The old lady chimed in, “Old Li’s house on the back street was sold last month. I heard it was sold for 420 yuan. His yard is a little bigger than mine, but his house is older. If you want to buy a house here, you’ll need to prepare at least 500 yuan.”
"So many..." Qiao Qiqi feigned disappointment.
The woman, instead of discouraging her, encouraged her, saying, "Okay, when you've earned enough money and want to buy a house, I can help you inquire."
"That's wonderful! Well then, ma'am, I'd like to thank you in advance."
Qiao Qiqi brought up the topic of buying a house because she thought that since this family were the original inhabitants, they would definitely know the surrounding area better and might be able to help out in the future.
Although the street is located in a relatively remote area of the town, Qiao Qiqi is still very optimistic about it.
One reason is that it's peaceful, so it's less likely that doing something will arouse suspicion.
Another reason is that Qiao Tianyou's school is very close to here, which in the 21st century would definitely be considered a good school district property, so price increases are inevitable.
Of course, no matter how much it rises, it can't compare to big cities.
But there's a reason why Qiao Qiqi wanted to buy a house here.
Whether it's Qiao Weiguo and Lin Chunying, or Qin Baojun and Wang Guihua, they are all native farmers of Qingyang Brigade. It would be a bit difficult to get them to come and live in the city with us in the future.
The older people get, the less they want to leave their hometown, as they are used to the local lifestyle and pace of life.
Moreover, they have relatives and friends here. When they move to big cities, although their living conditions are better, they have no relatives and friends around, which can cause many elderly people to become depressed.
Therefore, Qiao Qiqi was willing to respect their wishes. If they wanted to go, they could go; if they didn't want to go, she would prepare one or two houses for them in town so they could come and stay when they had free time.
After chatting for a while, Qiao Qiqi got straight to the point, "Auntie, how many apples do you want this time? Two pounds of apples and two pounds of pears, again?"
When the old woman heard Qiao Qiqi ask the question, she looked directly at the woman next to her and said, "This time it's not me who's buying it, it's my daughter-in-law who wants to buy it from you. She wants a little more."
"That's great, thank you for supporting my business, Auntie and Sister." Qiao Qiqi pretended not to understand.
The woman suddenly asked, "Besides apples and pears, do you have any other fruits? Or vegetables would be fine too."
"I could have brought in peaches and grapes since there were no vegetables, but I didn't bring them out because those two fruits are too expensive and I was worried about the bumpy ride."
The woman asked, "How much are your peaches and grapes?"
"Peaches are 80 cents a pound, and grapes are 1.1 yuan a pound."
"If I want more, is there a wholesale price?" the woman asked immediately.
Qiao Qiqi knew that the important part was coming.
She smiled slightly and said without hesitation, "Sure, I also have other wholesale options. If it's wholesale, apples and peaches are sold in batches of 50 jin (25 catties) or more, at 45 cents per jin. Peaches are 70 cents per jin, and grapes are 90 cents per jin."
The woman thought for a moment and asked, "Can you make the apples and pears a little cheaper? How about 40 cents? If it's 40 cents, I'll take the whole basket."
Qiao Qiqi shook her head, "Big sister, to tell you the truth, 4 mao is my wholesale price. I can't possibly carry all this over from so far away without making a profit. And this is the wholesale price I give to everyone, it's absolutely fair."
Seeing that the woman was still hesitant, Qiao Qiqi smiled and said, "And the most important thing is that I won't weigh the apples and pears I give you. I'll count them as one jin (500 grams) for one apple and one pear, but the actual weight of two will definitely exceed one jin. When you sell them, you can use a scale. 50 jin will definitely have an extra three or four jin. Three jin is one yuan and fifty cents, and 50 jin will have a profit of two yuan and fifty cents. So the profit of 50 jin of apples is four yuan. That's much better than working a regular job, don't you think?"
Qiao Qiqi had said everything, and the woman had no reason to refuse.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll take this basket first. When you come next time, you can bring me a few pounds of peaches and grapes so I can try them. If they're good, I'll take some of those too."
"Okay, then I'll just give it to you at the wholesale price."
In the end, Qiao Qiqi's basket of apples and grapes sold for a total of 26.45 yuan. She generously rounded it down to 26 yuan.
The woman seemed to be getting more and more amiable towards Qiao Qiqi, and even went inside to pour her a cup of tea.
But Qiao Qiqi had reservations, so she said she wasn't thirsty and took her leave.
Then, finding a secluded spot, he quickly went back into his spatial storage and filled a basket with apples and pears before continuing down another alley.
In the afternoon, Qiao Qiqi bought another 40 yuan worth of goods, earning a total of 66 yuan. Satisfied, she walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
When Huang Jiajia saw her, her eyes lit up immediately. "What do you want to buy this time?"
It was obvious to the naked eye that Huang Jiajia was more enthusiastic towards Qiao Qiqi than towards any other customer. After all, the entire supply and marketing cooperative might not encounter another customer as generous as Qiao Qiqi even once a month.
Not only do they spend ten or twenty yuan each time they come in, but they also come at least twice a week.
Although Qiao Qiqi had previously said that she was from the village, Huang Jiajia simply couldn't believe it.
She always felt that Qiao Qiqi was a very capable woman, but every time she tried to test her, Qiao Qiqi cleverly shut her up.
"Give me two pounds of coconut oil, and two feet of floral fabric suitable for a child."
The floral fabric was for making clothes for Xin Xin. Children grow quickly, and clothes are not loose to begin with. In just 10 days, Qiao Qiqi noticed that Xin Xin's clothes had become too small.
Finally, Qiao Qiqi bought another 10 jin (5 catties) of meat at once. She suddenly wanted to eat roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and wanted to go back and make braised meat, and use the rest to make sausages.
In those days, there were no sausage casings, so Qiao Qiqi bought a few pieces of pork intestines and decided to use them.
"It's 18 yuan and 4 jiao in total." After Huang Jiajia finished calculating the bill, she saw Qiao Qiqi picking up her things and asked with concern, "There are no buses going back to the village now, how are you going to get back?"
“I have a bicycle.”
Qiao Qiqi pointed to the bicycle outside the door.
Huang Jiajia's eyes lit up immediately. Seeing that Qiao Qiqi had even managed to get a bicycle so quickly, she became even more curious about her identity.
Watching Qiao Qiqi carry her things out the door, put everything in the basket, and ride away on her bicycle, she quickly ran to the street and looked in the direction Qiao Qiqi left. It seemed to be the direction of Qingyang Brigade, and she knew what was going on.
It took Qiao Qiqi 25 minutes to get back to the village. As soon as she entered the village, she saw two villagers walking towards her.
Seeing her ride back, he immediately smiled and asked, "Qin Huai's daughter, went to town again? What delicious food did you buy this time?"
Qiao Qiqi looked at the two men, whose smiles were clearly forced and insincere, and knew they obviously had ill intentions, but fortunately she was already used to it.
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