53 Health-preserving Poria Cake
◎I wish the boss a prosperous business.◎
This trade fair was even more lively than Song Jinyi had imagined. The straw mats, carts, and wooden tables on the stalls stretched for ten miles. At any stall, you could see groups of passers-by gathering around the stalls, some stopping to choose, some buying food.
The entrance to the trade fair was shrouded in mist and bustling with activity. The warm yellow light cast shadows of people, tangling together on the ground.
Can't tell who is selling the goods or not.
Song Jinyi looked at this scene with a worried look on her face. Where could she go to find Peng Ziyue and the others? She tiptoed, calling out again and again, slowly pushing her wheelbarrow and squeezing in.
When they were halfway through the street, they saw someone waving and greeting them.
At the market, people often see people selling food separately, medicinal herbs, and sweet water, as well as people selling pancakes and soups mixed together.
The only thing I have never seen is people selling medicinal herbs and people selling sweet water selling them together.
Although these two products are completely unrelated, there are still some curious people who come over to take a look.
Among those who took a look was Zhao Laoer. His mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not getting along at home and they quarreled every day, so he came out to get some peace and quiet.
Now he stopped in front of Song Jinyi's stall with his hands behind his back and saw the two barrels of health tea. They were pitch black and looked more like Chinese medicine than tea. He didn't have much appetite at the sight.
But the two pastries placed next to it looked pretty good.
Especially the milky white pastry, which is shaped like petals and has a fine powder texture. When you smell it up close, you can smell a faint fragrance.
He asked, "What is this? How much is it?"
"This is the Poria cocos cake that I made this morning. It's mild and warming. The other red one is the Hawthorn cake, which stimulates appetite and strengthens the spleen."
It sounds good and very healthy, but I don’t know how it tastes.
There is a saying: Healthy food doesn’t taste good, and delicious food doesn’t taste good.
Song Jinyi saw what he was thinking, picked up a small piece of Poria cocos cake with a stick, and handed it to him: "You can't tell what's special just by looking at it, why don't you try it yourself and see how it tastes?"
Song Jinyi thought about promoting the products, especially the delicacies that people had to taste first, so she took a knife and cut a piece of cake into small pieces for tasting.
Zhao Laoer originally thought that food made from medicinal herbs would naturally be bitter and difficult to eat, but he didn't expect that this pastry did not have the bitter taste of herbs. Instead, it had a light sweetness that lingered in the mouth.
He then asked what the ingredients were?
"This Poria cocos cake has simple ingredients, mainly for nutrition and health. It contains glutinous rice, water and sugar. The most important thing is that the Poria cocos was brought from Huizhou by the man next door."
If Yunzhou is famous for its tea, then Huizhou is famous for its Chinese medicinal herbs.
When Song Jinyi was promoting her own products, she also did not forget to promote the bar next door. After all, one should remember the person who dug the well when drinking water.
Zhao Laoer has a young son who loves sweets. He usually doesn't eat and just wants to throw a tantrum and eat sweets. His grandmother dotes on him, while his biological mother is strict. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law often quarrel over what to eat for the child.
He stared at the Poria Cocos Cake. Now that he had this healthy and delicious cake, he had satisfied both his mother and his wife. Wasn't he happy? He first asked, "How much is this cake?"
"Four for a portion, fifteen cents in total."
Zhao Laoer thought about it carefully. This pastry is even more delicious than the one he had eaten at Zui Liuxia before, but the price is half cheaper than Zui Liuxia. Moreover, the ingredients used are medicinal herbs. It is not only delicious but also healthy, and the price-performance ratio is very high.
Even if my son doesn't eat the pastries I buy, the taste of these pastries will suit him anyway. He can have a few pieces to satisfy his craving before meals and a few pieces to chew on after meals. It won't be a problem.
He immediately made the decision and pointed at the Fuling cake and said, "How many of these cakes do you have? I'll buy them all."
Wow, a big order has come in.
While Song Jinyi and Xu Ruolan were busy packing the cakes, they thought with regret: Today is just a trial operation, so we didn't prepare much. We only prepared about eight servings of Poria cocos paste.
If she had known that a big customer was coming, she would have made him seventeen or eighteen servings of Poria cocos cake.
After Song Jinyi watched Zhao Laoer leave, she weighed the copper coins, a total of 125 coins, and put them into the purse around Xu Ruolan's waist.
Xu Ruolan suddenly felt a sinking sensation at her waist. She lowered her head and tightened her purse, teasing Song Jinyi, "You're still thinking about making more and selling them. Look at you, you lazy guy who didn't even take your purse.
Next time, prepare a few more purses, maybe you can fill them all up and return home."
