freenovelworld Chapter 68 Being chased away by a stall vendor with conjunctivitis
Chapter 68 Being chased away by a stall vendor with conjunctivitis
Shen Xiaotang smiled slightly, took out three roasted sweet potatoes, and handed them to the customer who paid one coin.
By this time, the onlookers had all dispersed, leaving only a few people queuing to buy roasted sweet potatoes.
While collecting money, Shen Xiaotang wrapped roasted sweet potatoes in green leaves for people, and didn't forget to shout loudly to attract customers.
"Selling roasted sweet potatoes! If they're not sweet, you don't have to pay!"
"Selling roasted sweet potatoes..."
At other stalls, only one or two people would pass by to buy, but here there were seven or eight customers in line, and even passersby came over out of curiosity.
Because people generally believe that the more people buy it and the longer the queue, the better the product is, and that what everyone is willing to buy must be a good product.
In addition, since their roasted sweet potatoes were being sold for the first time, everyone was eager to try them, and the roasting process was slow, so there was a constant stream of people in front of the oven.
The people selling baked flatbread and rice cakes nearby started to get envious.
The old lady selling cut cakes said sarcastically, "Next time you set up your stall, go somewhere else and don't sit next to us. Your smoke and fire are too pungent, and the smell of your roasted sweet potatoes is too strong, it overpowers my cut cakes. You're selling so fast, what about my cut cakes?"
"Yes, yes, your roasted sweet potatoes have overpowered the smell of my sugar cakes. If everyone smells your roasted sweet potatoes all day long, we might as well give up and stop doing business!"
The food vendors next door all made sarcastic remarks to the father and daughter, trying to drive them away to another place.
His words were sarcastic; he was clearly jealous of how quickly they sold and made money!
Shen Qingchuan was an honest man who had never argued with anyone. Everyone else was a regular at the stall, but this was the first time he and his daughter had come. Everyone was subtly telling them to leave, which made him feel upset and frustrated.
To the left of the roasted sweet potato stall was a vendor selling cut cakes, and to the right was a vendor selling sugar cakes. The two women were quick-witted and spoke with a sharp tongue, their words becoming increasingly absurd.
Finally he couldn't bear it anymore.
“We all set up stalls to sell food, and we all rely on our own abilities. The government doesn’t care if we set up stalls here, so why should you care where we go or not?”
The old woman selling cut cakes immediately put her hands on her hips and glared angrily.
"Hey, I've been telling you for so long, why don't you understand? First come, first served, don't you know? If you were selling other food, we wouldn't say anything, but your smoky, roasted sweet potato smell is completely overpowering our food. How can you even stand here?"
"Exactly! In my opinion, they're probably doing it on purpose. Ever since they came to set up their stall, I haven't been able to sell a single sugar pancake!"
"Who says otherwise? I've only sold two portions of this cut cake, and that was when they first came and hadn't opened for business yet."
"Let's find another place right away, let's get going!"
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Shen Qingchuan's face darkened, and he stubbornly replied, "There are still customers who have paid and are waiting for it to be cooked; it can't be changed."
The two women immediately started shouting, "They're bullying us! We were selling our goods just fine, and this father and daughter are deliberately trying to steal our business! Everyone, come and see!"
Shen Xiaotang wrapped the sweet potato in green leaves, handed it to the customer, and then turned her head to give the woman selling cut cake a cold look.
She was listening to everything; it was this guy selling cut cakes who started it all.
If it weren't for the rule against hitting people, she would have given her a big slit in the buttocks.
No matter the era, there are always people who get conjunctivitis, and quite a few at that.
"You old lady, why are you talking so rudely? A while ago, my dad and I bought a lot of cut cakes from you. You were all smiles and told us to come often. But now that we've actually come, you've changed your tune. Are you a chameleon?"
"Your cut cake and her sugar cake have been at this stall for so many years. Who doesn't know what your cut cake and sugar cake taste like? If you sincerely come to buy your food, we can't drag you away even if we try. The food we sell is different!"
Those who can afford to eat cut cakes and sugar cakes already know what they taste like, so why would they worry about their roasted sweet potatoes overpowering the flavor?
Even if the flavor isn't masked, people who can't afford it won't buy it!
The woman selling cut cakes looked terrible; her face flushed red and then turned pale.
We're inviting them to come often so they can buy our cut cake, not so they can compete for our business!
Ugh, meeting this father and daughter is such bad luck, such bad fortune!
"You little brat, don't yell at me. I don't understand what you're saying. Just hurry up and leave!"
The customers waiting in line to buy roasted sweet potatoes couldn't stand it anymore and all spoke up for Shen Xiaotang.
"What are you two saying? We want to buy her roasted sweet potatoes because they smell delicious and we want to try them. If you're so capable, make your cut cakes and sugar cakes taste better too, so that the aroma can travel three miles and lure people out of their homes. That's what real skill is."
"Yes, yes, good wine needs no bush. You should think about how to make your own food taste better. Don't be envious of other people's roasted sweet potatoes. If you want some, just take out a penny and buy one to try."
"Hahaha……"
A burst of laughter made the women selling cut cakes and sugar cakes blush with embarrassment.
Even the guests sided with that brat, and the two women dared not stand up and shout anymore.
Shen Xiaotang wrapped up a large, well-proportioned sweet potato and handed it to the guest who had spoken up for her first, her eyes crinkling with a smile.
"Thank you so much for speaking up for us, Uncle. Here, this is a two-cent roasted sweet potato. It's filling but not greasy. Come again if you like it."
The young man smiled and said, "You little rascal, you're quite clever. Okay, if it's delicious, I'll come again next time."
The others spoke up for her, and she picked out the larger roasted sweet potatoes and wrapped them up for them. Everyone was happy to receive the roasted sweet potatoes.
In no time, they had sold half of the two bags of sweet potatoes they brought.
Shen Qingchuan's face showed a mixture of joy and worry.
He was happy that the roasted sweet potatoes sold out smoothly, and he sold quite a lot of them.
But he was bad with words and had never argued with anyone before. For the past half day, the two women had looked as if they had swallowed flies, and they would glare at him and his daughter from time to time. They might even chase them away.
"Tang'er, why don't we go sell our food somewhere else after lunch? Let's find a place where they don't sell food, then no one will chase us away."
Shen Xiaotang looked at her father in disbelief. "Dad, why are you so timid? They can chase us away, but do you think they'd dare to lay a hand on us? You're a grown man. They're more afraid of you than you are. It's just talk. Besides, if it really comes to blows, I'm still a child. If they dare to bully a child, let's call all the passersby to come and judge. Let's see whose business will go out of business first!"
In modern times, night markets are lined with food stalls, one after another, with all sorts of things sold on the street, in order to attract more customers.
Even though everyone is right next to each other and it brings in customers, they are jealous of how much money she and her father make and want to drive them away.
One or two of them are wicked, have sharp tongues, and are stupid!
They're all weirdos!
Shen Qingchuan was also a little hesitant. They had sold quite a lot here today. What if they couldn't sell anything if they went to another place?