Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 61 - Selling Goods

61: Chapter 61 Selling Goods

61 -61 Selling Goods

Lin Xia kept messing with the nuts as she sold them, stealthily pouring hazelnuts from Jade’s space into the bag, ensuring the sack never emptied.

None of the customers noticed as they came and went.

The old lady selling cabbage next to her couldn’t make out the trickery even after Lin Xia gave her two large handfuls; her vision was too blurry to see the sleight of hand.

In the end, Lin Xia didn’t even know how many she had actually sold.

Anyway, she carried small denominations like one, two, and five jiao notes in her left pocket for appearances, while nonchalantly slipping other amounts into her right pocket—even though she was actually transferring them into the Jade room, so there was no worry about losing any money.

After closing her stall at the market, Lin Xia found a secluded corner to stash the hemp sack and tarp into the Jade room.

She didn’t bother counting the money then, heading straight to the sunflower seed seller’s place instead.

Arriving at the door of the sunflower seed seller, she didn’t bring out the hazelnuts immediately but knocked on the door empty-handed.

She needed to confirm whether they wanted any and how many before figuring out her next move.

The wife of the sunflower seed seller answered the door, recognizing Lin Xia as the hazelnut vendor.

With a smile on her face, she ushered Lin Xia into the yard, “Young lady!

How much did you bring this time?”

Lin Xia smiled back, “Quite a lot!

Auntie, how many do you want?

My brother asked me to check with you first, then we’ll deliver them to you!”

She had plenty of hazelnuts but feared they may not have enough money to pay for them all at once.

Lin Xia would absolutely not engage in any business on credit!

“Then let’s start with two sacks!”

“Alright!

Auntie, just wait at home!”

Leaving their house, Lin Xia went back to her previous resting spot to take a break and slowly count the money.

When she included the large notes, small notes, and even coins, she had sold over sixty-three yuan in total.

Lin Xia wasn’t as wildly ecstatic as the first time, but she was quite happy, considering the amount was not insignificant.

After selling another couple of sacks to the sunflower seed seller, she was sure to have over a hundred yuan!

With no cost of goods since she just had to work a bit harder climbing the mountains, the money was earned effortlessly!

However, Lin Xia also knew that people were buying for the novelty, and no household would consume them daily.

So, selling every day was unrealistic; an occasional visit like hers was much better.

After enough rest, Lin Xia glanced at the sun, gauged the time, and casually went to a pile of fodder diagonally across from the sunflower seed seller’s house.

With no one around, she covertly took out two sacks of hazelnuts.

Then, dragging one sack, she proceeded to their doorstep, intending to bring the other sack later.

After catching her breath, Lin Xia knocked on the door.

The sunflower seed seller’s wife, seeing her alone again, had to inquire, “Why are you by yourself?”

Lin Xia coolly spun a tale without changing her expression, “My brother dropped me off here and had to rush back to deliver to another family!”

The woman, surprised, asked, “Really?

You’re not just selling to us?”

“Of course!

There are other families as well, all wanting quite a lot!” Lin Xia fibbed smoothly, justifying her claim with her previous sales at the market.

“Oh!

Are they also in the sunflower seed business?” the woman asked with a hint of unease, though she knew they couldn’t stop the young girl from selling to others.

“No!”

The woman’s expression relaxed somewhat, and she called for her husband to come out and start weighing.

The two sacks came to a total of over two hundred fifty-three pounds.

Lin Xia rounded down the total to sixty-eight yuan and thirty cents.

While they were retrieving the money, the couple appeared to have a hushed conversation.

The man asked Lin Xia, “Young lady!

When will you come again next time?”

“Uncle, there’s no certainty!

Maybe once or twice more!

The mountains are almost out of hazelnuts!

We won’t come anymore after it gets colder!” Lin Xia said, her words a mix of truth and fiction.

Indeed, Lin Xia wasn’t sure if she would come to the provincial city when the weather turned cold.

