Chapter 17
Chen Youtian felt a little pressured by being stared at by three pairs of eyes. He carefully recalled the scenes from the previous episodes and nodded.
When Shen An saw him nod, he carried his backpack, pulled Shen Ning and rushed forward, found an empty space where their two stalls could be set up, turned around and took off the backpack behind him, occupying the two spots first!
Chen Youtian helped carry the two buckets of tofu and put them down. His task was completed. He took the basket of eggs and squatted down in the seat that Shen An had reserved for him.
Sang Luo looked around and saw that next to their two stalls, there was a vegetable seller on the left and a winnowing basket seller on the right. Further to the side there were sellers of malt sugar, eggs, hemp silk, homespun cloth, mats, brooms, and all sorts of other things, mostly local products.
In addition to the vendors, there were already groups of people carrying baskets and strolling along the road to come to the market. I guess they lived nearby.
Chen An looked at the stall owners nearby. Most of them were just standing there. When someone walked by, they would ask if the other party wanted the things they were selling. Then he looked at Chen Youtian, who put his basket on the ground and squatted beside him silently waiting for customers. He turned his head and asked Sang Luo, "Sister-in-law, how do we sell this? Do we need to shout?"
Shen An has started to get nervous about his livelihood.
"Yes, good wine needs to be known only by the bush, and many people don't recognize this, but before that we have to do some preparation."
As she spoke, she put the two buckets in place, picked up Chen An's backpack, put the bamboo tube containing sugar water into the backpack where Chen Ning had placed the lotus leaves, and let Chen An hold the pottery basin and bamboo knife. She turned the empty backpack upside down, then took the pottery basin from Chen An and placed it on top. She tried it and found it was stable.
"Okay, the booth for selling things is ready."
Food that you eat, especially those that can be eaten directly without secondary processing, no matter how good the food is, will not look good if it is placed directly on the ground.
In her previous life, before Sang Luo officially started working, she had set up stalls many times, so she was very familiar with arranging these things using local materials.
He turned around and called Shen Ning again: "Aning, clean water to wash your hands."
Shen Ning didn't know what to do, but when she heard Sang Luo calling her to work, her reaction was so enthusiastic!
He took out a bamboo tube filled with clean water from several bamboo tubes, turned around with Sang Luo, and lay down on the curb to let Sang Luo wash her hands.
Sang Luo cleaned her hands and then fished out a piece of the leftover tofu from the bucket. She held it in one hand, held the bamboo knife in the other, and started to cut small pieces above the ceramic basin.
Her particularity of washing her hands before touching anything attracted the attention of several stall owners next door. They also saw that the thing in Sang Luo's hand was green and trembling, and they didn't recognize it at all. An old woman selling eggs nearby was curious and asked, "What are you selling, young lady? Does it look like food?"
Sang Luo smiled: "It's just food, the fairy tofu is delicious!"
Hearing that this was something she had never heard of, and it was named after a god, the old woman stretched her neck to take a look: "I've never seen this before, how do I eat it?"
"It depends on what you like. If you have maltose or honey at home, you can melt some syrup, cut it up and use it as a topping, mix it and eat it directly. It can be regarded as a snack. If you like salty food, you can use oil, salt, sauce and some chopped green onions to adjust the taste, and then you can eat it directly as a dish."
Her voice was clear, and several stall owners nearby who were looking for something new could hear it clearly.
With just a few slashes of the knife, the green 'magic tofu' was cut into neat small square pieces. She lowered her hand and all the pieces fell into the earthenware basin. The color was set off by the base color of the basin, and it looked so beautiful that the stall owners who were craning their necks to watch the fun were almost drooling.
This looks like it's delicious.
Just as everyone had thought of this, Sang Luo had already picked up another piece of leftovers from the bucket and made a few strokes horizontally, vertically and horizontally, and there was another small pile of magical tofu in the earthenware basin.
She drew the lines skillfully, and several stall owners nearby stood there and watched.
Sang Luo cut four pieces of edge material, and the bottom of the earthenware basin was finally covered. She looked up at Chen Ning and said, "Aning, add sugar water."
Oh, as soon as she heard the sugar water, the old woman who had asked the question just now raised her eyebrows and subconsciously stretched her neck to look.
When Shen Ning heard that it was finally his turn to work, he hurriedly took the sugar water and walked forward, opened the bamboo stopper and poured the sugar water evenly on the fairy tofu, and then used the wooden spoon he brought from home and used for cooking to stir it until it was mixed thoroughly, then he placed the wooden spoon in the ceramic basin.
"It's done, sister-in-law."
