Just as Li Chen bent down to examine the matsutake mushrooms, all the other diners gathered around.
Those who can afford to dine at Zuixiaolou are definitely people with some wealth, so they are all well-traveled and experienced.
However, Cui Yulu's basket of matsutake mushrooms was indeed much larger than those sold by others, and it was clearly top-quality.
"Young lady, this basket of matsutake mushrooms you have is indeed of good quality. How much silver do you plan to sell it for?"
This basket looks like it weighs at least five pounds. I could take it all, but this stuff doesn't keep well, and I wouldn't need too much of it anyway.
At that moment, a short, stout man hurried over from behind.
"Oh my, young lady, your fine possession has caught the eye of our esteemed guest. Would you be willing to sell it to this old man so I can do you a favor? You can set the price, how about it?"
Cui Yulu remembered him; the waiter had only tried to kick them out because he had seen her look at him.
So I don't have a good impression of this person.
She probably wanted to use her own things to do him a favor, and she didn't want to let him have them for free.
Han Yu'an noticed the shopkeeper's clothes were nice, so he reached out and tugged at his sleeve. He then looked at Cui Yulu and smiled sheepishly.
"My wife, buy some new clothes, they look beautiful."
Shopkeeper Zhou saw his somewhat dirty hands and his face was full of disgust.
However, given the large number of people around, he couldn't make a scene, since he still wanted the woman's things.
I had no choice but to endure it.
However, Cui Yulu noticed these subtle changes.
“My matsutake mushrooms have already been ordered by Steward Li. Besides, we farmers have always been casual about selling mountain products. If we like them, we'll sell them regardless of the price.”
"If I don't like it, I won't sell it no matter how high the price."
Manager Zhou understood the implication in her words and asked somewhat angrily, "You little girl, it's just a business, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Business is like life. For example, you look down on the things we farmers have. Even if we have gold, you'll think it's brass, right?"
Cui Yulu's eyes were clear and bright as she shielded Han Yu'an behind her, determined not to allow anyone to bully or look down on him.
"Yes, I agree with the young lady. I'll take all these matsutake mushrooms. How about fifteen taels of silver?"
Li Chen said with a hearty laugh.
When Han Chunying heard that there were fifteen taels of silver, she thought, "That's enough to buy so many new skirts!"
He quickly tugged at her clothes from behind and whispered, "There are quite a few left, hurry up and sell them."
Cui Yulu was about to agree, but Manager Zhou stopped her.
"Wait a minute. Since ancient times, trade has always allowed competition. I'll compete with you now. You girls came here to sell silver. Now I'm offering a high price for your goods. You have no reason not to give them to me, right?"
Upon hearing that a high price was to be offered, Liu Meie, thinking it would be foolish not to take advantage of such a bargain, quickly pulled Cui Yulu behind her and looked at Manager Zhou with a beaming smile.
"Children are ignorant and don't understand the principles of buying and selling. I am their elder, so how about we talk? You can see my goods, they are absolutely top-quality. Everyone has seen for themselves that the quality is not bad. I wonder how much silver the shopkeeper can offer?"
"Hey, sister-in-law, that's not right. I've already spoken to your wife about selling it to me. Why are you interfering?"
Liu Meie suddenly became quite sophisticated and said rather proudly, "Whoever offers the highest price can have this."
"Sister-in-law, that's not very kind of you. It's like asking how you can marry your daughter off to two different families?"
"That's right, you're such an unreasonable woman."
The diners in the shop were talking about Liu Meie all at once, and she soon couldn't keep up. She turned her head and glanced at Cui Yulu, who was playing cat's cradle with Han Yu'an.
She couldn't handle it; her methods only worked in Linshui Village, and clearly wouldn't work here.
"These matsutake mushrooms were first taken a liking to by Steward Li. If Manager Zhou wants them, we'll bring some more mountain produce for you next time, how about that?"
Cui Yulu looked at him with a smile, revealing a pair of small tiger teeth, which made her look playful and cute.
"That won't work."
Clearly, the porridge shopkeeper wasn't buying it.
"Manager Zhou, don't get so angry. Take care of your health. Have you been experiencing stomach upset, acid reflux, and fatigue lately?"
Cui Yulu put Han Yu'an aside, circled around Manager Zhou, and kept her eyes on him.
Shopkeeper Zhou glanced at the innocent-looking girl, especially her eyes, which were as clear as mountain spring water, and he couldn't help but believe her.
Moreover, he has indeed been experiencing this condition recently. At first, he didn't pay much attention to it, but in the past few days, the situation has become more and more serious. He went to see a doctor and took some medicine, but it didn't have any effect. Instead, the symptoms became more and more severe.
This truly shocked him, and his opinion of her underwent a major change.
How did you figure that out?
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, listening, questioning, and palpation, but this little girl only looked at herself once and knew her symptoms, which is truly impressive.
"It's very simple, just smell Manager Zhou's scent and you'll know."
This immediately caused a stir among the surrounding crowd, who exclaimed that this person was even more amazing than the renowned Doctor Xue from the east of the city.
It's amazing that it could detect symptoms just by moving its nose.
"Do you have a solution?"
"It's simple. As long as Manager Zhou agrees to accept all the mountain products we send you from now on, I'll tell you."
"Hmph, what if your remedy doesn't work?"
Manager Zhou slammed his hand on the table, and the fat on his face trembled.
"Since you don't believe me, you can continue taking your prescription. The symptoms will only get worse, and it might even damage your kidneys."
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