Dashan and Xiaoshi filled a small porcelain bowl full of radish strips and poured them into someone's porcelain jar, each of them received two cents, and both of them had a smile on their faces.

It's a pity that this generation of people is too poor, even if they agree that this dried radish is delicious, the price is fair, but there is no extra spare money to buy this appetite, they are still struggling to survive, most of the food is home-grown, spare money is used to buy salt, and the delicious food can only be reluctant to say goodbye.

Therefore, although there are many people around the mountains and small stones, and there are many people who ask for tasting, they are very enthusiastic, but there are only a few people who actually pay for them and buy them.

The mountains and the small stones were busy shouting and shouting for almost an hour, and five small bowls of radish strips were sent out one by one, and only a dozen bowls were sold, and most and a half of them were left in the jar.

Seeing the sun climb above their heads little by little, the mountains and small stones became anxious, facing those people who were always watching, always thinking about eating a few more radish strips but would not pay for them, the two of them could only shake their heads at each other, and there was nothing they could do.

In the end, Dashan was ruthless and said, "We can't go on like this, this time we come back to the set, we have other things, let's pack up and go shopping." ”

Xiao Shi also looked helpless, so he had to nod, "I listen to Brother Dashan, let's go shopping first." ”

Dashan and Xiaoshi carried the more than 30 yuan they had obtained from selling radish strips, packed up the small porcelain bowl and bamboo chopsticks, put them on the cart properly, and left the market entrance under the greedy eyes of the group.

Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, there are more people selling vegetables at this big fair, and Dashan and Xiaoshi also saw a few strangers dressed differently, who seemed to have seen the New Year and came to make a handful.

Thanks to the participation of these outsiders, the variety and quality of the food served in the market are also much higher, and the mountains and small stones pick the best ones. The two discussed, bought half a bag of potatoes, a dozen onions, half a bag of carrots, and even bought fine celery, took it out from under the thick cotton felt, and immediately covered it under their own broken quilt.

After buying it all the way, the big son who bought the dried radish just now was almost spent, and the little stone took out some big ones from his inner pocket to add them, and then he bought all the things. At this time, the sun also climbed overhead, and the people in the market gradually began to thin out.

Since Songpotun was far away from the market, the mountain and the small stone did not dare to delay any longer, so the two of them took the reins of the cattle and began to rush to the market entrance, ready to go back.

Just out of the market, it happened that I met the lady who was the first to taste their radish strips, and when she saw the two of them coming out, the lady greeted loudly, "Young man, young man, are you from Songpotun?"

"Yes," the little stone grabbed the reins of the livestock, stopped, and responded, "Auntie, we are two from Songpotun, do you know us?"

"No," the old lady shook her head, "I don't know you, I know a guy named Lan Qingsheng, he gave our family a kang last year, I think that young man is a little similar to Lan Qingsheng, so I asked you." ”

"Auntie, you have good eyesight, Lan Qingsheng is my father, and I am his son. When Dashan heard this, he immediately took over the conversation and asked with a smile, "Where is your home?

"That's a good dare," the old lady smiled, and pointed to the front, "My home is in Lizigou, I just passed by when I went to your Songpotun, the young man is as kind as your father, I was lucky today, I took a big ride, thank you so much." ”

"Just passing by, don't be polite, auntie. As he spoke, Dashan stretched out his hand and pulled the old man into the carriage, and opened a place with a smile, "Auntie, you can sit here." ”

The old lady sat down, and the little stone jumped on the wheel, and with a flick of the whip, the carriage started slowly.

Sitting in the rickety carriage, the old lady looked at the remaining half of the radish strips at the gate of the mountain, and sighed regretfully, "Hey, you haven't sold much of such delicious things." ”

"No," Dashan said dejectedly, "everyone thinks it's delicious, but they don't want to buy it, our dried radish is enough ingredients, and it's definitely worth the price." ”

"What the young man said is true," the old lady nodded in agreement, and suggested in a gossipy manner, "You dried radish is just too short of time, not as good as the salt ban." If you think about it, everyone is tight-handed, so they will naturally choose to buy salt instead of buying your things. ”

"You come to the market to sell, it is better to find those people who do happy events, at the end of this year, there are many people who do happy things, you sell this radish is delicious, the price is fair, and it is a novelty, people who do happy things must like to buy it." ”

The old lady said unintentionally, but the smart little stone was intentional to the listener, he turned his head, his eyes flashed with excitement, and said seriously, "Auntie, this idea is good, today we just brought out the dried radish, I don't know which village has a happy event." ”

"But what a coincidence," the old lady's eyes also lit up, she looked up at the sun, clapped her hands and said, "There are people in our village who have opinions to get married, and it is estimated that at this time, the bride has just approached the door, and is worshipping in the church, and has not yet opened the banquet." ”

Xiao Shi suddenly became happy, and he said excitedly, "Brother Dashan, you drive the cart back first, and I will pick our dried radish and follow the eldest lady to try my luck." ”

"No," Dashan shook his head, "the family must be waiting for us to eat, let's go out together, and I'll go back alone, they'll think I've lost you." ”

"Brother Dashan, don't worry, I know the way home from here," Xiao Shi said confidently, "I still have a vegetable dumpling here, and we still have dried radishes, and I can't be hungry." Besides, if people hold a banquet for a happy event, I won't be hungry. ”

"Young man from the Lan family, don't worry," the old lady also helped persuade on the side, "I think this young man is right, you have so many dried radishes left, and you are also pressing the book, so sell it early or return it early." ”

"Then, I'll go with you to sell, and multiple people will have more hands. Dashan was also moved by what the old lady said, and said eagerly.

"Brother Dashan, I'll just go alone, the vegetables we bought are afraid of freezing, you should rush to the car and send them home as soon as possible, so that the family can rest assured." Xiao Shi said methodically.

Dashan thought about it, and finally nodded, he drove the cattle all the way to the village entrance of Lizigou with the little stone and the old lady, put a part of the dried radish in the back basket, and let the little stone carry it, so he drove the cattle and hurried all the way back to the house.

After Dashan finished talking about this passage, he sighed worriedly, "Alas, I thought about this matter too simply, I really expected that these dried radishes on the set would be rushed by everyone to buy it, but I didn't expect it to be like this, this dried radish is not expensive, alas,......"

The first time I sold dried radishes, it was such an ending, and it was a bit beyond Yun Fang's expectations. However, she was soon relieved that the people in the bazaar were right, the people here were not wealthy, and they had to save up a little spare money, and they would only buy those necessary daily necessities, such as salt.

Now, the dried radish pickled by myself is added with vinegar and sugar, as well as sour plums, and the taste is better, but the cost has also gone up, and it can't be left for too long for the sake of crisp texture. In such an environment, isn't such a product a luxury product that is better than a bargain.

For example, in modern society, people say that salmon has few scales and spines, orange and red flesh, delicate and delicious meat, and smooth taste, and the salmon flown in from the island country is green, healthy and delicious, and it is an excellent dish.

However, such delicious ingredients are good from a nutritional point of view, but they will not enter the dining table of the Chinese people, because the reason is the same as the dried radish that Yunfang and they are pickling now, which is too expensive, far beyond everyone's current consumption level.