Li Yan: "We have only been selling outside the school these past two days. Tomorrow is the market day and there will definitely be a lot of them, so we will make more! And sell them in different places!" Li Yan said.
Wu: "Okay, then I'll go help with your aunt tomorrow!"
Li Yan: "Grandma, ask uncle to make a few more straw sticks. Then you can sell them in the city. We will split up into two groups!"
"Okay, I'll go find your uncle right away!" After saying that, he left in a hurry!
On the second morning, before daybreak, oil lamps were lit in the courtyard of Old Li's house and everyone started to work. Some washed the fruits, some skewered them, and some boiled the syrup. Everyone was working hard to make candied haws!
By daybreak, they had made three hundred large and two hundred small candied haws, as well as a dozen small ones made from the remaining syrup.
Looking at the piles of candied haws, everyone was filled with anticipation. If they could sell all of them in one day, they could earn a few taels of silver! Just thinking about it was exciting!
Because there were so many people, Mr. Li specially pulled the carriage and asked everyone to get on. After a few people were seated, he immediately waved the reins and the horse moved quickly.
Li Yan sat next to Mr. Li and asked, "Grandpa, when did Uncle Youcai finish the frame? Why didn't you tell me?"
As Mr. Li drove the carriage, he said, "I just made one yesterday. Since you're busy making candied haws, I'll go by myself!"
The group soon arrived outside the city gate. Since today was market day, there were already people waiting in line outside the city gate to enter the city.
The Li family lined up and entered the city first. Since neither Wu nor her aunt had ever sold candied haws, Li Yan said to her uncle and her elder sister, "You two should go to the south city school first. I'll accompany grandma and her aunt to sell in the city and then we'll meet up again!"
Li Dalang nodded and took his daughter to the south of the city first.
At this time, the streets were crowded with people, and from time to time one could hear women carrying baskets bargaining with small vendors!
Mrs. Wu and her aunt-in-law stood awkwardly on the street carrying candied haws, not knowing how to start. No matter how much they imagined at home how popular candied haws were, when they actually stood in the market, they couldn't help but feel nervous and their movements became hesitant!
The two looked at each other, and neither of them was too embarrassed to shout out loud!
Li Yan looked at the two people standing there in a daze and shouted helplessly, "Tanghulu, Tanghulu, sour and sweet Tanghulu, big ones are three cents, small ones are two cents, you can't afford to lose money, you can't afford to be cheated!"
Li Yan's shouting was particularly prominent in the noisy street, and passers-by couldn't help but look at Li Yan.
Li Yan looked at a woman carrying a basket and holding a child in her hand and said, "Auntie, can you buy some candied haws for the child to try?"
The woman walked up to Li Yan and looked at the wooden stick filled with candied haws: "Is this delicious?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yan took a small one from the stick and handed it to the woman: "There's no point in saying more, Auntie, try it!"
The woman took Li Yan's candied haws and handed it to the child beside her: "Try it, you may like it!"
The child took the candied haws from his mother's hand, licked it, and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Mom is sweet!"
Seeing that her child liked it, the woman said readily, "Then give me two big ones, and take an extra one back for your brother!"
Li Yan quickly took two candied haws from the stick and handed them to the woman: "Auntie, this is six coins in total!"
The woman paid the money, took the candied haws, and left with her child!
The nervousness of Mrs. Wu and her aunt was finally relieved after the opening. Mrs. Wu imitated Li Yan's just behavior and cheered to the passers-by!
As soon as the business opened, women with children came up to inquire about the cakes. When they heard that the cakes were only two cents each, they were willing to buy one for their expectant children!
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