Chapter 1463: Crazy

In just two or three hours, the news that a fresh food supermarket had opened diagonally opposite the farmers' market spread throughout half of Jiangzhou City.

"Old Lady Zhao!" A short old lady grabbed a fat old lady: "Where did you get this oil?"

The fat old lady said puzzledly: "At that grain and oil store at the street corner."

The short old lady asked: "How much per catty?"

The fat old lady was even more confused: "3.6. Didn't you also get a catty of soybean oil yesterday?"

"Hey!" The short old lady regretted it and slapped her thighs: "Bought it at a loss. Opposite the farmers' market, a fresh food supermarket opened. The things inside are so cheap; soybean oil is 2.8."

"Fresh food supermarket?" The fat old lady didn't understand: "Is it selling soybean oil?"

"No, no!" The short old lady explained: "It's a non-staple food store, but the goods are more complete than other non-staple food stores, and it's cheaper."

"Ah!" The fat old lady exclaimed: "Cheaper than the farmers' market?"

"Isn't that so!" The short old lady said: "My daughter-in-law just came back and bought such a large pile of things. She's going again in a while, and I'm waiting for her here."

The fat old lady hurriedly said: "I'll send the soybean oil home first, and we'll go together. Wait for me."

"Alright!" The short old lady waved her hand: "Go back quickly."

"You must wait for me." The fat old lady added, not at ease.

"I'll wait for you." The short old lady said: "Hurry up. I heard that many people are queuing up. If we go late, it will be sold out and we won't be able to buy it."

"Alright, alright, alright!" The fat old lady ran home with small steps.

After a while, a woman in her thirties walked over quickly.

"Mom, let's go."

The short old lady said: "Just met Old Lady Zhao; she's going too. Wait a while."

"Little Yingzi, Sixth Aunt, why are you standing on the side of the road in this cold weather?"

An old lady wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket and a scarf, whose age couldn't be seen, walked over.

The short old lady said: "Waiting for Old Lady Zhao; we're going to that fresh food supermarket together."

"You guys are going too." This old lady said: "I'm going too; let's go together."

After waiting for more than ten minutes, when the fat old lady came back, more than ten old ladies had gathered, and then they marched toward A Tree Fresh Food Supermarket in a mighty manner.

When they arrived, they were stunned. Four queues were already lined up to the intersection ahead, which was 50 or 60 meters long.

And people were coming over at any time, standing at the back of the queue.

"So many people, if we wait until it's our turn, will there still be any?" Old Lady Zhao looked very anxious.

Other old ladies also began to worry, stretching their necks to look ahead. It really felt like they couldn't see the end.

The short old lady's daughter-in-law said: "Such a large store, and it's the first day of opening; it's impossible to sell out in half a day."

When the other old ladies heard this, they thought about it and it was really the case.

But having said that, since they had come, they definitely had to queue up to go inside and take a look.

A middle-aged woman, carrying two large plastic bags full of things, entered the farmers' market, followed by a man carrying a bag of rice and flour on his shoulder.

"Sister Li, Brother Wang, you didn't even want the stall anymore; you really bought a lot."

A woman selling meat stood behind the stall and greeted the woman and man who came in.

A middle-aged man selling frozen fish asked: "Is that fresh food supermarket really that cheap?"

"Cheap!" The woman and man entered behind the dry goods stall and put the things down: "Otherwise, we wouldn't have bought so much."

Next to their stall, a woman also selling dry goods asked: "What are they selling inside?"

Sister Li caught her breath and shook her hand, which was a bit painful from carrying the plastic bag.

"The things they sell are about the same as our market; they have everything."

"Ah?" The big sister selling meat hurriedly asked: "How much is the meat sold inside?"

Brother Wang carried a stool and put it behind his butt to sit down: "4.1!"

Several people selling meat heard it and looked at each other. It was two cents less.

But don't underestimate these two cents; the price at which they acquired live pigs was there, so what they earned might just be these two cents.

Sister Li sighed: "It's not just meat; the price of dry goods is also cheap. Our days won't be easy in the future."

The nearby merchants were all silent. Originally, they thought they could earn some money at the end of the year, but now a fresh food supermarket opened opposite, and the price was cheaper than what they sold. How could they live?

Brother Wang said with a smile: "There's nothing to worry about. If they are cheap, we can just lower ours a bit."

The big sister selling meat said: "You can lower yours; there are many styles. Sichuan peppercorns don't make money, but star anise can make some. But how can I lower the price of pork? The price of live pigs is getting higher and higher. A catty of fresh meat only earns two or three cents."

Sister Li said: "Such a large store, with dozens of salespeople inside. I reckon the things sold can't be this cheap forever."

"I think so too." The woman selling dry goods next to her nodded: "Just opened, it's just losing money to earn popularity; it can't be like this forever."

"Hope so." The big sister selling pork shook her head.

The middle-aged man selling frozen fish said to the big sister selling pork: "Sister Sun, help me watch the stall; I'll go take a look."

"Go ahead!" Sister Sun waved her hand listlessly: "If the white flour is cheap, bring me a bag so I can wrap dumplings for the New Year."

"Buy it." Sister Li said: "A bag of white flour is more than four yuan cheaper."

"Dear customers and friends, hello everyone, I am Wei Hongwei, General Manager of A Tree Fresh Food Supermarket."

The voice of the General Manager rang out from the speakers inside the supermarket and the two large speakers outside the main gate.

"The New Year is approaching, and everything is taking on a new look. First of all, on behalf of all the employees of A Tree Fresh Food Supermarket, I wish all our customers and friends a Happy New Year, everything goes as you wish, and a happy family reunion.

Secondly, please shop rationally, do not panic buy, and avoid danger. I promise that all goods in A Tree Fresh Food Supermarket have sufficient supply and will not run out of stock..."

Whether it was inside the supermarket or queuing outside, hearing Wei Hongwei's words, they finally felt a bit relieved.

The situation of panic buying also eased a lot, but they still loaded things into the shopping carts regardless of whether they should buy them or not.

The shelves were emptied again and again, and then filled again and again.

A wave of customers left, then a wave came in, and then the shelves were emptied again.

Old Lady Zhao and the others queued for more than two hours and finally it was their turn. Looking back, the queue was still endless.

When they walked into the supermarket, their eyes were not enough.

The decoration inside made them feel shocked. It felt like this was not a non-staple food store, but a luxury hotel in a Hong Kong movie.

"How can there be fresh vegetables in here?"

Old Lady Zhao was full of disbelief, and then saw the price, shocked with her mouth wide open, and didn't close it for a long time.

Other old ladies also widened their eyes. The price of vegetables was enough to shock them, but they didn't expect so many people to buy them.

Although there was no panic buying like other goods, many people were also surrounding them to buy.

Even tomatoes that were 18 yuan a catty were bought by people. Are they crazy? ===== CHAPTER 1464 =====