Chapter 69 Strange Woman
"Miao Miao, what is this counter for?"
Gu Yuanniang stared at the bumpy little cabinet and spoke.
“That’s for making oden.”
"Oden?" When it comes to food, Song Weiwei suddenly became interested: "What is that? Is it delicious?"
Xu Miaomiao gave a mysterious smile and locked herself in the kitchen again when she returned home that night.
She has to make beef meatballs, carrots and other things herself.
“Dangdangdang—”
Xu Miaomiao opened the door and saw Xuguo's small figure outside, holding a bowl in her hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Uh." Xuguo said a little embarrassedly: "I'm hungry."
Xu Miaomiao understood that it was normal for a child of this age to be hungry at night.
The fragrance coming from the house attracted the two people. Xuguo looked at the food in the pot a little embarrassedly and muttered, "It smells so good."
"Try it." Xu Miaomiao scooped up a bowl and handed it to Xuguo.
The round meatballs and sweet radish in the bowl made him salivate, and he took a bite immediately. The soft and glutinous taste spread in his mouth, and it was so delicious that he was speechless.
Looking at the boy's appearance, Xu Miaomiao smiled gently, scooped some and tasted it herself. She used to be a food critic, and the food she made now really tasted good.
Seeing that Xuguo had finished eating, Xu Miaomiao immediately took out a wooden skewer and handed it to him, teaching him how to string the meatballs together.
But it was finished in a short while. Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Miaomiao urged Xuguo to go to bed.
"Miao Miao, why does it smell so good?"
Xu Miaomiao lit a small fire below and heated the oden above. After being soaked and boiled overnight, it became very flavorful and fragrant.
Song Weiwei took one out and put it in her mouth, mumbling, "It's really delicious."
Xu Miaomiao tapped Song Weiwei on the head and said softly, "If everything is eaten, what will the guests eat?"
"I know, I know, the last one!"
Song Weiwei quickly took out a string and ran away.
Gu Yuanniang and Xu Miaomiao smiled at each other.
The fragrance spread all around, and as soon as Xu Miaomiao opened the shop, a woman came in.
The woman was dressed gorgeously, and elegance could be seen in her every move.
"What is this? It smells so good."
"This is oden. Would you like to try it, madam?" Xu Miaomiao said slowly.
"Try one."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Miaomiao took out a small wooden bucket and filled it with a few strings for the woman.
As soon as she got it, the woman couldn't wait to taste it and praised it highly: "It tastes good."
Seeing that the food in the box was getting less, the woman smiled awkwardly: "Oh, I have something else to do so I won't buy any more."
Having said that, he left in a hurry.
"Miao Miao, you just let her go like this?" Gu Yuanniang asked in confusion: "She ate so much for nothing."
Xu Miaomiao shook her head: "Hey, Liu Niang, we can do a food tasting."
"Tasting?" Gu Yuanniang asked with some confusion: "What is that?"
"We just take some out for people to try, and then those who think it tastes good will buy it."
"This is the best method I can think of." Song Weiwei at the side became interested and spoke up.
Xu Miaomiao immediately took out some oden and placed it aside, shouting to the outside: "Free tasting, come and try it."
Thanks to her unremitting efforts, everyone gathered around her.
"Is this really free?" an old woman asked suspiciously.
Xu Miaomiao nodded: "Free trial, if you think it tastes good, you can buy it."
The old woman immediately became interested and rushed forward: "Let me try, let me try."
Seeing her eating, everyone picked up a piece to taste: "Mm, this thing is delicious, give me two skewers!"
"That's right." Someone nearby responded, "I'll have two too."
Gu Yuanniang looked at the increasing number of people and couldn't stop smiling.
The old woman in the crowd had a changing expression in her eyes. She was still guarding the stall even after everyone had finished shopping and left.
"Madam, do you have anything else to do?" Xu Miaomiao asked doubtfully.
"Hehe." The woman laughed twice and looked at Xu Miaomiao: "Didn't you say it was a free trial? I'm not full yet, hurry up and make some more."
"Haha." Xu Miaomiao laughed out loud in anger: "There are limits on the tasting. If everyone is full, what business am I going to have?"
"Tsk." The woman smacked her lips in dissatisfaction, "How stingy! No one will come to your house in the future!"
"This old lady Miaomiao is too much." Gu Yuanniang said.
Xu Miaomiao nodded: "Then let's think of a solution."
That night, Xu Miaomiao made a wooden board with the words "free tasting" written on it, and a line of small words underneath that said, "Eat three skewers and pay for it yourself."
"Miao Miao is smart and can effectively prevent those who take advantage of others."
Xu Miaomiao nodded.
When the sign for tasting was put up, it immediately attracted a lot of people, including the old woman from yesterday.
He forced himself to start eating, and when he saw that there was no more food, he patted his stomach in satisfaction and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xu Miaomiao.
"What are you doing!" the old woman said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't you say it was free?"
"It's free if you order less than three skewers, but you have to pay if you order more than three skewers." Xu Miaomiao said, pointing to the sign.
