Crossover Anime: Randomly Setting Up a Stall with Binchotan Charcoal

Little Binchotan is not picky about food; he eats whatever is available and likes everything.

Which one tastes the best?

"They're all delicious!"

"Do you want more rice?"

Little Binchotan drank two more sips of soup, rubbed his little tummy, and said, "Brother, I can't eat anymore~"

"it is good!"

Summer picked up a tissue from the side and wiped the grease off Xiao Binchotan's mouth.

"Brother, I'll wash the dishes."

"Hmm... Be careful not to fall."

..

After a satisfying meal, the cleaning was finished.

When summer came and he found himself with nothing to do, Xiao Binchotan looked completely bewildered.

The two began to stare at each other intently.

No need to go to work, no need to pay a mortgage, and I have plenty of free time after setting up my stall every day.

In the future, I can still browse Douyin, but now Douyin is useless.

And what about Xiao Binchotan, who's always on her phone and getting bored?

The same goes for Xiao Binchangtan. She had never experienced being idle at home on a sunny day before. In the past, she was either working or on her way to find a job. If she really couldn't find a job, she would have to go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables to eat.

But now she only works for an hour in the morning and earns enough for three meals a day. She's so bored that she doesn't know what to do.

"Brother, shall we go pick some wild vegetables?"

Look at the drafty house of the small charcoal carpenter. He wanted to repair it in the summer, but he didn't have carpentry skills and was afraid that he would make the house collapse.

The house was too big for other people to know about, so the plan had to be abandoned.

"Let me show you around the room first, then we'll do it later."

"Tantan, we have a smart home assistant in our room called Xiaobai. It can control all these appliances. Look, 'Xiaobai, Xiaobai,' turn on the living room light."

The next moment, all the lights in the hall were turned on.

"That's amazing." Xiao Beichangtan nodded. This big city is indeed more advanced than the small town; you can even turn on the lights by shouting.

She looked up at the room's light, her eyes gleaming with intense curiosity, and tentatively called out, "Little White, Little White, please turn off the light..."

Snap! The light went out.

Overall, the technology in this world is quite magical. Some people are still using flip phones, while others are already playing virtual games.

This villa's e-sports room comes with a full set of virtual reality headsets, but currently there's only one game: Sword Art Online beta.

I was initially curious about the game, but after seeing its name, I immediately abandoned it and left it to gather dust in a corner. Playing that game is too much trouble.

After touring the room, he walked straight to the bathroom and said, "Charcoal, you can take a shower here from now on. This side is the power switch, the left side is hot water, and the right side is cold water. If you're too lazy to do it yourself, you can call Xiaobai."

The fish tanks and voles on the cherry blossom side are installed very low, which means the designer must have considered the situation of having children at home, and it also serves as a precaution against the presence of binchotan charcoal.

"This is the laundry room...and the bathroom..."

"There are some sewing tools in the TV cabinet...and toothbrushes and toothpaste too..."

Chapter 9: Add Tuanzi on LINE, prepare a surprise!

The next day,

I was awakened by the glaring sunlight in the summer, and the sounds of various birds filled my ears.

"We'll talk about the wooden door later. We need to install a curtain in the binchotan room."

He groggily opened his eyes and saw Xiao Beichangtan swaying and staggering in front of him.

"Brother, wash your face."

Little Binchotan held a small wooden basin filled with water, a sweet smile on his face.

Summer's mood was quite complicated. The little guy must be old enough to understand things now. He took the small wooden plate and put it aside, then straightened the little guy's crooked bow.

"Thank you, Charcoal. Did you brush your teeth and wash your face properly?"

"Yes, brother, look, it's all white now, and the toothpaste smells nice too."

Binchotan smiled broadly. Last night before going to bed, her brother gave her a small frog-headed toothbrush, toothpaste, and a towel.

When she washed her face in the morning, she buried her face in the towel; it was so warm and fluffy.

"Okay, let's wash up, rinse the rice, and cook. Get ready, we're about to start working."

After eating and drinking her fill, Xia Zhou quickly chopped the filling and mixed the dough.

Once everything was ready, I dusted my hands with a little dry flour and started wrapping the shumai.

Add the filling, pinch it, and press it down.

A shumai was made quickly.

Today he made bamboo shoot jelly shumai and glutinous rice shumai.

The young Binchotan sat beside him, watching curiously.

So that's how shumai is made! You can just pinch and wrap it up. You're really amazing, brother.

Her eyes gleamed with eagerness; she wanted to help but hesitated. Each shumai could sell for 500 dan, and if she ruined it, she'd be in trouble.

"Shall we give Charcoal a try?"

"Brother, may I...?"

The young Binchotan rubbed his hands together, still hesitating.

"It's alright, if we can't wrap them well, we'll just keep them for ourselves. The ingredients aren't expensive." Xia Tian smiled and handed a sheet of dough to Xiao Binchangtan.

"Good~"

Little Binchotan took the dough wrapper, carefully placed it in his little hand like Summer did, and then scooped up some filling.

