Chapter 23: Tasting

A cart full of crimson and translucent plums immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding vendors. These vendors have been setting up stalls on this street for some years, and they have seen all kinds of fruits, but they have never seen such a big plum. In the afternoon, when there were few people, the vendors were not busy, and when they saw something new on the market, they threw down their stalls and gathered around.

"Little brother, where did you get this plum?" The fruit vendor at the northeast corner of the intersection asked.

"Grown by a relative." Zhong Huan's words blocked the other party's idea of wanting to buy goods.

Peng Lei was a little familiar when he heard Zhong Huan's words, and suddenly remembered that Zhong Huan had also told Jia Jia that he had relatives who wanted to sell fruits, and asked Jia Jia if he would accept it. It seems that the relative Zhong Huan said at that time was his master, and he only said that he was a relative for the sake of secrecy. In this way, Zhong Huan and him, a master master, have known each other for a long time, and it is not that a master suddenly popped up, so it should be more reliable. With this kind of thought, Peng Lei has already believed ten percent of Zhong Huan's fictitious master.

"Friend, how much do you sell for this plum?" A few tall men selling cake cuts next to him also came over and asked in a foreign accent.

"Twenty-five." Peng Lei replied for Zhong Huan.

"One tael or one catty?" Another man who sells cut cakes asked.

The method of these cake cutting parties to buy and sell is to quote a low price of 10 yuan when someone asks for a price, which makes people mistakenly think that it is 10 yuan a catty. After the cake is cut, the buyer is told that it is ten yuan a tael, and a piece of cake can be sold for hundreds of yuan. The buyer found out that he was fooled and wanted a theory, and a group of cake cutters rushed up with cake cutting knives, saying that the cut cake that had been cut could not be returned, and also falsely accused the buyer of not hearing the price clearly. When ordinary people see that the cake cutting party is violent, or because of face, they think they are unlucky, pay the money and leave. It is precisely because of this kind of history that the cake cutter will ask carefully when buying things, so as not to be hacked by others using the same means.

"A pound, of course. We're selling plums, not cut cakes. Zhong Huan looked down on this kind of person who deceived good and feared evil, and couldn't help but sarcastically say to them.

"Twenty-five pounds is also very expensive. Other people's families only cost five dollars a catty. You're so dark! Why don't you rob a bank! "The one who sells cut cakes is not good at stubble, and when he heard Zhong Huan's sarcasm, he naturally did not fall behind.

Of course, Zhong Huan and Peng Lei know that the price of Universe One is higher than the market price, and they get what they pay for! But they didn't expect to be scolded by the seller of cutting cakes, and they were almost laughed at angrily. If you want to be black, who can compare to the cake-cutting party? Are they embarrassed to say anything about others? This is no longer a matter of 50 steps and 100 steps, this is 100 steps and 50 steps!

"Is a five-dollar plum as big as ours? Is there a sweet one of us? Things are different, prices are naturally different. Let's just say that the cut cake you sell is bigger and sweeter than our plums, and the price is even more expensive. Do you think that's the truth? ”

Peng Lei was worried that Zhong Huan and the cake cutting party would argue, so he took over the conversation. He compares plums and cut cakes together, implying that cut cakes are more expensive and black than plums, but in language, he cleverly detours, so that the cake cutters can touch a soft nail, and at the same time, he has to admit that he is right.

Other vendors and some passers-by first heard Peng Lei's offer, and they also felt that plums were a little expensive. But now compared with the cut cake, this plum really looks a lot more genuine.

"Little brother, it's true that your plum is big. But it's hard to say whether it's sweet or not, whether it's delicious or not. Some fruits ripened by chemical fertilizers are not delicious, and no one buys them when they are expensive. ”

The fruit seller saw that the cake cutter was clumsy and speechless, and was blocked by Peng Lei, so he began to talk. Because he felt that this Universe No. 1 plum was a great threat to his business. Most people don't buy a lot of fruits at once, they buy one after eating. If all the customers buy these big plums, won't their fruit be easy to sell? So he naturally wanted to belittle this new variety of plums.

He had a point. Young man, can you taste this plum? If it's really as delicious as you say, I'll buy a pound and try it. A passing aunt asked.

"We also taste it, and we buy it if it's delicious."

There were five people in the cake-cutting party, and they came to the spirit as soon as they heard that someone wanted to taste it. This big plum is almost the same if it is not half a catty, and a person can have two catties when he tastes one. When the time comes, don't buy it after tasting it, and see what these two boys can do.

Peng Lei also made it difficult to hear that someone wanted to taste it, if it was a small fruit such as dates and hawthorn, it was not a big problem to taste one or two. It's not that ordinary plums can't be tasted, but such a big plum, if one person tastes one, won't it be a loss to grandma's house? But if you don't give people a taste, you can't prove that the plums are delicious. Peng Lei, who was in a dilemma, couldn't help but look at Zhong Huan.

Zhong Huan really didn't encounter this kind of problem when he sold peaches. It seems that the consumption level in the suburbs is indeed not comparable to that in the city center, and the customers who buy things are much more stingy. At present, if you don't let people taste it, you may not be able to open up sales, and you can't let people taste it casually, and those cake cutting parties are obviously here to take advantage.

