The young man walked up to Xiao Yunying unhurriedly and said, "I was rude, please forgive me, young lady."
"Brother, I didn't kick her. Besides, this fat girl verbally abused me first."
Feeling embarrassed to call someone "Little Fatty" in front of their older brother, Xiao Yunying changed her address:
“Young Master Chen, you can’t be the one to accuse others first. It was clearly your ball that hit my head first, and then you kicked my basket. That’s why I said a few words to you.”
Having his "bad deeds" exposed to his brother, Chen Yuanxuan was somewhat embarrassed and angry: "If you say it again, I'll make sure they don't buy your stuff anymore."
"Fine, if you're not going to buy it, then I'm leaving."
Good things don't have to be sold, and she doesn't necessarily have to sell to the Chen family.
Trying to threaten her with this is a pipe dream.
"Please wait, young lady!"
Xiao Yunying narrowed her eyes at the young man blocking her way: "What, young master, do you intend to bully a mere woman like me just because the Chen family has more people?"
His mind raced, searching the supermarket for anything that could be used as a weapon, and the most suitable item was a shovel.
But if you suddenly produce such a huge thing out of nowhere, you'll probably be mistaken for a monster and arrested.
It contains chili powder!
If things get chaotic, just spray it in their faces. The back door isn't far from here, so we can escape when things get messy.
"Please don't misunderstand, young lady. It's just that my younger brother is being naughty. I hope you will forgive him for being so young."
After saying that, he turned to Chen Yuanxuan and said, "Apologize now."
Chen Yuanxuan dared not argue any further and reluctantly said under his brother's gaze, "I'm sorry."
Xiao Yunying raised an eyebrow. The Chen family was well-mannered and did not have the domineering nature to bully others.
This chubby kid, although a bit willful, judging from the fact that he didn't kick someone hard just now, is just a spoiled child, not a bad person at heart.
"Forget it, I'm a magnanimous adult, I won't argue with a child like you."
Chen Yuanxuan puffed out his cheeks in anger. If he weren't worried about his brother's health, he would have... he would have... given this chubby girl a good scare.
"My name is Chen Yuancheng. May I ask how you are addressed, young lady?"
These days, do you have to introduce yourself to sell something?
Since the person asked so politely, she felt embarrassed not to answer: "My name is Xiao Yunying."
"Miss Xiao, you said you're here to sell snow fungus?"
Xiao Yunying lifted the cloth covering the basket on her back: "Yes, your kitchen manager ordered snow fungus from me and asked me to deliver it."
Chen Yuancheng stretched out his long, slender hands with distinct knuckles, picked up a piece of snow fungus, and examined it carefully: "It is indeed top-quality snow fungus."
Chen Yuanxuan craned his neck to look, so this was snow fungus. He couldn't see what was so special about it.
Xiao Yunying didn't pay attention to what the other person was saying; she was staring intently at the other person's hands.
Then look at my hands, hmm... my fingers aren't exactly short, but they're so fleshy they look like little carrots.
I must lose weight!
On her way, the old woman in charge of the kitchen heard from the maid that the girl selling snow fungus had quarreled with the young master. She rushed out and saw that the eldest young master was also there. She forced herself to step forward and bow.
This girl made such a commotion that she brought out the usually quiet young master.
However, judging from the situation, it doesn't seem like the little maidservant said that things were getting noisy.
Chen Yuancheng said to the kitchen manager, "Miss Xiao's snow fungus is quite good, remember to give her a good price."
The stewardess said, "The price has been agreed upon: five taels of silver per plant."
Chen Yuanxuan said from the side, "Only five taels, it can't be anything good."
Xiao Yunying: ...I feel like I sold it too cheaply again.
The head maid chose to pretend not to hear. As the young master of the Chen family, he had no worries about money and his food, clothing and daily necessities were all the best. Little did he know that five taels of silver was a lot for ordinary people.
Chen Yuancheng gave his younger brother a warning look and asked, "How much did you buy?"
The stewardess said, "This young lady said that stewing snow fungus with pears and lilies together and eating it regularly is good for coughs, so I took the liberty of buying ten plants at once."
The cost of kitchen purchases is fixed, and five ounces per plant of snow fungus is not cheap; this needs to be explained clearly.
"If it's good for coughs, ten plants aren't too many. Winter is coming soon, and my grandmother coughs every winter, so it's good to buy more to keep on hand. Miss Xiao, do you have any unsold snow fungus? I'd like to buy more."
After realizing she had sold the goods too cheaply, Xiao Yunying had already decided not to sell the rest for the time being, but to save them for later when the price might be raised.
“There are none now. Winter is coming soon, and snow fungus will stop growing. I don’t dare to go deep into the mountains anymore.”
Chen Yuancheng exclaimed in surprise, "You actually picked these snow fungus in the mountains, young lady?"
He knew that snow fungus was rare and hard to come by. Such good quality must only be found in remote, deep forests where few people venture.
Xiao Yunying was unwilling to say more: "I picked them myself."
A young woman risking her life to enter a remote mountain forest that even men dare not easily venture into must have family difficulties.
Chen Yuancheng put the white fungus back into his basket and said to the kitchen manager, "Calculate eight taels per plant for Miss Xiao. Go to the storeroom to collect the silver. Just say that I said so."
This time it was Xiao Yunying's turn to be surprised: "Young Master Chen, there's no need for that. I sell it to others on the street for five taels as well."
“Miss Xiao, there’s no need to refuse. Your snow fungus is worth the price. It’s just that prices are not high in Donglin City. In the capital, the price would be much higher.”
That's absolutely true. Can the cost of living in second-tier cities compare to that in first-tier cities?
Xiao Yunying didn't refuse anymore; of course, it would be good to sell for more money, only a fool would refuse.
"Then thank you very much, Young Master Chen."
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