Seeing so many fruits and vegetables, Lin Siya was very happy and was ready to get started.
She first went to the stall selling lychees. There was an old man in his fifties guarding a large cart of lychees. Perhaps he was afraid that the weather was too hot, so he kept sprinkling water on the lychees.
"Hello, old man, how much are these lychees?" Lin Siya took a look at the lychees and found them very fresh. They must have been picked just this morning.
The old man looked at her in confusion. Lin Siya then remembered that she was speaking Beijing dialect, which is Mandarin with a little dialect. Considering the old man's age, he probably couldn't understand her. She didn't expect that her first solo action would end in failure.
She couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. Although she could understand some dialects, she really couldn't speak them well.
There was no other way, Lin Siya could only communicate with the old man by speaking and writing, and finally the old man finally understood what she meant.
"Girl, do you mean to buy all the lychees in my cart?" The old man thought he had misunderstood Lin Siya's meaning.
"Yes, yes, buy them all." Lin Siya nodded hurriedly.
The old man couldn't believe his ears. He had been here for an hour or two and hadn't sold a single lychee. He thought his fortune would be ruined today. He didn't expect that the eldest girl would come and take away all the lychees in his car.
"My daughter, these lychees are grown from our own fruit trees. They are not worth much!"
Lin Siya listened for a long time and understood what the old man meant. Finally, the two of them agreed on the price by talking and writing. Lin Siya bought the whole cart of lychees for five yuan.
That’s right, a cart of lychees only costs five yuan, and a pound costs only a few cents. It was so cheap that Lin Siya couldn’t believe it and thought the old man was wrong.
But if you think about it, you will understand why it is so cheap. This is the season when lychees are on the market in large quantities.
Lychees that are worth a fortune in other places are available everywhere here. In the countryside, every household may have a lychee tree or other fruit tree at the doorstep. Who would spend money to buy something that every household has?
"Uncle, do you have any more at home? If you do, go get it now. I want some more."
Lin Siya looked around the entire market. There were several shops selling lychees here, but these days, most of the vehicles used by households to transport goods were wooden carts made by themselves, and the amount of goods they could transport was limited. A cart could only carry about 100 to 200 kilograms, which was far from enough to meet the amount of goods she needed.
The old man understood what she meant and immediately nodded to indicate that he had more at home. If Lin Siya wanted it, it could be delivered in about an hour.
Lin Siya said that she would take as many lychees as the old man had at home because she had just tasted them and found that the lychees at the old man's house were very sweet, with small cores and tasted good.
Lin Siya asked the old man to pull the cart to a small woods near the market. Lin Siya took out two sacks from her backpack, actually from the space, and the two of them put all the lychees into the sacks together.
I gave the old man a few more sacks and asked him to put the lychees here. I let him go first and told him to come directly to this grove when the delivery arrived.
After the old man left, Lin Siya picked up the two sacks on the ground and turned back to the market. The people in the market had already noticed what was happening on Lin Siya's side. When they saw that the old man had sold out a whole cart of lychees in one go, they were all envious.
When they saw Lin Siya coming back, they all gathered around her and started selling their own fruits.
"Everyone, I'm a buyer. I'm here to buy a large amount of vegetables and fruits for the company. You can send the goods to the grove over there. I'll take all the vegetables, too."
Then he repeated the purchase price of various vegetables and fruits. Lin Siya learned this price from the old man just now. Of course, if she bought in large quantities, the price would be even lower.
When the people present heard Lin Siya's offer, although it was a little more expensive than their usual land, they were still very happy that they could sell so many vegetables and fruits at one time.
After all, if these vegetables and fruits are not sold early, they will either rot on the branches or in their hands. It is better to exchange them for money directly.
When they heard that Lin Siya not only bought the fruits and vegetables here, but also could send more if she had any at home, these people quickly said that they still had a lot of vegetables and fruits at home.
Lin Siya said that she would give as many as she could get, because she wanted them all, but it was only for today, and she would not come tomorrow.
Everyone hurriedly pushed their carts into the grove, where Lin Siya had already prepared sacks and plastic sheets.
With the same operation, several people collected lychees, mangoes, watermelons, longans, kumquats, etc. one after another, all in carts.
In the end, Lin Siya received the goods directly in the grove. She believed that many people would come to her directly after hearing the news.
After all the people had left, Lin Siya quickly collected all the packed fruits and vegetables, as well as the fruits and vegetables on the plastic sheet.
Fortunately, there were wheel marks going back and forth on the ground, which made people think that the goods Lin Siya had collected were directly transported away.
Otherwise, it would be very strange if so many fruits were collected and all disappeared.
It was very cool in the grove. Lin Siya didn't even have lunch because many people had heard that a lot of fruits were harvested here. So many people picked fruits from their homes and sent them here.
Later I heard that a large amount of fresh vegetables were collected here, and those who grew a lot of vegetables and could not finish eating them also sent them here.
Lin Siya tasted a variety of fruits and was so full that she couldn't eat lunch at all.
In one day, she harvested about 60,000 kilograms of various fruits and more than 30,000 kilograms of vegetables. After hearing the news, almost all the farmers in the surrounding area came over.
It is a rare opportunity to make money, and no one wants to miss it.
Even though the weather was very hot, everyone still insisted on bringing vegetables and fruits here until dark, and then no one came anymore.
After seeing off the last delivery person, Lin Siya packed up and prepared to go back.
Seeing so many fruits and vegetables in the space, she was so happy. Not only did she achieve fruit and vegetable freedom, but when she had the chance to sell these fruits and vegetables, she would definitely make a fortune.
It’s a pity that there are too few opportunities to act alone. Today is the only day, and I don’t know when the next time will be.
It was getting dark and it was dangerous for her to be alone. Lin Siya left the place quickly, walked to the main road, took a taxi and went straight back to the hotel.
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