Jiang Yu's eyes turned when he heard this. "Brother, are you being used? Your relatives are jealous of my business and the money I make. Instead of coming to negotiate with me, they called you, the irrelevant people, here. Isn't this harming me? If something goes wrong, they will just wash their hands of it, and you will be in trouble. None of you will be able to escape."
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After hearing what Jiang Yu said, several people thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. Their faces instantly turned as dark as Bao Gong.
They were only thinking about helping their relatives solve their problems, but their relatives treated them like fools and made them the first to take the blame.
They exchanged glances, and the leading man immediately apologized: "Little sister, we're sorry, we're being nosy. Don't yell at us to catch the hooligans. We don't have any bad intentions. If you want to set up a stall here, go ahead! We won't be here again."
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Thank you very much. I'll give you a 20% discount when you buy food here in the future. Not only is the milk tea here delicious, but the other food is also good."
The grown men were relieved to see that Jiang Yu did not pursue the matter. They had just been thinking about dealing with the matter and did not pay much attention to the little girl. Now when they looked at the little girl again, they found that she was really beautiful, like a movie star on a poster. Fortunately, they woke up in time, otherwise if the little girl really started shouting, others would definitely believe her.
It is a serious crime for several grown men to molest a little girl in public.
Thinking of this, the men wanted to run away from this place of trouble as soon as possible.
Because their relative had acted so unethically, they were all resentful and decided to go back and settle the score with him.
"Little girl, what are those people doing? They are too fierce, aren't they?"
After seeing the men leave, the aunt next door dared to come over. The panic expression on her face had not disappeared, and her voice was trembling, which showed that she was very scared.
"Don't be afraid, auntie. They won't come again."
Seeing more and more people coming to the street, Jiang Yu quickly pushed the food cart over and put the food in order.
The aunt followed Jiang Yu, feeling relieved but also terrified. She was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp. "We set up a stall here before and didn't see anyone coming! Are they here to collect protection money?"
I heard before that there was a group of thugs in the city who specialized in collecting protection fees, but they were later arrested by the police. How come they are here again now?
Jiang Yu shook her head. "No, they're relatives of the owner of the soda stall. My milk tea is selling well, so they're jealous and don't allow me to sell milk tea. They didn't say they're not allowed to sell other food, so you don't have to worry, auntie."
The auntie was no longer afraid after hearing this. She had thought it was just some thugs, but it turned out to be someone else who had sent someone to cause trouble. But after calming down, anger suddenly surged in her heart, and she cursed: "So it was them! No wonder they didn't come today, what are they doing! They actually sent someone to cause trouble, are they tired of living?"
The uncles and aunties at other stalls also hurriedly agreed. At first, they also thought that they were thugs, so they didn't dare to step forward. Now they know that it was a despicable trick to steal business, which made them angry.
Because no one knew whether they would use the same means against them, everyone unanimously decided to exclude dissidents. Even diners, after hearing about this unfair competition tactic, said they would no longer go to that stall to buy soda.
The middle-aged couple didn't expect that they had been successful in driving away other people's businesses with the same method before, but they ran into a tough nut with this delicate little girl. Not only did they fail, but they also ended up losing more than they gained.
They were still proudly waiting for good news from their relatives, but they didn't expect that what they got was their condemnation. In the end, they had no choice but to pay the money to settle the matter.
Later, due to poor business and being marginalized by nearby stall owners, they could not stand the pressure and returned to the village in disgrace.
Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Jiang Yu returned home and did not mention what happened today to Grandpa Jiang and the others.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Jiang Yu got up early and bought a lot of ingredients for making mooncakes, preparing to make a batch of mooncakes and cakes.
After breakfast, Grandpa Jiang was about to come over to help as usual, but he was shocked to see Jiang Yu bring a large wooden basin and put it on the table. There was a pile of flour in it, which was like a pointed hill.
"Xiaoyu, what are you doing? Why are you getting so much flour?"
Jiang Yu didn't even turn around when he heard this. He poured the oil, honey, and sugar into the flour and took the time to answer, "Grandpa, Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I'm going to make some mooncakes and cakes to sell. My stall will be closed for the time being."
Grandpa Jiang was surprised and asked, "What about the milk that will be delivered later?"
Jiang Yu said nonchalantly, "It's okay. I'll use it to make some double-skin milk and cakes, and make the rest into yogurt for my family. It won't be wasted. Grandpa, when the milkman comes later, tell him that only one pound of milk is needed for the next two days. He will deliver the same amount as before in two days. We can also take this opportunity to rest. This time I acted on impulse and didn't plan it well. Next time, I will inform the milkman in advance."
Grandpa Jiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Is that so? Then what flavor of mooncakes are you going to make?"
"I want to make both sweet and salty flavors. There are sweet mooncakes with jujube paste and red bean paste, and salty mooncakes with meat floss and egg yolk. I also want to make some five-nut mooncakes. Grandpa, can you help me mix the walnut kernels, almond kernels, peanut kernels, melon seed kernels, and sesame kernels in the bag together and chop them into small pieces? Then pour in the white sugar and stir."
"Okay, no problem."
Although the flour with oil and honey is smooth and soft when kneaded, you need to use force with your hands to knead the scattered crumbs into a ball.
Jiang Yu's arms were strong enough and looked very light. The flour seemed to understand what she was saying in her hands and it didn't take long before it was kneaded into a smooth dough.
The surface of the dough is golden, with an oily luster, soft and smooth like jade, and it is pleasing to the eye.
Grandpa Jiang was watching from the side in amazement. He had never seen dough kneaded like this before: "Is this how all mooncake wrappers are made?"
Jiang Yu put the dough aside to let it rise for a while. "Not necessarily. This is just one of the methods. Grandpa, when you're done, help me fire up the bread oven in the yard. I'll make some jujube paste, red bean paste, and pork floss."
Grandpa Jiang nodded: "Okay."
At this time, Jiang Yunzhou rubbed his eyes and walked out: "Sister, what are you doing?"
Jiang Yu looked at the little guy and said with a smile: "Sister is going to make mooncakes. Zhou Zhou, go have breakfast first, and sister will teach you how to make mooncakes later."
Jiang Yunzhou's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he was no longer sleepy. He said in a baby voice, "Well, sister, wait for me."
Then he finished his breakfast as quickly as possible and climbed onto the chair, sitting there with his hands on the table, watching Jiang Yu prepare the stuffing.
The little guy stared intently, his eyes wide open, round and bright, looking very well-behaved.
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