Chapter 93 A Big Business Deal Arrives
Shen Xuewei glanced at her and their eyes met.
She gave a slight nod to her, as if she were talking to an ordinary classmate, and then continued doing her homework.
The man paused for a moment, and his tension eased somewhat.
When it came time to arrange seating, the homeroom teacher was at a loss.
One or two of the students in the class seemed to dislike her, and they didn't know who would be the best person to sit next to her.
Her gaze shifted, and she suddenly saw Shen Xuewei; a thought had just formed in her mind.
Shen Xuewei's deskmate seemed to sense something and looked over at her. Immediately, alarm bells went off in her mind, and she glared at the new classmate behind her.
When the homeroom teacher, Ms. Fang, saw him like this, she sighed inwardly and gave up her previous idea.
Besides the few mischievous boys in the class, there was another girl sitting at the same table as me.
The girl was quiet and reserved. She had been seen picking up trash with her grandmother in town and had been given the nickname "Trash Granny".
She was withdrawn and didn't have many close friends in class, so she was somewhat ostracized.
The homeroom teacher simply arranged for the new student to sit at the same table as her.
Both of them seem to be quiet people, so they shouldn't be at odds.
Just as she had imagined, the two sat together, and although they didn't talk much, at least they didn't have any conflicts.
When school ended on the weekend, because it was market day, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi brought things to sell at the market.
When Shen Xuewei saw the two of them waving at her in the market, she knew that she probably wouldn't be able to go to the internet cafe today.
She carried her schoolbag and jogged a few steps with Wu Yuhong to their side.
Shen Xuewei put the schoolbag aside and began to skillfully call out her wares.
She sold some of the things the elderly couple brought.
Just as a chicken was tied up, it was handed to the woman in front of him who was happily praising Shen Xuewei.
This woman was the one Shen Xuewei encountered the first time she sold chickens.
Her name is Jin Qiumei, and she was originally from this town of Mingda.
Whenever there's a market day, I'll come to the market to buy some things. About once or twice out of ten, I'll run into Shen Xuewei accompanying the elderly couple to sell things.
She had a good impression of Shen Xuewei, and after so many interactions, they had become somewhat familiar with each other.
Since we don't raise chickens at home, we always try to buy them from Shen Xuewei to support her business.
They would only buy chickens from other vendors when Shen Xuewei and her husband weren't at the market.
This practice continued for three or four years.
This time, after buying the chicken, she didn't leave immediately, but instead inquired:
"Weiwei, besides the ones you brought to sell today, how many chickens do you have at home in total?"
Shen Xuewei was taken aback at first, but quickly recovered. Instead of directly asking how many there were, she asked:
"Aunt Jin, we raise quite a few chickens at home, all free-range in the mountains. We can arrange as many chickens as you need, but we don't know when you'll need them."
In recent years, under her influence, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi have been selling things at the market and occasionally letting out a shout.
Business isn't great, but it's not like before where you could bring in the same amount of goods and take them back with you.
The Chen family's income has increased compared to before.
The worry on Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi's faces gradually lessened.
Take the example of Chen Fangqiu asking his maternal grandfather for 500 yuan. In the past, his maternal grandfather would have considered it for several days before giving it to him.
However, after his family's situation improved slightly, although he was still hesitant, he was much more willing to give the money than before.
Lian Chen Xuewei's weekly living expenses and pocket money have increased from 45 yuan to 46 yuan.
This shows that even if you're shameless, you can still earn some money.
With money in hand, the elderly couple became more generous to Shen Xuewei and Granny Chen, but remained extremely stingy with themselves.
They wore the same clothes over and over again, and it had been a long time since they had bought any new ones.
Fortunately, Chen Fangli and Chen Fanglan buy the elderly couple a new set of clothes every year.
Although the elderly couple said it was wasteful, they would smile every time they touched their new clothes and shoes.
The elderly couple became even more diligent in raising chickens and growing vegetables because they could sell their produce.
Today, Shen Xuewei brought some vegetables and chicken to sell at the market. The vegetables looked stale, so after some discussion, she decided to sell them all at a low price.
Now, there are only three chickens left unsold on the stall.
The elderly couple brought a total of six chickens. Although they didn't sell them all, they managed to sell half of them, so they weren't disappointed.
It was getting late, so they planned to sell for another half hour. If they still hadn't sold out, they would take the remaining items back with them.
Judging from Jin Qiumei's tone, one could tell she probably wanted quite a few chickens.
At least it's not just one or two.
But the fact that she only bought one from them proves that she wasn't in a hurry.
Jin Qiumei's face was full of smiles, and she almost couldn't stop laughing.
"Oh dear, didn't I tell you the other day? My daughter-in-law is pregnant. She'll be giving birth in two months. When she's in postpartum confinement, I'm thinking of getting her a chicken to eat every two days."
"Then we'll have to buy more for the full moon celebration. All this will add up to at least forty. I'm used to buying from you, so if you have them, I won't look elsewhere."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xuewei's eyes lit up instantly.
"Congratulations, Aunt Jin! Your grandchildren will surely be bright and clever children."
She first offered her congratulations, then changed the subject, "Don't worry, I have about forty chickens. Here's what we'll do: leave me your number, and we'll drive right over to your door so you don't have to make a wasted trip..."
"Alright, since you have it, I won't look elsewhere."
Jin Qiumei made the decision directly and didn't bother to find someone else to buy it.
She gave Shen Xuewei two hundred yuan as a deposit.
Shen Xuewei tore a piece of paper from her notebook in her schoolbag and wrote a simple contract.
The agreed time, delivery location, price, etc., are made in duplicate.
At this time of year, free-range chickens from the countryside usually sell for eight yuan per pound.
She wanted forty at once. Although she didn't ask for a price reduction, Shen Xuewei still lowered the price by one yuan per kilogram.
Jin Qiumei glanced at it and, finding no problems, signed her name, picked up the chicken, slung her bag over her shoulder, said goodbye to Shen Xuewei and the other two, and headed home, gradually disappearing into the crowd.
After she left, Grandma Xi was both happy and worried, saying:
"This business is good, but we only have about twenty chickens in total. How can we sell her forty?"
When Shen Xuewei and Jin Qiumei were discussing it, Grandpa Chen didn't interrupt at all, letting Shen Xuewei make the decision.
Even when she heard that Shen Xuewei had taken it upon herself to lower the price of Jin Qiumei by one yuan per kilogram, she only twitched her eyebrows and did not get angry.
Although he wasn't good at business, he had at least taught for many years.
If you do the math, even if they get a discount of one yuan per kilogram, they can still make a lot of money.
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