1034. Price of Chinese cabbage and radish

The firewood stove was roaring, and while Zhou Maozhu was peeling and chopping radishes and putting them on a plate, the sizzling sound of burning lard echoed—cabbage had already gone into the pan.

Li Lanhua sniffed and said, "Oh my, no wonder Song Tan's produce sells for such a high price. Just smell this cabbage—it's so fragrant!"

"Exactly!" Zhou Maozhu caught a whiff too, while rummaging through drawers for toothpicks. He added, "And these radishes are so juicy. Later, don't sell them all; save a couple for me to try."

Thinking about it, he couldn't hold back a grin and whispered to his wife in the kitchen, "Just based on the smell, I bet we can sell these for three yuan!"

But what they didn't know was that Song Tan's asking price was five yuan, with Secretary Xiaozu deliberately quoting lower just to avoid overly high expectations.