Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Opening
"It's grass, right? The eldest aunt is not mistaken, right? When the eldest aunt saw the Xiaocao sister and brother, she greeted the sister and brother warmly with a loving smile on her face.
"Auntie," Xiao Shi couldn't wait to exclaim: "Auntie, my second sister has made delicious meat dishes to sell on the dock." The meat dishes made by the second sister are delicious, aunt, cousin, you can taste it? ”
The eldest aunt shook her head again and again, and said, "Your food is to be sold for money, so we won't taste it." However, in the case of meat dishes, the price must not be low, right? Probably not easy to sell......"
"Talk and nag! The pestle is here to affect my business!! Behind them was a simple shack selling hot noodle soup with two or three shabby tables. It was a woman with thin feet, thin eyebrows and eyes, and high cheekbones.
"Auntie, I sell side dishes, and it doesn't conflict with your business, can you ......" Xiaocao thought that if she was willing to spend money to buy noodles, she would definitely not be stingy with a penny to buy a braised vegetable to taste.
"No, no! Hurry up and go away, delay my business, can you afford to pay? The woman with high cheekbones squinted at them with disdain with a look that looked at Hanako.
The eldest aunt pulled the grass that she wanted to say something, and said in a low voice: "Let's go, this woman is notoriously difficult." You can go to Uncle Liu's stall, his family also sells noodles. ”
As he spoke, the dock workers finished their work, and the black pressure came this way.
Seeing this, the eldest aunt hurriedly said to the sisters and brothers: "Now is the opportunity to sell food, hurry up and solicit business." Will you, do you want your aunt to help? ”
Xiaocao shook her head and refused: "Auntie, you go and get busy with you first." Before we came, Dad had already taught us how to attract customers. ”
After the eldest aunt left, the siblings came to the stall of a kind old man and asked politely: "Grandpa, can we sell some side dishes next to your stall?" ”
The old man is exactly what the eldest aunt said Uncle Liu, and he is a very good old man. He took pity on his sister and brother for coming out to beg for a living at a young age, and readily agreed.
The sister and brother stood still next to the stall, looked at each other with a smile, and Xiao Shi immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "A penny for meat dishes, meat dishes for only a penny!" Uncle and uncle with dry food, buy a meat dish and try it. It's not delicious, don't pay for it! ”
"What? Selling meat dishes? A copy for just a penny? ”
"Silly, huh? How expensive is meat now, sell it for a penny, and still don't break the bottom? ”
"I'm afraid that a penny of meat and vegetables is not enough to stuff my teeth...... Forget it, let's buy some pickles to eat. ”
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Although the cries of small stones attracted the attention of many dock workers, there were many wait-and-see, but none of them paid for them.
Xiao Shi was anxious, looked at his sister, and said, "Sister, what should I do?" Why don't they buy such delicious meat dishes? ”
This situation was expected by Xiaocao. For new things, people still need a process of acceptance. She thought about it, opened the basket, opened an oiled paper bag, borrowed Grandpa Liu's knife to cut noodles, cut the chicken offal into small pieces, came to an uncle who ate soup noodles, and said with a smile: "Uncle, try our meat dishes, don't need money." If it's not delicious, you don't have anything to lose, right? ”
The uncle hesitated for a moment, and just wanted to reach out and take a piece of chicken gizzard that she handed over, but was stopped by the companion next to him: "Don't! Lao Zhao, who knows if she is a liar or not, what if you eat it and she relies on you to ask you to give money? ”
When the uncle heard this, his outstretched hand retracted again. Little Stone stared at him in a hurry.
Yu Xiaocao was not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Uncle, look at the small body of our sister and brother, it is not enough for you to pinch it with one finger, uncle." What can I fool you? ”
Lao Zhao touched his chin, and it was right to think about it. If the meat and vegetables she said didn't satisfy her appetite, she couldn't help it if she didn't give money. The copper plate is in his purse, and the two little ones can still grab it?
He took the bamboo stick in Xiaocao's hand, skewered a piece of chicken liver, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. The dense and mellow taste of the chicken liver faintly melted in his mouth, making his eyes burst with a scorching light.
"Good! Good!! It's so fragrant!! A penny, right? Bring me a copy! Lao Hao didn't hesitate and took out a copper plate from his arms.
His companion shook his head and said, "It's so delicious, is it enough for a penny to stuff your teeth?" Lao Hao, you have been fooled! ”
Xiao Shi glared at him fiercely and said, "My father said that you must be honest in doing business." It's the first time we're doing business, and of course we're not going to smash our credit. ”
Xiaocao took out a packet of braised vegetables from the basket and said with a smile: "Yes, yes!" In the future, we will continue to introduce new varieties of meat and vegetables, and we will definitely not ruin the signboard by ourselves. Uncle Zhao, your pickled vegetables ......"
The rich fragrance in his mouth still exists, and Lao Zhao couldn't wait to open the oil paper bag, and found that in addition to the kind of pickled vegetables he had just tasted, there were other things, adding up to a small half bowl. After tasting it, he found that although the texture was different, it tasted the same.
