Regaining passion
"Huahua, welcome to join our shop. Work hard in the future!" Hu Yufeng glanced at her daughter-in-law who was giving a thumbs up behind Huahua, and her gaze returned to the person in front of her.
Huahua's nervous face showed a hint of surprise, her eyes sparkled, and she smiled and said, "Thank you, auntie. I will work hard in the future!"
Hu Yufeng said several good things to Huahua and said goodbye. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat down and talked.
"Huahua looks honest, but he is actually a capable and strong person..." After spending most of the day together, Yang Xiu also had a general understanding of this friend.
"Well, being quick and decisive is good. We are not afraid of quick and aggressive people. We are afraid of those who are sweet on the outside but bitter on the inside." Hu Yufeng also likes Huahua's personality.
Two days later, it was the first day of February, a good day, Hu Yufeng thought. The first day of the first lunar month means everything will go well, and tomorrow is the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head. Doesn’t this mean that her business will also usher in a good omen!
Hu Yufeng was unusually excited and nervous, as if she was back to the first time she set up her stall.
In the shop, Yang Xiu and Hua Hua had already fried four large pots of fried dough twists of various colors, waiting for Hu Yufeng and her son to come up and pack them up to take away.
After a while, the tricycle stopped at the door. Hu Yufeng and Qin Wenli came in hurriedly, packed the boxes in one go, then said goodbye and drove away.
Huahua looked at the anxious Aunt Hu and couldn't help but said enviously: "Aunt Hu is in such good spirits, not much worse than young people!" Unlike the one in her family who complains of back pain and leg cramps whenever he works.
Yang Xiu smiled and said, "That's why we have to work harder. We can't be outdone by my mother-in-law!"
Huahua was also happy. It was true that being a daughter-in-law was not easy with such a mother-in-law as a comparison!
…
In Shengning Town, Hu Yufeng and her companions arrived late, and the good spots had already been taken. However, the mother and son were not in a hurry. They found a place to park the car and unloaded a square cart with four wheels from the tricycle.
The market in Shengning Town is famous for its size, and spots are also notoriously hard to grab. If it is difficult to grab, then just don't grab. The two of them first put four iron plates on the cart. The iron plates full of fried dough twists were wrapped with film to prevent dust. The remaining fried dough twists were placed at the bottom of the cart together with the boxes.
Hu Yufeng also took out a new, clean cloth sign from her arms and put it on the pole at the front of the cart.
Everything was ready. Qin Wenli pushed the cart while Hu Yufeng picked up the specially prepared loudspeaker:
"Fellow villagers, take a look, the Yufeng Mahua Shop is open! Sweet and soft big mahua, spicy and crispy small mahua, solid ingredients and many flavors, not sweet or fragrant, free of charge, come and try it!"
With the effect of the loud speaker, everyone within a radius of fifty meters could hear the voice clearly.
Hu Yufeng called out, and Qin Wenli cooperated by stopping the car and taking out a small box, which contained several pieces of fried dough twists of various colors.
Some people couldn't help but gather around, and Qin Wenli handed it over with a smile on his face: "Sister, please try it. This is our own original soft fried dough twist, which is not available anywhere else."
People tend to follow the crowd. Seeing that eldest sister took the lead and picked up one and put it in her mouth, the rest of the people also started to grab one by one.
"It's okay. How much is it?" The older sister sipped it carefully a few times and spoke lightly.
"Hey, big sister, I think you have good taste. Since you are the first customer at our stall, how about this? Originally, one soft twist is fifty cents. How about I charge you two dollars for five?"
"50 cents a stick is OK, it's the same price on the street!"
"Well, those ones are all crispy. This kind of soft one is the first time I have eaten it!"
"How about we buy some too?"
"OK!"
My eldest sister doesn't live in Shengning. She is going back to her parents' home today. As I seldom buy things at the market, I was a little hesitant about the price, and then I heard two passers-by next to me whispering.
She thought quickly and made up her mind, "Then I'll get the four-dollar ones, I want the soft ones!"
"Girl, our soft ones are divided into original flavor, pumpkin flavor and sprouted wheat flour flavor, all at the same price. Would you like to try the other two flavors?" Hu Yufeng took half a pumpkin and half a sprouted wheat flour and handed them over.
The elder sister tasted it and could not help but nodded and said, "Then I'll buy the 6 yuan one, with three flavors packed separately!"
"Okay!" Hu Yufeng laughed loudly, and Qin Wenli quickly packed it and handed it over.
People around also spoke up:
"I want two dollars..."
"I'll try the pumpkin one!"
"What is bud wheat noodles? Is it delicious?"
"I want a small one, two pounds!"
Hu Yufeng couldn't suppress her smile, "Okay, okay, don't be anxious, come one by one!"
The crowd dispersed, Hu Yufeng adjusted her hat that had been squeezed askew, and a big smile appeared on her face:
"How many more?"
"Halfway point!"
The two looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. They had only opened the stall and half of the goods were sold out. It turned out that Sheng Ning was indeed rich!
Qin Wenli continued to push the wheel, and Hu Yufeng would take out a loud speaker and shout every few dozen meters.
After walking two blocks, all the fried dough twists in the box were sold out.
Qin Wenli looked at the time and it was not yet one o'clock.
"Mom, it's not even one o'clock yet, shall we go back?"
