Chapter 6: Tonight’s Fortune is Really Good

It seems like eggs are the best-selling item!

Wu Xiuxiu looked at the empty basket in front of her, with nothing left, not even a single egg. The corners of her lips, hidden behind her mask, curled up in a wide smile.

All of her eggs were sold out!

After the old lady bought her eggs, a few more people came to ask about them. Although they all thought her eggs were expensive, they saw that they were good quality and worth the price, so they all bought them in the end.

Just like that, all two hundred eggs were sold out in just over ten minutes.

She hadn’t expected them to sell so quickly.

Reaching into her pants pocket, she squeezed the thirty-plus yuan inside. Joy and a sense of security washed over her.

Finally, she had money!

Although it was only thirty-plus yuan, she no longer felt anxious.

Thirty-plus yuan was a lot of money at this time. Even a regular worker only earned that much.

It was a pity that she had to hurry back to the hospital. She was worried that her mother and sister-in-law would be worried if they couldn’t find her. Otherwise, she could have brought more eggs to sell.

Oh well, there’s always tomorrow. Today is Thursday, and the black market opens again on Saturday. She could come back and sell eggs again on Saturday night.

Thinking this, Wu Xiuxiu picked up the empty basket in front of her and slung it over her shoulder, ready to leave. However, she saw the man who had asked her for a dime (which she didn’t have) and accepted an egg in exchange, walking towards her with another man who was even taller than him, but built like a tank.

Both of them were wearing masks, just like Wu Xiuxiu, so she couldn’t see their faces.

“Jiang Ge, it’s her.” The tall and thin man who had taken Wu Xiuxiu’s egg pointed at her to the burly man next to him.

Wu Xiuxiu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her heart skipped a beat. They seemed to be coming for her! She wondered what they wanted.

Were they here to cause trouble? Wu Xiuxiu started to worry.

It’s okay, don’t panic. There’s a knife in my pocket. If they really want to cause trouble, I don’t have to be afraid. I can use the knife to protect myself.

Wu Xiuxiu reached into her pocket and gripped the knife handle, just in case.

“She looks like a young girl.” The burly man stood in front of Wu Xiuxiu and sized her up for a few seconds.

Although she was wearing a hat and a mask, her figure and clothing revealed that she was a young woman.

“Is there something you need?” Wu Xiuxiu asked.

“She really is a young girl, and her voice is so nice.” The burly man chuckled.

Wu Xiuxiu’s voice was clear and sweet, a typical young girl’s voice, very pleasant to hear.

“Your business is doing pretty well, huh? Little Fang said you brought a full basket of eggs to sell, and now the basket is empty. You sold all the eggs in the basket.” The burly man glanced at the empty basket on Wu Xiuxiu’s back.

What is this guy trying to do? Why won’t he get to the point? I asked him if he needed something, and he didn’t answer.

This is annoying! Wu Xiuxiu was a little annoyed.

“Excuse me, do you need something? If not, I’m going to leave. I need to go back.” Wu Xiuxiu asked again.

“My brother gave me an egg and said you didn’t have any money to pay the fee, so you gave him an egg instead.” The burly man took out an egg and said,

“I think this egg is really good. It’s top-notch. Do you have more like this? If you do, I want to buy them from you.”

So he wants to buy eggs from her and give her money!

Wu Xiuxiu, who had been nervous and annoyed, immediately beamed with joy and relaxed. She nodded quickly, “Yes, I have more.”

“How many do you have? I’ll take them all.” The burly man said generously.

Wu Xiuxiu’s eyes lit up. This was a big customer!

Tonight’s fortune was really good!

How many eggs should she tell him she had?

She definitely couldn’t tell him the truth. There were hundreds of thousands of eggs in her space. If she told him she had hundreds of thousands of eggs, he wouldn’t believe her.

No chicken farm today had that many eggs. Where would she get so many eggs?

“I still have a thousand eggs. Can you take them all?” Wu Xiuxiu said after a moment’s thought.

Saying a thousand eggs was enough. More than that, and he would become suspicious, thinking it was impossible for her to have so many eggs.

“Of course I can. Little girl, where did you get so many eggs?” The strong man immediately nodded, asking curiously.

“These eggs aren’t mine. They belong to a relative… My relative has connections and got a lot of chicken skins. She’s very daring and found a place to secretly raise dozens of chickens. They lay several dozen eggs every day. After saving them up, she has this many eggs.

She couldn’t find a place to sell them before. Recently, she heard that there is a black market here on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. So she asked me to help her sell them…

She wanted to come herself, but her legs are a bit of a problem. It’s not convenient for her to walk, and the market only opens at night. It’s not safe to walk at night, so she asked me to help her sell them.”

Wu Xiuxiu quickly thought of a detailed explanation and said it, her eyes curiously peeking at the man in front of her.

What was this man buying so many eggs for? It definitely wasn’t for himself. Even if his family was big, they couldn’t eat a thousand eggs.

And normally, people wouldn’t buy a thousand eggs to eat slowly.

“Is your relative from the countryside? In the city, private individuals are not allowed to raise chickens. It’s difficult to secretly raise even one, let alone dozens. You can only secretly raise dozens of chickens in the countryside.” The man asked.

Wu Xiuxiu quickly nodded, “Yes, she’s from the countryside.”

“How much are you selling these eggs for? I’m buying a thousand eggs from you, so you have to give me a discount.” The man negotiated the price with Wu Xiuxiu.

“These eggs are 18 cents each…”

“How expensive!”

Before Wu Xiuxiu could finish, the strong man frowned and interrupted her loudly.

“The eggs on the black market are all 16 or 17 cents each. Why are you selling them for 18 cents? And I’m buying a thousand from you… I didn’t expect a young girl like you to be so ruthless in business, charging such a high price.” The strong man was very dissatisfied.

“Big brother, look at these eggs. Can they be compared to the eggs sold for 16 or 17 cents?

These eggs are big, the color is good, and they’re bright. They’re top-quality eggs! If you take them to sell, you can even sell them for 20 cents each. You won’t lose money buying them for 18 cents. In fact, you’ll make a big profit.” Wu Xiuxiu pointed to the eggs in the strong man’s hand.

She thought that the strong man was buying so many eggs not for eating, but for reselling.

“How do you know I’m buying these eggs to sell?” The strong man narrowed his eyes at Wu Xiuxiu, a clear look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

“I guessed… You’re buying so many, it’s definitely not for eating. Big brother, I’m telling you, these eggs are really good, really nutritious,

and they’re big. They’re one and a half times the size of ordinary eggs. Don’t sell them by the number. Sell them by weight. You’ll earn more. So you won’t lose money buying them for 18 cents each. You’ll actually make a big profit.” Wu Xiuxiu continued to promote her eggs.

Selling by weight was something she just thought of. She wouldn’t sell her eggs by the number anymore. She would sell them by weight.

This way, she could earn more money with her large eggs.

It’s just that she didn’t have a scale from this time period in her space. She only had a modern electronic scale.

“Wow, little girl, you’re quite a talker. You’re really good at business…” The strong man laughed at Wu Xiuxiu. “I won’t say more. One price, 17 cents each.”

Wu Xiuxiu thought about it. He was buying so many at once, and giving him one cent per egg wasn’t bad.

“Okay, deal.” Wu Xiuxiu nodded.