Ma Xiulan first prepared the chicken soup to bring to visit Gu Xiangze, and then went to the black market.
When we got there, there were people waiting for her beef sauce. They said they had eaten it at a relative's house yesterday and it was so delicious that they came specially to wait for it.
Ma Xiulan apologized and said that it was out of stock and asked her to wait until she bought some beef.
A man selling beef not far away heard this and asked hurriedly, "Sister, how many pounds should I leave for you?"
Originally, several customers wanted to buy beef in the morning, but then they said that if it didn’t taste good, they would rather buy the ready-made beef sauce from the lady over there.
He was initially angry that Ma Xiulan had taken his business, but then he changed his mind and realized that this was a stable and large customer. He also wanted to try the beef sauce.
Ma Xiulan looked at the quality of his meat and found it was all very good: "Give me 20 kilograms."
The eldest brother smiled like a flower, he was indeed a big customer.
After Ma Xiu Lan bought the beef, she started selling today's chili sauce and peanut sesame chili sauce. Although the new customers who came because of the beef sauce did not buy the beef sauce, they bought the ones they liked after tasting the two sauces.
Liang Ruixia continued to shout: "Cheap chili sauce, 2 catties for 50 cents, 5 catties for 1 yuan."
But you can’t taste it, and it doesn’t smell as good as over there, so not many people buy it.
She was worried about why she couldn't sell it.
Ma Xiulan was almost sold out, and she only sold a few kilograms.
She made up her mind: "50 cents for 3 jin."
The price was already very low. If the peppers weren't hers, she would have made almost no profit.
Because Liang Ruixia was really too cheap, the last few people who surrounded Ma Xiu Lan were attracted by her. Ma Xiu Lan did not lower the price, but packed up the remaining items and prepared to go home.
I just hope Liang Ruixia doesn’t cry when the time comes to settle the score.
After a lot of hard work, I can earn one or two cents per pound.
Ma Xiu Lan was counting the money while riding her bike. There was no high-profit beef sauce today, but she only made 5 yuan from the other two sauces. This was still too slow, so she had to expand her sales area.
On the way home, she bought ready-made buns, fried dough sticks and soy milk. After the family finished breakfast, she took the chicken soup she had stewed all morning and rode her bicycle to No. 5 Courtyard on the street ahead to find Gu Xiangze.
She knocked on the door: "Is Teacher Gu here?"
Gu Xiangze had just dozed off because he couldn't sleep all night due to the pain in his body when he heard someone knocking on the door. He was very angry, but the knocking stopped for a while and then continued again.
Ma Xiulan knocked on the door twice, but no one opened it. Thinking that no one was there, she decided to leave.
Just as I turned around and took two steps, I heard the door creak open.
She quickly turned around and saw a skinny old man in his fifties. It should be Gu Xiangze. She smiled sincerely:
"Hello, Teacher Gu. I live in the back street. I would like to ask you to help my child with tutoring. I..."
Before I even said I could agree to any condition, I was coldly rejected by Gu Xiangze.
“I don’t give extra lessons.”
Ma Xiulan's smile froze, but she still reached out and handed over the chicken soup in her hand:
"I admire intellectuals the most. Even if you don't agree, I'll give you this chicken soup."
If Teacher Gu didn't agree, she would come to deliver food every meal. For the sake of the children, she had to persuade him.
Gu Xiangze wanted to turn around and leave, but the chicken soup in front of him was so fragrant that his stomach started to growl. He took out three yuan from his pocket and handed it to Ma Xiulan.
"I bought this chicken soup."
Ma Xiulan didn't want Gu Xiangze's money, so she waved her hand to refuse and pushed the money towards Gu Xiangze.
Gu Xiangze didn't want to take students. It was his students who reported him back then. He didn't want to have any more students. Since Ma Xiulan didn't want money, he couldn't accept the chicken soup no matter how delicious it was.
So he took the money from Ma Xiulan's hand, and with a glance, he saw the dark brown color in her sleeve. He couldn't wait to bend down and smell it, and it was indeed a familiar fragrance.
He used to have an agarwood bracelet, but unfortunately it was confiscated a long time ago.
Now he actually saw it in this strange woman. A trace of desire flashed in his eyes. Suppressing his joy, he said in a deep voice:
"We can discuss teaching your child. Come in and sit down."
Ma Xiu Lan didn't know what happened. Teacher Gu changed his mind just by bending down, but this was a good thing for her.
After entering the yard, I found that it was really big, with more than ten rooms, carved beams and painted pillars, and its former glory could be vaguely seen.
"Sit down, I'll pour you some tea."
Watching Gu Xiangze's smooth tea-making movements, Ma Xiulan was reserved: "Teacher, you are too polite. The college entrance examination is approaching, and my child needs a teacher like you."
"I didn't want to take on students, but I want to buy the agarwood bracelet on your wrist. If you're willing to sell it to me, I can take care of your child."
Ma Xiu Lan raised her arm. It turned out to be an agarwood bracelet. She had never heard of it in her previous life.
Gu Xiangze stared at Ma Xiulan's wrist without blinking: "Can I see it?"
He observed it carefully with a magnifying glass and became more and more excited. This turned out to be a very rare agarwood, which was of top quality in terms of color and smell.
He turned and went back to the room. When he came out, he was holding a cloth bag in his hand. He placed the bag in front of Ma Xiulan and said, "Can these be exchanged for your agarwood bracelet?"
Ma Xiulan opened it and saw that it was actually three golden bars. She weighed them and found that each one weighed about six taels.
She really didn't know that the bracelet was so valuable. She pretended to be reluctant to part with it and said, "This bracelet is an old item. I have worn it for many years and it has never made me sick."
No wonder Old Lady Wang has been so energetic and in good health in recent years. She can move freely after standing up after pretending to be paralyzed for many years.
Gu Xiangze held out his hand: "I'll add two more gold bars, and at the same time, I'll do my best to help your child get into college."
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