Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 31 Encountering the "God of Wealth"

Lin Chang'er was busy at her stall and had no time to pay attention to what was happening at Zhang's stall.

Such a large turtle is rare, and with so many people watching, Lin Chang'er might have to chat with her and try to sell it to her.

But she had already sold a batch of sea duck eggs at this market yesterday, so some people came specifically for the sea duck eggs.

On one side are potential customers, and on the other side are repeat customers.

She can't neglect either side, but she only has one mouth, and there will always be times when she can't attend to both.

Thankfully, an old lady and her goldfish helped fix the leak.

Lin Chang'er brought five blue crabs today, while the other four, which were missing limbs, were left at home as a side dish.

After selling three in a row, more people came to inquire about them soon after.

He was a young man with a scholarly air about him. He glanced at the basket on his back and said, "There are only two left?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'er took another closer look at the other person and saw that he was wearing a plain long robe, cloth shoes, and his hair was tied up with only a hairpin.

Although he didn't have any fancy clothes, the plain shirt alone was actually quite valuable.

In her later life, Lin Chang'er had a business partner whose wife was deeply into three things (Hanfu, JK uniforms, and Lolita fashion).

One year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he gave her a piece of the same material. Lin Chang'er remembered that the material sold for five or six thousand yuan per meter at that time.

The cloth shoes had waterproof leather soles, and the hairpin, though simple in appearance, was clearly the work of a master craftsman.

He seemed to be a big customer, but with Lin Chang'er, it didn't matter how much he bought, as long as he had the money to pay.

Lin Chang'er's tone remained unchanged, "I didn't catch many to begin with, and I just sold a few. Now there are only these two left? If you want to take them both, I'll give you a discount. The larger ones originally sold for 25, and the smaller ones for 18, but I'll give you 40 coins, how about that?"

Wu Qingfeng just wanted to try it out and didn't care about the price. "Give me ten more sea duck eggs, the big ones."

Lin Chang'er paused, realizing he was indeed a big customer, but she didn't agree. "How many people are in your family, sir?"

Upon hearing her question, Wu Qingfeng's expression immediately froze. Had someone leaked information about his recent undercover investigation of the market?

Lin Chang'er immediately noticed the wariness on his face and realized that her question was a bit abrupt. She guessed that he had misunderstood and quickly explained, "When I picked up these sea duck eggs, some of them had been soaked in water, so they are not easy to store."

If you are alone, I suggest you buy two to try first.

If you like it, I'll set up my stall here every day; you can come back and buy more if you want.

Wu Qingfeng then regained his composure. The other vendors were eager to sell him as much as possible, pushing out everything, useful or useless.

This little girl is quite interesting.

He couldn't help but glance at Lin Chang'er again, but his gaze faltered once more.

"Young Master?" Lin Chang'er asked again when she saw that he did not respond.

Wu Qingfeng then came to his senses, realizing his rudeness, and looked away, saying calmly, "It's alright."

Seeing his insistence, Lin Chang'er was afraid that offending him would only make things worse, so she said no more.

He picked up ten large duck eggs from the basket and peeled a few scallions. "These scallions are a bonus for you. Scallion stir-fried with duck eggs tastes good, doesn't it?"

After saying that, he picked up another one, "Since you bought a lot, this one is for you to eat as well. Also, I would like to remind you to try to finish it within seven days."

The weather isn't very hot yet, so it can probably be stored for a while longer, but you never know what might happen.

It's bought with real money, and no matter how much money you have, it's always a waste.

However, she has already given us a heads-up, so if we really have bad luck, we can't blame her.

Wu Qingfeng nodded slightly.

Everything was ready, but Lin Chang'er was in trouble because she hadn't brought a shopping basket.

However, judging from his attire, he doesn't seem like the type to carry a grocery basket.

But she didn't have any non-woven bags to put his duck eggs and crabs in.

Wu Qingfeng clearly hadn't expected this, and looked at Lin Chang'er with a puzzled expression, "What?"

Lin Chang'er smiled awkwardly but politely, "Didn't you prepare a basket or a cloth bag?"

