The middle-aged woman nodded with a busy smile, 'Okay, then we'll split it!'
'Wait, I want to buy some to try for the New Year too.'
'Me too!'
'Me too!'
Everyone was talking at once, all wanting to buy some to try for the New Year.
Gu Chen looked at everyone with a smile on his face, 'Don't worry, that's all there is today, but I'll try to get everyone something.'
Then he cut a head of broccoli in half and put it in two separate bags.
Only then did he weigh it.
'Here, that'll be 17.50 yuan.'
'Yours will be 20 yuan.'
The old man and middle-aged woman took the broccoli from Gu Chen with satisfaction.
They took money out of their pockets and handed it to Gu Chen.
Gu Chen collected the money, but didn't have time to count it yet.
The woman next to her hurriedly urged, 'Young man, quickly give me two catties as well.'
She was a little worried that she wouldn't be able to buy it later.
'No problem!'
Gu Chen stuffed the money into his pocket, then used a knife to cut the broccoli and weigh it on the scale.
After all, it was cut by hand, so it wasn't that careful.
It was a little more.
But Gu Chen is not a stingy person. He immediately put the cauliflower in the bag.
Smiling, he handed it to the woman across the counter.
'Two catties and three taels, let's say two catties, twelve yuan!'
The woman smiled and took the vegetables.
'You young man, you can certainly do business. I'll recognise you when I come to buy food in the future!'
Gu Chen touched his head and laughed, 'Auntie, I don't sell everything here, you can't just recognise me!'
'Come, give me some too.'
'Me too, it doesn't look like there's much left, give me some too.'
Everyone was eager to buy, one after the other.
The town market was very large, it could be said to be one of the larger markets in the city.
Originally, everyone was buying their own things, but when they saw that Gu Chen's side was full of people, many people started to walk over to this side.
They wanted to see the fun.
As a result, the number of people in front of Gu Chen's stall continued to grow.
Although the other hawkers didn't say anything, they were all secretly jealous.
The cabbage seller couldn't help but look at the old man Tang who was selling wild wolfberries next to him.
'What do you think is selling over there? Why is it so lively?'
Lao Tang was also wondering, and when he heard the person next to him say that, he became even more curious.
'Who knows, I'll go and have a look,'
Lao Tang said, and walked over towards Gu Chen.
He himself picked his own goji berries in the wild in the mountains in the summer.
They were of the highest nutritional and medicinal value.
How come there was no one here at his stall, while the boy's stall was full of people?
That didn't make sense.
Gu Chen's side.
The stall was bustling with activity, and he was flustered.
A fine layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
The little girl saw her father dividing the vegetables, weighing them, collecting money, and giving change.
The sensible girl helped by carrying the bags, even though she was a little slow.
But the father and daughter worked well together.
Many people praised Tangtang for being a sensible child.
Lao Tang, who was buying wolfberries, watched the scene in front of him with envy and jealousy.
When would his own stall ever have so many people?
This isn't shopping, it's a fight.
It's like they're not even paying.
He stopped an old woman who was about to leave with a head of broccoli.
'Why are so many people fighting over this broccoli?' he asked curiously.
The old woman smiled mysteriously.
'You have no idea, this is imported, it tastes like pears, have you ever tried it?'
On hearing this, Lao Tang shook his head in disbelief.
'Broccoli that tastes like pears?'
How could that be?
That's ridiculous!
It's outrageous!
He, Lao Tang, has been selling things in this market for six or seven years.
He has heard of banana pears and chocolate-flavoured strawberries.
But this broccoli that tastes like pears
is the first time he has heard of it.
No matter how he thought about it, he found it incredible.
Before long, there were only a few broccoli flowers left for sale in front of Gu Chen's stall, and there was no way to sell such a small amount.
When everyone saw that Gu Chen had no more vegetables,
they all sighed with some dissatisfaction.
'Why is there none left?'
'Yes, young man, will you be here tomorrow?'
Gu Chen smiled apologetically at everyone.
'Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow. I didn't realise that imported broccoli would be so popular!'
'I'll definitely bring more tomorrow!'
'That's great, I'll be back tomorrow too. You'll have to save some for me.'
'Yes, get more. It's almost New Year's Eve, and I want to buy some for my daughter-in-law, sister and brothers.'
After listening to Gu Chen's explanation, everyone dispersed.
There were too many people just now, and I didn't have time to count the money.
Now that there's no one around, Gu Chen started counting while sorting the change in his bag.
There was a total of more than 360 yuan.
Although it wasn't much, it was after all the first day of earning money.
And it was enough to buy milk powder for his daughter.
Gu Chen was very satisfied with this.
He put the money in his pocket and then noticed Lao Tang, who had been standing in the corner watching.
He laughed and said, 'Sorry, brother, we're sold out of broccoli. Why don't you come back tomorrow?'
On hearing this, Lao Tang also laughed.
'Oh, I was buying wolfberries over there,'
he said, pointing back to his own stall.
'I heard that your broccoli actually tastes like pears?' Lao Tang said doubtfully.
Gu Chen nodded.
'Yes, it's imported. It still has a bit of that taste, but not much. If you don't mind, would you like to take some home and try it?'
After saying this, Gu Chen took down a plastic bag and put the remaining two catties of broccoli into it.
He handed it to Lao Tang.
Lao Tang didn't expect Gu Chen to be so generous.
He waved his hand.
'No, I don't think it's cheap. You could get ten yuan for this.'
Don't underestimate ten yuan in those days.
That's equivalent to tens of yuan in the future, it's worth a lot.
Gu Chen saw that he didn't want it, so he forced it into his hands.
'Brother, I can see that you are older than me, if you don't mind, I will call you brother, in the future, we will be doing business together, please give me a little more of this.'
As the saying goes, more friends, more ways.
After all, Gu Chen is new to the area, and even though it is a small business selling vegetables,
having someone to help out will make a big difference.
Seeing Gu Chen's enthusiasm, Lao Tang felt bad refusing.
He smiled.
'Okay, I'll take it. In that case, I can't take your things for free. If you want to recognise me as your elder brother, just wait for a moment, I'll be right back!'
After saying that, Lao Tang turned around and quickly walked over to his stall.
He grabbed a bag and then put some wolfberries in it.
Then he returned to Gu Chen.
'I'm not taking anything from you for free. If you really want to recognise me as your elder brother, take these. They're all wild and can be used to make soup or brew tea, which is good for your health!'