The children were at a loss for words after hearing what she said. The big pear was fragrant and soft, and the skin would break when touched, and the sweet juice inside would overflow. Who could resist such temptation?
"It's a good deal to buy the big pears. Look, one of these big pears is worth two. If you don't buy them today, they'll go up to four cents tomorrow. Buy them now and you'll make a profit!"
"Take a look, take a look, the big pear tastes so sweet, you'll regret it if you don't buy it!"
After Lin Qingqing finished shouting, she vomited a few times in her heart. Before her rebirth, she was the general agent of the world's largest coffee company in China, and she negotiated orders worth millions. Now, she is spitting saliva to cheat children for a penny!
"I want a big one." A kid from an older grade came over and bought a big pear.
When the little boy saw his older brother bought big pears, he also paid for some. Soon the basket of big pears was snatched away by a swarm of people.
The basket of pears was quickly sold out, so Zhou Zhuo ran home to fill it up again. All the more than 100 pears were sold out before school was over.
She sold forty large pears and seventy small pears for a total of two yuan and sixty cents. After deducting the cost, she made a net profit of two yuan and fifty cents from this basket of pears. In the isolated rural area in 1980, this was definitely a huge profit.
When Xue Guixiang got home, she had already borrowed a cart. Lin Qingqing was going to harvest a large number of pears tomorrow, so naturally she had to think about how to sell them.
It is definitely not enough to rely solely on the village school. Children have limited purchasing power, so she needs to broaden her horizons.
What if she distributed the pears to other village primary schools to sell? This was a feasible solution, but it would require more manpower and resources, which she couldn't handle alone.
Hiring someone is out of the question; they'll be poached quickly. She needs to quietly make a few quick bucks while no one else notices. By the time they find out, she'll have already pocketed enough. Imitation is fine, but surpassing is impossible.
It is better to concentrate on acquisitions and sales, and turn to markets with greater consumption capacity.
At present, the most prosperous market she can access is the county town, which is ten miles away from Zhoujiazhuang. She purchases and processes products in the morning and transports them to sell in the afternoon. It is hard work, but she can also get the biggest profit.
Lin Qingqing was full of energy, and Xue Guixiang didn't say anything. She felt that her daughter-in-law might really be able to earn enough money to pay off the debt.
But she felt sorry for her daughter-in-law. She was only eighteen years old, only one year older than Zhou Yuan, but she worked so hard. If she hadn't married into this poor family, she wouldn't have to suffer this hardship.
Alas, thinking of this, Xue Guixiang sped up the pace of making shoes. She couldn't help much, so she could only try her best to be nice to her daughter-in-law.
The next day when Lin Qingqing got up, she saw a pair of new shoes on the bedside. The shoes had a maroon base and a white snowflake corduroy upper. The thick thousand-layer sole and the fine stitching looked very pleasing to the eye. It must have been put there by her mother-in-law while she was sleeping.
"Qingqing, try the shoes on to see if they fit." Xue Guixiang's kind voice came.
"Why!"
Lin Qingqing put on the new shoes and stepped on the ground a few times. They were neither too big nor too small, breathable and practical. They were much more comfortable than the leather shoes of later generations. Wearing these shoes, she was not afraid of getting tired no matter how far she walked!
She went out wearing her new shoes. Xue Guixiang asked her if she was okay. She felt warm inside and said, "Mom, I'm fine."
Zhou Zhuo also laughed, and the two of them smiled at each other like a pair of funny people.
After breakfast, the two of them hurriedly pushed the cart out.
"Wife, come up, I'll push you."
Zhou Zhuo was afraid that his wife's new shoes would get dirty, so he asked her to sit in the car.
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