Having her go back to her regular job, and with nothing to busy herself with in the winter, what else would bring her here to make trouble?

However, if the other party really still wanted them, she was willing to keep supplying them, but in the future, for the constant back and forth, she’d definitely have to think of some other method.

“That’s settled then!

Young lady, you are earning this hard-earned money, so I can’t just expect you to deliver them to my home without being considerate!

In that case, next time you come over, could you bring a bit more for my family?

And we’ll also try to scrape together more money to keep more stock, so that we have something to sell in the winter…”

After they started roasting hazelnuts these past couple of days, the sales were pretty good, and though they were a bit pricier, there were fewer buyers than for sunflower seeds, but with the added markup, they were really making a profit.

Lin Xia felt a surge of happiness inside her, but she didn’t show it on her face, “Okay!

But Uncle, you also need to tell me an approximate amount, so we can figure out how to deliver it to you!”

She wondered whether to wait until next time or to sell them directly this time.

The man thought for a moment, considering that there was still a long time until New Year’s, and every family would need to buy some then, so maybe they would sell even more.

“I think a sack of around a hundred pounds, you could prepare about six or seven hundred pounds for us!

But if I’m buying this much, can you give me a discount?”

Lin Xia pursed her lips, “I really can’t give a discount!

Uncle, I’ve told you before, it’s really difficult for us to harvest these hazelnuts.

After harvesting, we have to carry them down to dry and shuck them, and then we still have to pick out the good ones to pack!

After all that, we have to transport them here.

Think about how much effort is involved!”

The couple exchanged glances, knowing well that the young girl wasn’t lying; her hazelnuts were indeed exceptional.

“Alright then!

I won’t haggle over the price with you!

Let’s keep it at the same rate!”

Lin Xia thought it over, six or seven hundred pounds, at twenty-seven cents a pound, that would be over a hundred dollars.

She wanted to agree and sell this batch to him right now, but after considering it, she realized there would be quite a few sacks to prepare, so she needed to plan properly before delivering the goods; therefore, she really couldn’t deliver it to him right away.

“Alright!

Then Uncle, I’ll be on my way!”

After leaving their home, Lin Xia found the bus and went to the store to buy goods.

She had nearly two hundred dollars on her to begin with, and with the money from selling the hazelnuts, she had over three hundred dollars in total.

This time, Lin Xia didn’t spend all the money on stock.

She spent three hundred dollars on goods, including scarves and hair clips, and also bought ten nice-looking hairbands, a few less than usual.

She specifically bought a good-looking hairband for Yu Hongmei.

Thinking of the assistance she received from Auntie Zhao’s son, Lin Xia pondered long and hard about what would be an appropriate gift.

Eventually, she bought a pen for Jiang Mingyuan, and some snacks for her elder brother and the others.

Getting back on the train to return home, Lin Xia finally relaxed completely, stretching her legs and feet.

Since getting off the train she had been bustling about non-stop, and she’d accomplished quite a bit in a single day.

But thinking of what she gained, on the whole, it was still a pleasurable and satisfying thought.

After staying up all night, the next day when Lin Xia got off the train, it was Lin Qiu who came to pick her up again.

Lin Xia immediately noticed that Lin Qiu’s complexion was off, as if he had something he wanted to say but was holding back.

Her heart sank, thinking that in her absence, Lin Qiang might have been up to no good!

“Xiaoqiu!

What’s the matter?

Has something happened?”

Lin Qiu gripped the handlebars tightly, looking at Lin Xia, “Sister!

Yesterday, Aunt Xu asked me why you weren’t at home the night before last.

I said you were out!

After that, Aunt Xu started to inquire, saying you were supposed to be working at a factory, so why were you still not working there!

I explained that you had taken leave from work, and would go back after a while…”

“Hmm!

But that’s nothing to worry about, right?

Why do you look so upset?” Lin Xia felt it was normal for Aunt Xu to inquire a bit.

If she were the landlord, and had tenants renting, especially in the Western House, she would certainly take an interest.