Chapter 143: Big Sellers
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The father and daughter looked at each other with excitement. However, Jiang Xia didn’t act impulsively. She calmly examined Jia Ju again.
At first, she was only concerned with selling the wild rabbits. But now, she noticed Jia Ju and Jia Guang were nicely dressed and lived in a big house. They didn’t seem surprised at the items they were selling, suggesting that others had come to sell items before.
“We’re sorry if we’re being forward. Please pay us what you think it’s worth,” Jiang Chuan proposed, portraying the humble image of a farmer.
Jia Ju was a straight-to-the-point person. Also, Jiang Chuan and Jiang Xia were just trying their luck, having no idea about the actual price of wild rabbits in the town.
“How can you do business like this? You’ll lose a lot of money. Since you guys seem to have a hard time, I’ll offer a good price. How about four yuan for each rabbit, making it eight yuan in total?”
Jia Ju, seeing the hefty rabbits, was sure she would not be at a loss paying eight yuan. This price pleasantly surprised the father and daughter. They had found an excellent buyer!
Jiang Xia’s opinion of Jia Ju improved. She was not just a kind woman, she was like a goddess.
“Auntie, I have some wild vegetables. Would you like some?” Jiang Xia sweetly asked Jia Ju.
Jia Ju and Jia Guang were too focused on the big bamboo basket in front of Jiang Chuan and dint notice the one on Jiang Xia’s back.
“Oh, these wild vegetables look great!”
Jia Ju casually flipped through it and saw that the wild vegetables were still as fresh as if they had just been dug up.
But when Jia Guang saw the vegetables, he seemed suspicious. “Where did you get these vegetables?”
In a drought year, even grass was rare. Yet this father-daughter duo had managed to gather so many fresh vegetables. It was naturally suspicious.
“We live near the mountain. These vegetables were found when we went up there. These aren’t just ours. Our neighbors also gave us some to bring here, hoping to exchange them for some food in the town.”
Jiang Chuan then looked at the rabbits in the basket and added pitifully, “We found these rabbits while collecting vegetables. We didn’t want to eat them and have been raising them, hoping to exchange them for more food for the winter.”
How could Jiang Chuan let this deal slip away?
After talking for so long, Jiang Chuan almost believed his own story. Even Jiang Xia was impressed by her father’s acting skills.
Jiang Xia didn’t know if Jia Guang will believed it, but it seemed like Jia Ju was convinced.
“These vegetables are exceptional, and your situation seems difficult. 1’11 take all these vegetables. How much do you want for these along with the rabbits?”
Now that the lady of the house had spoken, Jia Guang had no room to argue.
“Just pay us what you think is fair. We’ve never sold stuff in the town before, so we don’t really know how much to ask.” Jiang Chuan replied humbly.
Jia Ju felt even more sympathetic towards Jiang Chuan and his daughter. After some thought, she offered,”! see you guys are having a tough time. I’ll add two more yuan for the rabbit. With the vegetables, how about 15 yuan in total?” Fifteen yuan!
That’s not just selling, that’s like robbing! A factory worker’s monthly wage is only this high!
However, Jiang Xia didn’t lose herself in excitement. She realized that Jia Ju was giving them this much money out of sympathy.
So, Jiang Xia kept calling Jia Ju ‘Auntie’, making her smile.
After the transaction of money and goods was settled, Jiang Xia suddenly remembered something else. She put on a pleading expression and asked Jia Ju, “Auntie, can you exchange for industrial tickets here? Or cloth tickets would also do. I want to buy an iron pot for my mother. If not, making clothes for her to bring back would also be good.”
Jia Ju found Jiang Xia even more pleasing to her eyes upon hearing this. Where could one find such a beautiful and filial daughter? It was truly enviable..
