Chapter 54: Dad Eats Too
"Hey, sister, the candy you have is really good. Give me one or two taels." She wanted to say one or two taels, but the sweetness lingered on her tongue for a long time, making her unable to resist asking for another one or two taels.
With three children, my parents-in-law, and my husband at home, I devoured two taels of candy quickly. I don't know when they'll come back to sell candy, so I bought more today.
Unexpectedly, the candy she gave to the other party as a token of her gratitude would allow her to open her business. Sang Yu smiled widely and said, "Okay."
After agreeing, she was about to go and weigh it, but she found that they didn't have a scale. She smiled at the other party a little embarrassedly: "Auntie, do you know where I can borrow a scale?"
"Hey, where else can I get it? I have it. I'll lend it to you. If you give me some more sugar, it will be used as payment." Oil is sold by weight, so of course a scale is needed.
"Of course, I will definitely praise you highly." Sang Yu agreed without hesitation.
He asked for two taels, and finally Sang Yu asked Sang Xinghao to weigh out the full two taels and five cents, wrapped it in leaves and handed it to the other party.
"Auntie, here are the two taels of sugar you asked for, which cost twelve cents."
Upon hearing her offer, Li Xiu was surprised again. The candy was sold at such a low price, the same price as the shop across the street.
The price is the same, but the items are sold out every day.
She happily put the candy away, and after paying, she motioned Sang Yu to come closer and whispered, "Xiao Yu, you can't just put it out there without calling out the seller. This spot isn't very good, and I was late today because something happened, so I ended up in line here. Usually, not many people pass by."
As mentioned before, Yonghefang is divided into four areas: A, B, C, and D. A and B are on one road, C and D are on another road, and although Area B also has an entrance, it does not have as much traffic as Area A.
People who come to Area B come specifically to buy condiments such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar. Almost the entire street is filled with these items for sale.
Unless there is a store that is remembered for its high quality, good value for money, few customers will come to their current location to buy things.
Sang Yu smiled at the other party gratefully: "Thank you, Aunt Li." They had just exchanged names.
Just now she felt that there were not many people passing by on this street. It turned out that there was a mystery hidden in it. Good wine needs no bush, but it must have the aroma of wine. Sugar has no taste.
Returning to her stall, she began to think about how to attract more customers. She couldn't afford to pay the ten-cent commercial tax in vain.
Sang Yu pinched her chin and frowned in thought. Suddenly, a small hand reached out to smooth her frown. She looked up and saw who else could it be but Sang Xinghao.
He said, "Sister, don't frown. It doesn't look good."
Sang Yu, who was amused by him, pretended to be angry: "How dare you say that I am not pretty? I am pretty all the time."
Although her current appearance can't be considered good-looking at all, and can be considered cute at best, what girl doesn't love beauty?
"Sister, I'm not ugly. It's not... I mean..." Sang Xinghao thought she was really angry and hurriedly defended herself.
Afraid that she would really make him cry, Sang Yu half hugged him and comforted him softly: "Okay, sister is not angry. I was just thinking about a problem, how to attract more people to buy candy. Can you help me think about it?"
"Well, okay!" Sang Xinghao nodded seriously like a determined little soldier. He would definitely help his sister come up with a good idea.
It wasn't just the two of them. Sang Yongjing also gradually realized something was wrong. There were too few people walking on the street ahead. If the current situation continued, they wouldn't be able to sell all the candy they brought.
The three of them were all thinking hard. Sang Yu saw Sang Xinghao with a frown on his face like a little old man, so he burst out laughing and stuffed a piece of broken candy into his mouth.
"Why do you have to look so sad at such a young age? Eat something sweet."
Looking at his little face showing a happy smile because of the sweetness, at this moment, she suddenly had a good idea.
After picking up two pieces of candy, breaking them into small pieces and wrapping them with leaves, Sang Yu said something to Sang Yongjing and took Sang Xinghao's hand to walk towards Area A.
Since the guests will not come on their own initiative, she will go and attract them.
Adults can refuse free tasting, but children can never refuse. When the children start asking for candy, should parents buy it or not?
What's more, Sang Yu has full confidence in the candy he makes, and he is sure that the other party will want to buy it as long as they taste it.
The further you walk from Area B towards Area A, the more people you will see. When you reach the intersection of the four areas, it will be so crowded that you will get stepped on if you are not careful.
Sang Yu subconsciously tightened the little hand she was holding and warned, "Little brother, you must follow me later, okay?"
If you accidentally get lost here, it will be difficult to find you.
Sang Xinghao followed closely beside her legs and nodded when he heard her words: "Okay."
It is very easy to find people with children because there are many people here, and many people are afraid that their children will get lost, so they just carry their children on their shoulders.
The children sitting on the high ground waved their hands excitedly, directing their father to go where they wanted to go.
The first person Sang Yu found was a girl. She must have been very favored at home. Her father carried her on his shoulders and held a boy of about the same age in his hand.
"Uncle, please stay for a moment. I'm selling candy. I'm having a free sample right now. Would you like to give one to my little sister?"
She was young and had an even younger child, so the other party had no guard against her at all. When he heard that it was free, he agreed.
Sang Yu held up the leaf and asked the little girl to take it herself: "Little sister, take it yourself."
Seeing that it was candy, the little girl grinned immediately, stretched out her chubby lotus root-like hands, picked up a piece, broke off half and put it in her mouth, and put the other half into the man's mouth.
"Dad, eat too."
The thoughtful behavior made the man's eyes warm. She was indeed his beloved daughter, who never forgot to give her father a portion of delicious food.
The little girl sucked the candy in her mouth and squinted her eyes happily: "Delicious!"
The little boy, who was being held by the man's hand, suddenly became anxious and pounded his belly with his hands: "Daddy, Daddy, I want to eat too!"
Why did he only ask his sister if she wanted to eat it? He hadn’t eaten it yet.
The man's face instantly darkened, and he wished he could throw the man as far away as possible, such a disgrace.
"Girl, where is your stall? I'll take my kids there to buy some."
Even if it was a free taste, the man felt embarrassed to ask Sang Yu to give him another piece for free. The candy at home was almost gone, so he went to buy some.
"Ah, it's at stall No. 126 in Area B." After a successful start, Sang Yu and Sang Xinghao looked at each other and it seemed that it was not as difficult as they had imagined.
Sang Yongjing, who was still sitting at the stall with a worried look on his face, saw that not long after Sang Yu left, someone started looking around for the numbers on the wall and finally stopped in front of his stall.
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