Across the Market

Chapter 104

Zhu Fu went out with his wheelbarrow, so he set up the stall not far from his home. Fortunately, his home was not far from the downtown area of ​​the entire county, so it was very convenient to set up a stall and sell things.Although Wei Sanniang agreed with her daughter to come out to set up a stall, she was worried and followed.

The days in winter are very short, and soon the sun rolled down the mountain, and then the sky gradually darkened, so at this time, all the street vendors came out to sell things.

Leaning on Zhu Fu's left is an aunt who sells fried chestnuts in sugar. Seeing a stranger coming next to her, the aunt poked her head curiously to see it.

"Are you new here?" The aunt pouted. Seeing that the things Zhu Fu sold were covered with a layer of gauze, and seeing that the mother and daughter both looked good, she thought that it might affect her business. So he started to be a little provocative, "Not everyone can set up a stall in this place. We set up a stall here, and we have to pay two Wen to the yamen every day. Have you paid the money?"

Zhu Fu naturally heard that the aunt's tone was not good, but she was here for business, and she didn't want to argue with others, so she smiled back and said: "It's also necessary to pay the money, of course I can't be special, someone will come later Once the money is collected, we will pay it naturally. Don't worry, aunt, I will not pay less than you. "

Aunt Lizi was in a bad mood, so she picked up the spatula and shoveled the chestnuts in the pot vigorously, and then she began to call out in a broken voice: "Stir-fried chestnuts in sugar, fresh fried chestnuts in sugar, hot fried chestnuts in sugar. Come and see Hurry up and buy it, if it’s too late, it’s gone.” Seeing someone pass by the booth, she grabbed the sleeve of that person’s sleeve with her bloated palm, “Being objective, why don’t you buy roasted chestnuts with sugar? They’re still warm.”

"Then give me half a catty." The man felt that the chestnuts were really fragrant, and couldn't resist the temptation, so he ordered half a catty of chestnuts.

Aunt Lizi turned her head and glanced at Zhu Fu's mother and daughter triumphantly, then hummed a song while filling chestnuts for customers, and said with a smile on her face when she was done, "I think it's delicious, so I'll come back next time."

The man shook the chestnut in his hand, felt that the weight was not right, and his complexion didn't look better, so he paid the copper coin and left.

Zhu Fu saw the man's expression in his eyes, and when the man passed by Zhu Fu's booth, she hurriedly said: "I sell chicken cakes, Fuji chicken cakes, eating chicken cakes makes people feel better, eating them Egg cake that will make you look younger. Brother, would you like a piece of chicken cake? One piece is only five copper coins, and if you don’t like it, I won’t charge you.”

As soon as he heard that he would not charge money, the man immediately said that he would come first.

Zhu Fu removed the gauze, wrapped a piece in a paper bag, handed it to the man and said, "Please taste."

"This... what kind of cake is this, really edible? Why haven't I seen it before?" The man sniffed it with his nose, and suddenly felt a scent of milk and eggs coming to his nostrils, just smelling it I felt that this food must be sweet, so I couldn't help but took a bite hard, only to feel that the mouth was full of sweetness and smoothness, and I wanted to take a second bite after one bite, and I finished it soon after one bite.

Zhu Fu looked at him with a smile and asked, "How do you feel?"

The man originally wanted to blurt out the word "delicious", but he swallowed it back.

He silently stared at the big piece of chicken cake in front of him, almost drooling, but he just wanted to eat the overlord's meal, so he said cheekily: "I ate too fast just now, I didn't taste it, You...you let me eat another piece, and I will taste it carefully this time."

As he said, he reached out to take another piece, but Zhu Fu naturally quit and covered it with gauze.

But the man was angry: "Didn't you say it was for tasting? I just ate one piece. How can I taste it if I only eat one piece? You should give me another piece!"

The chestnut aunt was happy to watch the excitement, and she also said: "Yes, yes, people who do business have to be trustworthy. How can you not talk about what you have agreed to taste for others? You little girl, don't fight Playing rascal at a young age, let me tell you, how many pairs of eyes we have are all watching."

Zhu Fu was in a good mood, looked at Aunt Lizi with a smile and said, "Auntie, what I just said is that you don't need to pay if it's not delicious. This elder brother still wants my cake after eating it. He obviously thinks my cake is delicious. Since If you think it’s delicious, you have to pay, but if you don’t pay but still want to eat Bawang’s meal, who’s the reason?” Then he turned to the person who wanted to eat Bawang’s cake, “Brother, if you really think the chicken cake I’m selling If it’s delicious, you can say it. It’s the first time I set up a stall to sell chicken cakes today, and my eldest brother is the first customer to eat my cakes. It’s really a fate. If this is the case, it’s okay to give you another piece. what."

After speaking, Zhu Fu lifted the gauze, took out another piece of cake, and said with a soft smile: "My portion is definitely very large. I have always done my duty in business, and I will never be short of catties."

When the chestnut aunt who wanted to watch the excitement heard it, she shrank her neck and went back to her place, and then continued to sing with a broken voice: "Selling chestnuts, chestnuts that are a hundred times more delicious than any cakes, come and buy them!" .”

When the elder brother compared the two, he naturally felt that it was better to sell cakes, but he felt a little embarrassed, stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said, "Little girl, your cakes are really delicious. The pastry inside is different, it’s fresh.” He reached out to take it, and took out twenty copper coins, “Give me two more, and I’ll take them home for my son and daughter.”

"Okay." Zhu Fu thought, at the beginning of business, he was doing business with his heart and reputation, and he had to stabilize the customer base, so he gave an extra piece, "Brother is my first customer, so the one I tried is not good. To collect money, if you give me twenty cents, I will give you four yuan."

The elder brother was in a good mood after taking advantage, and boasted in a loud voice: "Everyone, come and buy, the new cakes sold are really good, and you can buy a big piece for five yuan, come and try something new." After finishing speaking He also showed the chicken cake he was holding to the people on the left and right, "It smells delicious, it's different from those cakes in the past, I bought it for my wife and children to eat."

"I'll take a piece too, pick me a bigger one, it's five cents..."

"I want two yuan, little girl, I put the money here..."

……

"How come I don't have any? I ran two streets on purpose, why did it sell out so quickly?" A middle-aged man in a short jacket stood panting in front of the stall, looking at everyone else. I bought it, but I don't own it, and I feel a little upset.

(End of this chapter)