Chapter 21: Acting Bravely
Li Xu was feeling a little anxious as the morning rush hour was almost over.
Generally speaking, after ten o'clock, fewer people come here.
It won’t be possible to sell it by then.
Ji Yuanyuan looked around, looking thoughtful.
You won’t make much money just by selling them retail.
When conditions permit, it would be best to open a supermarket, and the routes must be clear.
Some supermarkets focus on cheapness and make money from ordinary people.
Some supermarkets focus on high-quality products and make money from wealthy people.
Comparing the two, it is easier to make money from rich people.
What rich people pursue is quality and freshness.
Coincidentally, the things grown in her space are of good quality and fresh.
Just as Ji Yuanyuan was daydreaming, a stack of money fell out of the pocket of a man not far away.
Judging from the looks of it, it’ll cost at least three hundred yuan.
Three hundred yuan is not a small amount of money. After the man left, a woman buying vegetables at a stall came forward and picked up the money on the ground like a thief and put it in her pocket.
Then she sat back in her stall as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Ji Yuanyuan frowned, stood up immediately, and trotted after the man.
Li Xu didn't react for a moment, and by the time he reacted, Ji Yuanyuan had already run dozens of meters away.
"Yuanyuan, come back..." she shouted.
Ji Yuanyuan said, "Mom, wait here, I'll be back soon."
Li Xu couldn't feel at ease, so he could only pick up the bamboo basket and chase after him.
The man walked slowly, as if he was considering which store to buy vegetables from. So Ji Yuanyuan, who had short legs, quickly caught up with him: "Uncle..."
She stood on tiptoe with great effort and grabbed the man's wrist.
The man looked down and saw a pretty little girl. He was stunned: "Are you calling me?"
Ji Yuanyuan nodded: "Uncle, you lost something."
Not only is she a pretty little dumpling, she is also a warm-hearted pretty little dumpling.
The man smiled and reached into his pocket: "Uncle, what did you lose? Did you find it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man's smile froze on his face.
Where's his money? Where's the money for the purchase? It was clearly in his pocket just now?
Could it be that this little dumpling saw him losing the money?
The man took a deep breath, squatted down and asked, "Little boy, tell me, is the money I lost here with you?"
Ji Yuanyuan stretched out his hand, pointed at the woman who picked up the money and said, "Uncle, I saw her pick up your money."
The man looked over and saw that the woman had a vague expression, as if she was guilty.
He stood up, picked up Ji Yuanyuan and walked over there.
Ji Yuanyuan has now become very accustomed to the feeling of having her feet off the ground.
So, the moment she was picked up by the man, she reached out and hugged the man's neck.
Well, this person must be a chef, he smells strongly of cooking fumes.
The man holding Ji Yuanyuan quickly met Li Xu. She struggled to carry the bamboo basket and said anxiously, "Put my daughter down, what are you going to do..."
The man then realized that the little ball had actually run here on his own.
He said somewhat awkwardly: "Sister, your daughter said she saw someone pick up my money, I want to take her to ask."
Ji Yuanyuan also nodded quickly: "Mom, I really saw it. It was that aunt who picked up the uncle's money."
Li Xu was a little hesitant. She didn't want her daughter to be involved in these things.
But now that things have come to this, we can only let it go.
"Sister, did you pick up my money just now?" the man asked in a very stern manner.
Naturally, there is no need to be nice to such people.
She clearly saw where the money came from, but she still chose to put it in her pocket.
The woman's eyes were erratic, but her aura was very strong: "I didn't pick up the money. Who saw me picking up the money? You have to have evidence for what you say."
"I saw it, Auntie, you just ran here and picked up the money." Ji Yuanyuan pointed to the middle of the road and answered very firmly.
"If you don't hand over the money, I will call the police." The man also responded at the right time.
The woman's expression became even more panicked, but she still said stubbornly: "How can you take a child's words seriously? Besides, who knows if she is your daughter? Are you two working together to cheat me out of my money?"
The man didn't expect the woman to be so stubborn, so he immediately said, "Then there's nothing to say, just call the police."
There are police booths nearby these large vegetable markets.
The man looked at Li Xu and said, "Sister, please go to the police booth and call the police for me. I'll watch her here."
"Oh, okay, I'll go right away." Li Xu was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and put the bamboo basket at the man's feet, "Help me take a look."
Of course, she didn't forget to bring Ji Yuanyuan with her: "Yuanyuan, come with me to find the police uncle."
She could enthusiastically help this person call the police, but she couldn't let her daughter out of her sight.
However, before the man could return Ji Yuanyuan to Li Xu, the woman at the vegetable stall cursed and said, "Forget it, forget it. Just consider it my bad luck today and spend money to avoid disaster, okay?"
As she spoke, she threw a wad of money over.
The man looked carefully and saw that it was his stack of money.
He counted and found that there was not a penny less.
The woman looked at his actions with a look of unwillingness and guilt.
Now that the money is found, the man doesn't care if the woman says a few words.
"Big sister, thank you so much for your support today." The man held Ji Yuanyuan in his arms and sent them back to where they had set up their stall. He put Ji Yuanyuan down, then took out a few bills from the pile and put them in front of Li Xu, "I don't have much money either, so use this money to buy some candy for the child."
Li Xu naturally couldn't accept it, and quickly declined, "You are too polite, we can't accept this money."
He declined after the two of them, which made Ji Yuanyuan feel helpless.
Isn’t it similar to the situation during Chinese New Year when relatives give red envelopes?
Finally, the man saw that Li Xu was determined not to accept it, and he saw the peaches on the ground, so he turned around and asked, "Sister, how much do you sell these peaches for?"
Li Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll give you 60 cents."
She thought that since the other person had been so polite just now, she couldn't ask for more.
The man immediately said, "Then weigh it and tell me how many pounds it is. I want all of it."
"I want all of them..." Li Xu's eyes widened, "This weighs at least more than 30 kilograms!"
The man smiled and said, "I work in the company cafeteria. There are many people in the company, and this little peach is not enough for them to eat for a day."
Li Xu hesitated for a moment, picked up the scale, and found that it weighed exactly 35 kilograms.
"Give me twenty yuan." Li Xu said politely.
The man gave her twenty-five yuan directly: "Okay, sister, no need to change."
There was a cut one inside, and the man took it and took a bite.
Then his eyes widened: "Big sister, your peach is very sweet."
Li Xu smiled shyly: "I grew it myself."
"Do you have anything else at home?" the man asked again.
"Yes, there are some green vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers and so on." Li Xu said quickly.
The man rolled his eyes and said, "How about this, sister? Leave me your phone number and I will only buy groceries from you in the future."
(End of this chapter)
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