Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 39 Entering the Market

Xia Shiyu woke up early in the morning, grabbed some bread, and went to get in the car. Yu Juan asked her if she wanted to come along with her.

"No need, Mom. You can stay home and go by myself. Don't worry."

"Okay, then go ahead, but be careful on the road."

After saying "Okay," Xia Shiyu started the car and drove into the city.

We set off at 5 a.m. and arrived in the city around 7 a.m.

Xia Shiyu had inquired about the city's vegetable markets with Xiang Jianzhu and planned to sell there directly.

As for the groceries to bring to Xiang Jianzhu, he'll have to come over himself, since the city is quite big and Xiang Jianzhu's shop is in another district.

Xia Shiyu drove on and on, the scenery along the way consisted of trees lying upside down from time to time and tunnels passing through occasionally. She also encountered some fruit vendors by the roadside, who were probably farmers.

After arriving near the vegetable market, Xia Shiyu immediately called Xiang Jianzhu, saying, "Brother, I'm in the city now. I'll send you my location so you can come and pick it up."

On the other end of the phone, Xiang Jianzhu was busy packing buns for the students. He hurriedly said a few words, "Okay, okay, I'll come over as soon as I'm done with this. Thanks!"

After hanging up the phone, he busied himself bringing over the freshly steamed buns and placing them in front of him.

Equally busy, Zhang Yan asked him, "Is your neighbor here?"

"That's right, I'll go over once we're done with this busy period."

"Alright, let's steam the buns."

"It's steaming, don't worry."

After the two meals of chive dumplings yesterday, their reputation has spread. After the students finished eating yesterday, they asked them if they made dumplings and steamed buns for breakfast. After getting a positive answer, they came back again.

While they were saying those few words, the students in front of the shop had already gotten impatient.

"Boss, boss, two chive buns, please."

"Boss, I want four."

"I want 5!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Jianzhu smiled and stepped forward, "Okay, okay, I'll be right there, don't worry, everything's ready."

After arriving at the location, Xia Shiyu first arranged the items, then sat down and waited for customers to come and make purchases.

The city has a large flow of people. In just a short while, the vegetable market was bustling with activity. Of course, the reason is that the vegetable market here is quite large, almost like a large shopping mall. Basically, anyone who wants to buy vegetables can find what they want here.

Therefore, when Xia Shiyu brought out the chives, it attracted the attention of some people.

After all, her chives were a fresh, vibrant green, making them stand out among the other dishes, which is why customers came over.

"Wow, these chives are really good."

"The color is beautiful, it looks fresh, how much is it, young lady?"

Xia Shiyu smiled and pointed to the price again, "Auntie, it's 15 yuan per jin."

The old lady, who was about to pick out a bunch of chives, immediately put the vegetables down when she heard this. "What? The fifteenth of the month! That's almost the price of the Lunar New Year! No way!"

After she finished speaking, she walked away. She couldn't afford such expensive vegetables.

Several passersby who gathered around were also astonished by the price, which was similar to that of fresh food supermarkets, and they felt it wasn't worth it.

Seeing this, Xia Shiyu was not in a hurry. He simply said, "Dear uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, the dishes in my house are the best. You can tell from the quality of these dishes that they are incomparable to ordinary dishes. You can take them home and try them."

"I wouldn't have come if it wasn't delicious."

Xia Shiyu's words did tempt a few people who loved eating chives, after all, there are still many people in the city with better living conditions than those in the countryside.

Having more money and experience, I can accept the price; besides, if it's really delicious, then it's a bargain.

An older woman who had been observing the scene before finally stepped forward and asked, "Boss, could I try some of these chives?"

Xia Shiyu was a little surprised, but then she thought that some people could eat raw chives, so she said directly, "Yes, Auntie, you can try it."

Upon hearing this, the older woman immediately stepped forward. She had eaten raw chives before, so once she tasted the vegetables, she was sure she could tell whether they were good or bad.

She took a leek and put it in her mouth. The crowd around her, out of curiosity, didn't go far and decided to watch the old lady's reaction from nearby.

The woman put the chives in her mouth, savored them carefully, chewed them a couple of times, and her brows immediately relaxed. After finishing, she said, "This is the taste—fresh and spicy. It's the best chives I've ever eaten in all these years. Young lady, you're not kidding me. Give me two pounds of chives."

Xia Shiyu smiled and agreed, "Okay."

Those around her, seeing the woman's reaction, also became somewhat suspicious.

"Is it really that delicious? You can taste how good it is even when it's raw."

"They're probably hired shills, trying to rip us off."

"Hey, you can't say that. I know her; she's from our neighborhood. She's never met this girl before, so how could she be a shill?"

"Yes, yes, those chives look really good. Anyway, the girl said I can try them, so I'll go and try one too."

After saying this, the person went up to Xia Shiyu and asked for one. After eating it, she had to admit that even she, who was not a big fan of stuffed leeks, thought it was delicious, so she bought some too.

After these two middle-aged women started it, passersby also began to join in the fun.

People love a lively atmosphere, and seeing so many people crowding around to buy chives, they were tempted to do the same.

Anyway, the shop owner didn't say how many kilograms they had to buy. If they thought it was too expensive, buying half a kilogram for a few yuan to try it out was not a bad idea.

With this idea in mind, quite a few people gathered around.

Xia Shiyu quickly settled the bills for everyone, and her place suddenly became quite lively.

After settling the bills for this group of customers, Xia Shiyu planned to wait until Xiang Jianzhu arrived, give him the dishes, and then go to another place to wander around.

After waiting for a while, Xiang Jianzhu drove over.

Xiang Jianzhu hurriedly got out of the car and ran over, handing over a bottle of drink. "Shiyu, thank you for your help. Am I late? Did I keep you waiting?"

Xia Shiyu smiled, took the drink, opened it, and took a sip. "Nothing's wrong, Brother Jianzhu. How's business going?"

Xiang Jianzhu was delighted to hear this. "That's great! I have to thank your chives. The dumplings you made were delicious, and all the students said they were good."

"As long as business is good, here are the 40 jin of chives you ordered. Take a look."

"Okay," Xiang Jianzhu said, taking a closer look before moving the chives into his car and paying the money.

After receiving the money, Xia Shiyu told Xiang Jianzhu that he was going to change where he was going to sell vegetables.

Seeing that there were still more than half of the chives left in her carriage, Xiang Jianzhu thought for a moment and gave her a suggestion.

"Shiyu, why don't you go to the upscale residential areas or ask the supermarkets there if they have any? These places pay a lot of attention to the quality of the vegetables, so your chives should be fine."

After hearing this, Xia Shiyu thanked him sincerely, "Okay, brother, I'll go take a look later."

"Okay, then you can go at your own pace. I need to get back to the shop to work. Take your time."

"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded in agreement.

After listening to Xiang Jianzhu's words, she thought about it and took a taxi to a place that sells quality fruits and vegetables.