Lin'an Mansion, Huaishui Wharf.

The autumn morning is a bit chilly, and there is a thin layer of frost on the fiery red maple leaves, and the slightly bleak autumn scenery still can't resist the lively scene on the shore.

"Let's get some work!"

When the merchant ship docked, the foreman waiting at the dock shouted, and more than a dozen men in ancient costumes lined up to keep up.

Located in the north-central part of the Great Yan Dynasty, Huaishui Wharf is an important hub connecting the capital and the state capitals.

There are many wealthy merchants who are stepping on merchant ships to say goodbye to their families, vendors selling on both sides, and beggars begging along the streets.

A street, witnessing the world.

A little girl with withered yellow hair appeared in the corner pushing a small wooden cart and skillfully lit firewood under a round iron sheet.

The iron sheet was brushed with oil, and the prepared dough cake was put on, and soon there was a burst of fragrance that touched people's hearts.

"Scallion pancakes, delicious scallion pancakes! Taste before you buy, this is the only one! ”

After the dough is heated, the layers burst open, and both sides are fried until golden brown, and the freshly picked green onion meets the lard thorn, exuding a unique fragrance.

Who can resist this fragrance?

The ancient people had not fully grasped the beauty of the ingredients in eating, and the people on the dock had never smelled such a domineering aroma, and they couldn't help but take a deep breath, and their mouths began to secrete saliva.

It smells good, looks good, and I want to eat it!

"Girl, is this bread really tasted before you bought it?"

"Naturally, honesty is the foundation of doing business."

The first scallion pancake was cut into equal pieces, with a few toothpicks next to it.

The visitor instantly understood, sighed at her exquisiteness, and took a piece of bread with a toothpick and put it in his mouth.

"It's crispy and salty, so delicious!"

Unexpectedly, the guests' eyes lit up instantly.

"Worthy of the title of the only one, how do you sell this scallion pancake?"

"One piece of three cents, two pieces of five cents, how much do you want for guests?"

The man was silent for a moment, as if to weigh whether it was a penny of steamed buns or a three-penny scallion pancake to satisfy his hunger.

Helplessly, in the end, he was defeated by the desire to eat.

"I'll break the bank once today, get me two!"

"Okay, I'll put it up for you with oiled paper!"

The little girl smiled more realistically, and the dimples on her cheeks loomed.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but with the first person who dares to try, those who wait and see will feel that it is expensive.

"Bring me two too, this smells so good!"

"Okay!"

Cheng Xi looks fifteen or sixteen years old, although he is young, he can't bear the sweetness of his mouth, and he knows the rules of marketing.

What to bring back to the baby and her father and mother to try it is only five pennies and Ming'er can earn it back, and the guests who come to buy scallion pancakes are smiling.

Even the short-term wharf workers who only earned 20 copper plates a day couldn't help but pay the money to buy two for their families, and they were happy to spend the money.

The stall was so busy that within a few moments she had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.

By the time the third merchant ship docked at Huaishui Wharf, all 100 scallion pancakes prepared in the morning were sold out.

The people who came and went at the pier saw that the customers who bought it were full of oil, and their mentality collapsed.

"This, that's it?"

He hasn't tasted it yet!

"No, I'm sorry, I came in a hurry today to prepare so much."

The man didn't give up, "That girl, are you coming back tomorrow?" ”

"Come, I'll prepare more tomorrow to make sure you have enough to eat!"

The owner of the cart neatly put the utensils back in place, and pushed it to the regretful gaze of everyone and soon disappeared into the main street of the dock.

***

The streets of the state capital are paved with bluestone, and most of the buildings on both sides are made of blue bricks and tiles, with a unique gray tone in the antique atmosphere.

One person and one car turned into the narrow alley, and seemed to slow down with some feeling.

Sure enough, a few cowering men quickly walked out of the other side of the alley, walking towards the car with a clear goal.

The leader's eyes rolled and looked at her presumptuously, for fear that others would not know that they were ruffians.

"Little lady, did you take the initiative to hand over the silver yourself, and let our brothers search it personally?"

There was a burst of laughter in the back, and he looked at Cheng Xi's expression with the obscenity of Hongguoguo.

The little lady smiled, and her slightly immature little face showed a deep meaning that did not match her age.

"How troublesome is that, why don't I buy it for you if you need it and send it to your home?"

“...... Ha? ”

The robber who took the lead had not heard such an answer, and was very surprised.

Cheng Xi pulled out a round wooden stick about one meter long in their surprise, thick at the top and thin at the bottom, which was faintly shining, and the body of the stick was faintly engraved with some kind of symbol.

"It's so ugly, but it's beautiful to think about."

She only came out to set up a stall for a day and was targeted, because she was alone as a soft persimmon.

Look for a fight.

The sticks did not make the other party feel threatened, but provoked their anger, and they rolled up their sleeves and came this way.

"Phew, I don't know how to lift!"

Cheng Xi did not retreat, but advanced, grinned and greeted him directly.

"Bang!"

"Ahh

This body was already infinitely powerful, and it directly knocked the other party away with a stick, almost sending people away.

The more Cheng Xi used it, the more comfortable he became, a stick and a small hooligan, three times and five divided by two, he put down a few robbers, and there was a wail.

"Bear with me, I've only used it before."

Explaining without much distraction, she raised her chin like an uncle, stood in the alley and stared at the few people spread on the ground.

"Now, are you still robbing?"

In the past, there were always people on TV who used to knock people with baseball bats, knock cars and knock on glass, and she now experienced that kind of happiness!

"No, no, no, don't rob, the heroine is around, let's get out!"

Only then did a few people realize that they had provoked someone they shouldn't have provoked, and they got up from the ground with their hands and feet and planned to run away.

"Who told you to get out?"

Obviously, this time there was a harder stubble.

Cheng Xi snorted in disgust and put the baseball bat on his shoulder.

"Hand over what you have valuable."