"Hey, you're buying so much all at once, are we still going to get any? Buy less so everyone can have a taste."
"Yeah, this is outrageous."
"Can you even finish all that?"
When the man at the front, with slicked-back hair, said he wanted to buy a dollar's worth of potato shred pancakes, the people behind him immediately voiced their displeasure, pointing fingers.
They saw that Ding Yun didn't have many semi-finished potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes on display, and they worried that if he bought so lavishly, there would be none left for them.
However, that man wasn't one to back down. He immediately turned and glared, "None of your business! I have money, I'll buy what I want."
Then, he turned back to Ding Yun and said, "How much more do you have? I'll buy it all."
"You guys behind can disperse now, no need to wait. If you don't get any, you'll be left to starve!"
Before the people in line could criticize him again, Ding Yun was displeased. She hadn't intended to bother with this man and was even happy to sell him all the potato shred pancakes on display.
But now that he was trying to drive customers away, Ding Yun was unhappy. She wasn't just selling the few potato shred and radish shred pancakes she had out; she had plenty more stored in her space.
So, she immediately sabotaged his plan. She bent down and moved a large basket of semi-finished potato shred pancakes from below to the side, then brought out a basket of radish shred pancakes. She called out enthusiastically, "Is this enough? If not, I have several more baskets! I have as much as you want. Everyone behind, don't rush, I have plenty more in my backyard!"
This action and these words left the slick-haired man flushed with embarrassment. The crowd behind them couldn't help but chuckle. Some of them, holding a grudge, even taunted, "Didn't you want to buy it all? There's so much, hurry up and buy, we're not in a hurry!"
"Yes, yes, yes, we're not in a hurry, not at all. We'll just watch and see how much you can buy. If you really buy it all, we won't eat a single one."
At this point, the man wished he could just walk away. However, he had already paid and was too embarrassed to ask for his money back. So, he could only suppress his irritation, grumbling at Ding Yun to hurry up, as he had to go to work. He never mentioned buying it all again.
The people behind in line didn't want to offend him completely. After a few laughs, they moved on from the matter.
They started discussing Ding Yun's boldness, daring to sell so much on her first day of business, and worrying she might not sell it all. Two years ago, Zhang Ermazi's family only made twenty sesame seed cakes when they first set up shop.
After selling out, they had to wait for him to mix dough from scratch.
Even the flour was bought on the spot.
Time passed slowly. Ling Yun sold more and more potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes. From five in the morning until past seven, the line at her stall gradually dwindled until it practically disappeared.
At most, there were occasional passersby.
By this time, most people were at work. Those who weren't working were mostly reluctant to spend money on outside food. Even the time when children pester their parents for treats had passed, so despite her low prices, her business plummeted.
Seeing this, Ding Yun didn't want to waste time on the occasional customer. She simply packed up, counted her money, and wondered if she could sell the remaining potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes in her space within three days. If she could sell them all, how much could she make?
"In total, I only sold forty-two yuan. Prices are so low now, so low it makes me feel a bit dazed, like I'm destitute. Wait, let me calculate. At this rate, even if I sell all the potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes, not including other costs, I'll only make five hundred yuan. Two thousand pancakes for five hundred yuan. And that's just gross profit... Money is really valuable. I remember prices rose quite a bit later on, didn't they? So, I shouldn't save this money. I'll just spend as I get it!"
After muttering to herself and calculating, Ding Yun was still worried about not being able to sell twenty thousand radish shred pancakes or potato shred pancakes within three days. So, she decided to continue selling later. If business was slow at her doorstep, she would drag her equipment to sell in front of some factories.
Because based on the money she received this morning, she would have to earn at least one hundred and sixty to seventy yuan a day to barely sell all those potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes within three days. She was still far from this target, so she naturally had to find ways to sell more. Otherwise, she might not be able to sell them all.
Indeed, the "door-to-door service" of selling in front of factories brought Ding Yun another wave of sales. It was a shame that after the lunchtime rush, she couldn't sell anything even at the factory gates.
So, Ding Yun had to drag her things back and close her shop.
She waited for the scheduled time to start her lessons for the day. Her space had mandatory classes; when the time came, she would be teleported into the space. So, she had memorized the class schedule in her space clearly. This was to ensure that when it was time for class, she would be in a place where absolutely no one could see her. She didn't want to accidentally disappear and scare anyone.
Then, as soon as the time arrived, Ding Yun immediately entered her space and began the day's knife skills lesson. She had expected some new variations, but it turned out to be just potato shreds and radish shreds again. There was nothing she could do but keep cutting.
It was still two tons, and the results of her cutting were still hers to keep. But Ding Yun was already considering whether she should make other things to sell. She wasn't confident she could sell over six thousand radish shred pancakes and potato shred pancakes a day for a long time to come. These weren't delicacies that people would crave daily; they'd try them once or twice and that would be it. Who would eat them every day?
At that time, Ding Yun hadn't realized that she might have to sell more than six thousand radish shred pancakes and potato shred pancakes each day. This was because the newly acquired one ton of potatoes and radishes could only be preserved for three days in her space. And this was only the first day she started selling her first batch of radish shred pancakes and potato shred pancakes.
Adding this batch, by tomorrow she would need to sell over thirteen thousand potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes to get rid of all the raw ingredients within the given time. If she continued to cut potatoes and radishes tomorrow, then on the third day, she would need to sell an astonishing twenty thousand potato shred pancakes and radish shred pancakes.
Ding Yun only realized this after completing her other two classes and preparing to process the potatoes and radishes she had acquired that day.
Then, she couldn't hold back her emotions.