Reborn in 1990, a life of fishing and gathering seafood.

Chapter 015: Doing Business by Setting Up a Stall

"It's almost noon!"

"Let's quickly set up our stall and sell the crabs first..."

When Fang Hao and Song Yaxin arrived in town.

Get ready for noon!

The market usually closes around noon.

After all, many people who come to the market can't stay in town all day. They buy or sell their things and then go home. On market days, the busiest time is from nine o'clock in the morning to noon.

"Uh-huh."

"So... how should we sell it?"

Song Yaxin was at a loss for what to do.

It's obvious they have no business experience.

Before she got married, she rarely went out of town. Her village was more than 20 kilometers away from the town, and she would not make a special trip there unless it was something important.

"Put all the crabs out first!"

"Someone will see it and ask to buy it. I'll go check how much other people are selling it for, and find out the lowest price..."

Fang Hao gave a brief explanation.

So he prepared to go and check out the market situation.

Haisha Town has several other villages that are also close to the sea, not just their village.

On market days, many people bring out the seafood they catch to sell in small quantities, while some people who live far away may not want to come out themselves and will sell directly to the vendors.

"..."

Song Yaxin watched Fang Hao's retreating figure.

For a moment, I felt a bit lost.

However, she still followed Fang Hao's instructions and laid out the blue crabs first.

Each one was already tied with hemp rope.

To prevent it from running around and getting stuck on people.

"How much does this mud crab cost per pound?"

as predicted.

Soon, people started coming in.

A fair-skinned middle-aged woman came closer to look, picked up one of the crabs, examined its belly, and then asked about the price.

"..."

Song Yaxin was also stunned.

She really didn't know how much it cost.

"Not bad...quite plump!"

"Is eight yuan a pound okay? If so, I'll take two to make soup... It's eight yuan over there too."

Just when Song Yaxin was at a loss.

The middle-aged woman spoke again.

It's obvious they've set their sights on the two fattest ones.

And they even offered to set a price.

"Wait a moment!"

"The boss will be back soon..."

Song Yaxin didn't dare to make the decision either.

To avoid losing money if I sell it cheaply later.

This matter should be left to Fang Hao to decide when he returns, since she really doesn't know how much the crabs cost per kilogram.

"Aren't you the boss?"

"Where did the boss go?"

The middle-aged woman was also somewhat surprised.

She was initially surprised that such a beautiful and elegant girl would be selling crabs.

"The boss just had to step away for a bit."

"I'll be back soon... Auntie, please take your time and see which one you want. It won't take you too long..."

Song Yaxin quickly tried to persuade her to stay.

This deal might be a great start.

Selling just two mud crabs completed almost a quarter of the sales target.

"Um."

The middle-aged woman nodded.

Anyway, she lives in the town.

I happened to be out buying groceries at noon and saw these blue crabs that looked pretty good.

That's why I decided to buy two to make soup!

Otherwise, how could an ordinary rural family afford to buy crabs that cost several yuan per kilogram?

Then.

The middle-aged woman examined all the crabs, comparing them several times before choosing two of the fattest ones; she was clearly a connoisseur.

"The boss is back!"

Song Yaxin looked around.

Finally, Fang Hao was seen returning.

...

"Aunt!"

"Want some crabs? I'll give you a discount... eight yuan a pound, fifty cents cheaper than others!"

Fang Hao's voice rang out.

I didn't expect to run into a customer as soon as I came back from checking prices.

We must take it immediately!

"Get me these two!"

The middle-aged woman nodded.

Then he pointed and chose two fat ones.

Eight yuan is indeed a good deal!

She was asking for eight and a half or even nine yuan at several other vendors, and no matter how I bargained, she wouldn't lower the price any further.

"Alright!"

"Let me weigh it for you..."

"It weighs 1 jin (approximately 8 kg) in total! Fourteen yuan and forty cents, I'll take fourteen yuan from you!"

Fang Hao quickly weighed it.

Then count the number and round down.

"OK!"

The middle-aged woman took out her money.

He directly counted out fourteen yuan and gave it to Fang Hao.

Right now, Fang Hao is indeed selling it for 50 cents cheaper, and he even rounds it down. Everyone likes a stall owner who's easy to talk to!

"You take the money!"

Fang Hao handed the money directly to Song Yaxin.

They sold two right away.

Looks like you're in good luck.

"Uh-huh."

Song Yaxin nodded.

I didn't expect to earn more than ten yuan like this.

How many kilograms of pork can I buy?

"It should sell soon!"

"Everyone else is selling it for 8.5 yuan... we'll sell it a little cheaper! We'll attract customers directly with the price..."

Fang Hao said with a smile.

I just asked several places for their prices.

It's either nine yuan or eight yuan and fifty cents.

"Blue crabs are eight yuan per pound!"

"Caught in the sea last night... completely wild and natural! So plump and big, perfect for soups and porridge..."

"Big brother!"

"Would you like some blue crab?"

Fang Hao immediately started shouting out his sales pitch.

You have to be thick-skinned to do business.

How can you attract customers if you don't promote yourself?

Without popularity, how can there be sales?

"..."

Looking at Fang Hao's earnest sales pitch.

Song Yaxin couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

It's said that serious men are the most attractive.

Now, Fang Hao is hawking his wares without any sense of shame or burden, making it hard to connect him with the image of the troublemaker and scoundrel he was known for.

"Eight yuan per pound?"

"Could you make it any cheaper?"

The middle-aged man who had been stopped by Fang Hao squatted down and started picking at the remaining few blue crabs, then began to bargain.

"Brother, this price is already very cheap!"

"Everyone else is selling them for nine yuan... I'm losing money even at eight yuan, I just want to sell them all and go home as soon as possible..."

Fang Hao immediately waved his hand and said.

Eight yuan per kilogram is still a very competitive price.

Even if he sells it for seven yuan a pound, customers will still instinctively try to bargain. That's human nature; people always feel like they're being taken advantage of.

"I want all three!"

The middle-aged man chose three directly.

They were almost all large and fat.

When buying crabs, you should choose the fat ones so they have more meat.

"Alright!"

"Hmm... a little over two jin and three liang, that's eighteen yuan and forty cents. You can just give me eighteen yuan!"

Fang Hao quickly weighed the items and calculated the price.

They still generously rounded down the price.

I didn't expect to sell three more crabs so quickly; it went much more smoothly than I had imagined.

"good!"

The middle-aged man immediately took out his money.

He handed over two ten-yuan bills.

"Wife!"

"Give this man two dollars in change."

Fang Hao took the money and handed it to Song Yaxin.

Then ask her to give you change!

Another deal was closed.

"Uh-huh."

Song Yaxin nodded quickly.

He took out two coins from his pocket.

This deal is done.

……

"how?"

"Do I have the potential to be a boss...?"

Fang Hao said arrogantly.

Five were sold in one go.

Only four crabs were left.

"Um!"

Song Yaxin nodded.

I truly admire him from the bottom of my heart.

Unexpectedly, Fang Hao was quite experienced in doing things, at least unlike those scoundrels who were all talk and no action.