Chapter 29 Robbery
Author: Mo Fanshuang
"Okay, okay, don't think about it, go sell vegetables first!"
Chang Ning smiled in relief, bent down and started to collect the vegetables.
After the remaining vegetables were tied up, there were 172 bundles in total. Chang Ning still borrowed Daniel's cart, but paid a rental fee of six cents based on the market price.
Chang Ning, who has always been troublesome to the big cow, feels guilty. None of us are from rich families, so there is no reason for others to suffer.
Han Mingyuan skillfully covered his face, put on a straw hat, and pushed the cart to Zhongtan Town with Chang Ning.
When I arrived at the place where the stall used to be, I saw a man already occupying the space.
The man was a vegetable seller from another village. When he saw Chang Ning coming, he looked up at her, turned his head away with disdain, and shouted feebly, "Vegetables are on sale, fresh cabbage~"
Han Mingyuan's face was gloomy, and he was stopped by Chang Ning as soon as he took a step forward.
"There are no fixed stalls in this market. Whoever arrives first gets it, so there is no need to argue."
I arrived late and my stall was occupied, so I couldn’t blame others.
Although Han Mingyuan stopped, it could still be seen from his eyebrows that he was not in a good mood at the moment.
You know, the only thing he hasn't won over growing up is the "throne", and now he actually has an extra stall.
Chang Ning found an empty seat opposite the man and set up a stall. Although he occupied Chang Ning's seat, the difference between the dishes and Chang Ning's was too big.
The grocery shopper walked in the wrong direction at first. He took one look and walked away in disgust. Then he found Chang Ning on the opposite side and turned over happily.
After eating such fresh and refreshing vegetables, ordinary vegetables are no longer acceptable.
Chang Ning's business is still booming, and soon the stock of vegetables has bottomed out.
"Brother, it's that beauty!"
There was a gangster at the street corner who said respectfully to the tall and burly man next to him.
People were coming and going on the street, and the man was a head taller than the others. He squinted his eyes and looked towards the stall where Chang Ning was.
"That's the place with the most people? Damn it, you can't see anything, why is the business so good?"
"No," the younger brother said, "I've observed her for several business days, and she has the best business on the whole street. Last time she had such a big money bag!"
The younger brother made an exaggerated gesture with his hands, which made the man even more anxious.
He rubbed his hands, revealing a sinister look on his face, "Have you investigated clearly? Are you sure he is a new guy?"
The boy said with a sly smile: "I have inquired about it a long time ago. I have set up a stall three times. He is definitely new here."
"That's good, I'll ambush you at the same place. Seeing her situation, she will be closed soon!"
"Okay, big brother!"
"The vegetables are selling out really fast today. If this continues, it will become famous throughout the town."
Chang Ning tightened her money bag happily while calculating her family's savings in her mind. Adding the money from this sale, she finally had a tael of silver.
"There are only a few hundred households in this town, so it's really unexpected that they can be sold so quickly."
"You don't understand!" Chang Ning said proudly: "As the saying goes, 'People are iron, rice is steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry.' You may think that vegetables and rice are not worth much, but everyone leaves them every day."
It won’t open.”
Vegetables are different from meat. They are necessary daily consumables. As long as there are people, there will be no worries about lack of business.
Han Mingyuan asked casually: "Then if we expand the planting area and transport the vegetables to Liangcheng to sell, wouldn't it be faster to make money?"
"It's faster!" Chang Ning said helplessly: "But we still need so many labor forces!"
She has also thought about growing vegetables on a large scale. There is still a large area of wasteland under Fuyan Mountain that has not been cultivated, so the prerequisites are met.
However, the manpower and material resources required for large-scale planting cannot be met. Secondly, a series of problems such as later transportation, store opening, seller supply, etc. are coming one after another, and they all need to be negotiated accordingly.
Han Mingyuan cannot be seen in public, and she doesn't know much about business. Without the guidance of someone with business acumen, it is easy to lose everything.
Chang Ning is not a greedy person. Although he has a plan in mind, he is not in a hurry for success at the moment.
The years are long, and making money can be achieved slowly.
Chang Ning and Han Mingyuan went into a clothing store together, and each bought a new set of cheap clothes.
Chang Ning finally bought two new pairs of shoes and successfully replaced the pair of shoes that had been ripped off the dead man's body.
If it hadn't been for the fact that the shoes had been worn with many holes, Chang Ning would have been reluctant to throw them away for a while.
Then the two pushed the cart out of Zhongtan Town.
Not far from Zhongtan Town, there is a large weir pond, which was dedicated to fish farming by a family living on the edge of the town.
A ditch was built on the edge of the weir pond, which is usually used to irrigate the surrounding crops.
But for convenience, people from the surrounding villages built a row of bluestone slabs on the ditch.
If Chang Ning and the others want to go back to the village, they can take the shortcut on the bluestone road over the ditch, or they can go back to the village by bypassing the dirt road on the edge of the weir pond, but it only takes a little more time to burn incense.
The bluestone road was relatively narrow, and Chang Ning was worried that Han Mingyuan would push the cart into the weir pond. To be safe, he chose the dirt road.
The two of them had just descended a short slope when they saw three men squatting next to a crop field not far ahead.
He looks like a gangster dressed in casual clothes, not like a farmer at all.
Chang Ning frowned and reminded Han Mingyuan: "Be careful, those three people in front don't look like good people."
Han Mingyuan raised his eyebrows: "It's okay, they don't look like good people, so we are not good people."
Chang Ning: "..."
This makes sense.
So the two of them walked and talked about what to eat for lunch, without paying any attention to the three gangsters.
"Stop, I opened this road, I planted this tree, I want to pass by..."
"What do you think of steaming two eggs for lunch?"
"Yes, I know a way to steam eggs as tender as jelly!"
"Jelly? What is this?"
"How to describe it? It's a very sweet and chewy snack."
The three men blocked the intersection with fierce expressions. Unexpectedly, Chang Ning and the others walked past them as if they were pushing a cart.
The two younger brothers were immediately stunned, while the eldest brother, who was the leader, was so angry that he immediately shouted: "Hey! Didn't you see me robbing you?"
Chang Ning stopped, and when the three of them saw this, their faces suddenly showed a look of pride, presumably because they were scared.
Unexpectedly, Chang Ning yawned and said sleepily: "I woke up too early in the morning, so I didn't wake up."
Han Mingyuan patted the trolley and motioned for her to sit on it, "I'll push you back to rest. I'll cook for lunch."
"Um."
Chang Ning agreed softly, then climbed onto the trolley and dozed off holding the sign selling vegetables.
Han Mingyuan smiled fondly and slowly pushed the cart forward, ignoring the three people behind him for a second.
"Brother, can they not see us?" One of the skinny boys looked like he had seen a ghost.
"Could we be invisible?" Another short and fat boy said with a surprised look on his face.
Chapter completed!