Chapter 65: Prosperity (Part 3)
The woman who asked the price quickly said, "Miss, I'll buy eight."
She has three children in her family, so she has to buy at least eight good things for the children to taste.
For her, spending twenty-four cents to buy eight chive boxes was nothing.
When she heard the number eight, Mrs. Cui paused while scooping the braised soup.
She knew that some people would think the leek dumplings were delicious, but she didn't expect someone to buy eight right away.
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Okay, I'll fry it right away."
Jiang Zhiluo flipped the leek dumplings in the pan back and forth, and soon eight of them were fried.
Jiang Zhiluo wrapped it in oil paper and handed it to the woman.
The woman also paid twenty-four coins.
Mrs. Cui helped collect the copper coins, and she was very excited when she heard the sound of them colliding in her hands.
Put the copper coins in the purse, and the clattering sound of the coins colliding with each other makes people feel good.
Mrs. Cui had a smile on her face and helped to promote the dishes, saying, "Fragrant and delicious chive dumplings, even better than braised pork head. Everyone come and have a look..."
Many people who don’t want to buy anything are willing to come and take a look when they hear that they can taste it for free.
The excitement made it seem like there were more people in front of the stall.
When someone comes over with a basket and sees the people here, they are willing to come over to take a look.
"There are so many people in front of this stall, which means the things must be good. Let's go and take a look."
"Yeah, if the food is good, you can buy some and try it."
"It was just braised food, I don't know what it tastes like, but my parents like to eat braised pig's head."
"My son and I also like to eat it. We can try it later. If it tastes good and the price is reasonable, we can buy some to take home."
"What did you just say about leek boxes? What are those?"
“I’ve never heard of it, but seeing how many people are lining up to buy it, it means it’s a good thing.”
At this time, someone came out from the front buying leek boxes.
"Mom, I want to eat."
"Okay, take this and eat it. Be careful, it's hot."
The eight-year-old boy happily took it in his hand and took a bite without caring about the heat.
It's very crispy when you take a bite.
He took two bites, showing an intoxicated look, and excitedly said to his mother: "Mom, you should eat it too, it's delicious."
The little boy's father is very busy on weekdays, so his mother takes care of him personally and even takes him with her when she goes to the morning market.
The woman was happier seeing her son's happy face than when she ate the food herself.
"It's okay, Mom is not hungry now, you eat."
The mother couldn't bear to eat a single bite when she saw her son enjoying the food.
The little boy didn't quite understand what the adults were thinking and continued eating happily.
When the people who gathered around saw this scene and saw that the child was eating so happily, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
It was just daybreak, and most of the people who came out to the morning market to buy things had not eaten breakfast, so they were not very resistant to the aroma of food.
Some people feel hungry as soon as they smell the fragrance.
Some people originally wanted to buy some ingredients to cook at home, but then they thought that if there was something delicious, it would be okay to buy some ready-made food to take home.
It's just that they live in the town and buy things all year round. They know what delicious food is sold at the stalls around them and often buy from them.
After doing this too many times, even the most delicious food will become a bit boring.
Naturally, I also want to eat some fresh and delicious food.
“It looks delicious.”
"I'm drooling just looking at it."
"It looks really delicious. This must be the newest kind of food."
"That should be it. I've never heard of the term leek."
"Oh, I've lived here for decades and have bought all the delicious food around here. I get tired of eating it so many times and want to eat something new."
"That's right. I used to think the buns from Lin's Bun Shop were delicious, but after eating too much, I didn't want to buy them anymore."
"The dim sum at Liuji Dim Sum Shop is so delicious. I've eaten there so many times that I'm not particularly greedy. But my son and daughter are still young, and they find it new and exciting, so they always ask for more."
The women who were talking were all from well-off families nearby.
Those ordinary farmers or poor families in the town are reluctant to buy even a bun, let alone other things.
Fortunately, their Beining Town is close to the wharf, with convenient transportation and many merchant ships coming and going, so the entire Beining Town is very prosperous and has a large population, and many families in the town have good business conditions.
So there are many people shopping on weekdays.
As long as the products are good, business will be relatively easy to do.
The person who came from behind got to the front of the line and said, "Young lady, give me two leek boxes first, but how much are you selling these braised dishes?"
Even if some people know the price, they always ask Mrs. Cui and Jiang Zhiluo again, for fear of making a mistake. They would save a penny if they could.
Jiang Zhiluo was busy making chive dumplings, so Old Madam Cui smiled and patiently replied, "The braised food is 29 coins per pound. You can try it for free first, and buy it if you like it."
“Is braised food so cheap?”
When the woman heard this, she was extremely excited.
Her son likes to eat braised meat, so she buys a pound or two of it for him every few days.
She knows the prices of braised meats in the whole town.
Not many places can make braised meat. The braised meat made by the meat stalls at the market is delicious, but it costs 60 cents per pound.
Ordinary braised meat with that flavor would cost at least fifty coins per pound.
This is more than twenty cents per pound. Could she have heard it wrong?
The key is that it tastes so good.
Her eyes were shining with excitement, but she suppressed her expression in order to bargain later.
Madam Cui said, "We make this with pig offal, but we use a variety of seasonings, some of which are medicinal herbs. They are good for your health."
Now Mrs. Cui can speak it too.
But what she said was not wrong. Zhiluo said that some of those spices are actually medicinal herbs, so they are expensive.
There were two spices, which Zhiluo bought at the pharmacy.
People here don’t know much about medicinal herbs, so when they hear the words “herbs” or “spices” they think they are expensive.
"It's really delicious. Give me three pounds, no, buy two pounds first."
I went home and let my son try it first. I didn’t know if he would eat it because he heard it was pig offal.
Anyway, she thinks it tastes good, and she will eat it anyway even if her son doesn't.
She thought the price was a good deal.
But the woman would feel uncomfortable if she didn't talk about the price.
"Look, I bought two kilograms at once, and also bought your chive box. Give it a discount. If you give me a discount, I will come here often to buy it."
Jiang Zhiluo didn't need to say anything at this moment. Madam Cui followed the same words as Jiang Zhiluo had said at the beginning, "Look, we are also a small business. We use good ingredients. We even add eggs to the chive dumplings. I'll weigh the braised food for you and give you some broth. It will cost more than just a few cents."
When the woman heard this, a smile appeared on her face. "Okay!"
She knew in her heart that the broth could be eaten with steamed buns or soaked rice to make a complete meal.
The butcher stall at the market sells braised pork heads, which are not cheap at all, and you have to pay extra for the braising soup.
But their food is really delicious, so they don’t have to worry about not being able to sell it, so naturally it’s not cheap.
This family knows how to run a business. It seems that their business is good, but they are willing to give some braised soup.
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