“Luo, what a coincidence to run into you here. Well, I’m about to be transferred to work in the county. I didn’t expect it to be so soon. I came here today specifically to confirm my job duties. I’ll be able to start working here in a few days. Oh, you’re here to buy something? If you need anything in the future, just let me know. I come to the county often, and I’ll definitely buy you something and bring it back for you.”
He wouldn't have the spare money for any other woman, but this woman is Luo Jingyan, his favorite.
Luo Jingyan could tell that he was showing off to her; his power was growing.
"I'm out of shampoo powder, but I already bought some, so you don't need to bother."
Lai Chunming thought she thought he was lying to her, so he defended himself: "Luo Zhiqing, I'm not lying to you. I'm sincere towards you."
"Then let's do it next time," Luo Jingyan said dismissively.
"Okay." Lai Chunming couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of being able to hold the beauty in his arms that night. "Young Master Luo, don't forget our promise for tonight."
"Don't worry, I know the consequences of forgetting, so I've been thinking about it and preparing for it."
Lai Chunming suppressed his excitement and glanced at the shampoo in her hand. Was it specially prepared for him so that he could smell nice tonight?
Thinking of this, his voice softened a bit: "Luo Zhiqing, it's not convenient for me to take you back. I'll go first. You can take the oxcart later."
"Um."
After he left, Luo Jingyan headed towards the family compound.
She originally wanted to go to the food factory's residential compound, since she was more familiar with the area and the people there were all regular customers.
But after thinking about it, she realized that the food factory usually made mostly biscuits and pastries, and the factory's employees could definitely buy the products from the factory at a better price than others. So, she might not be able to sell mung bean cakes well at the food factory, and it would be better for her to go to other residential compounds.
The food factory's residential compound is near the match factory's residential compound, and she plans to sell her products there.
As before, I do my makeup in the space before heading to the target sales location.
Following her usual sales tactics, she lingered for a while at the entrance of the match factory. Someone came out and, seeing her carrying a basket, went up to ask her what she did for a living.
She followed suit, saying that she was delivering things to her relatives. The old woman knew exactly which relatives were delivering things and would always be standing at the entrance of the residential compound. So she asked her to sell some to her.
Her basket contained not only mung bean cakes, but also rice and fruit. When the old lady wanted rice, she led her into the family compound.
After that, other housewives from the family compound were also attracted.
After selling all the rice and apples, Luo Jingyan deliberately showed off the mung bean cakes in her basket. The aroma of mung beans wafted through the air, and the older women and aunties who smelled the fragrance immediately wanted to try some.
"Young man, do you sell your mung bean cakes? They smell delicious, and I'd like to buy some for my precious grandson. The other day, my grandson came to the food factory's residential compound with me and ate half a piece of their mung bean cake. He's been asking me for more ever since. The food factory's employees have an internal discount policy; they can buy two jin of pastries every month without coupons. Our food coupons have all been used up, and my grandson is really craving them."
Luo Jingyan said, "I made all these mung bean cakes myself. If Auntie wants them, of course I can sell them. I can always make some more when I get home."
That's great.
Luo Jingyan took out a piece and let them each try it. After they ate it, they all praised it highly.
"This tastes even better than what I bought at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"I think so too, it's so delicious! Young man, I never knew you were such a good cook. I want to buy some, but how much are your mung bean cakes?"
"Auntie, my mung bean cakes are all handmade. It takes a lot of time and effort, but they taste better than machine-made ones. They cost 1.6 yuan per pound."
The older women, who used to be good at bargaining, all said it was too expensive.
Luo Jingyan only gave them a discount of one cent: "Aunties, you get what you pay for. This price is even without coupons. Of course, you can also exchange other coupons with me without money, except for grain coupons, non-staple food coupons, or matches."
The aunties and older women pretended to discuss it for a while, even complaining that the mung bean cake was too expensive. However, seeing that Luo Jingyan was unmoved, and with a child nearby clamoring for mung bean cake, one of them agreed, and the others followed suit.
Luo Jingyan sold sixteen catties of mung bean cakes and received only money. No one was willing to give her their own ration coupons, but two old ladies gave her three boxes of matches.
She had already anticipated this outcome. She had originally wanted to try her luck and get some cotton and cloth coupons, but it seems she will have to buy them on the black market from now on.
After she left, the aunties and grandmas who had bought her mung bean cakes murmured amongst themselves.
After leaving the match factory's residential compound, she planned to return to the Qianjin Brigade.
After removing her makeup in the alley outside, she walked towards home.
But before they had gone far, they ran into Old Mrs. Qin, who was returning from grocery shopping.
As soon as Grandma Qin saw her, she walked up to her with a big smile, took her hand and said, "My dear, I've seen you again. This time you must come home with Grandma. Grandma has bought vegetables and meat and will cook you something delicious when we get back."
Grandma Qin was too enthusiastic and wouldn't let go of her hand. Luo Jingyan couldn't refuse her kindness. Since Luo Changtian was eating at school now and didn't need her to go back and cook for him, she agreed to Grandma Qin's offer.
“Okay, Grandma, I’ll go with you.”
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