Lu Qing immediately understood and agreed, "Yes, Qiqi, let's go and stop wasting time here." As he said that, he made a gesture to leave.
When Mr. Chen Miaopu heard about the next town, he immediately panicked.
The nursery in the next town is his old rival. If this business is snatched away, his performance this month will be ruined!
He quickly put on a shy smile and trotted to stop Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing: "Hey, hey, hey, don't go! Let's talk it over! The price is negotiable, negotiable!" The fat on his face trembled with nervousness, like a pool of melted lard.
Shen Qiqi stopped, turned around, and looked at him with a smile: "Oh? Boss, didn't you just say that you don't have to worry about selling it?" There was a hint of teasing in her tone, and a cunning gleam in her eyes.
Mr. Chen, the nursery owner, rubbed his hands awkwardly, a flattering smile plastered across his face. "Hey, little girl, you're such a joker! I was just joking with you! Look, these pear saplings, three cents a tree. How about them?"
Shen Qiqi raised her eyebrows, stretched out three fingers and shook them: "Thirty cents? Too expensive! Fifteen cents!" Her tone was firm and unquestionable.
The boss of Chen Miaopu turned green in the face. This bargaining was too harsh!
He said with a sad face: "Girl, 15 cents is too low, it's not even enough to cover my expenses!"
Shen Qiqi shrugged and pretended to leave again: "Forget it, let's go to the next town."
"Okay, okay! Fifteen cents is fifteen cents!" Boss Chen Miaopu gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, as if he had made a great decision.
Shen Qiqi then revealed a satisfied smile, turned around and winked at Lu Qing, her playful look like a kitten that had stolen some fish.
"Boss, besides the pear saplings, I also want..."
Seeing that the profiteer boss finally compromised, Shen Qiqi was secretly happy, and the corners of her mouth were almost grinning to the back of her ears, like a little fox who had stolen a chicken.
She cleared her throat and continued, "Boss, in addition to pear seedlings, I also want apple seedlings and peach seedlings. It would be better if we could have some southern fruits, like oranges. Do you have any?" Her tone was brisk, as if she was picking cabbages in the vegetable market.
The flesh on Boss Chen Miaopu's face twitched again, and a thousand horses were galloping through his heart.
This little girl bargains like it’s free, and yet she still wants so much?
He had a bitter face, and his tone was filled with pleading. "Auntie, how can I get so many rare things with my small business? I do have some apple seedlings, but they're just average quality. The peach seedlings are just okay. As for the southern fruits, they're rare. How can I get them in my small place?"
Shen Qiqi had long expected the old man to say this, and she was not disappointed. After all, supplies were scarce these days, and it was good enough to be able to buy these.
"Okay, then the apple and peach saplings are each 1.5 cents each. I'll take them all!" She waved her hand, as generous as a landlady.
"What? All of them?" Boss Chen Miaopu was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. Isn't the purchasing power of this little girl too amazing?
He nodded and bowed quickly, fearing that Shen Qiqi would regret it.
"Okay, okay, I'll move them for you right away!" As he ordered the shop assistants to move the saplings, he thought to himself that he had finally gotten a big order today, so his work was not in vain.
Lu Qing looked at Shen Qiqi's excited face, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his eyes were full of doting.
He knew that his wife was a person of her own ideas, and once she made up her mind, no one could change it even with ten oxen.
He walked to Shen Qiqi and asked gently, "Qiqi, are these many seedlings enough?"
"Hehe, Brother Qing, don't worry! This is just the first step! Once my orchard is built, our family will have fruit freedom!" Shen Qiqi smiled so hard that her eyes curved into crescents. She had even imagined in her mind the scene of an orchard full of fruits, and the air seemed to be filled with the sweet aroma of various fruits.
After paying, Shen Qiqi counted the number of saplings. Although the variety was still not enough, she was still in a good mood, like a general who had won a battle.
She clapped her hands and said to Lu Qing proudly, "Brother Qing, let's go back and plant these saplings!"
Just as the two were about to leave, Shen Qiqi suddenly heard a few guys in the nursery whispering, "Old Man Li from the next village has a lot of varieties of fruit tree seedlings, and they are all growing strong..."
Shen Qiqi's ears moved and immediately stood up, and the gossip radar was instantly activated!
"Brother Qing, did you hear that just now? There are some good things in the next village!" She pulled Lu Qing's arm,
Lu Qing smiled slightly, knowing that this little girl would not be obedient.
"Come on, let's go to the next village and take a look!"
The two looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding. This unintentional glance was like a spring breeze blowing across the earth, and the sweet air was bubbling.
"Brother Qing, do you think the fruit tree seedlings from Old Man Li's house will be cheaper?" Shen Qiqi's face was full of anticipation. When she thought of more fruit tree seedlings, she was so excited that she started digging her toes into the ground!
Lu Qing reached out and rubbed her hair, saying lovingly, "You'll know when you get there." Looking at his wife's energetic appearance, a small flame ignited in his heart.
Shen Qiqi took Lu Qing's hand and walked out of the village excitedly.
Her excited steps seemed as if she was about to embrace a brand new adventure.
They didn't notice that behind them, the owner of the nursery, Chen Miaopu, was looking at their backs with a grim expression and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound.
"Brother Qing, let's go quickly! The fruit tree seedlings in the next village, here I come!" Before Shen Qiqi finished speaking, she had already taken a step and ran towards the next village.
Lu Qing smiled helplessly and quickly followed.
Only Shen Qiqi's voice and her hopeful laughter drifted in the wind, but the next second, her voice suddenly stopped, as if it was stuck by something...
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