After thinking for a moment, Zhong Huan had an idea and said to the middle-aged woman who wanted to buy plums: "Auntie, it's no problem to taste it." It's just that this plum hasn't been washed, I'll wash it for you. ”

After speaking, Zhong Huan asked Peng Lei to look at the car, picked up a plum by himself, and ran into a shopping mall not far away. Everyone waited for a while, and saw Zhong Huan coming out with a disposable paper tray in his hand, and the washed plums had been cut into small petals in the plate, and a toothpick was inserted on it.

"Come on! Everyone, try it, you're welcome! Zhong Huan smiled at everyone while holding the plate. He didn't just wash plums this time, but also bought fruit knives, paper plates, and toothpicks all at one time. Don't you just want to try it? It's all done in the supermarket.

Everyone had nothing to say when they saw Zhong Huan carefully calculating, so they picked up toothpicks and put plum meat in their mouths. Before the plum is eaten, a sweet smell of fruit enters the nose, and when the plum is eaten in the mouth, the mouth is full of sweetness.

"That's good! Weigh me four. ”

The aunt, who was going to buy only one catty, asked for four at once. After weighing nearly two catties, more than forty yuan, more than ten yuan each. However, the aunt obviously thinks that this delicious Universe One plum is worth the price.

The cake cutters and fruit sellers could no longer say anything disparaging about plums. They also had to admit that the plums were indeed sweet and delicious, just for the sake of face, they would not spend money on Zhong Huan and Peng Lei, and they all silently returned to their stalls.

The other vendors had no conflict with Zhong Huan, and they felt that the plums were delicious, so they donated money one after another. They don't all sell fruit, and it's normal to buy some fruit to go home when they are selling. With the surrounding vendors joining in the excitement, pedestrians were also attracted to come, and there was even a queue in front of the tricycle.

Peng Lei felt that Zhong Huan's price was too high at first, but seeing that half a cart of plums were sold for money, he had already thrown himself into the ground for Zhong Huan's admiration, and even more admired Zhong Huan's mysterious master. Holding thousands of yuan in his hand, Peng Lei smiled on his face, not that he had never seen so much money, but that he felt that it was so easy to make money for the first time. In less than half a day's work, the money from selling plums was more than his sister's monthly salary.

Seeing that Zhong Huan and Peng Lei's business was booming, but their own business was not open, they felt all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred in their hearts. It didn't take long for them to laugh. Because they saw a man in the prime of life with a green dragon tattooed on his arm, a plate on his head, and a scar between his eyebrows, pushing a tricycle with boxes of beef jerky.

The man who sells beef jerky is called Niu Shuoguo, who is 42 years old this year, and is a well-known old cannon on this street. He was a street gangster when he was younger, and was later sentenced for wounding someone. After his release, he couldn't find a serious job and started a small business on the street. However, he is lazy and has a bad attitude towards customers, and even if he occupies a good position on the street corner, business still does not improve. Later, he saw that the cake cutting party next to him was forced to buy and sell to make a lot of money, so he moved his mind, but he disdained to partner with a group of people from other provinces to trick people, so he sold beef jerky himself, but the means used were the same as those of the cake cutting party.

Niu Shuoguo usually doesn't have a stall, morning and evening, but no one dares to occupy the place where he sets up his stall. Today, as soon as he arrived at the ground with his cart, he saw two young men occupying his place, and he immediately became angry.

"Get out of the way! Let's go! Don't fucking buy it, fuck me off. ”

Niu Shuoguo scolded the street while pushing the car and crashed over. Several customers who were still queuing up to buy plums were startled and hurriedly dodged the front of his car. As soon as the buyer flashed away, Niu Shuoguo's tricycle crashed directly into Zhong Huan's car, and the two cars were stuck together at once, and no one could move.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhong Huan and Peng Lei were also taken aback, and they didn't know how to offend the stunned man in front of them.

"You two little bunnies, who let you set up a stall here?"

Niu Shuoguo saw Zhong Huan's face, and knew that these two young people were newcomers. On weekdays, Niu Shuguo takes advantage of others, but today let the two newcomers occupy their own positions, so they are naturally angry.

"Keep your mouth clean! This place is not your home, why can't we set up a stall here? Zhong Huan scolded as soon as he saw Niu Shuoguo, and he immediately became angry.

"Hey~ I'll just scold you, how about it? The little cub still dared to talk back. Let me tell you, this place is my home. You can't set up a stall here. "Niu Shuoguo is not a reasonable person at all.

"Your name isn't written here, how do we know it's your home? If you want to set up a stall here, it's a big deal that we let you, you don't need to speak so ugly, right? ”

Peng Lei wants to take a step back and calm people in line with the principle of harmony and wealth. Their cartload of plums has almost been sold, and they can't afford to fight for stalls again. And Peng Lei also saw that such a good plum can be sold even if he finds a random place, and he doesn't have to be attached to a lot.

"You can come when you want, and you can leave if you want? Keep the money in your hand and count your booth fee for this month. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind. Niu Shuoguo has no plans to make a big deal small, and finally a newcomer has collided in his hands, he doesn't want to miss such a good opportunity to slander people.