Two women in their early fifties ran to Xu's stall, each holding a clay stove they had chosen, and couldn't help but haggle over the price again.
"Sister, look at the workmanship and materials of our clay stove. After deducting the cost of materials and labor, we don't make much profit. The price really can't go any lower!"
When it comes to bargaining, neither Grandpa Xu nor Xu Haiguo, these two grown men, have ever been thick-skinned enough.
Song Qiu'e, who considered herself good with words, took the initiative to speak.
Seeing that the seller wouldn't budge on the price, one of the two middle-aged women threw the clay stove she was holding onto the oilcloth and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "No wonder no one buys it. How dare they charge so much more than others for the same thing!"
The other quickly chimed in, "That's right, it's just that we two sisters are kind-hearted. We saw that you had no one here, so we came specifically to patronize your business!"
Good grief, they're wrong to refuse to lower the price of their own products.
They couldn't bear being ridiculed like that, especially Song Qiu'e, who couldn't swallow this insult.
Just as I was about to retort, the bespectacled teacher on the other side of their stall said indifferently, "Other people's things are better, so of course the price is higher. Only a blind person can't see the difference!"
The middle-aged stall owner selling work safety supplies next to Teacher Glasses's stall also casually remarked, "My family used to be in the wholesale business, but I've never heard of good quality items being priced the same as bad quality items!"
Upon hearing this, the two middle-aged women immediately looked embarrassed and eventually put down their things and slunk away.
Seeing this, Xu Haiguo immediately took out two bottles of water from the bag next to him and handed them to the teacher with glasses and the owner of the workwear stall, saying with gratitude, "Thank you both so much for speaking up for us!"
The bespectacled teacher was a man of few words, and after hearing Xu Haiguo's words of thanks, he simply nodded.
The owner of the workwear stall next to him was very talkative and adept at dealing with people.
"No need to thank me, I'm just stating the facts, and the little clay stove I bought from your store yesterday is indeed very useful!"
Xu Lai and his group set up their stall for more than two hours. By the time the sun rose higher, the temperature began to rise sharply, and people who were taking a stroll started to head home, they had only sold two small clay stoves.
On the other hand, the four other vendors selling clay stoves had almost sold out of their stoves.
The two stalls selling work safety supplies and renting books weren't doing particularly well, but they still managed to close one or two deals every now and then.
"Looks like I've wasted my time working here today!"
The people behind Xu's stall all looked rather listless, except for Xu Chao, who was beaming with excitement.
"Ms. Xia, when can I come to your house for a lesson tomorrow?"
Xia Shiyuan, who was about to close up shop, pushed up his glasses after hearing this and said to Xu Chao, "It's too hot. Let's come after lunch. The government will call then, and it'll be cooler!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Chao, with a keen eye, knelt down to help the new teacher tidy up the books laid out on the oilcloth, nodding repeatedly.
After today's connection, the Xu family learned that the bespectacled teacher who rented out famous books was actually a high school math teacher.
Upon hearing this, Xu Chao, who was studying high school courses on his own, took the initiative to go to Teacher Xia's side and asked him about some of the math concepts he couldn't understand while studying on his own.
Xia Shiyuan was deeply moved by the fact that even amidst this extreme heat disaster, there were still children persisting in self-studying high school courses. Having been a teacher for over a decade, he was utterly touched by Xu Chao's actions.
So he immediately stopped managing his business and started tutoring Xu Chao.
Seeing this, the other members of the Xu family immediately had an idea. After exchanging glances, they waited for Teacher Xia to finish explaining to Xu Chao, and then Xu Lai stepped forward to tell Teacher Xia their thoughts.
They asked Teacher Xia to tutor their younger brother Xu Chao in high school math, and offered to pay him 10 work points for every two hours of tutoring each day.
"What kind of compensation do you want? Just have Xu Chao come then!"
Unexpectedly, Xia Shiyuan shook his head as soon as he heard about the reward. To be honest, at this time, every household was busy making a living, so how could they expect their children to take the initiative to learn on their own?
As a teacher, he also wanted such a studious child to learn more.
Even if this mathematical knowledge may not be used in the future.
While we don't know when this extreme natural disaster will end, it's always good to let children learn more.
When Xu Lai saw the teacher who refused to accept tutoring fees, his clothes were faded from washing, and he was thin and dark-skinned. He set up a stall every day, but it seemed that his family was definitely in financial difficulty.
Even so, this teacher was still willing to teach her younger brother for free, which made her feel respect and admiration for him.
But since others' respect and admiration can't put food on the table, Xu Lai insisted on paying for her younger brother's tutoring fees.
"Teacher Xia, if you don't charge for tutoring, my brother will definitely feel embarrassed to bother you every day. Don't worry, our family can afford the tutoring fee!"
Xia Shiyuan wanted to refuse, but when he thought of his sick wife and his two children who were under ten years old, he could only nod silently.
From that day on, Xu Chao would go to Teacher Xia's house every day without fail whenever he received a phone call, so that Teacher Xia would give him a lesson.
After a while, Xu Chao was pleasantly surprised to find that Teacher Xia not only taught math well, but also taught chemistry and physics in a particularly easy-to-understand way.
After spending more time with Teacher Xia, Xu Lai and his friends learned about her family situation. So, whenever they went out, they would approach any family they knew who had children and tell them how amazing Teacher Xia's teaching was.
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