The next day, after the family had breakfast, Zhou Bin went to the village store to buy some hemp paper. Then he harnessed the ox cart and several people got on the cart and headed towards the township.
Along the way, the breeze was blowing and the trees were shady. The family came to the streets of Xingwang Township with laughter.
Zhou Jianming drove the ox cart under a big poplar tree, tied up the old ox, and then he and Zhou Bin each carried a bag of popcorn and walked towards the street.
Li Nan and Xiaohua followed behind them, looking delighted.
Xingwang Township's street is a north-south street, with the north side high and the south side low, so there are not many people on weekdays. But once the market day comes, both sides of the street become lively.
All the small vendors would gather here from all directions, carrying their goods and delicious food.
There is no fixed location for the stalls here. Whoever occupies a piece of land can set up the stall and start selling goods there.
As soon as the group arrived at the street entrance, they saw that the street had become bustling.
Some people set up stalls to sell tobacco leaves, some sold vegetable seedlings, and some set up stalls to sell jelly.
Li Nan spotted the Zenggao stall nearby and immediately pulled Xiaohua over.
The zonggao seller was a thin old man. When he saw Li Nan and Xiao Hua coming, he immediately greeted them with a smile: "Kids, how many bowls do you want?"
Li Nan was drooling as he looked at the tempting red zongzi in his big iron basin.
She immediately shouted, "Brother Bin, can I have two bowls of zong gao for you guys too?"
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "Okay, two bowls, and more dates."
The old man smiled and said, "Okay!" Then he deftly scooped out four bowls of fragrant zongzi from the big iron basin. They were all topped with tempting red dates, which looked delicious.
Zhou Bin and his father put the bag aside, and the four of them sat around a small table and started eating zonggao.
Xiaohua picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, and immediately shouted: "Mom, this zongzi is so sweet and fragrant!"
Li Nan also took a piece, and immediately a soft, sweet feeling spread throughout her mouth, making her a little intoxicated.
Zhou Bin also took a bite and couldn't help but give a thumbs up. The zongzi cake tasted really good.
The so-called Zenggao is a sweet rice cake made by steaming glutinous rice, jujubes and candied dates. It tastes soft, sweet and chewy. It is a very famous local snack.
After the few people finished eating the zongzi, Zhou Bin gave the old man eighty cents and prepared to leave.
At this time, a little boy came running over, with a chubby face and a tiger-like face, and shouted from a distance: "Grandpa, what smells so good?"
The old man laughed and said, "Gou Wa, what are you running around for? Do you want some zong gao? I'll make you a bowl."
Gou Wa shook his head: "No, I don't eat zong gao! What on earth smells so good?"
The old man scolded, "You kid, you are still greedy! You don't even want to eat the zongzi! What else is there here besides zongzi?"
Gou Wa had already run straight to Zhou Bin's bag, lying in front of it and sniffing it like a puppy: "Wow, what is this? Why does it smell so good?"
The old man hurriedly stopped him and said, "Gou Wa, come here quickly and stop being naughty!"
Zhou Bin couldn't help laughing. The child had a round face, a round head, and was chubby. He looked just like a puppy.
The old man smiled and explained: "This is my grandson Gou Wa, he is usually naughty."
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "I have some delicious food here, do you want to eat it?"
Gou Wa's eyes lit up immediately: "What's delicious? Let me see."
Zhou Bin untied the bag and took out a handful of popcorn. When Gou Wa saw it, he immediately shouted, "Popcorn!"
As he said this, he took the popcorn, took a big bite, and started eating it with a crunching sound.
He ate and shouted: "Delicious, so delicious!"
Xiaohua couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh: "Why does this kid seem to have never eaten popcorn before."
Li Nan quickly signaled her not to speak, so Xiaohua had to cover her mouth and laugh secretly.
The old man felt a little embarrassed when he saw his grandson like this, and scolded him, "Gou Wa, eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
There was no way Gou Wa could stop. He finished a handful of popcorn in just a few bites, and then he looked at Zhou Bin eagerly.
Zhou Bin was a little helpless. He had to sell this popcorn for money. If the kid ate it like this, wouldn't he be losing a lot of money?
While I was thinking about it, Xiaohua said, "If you want to eat it, ask your grandfather to buy it for you. My dad wants to sell this popcorn for money."
The old man quickly said, "Little brother, how much are you selling your popcorn for? I want to buy some for my grandson."
Zhou Bin was just waiting for this sentence, and immediately said, "A small bag is 50 cents, and a large bag is 70 cents."
When the old man heard this, he immediately said, "Oh, why is your popcorn so expensive?"
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "Uncle, my popcorn is different from the usual ones. It's crispy and sweet. It's definitely delicious. If you don't believe me, try it."
The old man couldn't help but take the popcorn and taste it, a smile appeared on his face: "Well, this popcorn is really delicious, there is no hard residue."
He took out fifty cents and said, "Then give me a small pack."
Zhou Jianming immediately took out a small piece of paper. Zhou Bin scooped three bowls of food into a porcelain bowl and put them on the paper. Zhou Jianming neatly wrapped it into a square and handed it to the old man.
The dog boy was so happy that he kept shouting, "Grandpa, give it to me quickly, I want more food!"
The old man smiled embarrassedly and said, "My grandson is very greedy."
Zhou Bin smiled and said, "Uncle, all kids are like this."
While they were talking, the lady selling jelly came over and asked, "Young man, how much are your popcorns? I want to buy some for my grandson to try."
The old man immediately said, "Aunt, this popcorn tastes really good. Your grandson will definitely like it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
