Chapter 9: A real man doesn't need these few days
Next to Rutang, there were a lot of cups folded from paper.
A flat paper cup becomes three-dimensional when unfolded, and is perfect for storing dry items, such as melon seeds.
If you serve fried conchs with soup, the juice will definitely leak.
She was busy all the time, and just tinkered with this?
Yu Yaoyang remembered that she had asked him for a lot of strange things, including newspapers.
He thought she was using it to start a fire, but he didn't expect that she was actually folding a paper cup.
She wanted to use paper cups to put the fried conches so that customers could carry them easily. It was a good idea, but this thing would definitely leak.
"Are you giving up struggling and just admitting defeat? Are you kidding me by using this to hold the soup?" he asked.
There are dry corn leaves next to Rutang Bibi.
"Put some dried corn leaves on it so it won't leak when you put the fried conch in it. Although it can't hold water, it's still fine for a small amount of soup."
Yu Yaoyang suddenly realized that the strange things also included dried corn leaves.
Pick the flat corn leaves, wash them and dry them, and use them as pads when steaming buns or dumplings to prevent them from sticking. It is a disposable daily necessity and every household has it.
When Rutang was thinking about starting a small seafood business, he thought about the possible problems he might encounter, and the first thing he thought of was containers.
If it were in later times, this would not be a big deal at all, the problem could be solved by just getting some disposable tableware.
But in this era, there were no disposable tableware, not even plastic bags. Everyone brought their own triangular cloth bags when they went out to buy vegetables.
So she came up with the idea of folding a cup with newspaper and padding it with corn leaves.
Yu Yaoyang was surprised by her creative ideas, but also a little worried.
He saw that she was busy all the way.
Although her idea of using newspapers and corn leaves as containers is a good one, city people will not buy conchs that they can eat for free just because of her good idea, right?
Yu Yaoyang felt a little conflicted. Although he was looking forward to her "huge bet", Rutang had suffered a miserable failure in her first business venture, and she might be upset for a long time. Seeing her upset made him even more upset.
Last time she had a conflict with her family and ran away, he was afraid that something might happen to her, so he followed her secretly all the way. He wanted to comfort her, but he knew she was afraid of him. Seeing her tearful little face, he was so angry that he had no place to vent, so he could only go to Old Lady Chen's house and beat up her dog. Anyway, he couldn't bear to see her cry.
If he couldn't sell even one, he would secretly ask passers-by to give them some money to help buy some, to save her face. Although kissing her little face was very tempting, Yu Yaoyang felt that he could bear it compared to seeing her cry. A real man doesn't mind these few days.
In another 5 days he will be 22 years old and can get the certificate. After getting the certificate, we will become a legal couple and he can kiss as many times as he wants.
Before 11 o'clock, the two arrived at the D City Railway Station, which was the place designated by Rutang.
The train station is bustling with people, and the management has been looser in the past two years than in the previous two years, so no one is catching people setting up stalls.
Some sell tea eggs, and others sell roasted sweet potatoes in tin buckets.
The middle-aged woman selling tea eggs laughed out loud when she saw Yu Yaoyang unloading conchs.
"How can you sell something that no one would pick up if you threw it on the beach? Are you crazy?"
"We can't sell it, are you going to eat shit to prove your point?" Yu Yaoyang didn't think Rutang could be sold, but he couldn't tolerate others talking about his future daughter-in-law.
If Rutang hadn't held him back, he would have exposed the gossip girl.
The tea egg seller was so embarrassed by his retort that he wanted to curse back, but seeing that Yu Yaoyang was not someone to be trifled with, he could only turn around awkwardly, thinking to himself that no one would want his conchs, and that she was just waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Rutang didn't want to waste time on meaningless disputes. It was almost time for dinner, so she had to hurry and fry the conchs.
Rutang put the pot on the stove, added oil to stir-fry the scallions and ginger, then added the secret chili sauce and poured in the washed conchs. He pulled the wok back, the oil mist was drawn, and flames instantly rose in the pot.
The conches rolled in the pot, the surging flames went out, and the fragrant burnt aroma was blown away by the wind.
This is a cooking technique for increasing the heat, suitable for dishes that are stir-fried with sauce.
There is no need to add more fire to the stir-fried seafood. Ru Tang did this because adding more fire has a great visual effect and is perfect for performances to attract customers.
She is beautiful and quiet, and at first glance she is obviously a scholar. The contrast between a scholar and a stir-fryer is so great that passers-by stop and look.
Yu Yaoyang swallowed his saliva subconsciously and thought to himself from the bottom of his heart, this girl is worthy of being the one he has been eyeing for several years, how come she is so beautiful?
While everyone was looking over here, Rutang shouted crisply, "Fried conchs! Fried fresh conchs, a specialty of City D~ 10 cents a cup, delicious and not expensive!"
The aroma was so attractive that a man with a black briefcase and a foreign accent came over and asked, "Girl, what are you cooking?"
"Conch! It's a specialty seafood from our city D. 20 cents for a cup, 30 cents for two cups. It'll be ready soon!" Rutang was selling the goods while stirring the wok.
Hearing her say 20 cents a cup, the girl with tea eggs next to her sneered, thinking that this pretty girl was only interested in money and was crazy about it. The paper cups she folded can hold up to 2 taels each.
The tea egg girl thinks 20 cents is too expensive and only a fool would buy it.
"So expensive?" the man hesitated.
"Brother, from your accent you can tell you're from another place. This is our local specialty. It doesn't matter whether you buy it or not. You can try it." Rutang had fried the conchs. She scooped out a few and placed them on corn leaves before handing them to the man.
The man was embarrassed to taste it at first, but seeing the pretty girl's enthusiasm he felt embarrassed to refuse, so he picked one up and put it in his mouth.
The spicy and fresh aroma spread on the man’s taste buds. It was the first time he had eaten seafood. There was no ocean in his hometown.
"Give me one portion!" The man was not satisfied with one meal, so he placed the order while smacking his lips.
The tea egg girl’s jaw dropped. Is there anyone buying this?
Yu Yaoyang looked thoughtful as he watched her collect money and sell goods.
No wonder she chose the train station.
The small seafood that the locals look down upon may not be looked down upon by outsiders. For those who did not grow up by the sea, even a small conch is a delicacy they have never tasted, and 20 cents is not that expensive.
Rutang filled the man's cup with conch shells and poured a bowl of water from the thermos he brought and handed it to the man. The man was a little surprised and didn't dare to take it.
"It's free. It must be tiring to take the train. I see you didn't even bring a water bottle."
Only after Rutang said this did the man take it and drink it.
Rutang also asked Yu Yaoyang to bring the thermos, which was filled with boiled water.
Actually, she wanted to fill it with tea, but there was no tea leaves at home, so she used plain water instead.
Don't underestimate this free boiled water. There was no bottled mineral water at that time. If you were thirsty while walking, you could only buy a bowl of high-quality tea from a roadside tea stall for five cents. Rutang's provision of boiled water can be regarded as a precise grasp of the consumer psychology in a specific area.
The man spent 20 cents, ate some seafood, and drank free water, and was very satisfied.
After completing the first order, Rutang started shouting again, but there were many people watching, but no one came up to buy.
The tea egg girl was happy to see this scene, but her happiness didn't last long, as the situation changed again.
Yu Yaoyang took action.
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