boss Laihe gave these to you separately. Try my grapes too."

Hezhou was somewhat flattered, "I didn't expect to get a share."

Xia Shiyu smiled, "Yes, yes, after all, we'll be business partners in the future, so it wouldn't be right to come see you empty-handed."

"Thank you, Boss Xia."

After Hezhou finished speaking, he started packing the express packages with everyone.

Xia Shiyu also helped with the packing, asking, "Haven't you hired any employees yet?"

He Zhou nodded, "We haven't invited them yet, since the store just opened. They can start working in the next day or two."

"it is good"

After processing all the packages, Xia Shiyu took photos and entered them one by one. She felt that if the volume of shipments increased in the future, she might have to hire a customer service representative, otherwise online shopping was quite complicated and would affect her usual vegetable gardening.

After recording all the messages, she said goodbye to Hezhou and left.

"Then I'll be going, goodbye Mr. He."

After Xia Shiyu left, He Zhou also sat down to rest. As he sat in the recliner, his gaze fell on the grapes on the table.

His curiosity was piqued, so he stood up, took half a bunch of grapes, and washed them. He had been wondering what the grapes would taste like when he packed them up, and now he could finally try them.

After washing the grapes, he put them in his mouth. The first thing he bit into was the grape skin, which did not affect the taste at all. Underneath was sweet and juicy flesh.

"Mmm, delicious, so delicious."

He Zhou's eyes lit up as he ate, and he couldn't help but take another bite or two, one or two more, eating without even looking up.

When he reached into the bowl and found nothing, he realized that the washed grapes had already been eaten.

"It's absolutely delicious!" he exclaimed, while also having even higher expectations for his future business dealings with Xia Shiyu.

These grapes are so delicious that once you've tasted them, you'll want to come back for more. I'm sure there will be a steady stream of orders coming in.

After returning home, Xia Shiyu was finally able to put her mind at ease and could focus on shipping orders.

The packages are packaged and sent to each buyer.

He waited anxiously, checking the software for logistics updates every now and then, and now he felt regret.

When he first got the contact information, he saw that the goods could only be shipped via WeChat, which made him suspicious and afraid that it was a scam, so he waited and saw.

He waited several more days to see what would happen, and only after seeing the message Bubble posted in the group did he realize that the grapes might actually be effective.

Now that the store is open, he can buy directly from it.

However, the store uses regular logistics, which doesn't arrive quickly, causing him to check the logistics information 800 times a day.

It wasn't until the third day that I received news that the package had arrived.