Chapter 1183: High in demand
The mer was not the only one who was tempted by the spiritual rice that Yu Dong was selling in her mall. Many of the elderlies were also tempted, they were old and did not have many things that they could eat which was why they had sort of lost their will to eat anything good.
Even the finest delicacies were not liked by them as they made them feel heavy and bloated. However, this spiritual rice that was being sold by Yu Dong in her mall made them feel light and rejuvenated. It was really something that they did not expect to ever happen!
The elderly mers and women turned to look at their sons and daughters before saying,
"If you do not buy this rice for me then I will make sure that you are kicked out of my house!"
" My daughter! Be filial to your father and buy a sack of rice for your old father. I am really old with my feet dangling in the coffin, I really, really want to eat this rice!"
" I don't know! I want this! If you do not buy it for me then you can roll away from me! And remember to add pork hock and belly as well, I am not going to eat rice alone, am I? Remember to buy the finest ones!"
" Eh? What do you mean by that you do not have the money to buy it? I am telling you that when you were young I used to buy you anything that you placed your hand on, how dare you start with me!"
The elderlies were adamant and thus there was nothing else that their filial daughters and sons could do, they could only grit their teeth and then loosen their pockets!
Most of the commoners who followed them inside however decided to buy the cheaper ones. Though they admitted that the vegetables were really good, they really could not stretch their pockets anymore, the unscrupulous people who were selling rice and vegetables outside had already made them loosen their pockets a lot.
" Miss Yu, are you going to sell a low-range variant of the rice as well?" One of the commoners asked as he took out a tael and handed it to the server before asking him to fill up a catty of rice for him. Though he really wished he could buy a sack, there was nothing that he could do since he did not have enough funds in his pockets.
Yu Dong noticed that the spiritual rice was quite popular with the commoners as well as the officials and decided to come up with a plan to sell low-grade spiritual rice as well. She nodded and then said, " I did not think that it would be in such a high demand.
I will try to get cheaper ones which would be affordable for others but of course, it would take a long time as I haven't sown any rice at the moment."
Though it was a shame that the affordable version could not be sold at the moment, it was better than nothing. At least they were buying something wonderful by giving out a tael or two, the shopkeepers outside were selling them normal rice at two taels.
Just this much alone was enough to make the customers satisfied with Yu Dong.
The affordable vegetables and meat stock was popular but the high-grade ones were equally popular with the customers as well. After all, Yu Dong had customers like Qiao Nan and Geng Gengxin whose backgrounds were rather amazing.
Before the mall was opened, Yu Dong only handed them a limited supply of vegetables every day but now that they had the right to choose and pick how much they wanted, neither of them stayed back.
After all, they had the money and the means to buy whatever they wanted, Geng Gengxin almost fought with someone who tried to snatch the mutton leg from her as she had tasted the roasted meat of this high-quality mutton leg and knew how wonderful it tasted.
There was no way she was going to let someone steal it from her!
Some mers headed down the theatre after handing the shopping to their wife, this time around they did not have to worry about their wives slacking off because if they dared to slack off then the ones who would not be able to get anything to eat would be them as well!
With their tastebuds used to Yu Dong's family's home-grown vegetables, they would rather announce war than slack off!
Around ten o'clock, the streets became more busy than it was before. More pedestrians were walking towards the shops that were opened. And when they saw the bustling mall, people could not help but take a look at the mall which had always been a source of curiosity for them, they all took a look at one another before deciding to take a look at the inside of the mall.
They were naturally shocked when they realized that the mall was really cool when compared to the outside but what surprised them even more was that even though the large building was bustling with the crowd, they did not have enough space to walk.
Whatever was placed on the shelves was sold out only to be restocked —— but three seconds later the new stock would be sold out as well.
"What the hell is this? Why is there a theatre inside this building and even a play area? What kind of place is this?"
" Come here and take a look they are even selling clothes and toys! Look how wonderful, I have never seen such beautiful designs."
As the people looked around the mall, they naturally arrived at the area where vegetables were being sold. But compared to the 'pleasant' surprise that they received at the two floors, this time around they were simply stunned in shock.
" W..W…What is this? They are actually selling cabbage heads at one tael? Look at this a catty of eggplants are sold at four taels and what the hell! They are actually selling leeks at two taels? When did you see such an expensive leek before?"
" These radishes and garlic sprouts are also sold at a really high price, two taels a catty. How can so many people afford them?"
The customers looked at the people who were buying the high-grade vegetables, and there were shelves that were selling the low-grade ones as well so why was everyone fighting with the pricey ones? What was going on?
Yu Dong was talking with Li Wan who wanted to own a few shares of the mall in return she was willing to buy a farm for Yu Dong to grow rice. Yu Dong of course had no reason to refuse, she agreed because she was busy, the servers who were hired by Yu Dong and gone through hellish training under Ye Liu knew how to greet the customers even when their boss was not watching.
They smiled at the people who were questioning the high-grade vegetables and then greeted them, " Hello good day! Welcome to Bo and Bun Mall, a place for all your needs! We are selling organic and fresh vegetables. Everything that is sold in our mall is without any impurity! Please have a sample for taste!"
As the servers greeted them, each server brought a tray from their own counter some were holding the high-grade vegetables while some were holding roasted meat on their trays.
When they saw that they were being given free samples, the people were stunned. They were allowed to eat these things?
One of the customers asked, " Is this all free?"
" Of course, these things are free of charge," stated one of the servers who was serving grilled pork belly to the ones who were curious.
Seeing that it was free, the people did not hold back and started to take a bite, the second they all took a slice of whether the high grade or low-grade vegetable or meat, their eyes widened with disbelief.
" Th...This cucumber is too good!"
" I have never eaten a pork belly this soft and tender! It's grilled but it does not feel greasy at all!"
" The fragrance of this chicken is really good, it's not hard nor dry, it's moist and chewy."
" Aiya take a bite of this radish! So sweet and dewy. Where did this come from?"
Some of the customers were not satisfied with just one bite, they took another and then another one. By the time they stopped the trays which the servers were carrying were cleaned. Seeing this the customers's faces went brick red but they did not know what to do.
Fortunately, the servers did not mind and went to pick up another tray and started serving someone else. They did not mention anything about purchasing any product.
But they did this because they knew that they did not have to do any sort of advertisement at all!
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