Chapter 33: Booming Business 2
After the old man sat down, he took a sip, and then his eyes almost widened with amazement.
The rich and overbearing flavor of Hu La Tang explodes on the taste buds and goes straight to the top of the head. It is so delicious that you almost feel like flying.
"What is this taste... Oh my god, I've never tasted anything like this! It's so special! Five cents, it's worth it! It's so worth it!"
Having said that, he couldn't wait to continue eating.
The crowd had long been tempted by the fragrance, and now seeing the old man's astonished look, they could no longer resist and came forward one after another:
“I want a bowl too!”
"Me too, add some spiciness."
"Give me some vinegar. I like sour taste."
Old Mrs. Ye's face was full of surprise. Such a scene was something she had never dared to imagine when she was young and selling things on the street.
Ye Huan'er put lotus leaves on the bowls, Old Lady Ye scooped the spicy soup, Ye Caiping added seasoning, and Ye Jin'er collected money, all busy and orderly.
Some customers initially thought it was a bit expensive, but after taking a sip, they felt it was worth it.
Although this bowl of spicy soup does not seem to have meat in it, it tastes better than meat!
Every bite is delicious, and the more you eat, the more delicious it is!
"Boss, another bowl, a big one this time!" Some people were still not satisfied.
"Me too. Me too."
Ye Caiping's business was very busy. In less than half an hour, she had sold one barrel and was now opening the second barrel.
The fat lady next door was stunned and felt resentful.
Because the customers who originally wanted to eat at her breakfast stall, after seeing the lively and novel business here, changed their steps and went to eat Hu La Tang.
By noon, the spicy soup was almost finished, with only about three or four bowls left. It was already cold, so Ye Caiping stopped selling it.
Ye Caiping scooped two bowls and brought them to the breakfast stand: "Brother and sister, you can try it too."
Auntie Fat was very angry: "I don't want to eat."
"What are you doing!" Aunt Fatty's husband glared at her and smiled apologetically at Ye Caiping: "I'm sorry, she didn't mean it. Thank you!"
As he said this, he took the spicy soup from Ye Caiping's hand and put it on the table. He then took two steamed buns and gave them to Ye Caiping as a return gift.
Ye Caiping accepted it and said, "Brother, I'll buy eight more meat buns."
"Okay."
Ye Caiping paid the money and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your business will get better and better in a few days."
Aunt Fat's husband just thought it was a polite remark, smiled and said nothing more.
Aunt Pang was thrashing around as she was packing up her stall. Less than half of today’s breakfast was sold.
Aunt Fatty's husband whispered to her: "Okay, everyone should do business based on their own abilities."
Aunt Fat refused and threw things around with a loud bang.
Ye Caiping and Old Lady Ye folded all the things neatly, separated the two steamed buns, and gave each of them two meat buns, which they ate with the remaining spicy soup.
"Jin'er, Huan'er, you stay here and watch while mother and I go shopping."
At this time, Ye Bajin was sending the villagers back to the village, and it would take at least half an hour for them to come back.
Ye Jin'er handed a large bag of copper coins to Ye Caiping: "Mother, take it."
Ye Caiping shook the big bag of copper coins, which was quite large.
Ye Caiping carried the backpack and left with Old Lady Ye.
Walking on the street, Old Lady Ye said, "What should we buy? Fungus or something like that?"
"We still have these at home. The pork and bones won't be fresh if we buy them now. Judging from the flow of customers today, business will be better tomorrow. Let's buy another big barrel and make more."
Old Mrs. Ye was a little worried. She had been selling until noon today, and by the end of the day, the spicy soup had gotten cold. If you add another bucket...
But she still believed in Ye Caiping's decision.
At this time, Ye Caizheng saw a roadside stall selling chickens was closing up, and there were still twenty or thirty chickens that had not been sold.
Ye Caiping's eyes lit up: "Mom, let's buy some chickens and take them back! It's time to raise our livestock."
The chicken seller was a bearded man who said with a smile, "Auntie, sister, buy some chicks!"
Old Mrs. Ye was full of hesitation because she had no money.
Ye Caiping saw her predicament and said, "I sold the livestock at home, so I will buy them back."
Old Mrs. Ye felt touched and relieved: "Okay. How much do you want to sell this chick for?"
"Five cents each."
Old Mrs. Ye nodded. This price is fine. "Let's buy ten and you can give me one more!"
The bearded man thought that the market was over for today, and he would have to feed the fish for another day if he took them home: "Auntie, how about this, you buy eighteen and I'll give you two?"
Old Lady Ye was delighted: "Okay, then we need eighteen, plus two, that's twenty."
Old Mrs. Ye squatted down happily, picking up the chicks.
Ye Caiping paid ninety cents, put the chicks in her backpack, and left.
Ye Caiping said, "After the New Year, we will catch two more piglets and raise them."
Old Mrs. Ye smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
After buying the wooden barrel, Ye Caiping bought some dried lotus leaves and white flour and then walked back.
When I returned to the stall, I saw Ye Bajin had already arrived and was carrying tables and chairs onto the ox cart.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ye Caiping said.
"Hehehe, it's not hard, it's not hard."
After all the things were loaded onto the cart, the ox cart headed towards the village.
Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er sat at the very end, swinging their feet along the way, looking at the receding scenery with joy.
"Bajin, did the village head go to the county town today?" Ye Caiping said.
"I went back to the village with the villagers at noon."
"You're going to make another trip this afternoon, right? Then in the evening, go to the butcher's shop and buy me 10 pounds of lean pork, a pig skull and three large ribs. I'll give you whatever you pay for it."
"OK."
There were no refrigerators in this era, and in order to allow people to buy fresh meat, butchers would slaughter pigs twice a day.
One time was around four in the morning, and we killed the fish and sold them in the morning. One time was around three in the afternoon, after killing the fish and selling them at the night market.
So the meat bought in the evening is also fresh.
......
A quarter of an hour later, we returned to the village.
Old Man Ye, Ye Daquan and others were all stunned when they saw the two empty barrels.
"All sold out?" Ye Daquan was the first to exclaim.
"Yes, yes." Old Mrs. Ye smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
"Oh my god, it turns out that stuff can actually be sold. It's actually true..."
Ye Daquan felt that the whole world was unreal.
Because in his opinion, selling things is difficult. Back then, his mother cooked the porridge so thick and fragrant that she ended up selling two bowls a day. Back then, he wrapped the wontons with thin skin and large fillings, but no one bought them even after they went bad.
Now, my little sister brought two big buckets of stuff, and they were all sold out!
The whole family breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.
In this way, Ye Caiping would not lose all the silver, and maybe she could even save some money for her dowry.
Mrs. Du and Mrs. Wei were delighted to see a group of chicks in the collapsed straw cage in Old Lady Ye's hand, and they quickly ran to clean the chicken coop.
Ye Peng, Jinhua and Yinhua ran out of the door, saying that they wanted to find food for the chicks and catch insects and grasshoppers.
Old Mrs. Ye looked at the lively family. Although everyone was busy with their own things, everyone had a smile and looked relaxed, and the corners of their lips were involuntarily pursed.
These days, I am becoming more and more hopeful.
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