Jiang Huaixu was thinking that they had brought some dry food yesterday, but because they were too busy, they only heated it up on the iron plate and ate it, and it was still cold inside. In the end, the three children each ate two bean dregs cakes, and the coarse flour cakes were shared by the four adults.
So today she bought a few bowls of wontons to warm her stomach before working.
The tofu stall soon welcomed its first customer, who said directly, "Give me some tofu!"
Qian Xiuzhu: "Do you want it spicy?"
The guest looked around to make sure no one was there: "Dropped? What dropped?"
It was difficult to explain, so Qian Xiuzhu simply handed over a piece of tofu and asked, "Try this and see if you like it."
"Can I try it today?"
"able!"
The guests were immediately delighted and thought it would be a shame not to eat it!
I put the tofu into my mouth and it was as fragrant and tender as yesterday. After chewing it for a while, I suddenly felt a burning sensation on the tip of my tongue. My body, which had been a little cold, slowly warmed up.
It feels a bit weird.
The guest couldn't help but ask: "What's in here?"
Jiang Boliang explained, "Brother, do you know pepper? The expensive, throat-irritating kind. This is similar to pepper, with a spicy flavor. It's perfect for warming up in winter."
The customer was somewhat tempted and asked about the price again, worried that it would go up.
"No increase, no increase, it's still three cents. Brother, if you find it too spicy, we have soy milk with sugar to reduce the spiciness."
The guest thought for a moment, "Give me two servings of tofu, two bean curd cakes, and a bowl of soy milk!"
Jiang Boliang suppressed his joy and said, "Just so you know, soy milk is three cents a bowl. Do you want the tofu and bean cakes spicy?"
"It's spicy." The guest found a place to sit down. Jiang Huaixu brought the scooped soy milk to him, and Jiang Wei put the fried tofu and bean cakes on the table.
The customer ate with big mouthfuls, and soon sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still didn't stop.
The tofu stall gradually became busier. Every time the customers came, Second Grandma would ask if they wanted it spicy. When they learned that the price of tofu had not increased, the customers didn't care much about it and would just order it if they liked to try something new.
The first full guest placed his money on the table and asked Jiang Huaixu, "Little girl, what is this powder that looks like pepper called? Why haven't I tried it before?"
"We call it chili pepper. We found it on the road while fleeing. It not only makes your tongue spicy, but it can also dispel colds like wine. It's also delicious when added to food as a seasoning. But we didn't get much, so we couldn't sell it on its own. We had to put it in tofu."
The customer was a little disappointed when he heard this and said, "Please let me know when you can sell it separately."
"Of course! Don't worry, uncle. I'll tell you first!"
The guests left, stroking their stomachs with satisfaction.
After a while, a man came to the tofu stall carrying a lunch box. "Are these the wontons you ordered?"
Jiang Huaixu hurried over to take the wontons. Although there were not many people in front of the stall, they could still eat by taking turns.
After dinner, more and more people came to the street. Jiang Huaixu was busy while waiting, feeling a little nervous. They had promoted products in so many shops and stalls last night, so it couldn't be that no one would come, right?
Can't find it? Should I go and promote it again, so as to inform others about their new stall... Because of his busy schedule, Jiang Huaixu couldn't calm down, but he could only focus on the present matter, comforting himself to be calm and wait a little longer.
The busy work lasted until noon. During this time, some people came to buy five-spice powder, but they bought it in bags and not much.
Suddenly, a man dressed as a restaurant waiter came trotting to the tofu stall.
Shouted loudly: "Who is Jiang Huaixu?"
Jiang Huaixu reacted quickly and took a step forward. "It's me. Who are you?"
"Our shopkeeper asked me to buy five-spice powder for one ounce of silver."
The waiter handed over a tael of silver with both hands. Jiang Huaixu took it and asked, "Who is the shopkeeper?"
"The owner of Fu Man Lou is named Ren. Our owner said that from now on, I'd like you to send me three pounds of five-spice powder every three days."
"Yeah, got it. Go back and tell your shopkeeper, thank you for taking care of our business. We also have another kind of chili powder, but the quantity is low right now, so we can only use it for our own use. If we can produce more in the future, I will definitely leave some for Shopkeeper Ren. Let Shopkeeper Ren take this bag back and try it first."
She took out a small packet of chili powder and handed it to the waiter.
Seeing that she was a smart and capable girl, the waiter accepted it with a smile.
Jiang Huaixu blinked at Jiang Wei, and both of them were very excited.
After sending off the waiter from Fumanlou, it seemed like a new beginning, and many vendors and people from restaurants came to buy spices. Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Wei could only be busy with the spices and could not help Second Grandma and others.
When Lin Bayi found the tofu stall, he saw a busy scene. He widened his eyes in shock. After watching for a while, he realized that this group of people were not only selling tofu, but also fried tofu and bean cakes.
He pulled a customer over to ask, and then he learned that this fried tofu was also called iron plate tofu. Five slices of tofu cost three cents, and a bean cake cost two cents...
They're selling it at such a high price, are these people here to make money? How can business still be so brisk?!
Lin Bayi became more and more curious. He stared at the bean cake and tofu in the hands of the man he stopped for a while and found that there was some yellowish-brown powder on them. It smelled fragrant, but there was nothing special about it.
The person who was stopped saw that the man in front of him was staring at his tofu and bean cakes without saying a word, and thought that the man wanted to snatch them, so he quickly took a step back to protect the food in his arms.
"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself. Can you see others eating it? Or what?"
He threw up his sleeves and left angrily.
Li Bayi touched his money bag which had been used to grind out the flour. He still had ten cents left after buying the coarse flour.
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