Chapter 368: Setting Up a Street Stall
[Oh my god, no wonder she’s from a farm girl background, setting up a stall perfectly.]
[Haha, she’s really playing up her farm girl status!]
[Hey, don’t look down on farm girls like that, all the vegetables and rice you eat, which one isn’t painstakingly grown by hardworking farmers?]
[Exactly, always talking about farm girls, and they even said our Youbao joined the group with financial backing!]
[Well, I was just expressing surprise, and you all have so much to say, do I have to be so blunt? Since she’s a farm girl with no status, able to join the group with backing, who knows what hidden dealings there are?]
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"Come on, these keyboard warriors are so shameless, whatever our Youbao does is wrong?"
Zhao Qingran was a bit annoyed!
"They’re just talking big online, let’s not be bothered by them!"
"Right, watch and see, they’ll eventually realize how great Youbao is! Look, even Su Shen treats Youbao well, and I think Jinshu is okay too."
Su Jinxiao knows she is Chi Youyou, so there’s an emotional filter there.
As for Jinshu, he was completely taken aback by this operation.
He, the grand young master of the Cheng Family, also an international movie star, when did he ever experience something like setting up a market stall?
And he was even there constantly calling out for customers!
No way!
He suddenly thought of an issue, among the three of them, only Youzi wore a mask, did she know in advance and agreed with the program team?
Was it to avoid embarrassment now?
"Freshly roasted sweet potatoes! Freshly roasted from Uncle Wei’s Farm!"
Chi Youyou, unaware of Jinshu’s gaze, was loudly promoting, "We have roasted and fresh sweet potatoes both!"
"Will this really work?"
Jinshu didn’t disturb Chi Youyou and whispered to Su Jinxiao worried about being overheard by Youzi, he specially leaned close to his ear, getting very near.
[Why look at selling sweet potatoes! Isn’t shipping Jinxiao and Jinshu more exciting?]
[Exactly, why argue, isn’t quietly shipping them better? This is top-tier traffic!]
[Yeah, exactly, asking the producer for more Jinxiao and Jinshu moments!]
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If Cheng Shujin knew his little move today would spark so much imagination, he would definitely keep quiet!
His public persona doesn’t include such things!
"Let’s assess the situation first, Youzi knows more about agricultural products than we do, if it doesn’t work, we’ll change plans."
Su Jinxiao almost expressed his complete trust in her, just letting her handle it, aren’t we just biding our time here!
He restrained himself in front of the cameras.
"Should we help out?"
"Hmm... if she gets too busy later, we can lend a hand."
Too busy?
Are you sure?
He clearly didn’t trust Su Jinxiao’s words at all.
They’ve been here for almost 10 minutes, and no one really came, the ones who did were youngsters who recognized them.
"Uncle Wei’s Farm?"
Just then, an elderly man came over, looking at the sweet potato roaster in front of Chi Youyou and the basket of sweet potatoes, he asked.
"Yes, it’s from the eastern Uncle Wei Farm, do you know it, sir?"
Afraid the old man couldn’t hear, Chi Youyou raised her voice a little.
"Weren’t they out of business?"
The old man, hands behind his back, stretched his neck to look at the sweet potatoes, "Are these really from their farm?"
"Sir, don’t worry, these are indeed from their farm, if you’ve bought from them before, you can give it a try."
Saying this, Chi Youyou opened another tin box, "Sir, do you want a steamed or roasted sweet potato?"
"How much?"
"A taste is free, it’s a free sample."
Youyou handed a steamed sweet potato to the old man.
"Really?"
"Really, I wouldn’t lie in front of everyone else, would I?"
This sentence was meant for the others glancing over, as she noticed that when the old man came over, several old women also looked over.
They deliberately chose a time close to evening, when the weather is cooler, and many people finished work, chitchatted, and were about to go home to cook.
They picked a busy marketplace edge, with good foot traffic.
Under her repeated assurance, the old man took a bite, savored it, and nodded, "These are from Uncle Wei’s! I’ve been eating their sweet potatoes for almost 40 years!"
Uncle Wei’s Farm used to be very famous here, their products were high-quality and reasonably priced, so whenever Old Wei set up a retail stall, they were snapped up quickly, and there were several regular suppliers.
That was the farm’s heyday.
"Is Uncle Wei’s family preparing to reopen the farm?"
"Yes, sir, Uncle Wei Farm is starting operations again today, we’re still in the preparation stage, but we’ll be back out here next week!"
Chi Youyou loudly introduced, effectively telling everyone that Uncle Wei’s Farm is making a comeback!
"Sir, want to take two pounds of sweet potatoes? The price is the same as before, two bucks a pound."
"Sure, give me half a box, I just love sweet potatoes,"
The old man boldly pointed to the large basket after finishing the small one Chi Youyou handed him.
"Sir, will you be able to carry that much?"
"No problem, don’t be fooled by my age, I’m strong!"
"Are these really from Uncle Wei’s?"
"Yes, I tried them, definitely no mistake!"
"I want half a box too!"
"First come, first served, I want some too!"
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The old men and women who were watching from the sidelines all crowded around, Jinshu was completely dumbfounded, what’s going on here?
Are they sure these aren’t actors planted by the show team?
Su Jinxiao, on the other hand, seemed like he foresaw this scene, after all, with Chi Youyou’s gift of gab, once she starts selling, she’ll definitely not let the business go empty-handed.
[What’s this about? I don’t get it, buying stuff is this simple?]
[Not understanding it is right, if everyone understood, wouldn’t everyone be a streamer?]
[Hosts that sell products are smooth talkers, they’ll swindle all the money in your pockets!]
[The show crew must’ve planned it, they’re just sweet potatoes, could they really sell that much?]
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Jinshu looked at the snapped-up sweet potatoes in disbelief, the live viewers didn’t get it either.
"Sold out?"
"Yes, because there weren’t many sweet potatoes, about 300 pounds, and we made over 600."
!!!
"Was it really that easy?"
Jinshu asked what the vast audience was wondering.
Chi Youyou sorted the money and handed it to Su Jinxiao, "It’s not always this easy; today the timing was just right."
"Timing?"
"Grandma Wei told me about their life setting up a stall in town, they have many regular old customers, and even after Uncle Wei’s Farm stopped, many specifically came to the farm to buy things."
"So just now, you especially promoted Uncle Wei’s farm sweet potatoes! Using their old reputation to build momentum!"