Chapter 119 - 119 Means
119 Means
The waiter pretended to be confused. “How would I know what’s wrong with you? We agreed that you would supply no more than a hundred egg yolks a day, no less than thirty. It’s only been a few days, and you’re already going back on your word?”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Your ability to accuse others is really unheard of! When did I agree to supply you every day? Do you have evidence?”
“You!”
Manager Sun had been careful when he discussed cooperation with Su Xiaoxiao.
The two sides were competitors. He was worried that Su Xiaoxiao would supply the bad salted egg yolks to Jin Ji and keep the good ones for herself. Therefore, he decided to try out the arrangement for a while to confirm the quality of the supplied salted egg yolks before signing an official purchase document with Su Xiaoxiao.
Therefore, Jin Ji could not furnish any contract to ask Su Xiaoxiao for supplies. Otherwise, they would have gotten her to compensate for the huge breach of contract.
The waiter left dejectedly.
“Shopkeeper He, they won’t agree to resume the supply.”
In the room on the second floor, he related the conversation with Su Xiaoxiao honestly. He did not add fuel to the fire, mainly because it was not worth it. Su Xiaoxiao’s original words were enough to anger him.
The day after tomorrow was Minister Qi’s birthday banquet. They had to get the ingredients tomorrow night at the latest.
Manager He’s expression changed.
The waiter probed, “Why don’t we use force?”
Manager He rolled his eyes at him.
If using force worked, it would have worked yesterday. He would not have to see the annoying siblings this morning.
After saying that, the waiter realized that he had said something wrong. The people they had sent out came back injured and swollen. Everyone was crying. Acting tough would not work.
He said awkwardly, “Why don’t we buy it elsewhere?”
Manager He looked at him as if he was a fool. “Other places? Do you mean the capital?”
It would take him ten days to half a month to reach the capital from here. By the time he bought the salted egg yolks, it would be too late!
“This won’t do and that won’t do. What should we do?” The waiter was completely helpless. After following the shopkeeper for so long, this was the first time he had encountered such a headache.
“Buy them from her!” Manager He said.
“Buy… salted egg yolks?” The waiter asked uncertainly.
Manager He asked impatiently, “Who would want salted egg yolk alone? I can guess that something is wrong!”
The waiter widened his eyes. “Buy a whole salted egg? That’s expensive, right?”
Manager He used the lid of the cup to stir the tea leaves in the tea bowl. “It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive or not. It’s fine if we make a small loss. Most importantly, the Qi family’s birthday banquet must be foolproof!”
The waiter said bitterly, “She has to agree to sell it… ”
Manager He said calmly, “Just don’t let her know that we bought it.”
… .
Downstairs, Su Xiaoxiao and Su Ergou had finished closing the stall. The two of them carried baskets on their backs. Su Ergou grabbed an Ergou pancake and ate it heartily.
“Sister, are you really not going to take a bite? It’s very delicious! Your Ergou pancakes are getting better and better!”
Su Xiaoxiao clenched her fists. “You eat it. I want to continue losing weight!”
The meat pancake was very heaty and contained sugar. It was easy to whet one’s appetite and one would not be able to stop eating it.
“Let’s head back,” she said.
“Yes!” Su Ergou nibbled on the pancake and nodded vaguely.
“Miss! Miss! Please wait!”
A woman with a white jade hairpin waved at Su Xiaoxiao and walked over.
She was in her early forties. She had a kind face and was dressed simply. The material of her attire was not bad.
“May I ask what’s the matter?” Su Xiaoxiao asked politely.
The woman smiled and said, “I thought I was late. Fortunately, you haven’t left. The pancakes your family sells are better than those in Jin Ji and are cheap.”
“The pancakes are sold out today,” Su Xiaoxiao said.
The woman smiled and said, “I’m not here to buy pancakes. I want to buy salted eggs from you. I’ve tried your egg yolk pastry. It’s made with superior salted egg yolk. It’s not inferior to the salted egg yolk I ate in the capital.”
“Have you been to the capital?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
The woman smiled bitterly. “A few years ago, I followed my husband to the capital to take the exam and stayed for a while. Unfortunately, he failed in the end. My son is more promising than him. He’s not even 20 years old and has already been admitted to the county level. He’s going to study in the prefecture capital for this year’s village examination. I want to buy some salted eggs for him to bring along. I wonder if you sell salted eggs?”
“How many do you want?”
Initially, in order to supply Jin Ji, there were many salted eggs at home.
If someone really wanted to buy them, she could sell them.
“Can I ask the price?” the woman said.
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, “One will cost you 18 copper coins. If you buy 50, I can sell them to you for 17 copper coins each.”
The woman exclaimed, “Your egg yolk pastries only sell for 20 copper coins each.”
Su Xiaoxiao explained, “The egg yolk pastry only uses egg yolk. You are buying the entire salted egg. The cost of the salted egg is in the egg white.”
The egg was white and salty. Salt was expensive in ancient times!
“Ah, this…” The woman looked conflicted. “Sell it to me at a cheap price. I’ll introduce you to business in the future.”
“How many do you want?” Su Xiaoxiao asked.
“I originally only wanted dozens, but your price…” The woman hesitated for a moment and sighed.” If I buy a hundred, can it be cheaper? ”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Sixteen coins, no less.”
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The woman gritted her teeth. “Alright! When can I get the goods?”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “The morning after tomorrow at the latest.”
The woman reminded her, “Then let’s make a deal. Miss, you’re not allowed to go back on your word! My son happens to be taking the carriage the day after tomorrow.”
Su Xiaoxiao nodded. “Sure.”
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The woman went to report to Manager He. “Manager He, it’s already done. Sixteen copper coins for one, a total of a hundred. She promised to bring the salted eggs the morning after tomorrow.”
Manager He asked, “Are you sure nothing will go wrong?”
The woman said, “I’ve already paid the deposit. I think this girl’s character is alright. She won’t go back on my word.”
The waiter said nonchalantly, “Hmph, if she has a good character, she wouldn’t have cut off our supplies!”
The woman remained silent and did not comment.
Manager He gave the waiter a look. The waiter took out a money bag and handed it to the woman.
...
The woman took it with both hands. “Thank you, Shopkeeper He.”
After the woman left, the waiter said with a smile, “Manager, you’re still the best! You found someone from the theater troupe to pretend to be a customer! That girl is kept in the dark. She’s probably still feeling smug! When we get the goods the day after tomorrow, we’ll deal with that girl!”
At that time, there would be no need to worry about anything. That girl’s good days would be over!
….
In the next two days, Su Xiaoxiao’s business at the stall went exceptionally smoothly.
Jin Ji seemed to have compromised. No matter how good Su Xiaoxiao and Su Ergou’s business was, they did not cause trouble for the siblings again.
On this day, the siblings finished selling snacks.
The woman came to get the goods at the agreed time. There were a hundred of them, all intact.
The woman checked the goods and paid the bill. She could not hide her smile and said, “Miss, thank you so much!”