Chapter 163: Two for one yuan, not for fifty cents
Someone picked up a peach and asked, "Comrade, are these peaches too expensive? Someone sold the same peaches this morning for only 20 cents a pound."
The young man smiled and scratched his head: "Comrade, these peaches are freshly picked. Besides, she walked dozens of miles to get here. I can't sell them for two cents."
The man sighed and reluctantly weighed a few: "Buy a few less for the kids at home to try."
Seeing this, others also came forward to buy. Soon, the small stall was surrounded by people buying peaches.
However, the quantity each person bought was not much, and it looked like it was worth only one dollar at most.
This is normal. After all, the consumption level in this era is limited. If fresh fruits were not difficult to find, those people probably would not be willing to spend so much money to buy them.
Seeing this, Shang Ruoting suddenly remembered that there were still many peaches stored in her space, but the peaches in the space were much larger than the ones sold by the young man just now.
If it was sold at the same price as he did, thirty cents per pound, Shang Ruoting would be reluctant to sell it.
No matter what, she wanted to give it a try first.
So she didn't look for any ticket scalpers, but went around to a remote place and slipped into the space.
She sorted the peaches in the space and put them all into bamboo baskets, filling seven baskets.
Looking at the peaches that were a circle bigger than her fist, Shang Ruoting decided to try selling them for 50 cents each. In order to attract people, she also wrote a price tag: "Fresh peaches, two for one yuan, not for sale."
Considering that it would be difficult to explain the origin of the peaches in case she met an acquaintance, Shang Ruoting found a hand-woven straw hat in her space that an old farmer had given her when she went to the countryside in her previous life. She also found a plain scarf and wrapped her head completely, leaving only her eyes exposed.
After preparing everything, she flashed out of the space with two baskets of peaches. It was not known whether the young man sold the peaches too quickly or she had been in the space for too long, but the place that was just crowded with people had become quiet.
Shang Ruoting was very strong. She carried a basket of peaches in one hand and went to the position that the young man had just occupied. She didn't know how to sell, so she just stood there and watched the people coming and going.
After a while, a woman in her thirties noticed her.
"Comrade, are these peaches sold individually?"
Shang Ruoting explained with a smile, "Comrade, these peaches are all about the same size, so it's fair to sell them individually."
The female comrade frowned a little: "The peaches do look good, but the price is too expensive."
Shang Ruoting thought about it and agreed. Although she felt that the peaches produced in Qianyi Space were sold at a loss, people's purchasing power was limited after all in this era.
In order to make customers willingly spend money, she took out a fruit knife from the space behind her pocket and cut a big peach into several small pieces.
She picked up a peach and held it in front of the female comrade: "Comrade, you will know whether this peach is expensive or not after you taste it."
Passersby saw that there were peaches for sale here, and they could taste them before buying, so they gathered around.
The female comrade took the peach given to her by Shang Ruoting and put it into her mouth with doubt. Under the gaze of everyone, she squinted her eyes unconsciously. The look of enjoyment on her face could not be faked at all.
"The peaches are so delicious, so sweet and juicy. Comrade, I'll buy two."
As she said that, she handed a dollar to Shang Ruoting, then picked two peaches and put them in her cloth bag.
Everyone saw the middle-aged woman buy two peaches and leave, and then saw that Shang Ruoting still had some samples cut into small pieces for tasting. Regardless of whether they really wanted to buy them or not, they all went over to taste them.
Shang Ruoting was not stingy and gave everyone a piece of peach.
Anyone who has tasted the peaches praises their deliciousness, and many people also start spending money to buy them.
"Comrade, two for one yuan, isn't that just one? Why don't you sell them for money?"
Shang Ruoting patiently explained, "My peaches are so good, I don't have to worry about not being able to sell them. Selling them one by one will waste time."
"All right then! Give me one dollar."
Shang Ruoting didn't expect that the peaches she paid a deposit for would be so popular. In just half an hour, the two baskets of peaches she took out were sold out.
The two baskets of peaches were sold for a total of 49 yuan. Thinking about the remaining four baskets of peaches in the space, she earned enough money to buy a bicycle...
When she was about to close the stall temporarily, two middle-aged men came over.
"Comrade, I heard your peaches are delicious. We should buy some more."
Shang Ruoting looked up at the person who was speaking. Her hair was parted in the middle, and only the bottom two buttons of her shirt were buttoned, revealing the red vest underneath. Overall, she looked a bit uncouth.
She clearly saw that the baskets of peaches were empty, and she was now unsure whether these two people were really buying peaches or just looking to cause trouble.
"There are no peaches now." Shang Ruoting replied indifferently.
The man who had been silent the whole time pulled the man with the side-parted hair and said, "Let's go! They've sold out all the peaches."
The man with the split hair was a little unwilling to give up. As he was dragged away, he kept saying, "I had a really bad day today. I didn't sell a single ticket. I wanted to eat a peach but I'm too late."
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