Xu Lin, the bald man, and the passing bandits: "..."
Clever Dazhuang blushed with pride after being praised and ran to the charcoal kiln to take a look.
Ye Wenxue Charcoal hadn't even sold out yet, but he already had the idea of having a group meal:
"After this batch of charcoal is sold out, let's set up a few tables in the bamboo house to celebrate. We'll cook mutton, pork, and fish, and I'll bring my kids to join in the fun."
Xu Lin naturally had no objections. He was already rummaging through his meager savings, planning to give each of Cheng Dingfang's children a small gift as a token of their appreciation.
The bald man objected: "Isn't it too early to talk about this now?"
Ye Wenxue glanced at him: "Just wait and see."
On the first day of the free giveaway event, only half of the charcoal bought for four coins per pound was sold, and not much charcoal was given away either.
Zhixing, who was stationed at the general store, was lucky. He caught the eye of the manager who was in charge of purchasing goods for the winter and sold 500 catties of charcoal at a price of five coins per catty, which was a good start.
By the second and third day, the townspeople and people from the surrounding villages knew they could get a good deal, so they rushed to the market to buy charcoal before dawn, creating a huge crowd and forming three long queues.
At this point, the bandits' advantage in selling goods became apparent.
As a patrol of bandits passed by, one of them suddenly grabbed a man and dragged him out of line: "Cutting in line?"
"No, I didn't, I'm in line here!"
The bandits questioned the three people in front of and behind this man, and obtained conclusive evidence: "Go to the back of the line!"
The man said sullenly, "You've almost sold out of charcoal. If you rearrange the order, you won't be able to buy any more..."
The bandit stared at him sternly: "Oh, then don't buy it."
Trying to take advantage of others and breaking the rules by cutting in line? There's no such thing as a free lunch.
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