Gu Qian: "If we can't sell more, we can always sell less." Every little bit helps.
Gu Qian was trying to get business for his master and mistress.
Once you've built a reputation, you'll never have to worry about customers coming to you.
Qiu Xu: "But it's been so long, and there have only been a few inquiries."
As Qiu Xu spoke, he glanced at several women in the distance.
The women were from Lingnan Village and Lingxi Village.
Each of them carried a small basket, clearly waiting for the oxcart to go to Baiyang to make their final purchases.
No sooner had Qiu Xu spoken than another person came to inquire about the price.
"Qiu Xu, what kind of meat are you selling?" The questioner was a woman from Lingnan Village.
Like the other women ahead of her, this woman was also heading to Baiyang.
Upon hearing someone ask, Qiu Xu replied with a smile, "Auntie, we have wild boar meat, mutton, and venison."
How much do they cost?
Gu Qian stepped forward and replied, "Wild boar meat is fifteen coins a pound, mutton is twenty coins a pound, and venison is forty coins a pound." He had done his homework before selling the meat.
The woman looked at Gu Qian and nodded in satisfaction. "Hmm, not bad."
This young man selling meat is really good-looking. He's tall and handsome.
Unfortunately, her daughter was already married.
"Since it looks good, would you like some?" Just as Gu Qian thought the woman wanted to buy meat from him, she unexpectedly narrowed her eyes, went to the woman in front, and joined their conversation.
Why hasn't the oxcart arrived yet?
"I've come three times already, is this oxcart not coming anymore...?"
"It should be soon."
"Perhaps we are too late; the oxcart has already left."
"We'll just have to wait and take the next train."
"..."
The women gathered together, occasionally discussing the oxcart of the day, and every now and then glancing at Gu Qian and his companion, all filled with curiosity.
Not far away, Qiu Yan smiled as she looked at her fellow apprentices in the distance; they really had come to the village entrance to sell meat.
She wondered what expressions the soldiers would have if they saw Gu Qian like this.
Qiu Xu: "Sigh, another inquiry."
Gu Qian: "But it was sold at too high a price?" His enthusiasm had dissipated by half, but he quickly perked up again.
"Ah Xu, how does your sister usually sell things?"
Qiu Xu turned his gaze away from the woman who had just inquired about the price: "You need to take the initiative to strike up a conversation with people, or you can hawk your wares along the street."
"Selling it?" Gu Qian was stumped after hearing this.
He doesn't know how.
It seems that doing business is not as simple as he imagined.
He smiled at Qiu Xu and said, "Ah Xu, come here."
"I..." Qiu Xu hesitated for a moment, but still managed to call out, "Fresh pork, fresh wild boar meat..."
His voice was soft and he sounded reserved.
After shouting for ages, all that came were inquiries about prices.
Just as Qiu Xu was wondering how to sell the meat, he saw his sister, and his hawking stopped abruptly.
With his sister's arrival, he felt much more at ease and was no longer as anxious as before.
Qiu Yan walked towards the two men. "Gu Qian, A Xu, how's the meat sales?"
Gu Qian coughed stiffly, "We just arrived."
Qiu Xu: "..." I've been here all morning.
Qiu Yan: "It seems that it didn't sell."
Qiu Xu: "Senior brother, sister, why don't we go to Baiyang? There are more people there, so the meat will definitely sell well."
He felt a little uncomfortable because there were too many familiar faces at the village entrance.
Gu Qian agreed, "That's the only way."
“If you want to go to Baiyang, of course you can. But this meat stall can’t just be set up for nothing.” Qiu Yan really didn’t expect that Gu Qian would set up the meat stall at the entrance of the village.
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