Chapter 126 Bargaining (Part 3)

Cui Hejin said gently: "Take it and use it for self-defense."

Jiang Zhiluo was stunned. Was this for her to use for self-defense?

Jiang Zhiluo reached out to take the dagger, looked at it in her hand, and her eyes lit up.

She had been in the organization in her previous life and had used various cold weapons, but she was best at close combat with a dagger.

She can also tell the difference between good and bad weapons.

This dagger is really good and looks worth a lot of money.

With the Cui family's current conditions, they cannot buy such a dagger, nor can they ask someone to make one.

Maybe it was Cui Hejin's weapon from the past, which he gave to her.

"Are you really going to give it to me?"

Cui Hejin said in a clear and gentle voice: "Well, it's for you."

Jiang Zhiluo didn't act pretentiously and accepted it generously, saying happily, "Thank you."

Cui Hejin smiled elegantly and tidied a strand of hair beside her ear. "Be careful."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Jiang Zhiluo knew that the fire that broke out in Xinglin Pavilion some time ago had caused some people in the town to discuss it for a long time.

But during this period, when I went to the dock to set up a stall to sell pot cakes, I didn't find anything unusual.

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Jiang Zhiluo came to the dock, placed the chili meat sauce in place, and took out the scale that Mrs. Cui had borrowed from the headman's house early in the morning.

"I'm selling chili meat sauce. It's fragrant and delicious. It goes really well with dry food. You can mix it with rice or noodles..."

Jiang Zhiluo's clear voice rang out on the dock.

Now that the weather is a little warmer, there are many boats leaving the dock.

There were more and more people setting up stalls on the pier, many of them selling food.

Many vendors were shouting.

"Steamed buns, freshly baked buns."

"Tofu pudding, tofu pudding..."

"Scallion pancakes, oil pancakes, please buy some, sir. They are delicious when they are hot..."

"Dumpling soup, have a bowl of dumpling soup..."

"Cabbage pie..."

The shouts one after another make the dock more lively.

However, no matter how loud everyone's shouting was, Jiang Zhiluo's shouting was still very penetrating.

It's impossible not to notice.

Not to mention the people passing by, even the people setting up stalls couldn't help but look over.

During this period, Jiang Zhiluo and Old Madam Cui set up stalls to sell pot cakes every day, and the vendors at the dock all knew them.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are really good at doing business, and the food is delicious. There are always a lot of people surrounding their stall.

Some of them couldn't help but buy some of the pot cakes and they found them to be really delicious.

"Ms. Jiang, did you sell something in exchange?"

"So fast? Weren't you selling pot cakes yesterday?"

"Yeah, seeing as the Guokui business is so good, why did you change it to something else? Chili meat sauce, a meat sauce?"

This was the first time they heard such a statement.

I just know that there is that kind of bean paste in town. If you add a spoonful of it, the food will have flavor.

Just a small bottle of bean paste costs thirty cents.

However, some people have bought it and said that when they are busy, they carry bean paste, green onions and dry food with them. At lunch, they can dip green onions in bean paste and eat it with steamed buns to go with the meal.

Of course, most people are still reluctant to buy bean paste, and usually eat it with pickles and dry food.

But eating pickles every day is really tasteless.

But it is really hard to swallow dry food.

Some boatmen at the dock knew Jiang Zhiluo, and some boat owners gathered around curiously and asked, "Miss Jiang, why did you come here alone today? Isn't your mother-in-law going to help you?"

Jiang Zhiluo knew everyone's gossiping thoughts and said, "There are still many things to do at home. My mother-in-law insisted on coming over to help me, but I refused."

The woman who asked the question originally thought she could listen to a gossip story, but she didn't expect that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was still so good.

"Young lady, you are capable and beautiful. Of course your mother-in-law treats you as a treasure. When my son grows up and marries a daughter-in-law who is as good-natured, capable and beautiful as you, I will treat her as a treasure too."

Jiang Zhiluo couldn't help but smile and said, "Sincerity in return for sincerity."

The woman laughed and said, "You are quite good at talking, but why don't you sell Guokui anymore? Guokui is quite delicious."

Jiang Zhiluo said, "I'll sell the pot cakes later. Let's sell the chili meat sauce first. Auntie, do you want to try it? It goes really well with rice. Just a little bit can make you eat several mouthfuls of steamed bread."

At that time, most people still ate steamed corn bread or corn tortillas, and ordinary families rarely could afford to eat white flour rice.

After a while, when the pickled mustard greens were ready, she would use them to make pot cakes, which tasted even better.

"Oh, come on, it smells really good. Did you use a lot of oil to make this color?"

Everyone knows that oil is expensive, so it looks very expensive.

Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Yes, I added oil and a lot of seasonings."

"That's expensive, right?"

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Fifteen coins for half a catty, and thirty coins for a full catty."

"Oh my, it's so expensive!"

The people next to him echoed, "Exactly, why is it so expensive? It doesn't look like there's much meat in it, but it's more expensive than a pound of meat."

“Can’t it be cheaper?”

“It looks delicious.”

They gathered around, smelling the fragrance and drooling.

This scent is so tempting.

Jiang Zhiluo understands the mentality of everyone buying things, which is that no matter how much you set the price, people will always think it is expensive and will always tell you the price.

Everyone is used to bargaining like this, and it seems that if they can get a penny, they feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Jiang Zhiluo patiently bargained with everyone about the price, saying, "Aunts, aunties, you've all tried our food and know how it tastes. I can guarantee this chili pork sauce is absolutely delicious. Buying half a pound will last you for over half a month, and it only costs a penny a day."

"If you don't believe me, try it later with a toothpick."

There weren't that many spoons at home, so Jiang Zhiluo could only take out some toothpicks she had made before, scoop out a small bowl and put it next to it, so that everyone could dip the toothpicks in the soup to taste it.

Many people have bought the pot cakes made by Jiang Zhiluo, and naturally know that they taste very good. Don’t be fooled by the price, but they are delicious.

You won’t get tired of eating it every day.

Everyone listened to Jiang Zhiluo's words and felt that what she said seemed to make sense.

"Besides, if you're on a ship for months and years, you won't have much of an appetite for dry food. If you eat this, it will definitely stimulate your appetite and make you want to eat more."

Jiang Zhiluo is very confident in the chili meat sauce she makes.

Someone picked up a toothpick next to him, dipped it into the chili meat sauce soup in the bowl, and put it in his mouth to taste it.

"It does taste good, but how are we going to buy it? We don't have anything to put it in."

"I brought it. I brought a lunch box."

"I'll go get the bowl from the boat and buy it."

A few people thought it tasted good and bought half a pound on the spot.

Jiang Zhiluo smiled and weighed the chili meat sauce for everyone.

Just at this moment, a large ship docked at the pier, and nearby porters hurried up to prepare to move the cargo.

A group of people armed with swords also came out from the boat.

Jiang Zhiluo's stall was right across from this place. A young man spotted her and, horrified, pulled the young master next to him, saying in a trembling voice, "Young master, look, that... isn't that that scary woman?"

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