In the morning, the eldest sister generally went to work in the field, the second sister fed pigs and chickens at home with lotus seeds, Liu Guiyuan went to the river to fish for snails, and when he came back, he brought some pigweed, and went to the town every once in a while to see.

In the afternoon, the three sisters were the same as Liu Jindi's house, six or seven people got together to work, talking and laughing, and the afternoon passed, and when it was time to cook in the evening, if the second aunt came back early, she would definitely come to her house to see and talk.

For the second aunt, Liu Guiyuan was very annoying when she first saw her, she looked down on the sister-in-law who gave birth to three sons, and she liked to take eye medicine in front of Liu Yao's family, and she hated Liu Guiyuan when she asked her family to ask for millet and white noodles, and the relationship between the two families was very tense for a while.

But later, in order to do business, the second aunt was very good to the three sisters, and she worked for her family when she had nothing to do, and her mind was quite fine. After learning to make bamboo tube cakes, she didn't turn her face and didn't recognize people because of this, and she still came to her house to sit if she had nothing to do, and Liu Guiyuan felt that she had seen the wrong person before.

At five o'clock in the afternoon that day, Liu Guiyuan saw that the ice powder was almost done, and went back to his house in advance with the lotus seeds, put her in the big wooden basin where they bathed, and then carried a bucket to water the pumpkins and gourds planted at home.

At this time, the second aunt Li came from behind, although she was holding three pointed eggplants in her hands, but there was no joyful expression on her face, and she was quite happy before. When Li saw Liu Guiyuan from afar, he opened his mouth and said: "Guiyuan girl, you give me a comment, your grandmother is biased to the armpit, and she actually taught the third family to make bamboo tube cakes behind her back, and sent it to the town today to sell it and asked me to hit it." ”

Liu Guiyuan was so surprised that the water scoop fell to the ground, and quickly picked it up and asked her, "No, what's the matter?" Second aunt, tell me about it. ”

The second aunt Li nodded again and again, and began to talk cracklingly, until the eldest sister and the second sister returned home from there, and they were ready to brush the pot and carry water to cook dinner, and she was worthy of finishing the talk.

Originally, the second uncle and the second aunt, one went out to sell bamboo tube cakes, and the other stirred rice milk steamed bamboo tube cakes at home, and the husband and wife were busy with each other, although they were a little tired, but they counted Huang Chengcheng's copper coins every night, and the two of them were still very happy.

But a few days ago, Liu Yao, who rarely stretched out his hands to work at home, frequently went to the kitchen to see the second uncle steaming cakes, saying that he was too busy to help the handle, and complained that Li knew that he was lazy in the town, and he didn't do any work at home.

Liu Yao's helped burn the fire for two days, the second uncle was too busy to call her again, she used the excuse that the kitchen was too hot and dizzy, the second uncle thought that the old man couldn't help but be hot, and told her to have a good rest, Liu Yao's said that the couple steamed bamboo tube cakes at home every day, and the third family didn't eat a piece, so he asked him to load a few pieces, and she sent it to the third family.

The second uncle still didn't think much about it, according to the words of the three cakes and handed them to Liu Yao's, asking her to take them to her nephew and niece to try it, Liu Yao's was the third family who went to that morning, and returned home after dark in the evening, and within a few days, the third family began to sell bamboo tube cakes, and it was not until the afternoon of the third day that the second aunt Li ran into it by chance.

Said that it was a chance encounter, this is not true, the second aunt Li sold bamboo tube cakes for a period of time, plus she can speak well, unconsciously accumulated several regular customers, that day there was a woman as old as her said: Hey, or your cake is delicious, I saw a person in front of the big willow branch lane yesterday selling the same cake as you, it is not delicious at all, it is hard and hard, and it has to work hard to bite.

The second aunt Li asked her if the person was here today, and the woman said yes, and when she came over just now, she saw her standing in the middle of the three willow trees and shouting, not to mention, her steamed cakes are not delicious, but the woman who sells the cakes is quite white and clean, and her speech is soft and weak, which leads several passers-by to ask the price.

As soon as Li heard this description, he somehow thought of Lin Xiuzhen, the third daughter-in-law, and when he finally finished selling the cakes that the guests wanted, Li put away the big wooden basin containing the cakes and the long small table of the stall, and pushed the wheelbarrow to Daliuzhi Lane.

"Later, second aunt, you didn't fight with her?" Liu Huahua was fascinated by what he heard, and the pot almost burned his hand.

"Why didn't I fight, I was so angry at the time, I walked up to her and opened her stall, Lin Xiuzhen was so angry that she wanted to come over and beat me, but she had thin arms and thin legs, which was my opponent. Later, when I went home and told your second uncle about it, your second uncle said that it might be your grandmother who taught her how to steam cakes. ”

As soon as the Li family said this, she was so angry that she wanted to go back and quarrel with Liu Yao's again, since she was so protective of the third family, what else did she live in her house, go to the third family!

Liu Guiyuan grasped the key point and hurriedly asked Li: "You just said that the third uncle's steamed cake is hard and not delicious, and it can't be compared with your family?" ”

Li Shi thought for a while and said yes, and then suddenly realized: "I know, this is thanks to you, last time you taught me to make cakes with that indica rice, I am used to saying white rice at home, my mother-in-law is dizzy, how does she know what rice we use, listening to us talk about white rice and white rice, she thought it was ordinary rice, yes, it must be so." ”

Thinking of this, Li patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, fortunately, he didn't ask the third child and Lin Xiuzhen to learn the secret of steaming cakes, otherwise his family's bamboo tube cake business would definitely be affected.

