The villagers were doing their own little calculations in their heads.
They were pretty shrewd, planning to keep two options open.
Right now they wanted to go talk to the leaders first, see if they could add their fruit in and sell it together?
Wasn't the issue that their volume was too small?
Small volume is easier to mix in—each family slips in a few orders, doesn't that get it added in?
They didn't need 50 a jin, 30 a jin would be fine, and they'd also pick only the good ones, the big ones, not trying to rip anyone off.
The rest they'd just sell at a stall, 10 yuan for three jin.
If this buyer in front of them could bump the price up a bit, giving it all to them would be fine too!
What can you say—people who can mix together tend to think alike. Right now everyone exchanged a look, and in their hearts they were more or less on the same page.
The buyers were still talking circles with their slick tongues:
