Gourd Farm Chapter 24
Translated by Etherna (ko-fi)
Chapter 24: Price War
"Um, alright."
"Hey handsome, I noticed you've been staring at the cars over there. Are you interested in buying a car?"
The car model lady asked with a smile.
Yang Feng blushed slightly, "Of course I want to buy one, but I need the money for that."
"Haha, you'll be able to afford one in the future."
Yang Feng placed the fruit container at the front of the car and opened two watermelons.
Setting up his stall, Yang Feng didn't notice that there was another fruit stall on the other side, which happened to be the supermarket owner who bought watermelon from Yang Feng before.
The supermarket owner, having received internal information, knew about today's event early on and had prepared a lot of fruits in the past few days, planning to make a big profit today.
"Boss, why do the fruits at your fruit stall look different from before?"
Several girls asked with a puzzled expression while eating.
"Um, what's different about them?"
The supermarket owner looked puzzled. These fruits were personally selected by himself. Although they weren't the best, they were still relatively fresh.
"They don't seem as tasty as before. There's something missing in the flavor."
"Yeah, I came here a couple of days ago, and the taste was definitely better than today."
"Right, it's been different since yesterday. My friend came yesterday and ended up throwing away some of the fruits without eating them."
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Initially, the supermarket owner didn't pay much attention since everyone has different preferences, and it's impossible to satisfy everyone's needs.
However, with numerous people expressing their dissatisfaction since yesterday, and now even more people, there must be a problem somewhere in the process.
"Boss, did you change the variety of fruits in your store?"
A customer casually remarked, inadvertently reminding the supermarket owner and awakening him from his thoughts.
All the fruits remained the same, except for one thing—a change in watermelon.
"Could it be a problem with the watermelon?"
The supermarket owner suspected in his mind.
"Let's go over there and have a look. There's another fruit stall there."
Originally, these were all loyal customers of the supermarket owner. Now, five or six of them walked away at once, the other who saw this group leave, gave up on their intention to purchase as well.
"You all come back, we can still negotiate the prices..."
The supermarket owner watched as the group of people walked away without even looking back, his facial expression changing continuously.
"Today, I want to see who has the ability to snatch away all my customers."
On Yang Feng's side, he didn't know what was happening. It was quiet just a moment ago, but now a crowd of people surrounded him.
Today, Yang Feng was running the fruit stall with Xia Ying. However, he was selling the fruit mix/salad, while Xia Ying sold whole watermelons.
Seeing that he was busier on his side, before Yang Feng could even say anything, Xia Ying took the initiative to come over and help.
Anyway, she didn't have much business herself at the moment. The two cars were parked close to each other, making it easier to manage both.
"Xia Ying, help me collect the money from over there."
"Boss, give me a container of mixed fruit."
A girl with a ponytail came with her boyfriend to choose a fruit container.
"Sure, just wait a moment."
"We also want one. Boss, hurry up, we're still planning to go to the car exhibition."
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The crowd seemed to have reached an agreement and gathered around. Even the group that had just walked away from the supermarket owner came over.
"Yeah, this is the taste. Boss, give us five containers."
He had prepared a container specifically for customers to taste. Otherwise, just relying on words wouldn't have much practical effect.
"Sure, just wait a moment."
All the pre-packaged fruit containers were sold out now. He could only cut and prepare them on the spot. Although it was a bit slower, it had the advantage of giving a fresh impression.
The supermarket owner also came over, and upon closer inspection, he realized it was the young man selling watermelons who had taken away his business.
"Well, young man, since you want to play with me, then I'll play with you. I want to see how long you can hold on."
The supermarket owner's face kept changing, and in the end, muttering something, he went back.
"Fruit Lao's Big Discount! Buy one catty, get the second catty at half price!"
A nearby speaker started shouting. At first, Yang Feng didn't pay attention, but it was Xia Ying who quickly realized and reminded him.
The customers who were originally choosing fruit mix from him hesitated when they heard the half-price announcement from the neighboring stall. They had just urged Yang Feng to hurry up with the fruit Mix, but now they were hesitant.
"Boss, I'll pass for now."
Helplessly, Yang Feng had to put the fruit containers he had carefully prepared onto the car. If the customers didn't want them, he couldn't force them to buy.
Several more customers who were ready to pay also put their items down with an embarrassed expression and headed towards the direction where the announcement was made. Once someone left, a large group followed.
"Xia Ying, can you watch the stall for me? I'll go and take a look." Yang Feng hesitated for a moment and said to the watermelon girl.
Then he followed the crowd and carefully looked, only to find that it was the supermarket owner who had bought watermelons from him before.
"Alright, you want to play a price war with me? Since you didn't play by the rules first, I'll challenge you head-on today."
Playing with price reductions was equivalent to market disruption, and Yang Feng wasn't going to tolerate that. If they wanted to lower prices, he could do the same.
However, the supermarket owner's announcement did have a significant impact. The small stall that was previously busy with customers was now empty. Everyone's attention had been drawn to the other side where the speaker was.
"Xia Ying, I remember you have a small speaker that can record, right?"
"Yeah, but I haven't used it in a while. I'm not sure if it still has power."
Xia Ying dug out the small speaker from under the car seat and handed it to him.
"Hey, watermelons are being sold at a discounted price."
He quickly recorded a simple message, and it sounded fine. It could be used.
"Fresh and delicious fruit, buy one catty, get half a catty for free."
After recording, he adjusted the volume of the small speaker to the maximum and securely attached it to the pole of the sunshade.
On the other hand, at the supermarket owner's stall, a crowd had just gathered, holding boxes and preparing to make their purchases. However, as soon as they heard Yang Feng's announcement of buying one catty and getting half a catty for free, they immediately hesitated.
"Maybe we should go over there and take a look. The prices sound even cheaper than here."
"Yeah, this place does seem a bit expensive. We asked the owner for a discount earlier, but he refused."
The two women discussed and ultimately decided to go to Yang Feng's stall.
The supermarket owner watched as the people he had just managed to gather scattered again, following the sound of the announcements. His face turned red with anger.
"If you want to play rough, I'll play rough too, damn it!"
Meanwhile, Yang Feng's stall was once again crowded with customers.
The supermarket owner picked up the small speaker, gritted his teeth, and made a decision as if he had reached a crucial point.
"Fruit Lao's huge discount! Buy one catty, get one catty for free! Seize the opportunity, it won't come again!"
The voice from the supermarket owner's stall came through again.
"Quick, listen! They're offering one catty for free with each purchase over there. Let's hurry over!"
