In these times, living conditions were not good for any family, and it was already difficult to have enough to eat. For fruits, which are not necessities, limited sales were inevitable sooner or later.
Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that Qiao Qiqi's fruit was really delicious, sales would have been terrible long ago.
Fortunately, she had anticipated the current situation.
After all, the people who frequent the black market are almost always the same group of people; they buy once or twice and then stop.
As I said before, it's not that we don't want to eat, it's that there are too few wealthy families.
Realizing that she had to change her marketing approach, Qiao Qiqi simply picked up her basket and left the black market.
Although the black market is no longer viable, it doesn't mean there's no market for goods in town.
She could also go from street to street, to sell her goods in places further away from the black market, where there would surely be many residents who didn't come to the black market, thus attracting new customers.
Let's get right to it.
After carrying the apples for more than 20 minutes, Qiao Qiqi plunged into the alley. When she encountered a group of people chatting together, she pretended to ask for directions and rest, and temporarily put down the apple basket.
Then, at just the right moment, let them see the apples she was carrying.
After doing this twice, an elderly woman finally asked, "Your apples look good, where did they come from? Did you grow them yourself?"
“Yes, it’s from my family’s garden. Auntie, have a taste. This is a new variety, and it tastes amazing. I guarantee you’ve never had anything like it before.” Before the other person could speak, Qiao Qiqi quickly pulled out a fruit knife from her pocket and cut a piece for each of them.
Everyone who tasted them said they were sweet, and then someone asked, "Are these apples for sale? How much are they?"
"I'm not selling. I'm visiting relatives and bringing this for them." In this day and age, if you get caught speculating, you'll end up in jail.
Although Qiao Qiqi wanted to make money, she still had to be careful because there were many people around.
After saying that, she picked up the basket and walked forward again.
After walking a dozen steps, I heard someone behind me say, "I have to go home and cook. Let's talk later!"
Soon, Qiao Qiqi heard footsteps following behind her.
After Qiao Qiqi turned the corner, someone called out to her, "Young man, wait a moment."
Qiao Qiqi turned around, looking surprised. "Auntie, did you call me for something?"
The old woman walked up with a smile, glanced at the basket on Qiao Qiqi's back, and asked with a smile, "Young man, I think your apples are pretty good. My little grandson just happened to come over for a visit. Can you sell them to me for a little less?"
Qiao Qiqi feigned hesitation, "This..."
"You can sell me a little less of these apples, it won't make a difference. You can just take the money to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy some other gifts for your relative." The old lady thoughtfully thought of this for Qiao Qiqi.
Qiao Qiqi found it amusing and finally stopped refusing. "Alright, but let me tell you in advance, these apples of mine are all for export and are quite expensive. If you want to buy them, I'll sell them to you for 50 cents a pound. If you think it's too expensive, then forget it."
The old woman frowned slightly. Although she felt that 50 cents was indeed not cheap, the supply and marketing cooperative required ration coupons.
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, then give me four pounds!"
Qiao Qiqi didn't weigh them, but directly gave the old lady eight.
Having lived most of her life, the old lady knew her place and realized that Qiao Qiqi had given too much. She didn't say anything, paid two yuan, and left in a hurry.
Qiao Qiqi stood still and watched her enter a courtyard. She memorized the gate and then picked up her basket and continued walking forward.
Using this method, she actually sold a basket of apples and earned another 27 yuan.
Seeing that it was noon, Qiao Qiqi quickly went to the state-run restaurant to buy some groceries and rushed to the hospital.
Because she got home a little late today, Lin Chunying finally couldn't hold back and asked her in a low voice, "What do you do every morning? Why do you stay out all morning every day?"
Qiao Qiqi had a sudden inspiration.
After saving up for the past few days, she now has 500 yuan in her pocket. In fact, Qiao Qiqi is thinking of buying or renting a courtyard in town, so that when there is no work in the fields in winter, she and Qin Huai can come to town to stay and continue selling goods.
However, Qiao Qiqi couldn't tell Lin Chunying about this.
So she hesitated for a moment, then tentatively said to Lin Chunying, "Mother, I've been looking after the yard lately. I'm thinking of coming to town with Qin Huai after the autumn harvest to see if we can find work and earn some money."
Lin Chunying was stunned for a moment. She was so surprised that her daughter had this idea that she didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a long pause, he finally spoke: "Putting aside the difficulty of finding a job, the weather is so cold in winter, working is torture, can you stand it?"
Qiao Qiqi laughed, "What's so hard about it? Making money is never easy. Although it's not cold now, how easy can it be to work in the fields under the scorching sun? It's the same suffering, so it's all the same."
To avoid worrying Lin Chunying, Qiao Qiqi rested her head on her shoulder. "I'm just thinking about it now. I haven't found a job yet. I'll tell you when I've really made a decision."
Lin Chunying still felt it was too hard. "If you need money, just tell your mother. Don't work too hard."
Qiao Qiqi felt a warm glow in her heart.
"I understand, my daughter will consider it."
Two days later, a week has passed, and today is the day Chenchen's stitches are removed.
The doctor removed the stitches at noon. Qin Huai had finished his work for the day early and arrived around 3 p.m.
He borrowed Zhang Qing's donkey cart, which was covered with thick quilts so that Chenchen could lie on it.
Qiao Qiqi went to the window to settle the payment and ended up getting a refund of more than 7 yuan.
For the past seven days, Qiao Qiqi has been trying to get Xin Xin to speak, but Xin Xin has been unable to make a sound. Before leaving, Qiao Qiqi consulted a doctor again, but the result was still unsatisfactory, and the family needs to continue to provide guidance.
This isn't something that can be achieved overnight; it depends on Xin Xin herself.
Qiao Qiqi felt sorry for the child and prescribed some more medicine before the family left the hospital.
When they returned to the village, Lin Chunying had already prepared the meal.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, a small, creamy-white dog ran out happily and barked at them.
Qiao Weiguo brought this puppy back from Old Zhang's house at the west end of the village. Old Zhang's big dog had given birth to four puppies that no one wanted, so he insisted on giving one to Qiao Weiguo. Qiao Weiguo couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to bring it back.
However, Qiao Weiguo always wanted to give the dog away because he thought it ate too much.
Lin Chunying didn't think it was a problem. There were plenty of vegetables in the garden at this time, and the dog wasn't picky about food. Cooking two extra potatoes each time would be enough for it to eat for a day.
Winter is a bit difficult, but it's not too bad. We can just dry more vegetables now.
In short, even though life is tough now, it's still much better than in previous years.
When Xin Xin saw the cute puppy, she immediately jumped out of the car, quickly hugged the puppy to her arms, and her eyes were full of joy.
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