Chapter 9: Selling Fruits
The kapok on the road because of the reason of cultivating the mind and internal strength these days, coupled with the divine help of space, the body is particularly light and fast, usually more than an hour away, Kapok only took dozens of minutes, and when he arrived in the town, he didn't feel tired, and he didn't breathe.
Kapok carried the basket to the street where the rich and noble families flowed in the town, and the people walking on this street generally had more affluent homes, because the things sold on the street were more expensive.
Found an empty stall, Kapok put down the basket in his hand, and learned from the vendor next to him to sell "Sell fruits, fresh big apples, delicious and crisp, juicy and sweet" Kapok only picked apples this time.
"Sell fruits, fresh big apples, delicious and crisp, juicy and sweet" Kapok shouted down several times, but did not attract anyone to come, and was trying to change places, but unfortunately the people who collected the booth fees from the Yamen came, but Kapok did not have a penny.
"That, a few officers and soldiers, you see that I haven't sold it yet, I really don't have any money, or I'll give you one of you an apple, which is considered a booth fee."
"No, we're going to pay the money, doesn't eating your apple mean paying for it ourselves?" The leader said with a straight face.
"Then I'll give it to you for free, just ask a few big brothers to be accommodating, and then give it to me when I sell it?" Seeing that it didn't work, Kapok retreated to the next best.
"That's fine, but you don't have to play tricks, we don't want apples, you can keep them and sell them for your own money! We'll come over in a while," the leader agreed very face-savingly, and he hadn't collected the kapok apples yet, and he looked like an upright person.
Kapok was afraid that they would think they wanted to escape the booth fee, so they could only continue to put it here.
"Selling fruits, fresh big apples, delicious, crisp, juicy and sweet." Since the officers and men had stayed here for a while just now, many people had been attracted, and the kapok was sold while it was hot.
After a while, there was a Xiao Si who was dressed plainly, like a big family, because Kapok watched him come out the back door of a big family.
"How do you sell this fruit?" Xiao Si asked.
"My apple is 500 yuan a pound, I don't negotiate the price, I promise to eat it and want to eat it" Kapok gave a very high price, who called her that this apple was produced in space! And she ate it herself a few times, and every time she finished eating, she felt refreshed.
"Won't this be too expensive" Xiao Si hesitated, felt that it was too expensive, if it was not delicious to buy back, wouldn't the old lady blame him for wasting money, his old lady was famous for being a thrifty housekeeper, this time the old lady ordered him to come out to see if there was any fruit to sell, in these small places it is generally not seen to sell fruits, but there are still a few, although his old lady is also a big family in the town, but it is not as convenient as buying fruit in the county, and there are many merchants who sell fruits, so they rarely eat fruit, Xiao Si thought about it and decided to buy it, Maybe the old lady will like it!
"Then give me a catty" Xiao Si didn't dare to buy too much, after all, if it was not delicious, it would be wasted.
"Xing" Kapok borrowed a handful of wooden scales made of wood from the old man who was setting up a stall next to him, weighed a pound to Xiao Si, and took the 500 Wen handed by Xiao Si, and the first business was completed.
Because the apples of kapok are very large, there are only three or four pounds, so I didn't sell a few, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and this is also a beginning.
Kapok was sold for a while, attracting a few people, but they didn't buy it because the price was too high, and the officers and soldiers who collected the rent also came at this time, and when they saw that Kapok was still trustworthy, their tone calmed down, "Girl, have you sold it?" ”
"It's sold, but it's not much, I don't know how much the booth fee is?" Kapok greeted him with a smile.
"It's not much, twenty a day"
"That's right, I have twenty wen" Kapok happily handed over the silver money and gave an apple to the leader.
Originally, the leader didn't want it, but Kapok insisted on giving, so he took it, smelled the fruit was very fragrant, and opened a few portions with his hand, divided the following people one by one, ate a bite, only felt that it was too delicious, and thought about buying some back to the old lady and sister at home to eat, "I don't know how the girl sells this fruit?" ”
Kapok was happy when he heard this, thinking that the business was coming again, "I originally sold it for five hundred wen a catty, but I gave my eldest brother a cheap price, four hundred and fifty wen a catty" Kapok wanted to have a good relationship with the leader, and deliberately lowered it very low, after all, she would often come to set up a stall in the future, and it would be better if there were people who knew the yamen.
