Reborn in 1977

Huang Ying put down her hands and stepped forward to start explaining, "Hello, comrade, our charcoal stove, ... ..."

She had just started when she glanced upwards, "Charcoal stove, charcoal stove... ..."

Chen Fan blinked. Well, she was brave, just a little too eager and forgot her lines at the beginning.

He turned to look at Yang Ju, "Help her fill in the gaps."

Yang Ju immediately said, "The charcoal stove is for burning charcoal."

The group of people surrounding the stall burst into laughter, and some were mocking, "If a charcoal stove doesn't burn charcoal, what is it for, holding water?"

Chen Fan gritted his teeth and said to the customer, "I'm sorry, this is our first time selling things, we're a bit nervous."

The middle-aged man wasn't angry, but chuckled, "Little comrade, don't worry, take your time."

At this moment, Liu Dan quickly added from the side, "Our charcoal stove can not only burn charcoal, but also coal and firewood. It's not picky about fuel."

Huang Ying's face flushed red. With the reminders from Yang Ju and Liu Dan, she also remembered the following sales pitch, "Our charcoal stove can also be used for cooking, boiling rice, and boiling water. Most importantly, it can be used as a heater. When the weather is cold, put it in the house, and the house will be warm all night long."

Someone immediately said, "A coal stove can also do that."

Another person said, "Burning a charcoal stove in the house, I'm afraid someone will die."

After the initial start, the few of them gradually relaxed.

Hearing the words of those two people, Yang Ju immediately said, "This is the biggest feature of our charcoal stove. It has a chimney that can exhaust the gas, unlike coal stoves that produce gas, which can cause carbon monoxide poisoning over time."

This term was also taught to them by Chen Fan.

They had just started learning chemistry with Jiang Lili and quickly understood what carbon monoxide was.

So the product introduction naturally turned into a science popularization session, with the three of them taking turns explaining carbon monoxide knowledge to everyone.

Perhaps seeing that they were too young, some people listened with suspicion.

However, the people who had stalls nearby were all from Lujiawan, and they would not allow outsiders to bully people from their own team.

Some commune members who had bought charcoal stoves took the initiative to share their experiences, "My family bought Teacher Chen's charcoal stove, and it's very useful. It was so cold a few days ago when the snow melted. As long as you light the stove and burn some charcoal inside, it will be warm all night long."

Someone else said, "You can burn firewood for cooking, but you have to burn charcoal for heating at night. Burning firewood produces smoke and doesn't last long, but the fire is strong. If you burn charcoal, put a kettle on the stove, and you'll have hot water when you wake up the next morning, how convenient."

With a group of helpers, Huang Ying and the others became more and more relaxed. Their originally clumsy tongues were also "unsealed", and they eloquently introduced the advantages of "Teacher Chen's charcoal stove."

After they finished speaking, the middle-aged customer who had asked the question at the beginning did not ask about the charcoal stove, but curiously asked, "Teacher Chen, why do they all call you Teacher Chen? Are you a teacher now?"

Before Chen Fan could explain, someone immediately shouted, "Teacher Chen is our veterinarian class teacher, and he is also teaching a few people cultural knowledge. He's very capable."

His words were full of pride.

Huang Ying also nodded repeatedly, "We are now learning junior high school knowledge with Teacher Chen."

Chen Fan also laughed, "It's mainly mutual learning."

Hearing these words, many people around suddenly understood. After all, it was indeed a bit eye-catching for a man to be with four girls, but if it was a teacher with students, it would be easy to understand.

A male teacher with a female student might still have some problems, but with four female students, no one would think there was a problem.

Only the people of Lujiawan who knew the inside story were secretly laughing. The reason was quite good. Teacher Chen was a veterinarian class teacher, not a cultural teacher. What were you running over to learn from him?

Satisfied with his curiosity, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "Since your charcoal stove can be used for heating, I'll buy one."

Huang Ying and the others were overjoyed. It was a great sense of accomplishment to succeed in sales for the first time!

However, the man did not take out the money immediately, but pointed to the bamboo basket on another flatbed cart, "What's in here?"

Liu Dan immediately ran over and picked up a basket, "This is a set of tableware, a total of 36 pieces, including 12 bowls, 12 spoons, and 12 saucers. The largest is a soup bowl, and there is also a fish-shaped plate, which is best for holding fish."

As she spoke, she, Huang Ying, and Yang Ju took out the bowls and plates together and showed them to the customers.

Chen Fan stood behind, smiling with satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad. As the saying goes, disciples serve their teacher. These students were well-received.

Looking at Jiang Lili next to her, well, she didn't know when she had wrapped her headscarf again. Chen Fan couldn't help but chuckle.

Hearing the laughter, Jiang Lili turned her face to look at him, gently puffed up her cheeks, and glared at him reproachfully.

Unfortunately, her face was covered, and she couldn't see the goldfish mouth, only her eyes.

Chen Fan took two steps forward, leaned in a little, and whispered, "Do you want to try?"

Jiang Lili quickly shook her head gently, "No."

If she were to work behind closed doors, she would be stronger than Huang Ying and Liu Dan combined. Almost 40% of the pottery here came from her hands. But she didn't dare to do this kind of public sales.

She was originally from a problem family. If she dared to come out to sell things and was seen by someone who knew her, it would be terrible.

Chen Fan also understood her situation, so he just smiled and didn't persuade her anymore. He just hoped that Jiang Lili could be more cheerful. Since the time was not right, then forget it.

In front of the stall, the middle-aged man took out 22 yuan to pay and left happily.

The charcoal stove could be used for heating, so he would install it for his parents when he got back. As for the tableware set, it had auspicious words like "Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, and Happiness" on it. Such things would cost at least 80 cents each in the supply and marketing cooperative. This whole set might cost more than ten or twenty yuan. Now it was of course a bargain to buy a whole set for 10 yuan.

The villagers of Lujiawan who had bought charcoal stoves before saw that their charcoal stoves were selling for 12 yuan, and they no longer had any grudges about the small bumps without words.

It was just that there were no words, and it was two yuan cheaper. If you really wanted auspicious words, you could ask someone in the village who could write to write them on, and you wouldn't even need money. Just offer two cigarettes and a few pieces of rice candy, that's what you call affordable.

Today, like the last market day, almost half of the commune's people came, especially the residents of the town. Many people had money in their pockets and were just afraid of not being able to buy good things.

And the charcoal stove brought by Chen Fan moved the hearts of many people.

In addition, those sets of pottery filled with auspicious words and not expensive were also very festive to look at. If they were placed on the table when there were major events at home, they would definitely be very impressive, and they also became hot-selling items.

In just over half an hour, 30 charcoal stoves, 30 sets of tableware, and more than 100 scattered pieces of pottery were all sold out.

Chen Fan stuffed a large amount of money into the cloth bag, without counting the specific amount, and greeted the four girls to pull up the flatbed cart and leave.