Hu Yufeng nodded and said, "Go back, this is our first time testing the waters, bring more next time!"
The two of them walked and talked, and passed by a fried dough twist shop. Hu Yufeng's eyes rolled, she handed the trumpet to Qin Wenli, and turned to walk towards the shop.
After a while, he came out with a bag in his hand, smiling. He walked a little further before taking one out of the bag and handing it to Qin Wenli: "Try it!"
Qin Wenli reached out to take it, and it looked like the most traditional crispy fried dough twist in Yang County. He put it in his mouth and tasted it. It's no wonder that those who can run a shop are very good at it. Although it is the same crispy fried dough twist, this one becomes more fragrant the more you chew it, and has an indescribable aftertaste.
Hu Yufeng ate with a thoughtful look on her face: "Great! Our crispy fried dough twist can't compare to theirs!"
But then he thought about it and realized that his family had its own strengths, so he smiled again: "But his family only has this kind, so ours is more flavorful!"
…
It was only half past one when they arrived at Shangguan. Yang Xiu was surprised: "Why are you back so early?"
Seeing both of them smiling, she asked in surprise, "Are they all sold out?"
Seeing Qin Wenli nodded, Yang Xiu exclaimed, and Huahua, who came out after hearing the sound, also found it incredible. She thought that the owner only opened this shop, and was worried that if the business was bad, she would feel guilty for taking money without doing any work all day. However, she didn't expect that they were selling so well elsewhere.
After resting for a while, they took out the packaging bags, put the cooled fried dough twists into the bags one by one and sealed them.
The bus to Caiping arrives at 3:30, just in time to take me there.
After frying the fried dough twists, Yang Xiu and Hua Hua came to help. With so many people working together, everything was packed up quickly. Qin Wenli found a few large boxes to put the things in, wrapped them tightly with tape, and sent them to the bus.
After doing all this, Huahua went home after get off work, and Qin Wenli and Hu Yufeng also rushed home.
Tomorrow is the market in Sancha Township, and he will also stop by to deliver goods to Linjiagou.
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In a blink of an eye, the spring breeze, with its moist breath, gently blew across the fields, waking up all things.
On the road leading to Shengning Town, the green willows were awakened by the spring breeze. They stretched out their tender arms, twisted their waists, and the soft catkins drifted away with the breeze.
“A-choo!”
Hu Yufeng took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped her nose, and couldn't help cursing:
"As soon as spring comes, these crap things pop up everywhere. I don't know what the highway section is thinking. It would be better if you planted some poplar trees!"
Speaking of highway sections, Hu Yufeng suddenly remembered that her son-in-law was in Shangguan section. Forget it, forget it!
She touched her itchy nose and couldn't help sneezing again. I couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. How was I going to sell them at the market? Who would like to see an old lady selling food while sneezing all the time?
Fortunately, there are locust trees on both sides of the streets in Shengning Town. Even though there are some willow catkins, they are not dense enough to make her sneeze. Hu Yufeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When she pushed the cart on the road, she didn't even need to call out, as passers-by who needed it would spontaneously gather around her and greet her in a familiar manner:
"Boss, are you here? Give me two pounds of fried dough twists..."
"I want five pounds of soft ones, half pumpkin and half original..."
Hu Yufeng and Qin Wenli cooperated in an orderly manner with smiles on their faces.
Time flies so fast, and it has been two months since they both ran away. Putting aside the business progress in the past two months, Qin Wenli felt that he had gained a lot in terms of his state of mind. From being restless at the beginning to being nervous later, and from being complacent to being calm now, really, even if he can't sign the contract, he feels that these two months are worth it.
Of course, that being said, the signing must take place, it just depends on who can’t wait any longer.
…
At Mingliang Supply and Marketing Store, Su Mingliang looked through the window at the mother and son walking away, and couldn't help wondering:
"Didn't you come to us two months ago to look for cooperation? Now you've given up. Are you really planning to sell it yourself?"
He was one of the earliest people to open a shop and do business in Shengning Town, and Mingliang Supply and Marketing Store was one of the most comprehensive shops of its kind in Shengning Town. Every month, countless people come to his door to sell all kinds of goods, and he forgot about this mother and son as soon as they came for the first time. The fried dough twist is quite novel, but he has no reputation and no qualifications, so he dare not rush into it and ruin his reputation.
As a result, last month, two people came to his shop to buy something. They were picky about the fried dough twists on his counter and finally said, "Wait a little longer, until the next market."
He was immediately curious, so he stopped the two and asked them, only to find out that there was such a new product in the market.
He paid attention in the next episode and sure enough, he saw a mother and son pushing a cart with a group of people gathered around the cart. Wow, business is pretty good.
"Aren't these the two people who came to our house to sell products?" The old wife came over to watch the fun, and after watching for a while, she recognized them.
"Really? How did you recognize it?" Su Mingliang was not affected at all.
"How fresh! The people who come to our house to sell goods are all men. I finally have a sister who is about the same age as me, so I will remember her, right?" The old wife glanced at him, as if mocking his poor memory!
Su Mingliang was somewhat affected by what she said. He didn't expect that if the sales failed, they would sell it themselves.
So he started paying close attention and found that the man’s business was really good. He would close his stall in just two hours, leaving behind a bunch of people eager to buy.
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