Pinch the bag opening tightly, mimicking the way you would do it in summer.

The little one's hands are too small, so he has to use both hands.

"Brother, it's wrapped up!"

Seeing the shumai take shape, the little guy showed a big smile.

"Charcoal is amazing, this can be sold for money."

Summer encouraged him, saying that the little guy was skillful and his shumai was quite good, although it was a little less attractive than his own, but that was not a big problem.

"Brother, shall I try making a few more?"

Xiao Binchangtan was very happy, as she had learned a skill and could now help her brother.

"Okay~" Xia Tian readily agreed, knowing that the little guy wouldn't get tired from the hands-on work.

The little one was quite skilled, shaping one shumai after another in her hands, leaving Xia Tian speechless with amazement. The little one was learning so fast!

Could she be a naturally born shumai fairy?

With their combined efforts, the 200 shumai for the day were quickly made.

#@#

When Xia Tian arrived at the door with the small binchotan charcoal,

There are already people queuing up at the scene.

Strangely, most of the people queuing up today were students.

The one in the lead was still Tuanzi, dressed in her usual JK uniform with her hair in a bun. However, it was the girl standing next to her who drew Xia Tian's attention.

A gentle breeze ruffled her long, straight black hair, revealing her cute features, fair and translucent skin, and aloof, hazel eyes. She wore a white uniform shirt from Soubu High School.

It was paired with a pleated skirt.

The most outrageous thing is the girl's straight, white legs; they're legs to admire for years.

This must be what Yukinoshita is like.

Looking at Tuanzi and Yukinoshita, Xia Tian guessed that Tuanzi was the only student who managed to buy shumai yesterday, and Xia Tian guessed that she must have brought her classmates over.

The first time I tried his food, I helped promote it and brought so many classmates over.

Tuanzi is excellent.

Upon seeing him approach, Tuanzi happily ran over.

"Hey Hello, handsome boss, you've finally arrived? We've been waiting for ages."

Summer was almost scared off by her enthusiasm.

"It's you, the classmate who almost had her shumai stolen yesterday. You're here so early today? Are these all the classmates you recommended?"

Tuanzi: “…”

She deeply regretted running away yesterday. Who knows why she ran away for no reason? This run added a new legend to the school: the girl whose shumai was stolen.

Today, many students are eager to see how delicious these shumai are, enough to make office workers rush to buy them.

"Boss, it's getting late. Hurry up and steam the shumai, or we'll all have to go to class."

"Okay, okay, why are you in such a hurry than I am? Wait ten minutes, everyone can make reservations first."

As Xia Tian spoke, she quickly unfolded the food cart and began steaming the shumai.

Next to him, Xiao Binchotan, with his short legs, began to set up the tables and chairs with a serious expression, but they were usually not needed, as impatient diners simply ate standing up.

"Little sister, you're so cute and so sensible. Little sister, let me help you."

Tuanzi's eyes lit up as she watched the busy little charcoal maker. How come she hadn't noticed the little guy yesterday?

"Thank you, sister. I can manage on my own."

Xiao Binchotan smiled and declined; it was her job.

Seeing the determined attitude of the young charcoal-bearer, Tuanzi had no choice but to give up and turn her gaze back to the countertop of the food cart.

The steamer was filled with neatly arranged, exquisite raw shumai. Just thinking about the taste made Tuanzi's mouth water.

They even have new flavors of shumai today! If she had more change, she would definitely buy several of each flavor to eat before lunch.

"Boss, please steam them all together. I want one three-flavor, one golden, and one new flavor."

"I didn't prepare the three-flavor shumai today, only bamboo shoot jelly shumai and glutinous rice shumai."

"Ah~ Why is this happening? I haven't had enough of the golden shumai and the three-flavor shumai yet."

Upon hearing Xia Tian's words, Tuanzi was stunned, and even the ahoge (cowlick) on her head drooped helplessly.

She was so excited last night that she couldn't sleep, and this morning she deliberately didn't eat at home. She never expected this to happen.

This is so sad.

However, it's good to have new flavors; the owner's skills will definitely not disappoint.

"Two bamboo shoot jelly shumai and two glutinous rice shumai, please." After ordering, Tuanzi didn't forget her friend next to her, "Yukinoshita, what would you like to eat?"

"I'll take three of each," Yukinoshita said. Although she had the money to buy all the shumai in the summer, she wouldn't be so lacking in emotional intelligence.

Tuanzi turned to Xia Tian with a pitiful look: "Handsome boss, can you still make golden shumai tomorrow? I still want the perfect ratio shumai."

Xia Tian smiled at Tuanzi and said, "I'll do it if you do me a favor."

"Ah?"

Xia Tian pointed to the small binchotan charcoal stalks working in the summer and whispered, "I want to buy a dog to keep this little guy company. Can you help me choose one?"

"Boss, how did you know Yui has a dog?" Yukinoshita asked warily, pulling Yui back a step.

"Actually, I've seen her walking her dog..." Xia Tian didn't know how to explain; she couldn't very well say, "I know all of you."

Ding!