It was the first time for the little girl to do something big, so she felt particularly accomplished when she said "success".
Sang Luo smiled and praised it, then turned around and took out a small leaf from her backpack and held it in her hand. She looked at the women carrying baskets not far away, raised her voice and shouted, "God's tofu, it's the best delicacy to cool down the summer heat, a fresh food you have never tasted before! Mixed with sugar water, it's a dessert, mixed with oil, salt and sauce, it's a good dish, both sweet and salty, two cents for a big piece, don't miss it if you pass by!"
Her voice was high and clear, and coupled with the strings of words she spoke, it really stood out among the crowd of people asking, "Would you like to buy some vegetables?", "Do you need a winnowing basket?", "Where's the maltose?"
Sang Luo was not finished yet: "This is divine tofu. It can be sweet or salty. It is a delicious dish when mixed with cold food. It can clear away heat, detoxify and resist aging. With two cents, you can't lose or be cheated, but you can buy something delicious that you have never eaten before."
Shen An, Shen Ning, and Chen Youtian, who was squatting on the side guarding the buyer, were stunned.
Shen An swallowed his saliva: Sister-in-law is such a quiet person... In order to make money to support the family, she can be so strong!
Chen Ning looked at Sang Luo with eyes wide open: My sister-in-law is the best!
Chen Youtian: ...You can sell things and sing like this?
Several stall owners nearby were also stunned: This young lady is amazing! She is obviously a stranger, but looking at her posture, she is so experienced.
Sang Luo was holding a small leaf in one hand and a wooden spoon in the other. She scooped a small piece of tofu onto the clean and air-dried green leaf and handed it to the old man selling maltose who was closest to her: "Uncle, we set up the stall the day before, so we have fresh food. Please try it."
The old man was stunned, not knowing whether to answer it or not.
If I accept this, it won’t cost me two cents, right?
Sang Luo seemed to know what the old man was thinking, and said with a smile: "It's free to try a small piece, and two cents is a pretty big piece, so feel free to try it."
After saying that, he handed the thing forward.
It’s a free taste... It was the first time for the old man to get such a good thing, so he took it hesitantly.
Sang Luo went back to get the second piece and this time handed it to the old woman who was the first to ask the old man, "Auntie, you should try it too."
The old woman looked at her hesitantly: "Really don't want money?"
Sang Luo smiled: "No!"
When they heard that it was free, several stall owners nearby looked at each other. Some were eager to try, while others just moved their feet and remained reserved. A tall man with a straightforward personality walked directly to Sang Luo's stall and said, "Young lady, let me have a taste too."
"Okay!"
He scooped a piece of magical tofu and took it with the leaf and handed it over.
The tall man poured it into his mouth on the spot, chewing it, his eyes lighting up.
Sang Luo laughed and said, "Brother, how does this magical tofu taste?"
The man nodded: "Yes, this salty thing should be delicious."
He leaned over to look into the bucket where Sang Luo kept the tofu and asked, "How big is a piece of two cents?"
Sang Luo reached out and scooped out a piece from the bucket. It was slightly bigger than her palm. She smiled and said, "Brother, take it home and cut it up yourself. It's enough to make a dish."
The man was quite satisfied with the amount and said readily, "Okay, give me one."
"Okay!"
Sang Luo was particularly happy to hear this. What a good start! It’s open now!
Chen Ning was so excited that he took out a lotus leaf from his backpack and handed it to Sang Luo. Sang Luo took it and put the piece of tofu in the lotus leaf. Then he bent down and took out a small piece from the bucket and added it to the lotus leaf. He smiled and said, "Brother, you are taking care of our business. I will give you a small piece as a token of gratitude."
The man had not expected such a good thing to happen. He thanked her with a smile and took out two coins from his pocket and handed them to Sang Luo.
Sang Luo quickly signaled Chen An to take it, and she handed the two pieces of fairy tofu supported by the lotus leaf to the man: "If you enjoy it, come back next time."
The man nodded, took the magical tofu wrapped in the lotus leaf and returned to his stall.
Shen An and Shen Ning were so happy that they didn't know what to do. Shen An held the two cents in his hand, his hands trembling with excitement, "Sister-in-law, did we really make money?"
Sang Luo smiled with crooked eyes: "The money is in your hands, why don't you believe it?"
"Let me know! Let me know!" Shen An was so happy that he looked at the money in his hand and asked Sang Luo, "Sister-in-law, where do you put this money?"
Sang Luo was busy, so she just gestured to him, "You keep it first."
My sister-in-law trusts me so much!
Shen An's eyes lit up: "Sister-in-law, I will definitely take care of it!"
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