Big gathering.
At five or six in the morning, there were already people at the big gathering.
The first people to arrive were those who set up stalls.
Ruan Yan and the others also want to sell things today, so they came at this time.
Although private transactions were not allowed in this era, large gatherings like this one held by several communes for the daily needs of members allowed transactions.
You can sell it with money and tickets, or you can barter it.
As long as two people can discuss it, then everything will be fine.
In order to bring the pot and stove, Ruan Yan and the others came towards the car.
There are no fixed stalls at the fair and no stall fees are charged.
Those who come early can choose the stall according to their own preferences.
Those who come late can only set up stalls wherever there is space.
After looking around, Ruan Yan finally chose a location.
Move the stove down and put the iron pot on it.
There is more than half a pot of water in the iron pot, and what is being cooked inside are strings of fish balls.
The bamboo skewers were made by Ruan's father, the fish balls were made by Ruan's mother, and Ruan Feng and Ruan Yan were responsible for skewering them.
After the skewers were ready, they were placed directly into the pot to continue heating, and then pushed to the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruan are both older. After staying up all night, they washed up and went to bed right after they finished.
Ruan Yan didn't leave Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian behind to disturb their rest, and went straight to the big gathering.
For kids like Zhaozhao and Niannian, the big gathering is simply the most interesting place.
Because they knew yesterday that it would come today, they both went to bed early last night. In the morning, when they were still busy, the two little ones woke up.
Now that they had arrived at the place, there was no trace of sleepiness on either of their faces.
Both of them opened their bright eyes and looked around.
Even though they had seen and even used many of the things on the stalls, the two men were still curious.
After Ruan Yan had prepared everything, she looked at the two little guys.
"Zhao Zhao, Nian Nian, can you do mom a favor?"
When Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian heard this, they turned to look at Ruan Yan at the same time, "Mom, what can I do for you?"
"When there are more people around later, can you help mom eat a few skewers of fish balls?"
Fish balls with tomato sauce are by far the best thing for two people.
They just feel that they can't eat enough and they never get tired of eating.
When they heard Ruan Yan's words, the two of them nodded their heads frantically, "Okay! Okay!"
"Then just sit down and I'll get it for you later."
At this time, Ruan Feng came to Ruan Yan and gave her a thumbs up, "Sister, you are really smart. Let Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian sit here to eat, so they won't run around. If there are too many people later, we don't have to worry."
Hearing Ruan Feng say this, Ruan Yan smiled and said, "I asked them to sit here and eat, not just to prevent them from running around."
"What else could it be?" Ruan Feng looked at Ruan Yan strangely, unable to understand for a moment.
Seeing the curiosity on his face, Ruan Yan had no intention of explaining.
There is a big difference between explaining some things with your mouth and seeing them with your own eyes and understanding them yourself.
Ruan Feng still didn't understand what Ruan Yan meant, but seeing that Ruan Yan didn't want to explain, he didn't ask any further questions.
As time passed, more and more people came to the fair, and there were more and more stalls.
Seeing that it was almost done, Ruan Yan lifted the lid of the iron pot.
Because it is constantly being heated, the pot is steaming hot.
The moment the lid of the pot was opened, the fragrance gushed out instantly and filled the entire gathering.
Everyone here could smell the fragrant aroma.
Everyone came here early in the morning, and many of them had not eaten yet.
When I don't smell the aroma of food, I don't feel anything.
But once they smelled this rich fragrance, they could no longer remain calm.
This smell...isn't it too fragrant?
The group of people suddenly felt hungry and their stomachs started growling.
Whether they were selling things or buying things, no one cared about what they were originally doing. They all looked left and right, trying to find the source of the fragrance.
At this time, Ruan Yan had already taken out six skewers of fish balls from the pot and was brushing tomato sauce on them.
The bamboo sticks are very long, and ten fish balls are stuck on each one.
The white fish balls are placed next to each other. After being coated with tomato sauce, the white and red colors look more delicious and tempting.
Ruan Yan shared the fish balls with Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian, "Eat them quickly! They taste best while they're hot!"
Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian had already been impatient for a long time. After hearing Ruan Yan's words, they first thanked Ruan Yan in unison, and then bit a fish ball in their mouths.
With yesterday's experience, the two knew how to bite the fish balls off the bamboo sticks. Ruan Yan just stood aside and watched them, not worrying at all that they would poke her with the bamboo sticks.
Two fair and tender children with delicate and beautiful looks were holding the fragrant and tempting fish balls in their hands, eating them one by one with gusto.
People of this generation have never watched food shows.
But when they saw it for the first time, everyone was deeply attracted by the food broadcast and walked towards this side unconsciously.
Looking at Zhao Zhao and Nian Nian who were eating happily, and then looking at Ruan Yan and Ruan Feng who both looked good, the people who gathered around did not understand what was going on for a moment.
"What is this? What are you doing?"
"Do you want to eat? Why are you eating here instead of at home?"
"And what is this thing? It smells so good, why haven't I seen it before? And what is that red sauce? It smells sour and sweet, and it makes me hungry."
Hearing these questions, Ruan Yan was about to answer, but someone else spoke.
"I seem to smell a little bit of fish. Could these white balls be made of fish?"
Before Ruan Yan could answer, someone started to refute her.
"How could this be made of fish? Fish meat is so loose, how could it be formed into a ball?"
"Why is it impossible? You can't do it yourself, so why don't you allow others to do it?"
"When did I not allow anyone to make it? I just said it didn't look like it was made from fish."
"You said they don't look alike, so they don't look alike? I said they feel alike! I think you're just sour grapes! I've seen a lot of people like you!"
"What have you seen? What have you seen? I just said one sentence and you have so many gatherings waiting for me. Are you their agent?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I am not!"
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