From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 786 - 782: Competing for Business (Third Update)
As soon as the villagers saw Mrs. Lin, they urged Lu Yuanfeng to hurry up.
They seemed worried that Mrs. Lin might use some privilege.
Lu Yuanfeng didn’t think much of it, he de-haired, skinned, and was busy as ever.
At this moment, Mu Shuangshuang finished her work in the kitchen and came out to help. Seeing the crowd of villagers, she smiled.
"If everyone wants to buy meat quickly, it’s best to line up. That way, when Fengzi finishes cutting the meat, there won’t be any chaos when everyone buys it."
Mu Shuangshuang quickly counted in her mind; about twenty people had come this time. Even if each person bought ten pounds, that totals over two hundred pounds.
The wild boar was said to be over two hundred pounds, but actually, it should be over three hundred pounds. Even if everyone in the yard buys ten pounds, there will still be about a hundred pounds left, so there’s no worry about supply.
It’s just that everyone wants to get the meat first, which is why they all crowd together.
Mrs. Lin saw Mu Shuangshuang and smiled flatteringly, "Shuang, sell me the meat first, will you? I need thirty pounds for your big cousin’s wedding."
Mu Shuangshuang frowned and hadn’t spoken yet when the villagers started jeering.
"Old Mu’s second daughter-in-law, you were the last to come here, why should you stand before us? Besides, Fengzi said each household is limited to ten pounds. Isn’t it breaking the rules for you to want thirty pounds?"
"Exactly, just because someone in your family passed the provincial exam, you think you can cut in line? Protocols are protocols, and they need to be followed."
Mrs. Lin listened, dug her ears in front of everyone. "What did you say? I couldn’t hear you?
Shuang is my niece, and I’m her second aunt here to buy meat, do I need your approval? Is this meat yours?
Why are you all spouting nonsense out here? If you’re jealous of me being Shuang’s second aunt, then just say so. Who set the rules anyway?"
Mrs. Lin spoke confidently, as if she was certain about the third branch’s obedience.
"Second Aunt, you’d better go to the back and line up. Fengzi is a man of his word. If he says ten pounds, then it’s ten pounds. The rule of first come, first served was set by those before us. We should respect it and not break it."
The villagers, hearing Mu Shuangshuang’s words, spontaneously formed a long line.
Mrs. Lin was still indignant, "Shuang, I’m your second aunt. If I don’t have this privilege, who does? Besides, your milk told me to buy the meat. Do you think I have money to buy meat?"
Mrs. Lin directly brought Old Mrs. Mu into it with her words.
At least in Mrs. Lin’s eyes, Old Mrs. Mu had never been at a disadvantage with Mu Shuangshuang.
"Second Aunt, privilege is not something everyone has. You said my milk told you to buy the meat, but this meat isn’t hers. Shuang is getting engaged today and doesn’t want to quarrel with you. If you want to buy meat, line up. If not, you can leave!"
There was a hint of amusement in Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes as she lowered her gaze, silently cursing Mrs. Lin as a sticking plaster that couldn’t be shaken off nor scared away.
"Hmph, just you wait, I’ll get your milk to beat you!" Mrs. Lin finished speaking and stormed off towards the direction of the Old Mu Family.
Lu Yuanfeng paused with the knife in his hand, just as he was about to say something, Mu Shuangshuang came over to him and picked up the scale nearby, "I’ll weigh the meat for you, ladle the pig’s blood, and collect the silver. Just cut the meat according to what the villagers need."
With Mu Shuangshuang’s help, Lu Yuanfeng could naturally feel more relaxed and didn’t need to worry about any mistake with the money.
"Alright!"
Everyone’s eyes fell back on Lu Yuanfeng, who was holding a large knife and scraping the fur off the pig back and forth. In a short while, the black pig was mostly de-haired.
"After buying the meat, call me over to ladle the pig’s blood, don’t forget," Mu Shuangshuang reminded the villagers.
The villagers took Mu Shuangshuang’s words to heart. At this time, it was tense, and everyone was focused on the meat, so there was less chatter.
In a moment, Lu Yuanfeng had almost finished processing the pork, and half of it was cut and placed on the door panel.
Lu Yuanfeng first set aside things like pig’s feet and ribs and then placed the knife down, waiting for everyone to come up one by one for their meat.
Basically, everyone asked for ten pounds. By the time every household in the yard had bought their meat, only about thirty minutes had passed.
After a short rest, more people came to buy meat.
The third branch’s courtyard was lively with meat selling, but the King Ermazi family, known as the pig slaughtering household, was exceptionally quiet.
They had just slaughtered a three-hundred-pound pig, but no one came to look. In the past, around this time, the gates of Old Wang’s family would be trampled down.
King Ermazi was pacing anxiously, looked back at his sign that said eighteen coins per pound but still couldn’t figure out what was going on.
"Could it be that I’ve set the price too high, and the villagers can’t afford it?" King Ermazi muttered to himself.
"But that can’t be right. It’s always been sold for this price, and this year’s harvest is much better than last year’s. Logically speaking, those villagers should be able to afford it."
The sun shone on King Ermazi’s heavily lined face, a supposedly warm feeling, but to him, it was terribly vexing.
He walked back and forth incessantly as if an abscess had formed on his foot.
After a while, his son Wang Gousheng came rushing in, out of breath.
"Dad... Dad... I know what’s going on. The village girl is getting engaged to the Lu Family’s boy today. This morning, he carried a live wild boar to her house as a token.
After lunch, that Lu Family boy slaughtered the pig in the third branch’s courtyard, selling it at ten coins a pound. Naturally, others won’t buy our pig meat."
Upon learning the reason, King Ermazi’s face suddenly turned the color of liver.
"Good for you, Mu Shuangshuang, not only did you swindle me out of two ounces of silver beforehand, causing me to lose two pigs, but now you dare to disrupt my business too.
Son, quickly call your mom, gather our kin, grab our gear, and our whole family will head to the third branch. I need to see if this little demon is really set on fighting me, King Ermazi!"
King Ermazi was fuming. Since he understood things, he had been selling pork in Er Gui Village. There used to be many hunters coming to the village to sell meat, but their prices were much higher than his, so it never affected his business.
He would just turn a blind eye to it.
But now, someone dared to undercut his price. It was blatantly making things difficult for him, King Ermazi.
"Okay, Dad, I’ll go gather people right now!"
Wang Gousheng was excited; he hadn’t fought with anyone in a long time, and he was itching for it. Today, he had to teach that village girl a lesson to show his prowess!
