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Bai Lu wanted to make money, but she didn't intend to support the Buddha. Chen Chunli was ungrateful, and she wouldn't tolerate it.
"If you're not going to sell, then leave. Bring the money you made from selling roasted chestnuts today, and we'll settle the accounts on the spot."
They didn't even offer a single explanation.
Not only was Chen Chunli, who was originally planning to make a scene, stunned, but even Wang Cuihua and Chen Dafu were dumbfounded by Bai Lu's sudden change in demeanor and cold words.
Perhaps it's because Bai Lu is usually too easy to talk to that everyone thinks she's a pushover.
If you scold her, she'll give in.
Chen Chunli had this in mind before she came. Her good temper yesterday was only because of the cooperation.
Today, upon hearing that Chen Dafu had been treated differently and only received fifty catties of chestnuts, I was furious.
Seeing that Chen Dafu hadn't sold all the chestnuts, he, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, finally couldn't hold back any longer.
She came to Bai Lu in a rage demanding an explanation, but Bai Lu wouldn't give her one and simply told her to leave.
Chen Chunli was used to being pampered and indulged, and with her pregnancy, everyone had to give way to her, whether at home or outside.
Wang Hao could only endure being beaten and scolded, but now Bai Lu was giving her attitude, how could she stand it?
He immediately snorted: "Fine, let's go. Who cares about this worthless business that won't make any money? Selling the good-tasting roasted chestnuts to outsiders and the bad-tasting ones to our own people? Only a fool would sell to you like that. Let's settle the bill!"
"I'll never come to your shabby house again, no matter if you invite me!"
"Who wants you to come? You'd better not come. You're not welcome in my house." Xiao Wei, who was doing his homework in his room, was disturbed and grabbed a scale from the main room for Bai Lu.
Her cold, unsmiling face was exactly like Xiao Cheng's, as she glared coldly at the arrogant and domineering Chen Chunli.
Chen Chunli didn't think Xiao Wei and Xiao Cheng looked that alike, but their fierce and brutal aura did resemble Xiao Cheng's to some extent, which silenced all her harsh words.
They could only watch helplessly as Chen Dafu took out all the money he earned from selling roasted chestnuts that day and gave it to Bai Lu.
Bai Lu quickly calculated the money; there were still eight jin of chestnuts left in the basket, and a total of forty-two jin had been sold.
Roasted chestnuts are 3.5 yuan per jin (500g).
After deducting the cost of chestnuts (two cents per pound) and labor costs (one cent per pound), the net profit is 134.4 yuan.
134.4 minus half is 67.2.
When the cooperation was finalized, Bai Lu said that the first day was just a trial sale and the cost of syrup would not be included.
After the first day of trial sales of roasted chestnuts yielded positive results, both parties confirmed that they would indeed engage in long-term cooperation, and only then did they begin to settle the sugar syrup fee once a week.
The maltose was bought by Bailu, so the cost of the syrup naturally belonged to Bailu as well. A list was kept of how much was used each day.
Bai Lu gave Chen Chunli sixty-seven yuan and two mao, not a penny more or less.
That two cents was change from an old lady at the market; it had changed hands several times, and there was still a blood droplet on it.
Chen Chunli felt a wave of nausea wash over her, wanting to vomit but unable to, and could only endure the nausea and leave.
Chen Dafu didn't dare to linger and immediately followed.
Bai Lu turned to look at Wang Cuihua and asked calmly, "Are you still selling?"
Having witnessed Chen Chunli's fate, Wang Cuihua dared not cause any more trouble and repeatedly said, "Sell, sell, sell!"
"I'm going to keep selling roasted chestnuts!"
Bai Lu remembered that before Chen Chunli arrived, Wang Cuihua seemed to have something to say: "What did you want to say before?"
Wang Cuihua felt her scalp tingling from the stare, and coupled with the fact that she had broken her promise, she was a little embarrassed to speak.
She took the money out of her pocket and gave it to Bailu, whispering, "This is the money I earned selling roasted chestnuts today. I didn't sell all my roasted chestnuts..."
"How much is left?" Bai Lu took the money, glancing down at her empty basket. "Where did the chestnuts go?"
"There are still thirty or forty catties left. I'll sell them to Aunt Wu." Wang Cuihua instantly transformed into a diligent yet pitiful little white flower.
“I rode my bicycle all over the streets of Dashi Town, shouting loudly all the way until my voice was hoarse, but many people in Dashi Town had never eaten roasted chestnuts before, and very few people bought them… I sold them from noon until sunset, going through every alley and alley, and I only sold forty jin (10 kg)…”
"When I got back to town, I saw that Aunt Wu's fruit stall had customers asking her to buy roasted chestnuts, but she had just sold out. So I took the remaining thirty pounds of roasted chestnuts and sold them to her..."
"My fifth aunt's customer also sells fruit in Gaofeng Town. They're quite familiar with each other. As soon as he came in, he asked her for thirty catties of roasted chestnuts, saying he'd take them back to his fruit stall to attract new customers. By the time I came back, my fifth aunt had already sold them all..."
"My fifth aunt told me to remember to tell you when I get back, and to put the 30 jin on her tab when we settle the accounts."
Wang Cuihua told the whole truth without hiding anything, except...
She didn't give chestnuts to Aunt Wu because she saw that Aunt Wu's customers didn't have enough to buy. Instead, she waited near Aunt Wu's fruit stall for a long time and waited until the big customer appeared. When Aunt Wu didn't have enough to sell, she pretended to be passing by and gave some of her chestnuts to Aunt Wu to sell.
Aunt Wu and Bai Lu's business relationship involved settling accounts every three days, so she asked Aunt Wu to come back and inform Bai Lu.
Bai Lu quickly calculated the money and gave it to Wang Cuihua: "This is the money you earned today. Come pick up the goods at nine o'clock tomorrow."
There are 64 pieces in total.
With the money she earned from her first business deal, Wang Cuihua happily went home after agreeing to Bai Lu's request.
My steps felt no fatigue whatsoever, and the accusations and complaints I had when I arrived were long forgotten.
Before Chen Chunli arrived, Wang Cuihua did indeed want to use the excuse that roasted chestnuts were not selling well to complain about Bai Lu.
Ask Bailu to raise her wages and her share of the profits.
After seeing how much money Chen Chunli received and what her fate was, he decided to change his mind.
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