36. Partnership stalls
"Wan'er, we can't wait for customers to come to the door like this, they all buy tofu, not pastries, if this continues, they won't be able to sell it if they wait."
Xu Wenyuan often comes to the market alone to buy tofu, and he can be regarded as familiar with the road, so leaving him alone, Tong Xue is very relieved.
So Tong Xue picked up the basket containing the pastries, handed one to Xu Wan, took one herself, explained to Xu Wenyuan, and said to Xu Wan, "You carry the basket, follow me to another place to see." ”
Although Xu Wan didn't know what Tong Xue was going to do, she had become accustomed to listening to Tong Xue's instructions these days, and obediently followed Tong Xue out from behind, "Where are we going?" ”
Tong Xue walked around to see what everyone was selling, most of them were at what prices, and the last time she came was in a hurry, she didn't take a good look at this bazaar.
Hearing Xu Wan's doubts, Tong Xue said, "Go and see where the things sold are more expensive." ”
Xu Wan was a native in the end, and she knew much more than Tong Xue, so she pointed to the other end of the market and said, "Go to the west end of the market, the west end of the market used to be where the rich old men in the town lived, so the things at that end were more expensive." ”
The market usually runs through a street, and Tong Xue and her location are at the east end of the market, and it is really not easy to walk through this bustling crowd to the west.
However, in order to buy a good price for the chicken cake in her hand, Tong Xue felt that even if she was squeezed in front, she would have to walk, so she pulled Xu Wan and walked towards the west, "Let's go there." ”
Xu Wan was a little anxious, and hurriedly explained to Tong Xue, "Sister-in-law, the things in the west are expensive, but the stalls there are rented. ”
As long as you can buy it, it doesn't hurt to pay some rent, "Let's go and see first." ”
The more the two of them went to the west, the fewer people became, the things became more and more expensive, and the quality seemed to be getting better and better.
When she arrived at the Xitou Market, Tong Xue looked at the full stalls, and she couldn't even get off her feet, and her heart suddenly felt a little stuffy, even if the two of them held baskets, there was no place to put their feet.
Xu Wan looked at Tong Xue nervously, "Sister-in-law, what can I do?" ”
Tong Xue was also a little confused, but then figured it out, although this place said that it would be rented, but there were many rich people, and things could be sold, and some money would naturally prefer to spend money to rent a shop here, and it was normal that there were no vacancies.
Tong Xue pulled Xu Wan towards the entrance of the street and picked the best seat, the stall occupies a small area, but because it is rouge gouache and some small jewelry, it does not occupy a large area.
The stall was set up by a middle-aged woman, Tong Xue saw that she didn't have much business now, so she went up, "Eldest sister, look at your stall if you can give us a little bit, we will take two baskets, and it won't take up any space, how much is this stall, eldest sister, I will help you pay half." ”
The woman glanced at Tong Xue, then glanced at Tong Xue's basket, which was covered with cloth, and couldn't see what was inside, so she asked, "What are you selling?" ”
Tong Xue opened the basket and glanced at the woman, "It's nothing, it's just some home-made pastries, which won't take up too much space." The woman took one look, and then nodded, the pastry looked strangely good, and it should not affect her business.
In the west of this market, the rent here is such a small place, and it costs 20 wen a day, which is really not low, so there is a lot of business in this area.
But because she sells rouge gouache and some delicate jewelry, she will buy these rich girls' homes and don't like too crowded environments, so she refuses many people who come up to talk to her about partnership.
Looking at the thing Tong Xue sells, there is no taste, and there are only two baskets for two people, which really doesn't occupy an area, so he agreed, "You can come, this place is twenty wen a day, and we are half of us." ”
Xu Wan pouted and felt that it was a little uneconomical, after all, this person accounted for more than half of such a small stall, they only had two baskets, and it had been half a day, they had just come over, but they had to pay half of the money.
However, Tong Xue responded with a smile, "Thank you, eldest sister, I don't have any cash with me now, and when I sell the pastries, I will settle the money immediately." ”
Although the woman was dissatisfied when she heard Tong Xue's words, she frowned, but she still moved her things to the side, and Tong Xue hurriedly exposed a corner of the basket next to her.
Tong Xue accosted the woman beside her while moving, "Eldest sister, my surname is Tong, my husband's surname is Xu, and your surname is your surname." ”
When Mrs. Lu heard Tong Xue's words, she noticed that Tong Xue had already pulled the woman's hair in a bun, she just looked at the little girl's obvious appearance that had not yet opened, and thought that this was still a big girl, "My surname is Lu, you can just call me Mrs. Lu." ”
Tong Xue stood still and began to sell, "Delicious pastries, twenty pounds of good pastries." ”
As soon as Tong Xue's words fell, she heard a wonton seller next to her mercilessly sarcastic, "This little lady, you are selling it, but I have caught up with the trough cake, I want to make money and go crazy." ”
Xu Wan was very angry, their pastry was the only one with no semicolon, it couldn't be bought elsewhere, and it was better than the trough cake.
Tong Xue and Xu Wan just came over, so they naturally didn't know about the grievances.
Before they came, Mrs. Lu had already rejected several people who wanted to come to rent a place for partnership, but Mrs. Lu refused, and selling wontons was one of them.
Mrs. Lu doesn't really want to partner with food sellers, but there is still the most food in this market, after all, food is the sky at any time.
Especially the soup and water that sells wontons, if you don't pay attention, it will spill out, and the pot and bowl take up several times the space than Tong Xue and her two baskets.
It is naturally reasonable for Lu Niangzi to choose Tong Xue out of her own business considerations, but she was recorded by the wonton seller, so there was the one just now.
Tong Xue pretended not to hear it, shouted to herself, and shouted for most of the day, everyone came over, let alone Xu Wan, even Tong Xue was a little bubbling on her mouth.
At this time, a girl dressed up in a very luxurious manner came to Mrs. Lu's stall, dressed in silk, and she didn't look much like the people in their town.
Standing next to that young lady, there was a girl who looked like a maid, and her dress was also extraordinary, and Tong Xue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked like a fat sheep.