Chapter 127 Wild Vegetable Dumplings
Shen Yi didn't know that he had been targeted by Xiong Kai, or even if he knew, he didn't care.
After delivering the goods, he immediately paddled the boat back. Unexpectedly, he met a few people who were preparing to take a boat. Seeing their embarrassed looks, Shen Yi didn't say much. He just let them get on the boat and rowed away.
Several people breathed a sigh of relief and made small talk, saying, "Master Shen's boat is still comfortable, unlike the one just now, who was so arrogant as soon as he took the job, didn't know the rules at all, and almost got our serious business."
Shen Yi smiled sympathetically, "You all said he was new here, so how could he know my habits? Every person crossing the river has his own temper, so it's better not to offend him."
The man immediately understood what Shen Yi meant and couldn't help but praise him: "Master Shen is still broad-minded. If I were to say that this person is so unethical to compete with you for business, you can't give in! Otherwise, the other party will think you are easy to bully!"
Chen Yi laughed dumbly, "That's not the case. I was alone before, and I didn't have much to do except taking everyone across the river. Now I have a family to support, and I have more things to do. I can't be as punctual as before. If someone is willing to do this job, I'd be very happy. Besides, if there are more people crossing the river, if someone falls into the water, they can be found in time. Don't you think so?"
Everyone gave Shen Yi a thumbs up, “So Master Shen is righteous!”
Another one muttered, "That's why I said the new ferryman is not a good person! He was lingering for most of the morning and refused to leave. If he hadn't seen Master Shen coming and was afraid that his business would be taken away, he would have kept us lingering for the whole morning. Moreover, he looked particularly grumpy the whole way and kept staring at Master Shen. It's easy to tell that he's not a good person. Oh! If I could, I really don't want to take that guy's boat!"
Shen Yi did not respond to this, but changed the topic to something else without leaving a trace.
After returning home, he immediately told Su Tai about the cooperation proposed by Ma Xingteng.
Su Tai agreed after only a moment's consideration. "We are the only one making Guokui on the market right now. We are the first. In the future, there is no guarantee that someone will not come up with a plan to steal our business. They may not be able to make it taste as good as ours, but as long as they sell it cheaply, it will still affect our business. In this case, we might as well cultivate everyone's taste early on.
So if the people who make Guokui later can't make it as delicious as ours, there's no chance, don't you think that makes sense?"
Shen Yi nodded, "Okay! Then I'll listen to you. I'll go to Moshi Town to find Ma Xingteng later. Do we need to find more people to work?"
Su Tai refused, "I can still handle it for now. If it doesn't work, I have special tools to help. As long as the filling is prepared, the rest of the work will not be a problem."
The seasoning spices they use now, such as fennel, cumin, etc., are all cleaned in advance and ground into powder using a fully automatic medium grinder at the transfer station before being taken out for use. The peanuts are ground using the stone mill in the yard, and the particles are of moderate size.
The pork has to wait for the butcher to deliver it to the door before it can be processed. This step is often the most time-consuming. However, because Shen Dagou and his sister are coming to help, Su Tai does not dare to use cheating methods. Now that the order is large, she can secretly take part of the pork to the Time and Space Gate Transfer Station and use a fully automatic medium meat grinder to process it, and give the other part to the brother and sister. This will be less likely to arouse their suspicion.
Shen Yi agreed to her request, took a rest for a while, and immediately went to Moshi Town to discuss the details with Ma Xingteng.
The bear also returned to Ximen Village from Dahe Town.
Mo Chunxiang was eagerly waiting for the money he earned today, but she didn't expect that there was no money, but only a bag of biscuits. She immediately glared at him in dissatisfaction, "What a waste! Why did you buy these?"
Xiong Kai ignored her.
Mo Chunxiang was so angry that she went to complain to her mother-in-law, "Mom, look at your son's attitude! He said he would save money to have a good winter, but he spent all his money on this tattered thing!"
Niu even knew that her son was not the kind of person who could not tell the difference. He subconsciously tore off a piece and chewed it carefully, his expression full of surprise, "What kind of cake is this? It smells so good!"
Mo Chunxiang was so angry that she tore off a piece and started eating it. She thought that Niu was fooling her, but she didn't expect it to be so delicious. Her anger subsided a little, but she still grumbled in dissatisfaction, "You can't spend all the money! Forget it! I'll take some back to my parents to taste, and say it's my husband's filial piety, so that my mother won't come over from time to time to make a scene and make people upset."
After Mo Chunxiang left with the potcake and the child, Niu came into the house and asked, "Why did you buy this suddenly?"
Facing Niu, Xiong Kai immediately took off his disguise and clenched his fists angrily, "Mom, it was Shen Yi and his wife who made this kind of cakes and sold them. I saw him pulling four large baskets of cakes to Dahe Town today and he came back very quickly. These cakes are not cheap. If he could sell so many every day, who would be willing to work hard on the ferry!
I put a lot of effort into building a boat to compete with him for business, but in the end it was just a joke! He didn't have these abilities before, he only started to change after marrying Su Tai!"
Niu stared at Xiong Kai with a stern face, "Do you want to say that you regret breaking off the marriage with the Su family, or regret marrying Chunxiang? Son! There is no regret medicine in this world. Since you have made your choice, even if this path is wrong, you can't turn back!"
Xiong Kai pounded the table with his fist unwillingly.
Niu sighed and shook her head. "The reason why we cancelled the Su family's marriage proposal was because Su Tai was a fool. Who knew that stupidity could be cured? It's too late to say anything now. Let's just let it go!"
It would be a lie to say that she didn't regret it, but after Mo Chunxiang got married, the Mo family helped them a lot. In addition, Mo Chunxiang gave her a grandson, so she had even more feelings for Mo Chunxiang as her daughter-in-law. Naturally, she didn't want the couple to ruin their relationship.
Xiong Kai shouted angrily, "I don't want it! Chen Yi is just an orphan with no luck, why should he be on top of me? How can I be inferior to him? If he can do business, I can do it too! I want to see who is more capable!"
Seeing her son going crazy, Niu cried silently in pain and sorrow, "What a sin! What a sin! Why can't you figure it out! Wuuwuwu"
Xiong Kai really couldn't figure it out, so the next day he asked Mo Chunxiang to make a lot of wild vegetable dumplings and bring them to the boat. Each wild vegetable dumpling cost one penny, and he didn't believe that he couldn't sell them.
He arrived at the Daxun River with full confidence. When he saw the people on the boat boarding, he immediately started shouting, "Selling wild vegetable dumplings! Fragrant and delicious wild vegetable dumplings, one penny each, would you like to try some?"
Several people on the boat looked at each other, and there was always someone who took the lead to ask questions in order to save face. If they asked so many questions, they would feel embarrassed not to buy, so they just asked for one symbolically.
Under everyone's curious gaze, he tasted it carefully. When he got to the middle of the dish, he found a small piece of meat. He immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Is this meat?"
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