Chu Yue reminded, "Yuanbao, give me the change. I want two dollars and fifty cents. Do you know how to do it?"

Lu Yuanbao nodded heavily, "I will!"

A few days ago, Chu Yue taught him how to recognize money and some addition and subtraction within ten. Lu Yuanbao was very smart and he learned it after learning it a few times.

He lowered his head, opened his purse, took out a fifty-cent note and two one-dollar notes, and handed them to Chu Yue.

Chu Yue smiled with satisfaction. After taking the change, she put ten yuan in Lu Yuanbao's hand and reminded him, "Hurry up and keep the money." Then she turned around and greeted Zhuang Lan.

The money in Lu Yuanbao's hand went from two dollars and fifty cents to ten dollars.

He picked up a brand new ten-dollar bill, looked at it, then stuffed it into his purse, clapped his little hands, and couldn't help laughing.

Who doesn't like money? Even children are no exception.

"Auntie, here's the money."

Zhuang Lan took the change and looked back and forth between Chu Yue and Lu Yuanbao with interest. She smiled and asked, "Miss, is this your son?"

"Yes, he's my son!" Chu Yue nodded without any hesitation.

"Oh my, this is amazing. Such a young child can already help you with the work and can even count money. Has he already started school?"

"Not yet. I'll send him to school after the New Year."

"You're so talented even without going to school. Your son looks just like you. He's smart!"

When a woman of Zhuang Lan's age sees the child, she feels like she is seeing her own grandson and can't help but say a few more words. After a while, she was looking at Chu Yue with a smile on her face, holding a bunch of things in her hands.

"Girl, my name is Zhuang Lan, you can just call me Auntie Lan. Next time you have something good to sell, you must sell it to me first."

"Okay Auntie Lan, I'll remember that. My name is Chu Yue, thank you for taking care of my business."

"Chu Yue... Yeah, it's a good name. I'll remember it."

Zhuang Lan left with her things, feeling satisfied, and Chu Yue got her first repeat customer in this market.

Thanks to Zhuang Lan, people who were at the market nearby saw that Zhuang Lan bought so much at once, and naturally gathered around Chu Yue's stall, craning their necks to see what good stuff she was selling.

You don’t know until you see it. It’s shocking. After seeing it, everyone is attracted by the beautiful crystal pig skin jelly.

The price of pork skin jelly is not expensive, and many people are eager to buy it. They are just curious about whether it tastes good or not, and whether it looks good but has no taste.

Chu Yue immediately took advantage of the large crowd and put bamboo sticks on the samples, handing them out one by one.

"Everyone can try it for free. If it doesn't taste good, you don't have to pay. If you think it tastes good, then buy it. It is guaranteed to be authentic and the best pork skin jelly."

The people around took a bite with a skeptical and curious attitude, and were immediately captivated by the taste of the pig skin jelly, and one after another they paid for it.

This time, Chu Yue didn't need to remind him. After observing for a while, Lu Yuanbao had already learned to stand beside Chu Yue and help collect and give change, without making any mistakes.

The small purse on Lu Yuanbao's body became bulging unknowingly.

It's all money!

Amid all the excitement, Chu Yue sold out all the pork skin jelly within just half an hour of setting up the stall, and most of the braised food she brought was also sold out. Only some scraps that customers didn't want were left, but they couldn't be sold because they didn't look good.

If you can’t sell it, eat it yourself.

Chu Yue packed up and wanted to take the remaining braised food back home.

At this time, an old man selling mountain products beside Chu Yue looked at her for a long time, turned around and asked embarrassedly, "Girl, can you sell these to me at a lower price?"

The uncle was wearing patched clothes, had a very dark complexion, and his hands were covered with calluses from hard work. He was obviously a simple mountain man who earned a little hard-earned money by selling mountain products.

He asked this because he was short of money.

Chu Yue took a look at the uncle's stall, which was selling dried mushrooms, including black fungus, morels, bamboo fungus... Her eyes lit up, these were all good stuff!

It is not yet the time to pick mushrooms in spring, so the only fresh food you can try are these dried mountain products.

Chu Yue said directly, "Uncle, don't give me money. Let's exchange goods. I'll give you all the braised food, and you just give me some wild mushrooms."

"Okay, okay!"

The uncle who sells mountain products was overjoyed. It would be best if he didn't have to pay. Anyway, the mountain mushrooms were dried by him himself, so it was all hard work and no money was spent.

In this way, Chu Yue exchanged the last of the braised food with the uncle selling mountain products, sorted it out and put it on the bicycle.

Just at this time.

Suddenly someone shouted loudly in the noisy market.

"The gun went off."

When Chu Yue heard this, she immediately turned around to find Lu Yuanbao, pulled Lu Yuanbao, who was holding the purse tightly in both hands, over, and covered his ears with both hands.

Lu Yuanbao had no idea what was going on, nor did he know why Chu Yue was so nervous.

Could it be... someone is trying to steal their money? !

Lu Yuanbao clasped his hands tighter, holding the purse tightly.

Being nervous.

There was a loud noise.

Bang!

Along with the sound, there was also a wisp of white smoke spreading out, as if a bomb had really exploded.

But there was no tension or confusion among the crowd in the market, and even in the densely populated areas amid the curling white smoke, there was no panic in the market. Instead, there was an outbreak of warm cheers.

Lu Yuanbao was even more puzzled now. Isn’t everyone afraid of firecrackers?

and……

What is that? It smells so good!

As the curls of white smoke dissipated, an enticing aroma of food also filled the air in the market. It seemed to be corn, or rice, but it smelled very good!

Lu Yuanbao carefully sniffed the fragrance in the air.

Chu Yue took a deep breath. She hadn't smelled this fragrance for a long, long time and had almost forgotten it in the deepest part of her memory.

When she first heard the sound of "firecrackers", she thought something dangerous was happening, but she quickly thought of another possibility.

It's popcorn!

You can also shuck corn at the same time!

It was a black sealed iron stove, which rolled over the firewood to roast food, creating a high-pressure environment inside. When the stove was about to be opened, the gas inside would burst out with a "bang", a loud noise like a cannon. (Picture)

So as the name suggests, it means setting off firecrackers.

The fried popcorn made with this black stove is fragrant, crispy and especially delicious.

Chu Yue couldn't help swallowing her saliva, and then pulled Lu Yuanbao, who was still nervous, and said, "Yuanbao, let's go! Let's go buy some delicious food."

Lu Yuanbao was pulled forward by Chu Yue, towards the source of the loud noise, where the crowd was the most crowded.

He was so scared that he immediately stuffed his purse into his cotton-padded jacket, wanting to keep it close to his body to feel at ease.

As they got closer, the fragrance in the air became stronger, making people unable to help but take a deep breath. It smelled so good!

Lu Yuanbao also discovered that there were many children of his age in the crowd. Not only were they not afraid, they were also picking up white rice grains from the ground and eating them, as if... they were delicious!