Chapter 17 Xiangsufang
The fifteenth day of winter.
In the early morning, the weather was fine and the sun was shining brightly.
In Qinghe West Street, the sound of firecrackers could be heard early in the morning.
Everyone on the street was attracted by the sound, curious about what this newly opened shop sold.
At the door.
Father Su took Nan Chu, Biyun and Biyue to stand in front of Xiang Su Fang to attract customers. The name was decided by Father Su after consulting Su Yuan for a long time.
Not only could you tell it was a food business, but it also had the name "Su" in it, which was exactly what Su's father wanted.
He slapped his thigh and made the decision on the spot.
After the four of them waited for a while, a lot of people gathered in front of Xiangsufang, looking inside with curious eyes.
Father Su smiled and extended his hand to greet the spectators around him:
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you all. We are in the pastry business at Xiang Su Fang. We just opened today. I would like to invite you to taste the pastries for free. If you like them, you can come into the store and buy one."
"Biyun, Biyue, bring out the dim sum for tasting so that customers can have a taste of our Xiang Su Fang dim sum."
"Yes." Biyun and Biyue nodded and walked in to get the food they had prepared in advance and took it outside for the onlookers to taste.
While everyone was trying the food, Father Su stood in front of the store and introduced it loudly:
"The craftsmanship of our Xiangsufang is passed down from our ancestors for decades. Not only does it taste good, but it also has many varieties."
"There are green cloud cakes, jujube paste yam cakes, chestnut cakes, apricot blossom cakes, dragon beard cakes, osmanthus cakes... There are more than 30 kinds of cakes, and we guarantee that they are as complete as possible."
"If you think any of them suit your taste, you can come into the store and buy one. I will give you a 20% discount in the first three days of opening."
A middle-aged woman, about fifty years old and with gray hair on her temples, sighed as she ate:
"You know what, the taste of your snacks is exactly the same as the ones I ate when I was a child. As soon as they entered my mouth, I was reminded of my childhood."
"What a pity, the shop closed more than ten years ago. I haven't tasted this flavor for many years, but I encountered it today."
Father Su raised the corners of his lips and asked with a smile in his eyes:
"Are you talking about Ruan's pastries?"
The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, it's Ruan's Pastry, you know it too?"
Father Su smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said with emotion:
"My mother and father opened Ruan's Pastry Shop, but unfortunately it closed down thirteen years ago due to poor management. I didn't expect you still remember it."
After hearing this, the middle-aged woman opened her eyes wide in surprise:
"That's what I was saying. The smell is so familiar. It's a memory engraved in my memory. I thought I had mixed it up."
"It's just one family after all this time. I'm going to come to buy from that old lady often in the future."
Father Su smiled faintly and said, "Okay, you are most welcome."
"I want to come here often, too. Although I never had it when I was young, your Xiang Su Fang is so delicious. I'm not exaggerating. It's definitely the best pastry in Qinghe."
"Yes, especially the dragon's beard cake. I will buy some and bring it back for my children."
Afterwards, diners who had tasted the food all praised Xiang Su Fang’s pastries and bought some to take back when they left.
East Street, Wang’s Pastry Shop.
"Boss, this is the snack I bought from Xiang Su Fang. Try it and compare the taste."
The waiter Zhao Yu followed the instructions and bought some chestnut cake and handed it to Shopkeeper Wang.
Upon hearing this, Wang Qi glanced at the paper bag with disdain and did not take it.
She followed Zhao Yu's hand, picked up a piece of chestnut cake and looked at it over and over again.
Finally, he sniffed it with disgust, threw it to the ground, and said sarcastically:
"You smell so fishy, are you worthy of me tasting it?"
"It is said that Xiangsufang was opened by two men, one big and one small. Could they be father and son?"
She changed her tone and said, "In my opinion, it's not that he has a problem with his conduct and was kicked out by his wife~"
After saying that, Wang Qi smiled wickedly:
"Humph, otherwise how could a man from a good family show up in public with such fanfare?
I see that the shopkeeper is only talking to women. I'm afraid he's looking for a new customer. He even doesn't let go of old women over 50 years old. Tsk tsk, he's really thirsty."
Zhao Yu was so frightened that he trembled and lowered his head, not daring to say a word.
He glanced at the remaining snacks in his hand and asked weakly:
"Shopkeeper, then, then what should we do about this?"
After saying this, Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva.
If she doesn't want it, can I give it to her?
Although she worked as a clerk in a pastry shop, she could not afford such expensive food.
The shopkeeper was usually stingy and was afraid that they would steal some, so he kept an eye on them every day. As a result, she had worked there for half a year and still didn't know what the pastries tasted like, or whether they were sweet or salty.
"what to do?"
"What's the point of keeping this kind of thing?"
Wang Qi saw that Zhao Yu not only did not agree with him, but also kept caring about this dirty and annoying thing.
He suddenly became angry and slapped the chestnut cake in her hand.
The golden and soft pastries rolled all over the floor as soon as they landed on the ground, and some of them broke into pieces.
Wang Qi got even angrier and stepped forward and stomped on him twice:
"Pah, what a bunch of lowly things. This thing falls apart as soon as it is thrown. How dare you compete with Wang's pastry for business?"
After scolding the man and ruining the pastries, Wang Qi felt relieved.
"snort."
She snorted coldly.
A sneer hung on his fat face, and his eyes stared sinisterly at the pastry paste that was crushed into pieces by her.
Wang Qi is full of malice and hatred.
On the other side, at Xiangsufang, it was completely the opposite, everyone had a smile on their face.
Business was unexpectedly good on the first day of opening, and Su's father and others were so busy that they didn't close the shop and go home until the moon was high in the sky.
After dinner, Su's father began to settle the accounts.
Today's profit is two taels and seven cents, which is enough to make back one month's rent in one go.
Su Yuan smiled faintly as he watched his father settle the accounts.
While eating the snacks that he hadn't bought today, he took out two silver hairpins from his sleeves and handed them to Father Su and Nan Chu:
"When business is good, it is inevitable that villains will be jealous. This is a small dagger that I had made a few days ago. It looks like a silver hairpin."
"Hold the mechanism and it will turn into a small dagger. It is light and convenient. You two can carry it with you so that you can have a weapon for self-defense."
Father Su and Nan Chu took it in amazement, held it in their hands and observed it for a long time, but couldn't figure out the trick. They couldn't find where the mechanism was.
Father Su asked doubtfully:
"Yuanyuan, where is this mechanism? Daddy can't find it."
"Yeah, me too." Nan Chu nodded in agreement.
Su Yuan curled his lips slightly, took it and demonstrated it to them:
"Look, there's a protruding place at the front. Just buckle it and it will come out. Remember to carry it with you two."
Nan Chu nodded and spoke first:
"I will wear it every day from now on. Thank you for the gift, my wife. I like it very much."
Father Su followed suit:
"This is Yuanyuan's filial piety. Don't worry, Daddy will plug it in every day from now on."
"Yeah." Su Yuan felt relieved when he saw that the two agreed.
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