The happy little days of the Ye family

Father Ye walked around the area, and when he returned to the stall, Ye Xilin had already packed up the stall.

At this time, there were two middle-aged men in the stall who were dressed richly and looked very shrewd.

A tall man in black clothes was bending over to inspect the dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots on the stall.

Although the man's face was expressionless, Father Ye could tell from his actions that he was quite satisfied with their things.

At this time, Ye Xilin was talking to the man. Seeing that the two of them were having a good conversation, Ye's father did not disturb them.

Another man with a round figure and wearing blue clothes was interested in the cured fish on the stall.

He held several pieces of cured fish in his hand and looked at them carefully, and even brought them up to his nose and smelled them.

Father Ye saw that this man was interested in wax fish. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was very happy in his heart.

Although the price of this cured fish is not high, Luohe Town is originally a water town, and neither fresh fish nor cured fish is valuable.

Except for people who buy cured fish during the summer and autumn harvests, not many people buy them at other times.

Father Ye quickly returned to the stall and said with a smile:

"This boss has really good vision. These cured fish are all made from large fish weighing five to six pounds, with more meat and fewer spines. Many merchants from the north like to take them back and resell them."

Father Ye guessed that this man was a merchant from the north. There was abundant rain in the south and there were many rivers, so people rarely bought cured fish.

The man asked calmly: "How much does a pound of this cured fish cost?"

"Sold in bulk for 13 Wen per catty, and above 50 catties for 12 Wen per catty."

This price was what Ye's father had just come back from after inquiring about it. The cured fish on the street were also sold at this price.

The man looked a little unhappy and his voice became louder.

"The cured fish you sell is too expensive. The fish here are not valuable in the first place. Don't think you want to deceive me because I am a foreigner."

"Although I come from the north, I have been doing business in Xiaohe Town for several years, and I have already figured out the prices here."

The river fish here is indeed cheap, but Ye’s father has also made cured fish himself, and the cost is actually not low. The price of 12 yuan per pound is not high.

However, Father Ye still had a smile on his face and quickly explained to the man:

"Fish is indeed not valuable, but the fresh fish shrinks too much when made into cured fish. A pound of fish made into cured fish does not weigh more than 5 ounces, and a lot of salt is added to it."

"Besides, it takes a lot of effort to make cured fish. If sold in bulk, it costs at least 13 cents per catty. 12 cents is basically a small profit but quick turnover. I just want to make friends."

The man actually knew that the price of cured fish was at this price, but he just wanted to deceive Ye's father to see if there was any way to keep the price down.

Seeing that Father Ye didn't let go, he directly negotiated the price with him.

"It's too expensive. It costs 10 cents per catty at most. I don't want any more."

Father Ye quickly shook his head, "I will lose money at this price."

The two of them went back and forth, but Father Ye gritted his teeth and refused to lower the price.

In the end, the man ordered 12 kilograms of cured fish at 180 cents per kilogram, and 150 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots.

The other tall man in black clothes was entertained by Ye Xilin.

The two had a good chat, but the man looked at the stall for a long time and finally only asked for 50 kilograms of dried bamboo shoots.

However, the father and son were not discouraged. They made two sales when they arrived, which was a good start.

The only drawback is that the location where the two people set up their stall is really too far away.

The stall in front was crowded with people, but there was no one at their small stall in the corner.

Father Ye simply walked outside the street and started shouting loudly:

"Dried bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms, cured pork, cured fish, cured chicken, cured rabbit, all kinds of dry goods are available. Bosses, please come and take a look! Cheap and affordable dry goods~"

Not to be outdone, Ye Xilin at the stall walked further outside and began to sell loudly:

"Bosses, come and take a look. All kinds of delicacies and game are on sale at cheap prices. Don't miss it if you pass by!"

The stall of the two people was originally located in the corner, so no one usually noticed it.

Fortunately, the two of them had loud voices, and after shouting for a while, a lot of people came to the stall.

The father and son divide the work and cooperate. Ye's father sells things at the stall, while Ye Xilin continues to shout and attract customers to the stall on the road.

The father and son worked hard for more than an hour, and their voices were hoarse. Father Ye made several deals and sold most of the things on the stall.

It was already lunch time, there were far fewer people on the street, and the stalls were all gone.

At this time, the father and son felt as if their throats were on fire.

Father Ye quickly took a bamboo tube filled with water from the donkey cart and drank the water in big gulps.

Ye Xilin on the side looked longingly at the bamboo tube in Father Ye's hand.

After Father Ye drank the water, he handed the bamboo tube in his hand to Ye Xilin.

Only then did Father Ye have time to clean up the messed up things on the stall.

There are still dozens of kilograms of dried mushrooms and half a sack of dried bamboo shoots left on the stall, as well as about 10 cured rabbits and a sack of cured fish.

After sorting out the things on the stall, Father Ye ran to the stall selling buns in front and bought some buns.

He bought a total of 8 steamed buns, 4 with meat fillings and 4 with vegetable fillings.

The father and son had been busy all morning, and now they were tired and hungry. They sat on the small bench and wolfed down the buns.

After eating four buns, the two of them felt that they were finally alive.

Both of them did strenuous work, and the four buns were only half full at most.

Ye's father took out the pancakes that Ye's mother baked last night from the donkey cart, and the two of them ate a few more pancakes.

After the two of them had eaten and drank, there were still quite few people on the street. However, the two felt that they were idle, so they started shouting in the street again.

Although there were not many people on the street at this time, the stall owners who set up stalls were also eating.

The shouts of the two people were very clear in the deserted street, and they soon attracted several well-dressed merchants.

It only took the two of them half an hour to sell out the remaining items on the stall.

In fact, there are still dozens of kilograms of dried mushrooms and 6 bacon rabbits left on the stall, but Ye’s father is in a hurry to go shopping and restock, so these items will not be sold.

Anyway, the remaining items will be sold out quickly whether they are taken to the stall on North Street or Ye Donglin's grocery store, so there is no need to waste time here.

The father and son packed up their things quickly, and then spent 6 cents to store the two donkey carts in a large shed on the street.

After coming out of the big shed where the donkeys were temporarily kept, the father and son started walking on the street.

Ye Xilin was still thinking about buying beef jerky and looking around for stalls selling beef jerky.

Father Ye watched carefully to see what items were suitable to take back to North Street and be sold in grocery stores.