On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Xiao did not let Qiao Baozhu accompany him back to the countryside.
It was a rare day off, so he dressed in casual clothes and took Qiao Baozhu out to visit the temple fair.
The temple fairs in the 1970s were not as lively as those in later generations, but because it was during the Chinese New Year, craftsmen from all walks of life would come out to perform and make money.
The stalls with the most performances, such as monkey trainers, drum singers, magicians, and yangko dancers, attracted the largest number of audiences.
There are also people selling candy figures, comic books, all kinds of melon seeds, tea eggs, and boiled water.
Qiao Baozhu guessed a few riddles and bought a little rabbit candy man to share with Shen Xiao.
The two of them walked slowly to a stall selling jewelry and headwear.
Qiao Baozhu picked up a red headband and put it on top of her head to show it to Shen Xiao.
“Does it look good?”
Shen Xiao recognized that this was one of the handicrafts sent by Qiao Baozhu, and a smile reached his eyes, and he nodded in agreement: "It looks good."
"This comrade has great taste! This headband is the most fashionable headdress this year. It is much more beautiful than the tacky red and pink headbands of previous years.
Look at this female comrade, she looks so pretty with it on her head. ”
Qiao Baozhu asked with a smile: "Are there many people wearing this headband?"
"A lot, of course. Haven't you seen all the girls at the temple fair wearing one? Let me tell you, this red headband is the most fashionable headwear now. The ones we sell at home are the same as those sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, which sold out before the New Year."
Qiao Baozhu exclaimed: "Ah? This is the same model as the one in the supply and marketing cooperative. How much do you sell it for?"
"The supply and marketing cooperative sells it for 1.05 yuan. I don't have a ticket, so I sell it for 1.2 yuan."
The vendor looked very pleased.
"Right now, we're the only one that still has some stock. But there aren't many left. If you don't buy now, I'll have sold them out by the time you come back."
Qiao Baozhu pretended not to believe it and said, "It's not as exaggerated as you say. I don't see anyone wearing a red headband when visiting the temple fair."
She put down the hairband, pulled Shen Xiao and turned to leave.
Qiao Baozhu first took two quick steps, then slowed down her pace.
Shen Xiao pulled Qiao Baozhu in confusion and asked in a low voice: "Why are you walking so slowly all of a sudden? Are your feet sore?"
Qiao Baozhu whispered, "No, I walked slowly on purpose. If the boss lady called me back, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hear her."
Shen Xiao understood and slowed down his pace as well.
The couple moved forward slowly like turtles. After waiting for almost five minutes, they didn't hear the vendor calling them.
"puff……"
Shen Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Qiao Baozhu was so angry that she pinched Shen Xiao's arm fiercely.
"Don't laugh, this is my strategy, the strategy of bargaining, you don't understand!"
Shen Xiao suppressed his smile and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, this is the bargaining strategy of you women. The seller raises the price, you lower the price, and the buyer leaves if the price cannot be negotiated. If the seller regrets it, he will call you back. This is the routine, right?"
Qiao Baozhu nodded, looking very proud: "That's the trick. This young man is teachable."
Chen Xiao was not afraid of being pinched, and asked rudely: "We have been dawdling for so long, why hasn't the boss lady called us back? Your strategy doesn't work on her."
Qiao Baozhu rolled her eyes and said, "You are stupid. If you didn't call us, it means the headbands are selling well. If you called us back to discuss, it means the business is not good.
I wish she would chase me away! ”
Shen Xiao seemed to understand, but not completely.
"Do you know why the service staff at the supply and marketing cooperatives have such bad attitudes, and why ordinary people can only be angry but not speak out? Why is that?
Because the supply and marketing cooperatives have no worries about not being able to sell goods, they don’t care about service attitude.
Once sales are not good enough, the service attitude will change immediately. It was like a gentle spring breeze that moistened the earth silently.
As the ancients said, it is not a good business if you are the one who is chasing after others. ”
Qiao Baozhu tried to explain for a long time to justify herself, but she refused to admit that she had made a mistake.
Shen Xiao sees through everything but doesn't say anything, and whatever his wife says is right.
The fact that the vendor dared to charge such a high price shows that the products sold by the clothing store are indeed good.
Shen Xiao spared no effort to praise Qiao Baozhu, and the couple happily bought a lot of things at the temple fair and returned to the alley with large and small bags.
As soon as she entered the house, Qiao Baozhu saw the uninvited guest.
"Third sister, third brother-in-law, you are finally back."
Qiao Xifeng came out with a smile, and looking behind her, Qiao Changgui, Ge Liuping, and Qiao Feilong were all there...
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