With her nice voice, pretty face, and contagious smile, she quickly attracted her first customer, an aunt in her forties who was dressed quite decently.
After comparing several vendors selling pine mushrooms at the scene, hers was the only one that looked fresher, complete and beautiful, with water vapor still on it. The mountain product was so fresh, so the aunt immediately decided to buy hers.
"How much does it cost per pound? Give me two pounds!"
"Sister, two cents per catty, you pick it yourself. I'll ask my brother to weigh it for you when you're done!" Su Wan said sweetly, saying "sister" made everyone happy.
"You little girl, you are so sweet. At my age, I can be your mother, and you still call me sister!" Even though she said this, she felt very happy in her heart.
"You are young, so what I called you is right!"
People in the county would bring their own baskets to the streets when buying groceries. She put the plates on the scale and started picking pine fungi.
"Fourth brother, I don't know how to use a scale, you do it!"
Su Yun was sitting cross-legged on the side. He glanced at her when he heard this, but without saying anything, he went to the scale honestly. He thought to himself, what kind of business do you do if you don't know how to do it?
"Two pounds is more than two taels!" Su Yun reached out to skim off the excess, but was interrupted by Su Wan, who poured all the pine fungi directly into the aunt's basket.
"It's just two taels, I'll give them to you!"
"Hey, this little girl knows how to do business!" The aunt was coaxed to smile happily.
Su Yun curled her lips, thinking that she was good at pleasing people. The aunt happily paid the four cents. For the first time, she felt so comfortable spending money.
A few more aunts came to buy vegetables later and stopped at Chen Yinghong’s stall to ask about the price. The aunt here turned around and saw an old acquaintance, so she said hello:
"Aunt Zhang, mother Liu, and grandma Zhao, you are also here to buy mushrooms. Come over here. The mushrooms here are big and fresh!"
"Yeah, it's not the right time. Let's buy something to satisfy our cravings! There's nothing to eat, so we're looking for something fresh and cheap!" Originally, they had started weighing Chen Yinghong's mushrooms, but then turned around and heard an acquaintance, heading towards Su Wan again. .
Come over and take a look, it’s true, the ones here are bigger and fresher!
Su Wan greeted her sweetly, and then asked them to choose for themselves. They were not allowed to choose elsewhere for fear of spoiling it, but here they could choose by themselves, which made them feel at ease. Each person bought two kilograms, and Su Wan gave them two taels as a gift. These business deals were successfully negotiated, and sixteen cash was received in an instant.
Chen Yinghong was almost furious, but because of Su Yun, she could only bite her back teeth secretly.
There were not many people buying mushrooms. I carried more than 40 kilograms on this trip, but after sitting here for a long time, except for the first few orders and the next order, there was no one there. He Jiaolan's place was also not satisfactory.
Seeing that the sun is getting louder, if we don't take action quickly, I'm afraid that fewer people will buy it if it becomes stale, so we have to find a way.
A few minutes later, Su Wan stood up suddenly. Su Yun was about to doze off when she stood aside, but she woke up when she stood.
"What are you doing?"
"Fourth brother, do you know where the largest restaurant in our county is?" Su Wan asked.
Su Yun heard this and sneered:
"Why, you've made more than ten cents, and you still want to go to a restaurant. It's going to be the biggest restaurant in the county?"
"Seriously, fourth brother, I'm not going to a restaurant, I'm going to do business!"
There are still thirty kilograms of pine fungus waiting to be taken away. Don’t throw it into your hands after you worked so hard to collect it!
Su Yun didn't know what kind of business she wanted to do. He didn't agree with it at first, but later he couldn't stand her tough talk, so he got up and took her with him.
"You are such a little ancestor, I'm convinced!"
So, the brother and sister went to Ke Lai Restaurant, the largest and most popular restaurant in the county. The waiters at the door were shouting business. The brother and sister stopped at the door, but were driven away:
"What are you doing? Go back to the business side and don't block the door of our restaurant!"
Su Yun looked at Su Wan helplessly, the meaning in his eyes was very clear, look, you are going to scold him yourself!
At this time, the shopkeeper from the restaurant came out. When he saw the brother and sister at the door, he asked the waiter what he did. Before the waiter could say anything, Su Wan spoke first:
"Shopkeeper, let me ask you if the restaurant accepts fresh pine mushrooms. September is here and it's time to try new things. You might as well buy some to add to the dishes!"
As soon as Su Wan opened his mouth, the shopkeeper looked over following the voice and saw that she was a pretty little girl. He had a daughter of an average age, so he was reluctant to drive her away.
It just so happens that there hasn't been much to do lately, so since I'm here, let's go check it out and, like she said, add to the menu.
"I can collect some, but I don't want more. Just a few kilograms will do. It's not a rare item. If there are more, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it. Moreover, the pine mushrooms are not as soft and tender as the shiitake mushrooms and are a bit woody. It’s just a taste of something new!” He was willing to do this small vendor’s business, which was considered a great act of kindness.
"If you don't think it tastes good, then you're doing it wrong, but what I made is absolutely delicious!"
The shopkeeper was surprised by her answer and couldn't help but find it funny:
"You are a little girl, but you have a very loud voice. Is it possible that the food you cook can be as good as the chef I hired with my money?"
"Shopkeeper, how about this? I'll show you my skills on the spot. If you think what I cook is delicious, then you can collect all these pine mushrooms and they will definitely sell for a good price. If I don't cook well, I'll give them all away for free. Here it is, you won’t suffer any loss at all!” This is Su Wan’s real purpose. There are no unpalatable ingredients, only chefs who cannot use the ingredients to their full potential.
It just so happened that the store was quiet today, so the shopkeeper was interested and wanted to see what this girl was capable of:
"Why don't you add one more thing? If your cooking is not delicious, you have to stay and wash all the dirty dishes I piled up. After all, you occupy my kitchen and delay our work. If you agree, I will agree!"
As expected, there is no reason for a businessman to suffer a loss. He is just washing dishes, and Su Wan can afford it.
"Why do you have to compete with him? What you worked so hard to collect is just given to them for free? You also do things for them for free. I think you are free. Come back with me!"
Su Yun was angry. Although his sister was not in a good relationship now, she could not tolerate being bullied by others, so he left with the burden on his shoulders. Su Wan quickly grabbed him:
"Fourth brother, you haven't even gone in yet, how do you know I can't do it? Anyway, there is a piece of meat, so just go with me. If I do it, it will be a big deal about money!"
Seeing the two brothers and sisters pulling at each other, the shopkeeper looked like he was watching a show.
Su Yun thought, after all, he would have lost face today. No one knew him anyway, but this little girl might become more honest after suffering some setbacks.
