Chapter 23 Five Articles One Catty

  Shen Sisi naturally said so, in fact, in this kind of market place, most of the people from the city have a bit of calculation is normal, Shen Sisi didn't mind it at all, and even grabbed a handful of chestnuts to hand over to an aunt next to her, smiling: "We're young, we went up the mountain to pick chestnuts, roasted them and sold them to make some money for oil and salt, Auntie, try one..."

  She ate a mouthful and smiled, saying: "The taste is not bad, but you've added salt and sugar, this cost isn't low. How much are you planning to sell it for? There are other vendors selling chestnuts in the market too, the most expensive one only costs two coins per catty. If you also sell it for two coins, can you even make a profit?"

  Shen Sisi just smiled and ignored Auntie's suspicious gaze.

  Look at that chestnut, it's gone again for no reason. Da Bao's face turned even more bitter. He sighed and said, "Why does Tuni give a chestnut to whoever she sees? This way, won't we be losing money?"

  Only twenty catties of chestnuts, even if sold at two cents per catty, would only be worth forty cents, which is not enough to cover the cost of salt and sugar, this time a big loss.

  Shen Sisi didn't care what Da Bao thought, she just let the three brothers follow behind her, and then squatted on the ground, starting to shout loudly, "Finely roasted chestnuts! Free taste one! Delicious and not expensive, finely roasted chestnuts with salt and sugar..."

  Da Bao's face turned even more bitter, and he had to try it for free. What kind of book is this?! He looked at Tuniu's back, feeling like crying.

  "Come and try, if it's not delicious, you don't have to pay... Ah, uncle, try one, if it's not delicious, you don't have to pay..." Shen Sisi smiled apologetically and handed him a piece, almost stuffing it into his mouth. He didn't want to be impolite, and since it was free, he hesitantly accepted it and prepared to eat.

  Shen Sisi smiled and looked at him, as the saying goes, "If a person doesn't have a face, they are invincible." Her chestnuts were originally no different from ordinary chestnuts. If she didn't shout loudly to sell them, how could she sell them? Even ghosts wouldn't come to buy them. So, she hated to miss any opportunity to sell to anyone who passed by buying vegetables, and she even wanted to stuff them into people's mouths to let them taste one. That uncle became the first person.

  "The flavor is pretty good..." The uncle's originally furrowed brow relaxed, and he smiled: "It's actually quite tasty, how much does this chestnut sell for?!"

  "Five pieces for one catty...” Shen Sisi smiled and said, seeing the big uncle immediately frowned again. She smiled: "Uncle, don't be stingy either. You try it and you'll know that there's salt and sugar added inside, especially a lot of sugar. Have you tasted the sweetness? Buying half a catty or one catty to take back for the kids as a snack won't cost much money, what do you think?"

  Handing him another chestnut, she smiled and said: "Uncle, try another one, is it sweet?!"

  That uncle ate two and felt a bit embarrassed, scratched his head, thinking that at home there are also children, usually buying a pastry or something costs several cents, these chestnuts are fresh, sweet and fragrant, so he smiled: "Little girl is quite good at doing business, come on, I'll take a catty."

  "Alright." Shen Sisi smiled and responded with a "hmm", then borrowed a scale from the vegetable vendor next door to weigh out one catty, grabbed another handful and said: "Here, Uncle, I'll give you an extra handful to put in your bag."

  Her hands were actually very small, and a handful was only a few grains, but it made people feel very comfortable. Da Bao was shocked in the back, his hand trembled, and he barely restrained himself. Five cents... per catty, five cents per catty?!!