Reborn 1980 Farming fortune

Chapter 11 Selling Dried Fruits

On the 25th day of the lunar calendar, there is a market in the town. Fang Qiuhua took advantage of the good weather two days ago to slice and dry the fruits at home, and prepare to sell them in the market.

In order to save some money, the mother and daughter set off before dawn and arrived in the town after walking for more than three hours. By the time they reached the street of the market, there were already a lot of people.

The good spots in the market had been taken up long ago, and the mother and daughter were tired from walking a long time ago. Looking at the vast crowd, they looked at each other, feeling a little helpless.

"Mom, sit down first, I'll go to the front to see if there is any free space." After Tang Gumeng finished speaking, he plunged into the crowd.

Not far away, Tang Gumeng saw a stall, the owner of which was an old man, selling vegetables.Maybe it came early, and the lot it occupied was not bad. Many of them were sold out, and some of the stalls were already vacant.

Tang Gumeng had a plan in mind, walked over, reached out and picked up a cabbage: "Grandpa, you came here quite early! The vegetables have sold out a lot."

"My house is very close, and we will be there in half an hour. If the stalls are sold out early, we can go to the stage to listen to a play." After finishing speaking, the old man took a sharp puff of dry tobacco, let out a muffled cough, and exhaled smoke rings.

"That's right, I heard that the theater troupe invited this year is quite famous." Tang Gumeng stopped fiddling with the dishes, and squatted down to chat with the old man.

"Really? I haven't heard of this, so I have to buy it quickly and go to listen to it." The old man adjusted the vegetables on the stall a few times, raised his head and yelled: "Vegetables for sale~, freshly picked coming down~"

Tang Guyeng took the opportunity to ask: "Grandpa, your booth is quite big, and there is a lot of space left. This booth costs a lot, and it would be a waste to be empty!"

"I brought a lot of things, and this position is just enough. But now I have sold a lot, and it looks a little empty." The old man talked about his record today, a little proud.

"Grandpa, this stall is empty, why don't you lend it to me?" Tang Gumeng didn't make any fuss anymore, and directly stated his intention: "Don't worry, I will give you money if I take up your space." Yes, how about the two cents booth fee?"

The old man looked Tang Gumeng up and down, and smiled: "You little girl is very shrewd, no wonder you come up and chat with me, every time you talk about grandpa."

When Tang Gumeng heard this meaning, it should be possible, but he was not in a hurry: "This is also because grandpa is a good person. If it were someone else, he would not talk to me."

"Okay", the old man was also straightforward and agreed, but seeing that Tang Gumeng was alone and didn't bring anything, he asked a lot: "The booth is for you, and there is such a big space, is it enough for you?"

"Enough, enough, thank you!" Tang Gumeng thanked, and hurriedly got up: "We just have a basket, where my mother is, I will go find her."

After finishing speaking, he ran away in a hurry.

After walking a few steps, I saw Fang Qiuhua, who was squeezed in the crowd.

"Mom, I've found a place." Tang Gumeng came over and reached out to take Fang Qiuhua's back basket.

Fang Qiuhua didn't give the basket to Tang Gumeng, but asked, "Where is it? Let's go there. We can go shopping after shopping early."

Tang Gumeng led the way, and when he arrived at the stall, the old man had already cleared out an open space.

"Mom, this is the old man's stall, lend us a piece of land, and just pay two cents for the stall fee," Tang Gumeng explained to Fang Qiuhua.

Fang Qiuhua looked at the crowd nearby, it was quite lively, so he didn't care about the two cents.

"Master, thank you," Fang Qiuhua thanked, put down the basket, took out the scale, and sat down beside him.

Fang Qiuhua and Tang Gumeng were buying goods for the first time, and looked at the pedestrians walking around, so they were embarrassed to speak.

The old man saw him, and said with a smile: "You are not good at selling goods, no matter how good you are, you have to let people know, you have to learn how to yell."

After finishing speaking, he gave the mother and daughter a slap in the face: "I bought vegetables~ Fresh beans and Chinese cabbage are here~"

Fang Qiuhua usually doesn't speak loudly, although there is an example from the old man, he still can't let go.

Tang Gumeng didn't have too many scruples, and he said in a dignified manner: "The dried fruit is sold, and the dried fruit dried at home is clean, hygienic and delicious. Don't miss it when you pass by."

The voice was quite loud, but it was not particularly obvious even though it was mixed in with the traffickers around.

"This girl has guts," the old man boasted, "Just yelling like that, there will be someone later."

Tang Gumeng worked harder now, yelled for a while, but seeing no effect, he simply stood up and went to solicit customers on the road: "Sister, come and see our dried fruit, it can be eaten as a snack or soaked in water to drink."

"Don't don't."

"Auntie, our dried fruit is sweet and crisp, very delicious."

"Auntie, do you want to eat dried fruit?"

After waiting for a long time, everyone went to the booth to have a look. When Tang Gumeng was a little disappointed, a lady came over.

He took a dried fruit from Tang Guyeng's hand, tasted it and asked, "How do you sell this dried fruit?"

"Five cents a catty"

The woman clicked her tongue: "A catty of fruit costs only three cents, and your dried fruit costs five cents, which is too expensive."

"Auntie, that's not how the bill is calculated. The dried fruit is more expensive, but it has no moisture and is not weighed. The same weight weighs a lot. Besides, we also use human time to dry the dried fruit. These are all costs."

"You don't need money to buy the fruits in the countryside, you just hang them in the sun. Why do you need such a high cost? It's too expensive, so it's cheaper."

Tang Gumeng saw that the woman was willing to buy it, so she took the trouble to introduce it, but she was a little too stingy, and she was reluctant to pay for it if she wanted to buy it.

Fang Qiuhua also saw that the woman wanted to sell it. Indeed, the fruit was sliced ​​and dried at home. It didn't take too much trouble. Fang Qiuhua wanted to lower the price.But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was stopped by Tang Guyeng.

"Auntie, this fruit tree is not mature, the fruit grows on the tree, and it will not appear in our house for no reason, so it doesn't cost money."

The woman picked up a piece and chewed it in her mouth: "Little girl, I am also from the countryside. You can't fool me. There are fruit trees everywhere in the countryside. Just pick them when they are in season. How can they be used?" get the money."

Tang Gumeng smiled: "Auntie also knows that this fruit needs to be picked by people, so does it require manpower? I have to pick this fruit from the tree. After picking, slice it and dry it, it takes a lot of effort. The price is very fair."

"Okay, okay, it's so expensive, I didn't buy it, I wanted to take care of your business." The woman couldn't help Tang Gumeng, she flung her sleeves and left.

When the two were talking, they were standing outside the stall, and the woman's tone was a little anxious, and some spectators gathered around.

(End of this chapter)