bestfiction Chapter 254 Buying a Hand Warmer
Chapter 254 Buying a Hand Warmer
In fact, Li Mingxia's way of buying things is the smartest. It saves trouble, worry, and a lot of talk.
A peddler walks around the streets and does not stay in one shop. When he meets someone, he must be thinking about selling the item for a higher price. After Li Mingxia said this, he was afraid that if he asked for too high a price, the girl in front of him would be dissatisfied and would simply not buy from him. That would be a big loss.
"Little girl, I see that you really want to buy it. This hand warmer is not cheap. One hand warmer costs six hundred coins. If you think the price is too high, you can look at other ones. Other prices can be negotiated." The peddler said with some embarrassment.
In fact, it is not the peddler's fault. This hand warmer is indeed not a cheap item. If it were usual, the peddler would definitely ask for 800 coins and then slowly haggle over the price. But now seeing Li Mingxia's attitude, he simply stated an acceptable minimum price. If it doesn't work, then so be it.
Li Mingxia took a look at the exquisite little hand warmer and knew that the peddler was not lying. He could definitely make some money from the 600 coins, but it was normal to not make any money when doing business. Li Mingxia could accept this price.
"I want all three hand warmers. My sister will pick out some small items as well and we'll pay for them together later." Li Mingxia said to the peddler.
She wants all three hand warmers! That's one tael and eight cents of silver! This little girl is so rich!
The peddler was naturally delighted to hear this. He had bought these three hand warmers at a bargain price, but he had not been able to sell them because they were too expensive. One tael and eight cents was not a small sum for him. If the little girl in front of him bought this hand warmer, not only would he get his money back, but he could also earn two hundred cents! This solved a big problem for him!
The peddler's attitude then became even more enthusiastic, and in the end he even bet on a handful of marbles and took the initiative to give the change to Li Mingxia.
"It's two taels and one qian of silver in total." The peddler said with a smile, but he was still a little unsure, fearing that Li Mingxia would think it was too expensive and not buy it. Wouldn't he be happy for nothing? Fortunately, Li Mingxia didn't seem to have any big reaction. After taking out the money from his purse, he didn't take the package handed over by the peddler.
"Because I still have a lot of things to buy, could you please run to the city gate and deliver the things to me?" Li Mingxia said with a smile.
When the peddler heard about this, he immediately felt relieved. He would be willing to deliver not only one item, but also one item!
"Sure, sure. I also need to try my luck at the city gate. Miss, please tell me who you want to give the things to. Please be more specific so that you don't give them to the wrong person." said the peddler.
Li Mingxia told the peddler the location of the ox cart, including the name of the driver, then paid the money and left with his two sisters.
Li Mingxia was not worried that the peddler would take the money and run away, nor was he worried that the ox-cart driver would confiscate his things. They all had to make a living in this town. If their reputation was ruined once, it would become difficult for them to do business in the future. No one would do such a stupid thing.
"Sister, did we buy too much?" The two little girls now had an idea of money. After hearing the prices just now, the joy of liking toys in their hearts was greatly dissipated. They pulled Li Mingxia's hand and asked nervously.
Two taels and one qian of silver, of which one tael and eight qian was used to buy a hand warmer. In total, the two children cost three hundred wen, but Li Mingxia didn't take it to heart at all.
"Sister has already said that this time I brought you here, I will buy you whatever you want. Those things just now were also picked by sister, not by you two. You can continue to pick things you like, and sister will buy them for you." Li Mingxia pinched the tender faces of the two little girls and said dotingly.
Li Mingqiu and Li Mingdong originally thought that their sister would blame them, but they didn't expect that their sister was not angry at all, and immediately smiled again.
"I told you my sister is different!"
"Our eldest sister won't scold us! She's good to us!"
"That's right, hehe!"
Li Mingxia heard the two little girls' whispers and suddenly realized what was going on with their abnormal behavior. The Li family's old house in the past few days had completely aroused the psychological trauma of the two little girls, so they were worried that he would blame them for buying such a small amount of things.
"Don't worry, we're back to our own home. Just tell me what you want. As long as I can afford it, I will buy it for you." Li Mingxia felt sad, and her voice was a little hoarse when she spoke.
The two little girls, who were comforted, skipped forward, looking for things they liked.
Li Mingxia was not idle either. He first went to the meat stall and took a look around.
Because they opened stalls at the dock, the meat owners here all knew Li Mingxia, and they were very enthusiastic when they saw her coming.
"Miss Li is here? What are you buying this time?"
"Yes, Miss Li, I haven't seen you for a long time, what have you been doing?"
"He must have made a fortune somewhere, hahahahahahahahahaha, Miss Li, come and have a look at my place, I just slaughtered a pig today, look at these ribs!"
Greetings came one after another, and Li Mingxia responded with a smile one by one.
Li Mingxia looked around, picked a stall where the meat looked the freshest and walked over.
"Miss Li, what would you like to buy?" The owner of the meat stall was very happy when he saw Li Mingxia coming to his stall, and said with a smile.
Who doesn't know that Li Mingxia enjoys shopping? He is also willing to spend money, and he buys a lot every time. This time, it's finally his turn to earn this money!
"Are the prices of these ribs, pork belly, and lean meat still the same as before?" Li Mingxia took a look at the meat in front of him and was indeed very satisfied, so he asked the price.
The boss nodded quickly and said, "Yes, it's still the same price as before. It hasn't changed."
Li Mingxia nodded with satisfaction, "20 kilograms of spare ribs, 20 kilograms of pork belly, and 30 kilograms of lean meat. Is this beef?"
Li Mingxia looked at the large piece of bright red meat on the stall that was clearly different from pork with some surprise, and asked in astonishment.
The boss was already smiling when he heard what Li Mingxia wanted. He became even more excited when he saw that Li Mingxia recognized the beef and seemed very interested in it.
"Yes, this was brought back by my father-in-law from another place and he asked me to help sell it. This thing is very precious and we don't have it here." said the butcher.
Li Mingxia took a look at the piece of beef, which was not injected with water and was not from a sick cow, so he became interested.