"Eight cents, that's too expensive. Just a bowl of jelly without anything added, and it can be sold for eight cents?!" the third brother's wife asked in disbelief.
"How can it be so expensive? We will fill a bowl for them. How can it be so expensive? The noodles they sell to state-owned restaurants are only a bowl of plain noodles with a little salt. Isn't that eight cents? And we fill a big bowl with more noodles. A grown man can be full with it. Eight cents is not expensive at all!"
"I think this price is fine. Let's decide on this price, and then try selling it when the time comes. It does take us a lot of time to make this acorn jelly." The sister-in-law said and the matter was settled.
The sister-in-law asked Bai Xiaohua again, "In addition to these two methods, did Tiantian tell you to make other methods?"
"Tiantian also told me to add a little chili oil or boil some brown sugar syrup into it." Bai Xiaohua told her sister-in-law all the methods that Tian Tian told her.
"It's okay to mix it with some chili oil. Next time, let's get some soybean oil from home and mix it with a little garlic water to enhance the flavor and make it taste a lot better." said the sister-in-law.
"Let's be busy today and make two more pots. Let's taste every flavor. We'll pick the best ones and sell them in the county town."
Bai Xiaohua and her third brother's wife all agreed, and together with Bai Xiaohua's brothers and sisters, the five of them cooked two more pots.
After they came out, they tried all the flavors one by one, and finally decided on one with salt, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic juice, and MSG added after they were full. They took it out to sell.
In addition to this flavor, there is also a jelly mixed with saccharin. The sweet and salty flavors are sold according to the previously determined prices. They all want to make money as soon as possible, so they came early the next morning after deciding the flavors and prices, and made a big pot.
After breakfast, Bai Xiaohua, her third brother's wife, and Bai Xiaohua's brothers and sisters put the things in a backpack and went to the city together. They were worried that the acorn jelly would go bad if left for too long, so they took a bus to the city. Everyone on the bus had made up their minds that they must sell all the things they brought today. They didn't want to spend all the money, but they still got the things back intact.
There are many small business owners in the county town now, and they are chasing debts. They didn't hesitate much, just found an open space and started shouting.
"Jelly! Jelly for sale! Ice-cold, sweet and salty jelly." This was something they had already decided on. Saying it was from acorns would make people think too much. After all, the general perception is that acorns are poisonous and cannot be eaten.
So in order to make money, they finally decided to just call this thing "liangfener".
When people heard this name that they had never heard of before, they quickly gathered around and asked, "Liangfener, what is Liangfener?"
"What is this jelly? You will know after you try it. Our jelly is unique in the whole county. You will never get it anywhere else."
My third brother's wife was very business-savvy. She had prepared a bowl of jelly in advance and distributed it to everyone with toothpicks. Everyone tasted one and found that the taste was indeed something they had never tasted before. Everyone found it a bit novel, and it was also very comfortable to eat something cool in the hot summer.
Before entering the county town, they went to the river to fetch some water and used the river water to cool down the earthenware jars filled with cold water, so the jelly still tastes icy cold now.
"Big sister, how much do you sell your jelly?" Soon someone who was interested in jelly came up and asked.
"Eight cents a bowl without mixing." Bai Xiaohua said.
"Oh my god, this is too expensive. I can go to a restaurant and have a bowl of noodles for eight cents!"
"Big sister, look, the portion is not less than a bowl of noodles. I guarantee you'll be full with this bowl." Bai Xiaohua is self-taught and is very good at attracting customers.
She took out a large bowl to show everyone how big it was, and filled another bowl from the jar. "Big sister, look at this portion. It's enough to fill you up."
The portion is quite large. The elder sister saw that the bowl was indeed quite large. If two people had smaller appetites, it would be enough to fill up two people.
"You don't mix this, how much does it cost to mix it?"
"The price of the prepared soup is a little higher, about 10 cents. If you want to eat it yourself, I suggest you mix it yourself at home, so that you can adjust it according to your own taste."
In fact, Bai Xiaohua and his family didn't want to sell mixed food, because at this time, soy sauce and salt are still very expensive. You need a ticket to buy them, and if they really need to mix every serving, the salt and soy sauce in their house won't last long.
Especially since Lin Meishuang didn't know about this yet, they also wanted to keep it a secret from her for the time being, so they raised the price of the mixture by another two cents.
They won't lose anything if no one mixes it. If they are required to mix it, that would of course be better. However, the soy sauce, salt and MSG they use are indeed not cheap, so it's worth your two cents.
There were actually some people who saw that the portions were large enough and wanted to buy one, so they immediately asked Bai Xiaohua for a bowl. Once someone started the trend, everyone followed suit.
It only took one morning for all the jelly that Bai Xiaohua and her friends brought to be sold out. This was a big surprise for Bai Xiaohua. They did not expect that the jelly would sell so well. Originally, they only brought four clay jars today and planned to give it a try first. If it was not good, they could stop the loss in time. However, these things were sold out so quickly, which made Bai Xiaohua and her friends more confident. They decided to make more tomorrow. In the morning, Bai Xiaohua and the third brother's wife would come out to sell, and in the afternoon, Bai Xiaohua's younger brothers and sisters would come out to buy food.
This way, he could make a little more money without arousing Lin Meishuang's suspicion.
Several people set out on their journey home with joy in their hearts. This time, the contents of their earthen jars were empty, so they just carried two shoulder poles and went back.
They came with nothing in their hands, but now their pockets are full of money. Although they are only small bills of a few cents, it is enough to make them excited.
This time they did not take a car when they returned, but carried a shoulder pole on their shoulders.
Because they had earned money, they didn't feel tired. They felt full of energy and carried the shoulder poles all the way to Bai Xiaohua's parents' home.
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