[This mother truly has no idea what kind of scoundrels lie beneath the honest exteriors of her two younger brothers!]
Juanjuan nodded silently, not daring to say that she had heard her two brothers' thoughts.
But her mother was crying.
"Mother, maybe my brothers went... to collect silver! We've changed our names, the gods will protect us!"
This is the most brilliant thing Juanjuan could come up with after racking her brains.
"Yes, yes, don't cry, don't cry. Let's go find the children. You don't remember the past? Those two kids were pretty rascals too!"
Bai Tian raised his hand to wipe away Jiang Dai's tears and quickly began looking for the child.
He also tightened his grip on the rope.
Bai Yunqi, being dragged around: ...
When will this ever end?!
...
Shiwei Restaurant.
The shopkeeper looked at the short, ragged little boy in front of him and kindly asked, "Little boy, have you lost your parents? Or do you want to buy some food?"
Bai Yun'an looked at the polite shopkeeper in front of him.
I just think it looks much better than that Zhenxiulou restaurant from before.
I just went to Zhenxiulou Restaurant, but I was kicked out as soon as I entered.
"My family has a secret seasoning. When you sprinkle it on the meat and then roast it, the aroma is irresistible, and one bite is enough to make you want more."
As Bai Yun'an spoke, he took out a small paper packet containing a little bit of barbecue seasoning and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper looked at the small paper packet in his palm, along with the pitiful little bit of powder, and then at the little boy in front of him.
They didn't underestimate the child, because most children don't have such abilities to dare to cause trouble at Shiwei Restaurant.
"Okay, let me see."
The shopkeeper first lowered his head and sniffed the powder, then felt an indescribable but intoxicating sensation in his nasal cavity.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up. He stretched out his finger, picked up a little powder, and put it in his mouth.
Then, he instantly realized that the child was not exaggerating.
This powder not only has a salty taste, but also a slightly sweet aftertaste, making it extremely delicious. There are some small particles inside, and biting into them reveals an even more unique flavor.
Seeing the shopkeeper's amazed expression, Bai Yun'an knew it was time for him to speak.
"You can't really appreciate its beauty by tasting it like this. If you have meat, you should sprinkle it on when it's almost done grilling. That's when it'll taste really good!"
"Alright, young friend, please follow me!"
Following the shopkeeper to the kitchen, Bai Yun'an instructed the cooks to sprinkle barbecue powder on the food.
The shopkeeper quickly took a bite and thought it was the best roast meat he had ever eaten.
It tastes much better than just salt, even better than the pepper-roasted meat he had in Beijing!
"I wonder how much of this powder you have, young friend?"
"Not much, only two ounces."
As Bai Yun'an spoke, he took out another paper package and opened it in front of the shopkeeper.
"This seasoning is a family secret recipe. It requires gathering rare plants from the mountains in all four seasons and mixing them together. It takes a lot of time."
Actually, it's just a 100-gram bag of barbecue seasoning in the space. He can only take out one bag now, and he can't take out any more.
"Indeed, such a delicious and magical seasoning should be like that."
The shopkeeper looked at the child in front of him and asked, "Could you sell us both of these two ounces?"
Bai Yun'an nodded: "Alright! How much are you offering, shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper tentatively asked, "I'm offering a sincere price, and I won't take advantage of your young age. Four hundred coins, is that acceptable?"
Bai Yun'an had no concept of money; who needed money in the apocalypse?
But he also knew that the price could be raised.
Bai Yun'an remained silent, simply put the paper package away, and turned to leave.
The shopkeeper announced, "Four hundred and fifty coins!"
Bai Yun'an stopped and turned to look at the shopkeeper: "My mother said that if I can't sell it for even a tael of silver, I shouldn't go back."
"Shopkeeper, do you think I can go home?"
Shopkeeper: ...
This is a refreshingly unconventional way of raising prices.
"Alright, alright, one tael it is. But... if there's more in the future, could you sell it to us again? What about Zhenxiulou...?"
Bai Yun'an chuckled: "Okay!"
There was no mention of him going to Zhenxiulou and being kicked out.
"You're a straightforward young friend!"
Bai Yun'an took the silver tael and turned to leave.
He needed to get back quickly, as he didn't know when his second brother would finish the acupuncture treatment.
Hopefully, with his second brother keeping him occupied, Mother won't notice him leaving.
As for where that one or two taels of silver came from...
Bai Yun'an has already come up with a plan.
Just say you found it!
Anyway, it was just renamed not long ago, so we'll say it's good luck coming.
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