NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3 Setting up a stall
Mao Xi helped Mu Yuan leave the mountain. When they reached the creek at the mountain pass, the native dog who led the way stopped following him.
"Rhubarb! We will come again." Xiaodouzi yelled at the native dog.
Rhubarb responded with "woof, woof" twice, then turned and went back into the woods.
It was still early when we came down from the mountain, and our neighbor Chunsheng had just returned from watering the vegetable field.
Upon seeing this, he stepped forward to help and helped him into the house together with Mao Xi.
"Brother Chunsheng, please take care of me. I was almost bitten by a snake on the mountain today. Fortunately, Brother Mu helped rescue me."
After Mao Xi finished speaking, he brought a basin of water and briefly cleaned Mu Yuan's wound and bandaged it.
Chunsheng pulled Mian Xi aside and whispered, "Looking at him dressed in black, could he be a bandit? How can he be taken in so easily?"
"Brother Chunsheng, he saved my life today. Please help me change into my brother's old clothes for him, and tell the public that it is my uncle who is here to visit."
Mao Xi went to the back room and took his brother Tie Zhu's coarse cloth and handed it to Chunsheng.
After explaining to her mother, Mao Xi entered the space, took out the wild vegetables that had been stored in advance, and put them into the backpack.
She left half a basket of wild vegetables picked by Xiaodouzi, two pots of myrtle, and a small pot of milk mushrooms in the kitchen.
"Brother Chunsheng, this pot of freshly picked myrtle is for you and Aunt Shen to eat."
"Ah Shao, are you going out?"
Mao Xi put the milk mushrooms, bamboo fungus, and myrtle in the backpack one by one, and took the cloth and chairs from the stall: "Yes, it's too late for fear that the wild mushrooms will not be fresh."
Xiaodouzi followed behind and went out with Sister A.
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Lihua Town and Liujia Village are very close, just two-quarters of an hour's walk away.
The pear trees in the town are luxuriant, willows and peaches line the banks, and the clear wind and warm sunshine fully reflect the scenery of Lingnan.
The streets in the middle of the streets are crowded with people, and there are teahouses and wine shops everywhere, making it very lively and lively.
Following her memory, she found the location where she often set up a stall.
The stall is at the corner next to Guanyun Bridge. There is a footpath next to it and there are many people coming and going.
Brother Ying, who was setting up the stall together, was selling as usual with two baskets of crisp pears.
"Crisp pear~Crisp pear, fresh crisp pear!"
"Brother Ying, how is business today?" Mao Xi searched his memory and exchanged greetings with his old neighbor.
"Ah Shu, what's wrong with your head?" Brother Ying noticed a red and swollen wound on Shu Xi's head.
Brother Ying is still a nine-year-old boy, only one year older than Xiaodouzi.
"I accidentally fell when I was crossing the river last night. It's okay." Shu Xi said easily.
"Sister, she had a serious fall last night..." Xiaodouzi interrupted and was pulled back by Ma Xi.
"Xiaodouzi, help me put the fruits on the table."
Wild vegetables, wild mushrooms and wild fruits were laid out one by one, and Mao Xi also started shouting.
"Fresh wild vegetables, bamboo fungus and myrtle, come and take a look!"
Before Mao Xi traveled through time, he also set up a stall selling trinkets in this world.
At that time, she had just graduated and her salary was not high. She and her sisters who lived together purchased a bunch of girls' hair accessories from a certain online store and set up a stall in the pedestrian street.
She decided to use modern marketing methods in future operations.
In order to improve efficiency, Mao Xi tied the wild vegetables in bundles with straw ropes, put the mushrooms and myrtle in different cloth bags, and then placed them on the spreader.
Once there is a storm or a Crazy Horse gangster is chasing him, he can immediately put away the spread and run away without suffering heavy losses.
This is also the experience she gained from setting up a stall before.
Attracted by the shouting, an old lady stopped in front of the stall carrying a bamboo basket.
She grabbed a handful of milk mushrooms and broke into a small piece. White milk flowed out, confirming the freshness of the mushrooms.
"This is a milk mushroom, how do you sell it?"
"It's 10 cents per pound. It's so fresh just picked from the mountains!"
"Have a pound!"
The milk mushrooms looked very good, so the aunt didn’t pick much and just grabbed them on the scale.
The first order earned 5 Wen, and Mao Xi pinned her hopes on Bamboo Sun.
"Auntie, these bamboo fungus are so fresh. Why don't you take some home to make soup?"
"Little girl, how do you sell your bamboo fungus? I won't buy it if it's too expensive."
"Auntie, you are my first customer today. I sell it to you for 25 Wen per catty. I usually sell it for 40 Wen per catty."
The price quoted by Maoxi is indeed lower than the market price, and fresh bamboo fungus is rare.
Seeing that the aunt was still hesitating, Mao Xi directly grabbed a few and put them on the scale: "Are these enough, aunt? Stewing the soup will improve your complexion."
