Lin Xiaoxiao asked Lin Rui to give the old lady a dime. Her attitude became more enthusiastic than before. She also moved two benches from her house for them to sit on and asked Lin Xiaoxiao to call her Aunt Li.
People sell some things at the door, it doesn't have much impact, and they can make money. For her, this is a pie in the sky.
"Thank you, Aunt Li."
When it comes to being sweet-talking, Lin Xiaoxiao is not stingy with her words.
Lin Rui put the buckets at the door and opened the lid of one of the buckets. Aunt Li, who had been curious about what they were selling, took a look into the bucket and then shook her head with regret.
"Girl, this thing of yours smells delicious, but it probably won't sell well. You put so much oil in it, I'm afraid it will be wasted."
In all the years she has been on the street, she has never seen anyone eating snails.
When Lin Rui heard this, his heart sank to the bottom. Looking at the screws in the bucket, he felt extremely upset.
Lin Xiaoxiao was not discouraged. She made up a story, "Auntie Li, people in some big cities have already served these things on the table."
"Big cities are full of rich people, who would eat this?" Aunt Li said in disbelief. "Miss, let me be frank with you. If you can't sell this, you won't get your stall fee back."
Lin Xiaoxiao assured, "Auntie Li, don't worry, even if I can't sell a single one, I won't ask you for a refund."
After receiving the guarantee, Aunt Li finally felt relieved.
There were people coming and going on the street, and many people walked past the snails. Occasionally, some people stopped because of the fragrance, but they just looked and left.
More than an hour passed and not a single screw was sold, but Lin Xiaoxiao discovered a problem.
They didn't prepare any tools to install the screws, so even if someone bought the screws, they couldn't take them away.
Lin Rui touched the money in his pocket and reluctantly went to buy the bag. Lin Xiaoxiao saw that Naibao was bored sitting there, so she asked Naibao to go for a walk with her.
No one noticed that not far away, there was a pair of sharp eyes watching this side.
"Brother Jun, what are you looking at?"
Lin Qinghua was about to follow Xiao Yanjun's gaze, but saw him look away.
"Would you like to eat snail meat?"
Lin Qinghua's eyes lit up, and then he rubbed his scalp with a chuckle, "My dad doesn't allow me to touch snails. You heard it yesterday."
"You are not allowed to touch it, but I didn't say you are not allowed to buy it."
Xiao Yanjun pointed casually, "They're selling it over there."
Lin Qinghua looked at her for a long moment, then called out a name uncertainly, "Xiaoxiao?"
He couldn't remember when he last saw Lin Xiaoxiao. When he saw her this time, he was even a little unsure if it was her.
"If you don't buy it, leave."
"Wait a minute, Jun. I'll be back soon."
Lin Qinghua became anxious and ran towards Lin Xiaoxiao. Before he finished speaking, he was no longer in front of Xiao Yanjun.
"How much is one pound?"
"Um?"
Suddenly, a person ran in front of her like a whirlwind. Lin Xiaoxiao didn't react at once and was stunned for a moment.
Seeing her dumbfounded, Lin Qinghua repeated, "I said how much is a pound of screws."
Lin Xiaoxiao came back to her senses, stretched out five fingers, and wanted to say fifty cents a pound, but after thinking carefully, she realized that this was the first thing she wanted to buy, and she couldn't lose the deal just because of the price.
"30 cents a pound, these snails are delicious, you can try them before you buy."
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao stretching out five fingers and saying 30 cents per pound, Lin Qinghua found it very funny.
I had never met Lin Xiaoxiao before, and I didn't expect this girl to be like a silly goose.
He looked around and said, "Where's your brother? Why did he let you out here selling snails? You're so stupid. If you don't sell the snails, you might get kidnapped."