Li Yan, a university graduate and village official dedicated to poverty alleviation, accidentally transmigrated into Li Family Village, nestled in a mountain gully. Her family was impoverished. Due...
By the time they arrived, not only had several small stalls selling pancakes and wontons already set up their stalls, but there were already people buying food in front of the stalls.
Li Dalang saw that they were familiar with the place and thought they must have been setting up shop for a few days! This small vendor had a very keen sense of smell.
Several stall owners selling noodle soup and wontons saw Li Dalang's donkey cart stopped next to their stalls. Seeing the large bamboo baskets on the cart, they knew why these people came.
The two men were worried that Li Dalang would steal their business, so one of the stall owners quickly said, "We were here first, you can't park your car here!"
When the honest Li Dalang heard the man say this, his men unconsciously cracked their whips and wanted to find another place.
"How can it be written on such a large open space that it belongs to you?" After saying that, Li Yan wanted to jump out of the car and argue with the man!
Li Dalang quickly persuaded his niece: "Er Ya, don't argue with these people. We are here to do business. There is so much open space here. It won't be a problem if I move to the side!"
Li Dalang drove the donkey cart to a place farther away from the two men's stalls.
After Li Dalang stopped the donkey cart and straightened the bamboo basket filled with buns, he looked at the construction site in front of him with anticipation: "I don't know if I can sell them!"
Li Yan was not worried about this matter. When Li Erlang came back last night, Li Yan told her father that her uncle was coming here to sell buns today.
Li Erlang said at that time that he would come to buy buns today and let the yamen runners taste them.
Now he was leading a team of more than twenty people, supervising the work. The fact that he, a man without any honor or official position, could command them here was entirely due to the trust of the county magistrate.
Although these people didn't say it, they were probably feeling unhappy in their hearts. Although Li Erlang didn't care what these people thought of him, he also understood that if he wanted to get this done, he needed everyone's cooperation.
The food provided in the county government office is really not that good. It just so happened that my brother came here to sell buns, and the ones with tofu filling tasted really good, so he wanted to buy some for his colleagues to try!
When work was over, this open space at the dock outside the city immediately became very lively. The people who had been digging the soil for half a day were so tired that they sat on the ground, while some walked towards the food stalls!
With the experience of selling candied haws, Li Dalang seemed very experienced this time. He shouted at the top of his voice: "Selling buns, selling buns, fragrant and soft buns with tofu filling, delicious buns with tofu filling!"
Daya looked at her father curiously as he was shouting at the top of his lungs. She didn’t expect her father to adapt so quickly!
Li Dalang saw his daughter staring at him, lowered his head and whispered, "What are you looking at me for? You should help shout too!"
It turned out to be quite a sight, and some people actually came over. Two men stopped and asked, "How much are these tofu buns?"
"Two cents for one, three cents for two! Big brother, do you want to buy two to try?" Li Dalang asked hurriedly.
The two men thought about it and decided to give up. They went to the stall next door and spent two cents to buy a greasy crispy biscuit. Not only was it greasy, but it was also one cent short. The two men waved their hands and went somewhere else!
"Why did he leave?" Li Dalang said disappointedly.
Li Yan smiled and consoled him, "Uncle, that's how business works. Some people leave, some stay. If even half of the people here come to our shop, we'll be busy enough!"
After hearing what the little girl said, Li Dalang cheered up and continued to shout. At this time, Li Erlang came to the stall of several people and said, "Brother, give me forty tofu buns!" After that, he handed a string of copper coins in his hand to Daya.
Li Dalang saw this and said unhappily, "What are you doing?"
At this time, Li Dalang pointed at the officials sitting under the straw shed eating and said, "They have been complaining to me for a long time that the food in the county government office is not tasty. Today, big brother is coming over, so I bought some tofu buns for them to try!"
"Whoever asked you this, take the money back!" Li Dalang said with a fierce face.
"Brother, this is just a small business. If you're shortchanged for forty buns, your sister-in-law will definitely be unhappy when you tell her!"
Li Dalang lifted the quilt and took out the buns from the steamer. He found a small basket and put the buns into it. He said to Li Erlang in a tough tone, "I'll see if she dares!"
Li Erlang took the full basket of buns from his elder brother and said with a smile, "Okay, this is the first business we just opened, so it's not good not to charge money!" After that, he went towards the straw hut without looking back.
At this time, the people waiting at the stall also heard the conversation, so they followed suit and bought two to try.
The man originally thought it was just an ordinary bun, but after taking a bite, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and couldn't help but look at the bun filling in his hand!
Why does this tofu bun taste so spicy? It is completely different from the tofu taste he knew. The man couldn't help but take another bite!
Seeing his exaggerated expression, his companions asked, "Is it really that delicious?" Then they said to Li Dalang, "Give me two too!"
After paying three copper coins, the man took the hot bun and couldn't wait to taste it. The tofu was salty, fragrant and smooth, and the tofu soup permeated the chewy dough. It was even more delicious than the one stuffed with meat!
Li Yan couldn't help laughing when she saw the two people's astonished looks. At that time, it was good enough to have simple salty flavor in cooking. It was understandable that they looked so naive!
The man turned around again, walked to the stall, and said to Li Dalang, "Please give me two more! I'll take them back for my child to try!"
"Big brother, I don't have any oil paper to wrap it for you, so please hold it with your hands!" Li Dalang said frankly.
The man was also a careless person. After handing the silver and money to Daya, he took the buns and said, "It's okay. I'll put them in my bag later. The weather is not hot now, so they won't go bad by evening!" After that, he left in a hurry.
On the other side, when Li Erlang entered the straw hut carrying a basket of buns, the officers were eating the bland meal with little interest. Some of those who were close to Li Erlang came over with stars in their eyes and asked, "Brother Lin, why did you bring all these buns?"
Li Erlang: "Everyone has worked hard these days. My eldest brother happened to be here today selling buns, so I bought some for everyone to try!"
After hearing what Li Erlang said, everyone stopped being polite and went forward to take the buns and started eating! The daily cabbage and pickles in their mouths were bland and tasted like birds.
At this moment, someone exclaimed, "These tofu buns are really good! I'll buy some for the kids at home to try!"
I saw many officers who had the same idea hurriedly walking towards Li Dalang's stall.
When those who were slow to react looked over, they saw that Li Dalang's donkey cart was already surrounded by people!
Well, there's no need to go there anymore. Looking at the "extremely vicious" looks of those people, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it even if I go!