Chapter 162 Competition
Big Head sat on a chair excitedly, dancing with his hands as he said, "At first, no one bought any. They thought our yam beans were smaller than other people's hawthorns, and we didn't sell a single bunch until noon. Then my eldest sister and I felt hungry, so we shared a bunch. A little kid nearby looked at us eagerly, and I felt sorry for him, so I gave him one. Then his parents came up to buy a bunch from us."
Daya was also very excited. This time doing business was different from before. In the past, they just followed behind their aunt and fifth and sixth uncles to help them. Shouting, talking to people and collecting money had little to do with them.
But this time the brother and sister bought them themselves on the street, and all the candied haws they brought were sold out!
"They told other children that our candied haws were delicious, so several adults bought some for their children. I remember my aunt said that yam beans can be used as medicine, so I told them that yam beans can strengthen the spleen and nourish qi. Then many people bought some, and some elderly people came to buy them too."
Manbao immediately said, "Hawthorn can also be used as medicine. It can help digestion, strengthen the stomach, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis."
Everyone: "...Manbao, we are competing with the people selling candied hawthorns."
"Yeah, yeah," Datou said angrily, "That old man is so annoying. When my elder sister saw him when she went there, she deliberately avoided the street he was on and went to another one because she didn't want to compete with him for business. But he came over the next day. He came over if he wanted to, but because we were young, he chased us off the street and said we were not allowed to sell candied haws on the street anymore."
Datou clenched his fist and said, "The patrolling yamen runners didn't tell me I couldn't do it. Why wouldn't he let me do it?"
Old Zhou frowned and asked, "How was it resolved in the end?"
"Luckily, Uncle Wu and his friends weren't far from that street, so someone knew them and ran to call them. They came over before we were kicked out. When he saw there were so many of us, and Uncle Wu and Auntie were adults, he immediately stopped pushing us." Daya snorted, "People like them are like that idiom Auntie mentioned. What's it called?"
"Bully the weak and fear the strong!"
Daya was very happy and said with a smile: "He just bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
Manbao clenched his fists and waved them in front of his eyes, saying, "I know, it's just like Bai Erlang, just give him a beating."
Old Zhou nodded subconsciously, and then his wife glared at him. He immediately stopped nodding and lectured Manbao, "How can a girl think about fighting and killing all day long?"
"Then it's okay if she's not a girl, right?" Manbao immediately took a fancy to Datou and encouraged him, "Datou, next time he bullies you and Daya, just let Daya stand behind him and you go for it!"
Everyone: “…”
Qian tapped her forehead and asked, "Have you finished your homework?"
"It's already done."
"Then go read a book, and teach Datou how to write the account book properly. Look at his handwriting, it looks like chicken claws."
Manbao took a look and said with disdain, "It must be because there is too little written."
Qian chased the children out and said, "Big brother, everyone at the head of the family, you and Datou and the others should go for a walk tomorrow. We're building a house, so you won't be able to leave. But if we can sell the candied haws, it will be an additional source of income for the family. Datou and Daya are both grown up, and Laoliu is only four years older than Datou. Can't they also go to the county town to do business?"
Zhou Dalang already felt a little sorry for the children and didn't want them to go to the county town again.
He hesitated after hearing this.
Zhou Dalang was a kind father, but Xiao Qianshi was a strict mother. She said, "Okay, Dalang and I will go with you tomorrow."
Zhou Dalang lowered his head and whispered, "That guy has been selling candied haws in the county town for so many years, he might know a lot of people. What if he sees that Datou and Daya are unsuccessful and bullies them again?"
Manbao and the others were lying by the windows and doors, listening carefully to the conversation inside.
Although she was kicked out, she would not obey. She also wanted to see whether the bad guy who bullied Datou and the others would be beaten.
Old Zhou thought his eldest son was too slow and said disdainfully, "Datou is the eldest grandson, and Daya is also the eldest granddaughter!"
Zhou Dalang straightened his back, then stopped objecting and nodded, "Okay, let's go there tomorrow."
It is impossible to beat someone up unless the other party takes the initiative to pick a fight. Otherwise, if the couple goes there tomorrow, it will just be a deterrent, mainly to tell the other party that there are people watching over the two children at home.
The discussion in the room stopped, and then Old Zhou talked about building a house, asking someone to quarry and transport stones, asking someone to cut trees, etc.
Manbao was bored and left quietly. Then a group of children stood in the middle of the yard. Manbao stretched out his hand to Datou and asked, "Where's my share of the money?"
Datou opened his eyes innocently and said, "What membership fee?"
"The candied haws and yam beans are mine, so I have to pay for the candied haws."
Datou's eyes widened. "But, but my mother took all the money away."
Manbao withdrew his hand and said, "It's okay. I'll ask my sister-in-law later how much money I earned today."
Datou has been learning for a little over a year and can already count from one to one hundred. On the way back today, he counted money with Daya. He first counted out one hundred coins into the bag. When he had enough, he broke off a branch and took it with him. Then he counted out the second hundred coins. However, before he could count out the second hundred coins, the money was gone.
So he said, "There is one hundred, and there is one fifty-six."
The price of their candied haws is the same as other people's. A small string is three cents, and a large string is five cents.
However, yam looks a little smaller than hawthorn, so they have no price advantage at all.
Therefore, they can all be sold out, which shows how popular its taste is.
Manbao chuckled and said, "The hawthorn they asked me to use is so sour. I don't like it at all. I don't think the kids in the county town would like it either."
"No, I think it's delicious," Daya rarely said a fair word for him.
Manbao asked her curiously, "How did you know?"
"Because he and I bought a bunch to eat. I thought his hawthorns were red and looked better than the yam beans. I also wanted to know what his candied haws tasted like, so I tried it."
Big Head nodded and said, "I ate two too, and we brought the rest back for my parents and brother to eat.
However, poor Santou did not get to eat the candied hawthorns because they were all confiscated by Xiao Qianshi. She thought the candy cubes coated by the other party were so beautiful, and the sugar coating was more translucent and slightly thicker than hers, so she studied it curiously and ate all the hawthorns unknowingly.
Santou had been waiting on the side, and saw his mother break off the candy and eat a little, and then slowly, slowly eat all the candied haws.
He was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears.
My mother is so bad!
My luck was really bad today. The power cord of my computer burned out. I wanted to update three times, but ended up updating only two, and then it was overtime.
(End of this chapter)
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