Wang Xiuli said decisively, "I want a vegetable one."
She took out 50 cents and handed it to Jiang Xuan. "The steamed buns at the gate cost 10 cents each, and there's not much filling inside. My eldest son can't even get full after eating three. This pancake is more substantial and quite affordable."
That's what they say, but others still feel reluctant to buy it.
A meal costs 50 cents?
Are you kidding me?
Although Ma Jinhua didn't live with Wang Xiuli, she always liked to be superior. When she saw Wang Xiuli buy some pancakes, she said generously, "I want a sausage one."
As soon as she received it, she started eating it, saying, "It's so good that the kids are all grown up. There's no need to save this delicious food for them."
Wang Xiuli's expression was not good.
The other two hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not buy.
"Thank you. We're out of patches at home right now. I'll make some for you when I get back. What kind of pattern would you like?"
Wang Xiuli: "I want a red star and the number 9."
Ma Jinhua pointed to the English letters in her hand and said, "I still want two of these."
"Okay, I'll make it at noon. Which courtyard do you live in? I'll deliver it to you then."
“I live in courtyard number 4.”
Jiang Xuan then realized that the plump woman in front of her was Zhou Dongmei's next-door neighbor.
Remembering what Zhou Dongmei said before, Ma Jinhua had cultivated a piece of land by the pond to grow vegetables, and she wanted half of it. I don't know how to handle this matter.
Wang Xiuli smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm free at noon too, I'll just come and get it."
Just then, Fanxing came out wearing her pajamas.
"Auntie Xuanxuan, my skirt is hanging too high, can you help me?"
Jiang Xuan then said to everyone, "Aunties and sisters-in-law, I'm going to get clothes for the children now. If you need any patches later, you can come to me anytime."
Everyone dispersed.
Since it was food after all, Jiang Xuan didn't dare to be careless. She carried the basket containing the pancakes into the house.
"Aunt Xuanxuan, why are you making so many pancakes?"
"Auntie is planning to sell them? We can use the money to make new clothes for the baby, what do you think?"
Fanxing nodded and said in her childish voice, "Then let's go out early later. I also want to help Aunt Xuanxuan sell pancakes."
"OK."
Wake up Dian Dian.
Dian Dian, who usually has a bad temper, was instantly happy when she saw that there was a guanbing (a type of Chinese crepe).
He still hadn't had enough of the pancakes from yesterday.
Jiang Xuan held up a sausage-filled pancake and said, "Sweetie, Auntie added sausage and tomato sauce to the pancake today. Try it, it's much tastier than yesterday."
Diandian took a bite, her little round head pounding like she was crushing garlic, "It's so delicious! I wish I could eat guanbing every day."
Jiang Xuan laughed: "Is it really that exaggerated? Won't you get tired of it?"
"If I could eat ham sausage every day, I guarantee I wouldn't get tired of it."
With so many varieties of guanbing (a type of Chinese pancake), this is just the beginning. "Auntie will put other meats in it next time."
After the two of them finished eating the pancakes, the mother and her three children went out.
It was still early, so Jiang Xuan bought each of them a bowl of soy milk at the entrance.
When I got to the entrance of the residential compound, the aunties who had been doing their morning exercise yesterday were indeed already there.
As Jiang Xuan walked, she called out, "Selling egg pancakes! Freshly made egg pancakes!"
Fanxing chimed in, "Delicious egg pancakes! Everyone come and buy some!"
"Brother, shout too!"
Dian Dian yawned and rubbed her eyes, "I'm not even fully awake, how can I have the energy to shout?"
Hearing their voices, the aunties who were doing their morning exercise were indeed attracted over.
"What kind of pancake is this? Let me see."
"I haven't eaten anything this morning."
Jiang Xuan lifted the gauze covering the basket to show them.
Seeing the white paper lining the basket and the pancakes wrapped in white paper, a curly-haired woman nodded, "They look quite clean. How much are they?"
"Vegetables cost 50 cents, and ham sausage costs one yuan."
"So expensive?"
"Auntie, it's not expensive. All the ingredients are fresh, and the portion is generous. I made the pancake this morning, so it's still warm. Why don't you buy one and try it? If you don't like it, you can just not buy it next time."
Fanxing said, "Grandma, please try it. It's delicious. My brother and I each ate one this morning."
The aunt pinched Fanxing's little face and smiled, "Okay, then I'll buy one to try. I'll have a vegetable one."
Jiang Xuan was very happy and quickly took one out and handed it to her.
The aunt took a bite and nodded, "It tastes really good."
The other companions were also intrigued, asking, "Is it really delicious?"
"It's delicious, and the portion is really generous. I think if I eat one, I won't need to eat lunch."
Another aunt couldn't resist the temptation and bought one too.
But most people still can't bring themselves to buy it.
A steamed bun costs only 5 cents, but the price of this vegetable pancake is equivalent to that of 10 steamed buns.
"Aunties, this is my first time selling pancakes today. Thank you for your patronage. I'll give each of you two patch stickers as a gift. I'll bring them to you when I come to pick up my child this afternoon."
What kind of patch?
"It's a special patch. I added some flowers and numbers to make it look nicer. I'll bring it to you this afternoon. Will you be here around four or five o'clock?"
"Yes, yes."
In just a short while, excluding Tian Wenbo's, Jiang Xuan had already sold three vegetable items and one ham sausage.
The successful start filled Jiang Xuan with joy.
She herself also realized that in these days of scarcity, people are quite particular about what they eat, and sausages don't sell as well as vegetables.
"Let's go, baby, we're going to school."
Jiang Xuan held Fanxing's hand, with Diandian following beside them.
I ran into Lu Xiaomei, who was about to leave, as soon as I entered the residential compound.
The younger sister exclaimed in surprise, "Sister Xuanxuan!"
Fanxing politely said, "Auntie."
The little sister patted her head.
"Little sister, where are you going?"
"I'm going to the bookstore to buy composition books, Hyun-hyun-jie, what are you talking about?"
"I just made this egg pancake today, you should try it."
Jiang Xuan took out a sausage and handed it to the younger sister.
"Why did you even put it in packaging? You're not planning to sell it, are you?"
"Yes, we're going to try and see if we can sell it."
"Okay, then as her younger sister, I definitely have to support HyunHyun's business. How much is it?"
Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Stop joking. Eat it while it's hot. We're leaving now."
"No, I'm not kidding, how much is it?"
Dian Dian was really fed up with their nagging. He said impatiently, "A sausage costs one yuan, and a vegetable costs fifty cents."
Lu Xiaomei took out a dollar and stuffed it into Jiang Xuan's hand, saying, "Alright, Sister Xuan, you go ahead and get busy. I wish you booming business."
After walking a few steps, she turned back and said, "Sister Xuanxuan, I encountered a few more questions I couldn't answer last night. I've marked them all. Could you explain them to me when you have some free time?"
"Okay, I can't come today. Come find me at the courtyard at noon."
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