Volume 1 Chapter 5 Selling Vegetables
Qiao Xi and the others didn't wait long before they saw a short but shrewd middle-aged man walking out behind the previous Xiao Er.
As soon as he came out, he came straight to their bamboo basket, and with a brush, he lifted the tattered clothes covered on the bamboo basket, and the fresh and watery greens appeared in his eyes.
At first, he didn't believe what Xiao Er told him, how could there be fresh vegetables in winter, until Xiao Er patted his chest to ensure that it was real, he put on his clothes and hurriedly ran out. This shopkeeper has been following him since the restaurant opened, and his words are still credible.
"I want all these vegetables, you can make a price." The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he saw these dishes, and he was worried, so they sent them to him, which simply saved him from his urgent need.
When Qiao Xi heard this, a shallow smile appeared on his face, and he pushed the eldest brother beside him, signaling for him to talk.
Qiao Song was still immersed in the shopkeeper's words and couldn't extricate himself, if it wasn't for his sister pushing him, otherwise he would be embarrassed.
He made a polite gesture towards the shopkeeper before he spoke: "The shopkeeper and I have discussed it with my sisters, and this green vegetable is fifteen pounds and fifteen yuan." When he said this, he was also worried in his heart, the price of this green vegetable caught up with the price of a pound of lean meat, and he didn't know if the shopkeeper could accept it.
His plan is to sell it for ten yuan, but his sister said that she wants to sell it for fifteen yuan, and if she has less, she will not sell it, and said that this vegetable is the only one of their families, and they have to wait for two or three days if they want to have it, and it is rare and expensive.
I thought about my sister's words and reasoned, but I was still very uneasy in my heart.
When the shopkeeper heard the price of vegetables, he just glanced sideways a little, and there were not many ups and downs, and even secretly thought in his heart, this kid is smart, this price is just right, and it is also within the range of his acceptance. Although I gave them affirmation in my heart, I still wanted to embarrass them a little, "Is this price a little expensive, it has caught up with the price of meat." ”
Qiao Xi could see it clearly on the side, the shopkeeper simply wanted to deliberately embarrass the eldest brother, and wanted to hear what the eldest brother had to say, so she quietly watched her eldest brother play, and on the way back, she had already told his eldest brother, and I believe that the eldest brother will be able to cope with the past.
"Uncle shopkeeper, scarcity is expensive, I believe you will see you for the first time if you can have this vegetable in this winter, so this price is really not expensive." Why did the little sister give him such a problem, when he said this, his palms were sweating.
"Haha, yes, yes, it's true that scarcity is expensive, do you still have this vegetable at home? If there is a next time I send it here, I will still receive it at this price. The shopkeeper just wanted to hear what he had to say, and after listening to Qiao Song's understanding, he didn't want to be embarrassed, lest they don't sell him this dish when the time comes, then he will lose more than he gains.
And his words are right, it is indeed the first time to see the vegetables grown in this winter, and I don't know how he got them.
"Yes, yes, but it will take a few days." Qiao Song clenched his fists for a moment, he really sold it, and it was sold at such a high price, it felt incredible when he thought about it.
"Yes, you just have to send it to me." Such a good dish, he must hold it in his hands.
"Thank you, Uncle Shopkeeper."
"Xiao Er, I've been to the scales." Xiao Er had been waiting on the side for a long time, and when he heard the shopkeeper calling him, he didn't say a word, picked up the bamboo basket and went to the side to pass the scales.
"The shopkeeper, a total of sixty-five pounds." After the scale, Xiao Er hurriedly reported the total to the shopkeeper.
As soon as the shopkeeper heard the taels, the price had already appeared in his mind, "A total of nine hundred and seventy-five Wen, come here for one tael, give." "Twenty-five is a little bit of their heart.
"Uncle shopkeeper, don't, you can have as much as you want, I can't let you suffer." Qiao Song didn't take the one or two pieces of silver, he had to be honest, and he never wanted what they shouldn't get.
"Hey, you kid, it's good, it's up to you." The shopkeeper smiled, took back a tael of silver, and recounted nine hundred and seventy-five copper plates to Qiao Song.
After receiving the copper plate, the three brothers and sisters said goodbye to the shopkeeper, with this money, they can buy a lot of things to go back, but when they think of the things they want to buy, they feel that the money is not covered and gone, think about it is really aggrieved, but what can it be, life is always to live, the so-called reluctant children can't catch the wolf.
Out of Juxian Building, Qiao Song was really relieved, he was really nervous just now, but he was still very nervous at the moment, the copper plate in his hand was almost a tael, could he not be excited in his heart.
Thinking of the rest of the vegetable field, at least three times as much as it is today, three times as much, that is three taels of silver, if they can always supply vegetables this winter, they will not be able to save some money.
"Little sister, can you still grow vegetables?"
"I don't know about this, I just had the attitude of trying before, or I will try again after I go back, maybe it will be able to be done again, if it is done, we can also save some money by selling vegetables in winter." She has a golden finger in her hand, how can she not grow it, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the eldest brother and the younger brother, she can only say ambiguously.
"It doesn't matter if you can't grow it, don't tire yourself." Money is important, but my sister is even more important, I can't think about making money, so I make my sister tired, she and her brother are still young.
"No, I'm not going to force myself."
"Okay, let's go, let's see, what do we need to buy?"
"Big brother, there's a grocery store over there, let's go buy some salt and other spices." The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at home have bottomed out, and other things are okay, and it is absolutely not okay to have no salt, people can't work without salt at all, people will become weaker and weaker, and no matter how expensive they are, they have to add some.
"Listen to you, you can buy whatever you say." The affairs of the kitchen at home are now in the hands of her sister, and she knows exactly what is missing and what is missing.
The grocery store is very large, with a total of three storefronts, and there are a lot of things inside, everything you need to eat, and it is also very clearly organized, so you don't have to look around.
The first place Qiao Xi went to was to buy spices, cinnamon star anise is not expensive, but salt is particularly expensive, it actually costs fifteen yuan a catty, but no matter how expensive it is, she has to buy it.
"Big brother, let's buy five catties of salt, one catty each of cinnamon and star anise, and two catties each." Seeing the salt, Qiao Xi couldn't wait.
"Do you need to buy that much?" Fifteen wen a catty, five catties will get seventy-five wen, he plans to buy only one catty, and buy it when it runs out.
"Salt is a necessity of our life, everything can be missing, but salt cannot be lacking, how can we get the strength to work without salt." Qiao Xi said righteously that he would never give in on buying salt.