As Ye Yun walked, just as she was about to leave town, she saw a roadside stall selling mung bean cakes.
Huh?
Ye Yun became interested and slowly stopped the mung bean cake stall by applying the brakes.
"Hey little sister, buying mung bean cakes?"
The woman selling mung bean cakes was a middle-aged woman in her forties. When she saw her stop and stare at the mung bean cakes, she smiled and quickly picked up the weight in front of her.
Ye Yun glanced at the color of the mung bean cake and asked, "Auntie, how much are your mung bean cakes?"
"One yuan and fifty cents per pound!"
"So expensive?"
Ye Yun stared wide-eyed in surprise, then looked at the mung bean cake again in disbelief.
Upon hearing this, the aunt forced a smile and explained, "Young lady, mung beans alone cost 80 cents a pound now. I also have losses when making mung bean cakes, so I really can't make a profit at this price!"
"Then give me an ounce."
"One or two..."
The auntie looked Ye Yun up and down with embarrassment, but still reluctantly weighed out an ounce and took the money from Ye Yun's hand.
One or two ounces, just a tiny bit.
Ye Yun just wanted to try it out. If it was really delicious, she would buy some to take home. Her grandmother at home had bad teeth, so soft and sticky whole grains would be best for her.
The moment Ye Yun tasted the mung bean cake, its astringent flavor immediately made her frown.
Why is it so astringent?
It has a slightly bitter taste.
"Auntie, do you put anything in your mung bean cakes...?"
"What else do you put in mung bean cakes?" Auntie looked puzzled. "That's how we make them here. Isn't it enough to cool you down in the summer?"
Ye Yun pondered.
Is this how everyone does it? As long as it's refreshing, that's fine? But this mung bean cake is clearly lacking in flavor!
She remembered!
It's white sugar!
My aunt only added salt to her mung bean cakes for flavor, but no sugar to enhance the taste!
Thinking of this, Ye Yun immediately hung the leftover mung bean cake on the handlebars and excitedly rode her old bicycle towards home.
She seems to have found a business opportunity!
Ye Yun returned home, threw down her old bicycle, and rushed into the kitchen.
Qin Xiang'e, who was tending the fire, was startled by her.
"His wife? What are you doing!"
Ye Yun hurriedly scooped all the mung beans she had bought earlier out of the jar, and chuckled:
"Auntie! I'll get you a job!"
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