"No, Little Grass doesn't want to fight with Brother. Little Grass doesn't want to become enemies with Brother." Little Grass quickly shook her head in denial, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes.
"Then, if my brother does something wrong in the future, how should I tell him?"
"I...I will..." The little grass wanted to say something, but couldn't express it.
“Little Grass will tell her brother in a kind manner, and won’t give him a hard time, right?” Su Yun’er said on her behalf.
"Yes! Yes, yes!" Little Grass nodded repeatedly, her eyes a little red.
"Good girl, little grass." Su Yun'er patted her daughter's head with satisfaction. "I knew you two siblings were the most sensible and good children in the world."
As they spoke, they arrived at the village entrance. Su Yun'er told Xiao Cao to go home, while she headed towards the city.
Throughout the journey, Su Yun'er kept thinking about how to set the price.
Sugar is a very expensive commodity in the world, and ordinary people cannot afford it. However, if you set your own price too high, it will affect sales. Hawthorn and sugar have zero cost, so you are just charging a labor fee.
After thinking it over, I realized that making snowflake candy balls is quite physically demanding, so I'll make them three coins each, or two for five coins; a skewer of candied hawthorns has six hawthorns on it, but it's relatively easier to make, so I'll make it ten coins a skewer.
With the price decided in mind, Su Yun'er moved even faster.
Lingque Street was still bustling with people.
This time, Su Yun'er doesn't plan to find a fixed stall, but rather to become a mobile vendor.
The basket had a matching rattan lid with holes. Su Yun'er stuck a few skewers of candied hawthorn on it and placed a few snowflake sugar balls on a piece of oil paper. At a glance, you could see the bright red, glossy candied hawthorn and the red fruit covered in white sugar frost.
It was quite eye-catching on this cold, late autumn morning.
As soon as she finished tidying up, passersby looked over curiously. Seeing this, Su Yun'er cleared her throat and began to call out: "Candied hawthorn berries~ Snowflake candy balls~ Sweet and sour, delicious, and affordable!"
Both names are quite novel to people around the world.
It immediately attracted people to inquire.
"What kind of strange food is this young lady selling?"
"Guest, this is my family's secret recipe dessert. It's sweet and sour, appetizing and satisfying. In the entire Yongning County, I'm the only one selling this."
"This name sounds very unusual. May I ask what it's made of?" someone asked.
"I don't know if you've heard of this fruit, it's called red sour fruit."
"I know this fruit. It looks pretty, bright red, but it's sour and astringent, and you can't eat it at all."
"Young lady, you really can make that fruit taste delicious?"
Not only did one person not believe it, but the crowd of onlookers also found it hard to believe.
Su Yun'er wasn't in a hurry. She cheerfully borrowed a knife and a plate from the shop next door and cut up a few snowflake candy balls and candied hawthorns as samples.
"I know you don't believe me, so I'll make a few and offer them to you for free. I also ask you all to comment on my skills."
Su Yun'er knew that most of the people in this dynasty were very simple and honest, and everyone believed in "keeping one's word," so verbal promises were taken very seriously.
Even if there are a few people with bad character, not everyone is like that.
At first, the onlookers were embarrassed to eat, but Su Yun'er repeatedly assured them that it was just for tasting and she would not charge them, so one or two people took a piece or two to eat.
"Hmm! This taste is something I've never had before!"
"What does it taste like? Don't just focus on eating, tell me quickly," someone urged from the side.
"Don't rush, don't rush. This candy ball is sweet at first, then the fruit turns sour when you bite into it, but the sourness quickly blends with the sweetness, so it's not sour and astringent that you can't eat it. Instead, it's sweet and sour, and it's really delicious!"
The person making these comments will likely be writing a book in a few years.
Su Yun'er was overjoyed. This person was too good at praising people. After just two sentences, he made the other onlookers swallow hard.
"Which of these two things tastes the best?" someone asked.
"They're all delicious! The sugar in these candied hawthorn berries has a sandy texture and melts in your mouth. The sugar coating on these candied hawthorn berries is crisp; you can hear the crunchy sound of chewing the sugar when you take a bite. Delicious! Delicious!"
Su Yun'er thought to herself: You're such a complimenter! No one in the compliment group can match you. You're the king of compliments!
The man became more and more excited as he spoke, even making himself drool: "Young lady, do you still know how much these two things cost?"
Su Yun'er quickly replied, "Snowflake sugar balls are three coins each, two are five coins each, and candied hawthorns are ten coins a skewer."
"So expensive?" someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise at the price.
"This is a dessert made of sugar, so the price is already considered cheap." Someone shook their head.
"Young lady, I'd like two candies." King Kua Kua immediately took out his money to pay.
For his first sale, Su Yun'er quickly wrapped three candy balls for him.
"Eh? Young lady, I only need two." Praise King quickly stopped her.
“Young master, please don’t be in a hurry. I’m not forcing you to buy. You bought these two for five coins, but this one is a gift from me. If it weren’t for your praise, I don’t know how much more effort I would have had to put in. So this one is a thank-you gift. Please accept it.” Su Yun’er’s face was beaming with a genuine smile that was impossible to fake. Upon seeing this, the man quickly thanked her and accepted the gift.
Other onlookers also bought some.
Candied hawthorn berries are sold individually at a relatively low price, so they sell out quickly and are the first to sell out. However, large families are best suited to buy candied hawthorn skewers. Some people even share a skewer of candied hawthorn berries with their friends and then go out to eat them privately.
So both items sold out in no time.
I originally planned to become a traveling merchant, but who knew that I would sell out before I even went into the market!
The customers who didn't manage to buy any were quite disappointed, surrounding Su Yun'er and asking, "Young lady, will there be any more tomorrow?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Today is our first day setting up a stall, and we'll be back tomorrow. Customers can come and buy tomorrow."
Only after repeated assurances did the crowd disperse.
Su Yun'er looked at the empty basket and was overjoyed.
Thirty-odd candied balls and twenty strings of candied hawthorn skewers sold for a total of three hundred and forty coins.
This is equivalent to several days' worth of income from selling vegetables! And it takes even less time!
Wow, selling processed products is definitely more efficient and profitable!
I'll go back today and process another batch this afternoon. With the word-of-mouth recommendations from those who bought today, I estimate even more people will want to buy tomorrow.
Happy to have the money, Su Yun'er didn't leave immediately; she planned to buy some urgently needed items for her family.
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