After eating, Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe took a piece of rag from the house to cover the vegetables on the cart, and then pushed the cart to Nanping Town.
The two of them didn't stop on the way, and arrived at the town an hour later. There were a lot more people coming and going in the town today than usual. Perhaps they were afraid that the price of food would continue to rise. Those who left had more or less money in their hands. They all brought some food.
It was just after this hour and it was still early in the sky. Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue pushed the cart and went directly to the market.
After selling vegetables, I have to go to the grain and oil store to buy food. I don’t know if there are many people in the grain and oil store today and whether I need to queue up.
"Ms. sir, why don't you go to the market alone, and I'll take a look at the grain and oil shop first?"
Lu Xinghe refused without thinking, "There are many people in the town today. This kind of age has never been peaceful. Just follow me closely and don't go anywhere. It's not too late to go back and sell the vegetables before we go together. The worst is that we didn't buy anything today." Mi, I'll just make another trip tomorrow."
Chu Yue looked around, nodded, and followed Lu Xinghe closely.
There were more people setting up stalls in the market than usual, but most of them were selling unused items at home in exchange for money. Among these people, there were many people with yellow faces and thin skin. As for the people selling vegetables, there were very few in the market.
Lu Xinghe and Chu Yue pushed the cart to an empty spot that was not too conspicuous. For fear of causing trouble, Chu Yue only took two cabbages and five radishes from the cart and placed them on the roadside.
Because she was selling food, she attracted a lot of people's attention as soon as she took out the dishes.
An old woman carrying a basket came over.
"Girl, how do you sell cabbage and radish?"
Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe had discussed the price before, and they acted according to the situation, "A radish costs ten cents a piece, and a cabbage costs thirty cents a piece. My cabbage is very sweet, would you like to buy one to try?"
"Where's Xie Gui?"
The lady hesitated when she heard the price of the vegetables.
In normal times, three or five radishes would only cost ten cents. A cabbage of this size would normally cost twelve cents. Now that the harvest is not good, the price of food has risen a lot, and the price of vegetables has also risen. It’s also scarier.
Seeing that she didn't want to buy it, the other lady hurriedly pushed her aside, pointed at the cabbage and radish in front of Chu Yue and said, "Girl, I want all of your radish and cabbage. How much do they cost together?"
Before Chu Yue could reply, the aunt who had just asked about the price said, "What's wrong with you, you bad old woman? I didn't say I wouldn't buy it, so why are you pushing me away?"
The aunt who squeezed to the front gave her a rolling look.
"Are you going to buy it? It will hinder the girl's business. Don't you see? If you don't want to buy it, just go away. If you don't want it, I will take it."
With that said, he took out his money bag and said, "Girl, how much do these dishes cost?"
Chu Yue smiled and said, "One hundred and ten coins together."
"Hey." The lady responded, hurriedly took out the money from her purse and gave it to Chu Yue, then stuffed the carrots and cabbages in front of her into the basket and left.
The aunt who had just asked the price immediately became unhappy and hurriedly asked Chu Yue to comment, "Girl, your business is not honest. I was obviously the one who came first. Why did she buy something?"
Because of the commotion between the two ladies, many people in the market noticed the movement here.
Chu Yue broke away from her aunt's hand and said, "Auntie, food is expensive nowadays. I can understand your hesitation, but I can't even stop doing business just to wait for you to make up your mind, right? Businesses are always first come, first served. "
As she spoke, she took out two more cabbages from the trolley.
Seeing that Chu Yue still had some in stock, the aunt didn't care about it. She was afraid that others would take it away. She hurriedly counted sixty coins and handed it to Chu Yue, "Girl, I want these two cabbages."
Chu Yue smiled and put the two cabbages she just took out into Auntie's basket, "Auntie, you've got it."
In just a moment, the price was sold for 170 Wen. Chu Yue looked in the direction of Lu Xinghe and said, "Mr. Sir, can we raise the price of the vegetables?"
She had just looked at it and saw that there were hardly two vegetable sellers in the market. The cabbage she grew was big and fresh, and someone wanted to sell it for fifty cents.
Lu Xinghe nodded, "Just watch."
"OK."
Chu Yue smiled and took out two cabbages and three radishes from the cart again. As soon as the vegetables appeared, someone else came over.
"Girl, how do you sell this dish?"
Chu Yue hurriedly replied, "A cabbage costs fifty cents a piece, and a radish costs fifteen cents a piece."
The man heard that the food was too expensive, so he left after saying a few words.
Although a lot of customers were lost after the price increase, there were also many wealthy people who heard the price and bought one or two. If they met a big family buying, they would buy three or five.
A cart full of cabbage and radishes was sold out in just half an hour.
Chu Yue calculated carefully and found that this cart of cabbage and radishes was sold for nearly three hundred taels of silver. In normal times, it would not have exceeded three hundred taels of silver.
Besides, there are usually a lot of radishes and cabbages, and everyone has them in their houses. Very few people go out to buy them, so they definitely can’t be sold so quickly.
"Ms. sir, it's still early. Let's go to the grain and oil store first." Chu Yue said while packing her things.
"good."
When Lu Xinghe led Chu Yue to the entrance of the market, he suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Chu Yue followed Lu Xinghe's gaze in confusion, and saw someone leading a mule in front of her, shouting, "Mr. sir, do we want to buy a mule?"
Lu Xinghe glanced in Chu Yue's direction, "Have you brought any money?"
Chu Yue nodded and said, "I brought it, but it's not much. Plus what we earned just now, if it doesn't exceed eighteen taels, we can take it out."
"Let's ask about the price first." Lu Xinghe pulled the cart to the man, "Uncle, how do you sell this mule?"
The uncle sighed, "I have only had this mule for three years. If it hadn't been a bad year this year, I would have been reluctant to sell it. This mule can not only plow the fields, but it can also hitch a carriage for transportation. It can run as fast as a donkey." It’s much faster. If you sincerely want it, I’ll sell it to you for eighteen taels of silver.”
"Fifteen taels." Lu Xinghe counter-offered.
The uncle had a trace of embarrassment on his face, "A three-year-old mule has just reached the age when it is strong enough to work. In normal times, it can be sold for at least twenty-two taels of silver."
"But these are unusual times. Even if I buy it back, I still have to spend some time collecting food for it. If it's fifteen taels, I'll buy it if it can be sold. If it doesn't work, we'll leave."
After saying that, he led Chu Yue away.
Seeing this, the uncle hurriedly stopped in front of them, "Can you add a little more? I'm waiting for money to pay taxes in the house. If you add a little more, I will sell it."
Lu Xinghe thought for a while and then said, "Two hundred coins, no more. If we add more, we won't be able to get that much money."
