Traveling through the Eighth Five-Year Plan: Starting from selling fruit at a stall

Chapter 35 Can't Eat Grapes Says Grapes Are Sour

When Ling Yue used to sell fruit in the streets, she often came to the department store with a burden.

The flow of people here is large, the products are more complete, and the fruit is sold better.

She usually only comes here in the afternoon, and there are not so many stalls at the door, so it looks relatively deserted, but the flow of people is not low.

At that time, I had inquired about it, and there were quite a few small vendors here in the morning, and the things they sold were even more varied.

But there is one thing, the stalls here are all rented out on a fixed basis, and there is no such thing as who comes first.

Knowing the situation here, Ling Yue took Tongtong and Zhaodi with them, and arrived here before six o'clock. After asking several people, they found a place to set up the stall.

It wasn't until 07:30 that Ji Zhongqiu slowly came over.

Ji Zhongqiu came to the booth and complained: "Sister, why did you come so early, making my trip useless."

Ling Yue giggled, "Yo, I forgot about you."

Look at my own memory, I promised him to come to my house yesterday, but today I only want to come over to set up a stall early, and forget about it.

Fortunately, Ji Zhongqiu didn't care, and said to her in a low voice: "Sister, I've made an agreement with my aunt, let's see when it's convenient for you."

Ling Yue was stunned for a second, and then realized that he was referring to the radio.

"It's convenient now."

"Then you come with me."

She was overjoyed immediately, handed over the stall and Tongtong to Chen Zhaodi, and followed Ji Zhongqiu into the department store.

Ji Zhongqiu took her to a secluded corner, and said with some embarrassment: "Sister, although my aunt can talk here, there is still one thing I have to remind you."

He looked very cautious. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he stretched out five fingers and said, "My aunt said, she wants so much, but the price can be discounted for you."

Having been in the mall for so many years, Ling Yue understood in seconds.

"Well, is there any stock?"

"Yes," Ji Zhongqiu nodded affirmatively, and then reminded worriedly: "Sister, I'm talking about 50 yuan. Are you really willing to pay the 50 yuan for the benefits?"

"Of course I'm willing to pay, I don't want to line up!"

Ling Yue immediately made a decision. In order to prevent Tongtong from being blindsided and insulted for nothing, she would pay no matter how expensive it was.

"I'll go buy a red envelope first, and wait for me."

The owner of the department store can sell red envelopes, and there is no need to go to other places.

After buying the red package with good money, Ling Yue asked, "Where is your aunt and when should we go find her?"

Ji Zhongqiu took her to a room on the second floor, and found He Yongling to explain his intentions. Before He Yongling could speak, Ling Yue handed over the prepared red envelope.

"Gu, this will trouble you."

He Yongling took the red envelope, asked Ling Yue what he wanted and the budget, and took them to the home appliance sales department. With a big wave of his hand, Ling Yue looked at the more than 500 yuan in his hand in exchange for one Peony brand dual-card medium-sized radio and a Gold Star [-]-inch black and white TV set.

Ling Yue asked about the price. This black and white TV set originally cost 430 yuan in the department store. He Yongling came forward and she took it for 110 yuan.

Although the discount was not great, it saved her a few dollars.

Counting the 50 yuan red envelopes handed out, she spent a total of 560 yuan to buy things that others might not be able to buy after queuing for two or three months.

It seemed that Ling Yue had lost money, but if she had to queue for two or three months to wait for that spot, it would be better to spend tens of dollars more to buy the spot.

As long as she doesn't line up, she thinks it's worth it, and it's not a loss.

With the help of Ji Zhongqiu, these two things were moved to the tricycle.

Tongtong jumped up when she saw the radio: "Mom, is this a radio?"

"Yes, this is a Peony brand dual-card radio. It can play and record songs, and you can also listen to the radio. I will play a song for you later."

Tongtong nodded excitedly.

A medium-sized dual-card recorder that can be plugged in or put in batteries.