"But the second aunt, those who have eaten your cakes naturally know what cakes are delicious, and those who have not eaten them still think that the bamboo tube cakes should be sold by the third aunt, and after a long time, her business may be better than yours."

Liu Guiyuan said his thoughts, are there few similar examples of this situation in later generations? Because counterfeit products can be marketed, although the taste, texture, and raw materials used are not comparable with the genuine version, they can surpass the genuine version, and finally monopolize the entire market.

Li Shigang breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard this, he became worried again, and hurriedly asked her: "Then what do you say, why don't I make a fuss at the third family?" If she has to sell bamboo cakes, I will ask my mother-in-law to go to her house, anyway, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are of the same heart. ”

Liu Guiyuan shook his head, what's the use of making a scene, people want to steam cakes and sell cakes, that's people's freedom, you can't prohibit others from selling, let alone open people's stalls every day, in the end, it's a family, look up and don't look down.

"Either you do this first, and when you sell cakes in the future, you will tell the guests that your bamboo tube cake is an ancestral recipe, and this is the only one, if there are other houses selling it, it is a fake. You give the bamboo tube cake a nice name, such as Qiufang bamboo cake, after a long time, the guests will remember your cake, if someone buys another cake one day, the taste is not right, will definitely say: Look, buy a fake, this is not Qiufang bamboo cake. ”

Giving a name is equivalent to having a brand, and when selling cakes, promote more and try to increase popularity, this is the method that Liu Guiyuan can think of for the time being, and to a certain extent, it should be possible to resist counterfeit bamboo tube cakes.

When the second aunt heard that the bamboo tube cake could still be signed with her name, she instantly smiled happily and said to Liu Guiyuan: "My name can still be signed on the cake, so what's embarrassing, won't everyone else know my name when they buy cakes in the future?" ”

Liu Guiyuan smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just a brand, how to say it, it's the meaning of the signboard, you see which store in the town sells things without a signboard, we like to buy ready-to-wear to the boudoir, buy preserved fruit and candied fruit to Caizhen, don't they all take such a name?" ”

"That's okay, then I'll go back and discuss with your second uncle, you guys hurry up and eat, I won't bother you."

Li got Liu Guiyuan's idea, she was in a much better mood, and she was about to go home in a hurry, and the eldest sister left her at home for dinner, she waved her hand and said no, walking quickly, and she couldn't see anyone for a while.

Because the sisters listened to the second aunt talk for a long time, today's dinner was later than usual, Liu Hongjube took out a pot of noodles and brought it to the house, Liu Guiyuan went to the house to set up the dishes and chopsticks, Liu Huahua buried the firewood, washed his hands, took a plate of freshly fried eggplant, sat down and prepared to eat.

Liu Huahua thought that the noodles were hot, turned over two chopsticks and was not in a hurry to eat, and chatted with her eldest sister and Guiyuan: "I used to think that our grandmother was partial to the second uncle and the third uncle, but today I learned that she was the most partial to the third uncle, and she was willing to offend the second aunt for the third uncle, but I don't know if she will regret it in the future?" ”

Liu Huahua actually couldn't figure it out, Liu Yao's family had been with the second uncle's family after all, she was so oriented to the third uncle's family, can the second uncle feel better? When she is old and can't move, the second aunt has to be waiting in front of her, and the third uncle and third aunt may not be able to care about her old.

Liu Hongzao blew noodles, ate two chopsticks, and then said: "She won't regret it, listen to my mother, when we didn't have a family in the past, she loved the third uncle's family the most, followed by the second uncle's family." ”

Liu Guiyuan didn't understand, and asked them: "Then why didn't our grandmother live with the third uncle's family, didn't she like the third uncle's family the most?" ”

Liu Hongzao sighed and said, "This is the cleverness of our milk, she lives in the third uncle's house, and she has to be raised by the third uncle when she eats and drinks, right?" She was reluctant, so she wanted to save money for the third uncle's family and ask the third uncle's family to contribute, so she deliberately chose the second uncle's family at that time. ”

Liu Hongzao knew this, or what the Zhang family told her before, she didn't believe it at the time, but today there was such a thing in the second uncle's house, and she completely believed it.

Liu Huaanhua slapped the table and said, "Oh, that's the case, no wonder our grandmother basically doesn't work at the second uncle's house, and when she arrives at the third uncle's house, she either sweeps the floor and wipes the table, or brings delicious food over." ”

She used to send pigweed to the third uncle's house, and she could often bump into Liu Yao's working at the third uncle's house, sometimes pulling the third aunt together, but looking at the appearance of the third aunt, it was obviously a little annoying to her, but unfortunately she couldn't feel it herself.

Liu Guiyuan shook his head, he was completely convinced of Liu Yao's family, his eccentric eye can be deviated to this point, and sooner or later he will have to be taught a lesson, but he doesn't know which day it should be.

"Regardless of her, anyway, our grandmother doesn't live in our house, she doesn't look down on our family, let alone a few of our girls, whatever she wants......"

Liu Guiyuan was half mocking and half happy, beckoning the two sisters to eat, and after eating, he had to brush the pot to feed the pigs to boil the bath water, and close the door while it was dark.