"Six cents, no bargaining"
Lu Shan thought he had misheard; "What price did you say?"
"Boss, Miss Shi said six cents," Hei Zi said while crunching on an apple.
“Miss Shi, this isn’t how business is done. Last time you wanted fruit, I only charged you 27 cents a pound for apples. But you’re selling them to me for 60 cents! I admit your apples are of better quality, but they’re worth at most 30 cents. I really can’t accept your price, which is double the price!”
Lu Shan was somewhat angry at this moment. He had treated this girl Shi as a long-term business partner, but she wanted to rip him off.
He didn't even want to ask about the vegetables anymore.
Su Li had already anticipated this outcome when she arrived; she was just trying her luck.
She doesn't force others to do business if they don't want to.
So she smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, to be honest with you, I wholesale these apples for 50 cents each. Before coming here, I sold them for a dollar each elsewhere. And what I just said was 60 cents each, not per pound. But it seems you definitely can't accept this price. That's alright, we can still be on good terms even if we don't make a deal."
I'll give you two to try. If I have any good stuff in the future, come find Boss Lu again.
Hei Zi, while eating his apple, chimed in, "Boss, this apple is really delicious. I've never eaten such a delicious apple before."
Lu Shan glared at him. This guy had no sense of propriety. Even if it tasted really good, he couldn't buy it at her price! Otherwise, he'd be stuck with it!
Su Li picked a handful of green vegetables from her basket and handed them, along with two apples, to Lu Shan.
"These are for Mr. Lu to try. Please don't be angry with me, Mr. Lu."
Hearing Su Li say this, Lu Shan's anger subsided somewhat.
Perhaps her apples are indeed expensive wholesale. Just like she said, if this order can't be completed, we can place another order. There's no need to ruin the relationship.
"Miss Shi, your apples are delicious. I'd like to buy a few for my wife. Could you sell me a few?"
Su Li never expected that this man, who looked so fierce, was actually a loving husband.
"Of course, I'll charge you the wholesale price of six cents each. How many do you want?"
Give me ten.
“Okay,” Su Li counted out ten apples for him and then grabbed a handful of greens for her.
"Take this vegetable back for your sister-in-law to try. It's really delicious. I sell it for 25 cents a piece."
The man gasped. A simple green vegetable, and Miss Shi was selling it for 25 cents? That was outrageous!
He'll have to try this vegetable when he gets back, to see what kind of magical vegetable it is.
Lu Shan guessed that her vegetables were expensive, but he didn't expect her to be so bold in asking for prices.
But thinking that if I don't buy it, I won't be able to do business, I don't care if it's expensive or not.
"Mr. Lu, I'd like to ask if you have any cotton. The weather in Northeast China is getting cold soon, and I'd like to make two thicker quilts."
"have"
Su Li bought enough cotton to make two quilts in Lushan and then took her leave.
Hei Zi watched Su Li walk away and said to his boss, "Why do you think Miss Shi's items are so expensive this time?"
Lu Shan guessed that Su Li might have been tricked when she bought the goods from someone else, and now she was selling them at a low price and couldn't recoup her costs.
But he was too lazy to talk to the haters; "How should I know? Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
Hei Zi chuckled and said, "Boss, try the apples she brought. They're really delicious. I don't even know how to describe it. You'll want to eat a second one after you've eaten one."
Lu Shan was also curious: how delicious could such expensive apples be? Even if they were delicious, they were still just apples, right?
So, not believing it was bad, I washed one and took a bite. It was indeed delicious.
Now he could understand a little why Su Li sold her for such a high price.
But no matter how delicious the apple is, no one is willing to spend the money they would have spent on meat to buy it!
"Hei Zi, didn't you buy ten? Leave five for me."
Hei Zi was somewhat reluctant; he hadn't bought anything when Miss Shi was there.
Those who are trying to steal his wife now are truly shameless.
But thinking that he was his boss, he still hesitated and handed over five.
Su Li went to a state-run restaurant and ordered thirty steamed buns to go.
Feeling that it was about time, I headed towards the oxcart.
As soon as she got on the cart, the two bags of cotton in her hands caught the attention of the women on the oxcart.
"Su, you bought so much cotton? Are you planning to make cotton-padded jackets or quilts?" The aunt sitting next to Su Li asked, looking at the two sacks of cotton.
Su Li didn't know who this woman was, but she could tell that there was no malice in her words, only pure curiosity, so she replied, "I heard that the weather in Northeast China gets very cold in winter, so I'm planning to get a thick quilt."
"It's really cold, and it'll probably get cold soon. Su, the educated youth, needs to collect more firewood during this time, otherwise we won't be able to go out when it snows."
"Auntie, I know."
She hardly needs to worry about the timber at her home; Gou Sheng delivers it every day, and she's already accumulated quite a bit.
It's enough for her to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) and cook in the winter.
When they arrived at the village, they quickened their pace. As they passed Liu Mazi's house, someone grabbed their leg.
She looked down and saw a bloodstain on the ground. A woman was grabbing her calf with one hand and crawling towards her with the other. Her hair was disheveled and her body was dirty. She looked very miserable.
Even without seeing her face, Su Li knew it was Sun Yingzi. She had only been married to Liu Mazi for a short time, and he had already tormented her to the point of being neither human nor ghost.
"Please, take me with you."
After saying this, Sun Yingzi looked up earnestly and realized that the person she was asking for help from was Su Li.
She was momentarily flustered; she hated Su Li. It was all Su Li's fault; otherwise, she wouldn't be in such a miserable state.
Ever since her miscarriage, Liu Mazi has found her increasingly unpleasant to look at.
After gambling, he would always bring back some shady characters.
They started to tormenting her without any regard for the fact that she was still in her postpartum period.
Sun Yingzi felt like she was going crazy. She wanted to escape, but there was an old geezer watching over her at home.
Every day, Liu Mazi would tie his hands and feet, only tying them off when he went to the toilet.
But usually, when Liu Mazi isn't home, she's not allowed to go to the toilet.
She was beaten badly by Liu Mazi today, which is why she hit Liu Mazi on the head with something.
She was so weak that she had to use her last bit of willpower to crawl out of the yard.
I never expected that the first person I would meet would be Su Li.
At this moment, she couldn't care about anything else and tugged at Su Li again.
"Please take me to the educated youth settlement. If I don't leave here, Liu Mazi will beat me to death."
Su Li felt completely calm; Sun Yingzi had only herself to blame for what she had suffered.
If I hadn't pulled the rope aside at the last minute, Chen Shengnan would probably have been killed by her. Now her retribution has come.
"Who are you? What are you doing grabbing me? Let go right now."
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