The old woman was not happy to pay: "You said it was free, what can you do to me if I don't pay?"
"I have written it all clearly in black and white. You were the only one eating among so many people just now. Are you really not going to give it to me?"
"No." The old woman raised her cheeks proudly: "What can you do to me!"
"Haha, report to the police."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, Song Weiwei was about to go out.
The old woman panicked and stopped her: "How much is it? I'll give it to you."
"Three cents."
"Three cents!" The old woman was a little shocked: "Why don't you go and rob it?"
"I also want to ask you how you eat so much."
The old woman blushed with shame and was speechless for a long time. She could only give her the silver and run away in a hurry.
As soon as Xu Miaomiao put the money down, she heard a man say, "How come you have everything here?"
"We are a department store." Xu Miaomiao opened her mouth to respond: "For those who don't have time to eat, and those who have to go on a long journey, I have food for everyone."
"Won't it go bad if left for so long?"
"No." Xu Miaomiao said slowly: "I processed this thing. It won't go bad if you eat it within two months."
As he spoke, the man became interested and immediately opened a lion-awake pastry, which was perfectly preserved.
"Really?" The man took a bite and found that it tasted authentic and not spoiled.
"This thing is good." The woman next to her responded, took a few pieces of lion-awake pastry and was about to pay the bill, muttering to herself, "This thing is just right for my children to eat at school when I don't have time to cook."
"Yes, yes."
As they spoke, people came to the shelves and started shopping.
Some people like salty food and bought a lot of beef jerky, while others like sweet food and bought some pastries.
People were coming and going, shopping on the shelves, and Xu Miaomiao and Gu Yuanniang were busy restocking the goods.
When we left, it drizzled a few times and a few people bought some umbrellas before leaving.
"Haha." Song Weiwei laughed as he counted the copper coins: "Today's profit is not bad, and this is only the first day."
"Okay." Gu Yuanniang teased Song Weiwei as she looked at the rain in the sky. It was just drizzling, but suddenly it became heavier.
"What are you thinking about?"
Xu Miaomiao stretched out her hand to catch the raindrops but was brought back to her senses by Gu Yuanniang.
"I was just wondering how we are going to get back." Xu Miaomiao sighed as she looked at the rain.
The number of people outside the door also decreased because of the rain, and only people buying umbrellas were laughing and shouting on the street.
"Miao Miao, here." Gu Yuanniang handed Xu Miaomiao a straw raincoat, looked at the heavy rain that showed no sign of stopping, and prepared to drive home.
Xu Miaomiao was dressed neatly and was about to leave when there was a knock on the door.
The voice changed from gentle to urgent.
Song Weiwei couldn't stand it any longer and opened the door unhappily: "Why are you knocking? Can't you see the door is closed?"
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a woman standing in the rain, soaking wet. She was about to step into the door, but when she saw her wet feet, she pulled back.
After a long while, Song Weiwei saw that she hadn't spoken a word, so she asked impatiently, "What are you doing? Shopping? Or looking for someone?"
"I, I'm shopping." The woman stammered, then said, "Looking for someone."
"Who are you looking for?" Song Weiwei was a little annoyed. This woman not only had a soft voice but also a slow tone.
"Weiwei, don't be rude." Seeing this scene, Xu Miaomiao immediately stopped them and pushed Song Weiwei aside.
"Madam, it's raining so hard outside, why don't you come in and talk?" Xu Miaomiao's soft voice made the woman in front of him visibly stunned.
The woman stared at Xu Miaomiao's cheek for a long time, unable to move her eyes away. Realizing her own loss of composure, she lowered her head in shame: "Yes, it's Doctor Xu, right?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Today I was just thinking, even if I want to buy a piece of Xingshisu, how much would it cost?"
Xu Miaomiao glanced at the shelf at the back and then at the woman: "Five cents each."
The woman trembled as she carefully took out a few copper coins from her chest and put them in her hand. She lowered her head and counted them: "One, two, three, four..."
It was only four copper coins. Out of shame, the woman immediately turned around and said, "I'm not buying it."
"Wait!" Xu Miaomiao pulled the woman's arm, but found that she was obviously stunned, so she let go immediately and handed the last lion-awakening cake on the shelf to the woman: "It's raining today and the lion-awakening cake doesn't taste good. I'll give you a discount and sell it for four cents each."
The woman's eyes were full of hope. She handed the copper coin in her hand to Xu Miaomiao, and then took the Lion Awakening Pastry.
Holding the pastry carefully in both hands, he turned and left, reluctant to eat it.
"It's raining, open an umbrella."
Xu Miaomiao held an umbrella and handed it to the woman to shield the rain from her head.
"I, I don't have any money."
"No money, take it."
Handing the umbrella to the woman, Xu Miaomiao quickly took a step back, afraid that the woman would refuse.
"Thank you, thank you."
As she spoke, the woman looked at Xu Miaomiao gratefully and turned away.
(End of this chapter)
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