The reason Xiao Hua spoke so harshly was to clear their stance from the beginning. Once they opened the mall, though it would bring a lot of opportunities for those who did not have any job in their hands at the moment, at the same time it would affect the business of some.
Of course, this would lead to anger and resentment towards Yu Dong, since they could not do anything to these officials, those people would undoubtedly try to find trouble with Yu Dong but he did not want to happen, they were doing business and not forcing anyone to a corner.
He looked at the mer who just spoke and then stated coldly, " We are selling and as you are our customers, you are buying. Neither of us is doing forceful business, if you do not like to buy our products then you can always refuse. And continue buying the products that are being sold outside. The choice has always been in the hands of the customer this is why we say that the customer is god."
That was right, if they did not want to buy from Yu Dong it was not like she was going to stop them from buying her products or the ones outside her mall, if they wanted to buy it was their choice and if they did not want to buy it was their freedom.
The mer who just spoke pursed his lips and turned silent. Even though he admitted that he was quite upset with what Xiao Hua said, the mer knew when to stop. The rest of the crowd of onlookers was looking at him with slight reproach and he did not want to make trouble for himself.
His wife was just a small official and she did not have much power in the Big River Town, if he were to offend the people who were standing next to him, he was sure that his wife would divorce him and send him back to his maternal home.
After the small hiccup passed, Yu Dong brought the rest of the crowd to the shelves that were selling bread, butter and jam.
Magistrate Li, Qiao Sha and Song Yixu had eaten these things before and thus they were not really surprised. However, the rest of the crowd was simply mind-blown by the bread that was neatly stacked on the shelves.
" It tastes so soft! It's like I am eating a cloud."
"... this smell of milk but there is no taste of milk, if anything it's soft chewy and really sweet!"
" Apply this jam on it, it will taste better! I never thought that something could taste so good!"
On the counter, there was a measuring tool and some packages that had Bo and Bun mall's stamp.
" You can taste the rice as well but I would like to tell you all to leave a bit for others as well. With the limited stock, we cannot cook any more than this," Yu Dong was a bit embarrassed as she said this and her face turned a bit red. However, no one found her annoying or miserly.
Five hundred catties wasn't much to begin with, if the rice grown by Yu Dong and her family was as good as the vegetables that were being sold at her mall then surely these five hundred catties would vanish in a jiffy!
This time even Qiao Sha and the rest took a bite from the rice bowl with disposable chopsticks and were stunned when they finished eating the rice that Yu Dong was supplying in her mall.
It did not only taste sweet but it had a sort of freshness, the second they took a bite of the rice grains, they felt their body getting warmed up from the inside and the stress and worries that were carrying on their shoulders lightened up a little bit.
The rice was soft and chewy with a subtle hint of moisture within it. But it was not too mushy and it was not too dry, it was perfect.
" This...This is good!" Qiao Sha remarked, that though she hated Yu Dong because the latter was keeping her husbands away from her, she had to admit that she could not find any fault with this woman whenever she launched a new product!
" The rice indeed tastes wonderful," Magistrate Li nodded while Song Yixu agreed with her as well. The second the three of them praised the fine rice, that Yu Dong was selling, the crowd of onlookers also rushed to take a bite.
The second they took a bite from the rice that was placed for sample in a bowl, their eyes lit up, it was really good! However, something this good must be sold at a hefty price as well.
They turned to look at the price set by Yu Dong and sure enough, a catty was sold at ten taels. If this was someone else they would have thought that the person in front of them was unscrupulous but the truth was that the rice that Yu Dong was selling was better than the one they had ever tasted.
In fact, they were certain that if they were to look for the same quality of rice they might not find it in the capital either because most of the officials had been to the capital and they knew that the rice sold at the capital was not this good.
One of the mers who was pregnant tugged at his wife's sleeves and then said, " W...wife I do not feel nauseous after eating this rice... can we buy it please?"