Just when Uncle Luo was about to sneer, he saw Zhou Sheng take out two hundred yuan from his bag, forcing him to swallow back what he had not finished.
Zhou Sheng looked around and saw Granny Xu not far away. Her stall was deserted and she sold the most sweet potatoes, so he walked towards Granny Xu.
"Grandma Xu, how much does your sweet potato cost per pound?" Zhou Sheng asked loudly, picking up a sweet potato and looking around.
Grandma Xu was peeling peas, and she answered without raising her head: "Three yuan a pound."
"If I want all the sweet potatoes in your basket, can it be cheaper?" Zhou Sheng continued to ask.
This time Granny Xu looked up and saw it was Zhou Sheng. She smiled and said, "Okay, two yuan per catty."
"Okay, I'll take both." Zhou Sheng decided quickly.
When Granny Xu saw that Zhou Sheng really wanted to buy it, her face burst into laughter and her wrinkles were trembling, "Okay! I'll carry it home with you."
"Okay." Zhou Sheng felt that carrying sweet potatoes on his back was not enough, so he asked again: "Grandma Xu, do you still have sweet potatoes at home?"
"Yes, do you want more?" Grandma Xu's eyes lit up. It was rare for someone to buy the least popular sweet potato, and she was so excited.
Zhou Sheng nodded and said loudly: "I want them all!"
"Okay, I'll bring it to you in a minute." Grandma Xu's tone became cheerful.
Zhou Sheng considered that Granny Xu was too old and it would be troublesome for her to deliver it, so he took the initiative and said, "No, I'll go to your house later."
He considered that Granny Xu was a kind person and loved to help others in the village, so he bought the sweet potatoes from Granny Xu's house without hesitation.
People on the side were surprised when they saw Zhou Sheng buying sweet potatoes so generously!
Uncle Luo was shocked and incredulous at the same time.
Didn’t you say you have no money?
But now, people do buy sweet potatoes, and they do have money.
The surrounding villagers selling vegetables were ready to take action. Seeing that Zhou Sheng had money, they began to steal Granny Xu's business.
"Zhou Sheng, it's too much trouble to go to Grandma Xu's house. I still have sweet potatoes here. Do you want them? If you want more, I can give you a discount."
"Yes! Zhou Sheng, my family also has it."
"I have one too, two big ones!"
Zhou Sheng knew that the sweet potatoes at Grandma Xu's house were far from reaching his quantity. Since they were willing to pay a low price, he would buy them.
So he looked at the people who had extended the invitation and said, "Okay! If you sell it to me for five cents a pound, I'll take it all."
"Okay, I agree."
"I agree too."
Everyone agreed as soon as they heard the five cents. They all thought that sweet potatoes are not easy to sell these days, but now someone has bought them all, and they are very happy.
When Uncle Luo heard this, he asked in disbelief: "You want them all? Do you have so much money?"
Zhou Sheng glanced sideways at Uncle Luo and said nothing. Instead, he walked towards the people who wanted to sell sweet potatoes and started paying each family. Because he couldn't take it alone, he also asked everyone to take the initiative to send all the sweet potatoes to his house.
Uncle Luo saw Zhou Shengzhen buying the sweet potatoes around him. When he thought about the unsold sweet potatoes at home, he gritted his teeth and shamelessly stepped forward and said, "Why don't you buy mine too?"
"I wouldn't buy your sweet potatoes even if I had money." Zhou Sheng said coldly, turned and left.
Uncle Luo froze on the spot. Seeing that everyone else had made money but him, he felt regretful. He shouldn't have been so quick to talk!
Zhou Sheng saw that Granny Xu was old and it was inconvenient to go home, so he personally sent Granny Xu home.
In the past, he would not have done this, but in this new life, he understands that as a human being, he still has to respect the old and love the young.
After sending Granny Xu home, he spent money to rent a tricycle to haul sweet potatoes, bought some vegetables, and went home.
When Zhou Quan saw Zhou Sheng come back, he pulled his son aside worriedly and asked: "Son, can these sweet potatoes really make money? You know, sweet potatoes are not worth much nowadays!"
"Dad, don't worry! I guarantee that in two months, these sweet potatoes will be able to earn money to pay off the debt! Besides, even if they can't earn money, they can still satisfy our family's food and clothing." Zhou Sheng comforted his father.
If you think about it carefully, you have already bought it, so there is no point in worrying.
Zhou Sheng saw his mother cleaning the sweet potatoes sent by neighbors in Taowu, and hurriedly dragged his father to count them.
By the time the three of them finished their work, it was already noon.
Zhou Sheng cooked and cooked sweet potatoes himself and fried them for his two elders to eat.
The two elders were surprised and shocked. In the past, their son would never know how to cook, but today's behavior moved them very much.
In their hearts, the two elders always believed that their son was the best and thought that he had gotten better. They were immediately relieved.
In the afternoon, Zhou Sheng's family put the sweet potatoes into a well cellar with a suitable temperature for storage.
But we couldn't just wait for two months, so Zhou Sheng studied different flavors of seasonings and added sweet potatoes, marinated them for flavor and then dried them in the sun.
After drying, it tastes very chewy and can be sold.
A few days later.
The sweet potatoes were dried and the two elders couldn't wait to taste them.
Zhou Quan immediately praised, "Not bad!"
"It's really good, son, you are so awesome." Li Fang looked at her son with admiration, but she didn't expect that his son had such talent.
Zhou Quan smiled with satisfaction. He tasted it and thought it tasted good. The two elders also thought it was good, so he could sell it for money.
"Son, I'm going to sell sweet potatoes, and you can help your dad do the farm work at home and plant the wheat." Li Fang arranged. He felt that it was still a woman who sold things, and if a man went to do it, others would inevitably become soft-hearted when bargaining.
When Zhou Sheng saw his mother asking for work, he did not refuse, "Okay, but today is the first day, so I will go with you."
Li Fang nodded and went to prepare the cart excitedly.
When Li Fang appeared at the market with her son and sold dried sweet potatoes, the villagers gathered to watch.
Two days ago, everyone learned that Zhou Sheng had almost bought all the sweet potatoes in the village and was now selling dried sweet potatoes, so they were naturally curious.
Today is the opening day, and Zhou Sheng is preparing to hold a big event to reward guests.
His dried sweet potatoes come in several flavors, including salt and pepper, tomato, sesame, soy sauce, and chili, so he took them out and put them aside. It said free tasting, but each person can only eat one.
When the villagers saw that the dried sweet potatoes on display were the same color, but the skin was covered with seasonings and exuded a fragrance, and they were free, they couldn't help but come forward.
"Is it really free?" someone asked belatedly.
Li Fang raised her voice and said: "Free tasting, no charge." This was her son's idea. In fact, she didn't want it to be free, but her son said she couldn't bear the child and couldn't trap the wolf.
As soon as everyone heard that it was free, they all stepped forward to pick up one and taste it.
"Hey! It tastes good."
"It's very chewy and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes."
“It’s delicious!”
"..."
Everyone's compliments continued, and Zhou Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
In his previous life, snacks with various flavors like this were very popular with everyone, not to mention the year 2000 when snacks were scarce. As long as he could capture everyone's stomach, he would have no problem making money.
He was very fortunate that in his previous life, he worked as a chef for a period of time in order to make money and learned this craft.