The old man forked one piece after another.
The vendor Qianzi, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore and quickly said, "Hey, Uncle Liu, you just gave someone a piece of food right away. Do you think it was good or not? Tell me!"
The old man, called Uncle Liu, put down the bamboo skewer somewhat awkwardly, smacked his lips, and said, "Delicious. Give me three pieces, oh no, six pieces. This stuff is easy to digest, perfect for us old folks."
As he spoke, he took out a string of copper coins from his pocket, counted out two hundred, looked at Gu Nian, then at Gu Xin, and finally handed the money to Gu Nian, saying, "Little girl, want to count them?"
"Sixth Grandpa, I was watching when you were counting! There's no mistake!" Gu Nian said with a smile as she took the book.
"Oh, this little girl has a sweet tongue!" Uncle Liu was taken aback for a moment, then remembered that Qianzi had called him Uncle Liu earlier, and the girl had automatically dropped a generation and called him Grandpa Liu.
"Sixth Grandpa, our cake is really delicious, isn't it! It takes a lot of effort to make this; my dad got up before dawn to prepare it." Gu Xin looked up at her sixth uncle with bright eyes, eagerly needing affirmation.
"Delicious, yes, it really is delicious. Three yuan for a hundred coins, it's worth it," Uncle Liu said with a smile.
"Hey Qian Laoliu, this family isn't your relative, is it? Are you doing this on purpose to lure us in?" A well-dressed old man who had witnessed the whole thing approached him suspiciously after Uncle Liu made his purchase.
"Hmph!" Uncle Liu glared at him and returned to his stall with his six cakes.
"Grandpa, whether you're a shill or not, why don't you try it and you'll know?" Gu Nian smiled and looked at the old man who had suddenly appeared, handing him a bamboo skewer.
The old man took the bamboo skewer, took a bite, and then his eyes lit up.
"Okay, give me two coins!" The old man was much more generous and directly asked for two whole coins.
Before they left, they cut the large steamed bowl into twelve pieces, which would make twenty-four pieces if they were divided into two rounds.
The uncle handed over eight hundred coins in loose silver. Gu Shouxin weighed it in his hand and then told Gu Nian to keep it.
The Gu family made a total of eleven cakes, and used three of them for people to try. By noon, all the cakes were sold out. Some people only bought one piece, like Qianzi from the stall next door.
A total of 4,315 coins were sold.
While I was packing up, someone came over to buy some, but they were all gone.
After inquiring, everyone learned that they come here to sell every morning, which put their minds at ease.
Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian carried baskets on their backs, holding Gu Xin's hand. Gu Nian walked on Cai Xiaolian's other side, said goodbye to Qianzi and the other vendors who had just bought their cakes, and then the family of four left the street.
Gu Shouxin keenly sensed that a gloomy gaze was watching them from behind. He turned around and saw a figure flash by upstairs at Hongdouzhai.
He smirked, but didn't say anything more to the mother and daughter.
When they went to fetch the oxcart, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian saw the young man on horseback they had seen on the road earlier.
He wasn't riding a horse; he was just standing on the street corner, pretending to be strolling. But with his outstanding appearance, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian already remembered him, so how could they not recognize him?
The couple exchanged a glance, said nothing more, told Grandpa Guo, and then led the oxcart away.
As Lu Zheng watched the backs of the family of four, especially Gu Xin being led by her parents, skipping and jumping around, for the first time since his rebirth, he felt that things were no longer under his control.
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