Chapter 132 Outwitting the Opponent
Chen Dafu is currently carrying 80 jin (40 catties), but if he wants to carry more, he might as well make it 100 jin (50 catties).
Bai Lu went back to the kitchen and brought out a basket of chestnuts.
"Here's 20 jin (10 catties), you can take it."
Chen Dafu took out the large cloth bag he had prepared beforehand, poured the chestnuts into it, returned the winnowing basket to Bai Lu, and left. Xiao Wei's gaze was really unbearable for him.
Finally, there's no man in the house anymore.
Xiao Wei went to school with peace of mind.
After learning that Xiao Cheng had gone on a long trip, Wang Cuihua came to Bai Lu's house to get the chestnuts, but she wasn't in a hurry to leave.
He followed Bailu to the kitchen, until Bailu blocked him at the door: "Aren't you going to do business today?"
Wang Cuihua blinked, looking completely innocent. "I just wanted to help you out. Brother Xiao Cheng went out of town to do business, and you're all alone at home. It must be hard for you to roast so many chestnuts. Why don't I move in with you and help you roast chestnuts?"
Compared to Li Shuixian's cunning and scheming nature, Wang Cuihua's intentions were quite obvious.
Anyone with half a brain knows what she's up to.
Bai Lu smiled and said mercilessly, "You can't learn it. Roasting chestnuts is a skill."
"It's okay, I'll get it after a few more tries." Wang Cuihua thought Bai Lu had finally given in, and her face was full of excitement.
“If I can’t learn it in one day, I’ll learn it in two days. If I can’t learn it in two days, I’ll learn it in three, four, or five days. I’m not afraid of hardship. It’s convenient to move to your house. I can help with anything. If you agree, I’ll move in right away.”
Bai Lu shook her head awkwardly: "Acheng and I will share a room, Xiao Wei will share a room, and there's another room for storing things. There's no room for you. If you don't mind..."
"I don't mind at all!"
Wang Cuihua made her decision without even listening to what Bai Luhou had to say.
There's still a woodshed, isn't there? We can tidy it up and make it habitable. As long as we can move in, that's fine.
The woodshed will be replaced with the master bedroom.
"The woodshed is overflowing with stuff too." Bai Lu delivered another devastating blow: "Would you be willing to sleep outside by the front door?"
Wang Cuihua: "..."
Was Bailu playing a trick on her?
Sleeping outside the gate is just like sleeping on the street!
Although Bai Lu still acted like a gentle and ladylike woman, Wang Cuihua felt that Bai Lu was just playing her.
Without saying a word, he ran off to sell chestnuts.
Wait until I come up with a better way to trick Bailu.
Bai Lu wasn't lying to Xiao Wei; a couple would indeed be coming to pick up the goods today, and there would be a man among them.
The new sales channel was discussed with her yesterday when Yu Fugui came to pick up the goods. The other party also has a shop in the city, but not in the same city as Yu Fugui, but in 100 cities.
Baicheng is not far from Pingcheng, and both are under the jurisdiction of Nanshi. Baicheng's economic level is slightly higher than Pingcheng's.
The couple drove their small three-wheeled vehicle to pick up the goods.
Yu Fugui and Wen Xiuyun were also present.
After Yu Fugui and Wen Xiuyun finished picking up the goods, they chatted with Bai Lu for a few minutes as usual before setting up their stall to do business.
Gao Jianchuan and Wenli, a married couple, were not in a hurry to leave. They said they wanted to discuss with Bailu how to sell roasted chestnuts.
After seeing Wen Xiuyun and Yu Fugui off, the couple followed Bailu to the main house to drink tea and chat.
Unlike Yu Fugui's auspicious appearance, Gao Jianchuan had a shrewd look with lowered eyebrows and downcast eyes. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes were drawn to the kitchen, which was filled with the aroma of roasted chestnuts.
However, he only glanced at it before looking away, giving people a sense of integrity that he saw it by accident and immediately knew to take it back.
Wenli didn't look around, but during the conversation, she subtly inquired about the origin of chestnuts.
Bai Lu, though not a connoisseur of people, had developed a certain ability to judge character thanks to her aunt's occasional business-style conversations in later generations. She could tell that the two people in front of her were not here to sell chestnuts together.
They're here to take over the business.
Perhaps out of consideration for Yu Fugui and Wen Xiuyun, with whom they occasionally cooperate, they didn't go straight to the point.
I chatted with her for ages but she never got to the point.
Bai Lu isn't in a hurry either. In this situation with ulterior motives, whoever gets restless first will be at a disadvantage.
Clearly, Wenli was getting impatient after asking around for so long without getting any important information, and her tone became even more friendly and cordial.
"It must have been very tiring for you to roast so many chestnuts by yourself, right?"
"It's not hard work, it just becomes a habit."
"Is your husband not home? You've been here for so long, and I haven't seen him at all?"
"He went out to run errands."
"You two are really hardworking, going out to run errands so early in the morning. No wonder your roasted chestnut business is so good. Do you usually roast chestnuts by yourself?"
“My husband will help too.”
"That's good, but your husband went out to run errands so early in the morning. He must have his own business to do. I don't know when he'll be done and back. You're taking care of everything at home by yourself. It must be hard on you."
“You’re roasting hundreds of kilograms of chestnuts by yourself. You must have to get up very early every day and be busy all morning. You also have to buy groceries and cook... You don’t have any time to rest at all. You don’t have to work so hard.”
Bai Lu didn't respond: "People need to eat and drink, so buying groceries and cooking is a perfectly normal thing."
After listening to the two chatting idly for a long time without getting to the point, Gao Jianchuan couldn't help but speak up: "We've seen roasted chestnuts in Nanshi before. We had a lot of chestnuts stored at home, so we wanted to figure out how to make them ourselves. Who knew that we would lose all the chestnuts instead of learning the method?"
First, play the victim card, claiming that your business has been full of setbacks and losses, and that you've lost money hand over fist.
They then played the merger card, arguing for win-win cooperation.
In reality, it's a merger, a move to achieve monopoly.
Bai Lu understood perfectly, but her smile didn't reach her eyes: "Things that can be sold on the street are not easy to make."
“Yes, nothing is easy…” Gao Jianchuan began to recount his tortuous and arduous history of building his fortune.
So that Bailu will know how difficult it is to do business.
Bai Lu smiled but remained silent.
After Gao Jianchuan finished speaking, he found that the effect was minimal. He guessed that Bai Lu was either a fool or as shrewd as him.
No more beating around the bush, he got straight to the point: "The chestnut trees are already in blooming season, and off-season sales won't last long. Why don't we think of a more sustainable way to make money and make a fortune so we can live a life of comfort?"
Bai Lu said calmly, "Chestnuts don't ripen until the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival hasn't arrived yet, so there's no rush."
Wenli didn't waste her composure. Seeing that she was unmoved, she said directly, "Actually, you can sell the recipe for sugar-roasted chestnuts. After all, sugar-roasted chestnuts are quite rare in the city. There are no sugar-roasted chestnuts for sale in the city now. Even if someone knows how to make them, there are no chestnuts available."
"If you sell roasted chestnuts and can also sell chestnuts at the same time, you can definitely make a fortune before the off-season ends and live a rich and prosperous life."
Bai Lu had planned to sell roasted chestnuts long ago, but not now; now is not the time.
"No rush. The chestnut trees have just started to bloom. There are still four or five months of golden period for off-season sales. We can make enough money by then and then consider how to sell them."
She wasn't in a hurry, but Gao Jianchuan and Wenli were extremely anxious.
(End of this chapter)
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