Wu Qingfeng then realized what was happening and his gaze fell on the small basket containing the crabs. "I'll take the basket too."

This little basket was made by Gu Dalang for the children yesterday. It took him half a day to make, and with the materials, it's worth about 20 coins.

Although this person doesn't seem to be short of money, we can't treat him like a sucker.

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "You won't have any other use for the basket if you take it back, but it's a useful item for us."

Otherwise, you can take it back today.

How about you send it back to me tomorrow or at another time when it's convenient for you?

As she spoke, she carefully placed the salted duck eggs and scallions into the small basket and handed it over, saying, "A sincere gift of 85 coins!"

Although this person didn't haggle, Lin Chang'er still followed her usual rules and gave him a discount of one coin when buying two sea duck eggs.

Wu Qingfeng took the basket and took out the smallest piece of silver from his money bag. "Keep the change."

"Thank you for your patronage. I'll give you a discount next time you come." Lin Chang'er smiled as she took the bag, but found it a little heavy.

Upon closer inspection, good heavens, this was much larger than the piece of silver the old lady had given me.

"Young Master!" Lin Chang'er wanted to say that he had given too much, but by the time she finished chasing after him, he had already gone far away.

Lin Chang'er weighed the silver in her hand. "It's a fool not to make money when there's money to be made. I didn't cheat or swindle it. At worst, he'll give me a bigger discount next time."

After she sold all the blue crabs, she only had nine salted duck eggs left. As for the large soft-shelled turtles, there were many inquiries, but no one really wanted to buy them.

Fortunately, she was prepared and hadn't expected to sell them at the market.

The remaining few salted duck eggs are perfect for taking back for an extra meal.

Lin Chang'er waved her hand and started packing her things. "Grandma, you've been helping me all morning, how about I treat you to breakfast?"

The old lady waved her hand, "I've already eaten, don't worry about me."

His gaze shifted to the large turtle. "What are you going to do with this guy?"

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "I was just about to ask you, are there any wild game restaurants in this town?"

The old lady pondered for a moment, "There are two restaurants, but no wild game restaurants."

Lin Chang'er nodded. "What about the pharmacy?"

The old lady said, "After leaving the market, turn right. There's an old pharmacy under the big camphor tree. The owner is an honest man..."

No, why are you asking about the pharmacy?

Aren't you selling soft-shelled turtles?

Lin Chang'er chuckled, "Isn't turtle a nourishing food? Tonics and dietary therapy are both nourishing..."

The old lady realized what was happening and exclaimed, "You little rascal!"

As she spoke, Lin Chang'er had already packed her things. The old lady didn't want to go for breakfast together, so she didn't force her. She figured she could just bring her some good things next time.

Just as I was saying goodbye to the old lady while holding the little goldfish, I saw several middle-aged women rushing towards us.

He kept running and shouting, "Hey girl, wait a minute!"

Lin Chang'er had sharp eyes and immediately recognized the women who had helped sell sea duck eggs yesterday.

When we got closer, a kind-looking older woman spoke first, "There were a lot of people when we came over, so we thought we'd buy something else first. Are you closing up shop, young lady?"

Lin Chang'er raised her voice, "There are still a few sea duck eggs left, I plan to take them back and eat them myself."

"No, please!" said another petite woman. "I made stir-fried duck eggs with scallions yesterday, and the neighbor's kids were drooling over the aroma. They asked me to bring them back for them today!"

“Yes! I’ll bring some for my sister-in-law too,” the tall, thin woman chimed in.

Seeing their anxious expressions, Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether we eat or not. We're all acquaintances, so of course we'll prioritize you."

As they spoke, they put down their baskets again. The nine salted duck eggs were divided into three for each of the three older women.

Lin Chang'er gave each of them a discount of one coin, and the old ladies grinned from ear to ear with joy.

He chatted with Lin Chang'er for a while before leaving.

The old lady had already left, and Lin Chang'er was about to go forage for food with her little goldfish when she looked up and saw a familiar face...