Selling Flower Baskets

The hearts of Wulang and his companions were finally at ease. Fortunately, Manbao still had some self-awareness.

The stall owner was taken aback. Seeing the distress on Manbao's round face, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll give you a discount. 65 wen, okay?"

Manbao shook her head. "I don't have much money right now, but I might have some after I sell the flower basket." I'll definitely come back to buy your large rooster. "By the way, sir, do you know where there are the most children?"

The stall owner glanced at the flower basket in her hand and then at the two children behind her. It dawned on him that she was his fellow vendor.

After pondering for a while, he pointed to the main street outside. "Turn right and walk straight for a while." "There are many children there, selling sugar-coated haws and sugar figurines."

He couldn't help but say, "You're quite remarkable, young lady."

Praised, Manbao blushed with joy. She also felt quite accomplished.

After bidding farewell to the rooster seller, Manbao led everyone to find the children.

The main street was much livelier than the small street they had just been on, and there were all sorts of things being sold. Manbao curiously walked and looked around, noticing that people on both sides of the road were shouting.

This was something the small street didn't have.

Manbao was very curious, and it took her a while to figure out what they were shouting. She looked down at her small flower basket, her eyes lighting up. She also cleared her throat and started shouting, "Selling flower baskets, beautiful and exquisite flower baskets, and delicious candy too."

The sweet, childlike voice mixed with the adult voices was quite captivating, drawing the attention of many people on the street.

Seeing that people were looking at her, Manbao became even more excited and shouted even louder, "Selling flower baskets, especially beautiful and fun flower baskets."

It was obvious that she had borrowed and combined the lines from the nearby vendors.

But no one could bring themselves to dislike her because Manbao was young and quite pretty.

The key was that when the child saw someone looking at her, she would smile broadly. Even those with grievances couldn't stay angry after being smiled at.

Who doesn't like a beautiful child with a radiant smile?

Manbao carried her small flower basket around, and her enthusiasm caught the attention of several people who inquired about the price. Manbao said, "Five wen each, and a piece of candy."

She took a piece of candy out of her pocket.

The candy was wrapped. Yesterday evening, Manbao took out the collected oil paper and had Little Qian cut it into small pieces, resembling candy wrappers. Then, she and the others wrapped the candy in wax paper.

She had about twenty pieces in her pocket, wrapped in a piece of cloth and placed at the bottom of Wulang's basket.

The people who asked about the price had only inquired casually and didn't really intend to make a purchase. When they saw Manbao take out a piece of candy and put it in, they hesitated and asked, "Is this candy delicious?"

Manbao nodded vigorously. "It's especially delicious."

Wulang then brought out the prepared crushed candy.

This was the county town, so he couldn't be too casual. The crushed candy was wrapped in a handkerchief. The person tasted a small piece, his eyes lighting up, and asked, "I'll buy this flower basket." Additionally, can I buy the candy separately?

Manbao's eyes lit up, and she asked, "Do you want to buy the candy separately?"

The person nodded. "This candy is good." "I want to buy it for my children to try at home."

Manbao took out the candy from her pocket. "The candy is two pieces for one yuan."

Wulang and Daya looked at Manbao, wanting to say something, but Sixlang and Erlang held them back and stood behind Manbao, pretending to be confident.

The person hesitated and said, "Okay, give me ten pieces of candy, and I won't take the flower basket."

Manbao was not happy. "No, the candy is sold together with the flower basket." "If you don't buy the flower basket, I won't sell you the candy."

Even Sixlang and Erlang couldn't help but nudge her shoulder.

Manbao twisted her body insistently. She thought the flower basket was better, but deep down, she also understood that if the candy wasn't sold with the flower basket, it might not sell. So, even if it was for the flower basket, she couldn't sell the candy separately.

The person was surprised and asked, "Do I have to buy ten flower baskets?"

"You have to buy at least one for me to sell you the candy separately."

The person thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay, give me one flower basket, and then sell me ten pieces of candy separately."

Manbao handed him the flower basket she was holding and counted out ten pieces of candy to put inside. She was happy.

The person counted out ten wen and gave them to Manbao, saying, "Your candy is indeed delicious, but this flower basket is of no use."

Before he could finish speaking, a little girl passing by eagerly looked at the flower basket in their hands and tugged on her mother's hand, saying, "Mom, I want this."

Her mother glanced at it and coaxed her, "I'll buy you some candy later, okay? You can't eat this flower basket."

"I want it." "The flower basket is so pretty."

Erlang immediately ran up and said, "There's candy in our flower baskets, very delicious candy."

The little girl's eyes lit up even more as she eagerly looked at her mother.

Her mother hesitated and asked, "How much is it?"

Erlang said, "Five wen!"

It wasn't too expensive, and after hesitating for a moment, she agreed to buy one and let the little girl choose the one she liked.

The little girl chose a candy from Sixlang's hand, and Manbao placed it in her hand, receiving five wen. The girl happily left.

Earning fifteen wen made everyone extremely happy.

Once the business had started, it wouldn't be difficult from then on.

Erlang quickly gained confidence and, hand in hand with Manbao, took the lead in calling out, which also inspired Daya to start shouting.

The three children seemed to be in a competition as they walked and called out, "Selling flower baskets..."

They attracted nearby children, some of whom came to buy flower baskets, while others simply followed behind and shouted. Before they even reached the candy sellers, a group of children was following behind Manbao and the others.

People love excitement, and children are no different. Many people were attracted, and their flower baskets sold out quickly.

Wulang found a place to stop, and Daya and Erlang immediately started weaving flowers on the spot, recreating the styles of the flower baskets they had woven yesterday. Manbao went to Keke to find several more attractive styles and instructed them in weaving.

With each flower being different, naturally, each flower basket was unique.

More and more children gathered to watch, and many of them ran back to ask their parents for money.

The people in the county town were different. Five yuan might not be much, but for families with a decent income, it was just a small amount of money.

The children's weaving was tight, and the doting parents couldn't help but take out money to buy.

Wulang had already retrieved the cloth bag hidden at the bottom of the basket and was responsible for placing a piece of candy in each flower basket.

Manbao was responsible for promoting to young customers, highlighting the beauty of their flower baskets and the deliciousness of the candy.

Many children were tempted and took out money to buy. Manbao took the money and handed it to Sixlang, then presented several flower baskets for the other party to choose from.

Daya and Erlang's weaving speed couldn't keep up, and they noticed that the flowers in the basket were running out. Wulang instructed Sixlang to quickly return and bring the remaining small bamboo baskets and flowers.

Liulang handed the money-earning task to Wulang and ran off.