In an instant, the scene of eating candied hawthorns as a child appeared before Zhang Jianjun's eyes like a dream.
Unlike now, back then you can't just buy it whenever you want.
In my memory, the uncle who sold candied hawthorns wore a cotton-padded coat and a cotton hat, and pushed a broken bicycle. On the back rack of the bicycle was a target made of straw, more than half a meter long, which was densely covered with all kinds of candied hawthorns.
The uncle selling candied hawthorns went from street to street and to countryside, his voice clear and penetrating.
Just hearing about it makes a bunch of kids drool.
Thinking of this, Zhang Jianjun took the candied hawthorn that Lin Zhou handed him and was about to eat it when Sister Wang interrupted him.
"Master, the young master told you that you've exceeded your sugar intake this month and you can't eat anything sweet anymore."
Zhang Jianjun: ......
My good mood vanished in an instant.
Zhang Jianjun wanted to complain and curse Zhang Mingyuan, that bastard.
But in front of Lin Zhou, he held back and kept his mouth shut.
"Indeed, the candied hawthorns are too sweet. Grandpa, you can only have one skewer, not more."
Grandpa Zhang looks young, but he's actually not young anymore and needs to take better care of his health.
High blood pressure, in particular, is very dangerous if left uncontrolled; a fall could pose a high risk of sudden death.
"Don't call me 'Grandpa' anymore, just call me Uncle."
"Okay, Uncle Zhang."
Lin Zhou obediently changed his address, guessing that Grandpa Zhang probably felt that calling him "Grandpa" made him seem old, while calling him "Uncle" made him seem younger.
Men, they just don't want to admit they're getting old.
Lin Zhou can understand.
Everyone picked up the candied hawthorns they had made and started eating.
The hawthorns coated in syrup seemed to suddenly come alive, becoming vibrant and bright.
The moment you bite into it, a series of crisp sounds burst between your teeth, and waves of sweet and sour flavors take turns assaulting your mouth, making your mouth water like a spring. First comes the sweetness, then the sourness, and when you chew them together, they are sweet and sour and delicious. So delicious, so incredibly delicious!
In no time, only a single wooden skewer remained from the entire string of candied hawthorns.
"One string is too little, there are only two."
Zhang Jianjun finished the whole string of candied hawthorns in just two bites; he still couldn't get enough.
She stared at Lin Zhou expectantly, seemingly waiting for him to continue.
"There will be candied hawthorns with fillings later. I've prepared red bean paste, mung bean paste, jujube paste, purple sweet potato paste, taro paste, and walnut paste."
Lin Zhouyue said that Zhang Jianjun drooled more and more.
He suppressed his craving and decided to send Wang Jie and the others back first, so that he could stay alone and maybe even get one of each flavor.
With someone watching him, he definitely won't get to eat it.
I haven't eaten this in years. If I didn't see it, it would be fine, but if I did, I really couldn't resist!
......
Lin Zhou worked quickly. He had to make 500 skewers, a considerable amount. He took several skewers in each hand, staggered them, put them into the sugar pot, dipped them lightly, and then smashed them onto the water board. Instantly, a flat surface was formed. This kind of sugar slice was the part that children loved to eat the most. It was purely sweet, hard and crispy, and eating it was no different from sucking on candy.
Pure hawthorn berries, two berries per bunch.
Strawberries, one per bunch.
Blueberries, four in a bunch.
Peaches, pears, and apples all grow in clusters with individual segments.
The hawthorn berries, each wrapped in filling, are sold one at a time.
Lin Zhou counted the skewers as he skewered them, and once he had five hundred skewers, he sorted and arranged them in the glass cabinet.
The familiar tricycle used for street vending has been transformed by the system into several rows of glass cabinets used to store candied hawthorns.
In order to sell more skewers, Lin Zhou set the prices as follows: three yuan per skewer, five yuan for two skewers, and ten yuan for five skewers.
There are so many flavors to choose from.
Given this quantity, buying it for ten yuan is the most cost-effective option.
Based on this calculation, selling 500 skewers of candied hawthorn a day isn't too difficult to achieve.
"It's done. Uncle Zhang, take the rest of these home if you like. If you can't finish them, freeze them. They'll taste about the same when you take them out. They'll melt easily if left out too long in the summer."
Lin Zhou himself doesn't like candied hawthorn berries. Although they taste good, eating too many makes his teeth ache.
Seeing that Zhang Jianjun liked it, they packed up the remaining dozens of skewers and took them all back with him.
"Hehe, I couldn't possibly accept that."
"It's not worth much money, we made it ourselves, everyone should try it."
Lin Zhou also packed a portion for Master Li, Aunt Zhang, and Sister Wang.
If it weren't for their help today, he definitely wouldn't have been able to make 500 skewers of candied hawthorns so quickly.
Uncle Zhang really helped him a lot.
When I have time later, I'll have to treat them to a nice meal.
It's obvious that he loves to eat.
......
After everything was ready, Lin Zhou ate a bowl of noodles to fill his stomach and hurried to the gate of a primary school.
The target audience he could think of for candied hawthorn was elementary school students.
It's only 1:30 now, and the students don't start class until 2:15. The parents of the students are all around the gate, so it's the perfect time to set up stalls.
When Lin Zhou arrived, the glass display case was densely packed with all sorts of candied hawthorn skewers. Some were made purely of hawthorn, a bright red string; others had reddish-brown date paste embedded inside, the two alternating, coated in glistening sugar syrup, looking quite adorable; still others were strings of dark red jujubes, standing out conspicuously in a sea of red...
Regardless of the style, candied hawthorn berries are all coated with a layer of translucent sugar skin, with one side being a flat sugar sheet.
Under the sunlight, red, yellow, black... all kinds of candied hawthorns shimmered in the glass cabinet, vying for attention, their crystal-like sugar coatings radiating a dazzling and alluring light.
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