The people passing by saw Zhao Laoer wrapping up all the dim sum and taking them away. They couldn't help but wonder: "Are these pastries really that delicious?" Thinking of this, they gathered around the stall to look at them again and again.
Gradually, more and more people gathered around, and new people joined in out of curiosity, standing on tiptoe, raising their chins, looking at what the stall was selling.
Seeing that the guests were hesitant, Song Jinyi was thinking about how to break the ice when someone asked, "This hawthorn cake looks good. How much is it?"
Why does this voice sound so familiar?
As she thought this, she looked up and saw Xie Wuyang standing in the crowd opposite her. She was stunned and couldn't say anything for a long time. Xie Wuyang took the lead in the conversation: "What is this? Is it delicious?"
Song Jinyi came back to her senses and introduced her product, "This is longan and red date tea. It's still hot, and the herbs are all warming and nourishing. It's perfect to drink in the middle of winter."
Xie Wuyang nodded and said, "I need to go downstairs for a walk later. I feel cold, so this cup of hot drink is perfect for me."
Someone next to him had the same idea as him and asked for a drink too.
Song Jinyi smiled and said, "Eight cents for one cup." When she looked at Xie Wuyang, her eyes were full of teasing. She wanted to see what he would use to pay.
Unexpectedly, Xie Wuyang looked calm as he took out seven copper coins and even had a faint smile on his face, "I wish the boss a prosperous business."
Song Jinyi: “…”
With Xie Wuyang taking the lead, sales became much smoother. Although the color of the tea was not good, it tasted good and was indeed warming. After taking a sip of this tea in winter, I felt warm all over.
When it was almost time, Xie Wuyang turned back.
Song Jinyi crossed her arms, looking like she was waiting for someone to come to her house, and asked him, "Good acting, I didn't know you had this talent. Where did you get all that money?"
Xie Wuyang said he borrowed it from Xu Ruolan.
Where did Xu Ruolan get the money? It was earned by her just now.
The wool comes from the sheep.
…
Li He watched her condemn the two of them and laughed with her hand covering her mouth, but she failed to cover her mouth and laughed out loud. Song Jinyi immediately knew that she knew about it too.
Okay, okay, you three got into trouble together and didn't even tell her.
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By noon, all the Poria cocos cakes and hawthorn cakes brought by Song Jinyi were sold out, and only a little health tea was left.
Seeing that the stall was about to close, it would be a burden to take it back, so Song Jinyi simply shared the tea with the people next door, "I will stop here today. Thank you, Mr. Peng, for your generosity in giving me this precious land."
Song Jinyi's business is food, which is easier to make money than selling dry herbs. She is taking advantage of other people's momentum, so naturally she has to say a few nice words.
By the way, test the other party's attitude.
After all, they had invited her here to complement each other. Now that she had cleared out her "inventory," they still had most of the stuff. She had to be on guard against others, and she observed Shopkeeper Peng's reaction.
Peng Ziyue was drinking tea, his mind was full of thoughts. After all, he had been in the martial arts world for more than ten years, so how could he not see what Song Jinyi was thinking? This young lady was young, but she was very thoughtful.
On second thought, since she was a girl, it was more difficult for her to make a living than ordinary people. I also heard that her shop had been robbed before, so she should be more careful.
He laughed generously twice, "Madam Song, you don't have to thank me. This is all Madam Song's own credit. I am willing to cooperate with Madam Song because I am impressed by her craftsmanship.
Madam Song sells food, which is naturally easier to sell than medicinal herbs. I didn't help you much, so it can't be said that you took advantage of my opportunity. I can only say that I didn't bet on the wrong horse. There are many people coming to Madam Song, which means there are many people coming to me. I have sold a lot of things with Madam Song on and off.
Sales are better than in previous years, and I couldn’t be happier.”
Peng Ziyue generously admitted that he was envious, but he had no other thoughts.
Song Jinyi looked at him with a calm look in her eyes. Her envy was genuine, but there was not a trace of jealousy at all.
Song Jinyi hurriedly said a few self-deprecating words and praised each other's business.
After they talked it out, they both felt much better.
The first day of the trade fair was over. I didn't buy much, but I earned a little over 400 coins. I only spent half a day shopping, so I hurried back at noon and was able to open the store for another half day.
The four people did the same as when they came, dividing the work and carrying the things back. They walked slowly when they came, writing as they walked, and this time their pace on the way back was only faster, not slower.
When they reached the back door of the courtyard, Xie Wuyang suddenly said that he had left something behind and had to go back.
Song Jinyi was so tired that she couldn't even lift her arms. Without even raising her head, she told him to go.
Xie Wuyang walked forward to a corner, and from behind the corner he watched the three of them enter the yard, then turned in the opposite direction and went to the other side.
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