Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 118 Selling Oranges

Early the next morning, Xia Shiyu took a cartload of oranges to the county town.

She drove slowly to the market. To avoid the same traffic jam as last time, she specially extended the notification time by half an hour. Now, although there were some people gathered around, there weren't many.

She got out of the car quickly, prepared her things, put out the payment code, and the job was done.

After she finished, everyone else swarmed around her.

Qiu Ying and her boyfriend were the first to rush over after she put her things down.

"Boss, boss, you've finally arrived! Hurry, hurry, I want to buy oranges."

Xia Shiyu glanced at her, recognizing her somewhat. She smiled and displayed the prices, "Okay, how many kilograms do you want?"

Qiu Ying glanced at the price, then turned to whisper to her boyfriend, "These oranges are a bit expensive, how many should we buy?"

Song Yan glanced at it and thought of the radish he and his girlfriend had eaten last time. The taste was unforgettable. At first, they thought it was just a radish with a slightly better taste, but later the whole family fought over it.

Five carrots weren't enough for them. They had to fight for some more before they felt satisfied, but the family wanted to eat them every day, so it wasn't enough.

Later, his mother even told him to buy more whenever he saw the shop owner, because it was really delicious.

So even though the price is high, he wants to buy more.

He said to his girlfriend, "Yingying, I want to buy a whole box. This fruit is worth the price."

Qiu Ying was somewhat surprised, "Normally a box of oranges only costs a few dozen yuan, but this box costs more than a hundred yuan."

Song Yan nodded, "That makes sense, but it's absolutely worth it. Besides, we buy some expensive fruits during the Chinese New Year for about the same price."

"That's true." Qiu Ying thought about the fruit she had eaten before and felt that it was indeed worth the price. At worst, she could just eat less of other snacks.

"Alright then, boss, do you have a box of oranges here? We'd like to buy two boxes."

Xia Shiyu shook her head upon hearing this, "I haven't bought the gift boxes or the regular boxes yet, all I have now are plastic bags."

"I see." Qiu Ying was a little disappointed, but then she thought that it wouldn't matter if they bought more now.

"Then let's start with 6 jin." I'm too lazy to carry more, and 6 jin is enough to eat.

However, just to be on the safe side, she still asked, "Boss, will you be coming back later?"

Xia Shiyu nodded, "There are plenty of oranges today, a good stock, don't worry."

Qiu Ying was relieved. "That's good. We'll come again later."

"Okay, welcome back next time." Xia Shiyu saw the two off and earned more than one hundred yuan.

Others followed suit and started buying as well. There was no need to even use loudspeakers; as soon as they saw that it was someone from Xia Shiyu's family, everyone rushed forward eagerly.

"Boss Xia, give me three catties of oranges."

"I want 5 jin (2.5 catties)."

"Give me a bag, I'll pick some out."

"I want ten pounds!"

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For a moment, Xia Shiyu felt as if she were experiencing the noisy chatter of the vegetable market again.

Fortunately, everyone followed the rules this time and proceeded in a slow, orderly queue.

Xia Shiyu, holding a megaphone, said, "Everyone, take your time, there's no rush. There are plenty of oranges this year."

"Good, good, good! We've finally waited for your oranges to hit the market, Mr. Xia. You don't know how many of us were thinking about it when you first said you wanted to grow oranges."

"Yes, yes, all those vegetables tasted good, your fruit must taste even better."

"Yes, everyone in my family likes it."

Yes, yes.

Xia Shiyu kept working and responded to the words, "Thank you everyone for coming. These oranges are delicious. The peels can also be used to make tea or added to meat."

"Oh, these orange peels are actually useful? We usually just throw them away."

"That's not true. Orange peels are very useful. I always collect some, dry them, and use them to cook meat."

"Yes, yes, my daughter used it to make that orange essential oil before. She said it would be very valuable if she succeeded, but unfortunately she didn't succeed many times."

"Wow, your daughter is amazing! It seems that oranges are a treasure. I'll collect the orange peels when I get back and put them in the refrigerator to remove any odors."

"Yes, yes, I'll tell my family to keep it safe when I get back."

A group of people chatted and laughed, each buying a few kilograms at a time, and ended up buying several hundred kilograms of oranges from Xia Shiyu.

Xia Shiyu silently calculated and found that the oranges were selling very quickly.

Next, Xia Shiyu kept selling oranges. After selling most of them, she tidied up and went to the supermarket to buy some premium packaging boxes. Then she carefully packaged and arranged the oranges.

After arranging them, Xia Shiyu drove directly to the city to deliver some oranges to Minghua.

After a fast drive, Xia Shiyu arrived at her destination in just over an hour.

She glanced at the long queue at the "Royal Chef Steamed Bun Shop" in front of her and sighed that Minghua's business was really good now.

Fortunately, most of the store's employees were familiar with Xia Shiyu.

She had barely reached the door and hadn't even spoken when she was ushered inside, and the oranges from her car were also carried inside.

Minghua was already waiting on the second floor. He was very happy to see Xia Shiyu come in. "Boss Xia is here. Welcome, welcome."

Xia Shiyu watched as the employees put down the oranges and smiled, "Then I still have to thank Boss Ming for patronizing my business. Look at the gift box I specially found and made into a gift box. Doesn't it look alright?"

Minghua glanced at it and nodded. "I've never worried about Boss Xia's taste. He's very good. Besides, this is just a formality. The important thing is the oranges inside."

"Haha," Xia Shiyu took out two oranges from her person and handed them over. These were some loose oranges that she had specially set aside so that people could taste them directly.

Minghua accepted the orange without ceremony, then broke it open and tasted it carefully. Xia Shiyu watched him eat the orange, and although he didn't say anything, his expression showed that he was quite satisfied.

Minghua ate very quickly. He originally wanted to savor the taste slowly, but the oranges were too delicious, and he couldn't resist eating them. He just wanted to enjoy the delicious food as soon as possible.

Minghua ate the whole orange bite by bite, and finally tore off a piece of paper to wipe his hands. "Boss Xia is amazing. This orange is so delicious. I'm sure the recipient will be very happy if I give it to someone later."

These days, gift-giving is an art. Many things are not necessarily better the more expensive they are, but rather they should suit people's tastes and make them happy.

He thought the oranges from Xia Shiyu's family were perfect. Everyone eats fruit, so he figured people would be more accepting of them, and they'd be even happier after tasting them.