Chapter 14: The result is a dog
"It's no problem. Aunt Wu will be here soon." Lin Xi said.
As the two of them talked, they completely ignored Wang Xingxiong who was standing beside them, making him feel a little embarrassed.
After a while, Lin Xi seemed to realize that he had missed someone, so he turned the topic to Wang Xingxiong, "It's getting late. If we were steaming buns, they should be in the pot by now."
It was clear from his words that he was trying to drive him away, but Wang Xingxiong was not a very active person. Lin Xi's words were a little obscure to him, and he thought that Lin Xi was just chatting with him as usual.
"It's almost done, but there are people at home." Wang Xingxiong did not forget his purpose and said quickly, "I came here this time to discuss something with you."
Finally, without waiting for Lin Xi's reply, Wang Xingxiong continued to talk, "Look, your Koi steamed buns are very popular in town, but there are only two of you at home, and you have to take care of the fields and do housework, so you are simply too busy. Instead of working hard to make steamed buns, why not cooperate with us."
As Wang Xingxiong spoke, he continued to observe Lin Xi's expression.
However, Lin Xi listened with a smile on his face, as if he didn't take his words to heart.
"Girl, what do you think?" After finally finishing all the nonsense, Wang Xingxiong made his closing statement.
"Oh, this skill of making steamed buns is passed down in the family. According to family rules, it cannot be leaked to others." Lin Xi's light words shattered Wang Xingxiong's plan.
Wang Xingxiong's expression froze, and then he said, "Tell me the truth, our Wang family won't take your prescription for nothing, how about this, you name a price."
This was the final trump card that the Wang family had discussed before. If Lin Xi disagreed no matter what, they would use money to attack him.
Lin Xi didn't expect the Wang family to come up with this trick. He looked at Xiao Yongyan speechlessly and said, "If you are really sincere, then bring me one thousand taels."
One thousand taels!
This price was something the Wang family dared not even think about. They had discussed it at home for a long time and decided on a bottom line price of fifty taels.
One thousand taels was almost enough to cost the Wang family their lives.
"You!" Wang Xingxiong was furious. "Lin Xi, don't go too far. Who in Taoli Village can afford 1,000 taels of silver? You are asking for too much."
Lin Xi also laughed, "How ridiculous! When did I say I wanted to sell you the recipe for Koi Mantou? You guys came to my door and insisted on buying my recipe. Now you complain that I'm selling it too expensive. Don't even mention one thousand taels. If I take this recipe to the capital, it would be worth ten thousand taels."
These days, things are valuable because they are rare, and Lin Xi has no doubt about the vision of the Beijing merchants.
"Ten thousand taels," Wang Xingxiong felt like he was almost suffocating. This Lin Xi was really bold. It was just a trick for making steamed buns. How could anyone be willing to spend ten thousand taels to buy it? "Lin Xi, if you don't want to sell it, forget it. Why are you talking like that?"
After saying that, Wang Xingxiong left angrily.
In Lin Xi's eyes, Wang Xingxiong just felt that this matter was incomprehensible.
Xiao Yongyan looked at Wang Xingxiong's departing back and suddenly said, "When I was reviewing articles just now, I saw that the author of one article was named Wang Xing'an. I wonder if he is related to Wang Xingxiong."
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Wang Xingxiong was not reconciled after leaving, as Lin Xi's reaction was completely beyond his expectations.
He knew even more clearly that he had not achieved any results this time, and that Old Mrs. Wang would certainly be unhappy when he returned home.
After thinking it over, Wang Xingxiong actually climbed up a big tree not far from Lin Xi's home.
At this time, Lin Xi was chatting with Xiao Yongyan while doing some tricks with her hands.
Wang Xingxiong didn't blink, afraid of missing something.
Wang family.
Seeing Wang Xingxiong coming back, Old Lady Wang hurried forward and asked, "How about it, is she willing to take out the prescription?"
Wang Xingxiong spat, "Lin Xi is crazy. She asked for 10,000 taels right away. Does she think her steamed buns are made of gold?"
Old Lady Wang never expected Lin Xi to be so out of tune, and she followed suit, "The young girl is young, but she's so arrogant. She even asked for 10,000 taels. Is she crazy?"
"But, Mom, I saw everything in the tree..." Wang Xingxiong looked at Old Lady Wang mysteriously.
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On this day, Lin Xi took steamed buns to sell on the street as usual. During this period, her koi steamed buns have become the best-selling item on the street.
But today was different. As soon as she put down the basket, she heard hawking sounds not far away.
"Freshly baked Koi steamed buns, only fifteen cents each!"
When others heard the voice, they immediately ran over. After all, the price was half cheaper than Lin Xi's.
Xiao Yongyan also heard the hawking, frowned slightly, and ran to see what was going on.
After a while, he came back.
"It's the Wang family. They also made koi-shaped buns, but the shape and color are much worse than ours."
Lin Xi looked at the large baskets of steamed buns in front of him and was not worried.
It is only a matter of time before competing products appear on the market. Seeing that this kind of steamed bun sells well, others will naturally try their best to study and learn from it.
To put it simply, this kind of koi steamed bun is just selling a shape. If someone is dexterous, they can make a rough one by trying more. Then, if they don't sell it at this price, even if they sell it at half the price, they can still make more money than ordinary steamed buns.
However, Lin Xi did not expect that the Wang family would be the first to research this thing.
The Wang family’s prices were half the price, which immediately attracted many customers. However, when everyone stood in front of his stall, they shook their heads one by one.
"This is not a fish, it's a long, twisting worm."
"Exactly. Look at Lin's, it has gills and fins, and looks lifelike. This one looks like a loach. I can make it to this level."
Wang Xingxiong felt a little embarrassed standing in the crowd.
Even though this design doesn’t look very good, it is the result of him spending half a day studying it at home. Unexpectedly, it received unanimous negative reviews as soon as it was released.
"I think I should buy koi buns from Lin's in the future."
As they spoke, the group of onlookers moved from the Wang family to Lin Xi's side.
However, Lin Xi also gradually discovered that the sales volume of Koi steamed buns was slowly declining. To put it bluntly, the market is always fresh for a while.
When the novelty wears off, the number of people buying will naturally decrease. After all, thirty cents for a steamed bun is not cheap.
After selling the steamed buns, Lin Xi accompanied Xiao Yongyan to Songtao Academy.
This time, Xiao Yongyan gave the corrected article to Gu Songtao. Gu Songtao read it very carefully, as if Xiao Yongyan was correcting his article.
After a moment, Gu Songtao looked at Xiao Yongyan with a regretful expression, "Young Master has outstanding talent, which is rare in the world, but he cannot realize his ambitions in such a small place. It's a pity!"
Xiao Yongyan didn't care. "She just read a few books casually. As for talent, when Madam was still waiting to be married, she was already a famous talent."
Gu Songtao looked at Lin Xi expectantly, and suddenly thought of something, "I've heard that the Lin family's daughter is very well educated, especially her superb piano skills."
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