Lu Xiaoyi felt that she should choose a name for the scones, although she was a little incompetent in naming, but she was still competent in choosing a cheesy name such as plum blossom steamed buns.

Or call it 'Zhonglan cake', Lu Zhong and Yulan each take a word.

Yulan said angrily: "What are you thinking about?" I'm not afraid of being listened to by the people in the village and laughing at me and your father behind my back. ”

Lu Zhong muttered twice and was also a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said, "Change one for another." ”

Lu Xiaoyi couldn't think of it when he broke his head, so he asked Xiao Ding and Xiao Geng for ideas, Xiao Ding proposed to call Lu's scones, and Xiao Geng shouted to call them Geng Geng cakes.

Lu Xiaoyi smiled and hammered his little bun, and Xiao Geng pouted, "Is it okay?" How nice are Genggeng cakes? ”

Lu Zhong felt that Lu's scones were good, and Xiao Ding saw that his proposal was accepted, and his eyebrows curled with joy.

Lu Xiaoyi's proposal to make a Lu character on the dough embryo was also adopted by Lu Zhong.

Xiao Geng was anxious, rolled his eyes and tried his best to think of ideas, but he had little wisdom and couldn't think of it at all.

The name was decided, and the rest of the work was scones. Dead noodles and noodles are made of some each, and Lu Xiaoyi has mastered the baking technology, and as soon as she told Yulan, she immediately understood that the first batch of scones used the most primitive and authentic baking method without adding oil and sesame seeds, and tasted with a natural wheat fragrance, and the second batch of scones added oil, salt, sugar and sesame seeds, which tasted crispy and delicious, and it was another taste.

In the experimental stage, Yulan didn't do much, so she asked Lu Xiaoyi to send some surplus grain, and the rest of the family ate it all in one meal.

Xiao Geng shouted: "Genggeng cakes are delicious, mother, let's eat Genggeng cakes every meal, okay?" ”

This little guy thinks that Geng Geng cake is himself.

Magnolia smiled: "You have to work when you are full, the wheat field needs to be irrigated, you carry water." ”

"I can't pick it, I only pick it when I grow up." Xiao Geng hung his head and said.

Lu Xiaoyi gave him half of the scone in his hand, "Na, this Genggeng cake is for you to eat, eat it quickly, grow up and work well." ”

Xiao Geng took it with a smile, holding half a piece of cake in both hands and eating it like a little squirrel.

Yulan deliberately left two cakes and said to Xiao Yi: "You said that you can put it for a month, why don't I believe it?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi was still very confident in the naan, and said to Yulan: "Mother, didn't you see it when we put the cakes?" The pit wall is burned snow-white, how hot it is! You sprinkle salt water on it, and it's all steam, and you say that the bread is baked in the inside, or is it baked in an iron pot? ”

Yulan thought for a moment and said, "How can the iron pot be compared to the fire pit?" ”

"So, the drier it gets, the longer it stays. Moreover, we are merchants who sell to the customs, and the more they go to Mongolia, the drier the climate becomes, and the cakes will not be kept badly. ”

Yulan still didn't feel at ease, "What if it breaks, if you collect someone's money, someone will come to the door sooner or later." After speaking, he said to Lu Zhong: "When you sell it, don't say that it will be stored for a month, and the province will be troubled in the future." ”

Lu Xiaoyi patted his chest and promised, "Mother, our kang is still burning, if you don't believe it, just throw the cake to the kang head, wait for a month to see, if it is hairy, I will eat it all without blinking." ”

Yulan glared at Xiao Yi, "You can endure it very much!" It's not like your dad paid for a doctor. After saying that, Yulan put the two cakes on a plate and put them on the kang.

Lu Xiaoyi didn't want to wait for another month, so he proposed to sell it first, Lu Zhong also agreed, Yulan had to agree, make fifty of each of the two flavors, and go to the city to explore the market first.

This time I went to the city, Lu Xiaoyi pretended to be a little boy again, and she was wearing slightly longer clothes a year ago, and the length of the dress was just right now, Yulan smiled and said that she had pulled out her height, and Lu Xiaoyi was so happy that she jumped and jumped.

