"Wow, these cherries are really fresh, right?"
"Yes, they are quite big. Little girl, are these cherries from your house really edible?"
Xiao Lingling took out the basket for tasting. "Sure, but each person can only eat one. We just picked these this morning, so they're still fresh."
When they heard that they could really taste the food, they all stretched out their hands to grab some from the basket.
Xiao Lingling quickly took the basket back and put one in each of their hands.
"Oh, it's really sweet, sour and sweet, not bad. How much is it?"
"That's true. My daughter-in-law is pregnant and it's the time when she's not good at eating. I'm sure she'll eat this. If it's not too expensive, I'll buy a few more kilograms."
When Xiao Lingling saw people praising her, she smiled and replied, "Our cherries are delicious, large and very fresh, and not expensive, only fifteen cents a pound.
If you buy a lot, more than ten pounds, it can be cheaper, twelve cents per pound.
It’s only available today, and it will be gone after today.”
"Huh? Fifteen cents a pound? That expensive?"
"Hey, it's not that expensive. It's still fruit after all, and the price is quite reasonable. Come on, give me three pounds first!"
"That's right, come on, I'll have two pounds too!"
As soon as the shop opened, Wu Tongtong looked at Xiao Lingling with admiration and quickly came to help.
Lin Hao was weighing the small bells while Wu Tongtong was collecting the money. They cooperated very well.
The cherries were all packed in small bamboo baskets, which Chen Zhe had specially bought from the grocery store by car.
Because we bought a lot, the price was cheap, and the total cost was only about three cents each.
Moreover, I don’t know why, there weren’t many people gathered around at first, but as the sales continued, more and more people came.
Little Lingling was so busy that she didn't dare to stop for a moment. After a while, she was sweating from exhaustion.
Fortunately, Qiaomei replaced her for a while, and with Qin Yu's help, they were able to deal with this wave.
By the time this wave of people had passed, there were only a few left in one of the big baskets.
Wu Tongtong was very excited as she carried the cloth bag filled with money. "Little sister, little sister, we really made a lot of money. Look, it's so heavy."
Xiao Lingling was also happy. This hundred pounds must be equivalent to more than a thousand copper coins. It was really not light and it was still heavy to carry.
"Hey, this is the money we earned with our own hands. Let's split it up when we get home tonight. It's not much, but it's enough to buy some delicious food, hey."
Wu Tongtong diligently sprinkled some water on the cherries again, "I'm not in a hurry, I just feel that the feeling of earning money myself and being given money by my mother is very different.
Hey? Where's Qin Yu? Why is she gone? Wasn't she here just now?
Little Bell finally reacted and turned around but didn't see him. "Yeah, where is he? Little brother——"
Before Xiao Lingdang could finish her words, Qin Yu came over from a distance holding an oil-paper bag and handed it directly to Xiao Lingdang.
Little Lingling's nose moved and she smelled the aroma of meat. She opened the box and saw several meat buns inside.
"Wow! Meat buns!" Little Bell turned and looked at Qin Yu with a smile, "Brother, how did you know I was hungry?"
Qin Yu's eyes hid a smile, "I just know."
The little girl ate less than half of her usual lunch, and she had been busy for so long, it would be strange if she wasn't hungry.
Xiao Lingling didn't ask any questions and just gave two buns to each of them.
"Come, let's eat together. You must be hungry. Let's fill our stomachs and go buy something delicious tonight!"
Everyone was polite. We didn't eat enough at noon, so we were really hungry.
Xiao Lingling ate two meat buns in one breath. Only then did she feel her stomach wasn't so empty anymore and her strength came back. She continued to hawk her wares.
Wu Tongtong was not so shy now, and followed Xiao Lingling to learn how to hawk her wares.
The sound was a little small at first, but soon it drowned out the sound of the small bell.
“Don’t miss it if you pass by, the sour and sweet cherries are only available today!!!”
Xiao Lingling lowered her head, grabbed a few cherries and stuffed them into her mouth. Before she looked up, she felt a shadow covering her.
Without even looking at who it was, she asked directly, "Want to buy cherries? Cheap and delicious cherries? Do you want..."
She looked up as she spoke, but after seeing the person, she didn't want to talk anymore.
The one who came was a lady, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with her hair full of pearls and jade, as if she wanted to put all her hair in jewelry.
She had seen this person before. She was one of the two ladies who had quarreled in the jewelry store when she and Qin Yu went to the teahouse yesterday.
She had a good memory, and if she was not mistaken, this lady should be the concubine.
She was accompanied by two maids, and the three of them stood in front of the stall, looking arrogant.
Before the lady could say anything, the maid beside her spoke first, "Is this the cherry seller the housekeeper mentioned?
It looks okay, not too big. Not even as big as the ones I bought from the capital before!"
Another maid responded, “Yes, but it’s better than nothing.
It sounds like it tastes okay, the master likes it, and the lady just needs to cater to his taste."
The lady nodded, “Well, the master likes it, and I heard that a distinguished guest is coming tomorrow, so it is a rare item.
It will be a bit of a face when I serve it. How about this, I'll buy all these cherries, how much are they?"
Xiao Lingling looked at her carefully. This person was not a good person. She even had a life on her hands?
Xiao Lingling's expression changed. "I'm sorry, our cherries have already been reserved. We can't sell them to you."
Wu Tongtong's happy smile froze. Although she didn't know why Xiao Lingdang said that, she believed that Xiao Lingdang would not do anything rash.
So he immediately put the bamboo basket back and sat quietly aside.
The lady's face darkened. "What do you mean? How much did that person pay? I'll pay double!"
She had heard from her master that a distinguished guest would be coming to their house tomorrow.
It was said that he was from Chen'an Academy, and was specially invited by the lady, who wanted to arrange the young master there.
The Chen'an Academy was founded by a great scholar. Those who could study there were either talented or rich.
As long as you can get in, even if you don’t pass the imperial examination, at least you can expand your network a lot.
She has not been pregnant since she entered the mansion, and her current life is entirely due to the master's mercy.
If the young master really enters the Chen'an Academy, the master may have to live under the will of the mother and daughter. Will she still have a place to stand then?
Therefore, she had to try her best to recruit people to her side, and then she would give the opportunity directly to her nephew.
If it really happens, her status will be secure even if she doesn't have children in the future.
She had a good idea, but unfortunately, Xiao Lingling was not going to sell it to her, so no matter how much money she spent, it would be useless!
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