Chapter 12: Taro Dumplings
Unfortunately, Chu Dan got scared when the time came. He rubbed the corner of his clothes nervously and said in a weak voice: "Sell, sell pumpkin pie..."
Chu Hong scratched her ears and said, "Maybe I'm deaf. I didn't hear what you said clearly."
Sometimes the ideas are great, but when you actually do them you realize how difficult it is.
Especially now, private transactions are prohibited, and most people have the idea that selling things is inferior to others.
It can be said that it is still deeply rooted. Even if trading is encouraged in the future, most people still cannot let go of their face and cannot get over the hurdle in their hearts.
In the future, even if you envy others for making money by doing business, you will still feel that doing business is risky. If you lose money, you will suffer a huge loss. It is better to farm honestly, which will not only prevent you from losing money but also allow you to make money.
In fact, not to mention Chu Dan, even Chu Hong herself was a little unable to speak.
She understood the reason, but she still felt guilty and short of breath.
Seeing a middle-aged woman wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket beside her buying ten apples, she mustered up her courage, took a deep breath, and started to solicit: "Big sister, do you want to buy some pumpkin cakes? They are made of glutinous rice, sugar, and pumpkin, and they are fried in oil. They are still hot. They are only ten cents each. If they are not delicious, I will give you money."
One apple can buy two meat buns, but it’s not even as big as a meat bun. Yet this lady is willing to buy ten.
Either they are bought as gifts or they are eaten at home.
But even if it is a working-class family, buying two apples for the whole family to share is considered a generous gift.
But this auntie had a rosy and radiant complexion, and she didn't bargain when buying so many apples. She was wearing a cotton jacket, cotton pants, and cotton shoes, and even her scarf was 70% to 80% new.
After all, Chu Hong had studied psychology, so naturally she was unwilling to let this fat sheep go.
Aunt He is already in her forties, but she is still very happy when young girls call her "big sister".
Her husband is a level nine engineer at a steel plant, earning over a hundred yuan a month. She herself is also the director of the trade union, earning over eighty yuan a month.
My children have all started working, and although their salaries are lower at the beginning, I don’t need their help anymore.
That's why Aunt He was willing to eat it.
Now that she called me "big sister", I felt good and came over to take a look.
Untie the white cotton gauze and you will see the emerald green rice dumplings leaves, and then uncover the golden pumpkin cakes.
She picked one up: "If it tastes good, I'll buy a few more. If it doesn't taste good, I'll just buy this one."
Only after Chu Hong nodded did she take a bite.
It is soft, delicious, delicate and smooth.
She finished one without realizing it, and felt sorry that the pumpkin pie was a little small. She thought she could still get two.
Her eyes lit up: "This pumpkin pie is good. It has a long, sweet and refreshing flavor."
Chu Hong was still a little nervous. She could feel her face flushing even without looking in the mirror. She could only pretend to be calm: "I picked the best new variety of pumpkin and used good glutinous rice flour. It will definitely taste good."
This was the first time in her life that she was doing business, and it would be a lie to say she wasn’t nervous.
Fortunately, it was winter, but she was afraid of meeting acquaintances in the black market, so she wrapped a scarf around her neck, leaving only her eyes exposed, so that outsiders would not know that she was feeling uncomfortable.
Chu Dan, who was standing nearby, heard his sister talking nonsense in a serious tone.
What new variety of pumpkin? Are those pumpkin seeds that were just scattered around?
She didn’t know whether it was the best glutinous rice flour, but she knew that glutinous rice flour was hard to buy, so her sister added ordinary flour.
She realized: To do business, one must be eloquent and have a silver tongue?
Aunt He thought it tasted really good, so she happily bought some: "Give me five more, no, ten."
My mother-in-law likes to eat this kind of glutinous dessert, so you can send a few to her.
Neither the mother-in-law nor the daughter-in-law is very good at cooking, so they usually eat in the cafeteria.
Of course, the canteens in large factories now have good chefs and are quite affordable.
As a result, the cooking skills of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are average, let alone making snacks. The best they are at is cooking rice porridge and stewing meat.
To cook rice porridge, half a bowl of rice and five bowls of water are enough.
Ask the chef to help you prepare the seasoning for stewing meat: two pounds of meat, two spoons of rice wine, one spoon of salt, two spoons of soy sauce, and a prepared seasoning packet.
Therefore, whenever Aunt He comes across something delicious, she would buy it.
Especially now, most people are still struggling to fill their stomachs, and there are really not many cakes and pastries. They have already eaten too much peach cakes, biscuits, and glutinous rice sticks sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives, and they don’t have much appetite anymore.
So after she handed Chu Hong a dollar, she whispered, "Will you come here often in the future?"
Chu Hong felt that scarcity makes things valuable, and shook her head with regret: "Glutinous rice flour and sugar are too expensive, and this pumpkin cake needs to be steamed and fried, which is a bit troublesome. We can't be sure when we can come in the future."
She felt that this aunt was someone who was willing to spend money. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. If there were more buyers like her, life would be easier in the future.
The main reason is that they got up too early today and were really tired. If they had a regular buyer, they wouldn’t have to get up so early.
Especially now, Party Secretary Song often has to come to the town for meetings. As long as the buyer is fixed, he can come with him. When the time comes, he can just pay the money and receive the goods.
Aunt He was indeed worried that she would not be able to eat pumpkin pie in the future. She was also worried that if they knew her true identity, she would get into trouble. She was hesitant for a moment.
Chu Hong saw the hesitation in her eyes, and she continued, "We can also make taro dumplings, crystal dumplings, and ergot. I guarantee they will all taste better than this pumpkin pie."
She just wanted to find a few customers who were willing to spend money so that she could save trouble.
Although it is a bit troublesome to do these things, if you do more, you can also take the opportunity to satisfy your hunger.
Aunt He was moved when she heard this.
I had taro dumplings on a business trip last year and they were absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen them here.
"I'm Director He from the Steel Plant Labor Union. If you have anything delicious in the future, you can bring some to me. Just tell the guard that you are my cousins from my mother's family in the countryside."
A table is three thousand miles away and no one can find it.
Chu Dan was wondering: What are taro dumplings? Is second sister bragging?
Seeing that she agreed so readily, Chu Hong pretended to be embarrassed: "My grandmother used to be a cook in a wealthy family. She learned how to make expensive pastries. Unfortunately, the ingredients were too expensive, and no one was willing to buy them. That's why I didn't make them."
"The taro dumplings and crystal dumplings are crystal clear, delicious and chewy. They cost one yuan per pound, and the minimum order is five pounds. But are you sure you want them, Sister He?"
Chu Dan took a breath of cold air: Do the two sisters have the same grandmother? How come she didn’t know that grandma used to be a cook?
Even now, dumplings in state-owned restaurants only cost 0.22 yuan plus one or two grain coupons per bowl.
My sister asked for one dollar per pound as soon as she opened her mouth. Is she treating me as a sucker?
But I didn't expect Aunt He to agree immediately: "As long as it tastes as you say, I'll buy five pounds of each."
There are four people in their family, plus the parents-in-law, so even if it's ten kilograms, they can only eat two meals.
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