I was in a great mood along the way.

The spring breeze in February has obvious warmth, blowing on the face is no longer harsh, the mountains on both sides of the official road are dotted green, and occasionally a cluster of gorgeous spring flowers are slowly swaying past the donkey cart, tempting Lu Xiaoyi to look back frequently.

Yifu City is still so prosperous, bustling with people.

Lu Zhong did not go to West Street this time, but went to Rongxing Street, which must be passed by the caravan out of the city, and when he found a good position, he took out the clean wooden planks prepared in advance, stacked the scones neatly, and began to shout.

Of course, it was Lu Xiaoyi who shouted the hardest.

"Huh! Take a look, take a look! The most authentic and delicious Lu's scones, a must-have dry food for going out of the customs! It's not bad to keep you for a month. The last sentence was the key to attracting the caravan, and Lu Xiaoyi deliberately shouted loudly.

Sure enough, a merchant looked at her.

Lu Xiaoyi was full of confidence, and simply stood on the donkey cart with scones in his hands to attract guests, "Don't miss it when you pass by, the fragrant and crispy Lu's scones are not bad for a long time, you can eat them if you want, convenient and affordable!" ”

At this time, a middle-aged man came over to ask, Lu Xiaoyi looked familiar at first glance, and thought about it, it turned out to be a businessman brother who had seen outside a restaurant by selling baskets, and it was the eldest brother who came, tall and majestic, "Can this cake really last for a month?" ”

This is a big customer who buys fifty buns and fifty steamed buns when he buys it, Lu Xiaoyi jumped out of the car and handed him the scone in his hand, "Uncle, our cake is baked with a secret recipe, the more you put it, the drier it gets, and it can be stored for a month." After speaking, he handed the scone to the middle-aged man, "Uncle, you can taste it first, there are original flavors and sesame seeds,"

The middle-aged man chewed slowly, neither nodding nor shaking his head, and there was no emotion on his face. Somewhat hard! ”

"I made it yesterday afternoon, and it was crispy and delicious when it was just baked, and it was normal for it to get harder and harder the more you put it."

"According to what you say, if you put it in a month, it's as hard as a brick, how can people eat it?"

Lu Xiaoyi patiently explained: "Soak it in water and it will be soft, and my cake is not thick, break a small piece and chew it slowly in your mouth, you will find that the more you chew, the more fragrant it is." ”

The middle-aged man agreed with the words that the more he chewed, the more fragrant he became, he looked at the two stacks of scones and said, "How to sell them?" ”

"It's all made of fine wheat noodles, one original Wuwen, and one Liuwen of sesame seeds."

The middle-aged man said: "One cake tops two steamed buns!" ”

"Can steamed buns last for a month?" Lu Xiaoyi asked rhetorically.

The middle-aged man glanced at Lu Xiaoyi and said, "At a young age, I can talk about it." Then, looking at Lu Zhong on the side, "Is this your son?" Seeing Lu Zhong nodding with a smile, the middle-aged man continued: "My son is good." ”

Lu Zhong smiled even more happily.

The middle-aged man said: "To tell you the truth, I have already bought all the dry food, but when I heard that your cake can be stored for a month, I am interested again, so I simply buy some more, I will see how long it can last?" ”

Lu Xiaoyi reminded him: "Uncle, these are all good cakes, don't you deliberately throw the scones into the water!" ”

The middle-aged man laughed, "If there is such a good dry food, I am reluctant to spoil it!" Okay, give me ten of each, and I'll talk about it when I get back!" ”

In ancient times, there were no plastic bags, the middle-aged man had to hold a bunch of scones in his arms, Lu Xiaoyi also helped to move a few, and when he arrived at the caravan, a helper-like person brought a cloth bag, Lu Xiaoyi helped to pack twenty cakes, accepted the money given by the middle-aged man, counted it carefully, it was exactly one hundred and ten wen, and brought it back to Lu Zhong with a smile.

The business opened well, Lu Zhong and Lu Xiaoyi became more and more confident and continued to shout.

Businessmen came to inquire one after another, and Lu Xiaoyi and Lu Zhong patiently explained to them, with the mentality of giving it a try, the businessmen would buy more than a dozen.

