Chapter 138 Hiring Beggars

"Wei Yao, I have to say something unpleasant. I see that the bun vendor has ulterior motives. I know you have good intentions..."

After the aunt finished taking care of other customers, she turned around and saw the bun vendor, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

Cheng Weiyao took the time to glance at it and couldn't help laughing. This was not eating soup dumplings, it was clearly dismembering soup dumplings.

The ingredients used from the meat filling to the dough are all common, but the craftsmanship and heat control are different, so the taste of the soup dumplings is also different.

"Okay! I understand! Thanks for the treat!"

The bun vendor, with the mentality of learning from others, finished a basket of soup dumplings cleanly. When he stood up, he looked very proud. Although he had never made soup dumplings before, he had guessed the method based on his experience.

He paid the money in a casual manner and returned to his stall, where he began making soup dumplings by following the instructions.

The diners watched the bun vendor's actions with a hint of mockery in their eyes. People always like to join in the fun as long as it does not concern them.

"Don't mention it, there really is a hint of it in there. At least it looks pretty good..."

"How about you line up at that bun vendor's place and compare their skills?"

The diners' attention was attracted by the bun vendor, and the bun vendor was not polite and simply copied Cheng Weiyao's shouting words.

"Young people just can't keep their cool. They won't learn their lesson unless they fall down a few times..."

Cheng Weiyao heard it and sighed slowly. She also had many apprentices in modern times.

Even those who were taught by me personally, I always thought I was quick to learn and could master it in no time, but in fact, I only learned the surface skills and didn't learn the essence at all. Even those who were taught by me personally couldn't replicate it in one go, let alone the bun vendor who just ate the soup dumplings himself and did it randomly?

The bun vendor has been selling buns for many years, and the steamer baskets on his stall are all the largest. One basket is equivalent to several of Cheng Weiyao's baskets. When you open the lid, you can indeed smell the fragrance.

"Freshly baked steamed buns, open the window first, then drink the soup, swallow it in one mouthful, and your mouth is full of fragrance. The bun is for beauty and nourishment, and the soup is for health and longevity! One basket satisfies you all!"

The familiar hawking voice of the steamed bun vendor rang out. Cheng Weiyao, distracted from her busy schedule, took a quick look. Wow, the steamer was filled with soup dumplings, plus-sized. Although I didn't know what they tasted like, they were really big in size...

For the same price, everyone ordered soup dumplings, one large and one small. Some diners changed their minds and went to the dumpling vendor before they had a chance to try Cheng Weiyao's soup dumplings.

However, less than five minutes later, he obediently returned to Cheng Weiyao's side and queued up again. This behavior was clearly a slap in the face of the dumpling vendor!

"That's weird. I'm obviously doing it this way. Why is the taste so bad..."

The dumpling vendor noticed that customers were leaving, so he took a freshly baked soup dumpling and took a bite. It was a bit dry, with not enough soup, and the fishy smell was even stronger... It was not tasty.

When the aunt saw the diners coming and going, a smile appeared on her face. Today was the first day of setting up the soup dumpling stall. Unexpectedly, not only did she fail to challenge the other diners, but she also attracted loyal diners to the stall.

But the smile took on a different meaning in the eyes of the bun vendor. The old man and the young boy must have known for sure that he couldn't learn it, so they were just watching him make fun of himself.

He said that there is no businessman in the world who is not a dishonest businessman. It turns out that he is using himself as a stepping stone to attract attention and move up!

The exasperated bun vendor waved his hand, and the soup dumplings, which had just been baked, fell off the stall. Because the ingredients were solid and the skin was thick, they did not break when they hit the ground. Instead, they bounced and started rolling.

This scene directly attracted the small group of beggars on both sides of the road. Most people would not eat the things that fell to the ground. It was assumed that they would either belong to the beggars or to stray dogs.

"There's food! Hurry, don't let it run away! Goudan, catch it!"

The beggars were all teenagers, orphans, or had only frail elderly people left at home who could hardly make a living.

In ancient times, there was actually no concept of hiring child laborers. These children were just pale and thin, with ragged clothes, and looked like they had no ability to work, so they had no choice but to end up begging on the street.

Goudan, who was called out, reacted quickly. He immediately jumped forward and grabbed the rolling soup dumpling, but the distance between him and the dumpling vendor also changed from being far away to not far away from his feet.

"Excuse me, I have to leave now. I wish you great fortune, prosperous business, and endless wealth..."

Goudan's body stiffened slightly. When he saw the tip of the shoe, he felt a little hesitant to take the buns at the bun vendor's feet, but he and his friends were really hungry.

He hesitated for a while but still stretched out his hand tremblingly. The worst that could happen was that the back of his hand would be stepped on, but it would be good enough to have a bite to eat!

"etc."

The bun vendor frowned. The most taboo thing for a food business like his was the approach of these beggars.

Wearing tattered clothes is secondary. The main problem is that there is a smell on the body. Whether you look at it or smell it, it will ruin your appetite and affect your appetite.

"It fell to the ground, it's all dirty..."

Goudan looked up timidly and explained that generally speaking, the things on the ground were not acceptable, but there were some extreme cases that would rather feed the dogs than give them to beggars...

"I see you kids are all hungry, right? You want to eat, right?"

The bun vendor bent down with a smile, and when he looked at the group of little beggars, his eyes became more than twice as friendly.

Although it does look unlucky at ordinary times, it is really pleasing at this moment. Isn't the soup dumpling business of the old man and the young man in full swing? It is just the right time for these little beggars to go over and "add icing on the cake"!

"If you have something to say, just tell me and give me something to stutter!"

Goudan is a smart boy. Begging has taught him to read people's expressions. When he saw the bun vendor's abnormal behavior, he knew that he must have something to ask for.

Occasionally, they would accept some minor jobs that were not worthy of being mentioned to make ends meet, such as being hired by rival shops to throw stones at customers in each other's shops, or helping to observe adulterers to see if they were having an affair...

"See that soup dumpling stall? The longer you and your friends stay there, the closer you get, and the more dumplings you'll get!"

The bun vendor smiled maliciously. While he was talking, he packed up all the buns that failed to be stolen and stuffed half of them into Goudan's hands.

Anyway, they are all failed things, so out of sight, out of mind. It can also cause trouble for the soup dumplings next door, so it’s a huge profit!