Chapter 89: Fireworks
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 learned it after a few times.
He lowered his head, opened his purse, took out a fifty-cent note and two one-yuan notes, and handed them to Chu Yue.
Chu Yue smiled with satisfaction. After taking the change, she put ten yuan in Lu Yuanbao's palm 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 wallet, clapped his little hands, and couldn't help laughing.
Who doesn't like money? Even children are no exception.
"Auntie, here's some 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 is my son!" Chu Yue nodded without any hesitation.
"Oh my, that's incredible! Such a young child can already help you with the work and even count money. Is he already in school?"
"Not yet. I'll send him to school after the New Year."
"You're already so talented even without going to school. Your son looks just like you, so 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 is looking at Chu Yue with a smile on her face, holding a lot of things in her hands.
"Miss, 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 Aunt Lan, I'll remember that. My name is Chu Yue, thank you for taking care of my business."
"Chu Yue... well, 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 naturally gathered around Chu Yue's stall when they saw Zhuang Lan buying so much at once, stretching 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 pig skin jelly is not expensive, and many people are eager to buy it, just because they are 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 like it, you can buy it. We guarantee the authenticity 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. People started to pay for it one after another.
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 a single mistake.
The small purse on Lu Yuanbao's body became bulging unknowingly.
It's all money!
Amidst all the hustle and bustle, Chu Yue sold out all the pork skin jelly within half an hour of setting up her stall, and most of the braised food she brought was also sold out. Only some unwanted scraps from customers were left, which could not be sold because they did not look very 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 moment, an old man selling mountain products next to Chu Yue looked at her for a long time, turned around and asked embarrassedly, "Miss, 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 looked like 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. After all, the mountain mushrooms were dried by him himself, so it was all his hard work and he didn't have to pay for it.
In this way, Chu Yue exchanged the last of her braised food with the mountain goods uncle, sorted it out and put it on her bicycle.
Just at this time.
Suddenly someone shouted in the bustling market.
"The gunfire is going 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 wisps 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. Even in the densely populated areas amid the curling white smoke, there was no panic in the market. Instead, there was a burst 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, the market was also filled with the tempting aroma of food, which 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 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 fried popcorn!
You can also shuck corn at the same time!
It was a black, sealed iron stove, rolling over firewood, creating a high-pressure environment. When the stove was 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, then pulled Lu Yuanbao, who was still nervous, and said, "Yuanbao, let's go buy something delicious."
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 wallet 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 and 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 picking up white rice grains from the ground and eating them, as if... they were delicious!
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