A hundred scones are not enough to sell at all, Lu Zhong regretted a little that he didn't let Yulan make more, "Let's go, let's hurry home, make more in a hurry, and continue to sell tomorrow." ”

Lu Xiaoyi nodded, jumped on the donkey cart and hummed a song, and went back to Xiaxi Village with his father.

The family wants to say that the happiest thing is Yulan, thinking that the scones they make are easy to sell, they suddenly came to the spirit, washing their hands and making noodles with special energy, Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding also came to help.

Xiao Geng waited at the mouth of the pit for the scones to come out, and regardless of whether he sold them for money or not, he had to eat one before he could feel at ease.

The next day, the scones were sold out quickly, and Lu Zhong saw that it was still early, so he took Lu Xiaoyi to the livestock market.

The man who helped buy the calf brought him a letter saying that he had found a good and strong calf and asked him to take the time to see it.

This Chinese man is very reliable, he has been attached to the livestock market as an intermediary all the year round, and when he saw Lu Zhong smiling, he led him to a barn, pointed to a yellow-haired calf and said, "What is this?" I picked it out for you. After speaking, he opened the door of the barrage and beckoned Lu Zhong to follow up.

Lu Xiaoyi was waiting outside.

I saw the Chinese man skillfully caressing the calf's back, "You see that this bun is tall and wide, and it is not strong, and then you can see that this cow's belly is like a cylinder, and the belly is not said." "Brushing with yellow-brown cow hair," the capillary is short and shiny. "Crack the lips and show your teeth," the tooth said. He patted the corbel and said, "The hooves are big, round and solid, take two more steps for you to see." After speaking, he drove the calf around, returned to the starting point, and said with a smile: "See?" When you walk, the hind hooves can catch up with the front hooves, and you can't meet a few of such good calves in a year. ”

Lu Zhong was also very satisfied, and asked the middle-aged person: "How much silver is this little calf worth?" ”

Zhongdao: "Brother Lu and I are both honest people, and I will also tell you a sincere price." After speaking, he made a gesture of nine.

There is no Chinese person who does not make money, no matter how he claims to be sincere,

Lu Zhong exclaimed: "Nine taels? It's too expensive, and it's usually worth selling such a big calf for seven or eight taels. ”

The middleman began to talk about how good the calf was.

Lu Zhong insisted that nine taels was too expensive, and the two began to bargain.

Lu Xiaoyi had confidence in Lu Zhong, and he didn't listen carefully to the specific bargaining content, he turned his head and looked around, the livestock market in the spring was very hot, with cattle, horses, donkeys, and mules, and even a dog seller.

Lu Xiaoyi was very curious and wanted to go over and take a look.

informed Lu Zhong, and after getting Lu Zhong's permission, Lu Xiaoyi walked up to the man who sold the dog, squatted down to take a closer look, and a dusty puppy curled up in a ball, shivering as if it was very cold, which was very pitiful.

"Uncle, how are you selling this?"

The man glanced at Lu Xiaoyi, "Take the two pennies!" ”

Two pennies? Lu Xiaoyi stared at the man, although she knew that the puppies were not worth much, and she could catch them casually as long as relatives and acquaintances said hello, but she was still a little surprised when she really heard that a puppy was worth two pennies.

The man explained, "I came to sell donkeys, but I picked up a small dog on the mountain road, and brought it to the market, so that the people of the city would be willing to pay for it." I can still earn money on my travel expenses. ”

The people in the city are not stupid, Lu Xiaoyi slandered.

The man saw her squatting and didn't move, neither said to buy nor said not to buy, just someone asked him the price of the donkey, the man pushed the puppy to Lu Xiaoyi with his foot, "You are a child in the morning to ask, forget it, anyway, it was picked up, and if it can't be sold, it will be thrown away, you take it away, I still have to sell the donkey!" ”

If this man insists for a while, Lu Xiaoyi will definitely be soft-hearted and pay for the puppy, who wants the man to lose his patience and let her take it away, Lu Xiaoyi seems to have picked up a big bargain, thanked him again and again, and carried the puppy back to Lu Zhong.