Mu Xi could tell that these people genuinely wanted to buy them, but could the apples from the supply and marketing cooperative possibly compare with hers?
Were those misshapen apples at the supply and marketing cooperative as large as hers?
Were they as red as hers?
Did they taste as good as hers?
There was naturally a reason hers were more expensive.
“Fixed price.”
Lowering the price was impossible. Even at this price, she felt she was selling them too cheaply.
“You…”
“I actually think this elder sister’s asking price isn’t high. The apples at the supply and marketing cooperative may be cheaper, but their quality and appearance can’t compare with hers.
“Elder Sister, give me ten jin. These apples look delicious.”
A middle-aged man stepped forward. Not only did he speak up fairly on Mu Xi’s behalf, he immediately bought ten jin.
Mu Xi glanced at him. “I don’t have anything to put them in. Did you bring a cloth bag?”
The middle-aged man took out a cloth bag and handed it to Mu Xi.
“My apples weigh one jin each, so ten jin means ten apples. If you don’t believe me, you can find a scale and weigh them yourself,” Mu Xi said as she filled his bag.
She had come from home, and there was no scale there. In the middle of the night, there was nowhere she could get one either.
More importantly, each of her apples really did weigh one jin.
The people gathered around, drawn by the apples, had rather complicated expressions.
“Who sells things like that?”
“This is the first time I’ve heard of someone selling things without weighing them.”
“But those apples really do look pretty big.”
The middle-aged man merely smiled.
“I believe you. Here’s fifteen yuan. Elder Sister, count it carefully.”
Mu Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. She took the money and slipped it straight into her pocket.
“Since you trust me, I won’t count it either.”
The middle-aged man’s smile widened. Carrying his bag of apples, he turned and left.
Once he was gone, the people surrounding Mu Xi immediately crowded forward.
“Elder Sister, give me two jin.”
“Big Sister, give me five jin.”
“Hey, stop pushing! Don’t push! I got here first. Give me three jin!”
Just moments ago, they had been complaining that the apples were expensive and criticizing Mu Xi for not having a scale. But now that they were scrambling to buy them, who cared about any of that?
After all, everyone could clearly see what these apples were like.
So what if they were a little expensive?
They were large and red, and their fresh fragrance kept wafting straight into their noses. Even without tasting them, anyone could tell they wouldn’t be bad.
They were absolutely worth the price!
As for the weight, these people had been buying things for years. Their eyes might not literally be measuring scales, but they could estimate the weight fairly accurately with a glance.
So they all had a rough idea.
And those who didn’t trust their own judgment could still trust a scale. The quick-witted ones had already borrowed scales from nearby vendors and began weighing their apples on the spot.
“They really are one jin each!”
“Hey, they really are! Not a single one weighs less than a jin.”
“Wow, these apples look so fresh and juicy, and they even smell wonderful. They definitely won’t taste bad.”
“Exactly! Elder Sister, will you be coming back again?”
“Yeah, yeah! Elder Sister, are you coming back? Maybe we should buy a little more. What if she doesn’t come again? We won’t be able to eat such good apples anymore.”
Once someone said that, those who had only bought two or three jin suddenly found themselves unable to leave.
They really should buy more!
Apples this good could be taken home and eaten slowly. Apples were different from other fruits, anyway. They wouldn’t spoil that quickly.
With that thought, quite a few people turned around and bought more.
Mu Xi: “…”
Good grief. If she didn’t know better herself, she would have thought she had hired someone to drum up business for her.
Just look at how thoroughly everyone had been persuaded.
Her basket held roughly sixty or seventy jin of apples, yet it took less than ten minutes for them to sell out.
Even Mu Xi was stunned by the speed.
That was one yuan and fifty cents per jin, not fifteen cents per jin!
These people were way too enthusiastic!