"That's okay, come two catties" The leader was also very refreshing, knowing the meaning of kapok, he gladly accepted the price and agreed to kapok.
"Here, I don't know the eldest brother's name?" Kapok asked as he handed over the apple.
"My surname is An, and my single name is a new word" An Sheng took the apple and replied, holding the apple on his body, thinking about quickly going back to the yamen to find a basket to put "I'll go first"
"Then Brother An will go slowly, and please take care of Brother An in the future" After Kapok finished speaking, An Sheng left, thinking that this girl was so bold, and asked him what his surname was, although he knew that Kapok was to have a good relationship with him, but he still felt that Kapok was different from ordinary girls.
When An Sheng left, Kapok looked at the fruits in the basket, there were only a few left, and there were no people left, and his feet were very sore after standing for so long, so he was ready to go home.
Before he turned around and left, a voice came from behind him, "Girl, please stay", and the owner of the voice was Xiao Si, who had bought fruit before.
"Girl, my old lady has eaten this fruit, she thinks it is delicious, and she wants to buy more back" It turned out to be Xiao Si's main family, and after eating the fruit, she was refreshed, so she told him to buy more.
"But I only have these few left, and I didn't say "Kapok didn't want to take advantage of others, and the old man next to him had already collected the stall back."
"It's okay, I'll give you a tael of silver for these fruits, and the rest will be rewarded by my old lady" Xiao Si saw that Kapok was very sincere, otherwise he wouldn't give so much if he was a little more treacherous, and the old lady also asked for a reward.
"That line" Kapok did not postpone either, after all, she was short of money.
"Girl, can you come back tomorrow?" Xiao Si took the apple and said.
"I'm coming all these days"
"That's good, the girl will wait for me here, and the old lady of my family will want it."
"That's okay" Kapok heard him say this, and he was happy and relaxed, lest she was selling, and she might not be able to sell it all.
So he took the silver, Kapok thought about bringing more out next time, Kapok had no pockets on his body, so he ran to a place where no one was there and put the silver money into the space, so that he would not worry about being robbed, forget it, she made two taels and three hundred and eighty wen by selling apples today, which is equivalent to the expenses of ordinary people for half a year.
Thinking that I have made a lot of money today, the pace of Kapok going back is cheerful.
When Kapok came today, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to earn a penny, but she didn't expect her luck to be so good, she even gave Wang Cuihua a tael of silver in January, but Kapok didn't plan to give it to her in a while, otherwise it would arouse the suspicion of others, she had to wait for the January period to give it to her under the witness of Lizheng, and go to the government together to pass the paperwork, otherwise people like Wang Cuihua would regret it, what should I do, Muqing listened to Wang Cuihua very much, even if she wanted to save face, she would not get along with free labor.
Kapok walked briskly, and it was not too late to get home, so he walked into the house, and Zhang Yan came.
"Kapok, where have you been this morning? I've been here with you several times, and I haven't seen you," Zhang Yan said coquettishly while carrying the basket.
"I have nothing to do, go out and find something to eat, you have something to do with me?" Kapok casually found a reason to fool around, and she couldn't let anyone know about her selling fruit for the time being, although she knew that she wouldn't spread it everywhere if she told Zhang Yan.
"Oh. It's nothing, didn't you want to eat fruit that day, I asked my brother to pick some wild fruits for you" Zhang Yan thought that Kapok wanted to eat fruit that day, but she didn't want to speak, so she thought to herself.
Kapok took the basket, was very moved, took the fruit of the basket into the house and poured it out, handed it back to Zhang Yan and said, "Thank you!" Sister Zhang Yan, also bring a thank you to Brother Zhang Ming for me" Kapok didn't explain the events of that day, Zhang Yan smiled and waved her hand and said, "No thanks, what are you doing so politely, I'll go back first, there is still a lot of work to be done at home" and prepared to go back.
"Well, then go slowly, I won't send it!"
"Hmmm! Get on board! ”
Kapok looked at Zhang Yan's back as she walked away, thinking that she would never forget that their family was good to her when she developed in the future, there were too few people who were good to her here, and she had to cherish it.