Erzhu returned to the Chen family with a beaming smile.
The Chen family members looked up.
Chen Xian asked in confusion, "Did Grandpa give this to our family?"
"Um."
Lost in thought, he recalled that he had once had a fight with his uncle.
It hurt my uncle's feelings.
Looking back now, I realize how terrible I was.
Aside from close family members, probably no one in this world would care about a stranger.
Not long after, Dazhu returned, all smiles.
“Father, the village head insists that I bring these things back, I have no choice.”
The Chen family was taken aback.
Cuihua laughed and said, "That's great! I reckon our family won't lack cucumbers and peanuts for the next ten days or so."
That was somewhat unexpected.
The old village head is indeed a good person; he knows how to handle people.
Reciprocity is key.
I initially bought his cheap pens and ink, and when I made some money, I sent him some braised pork as a token of my gratitude.
The recipient felt the gift was valuable and reciprocated.
Human relationships deepen gradually through these interactions.
That evening, the Chen family began to busy themselves with washing their faces.
I was busy until late at night.
The night sky is dotted with stars.
The Chen family had been working hard all night and were exhausted.
I fall asleep the moment my head hits the bed.
The next morning, the rooster began to crow.
The kitchen was shrouded in mist.
Li Niang has already started steaming the noodles, while Cui Hua is tending the pot.
I got up and glanced at the sky.
The stars twinkled outside.
The time was approximately 3:00 AM (寅时).
The children were still fast asleep.
Dazhu, on the other hand, was quite alert.
"father?"
"Um.
Cuihua greeted her with a smile.
"Dad, the dough is ready. Do you think these are okay?"
The shredded cucumbers are already laid out on the cutting board.
The green bell peppers and vinegar have been chopped and mixed together.
The deity pressed his face with his hand and said calmly, "Let's take turns getting up in the family from now on. It's too bad for one person's health to always have to get up early to do chores."
Li Niang laughed and said, "The main problem is that we're in the village, and we also have to go to the town and drive an oxcart. It's the first day of setting up a stall, so we're not very familiar with the place. We'll get used to it after we get to know it."
Chen Xian nodded.
I must buy a horse-drawn carriage when I have the means.
After all, we live in the countryside.
Heat the wok and add cold oil.
Before long, the golden peanuts were fried until they burst open.
After it cools down.
Chen Xian put the peanuts back into the oil.
This will make it crispier.
This was my first time setting up a stall near the city wall.
Just to be on the safe side.
Chen Jiaren only made ten jin of dough this time.
I brought ten bowls, ten pairs of chopsticks, a small rickety table, a cutting board, and a kitchen knife from home.
The whole family ate wild vegetable porridge for breakfast.
We set off immediately after finishing our meal.
Then, Chen Xian, Erzhu, Liniang, and Shuangshuang went to the village entrance together.
It was already early morning, and the reddish sun slowly rose from behind the mountains, large and round.
Old Man Li was already waiting at the village entrance.
The only communal oxcart in the entire village.
There's only one bus in the morning.
Dog Egg's mother was preparing to go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables.
Seeing the Chen family all come out.
I saw them take it again. A cutting board. A table.
He asked疑惑地, "Dad Dazhu, what are you going to town for? Why are you carrying so much stuff?"
Chen Xian replied, "I do some small business."
I ignored them completely.
Dog Egg's mother was already sitting on the oxcart, waiting.
This sounded strange.
The Chen family knows how to cook? I heard them talking about making some kind of skin or something the other day.
I don't know if business is good or not.
I became interested.
With a grin, she asked, "Erzhuzi, how's your business? I see your aunt is having a hard time. Could you teach me how to do it?"
Erzhu smiled and said, "It's an ancestral secret recipe. If other people in town asked me, I would have to pay at least several dozen taels of silver for them to tell me. But it's different with the villagers. We're all neighbors. Just give me ten taels of silver and I'll tell you how to make it."
This is my family's business secret.
What are you thinking about?
After saying all that, Dog Egg's mother lost all interest in life.
He muttered under his breath, "I wonder how many cents they can make at the market in a day. It's all so real. Four of us went, and the carriage alone cost eight coins. Can they even make ten coins at the market?"
Unfortunately, Su Shuangshuang overheard these words.
Excellent hearing.
“Earning a penny is better than sitting at home doing nothing, right, Auntie?”
Dog Egg's mother was immediately embarrassed.
The oxcart swayed and rattled as it made its way to town.
Old Man Li would occasionally glance at the roadside and shake his head slightly, as if he were looking for something.
But to his disappointment, the road was spotless.
We arrived at the city gate.
Many people have already set up stalls.
It was lively and bustling.
There were vendors selling wild vegetables, mushrooms, homemade cured meat, wild fruits, and several hunters carrying bloodstained pelts of foxes, roe deer, and the like.
Fortunately, we arrived relatively early.
I found a place that wasn't too remote.
The Chen family began setting up their stall in an orderly manner.
Erzhu began to hawk his wares in his unique boyish voice: "Chen's Liangpi, Liangpi, delicious and inexpensive Liangpi, three yuan a bowl, five coins for two big bowls."
Not long after.
Two burly men and two women approached from a distance.
The leader shouted from a distance, "Hey buddy, is this your first day setting up a stall? I've been here for three days. Don't you know about first come, first served? There are plenty of spots over there. Could you move over there?"
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