Chapter 58: Worship
Li Yulan pulled Qin Fangci forward and greeted the boss happily, "Boss, we are here again."
The butcher forced a smile and casually said, "Are you here again? Buying meat again?"
"Yes, we are here to buy meat again today. Boss, we are repeat customers, so you can give us a lower price, right?"
Ah, here to buy meat again.
The boss's smile instantly became genuine and enthusiastic. "Of course, of course. Are you hiring someone to do some work for your family?"
Qin Fangci smiled and said, "The boss doesn't need to worry about what I do."
"Yes, yes, yes, you want a pig's head and some offal today?"
"I want a pig's head and offal, and some lean meat."
"Fat meat is delicious. My pigs are big and the fat meat is oily." The boss recommended it with great effort.
Qin Fangci looked through the meat on the chopping board. The most tender lean meat was the tenderloin.
The lean meat on the hind legs is also good, and the front legs are tender, but there are a few more tendons, which makes it more troublesome to handle.
After receiving Qin Fangci's signal, Li Yulan continued to bargain with the boss, "Boss, how much is this lean meat per pound?"
"I'll charge you fourteen cents per pound for pure lean ones. Since we're old acquaintances, I'll definitely give you a discount."
"Hiss, Boss, this isn't cheap at all. The fat is only fourteen cents a pound."
The boss smiled and said, "The price of meat changes every day. Spring planting requires energy, and with more people eating meat, the price of meat has naturally gone up a bit. Now the fat meat is 16 yuan, and it went up two days ago."
Qin Fangci put down the lean meat in her hand and said calmly: "Let's go, let's go take a look somewhere else."
Li Yulan had just received some advice from her mother, and she stopped talking immediately after hearing it. The mother and daughter changed their expressions so quickly that they didn't give the boss any time to react.
Seeing this, the butcher next to him immediately smiled and tried to attract customers, "Come and have a look at mine. I will definitely give you the best price."
"Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, how much did you say?"
Li Yulan's eyes sparkled as she quietly tugged at Qin Fangci's sleeve.
Qin Fangci took Li Yulan to the butcher's stall next to her, and the new stall owner was smiling widely.
The previous stall owner was not in a position to come over and snatch the person away, so he kept shouting from behind.
"How much is your meat?" Li Yulan asked, as if she was saying, "If you don't satisfy us, we'll leave."
So awesome.
The stall owner learned from the previous stall owner's mistake and asked cautiously, "How much are you buying? If it's more than two pounds, I'll give you twelve cents per pound. Look, the pig was slaughtered this morning and is still hot."
"A little less." Li Yulan negotiated with others in a timid manner.
Qin Fangci said firmly, "Ten cents a pound, I want ten pounds."
"Oh, that's too little. I have to pay compensation for selling you these ten pounds of meat."
"Let's go, let's go to the next one."
Shop around.
But after walking around, I found that the two restaurants I asked about at the beginning had good pork.
Qin Fangci came back with Li Yulan.
The second stall owner said, "Add one cent, it will be eleven cents, and I'll cut it for you."
"It's just ten cents. If you cut me ten catties, I'll come back to buy it later. I also want to buy a pig's head. How much is your pig's head per catty?"
"Pig heads are five cents a pound, sister, you're really good at bargaining. Ten cents is really not going to make me any money." The boss sighed and gestured with the knife, "How about cutting it from here?"
"I want this piece, and this piece. You can weigh it. I want them all, which are over ten pounds."
"Old sister, you still need some fat to get things done, don't you see the fat?"
The boss was smiling happily. Although he made little money per pound, it was still a good business if the quantity was large.
Qin Fangci did not refute the statement of doing things, and asked, "You tell me the price of this fat meat."
"We don't want it if it's not cheap." Li Yulan said while swallowing her saliva.
The fat is fried into oil residue, which is very fragrant.
"Fat meat is really being sold at sixteen cents a pound these days. You can't get it without thirteen cents."
Li Yulan quietly looked at Qin Fangci, who gently patted her arm. Li Yulan understood and said, "Twelve cents, we want five pounds."
The owner of the stall next door felt very sad when he heard this. If he had known that he could buy so much, he would have bought less. He left too quickly.
No, shouldn’t the return of love start with him?
"Okay, I'll cut five pounds for you. But don't go out and say I gave you such a low price. It's really hard work and I didn't make any money."
Just listen to this kind of talk. The boss won't sell it if he really can't make money. It's not a charity.
"Brothers, be happy, business is booming, and wealth is coming in." Nice words that don't cost money are always useful.
There were thirteen catties of lean meat, costing one hundred and thirty coins; six catties of fat, costing seventy-two coins; eighteen catties of pig's head, costing ninety coins; and five coins for pig's offal, for a total of two hundred and ninety-seven coins. Qin Fangci asked for two large ribs and paid three hundred coins for them.
Qin Fangci gave a deposit of one hundred wen and left the meat with the boss first, waiting to pack it up when they were about to leave.
"Let me be frank, boss, you can't replace the meat for me. I'll come back to check it later. If it's underweight, I'll return it."
Li Yulan was shocked, then silently wrote this down and learned a little more from her mother.
The boss smiled and assured Qin Fangci not to worry, that nothing would happen. He had been doing business here for many years and he always valued integrity.
Qin Fangci just listened to these words with a smile, and she would definitely check them carefully when she came back to pick up the goods.
After making an agreement with this boss, Qin Fangci took Li Yulan back to the first boss.
The boss was overjoyed, "Big sister."
"This pig's head is still five cents a pound, right?"
"Yes, five cents a pound. I'll weigh it for you. Big sister, you're really generous. My meat is also very good. Next time you come, I will definitely give you the cheapest price."
"Let's talk about it next time. I want all the pig offal too."
"Okay, okay, seventeen pounds of pork, eighty-five cents, and ninety cents including the offal."
"I'll leave it here for you. I'll give you a thirty-wen deposit and come back to pick it up."
"Okay, okay." The boss nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, it will be the same as it is now when you come back."
After quickly completing another deal, Qin Fangci took Li Yulan back.
Li Yulan looked at Qin Fangci with eyes twinkling with stars. "Mom, you are really amazing! You don't know how much saliva my second brother spitted when he bought the pig's head yesterday. My legs are sore from standing. You are really amazing, Mom. You don't say much, but every word you say is very meaningful!"
"Mom, I think you're better at business than my second brother. If you become a peddler, we'll definitely be able to build a big house."
Although she may not be able to live there after getting married, her parents have a big house and she will be proud of it after getting married.
"Mom, why didn't I realize you were so amazing before?"
"There's a lot you haven't discovered yet. Open your eyes and watch carefully from now on. Let's go back and see how your third brother is doing. Don't let him sell a single vegetable."
"Don't say it, mother. It's really possible. Third brother would definitely be embarrassed to shout."
"You're so nervous about shouting like that?"
"Of course!" Li Yulan straightened her back. "Just wait, mother. I'll shout as hard as I can. If I sell two baskets of vegetables by myself, will you give me five cents?"
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