Ling Yue bought two pairs of batteries on the spot and put them in, then unpacked a cassette, and soon the melody of "Penghu Bay" rang out in front of the booth.

The moment the melody sounded, it quickly attracted a wave of guests.

"Little girl, you can do it, it's the first time I see someone setting up a stall and playing a radio."

Ling Yue replied with a smile: "Ma'am, listen to more if you like. I have other tapes here."

"How much did you pay for this radio?"

"Not expensive..."

Seeing that Ling Yue was about to tell the price, Ji Zhongqiu quickly interrupted her: "Ma'am, this radio costs more than 100 yuan!"

The aunt's smile froze on her face, and she said embarrassingly: "You young people really don't know how to live, and you spend more than 100 yuan to buy it just to listen to songs."

Ling Yue's head was full of question marks.

Simply put, if you can't eat grapes, you can say grapes are sour.

"Penghu Bay" was broadcast quickly, and then "My Chinese Heart" sounded.

"I know this song!" an old man interjected, "I heard it was sung by a Hong Kong person at a gala last year."

"Spring Festival Gala, sung by Zhang Mingmin."

Ling Yue knows that TV is too expensive these days, and many people can only afford a black and white TV unless they work for a year without eating or drinking.

Unlike her, she can buy a TV and radio in just one month, and still has 500 yuan in the bank.

"Yes, it's him."

The uncle was soon immersed in the rhythm, and beat the beat involuntarily with his hands, and sang along:

"...The Great Wall of the Yangtze River, the Yellow Mountains and the Yellow River are very heavy in my heart."

"No matter when, no matter where, we are always close in our hearts."

It doesn't matter if the uncle sang, the people around him also sang along.

Ling Yue had no choice but to step back, pulling Tong Tong to stare at her goods.

It's not that she has a small belly, but if you don't pay close attention, there will always be people with dirty hands and feet who take advantage of the crowd.

With the help of the radio, Ling Yue's business is even better today than at the university.

Other people's booths are empty, but her booth is always crowded with people, and there seems to be no shortage of people.

It's just that Ling Yue doesn't like one thing - the people here are really good at bargaining!
She only sold an enamel cup for thirty cents each, but the other party offered twenty-five cents.

For a five yuan pen, the other party cut it in half, and said that the quality was not as good as that of the department store.

……

It's not like at the gate of the school. It seems that if you don't give them a few cents cheaper, the other party will not be willing to pay the money.

One did this, Ling Yue endured it.

Two or three of them did this, Ling Yue couldn't bear it,

Even if Ji Zhongqiu was on the sidelines, they couldn't suppress their enthusiasm for bargaining.

She simply asked Zhaodi to write a "Small business, no bargaining" sign and put it up in front of the booth, and they restrained themselves a bit.

But it's just restrained. When it's time to pay, some people even take a pair of stockings worth [-] yuan and throw down [-] cents: "I only have [-] cents in my hand. If you don't sell it, forget it."

He also looked at her provocatively.

What can Ling Yue do?
Don't sell it, she already wants to change careers, and the goods in her hand are also a burden.

Sell ​​it, she really feels too angry.

After a long time, Ling Yue's face no longer had the previous enthusiasm.

The whole person is sick, without the slightest energy.

After hastily eating a bowl of noodles at noon, the music on the radio finally faded away.

Ling Yue's spirit was shaken, the battery was going to run out, it depends on how long these four batteries can last.

After another hour or so, the radio finally stopped.

Hearing that there was no sound, the uncles and aunts were not happy, and they persuaded Ling Yue to buy a new pair of batteries and replace them.

"Big sister, it's out of battery, we're listening to it, go buy a new battery and replace it."

Ling Yue was negotiating the price with someone, so he ignored him.

"I said big sister, why do you ignore people, and you don't even say anything when you are asked to buy the right battery?"

Another aunt asked.

Ling Yue then turned around and said with a smile: "Ma'am, I'm busy, can you wait a little longer?"

(End of this chapter)