"This is called braised vegetables? I haven't heard of it yet! Nice, delicious and affordable!! Give me another packet, and I'll take it back for my mother-in-law and the children to taste! Lao Zhao mixed the braised chicken offal with the noodle soup, and the soup noodles with a strong beany smell became much more delicious.
"Okay!" Xiaocao collected the copper plate, took another package of braised chicken offal, scooped a few pieces of braised chicken blood with a spoon from the jar, put it in Lao Zhao's bowl, and said, "This blood tofu is too tender, if you put it in a paper bag, it will all be crushed." Let's add it to the noodles for you! ”
"Wow! It's worth the money! Lao Hao felt that he had earned it.
The others were full of praise when they saw Lao Zhao eating, and they didn't have much money, so they also paid for one to try it. Some of them are sandwiched into the cakes they brought, some are put into the vegetable soup they bought, and some of them are eaten after buying hot steamed buns......
Many people eat well and buy another one to take home. You must know that the cheapest meat on the market costs more than a dozen yuan a catty, and you can eat two slices at most for one penny. The meat dishes sold by this little girl taste better than those made at home, not to mention, the point is that the portions are sufficient and affordable!
In a short time, Xiaocao sold more than forty copies. The cost of the seasoning is back, Xiaocao is so happy that she has no teeth and no eyes, and there are a few dock workers who come late for fear of missing it.
"What are you doing over there? Whoever makes trouble, don't blame me for telling him to get out! "The foreman ordered a few specialty dishes in the only shed that sold stir-fried vegetables, and diligently poured wine for the steward of the goods.
"Boss, I'll take a look!" There will always be a few errands around the foreman. He scurried towards the place surrounded by everyone.
"Steward Liu, the conditions here are too simple, there is a small market in the distance, and there is a restaurant there that tastes good, or ......" The foreman looked at the dishes in front of him, and he felt cold, afraid that the hospitality would not be good, and this big customer would not look for him if he had business in the future.
Steward Liu shook his head and said, "This batch of goods, Jingli is urging urgently." When you can't eat after eating, load the goods into the car first. ”
"Okay, okay! Steward Liu, you can rest assured, I promise to install it for you before the time! The foreman raised his glass and toasted Steward Liu. This is the steward of the Liu family, a well-known wealthy businessman in Beijing, and if he accompanies him, the business of the Liu family will not be fought over by his sworn enemies every month in the future.
"Boss, no one is making trouble, it's a little girl selling meat and vegetables for a penny! The brothers all said okay, I also bought one back, you and Steward Liu have a taste. "The errand runner is also obedient, he bought a filial piety to the head out of his own pocket, and if he serves the head well, will he be able to get less benefits in the future?
"What kind of meat and vegetables can you buy for a penny? What kind of meat is this? Can you eat it? The foreman said he had tasted it, huh? The taste is really not bad, "Steward Liu, this meat dish is very delicious, better than the craftsmanship of the restaurant in the market." Do you want to try it too? ”
Steward Liu, as the steward of a big merchant's family, had never eaten any kind of food, but when he picked up a piece of chicken gizzard and put it in his mouth, the expression on his face suddenly softened. In half his life, he has never eaten such a delicious dish.
Steward Liu asked casually: "This is neither pork nor cattle and sheep." There is some taste of chicken, but the cooking method, my old Liu Ke has never seen it. Not bad, not bad! The taste is smooth, too. ”
The foreman saw that Steward Liu had eaten several bites in a row, and he looked like he couldn't stop, and hurriedly said to the errands: "Second son, it's rare that Steward Liu likes it, go!" Buy two more copies. ”
Steward Liu did not stop him, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. The foreman was secretly happy in his heart - this big customer has finally been done!
"Boss! The penny meat and vegetables are sold out...... However, I brought the little girl who sold vegetables, and she still had some blood tofu in her basket, and asked if you wanted it? "The second son didn't buy braised chicken offal, so he came back stupidly.
"Blood tofu? Is it a dark brown lump in there? It was originally called 'blood tofu', and it was more tender than tofu, but it tasted much better than tofu! Steward Liu gently picked up a piece of braised chicken blood and tasted it in his mouth.
Seeing that Steward Liu liked it, the foreman turned to Xiaocao and said, "I have all the blood tofu in your jar, and I will give you ten cents, is it enough?" ”
Xiaocao shook his head with a smile and said, "Uncle foreman, it would be so much!" At most, there is a bowl of blood tofu, and you can give two pennies to it! ”
Steward Liu glanced at it and said, "I didn't expect such a cheap thing to taste so delicious." What is this blood tofu made of? ”
Xiaocao thought for a while and said, "Can Uncle Steward usually accept some uncommon food?" ”
Steward Liu laughed and said, "I am in charge of a large business, what haven't I eaten when I go south and north?" In southern Guangdong, rats and poisonous snakes have been eaten! It often sounds terrible, but it tastes really good. Say, little girl, you can't scare the old man! ”