Chapter 1942 A Strange Competitive Spirit
Master Yang sighed inwardly. After all, the county magistrate was unfamiliar with Changjin Prefecture, and what she was selling was a novelty, so the people in the city were inevitably hesitant.
Thinking of this, Master Yang gave He Er and the others behind him a wink, and then spoke loudly.
"Princess, we want to buy melon seeds, sunflower oil, instant noodles, and that kind of sausage, fifty servings of everything."
Fifty portions—not too many, not too few—wouldn't make people feel they were giving special treatment to the county magistrate's opening day, nor would it make the opening day too quiet and cause business setbacks.
The others nodded. "Yes, we want fifty portions too."
Shu Yu, “…” Why do they seem so strange? Is there some kind of misunderstanding?
Having a close relationship with Master Yang and the others, Shu Yu still offered a word of advice: "Although the food in our house is the kind that keeps for a long time, it's still food, and it has an expiration date. If you buy too much, it will spoil before you can finish it. Why don't you buy a little less and try it first to see if you like it?"
“Yes, Mr. Yang, and you’ve already been very kind by sending a congratulatory gift. We will reciprocate with a gift in return. The return gift includes these snacks. You can take them back and try them. There’s no need to buy any more,” Meng Han added from the side.
They're giving return gifts? And all of them?
Although it was a matter of courtesy, Master Yang was still heartbroken. With so many people, wouldn't the county princess lose money? That would be so painful later.
Master Yang sighed, “Princess, giving a return gift is one thing, but buying things is another. You know we all come from Chenggu County, and it’s not easy for us to make this trip, so of course we need to stock up on more goods. Besides, we have many relatives and friends, and if we give one to each of them, we’ll run out. Your things are novelties, and everyone is very interested in them.”
He Er nodded repeatedly, with his cousin, who had gotten a fever in the black market, by his side. "It's a pity that the county magistrate didn't open a shop in Chenggu County, otherwise this business would definitely be a huge success."
His cousin muttered to himself, "How come the customers in the capital don't know what's good? They don't even bother to snatch such a good thing."
As they were talking, the other customers nearby overheard them. Some of the wealthy ones immediately said, "Who doesn't know what's good? It's become a hit here too. We want fifty servings too!"
They are wealthy locals from the prefectural city; surely they're not as well off as wealthy people from the county seat? What a joke.
Money doesn't matter, what matters is being outdone by those from the county town; the competitive spirit is instantly ignited.
“Then we’ll take sixty portions.” The younger cousin was not to be outdone. He knew that Scholar Meng and County Magistrate Lu were his saviors, and he absolutely could not disgrace his saviors.
"We need seventy portions."
Shu Yu, “…” What’s with this weird competition?
If she lets them keep shouting like that, her shop will have no inventory left to sell after today.
She quickly pulled them back, "Alright, alright, everyone gets a share. I thank you all for supporting my business. But buying too many is really not appropriate. The limit is fifty portions, no more than that."
Master Yang sighed, "Princess, you are too considerate of others."
Shu Yu's lips twitched. No, she wasn't. She was thinking about her family's long and arduous journey of transporting goods.
"Fifty portions it is, buddy, pack them up."
Upon hearing this, Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but then a whole bunch of people rushed in from outside.
(End of this chapter)
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