"Not too much, little girl, just weigh 10 cents for me."
Mao Xi had a sweet mouth, but the aunt didn't resist. She paid another 10 yuan to buy some bamboo fungus and took it home as a taste of it.
Brother Ying was shocked by Ma Xi's smooth sales pitch!
After the aunt left, he asked Mao Xi for advice.
"Ah Shu, can you still sell goods like this?"
"Every customer who stops in front of the stall is a potential stock!" Shui Xi blurted out without thinking.
"What is a potential stock?" Brother Ying was puzzled.
"Just carefully observe the customers who come to buy, and follow their thoughts..." Shui Xi couldn't explain clearly at the moment.
Brother Ying seems to understand, but no longer yells loudly.
The milk mushrooms were sold out first, with half of the myrtle left and more than half of the bag of bamboo fungus still unsold due to its high price.
Mao Xi thought about it. If it is not sold out before noon, he can take it home and dry it into dry goods, which will not affect secondary sales.
A little maid in a pink skirt stopped in front of the stall.
"Seller, this bamboo fungus was picked that same day?"
"Smell it, what I just picked from the mountain today still smells like earth?"
"My young master usually has the best mountain delicacies. What's the price?"
"40 Wen per catty. If you buy three catties, I will charge you 100 Wen."
"Then I want three kilograms."
Just as the little maid left, an old man came to the stall.
He was wandering around the garden with wild cranes, his lower abdomen was slightly protruding, he picked up a piece of bamboo fungus and put it to his nose to smell it.
Mao Xi found that the men here seemed to regard having a small belly as a beauty.
"Little girl, did you pick this today?"
"Well, you see it's quite new, 40 cents per catty."
"I want the rest of the bamboo fungus."
Mao Xi weighed the weight at 4 pounds and gave the old man a discount, collecting a total of 150 Wen.
The old man didn't bring a bamboo basket, so Mao Xi tied up the bamboo fungus and the cloth bag and gave it to the old man.
"Little girl, if you go up the mountain next time and there are wild mushrooms such as bamboo fungus and red mushroom, you can come directly to Songjian Academy to find me and tell me to talk to Su Xuexue."
"Su is a good scholar, my little girl Liu Mianxi." Mianxi learned from the ancients and bowed to the elders.
"Girl Liu, the academy is in Laoshu Lane, Beixunmen."
"Xuegu Su, walk slowly."
Mao Xi collected the copper coins and received a total of 320 wen today. Thanks to the bamboo fungus, all the money was sold. As expected, rare things are more valuable.
Unexpectedly, there are so many gourmets in this town who love mountain delicacies.
Younger brother Xiaodouzi helped clean up the stall: "Sister, there are still so many myrtles, why don't we set up a stall for a while?"
"Go back early and give me some medicine."
Mao Xi handed the remaining myrtle to Brother Ying: "Brother Ying, can I exchange these remaining wild fruits with you for two crisp pears?"
The market price of fruit is high, and Brother Ying doesn't sell much. Every afternoon, he goes to the streets to sell fruit.
Some officials and housewives would hang baskets from upstairs and ask for money from Brother Ying.
Brother Ying nodded.
Today's income was good, so Ma Xi stuffed another 20 copper coins into Brother Ying'er.
"Brother Ying, I will buy you three more pears and go back to feed your family."
"Sister Ah Shu, you don't need 20 yuan..."
"Just put it away. I'll see you tomorrow." Mao Xi put 5 crispy pears in his backpack and took his brother to the drug store.
Mao Xi found Doctor Zhang who was sitting in the hall: "Doctor, I'm here to give my mother some medicine. Do I still need to use the original prescription?"
"How is Mrs. Chen doing now?"
"Weakness in limbs and coughing before going to bed."
"Continue to use the prescription, and I will prescribe another seven patches of medicine. If you want to recover as soon as possible, you must pay attention to rest and recuperation. If possible, I will buy your grandma a chicken stewed with wild ginseng to supplement her."
"Thank you, doctor. Can you get some golden sore medicine and soothing ointment? I stumbled upon it by the river last night."
Mao Xi pushed her bangs to the top of her head, revealing the red and swollen bump on her forehead.
Doctor Zhang stroked his long beard and took his pulse: "It's okay, I'll prescribe the medicine for you."
The seven patches of medicine only cost 35 Wen, and the Golden Sore Medicine and Shuhen Ointment cost more than 30 Wen. With more than 200 Wen left, Ma Xi went to buy some flour, pork belly, and pork belly.
With her younger brother Xiaodouzi by her side, it is inconvenient for her to enter the space and virtual mall to buy rice.
"I have more than 190 yuan left on hand. I will go back to the mall to buy 10 kilograms of rice when I get home, and I can make lunch for everyone in time."
Mao Xi secretly rejoiced.