"Old lady, if you want the whole thing, I’ll help you carry it back," Lu Siyuan directly addressed the old lady’s concerns.
Walking to the vegetable market to buy groceries usually meant they were from nearby, and helping to carry something wasn’t too tiring. Since it was Shen Mianmian’s business opening, Lu Siyuan was worried that people might actually not buy anything.
"You would help carry it back too?" Upon hearing this, the old lady couldn’t help but laugh, and said very cheerfully, "Then okay, I’ll take this one."
She pointed at the winter melon she had patted just before, clearly exhibiting a look that said she had gotten a good deal.
There were a lot of people in her household, consuming a lot of vegetables. Eating other vegetables cost quite a bit, but winter melon and cabbage were cheap, so she liked to buy these two kinds.
The only downside was their weight; she would be exhausted every time she had to carry them back home.
Now that it was even cheaper than the vegetable market here, and there was help to carry it home, why would she hesitate?
The old lady wanted the winter melon, and she was happy about that, but Lu Siyuan helping to deliver the winter melon was not part of the plan!
Taking labor into account, this deal on the winter melon wasn’t profitable.
Seeing her motionless, Lu Siyuan thought she was stunned with joy, and he slapped her head lightly, "Don’t just stand there, help me weigh the winter melon." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Shen Mianmian snapped back to reality and hurriedly helped Lu Siyuan weigh the winter melon, a total of twenty-eight pounds. The old lady took out her money, and Shen Mianmian reached out to take it, but then the old lady withdrew her hand.
She said worriedly, "Just make sure you don’t take the money and then not help me carry it! I’m an old woman, and I absolutely can’t carry such a big winter melon."
"I’ll help you carry it home right now," Lu Siyuan said as he bent down to lift the winter melon, "Old lady, lead the way."
"Young people certainly have the strength."
Seeing that Lu Siyuan was really helping to carry it, the old lady happily gave the money to Shen Mianmian and left with Lu Siyuan.
Shen Mianmian watched Lu Siyuan’s figure carrying the big winter melon and suddenly felt the money in her hand burning. Was this really money earned from selling vegetables?
It was Lu Siyuan’s hard-earned money.
But this was their first business deal, and Lu Siyuan had agreed to it, so it didn’t feel right to go back on it now.
Forget it, she would talk to him about it when he got back!
Just as she had this thought, a young wife in her twenties also stopped by the stall.
"Young girl, how much is this winter melon per pound?"
"Two fifty?" The young wife had a look of surprise on her face, evidently not expecting such pretty winter melons to be cheaper than the market. But they were so big.
She had seen it before, buy a bag and get it delivered, but how long would it take to eat such a big winter melon?
Noticing her indecisive expression, Shen Mianmian quickly offered, "Sister, we can cut the winter melon here and sell it by the piece. You can buy as much or as little as you want."
The young wife was surprised, as it was the first time she’d seen winter melon sold by the piece.
"That’s right," Shen Mianmian said, taking a vegetable knife from the ox cart and making gestures on the winter melon, "I can cut however much you like."
"Then cut me about three to four pounds," the young wife decided immediately, and since it could be cut, she had no need to hesitate.
Shen Mianmian efficiently cut off a piece. It was her first time, and she didn’t get the weight quite right, it was a bit over or under four pounds. The young wife seemed to come from a well-off family and paid for four pounds without haggling.
Some passersby, particularly older women, gathered around when they saw this. Some were curious and came over to ask questions, while others bought several pounds on the spot.
Although Shen Mianmian had anticipated the winter melon would sell well, when sales actually took off, she was still very excited.