"Tuo."
The morning market is bustling with people coming and going, and people rubbing shoulders with each other.
This street is not big, but it is very long. There are many shops selling necessities for the common people. The stalls are set up by people squatting on both sides to sell their own things.
From time to time, you can see waiters coming out of the shop to chase people away and ask them to squat aside to sell.
"There's space there, Ah Heng, what are you looking at?" Seeing her sister-in-law looking around, Xia pulled her towards a corner.
Chen Heng naturally looked for business opportunities.
Just as the two of them settled down, two women came over to ask about the price of eggs.
"Two cents each. If you buy ten, you can get eighteen cents." Xia greeted enthusiastically.
"One cent each. How about buying ten?" the woman bargained.
"Tut-tut-tut."
The woman happily squatted down and began to pick. Seeing that she was only picking the big ones, Shen Heng suddenly felt that it was a bit of a bargain. The price of the remaining small ones would definitely not be able to get seven cents. How could she sell them? It was a big loss. Seeing that the sister-in-law only smiled warmly and said nothing, it was obvious that she didn't understand the routine.
People who live in the era of technology and hard work don’t understand anything else, but they can come up with routines at will.
Chen Heng said, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, but something urgent happened at home, so I won't sell it anymore." As she said that, she quickly covered the eggs with a new piece of cloth.
"Aheng, what are you doing?" Xia asked anxiously when she saw the guests leave.
After the guests left, Chen Heng spread the cloth on the ground and picked out the larger eggs, putting them in a pile. She then put the medium-sized ones aside, and finally the smallest ones together. "Sister-in-law, I've seen people selling eggs like this before, and they're really good. I want to try it, too." Then she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Eggs for sale! Our eggs are big, round, and fresh. Eating them will make your dreams come true and bring you good luck."
Xia: “…” It’s just an ordinary egg, how can you exaggerate it like that?
"Can everything go well if I eat an egg?" Someone gathered around.
"Auntie, the purpose of life is to be auspicious, and happiness is the most important thing. Eggs this big usually sell for three cents, but if you buy more, I'll give you two cents. If you take all these average-sized ones, they'll only be one cent each, and the smallest ones..."
In less than an incense stick of time, a large basket of eggs was sold out.
Xia counted the money she had earned and found it was twenty cents more than before. She looked at her sister-in-law in disbelief.
"Sister-in-law, from now on you should sell eggs like I did just now, and try your best to say things that please you. Look, one of the ladies didn't want to buy eggs at first, but she bought a few because she was happy with what I said." The trick really wins people's hearts.
"Hey." Xia was happy and took out a few coins: "Let's go buy candied haws for you and Min'er."
Just as the two were happily picking up the candied haws, someone around them suddenly looked back and said, "It's Lord Lu's carriage."
"Master Lu." The common people bowed and saluted.
Chen Heng turned around and saw a particularly simple little carriage approaching. Hearing the shouts, a pair of bony hands reached out, pulled up the curtain and greeted everyone.
An elegant and gentle face with a kind smile reflected in Chen Heng's eyes. This was Lu Ji'an, the magistrate of Nanqi County who took office a year ago. He solved several major cases within two months of taking office. For more than a year, he treated the people like his own children and was deeply loved by the people of Nanqi.
"Aheng, don't look directly at me." Xia Shi didn't look respectful like the others. She saw her sister-in-law looking at her directly without any hesitation, so she quickly pulled her sleeve.
Meeting the ancient county magistrate for the first time, Shen Heng lost her composure for a moment. Seeing the carriage moving away, she said, "Sister-in-law, let's go home."
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