After the three of them had a hotpot meal together, Lin Wan packed seven or eight pineapples for Zhang Hanfu, two jackfruits, and bought over ten pounds of rice noodles for Yin Peibai.
Lin Wan priced the rice noodles at one and a half yuan per pound and packed them into two portions, one for Peibai’s house.
To be honest, Zhang Hanfu really treats Yin Peibai quite well.
There weren’t many fruits, and a few familiar customers bought some in the morning, leaving a few left. In the afternoon, workers on their way home from work bought quite a lot, mostly in bulk, except for the rice noodles that were unsellable, with no one buying them at all.
Thinking about checking the situation at the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow.
Lin Wan initially thought of bringing some fruits to school for promotion, but decided against it after pondering.
The next day was a rest day. When Lin Wan went to the vegetable market, she bought over ten pounds of pineapples from the fruit stall she visited yesterday. In the middle of winter, fresh water ghosts were a novelty everyone wanted to try. Jackfruits didn’t sell as well as pineapples, so she didn’t buy them. Thanks to yesterday’s promotion, many people came to buy fruits today. Lin Wan asked Ye Qing to keep an eye on the fruit stand at the entrance. They had been handling pineapples since childhood and were skilled at peeling them.
"Xiao Wan, selling a slice for fifty cents is really a rip-off," Ye Qing didn’t expect Lin Yinghui to bring so many fruits from home. At their hometown, they cost only a few cents. Selling them so expensively here, no wonder they can earn so much. And hmpf, in this cold weather, they didn’t ask anyone else but left me to stand outside watching over the stall. If they’re making me uncomfortable, I’ll make them uncomfortable too.
Although Ye Qing’s voice wasn’t loud, it was enough for the people buying fruits at the stall and those passing by on the road to hear.
A few passersby even looked at Lin Wan with dissatisfaction.
"Comrade, the young comrade is right. Even if this stuff is rare, you can’t rip people off . Selling something that costs just a few cents for more than a yuan, what’s the difference between this and being a fascist?"
"I used to often eat at their place, probably got ripped off quite a bit too."
"Exactly, exactly, she seemed like such a good young comrade, how can she be so greedy?"
A number of people started pointing at Lin Wan and speaking up, while Ye Qing stood aside pretending it wasn’t intentional as she looked at Lin Wan.
If it was the Lin Wan from the previous life, she probably wouldn’t think Ye Qing did it on purpose. But this time, she’s likely going to be disappointed.
"You can’t say it like that, comrades. You don’t know how hard it is for us to transport these fruits here. The fruits might be cheap, but just these three bags cost over 50 yuan for train freight. Even then, the railway staff were unwilling, as the train was already heavily loaded, causing quite a few to get squashed on the way. Breaking it down, the price we’re selling at is already very cheap. We’re from the south, and friends here wanted to try the fruits from our place, so we brought some back while visiting relatives. We brought more, so we thought of selling them at a fair price, hoping to just cover the transportation costs. Many comrades here have eaten at our shop before; you should know our dish prices are much cheaper than other places, and the portions are larger. Doing business means being honest and trustworthy, and we are straightforward folks who never cheat or harm others. Everyone is nobody’s fool, I’m sure without saying more, you all can tell good from bad."
"Yes, nobody’s a fool, we can distinguish between good and bad. The shop manager is right, among the restaurants around here, Shuxiang Pavilion not only offers fresh dishes but also good prices and great taste."
"I have a relative who works at the train station, they say transporting goods is expensive. These fruits were brought from thousands of kilometers away, not easy at all. Just a few bags costing 50 yuan, selling them to us at this price isn’t actually expensive."