When Hua Wanjiang and the others returned in the evening, they all said that Hua Kai's hairstyle looked good and that it looked much more refreshing than before. Gu Lanyan wanted to bring up the matter of Hua Kai selling her hair, but Hua Kai interrupted her. Gu Lanyan smiled and thought that this child was too sensible, so sensible that it was heartbreaking.
After dinner, the family prepared all the ingredients for making pancakes tomorrow and went to bed early, afraid of missing the market day to sell the pancake rolls.
The next morning, Hua Kai heard her parents getting up, so she got up too.
Hua Wanjiang didn't go dig up medicinal herbs today, but he still needs to learn how to sell them. In the future, he will also have to do this business with his wife.
Hua Qingyi is a very practical boy. He said he couldn't help at home, so he went to dig up medicinal herbs to earn more money.
Hua Qingyang said that since everyone in the family could make money, he couldn't just sit idle, so he went with Hua Qingyi to dig up medicinal herbs.
After his two brothers left, Hua Wanjiang went out and borrowed two bicycles.
Then he and Gu Lanyan started busying themselves in the kitchen.
Hua Kai said there was no rush. Today's main focus was on securing lunchtime. She wanted to get a feel for the market first and make sure she got there before noon.
However, Gu Lanyan and Hua Wanjiang didn't listen to Hua Kai at all. They were busy washing and cleaning in the kitchen, picking out vegetables countless times, afraid that there might be something wrong with them.
Hua Kai found her parents quite adorable and knew they were nervous. She figured doing something could help ease their anxiety, so she didn't stop them. In fact, the more she watched her parents bustling around, the cuter they seemed. This family was truly wonderful.
Because her parents had already done all the preparations, Huakai didn't start making pancakes and stir-frying vegetables until nine o'clock. She finished everything before ten o'clock. She made fifty pancakes today to try it out first. She packed them all into boxes while they were still hot and left a little after ten o'clock.
Gu Lanyan couldn't ride a bicycle, so Hua Wanjiang carried her on his back, while Hua Kai carried the box of crepes. The three of them headed towards Kaoshan Village, where there was a market that day.
Kaoshan Village is a market town that is relatively far from their village; it takes about forty minutes to reach by bicycle.
Fortunately, the roads were relatively easy to travel on, so cycling wasn't too tiring.
We arrived at the market at exactly eleven o'clock.
Gu Lanyan had a cousin in the village, so they left a bicycle with her and then pushed the bicycle loaded with crepes into the market.
Let your parents follow behind you as you bloom, so they can observe and learn from your experience.
Then she pushed her cart ahead, calling out as she walked: "Fried egg pancakes, five cents each, with eggs and vegetables, nutritious and delicious."
Although the flower had drawn the words "roll pancake" on the box, it was not eye-catching in the crowded market. They still needed to shout out their wares to attract attention.
She had thought of this sales pitch on the way there. She thought that people might not like the idea of a rolled pancake, but if it came with a fried egg, it would seem like a good deal for 50 cents.
Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan followed behind. They never expected that Hua Kai could be so generous in selling her wares. They looked at their daughter's transformation and almost didn't recognize her.
Huakai is too preoccupied to think about anything else right now; all she wants to do is sell the flowers as quickly as possible.
It was lunchtime, and when Hua Kai called out, some people were naturally hungry. The vendors who frequented the market had already tried the same few dishes, so when new food appeared, some people naturally wanted to try it.
A middle-aged man selling shoes at the nearby stall bought two: "Young lady, I'll buy two, are they still warm?"
Hua Kai stopped her bicycle, then took one and handed it over: "Uncle, feel it. Why don't you buy one to try first? If it's good, you can buy two more."
The older man smiled and said, "This kid is honest. I trust you. I'll buy two."
Hua Kai took another one and handed it over, accepting the money: "Thank you for your trust, Uncle." Then she nodded slightly to the man and continued pushing the cart forward.
Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan, who were watching from behind, were thrilled. It was sold already? They got a dollar for it?
Before they had even finished their excitement, Hua Kai sold another one. But Hua Wanjiang and his wife didn't dare disturb Hua Kai at this time, nor did they dare to say anything that might affect her. So they carefully followed behind, helping Hua Kai hold the cart and so on.
At this moment, Hua Kai was quite happy. Although she was confident that the deal would be successful, she was relieved that it had actually been sold. After all, this was her first time doing business in this space.
When they reached halfway through the market, Hua Kai felt the bottom of the box and estimated that there were only five or six left.
Just then, a fashionable woman in her early thirties with wavy hair called out to Hua Kai from a nearby clothing stall: "Little girl, do you have any meat pies?"
Hua Kai stopped the car and replied, "I'm sorry, sis, we don't have any meat today. It's our first day setting up a stall, so we didn't dare make too many different kinds. This omelet is also delicious, why don't you buy one and try it?"
A woman with wavy hair walked over with two yuan in her hand: "Give me four, young lady. You can make some meat dishes later. Winter is coming soon, and we stand here all day at the market. It's very cold. Eating some meat will help us stay warm and have energy."
As Hua Kai handed over the pancake, she said, "Sister is right. I'm just worried that the price of meat will be too high and it won't sell well."
The woman with wavy hair laughed: "Look at you, young lady, you still have no experience. We market vendors earn our money through hard work, getting up early and working late, so we're willing to spend money on this."
Although Hua Kai had thought about these things before, she felt more at ease after listening to what the stall owner said.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sister. We'll increase the variety of dishes we have as soon as possible."
The woman with wavy hair smiled and said, "Don't forget to come sell here when the time comes." Then she handed the rolled pancakes to her husband and her brother-in-law who was helping out.
Hua Kai agreed and continued walking. People at this time were still honest, unlike twenty years later when there would be too much deceit and treachery. It was good to be able to do business in this innocent era.
They hadn't gone far when the remaining pancakes were sold out.
After the flowers were sold out, she turned to Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan and said, "Mom and Dad, we're done selling. Let's go outside and talk."
Hua Wanjiang had been silently counting, afraid he might have miscounted. When he heard Hua Kai say they were sold out, he was certain they were really sold out, and his hands trembled with excitement: "Really, they're all sold out?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "That's right, Dad. They're all sold out before we even finished our trip to the market. Let's go to the market and buy some meat. I'll try making smoked meat pancakes when I get back today. Once the rolled pancakes are done, we'll add smoked meat pancakes to our menu." She had been here with Li Jing before, so she knew the meat vendor was on the west side of the market.
"What? You're really going to make meat?" Gu Lanyan didn't expect Hua Kai to actually do it.
Hua Kai nodded: "Let's talk later. There are too many people in this market, so it's not convenient to talk."
As they were talking, someone asked Huakai if she had any more pancakes. Huakai could only apologize and say that they were sold out, and that she would make more next time.
Upon arriving at the market, Hua Kai first bought two catties of meat. She wanted to try making it at home first, since the seasonings available now were not as complete as in her previous life. Smoked meat pancakes require a lot of seasonings, so she wanted to try making it first.
One pound of meat costs 2.8 yuan, two pounds of meat costs 5.6 yuan, minus 1 mao, so it's 5.5 yuan, and they even gave us a piece of pork skin as a bonus.
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