Chapter 113: Chapter 113: A Big Deal
What Jiang Xin had in mind was that, no matter what, she couldn’t afford to lose this piece of paper herself.
She had to keep it safe and when no one was noticing, drop it into her space.
She thought to herself that this paper must be securely kept, after all, this is a big transaction.
If the rice could be sold, that’s a total of eight hundred pounds, and the money she could earn from it would be more than enough.
Far more than what she could make by setting up a stall here in the vegetable market for several days.
Jiang Xin suddenly felt that if possible, then continuing to sell rice wasn’t a bad idea.
It’s just that if she takes out so much rice at once, it indeed might draw too much attention.
Therefore, the rice selling has to be carried out secretly.
If an interested party found out and questioned her about the origin of this rice, Jiang Xin wouldn’t be able to give a clear explanation right away.
Besides, this isn’t a major rice producing area, so even if she said it was grown by a relative, no one would believe her.
In the end, it would undoubtedly cause trouble for her.
So this matter had to be handled covertly. After agreeing with the old man to contact by phone later, he left satisfied.
Before leaving, he reminded Jiang Xin to ensure she kept the piece of paper with his phone number safe.
He said if she lost it, he wouldn’t be able to buy any rice.
The concern on his face was all too apparent.
It was kind of inexplicably amusing.
Jiang Xin couldn’t help but laugh, finding it quite amusing. After repeatedly assuring him she wouldn’t lose the piece of paper, the old man left at ease.
Jiang Xin looked down at the phone number and then put the piece of paper into her shirt pocket, which she deemed the safest place, right under her nose.
She also buttoned up the pocket to make it more secure to prevent losing it.
Of course, even without the old man’s reminder, Jiang Xin wouldn’t carelessly put the piece of paper somewhere random, because after all, it’s a big business deal, and who would miss out on this money-making opportunity?
After the old man left, Jiang Xin waited in the vegetable market for about three to four more minutes.
Finally, Lin Ye came back after washing the lunch box.
Jiang Xin looked up at him, feeling inclined to ask how the lunch box was washed.
Since there weren’t any restaurants nearby; they were all outside the market and quite a distance away.
So when Lin Ye promised he would be back in five or six minutes, Jiang Xin didn’t take it to heart at all.
Because Jiang Xin knew that there was no way to complete the task within the allotted time.
Fortunately, they didn’t have any other urgent matters, so watching the stall for a bit was fine for Jiang Xin.
She could also get to know what the customers wanted, which could be considered market research.
Since one must practice to determine the truth.
If she only relied on observing what goods Lin Ye had left over after selling each day to analyze popular items, that would be rather foolish.
After all, she couldn’t see each customer’s reaction when buying things.
And during busy times, Jiang Xin couldn’t manage a heap of customers, but now there were not many people.
At this time, there are very few people in the vegetable market, so spending a little time won’t affect business.
It made observing more convenient for Jiang Xin.
Seeing Jiang Xin turn around and look at him, Lin Ye suddenly felt embarrassed.
He originally thought washing the lunch box was a simple task, so he confidently told Jiang Xin he’d handle it.
But things didn’t go as smoothly as he had imagined.
Lin Ye considered himself quite familiar with the town, and relying on past memories, he went outside the market to look for a faucet, only to find none were usable.
Even if there were faucets, they might as well just be decorative.
He tried nearly every faucet and found they were all broken; none had water coming out when turned on.
So he had no choice but to seek help from nearby shopowners.
He thought, surely these businesses must have faucets inside, right?
Otherwise, how would they wash vegetables and cook?
So he approached a few shops, only to be refused by all.
The reasons were always the same, citing they couldn’t disrupt their business during the lunch rush.
The shop’s waiters and chefs were busy running around, so naturally, they didn’t have time to deal with someone like Lin Ye, who suddenly showed up asking to borrow a faucet.
Moreover, business people tend to be cautious; suddenly, a stranger comes saying he wants to borrow a kitchen, and after he uses it, what if their store’s items become problematic?
Given it’s related to dining establishments.
If Lin Ye were malicious and tampered with their food, it would be hard to prevent.
Especially since it’s food, these shops are all in the dining business; if something went wrong with the food after customers ate it, they would suffer greatly.
It’s a small business for each of them, and they couldn’t afford such losses.
Who knows, Lin Ye might even be a competing merchant jealous of their shop’s good business, provoked by envious thoughts.
So being cautious is better than letting a moment’s kindness harm their shop.
It’s hard to make a living doing small businesses, so they could only refuse Lin Ye when he came over requesting to use the faucet to wash the lunch box.
Moreover, at this time, they don’t even have enough time to serve customers, not to mention Lin Ye wouldn’t spend money at their shop, just borrowing a faucet to wash a lunch box, which doesn’t sound very reasonable.
Thus, of course, it was right to refuse.
Lin Ye wasn’t someone who’d make unreasonable arguments or be rude. If the owners didn’t want to lend him the faucet, he could understand.
After all, he himself was selling goods in the market now, eager to seize every minute to sell as much as possible because making money comes first.
Running to someone’s shop at this time to borrow the faucet would indeed affect their business.
Therefore, it’s normal and reasonable for them not to lend it to him.