Qiu Yan wasn't there for idle chatter. She raised her voice and got down to business: "Perfect timing! The Li family ranch just slaughtered some goat meat. Ladies and aunties, does anyone want to buy some?"

As soon as she asked the question, the women exchanged glances.

"Well... my family has already bought two ounces of meat this year, we can't afford any more." The villagers have limited money, and no one dares to eat meat to their heart's content.

"My family just bought a wild rabbit from the Li family a few days ago." The woman who spoke wore patched clothes, which clearly showed that her family was struggling financially.

"I wonder how much Baiyang meat costs." The woman wanted to compare prices.

"Look at that meat stall, it won't sell anytime soon. I'll go to Baiyang first, and then I'll go to the Li family to buy some myself when I get back."

After listening to what the woman said, Qiu Yan continued, "You've also seen the Li family's ranch."

The Li family's meat has always been sold in Baiyang.

Since they were all from the same village, Uncle Li was thinking about long-term business, so he naturally didn't ask for a high price for the meat.

The price is cheaper than Baiyang's.

Moreover, all the meat is freshly killed, mostly wild game, and is fresh, delicious, and inexpensive.

You can rest assured if you want to buy meat.

"Xiaoyan, is what you said true? Is the meat from the Li family really cheaper than in Baiyang?"

The women were very frugal, always worried about buying things that were too expensive.

Qiu Yan smiled slightly: "As you all probably know, I run a wonton shop with my aunt in Baiyang, so I know the price of meat in Baiyang better than anyone else."

After Qiu Yan said this, some women immediately made a decision:

"Xiaoyan, I trust you. Since you've said so, give me two pounds of pork."

Since it's the same as what the Li family sells, why not buy some?

She walked toward the meat stall as she spoke.

The other women, influenced by Qiu Yan's words, also headed towards the meat stall.

They, like the woman who had just spoken, trusted Qiu Yan.

After all, some of them had done farm work in Qiu Yan's medicinal herb field.

As soon as the work was finished, Qiu Yan paid them their wages.

Qiu Yan followed them to the meat stall. "Gu Qian, give this auntie two jin of pork."

"Alright." Gu Qian swiftly and cleanly brought the knife down.

When Yan Yan steps in, things are different.

After Qiu Xu escorted Old Man Zhao back, he didn't rest either. He took the pork that his senior brother had cut off and started weighing it.

As the women approached, the meat stall suddenly became lively.

One woman took the lead in buying pork, and the other women bought some as well, more or less.

At the village entrance, as more and more pedestrians gathered, Qiu Yan began to loudly hawk her wares to the onlookers:

"Freshly slaughtered meat, honest and fair prices, come and take a look if you're interested..."

After Qiu Yan started hawking her wares, passersby from afar came in droves, all wanting to see what was going on.

Whenever someone asks a question, Qiu Yan patiently and carefully answers it.

Gu Qian took a good look at Qiu Yan's earnest sales pitch and admired her in his heart.

The meat stall business gradually took off and got better and better.

The word spread like wildfire through the village...

Gu Qian and Qiu Xu were initially flustered, but gradually they became familiar with each other.

Watching Gu Qian's practiced movements, one of the women asked:

"Young man, are you really the eldest disciple of the Li family?"

The person asking the question was a woman who had been waiting for the oxcart earlier; they were still waiting there because the oxcart hadn't arrived yet.

Gu Qian nodded with a smile.

"I saw you selling meat here early this morning. Are you a butcher?" another person asked.

Gu Qian seems to be more popular than Qiu Yan.

As the saying goes, like repels like.

“No,” Gu Qian replied.

Matchmaker Zhang was also in the crowd. She smiled at Gu Qian and suddenly became interested, "So what do you do?"