Lin Zhiyuan, standing beside them at a complete loss as to what to do, watched Lin Wanning throughout with a dumbfounded look on his face.
In particular, as Lin Wanning packed the honey while chatting leisurely with an old lady, in the blink of an eye, the old lady had another five catties of chestnuts weighed out to take home.
When the old lady was leaving, she kept thanking Lin Wanning and shouting that she must stir - fry some candied chestnuts when she got home.
Just because the old lady's apple cheeks glowed with laughter as she spoke, it instantly caught the attention of many people.
Now there were more and more customers in front of the stall. Lin Wanning had raised the price from three catties for five yuan to six catties for ten yuan. The most crucial thing was that there were still a great many people buying.
Moreover, the people here were generous when shopping. They would buy a large quantity at a time. Coupled with Lin Wanning's excellent salesmanship,
less than half an hour later, the chestnuts and honey on the stall were completely sold out.
Lin Zhiyuan had been busy packing all the time. He did whatever Lin Wanning told him to do. He never expected that while he was busy, all the goods on the stall would be sold out.
"Little sister, where did you practice your eloquence? How can you be so articulate? I remember you used to be quite quiet before."
Lin Wanning rolled her eyes at Lin Zhiyuan impatiently. She could be quiet, but now that the family was penniless, how could she afford to be quiet? Especially considering her father's health, which definitely needed money for treatment.
"Our family is so poor that we're rattling. If we don't work hard to make money, are we all going to drink the northwest wind?"
Lin Zhiyuan was rebutted and showed his big white teeth, scratching the back of his head. He laughed at Lin Wanning sheepishly.
Just as the siblings were laughing merrily, suddenly a shrill voice pierced through the harmonious atmosphere.
"How much are the chestnuts? Give me two catties." Song Shuyao's round eyes were full of contempt as she looked at Lin Wanning.
Normally, this kind of eye shape would be considered innocent and cute, but because of Song Shuyao's thoughts, these eyes seemed extremely out of place with the rest of her.
No matter how you looked at her, she wasn't good - looking.
"Not for sale." Lin Wanning's smile hadn't faded yet, but the moment she recognized Song Shuyao, there was a hint of killing intent in her eyes.
Song Shuyao's persistent entanglement with Zhou Huaian had been told to Lin Wanning in detail by Zhou Huaian himself. Lin Wanning knew that Zhou Huaian was worried about potential misunderstandings.
But Lin Wanning wouldn't misunderstand at all. After all, a person like Song Shuyao didn't even deserve a second look from her.
With such good conditions, she only thought about taking shortcuts. Lin Wanning would never look up to her.
"Brother, let's pack up the stall. There are still a few chestnuts left. Let's buy an old hen and go home. I'll cook chestnut stewed hen for you tonight."
Hearing this, Lin Zhiyuan could almost smell the aroma of the hen mixed with chestnuts. He swallowed hard and said, "Okay, let's also stroll around the market."
The siblings, as if in perfect sync, simply bypassed Song Shuyao.
In her entire life, except for the humiliation she suffered from Zhou Huaian, no one had ever dared to give Song Shuyao such a cold shoulder.
She stood there, clenching her fists tightly in anger. Her eyes were full of malice as she stared at Lin Wanning. "What are you so proud of? You're just a capitalist. Do you think you have the right to sell things here?"
"I think you're just relying on Zhou Huaian's support, so you're so insolent."
"Humph!" Lin Wanning stopped in her tracks, slightly raising the corner of her mouth as she turned back and coldly glanced at Song Shuyao.
"I may be insolent, but at least I'm better than you, who has no shame."
After saying that, Lin Wanning directly walked away with her elder brother. In her eyes, saying half a word more to a person like Song Shuyao was a waste of breath.
Song Shuyao, standing there, felt as if she was on the verge of fainting. If her father hadn't told her to visit her aunt in the countryside, she wouldn't have encountered such a hassle.
Thinking of this, Song Shuyao took out three yuan from the fifty - yuan note her father had given her. She randomly bought some cheap local products at the market, then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bottle of vanishing cream and two beautiful coats for herself.
After spending all but five yuan of the fifty - yuan note, Song Shuyao remembered that her little aunt was Lin Wanning's neighbor. She couldn't go there looking too shabby, so she gritted her teeth, suppressing her reluctance, and bought five yuan's worth of pork.
Song Chunlan, who was at home munching on melon seeds, saw her niece coming with several catties of pork in her hand. Her dull eyes instantly lit up like two big light bulbs.
"Shuyao, you're here. Come in and sit down quickly. Auntie will pour you a glass of water." Song Chunlan was beaming with joy.
Previously, every time she went to her younger brother's house, she would return with a full load. Now that her niece had come in person, there must be even more benefits. Her greedy eyes seemed to be oozing as she looked at Song Shuyao.
However, after waiting eagerly for a long time, Song Shuyao slowly put down a small bag of shriveled mushrooms...
Then she sat down directly and started drinking water, complaining, "This place is really remote. I had to walk such a long way after getting off the bus. If I'd known the road was so bad, I wouldn't have come."
Song Chunlan's green - glowing eyes kept searching Song Shuyao's body. After looking and waiting for a long time, she found nothing.
But she still refused to give up and asked, "Shuyao, is this all your father told you to bring?"
Song Chunlan frowned. Although her words were a question, the resentment in her eyes seemed about to flow out.
"Yes. What else do you want?" Song Shuyao blatantly looked down on this little aunt of hers. Moreover, when she lied, her eyes didn't even blink.
She had spent forty - three yuan on herself out of the fifty - yuan note. In her eyes, her father's money was hers. Why should she give it to this useless little aunt?
However, since she was going to stay here for a while to see how Lin Wanning was causing trouble here, her attitude and tone instantly improved a lot.
"This time my father was busy and didn't have time to give me money. I bought these things with my own savings. Next time when I go back, I'll put in a good word for you. My father will definitely help you out of your difficulties."
This empty promise was so big and round that it actually deceived the cunning Song Chunlan.
Lin Wanning, on the other hand, had earned 130 yuan from the stall this time and had already spent 100 yuan. The cart she and Lin Zhiyuan were pushing was piled high.
In Lin Wanning's view, no amount of money was more important than her family. So this time she bought antler, Chinese caterpillar fungus, and sea cucumbers and other high - tonic supplements for her parents.
Since her sister - in - law was about to give birth, Lin Wanning specially bought four chickens. "Mom, let's raise these chickens. They should start laying eggs in a while. When the baby is born, my sister - in - law must get enough nutrition."
Chen Shufen's eyes turned red when she saw how capable her daughter was. Lin Guoan felt the same way. It seemed that now in this family, Lin Wanning was the backbone.
Since Lin Wanning came back, their once dull and lifeless days seemed to be getting better and better.
"Okay, okay. Mom will raise them. This life is really getting more and more promising." As Chen Shufen said this, she secretly wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve.