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Chapter 113: Chapter 114: Malignant Competition_1
No matter what, they would never admit the stew was stolen; they would even bite back, claiming they were the ones being framed.
People were already coming to buy pork intestines, and continuing the dispute would only affect her business.
Sun Erhu was still fuming, but upon hearing Qiao Duo’er call him, he could only return.
"Miss, did they really steal your stew?"
Qiao Duo’er helplessly said, "The stew is missing, but since we didn’t see who stole it, we can’t make unfounded accusations."
Another more outspoken young woman said, "I think it was them. Girl, don’t be shy, just smash their stall. Otherwise, won’t they steal your business?"
Qiao Duo’er also wanted to do this, but it was too barbaric to act like this in broad daylight.
She would crush them, make it impossible for them to do business, and frustrate them to death!
"We’re all relatives here; there’s no need for that. Buy a bit more today, spend a total of fifteen wen and get a steamed bun for free. There are only two baskets, and once they’re gone, that’s it."
Qiao Duo’er said with a smile, having decided on the spot to not sell the buns but to offer them as a promotion instead!
Let those people across from her cry!
A woman immediately responded, "Those steamed buns look good. Miss, give me two or three jin of pork intestines!"
Spending fifteen wen and getting a steamed bun for free was a bargain no matter how one looked at it!
"No problem, if you can’t finish it tonight, just hang it in the well. Frying it again tomorrow is also fine."
As Qiao Duo’er spoke, she cut a few sections of pork intestines and wrapped them up. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
The woman who got a free bun said, "Miss, listen to me, just smash their stall and see how they can still act arrogantly!"
Qiao Duo’er gave a noncommittal response, but she was truly grateful for those who gave her ideas.
Meanwhile, at the Li Clan’s side, there was complaining: "You dumb pig, why didn’t you buy the pork intestines? Look how well they are selling!"
"I went to three shops, and none of them had any pig offal."
Tan Zhongzhong felt quite wronged. Could he be blamed for this?
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to buy them.
It was normal that he didn’t manage to. Chen Dazhuang had given a heads-up to several butchers, and they had reserved all the offal and trotters for him in advance.
Who wouldn’t like such steady business? It’s not only profitable but also hassle-free.
In other words, whatever Tan Zhongzhong managed to buy was what Butcher Chen left behind.
Now that their business was extraordinarily poor, the Zhou Clan had Tan Zhongzhong cut his prices, hoping to attract some customers that way.
As soon as Qiao Duo’er sold out her pork intestines, a few scattered customers finally went over to them.
However, because Qiao Duo’er had a promotion, she also sold quite a bit of other goods along with it.
At Tan Zhongzhong’s stall, the prices kept dropping lower and lower until they had gone down by a full ten wen per jin, which amounted to vicious competition.
Qiao Duo’er waved her small hand and packed up to head home!
Having dropped the prices by ten wen, there wasn’t much profit to be made, so let them struggle as they would.
Once they counted their takings upon returning, they would discover that they hadn’t made any money. What expressions would they have then?
On her way back, Qiao Duo’er even went out of her way to speak with Butcher Chen, asking him to reserve some pig offal for Tan Zhongzhong the next day.
Yes, she was the good person, taking care of her competitors.
The pig offal was left for them; it was just to see if they had the ability to clean it properly.
After all, Hu’s Clan was quite skilled at processing pig offal; she first removed any foreign materials from the intestines, then turned them inside out, added some flour and rice vinegar and rubbed it in, washed them with water, and repeated the process several times until they were clean.
Looking at the Li Clan’s group, they didn’t seem like the sort to do this kind of work.
And they surely wouldn’t want to remove the fat from inside the pork intestines; then, well, hehe...
