The happy little days of the Ye family

Tang Xiaojing looked at the man with a bright smile, and he could see his love for his sweetheart from his leaving figure.

For a moment, he couldn't help but think of how happy he was when he was going to marry Ye Qingqing. Thinking of the child who was about to be born, he felt even more satisfied.

Tang Xiaojing was thinking about his wife and children at home, when another well-dressed middle-aged man came to the stall.

Tang Xiaojing was sitting on a small bench. He looked up and saw a green jade gourd tied around the man's waist, and a jade ring on his thumb.

Although he can't tell the value of jade, with these things, this man is at least not short of money.

Tang Xiaojing immediately raised a smile and said kindly:

"This guest, my wild geese are the best on this street. Look at how energetic and strong they are. They are different from those sick and injured wild geese."

The man bent down and carefully looked at the four remaining pairs of geese on the stall. After looking at them for a while, he looked up at Tang Xiaojing.

"Little boss, it takes time for you to sell these wild geese one by one. Why don't you just wholesale them to me? With the time saved, you can hunt a few more pairs of wild geese when you go back."

Although Tang Xiaojing was thinking about what he wanted to wholesale with only 4 pairs of wild geese, they were all sold out in one day. However, he still asked:

"For wholesale, how much money can you give me for a pair of wild geese?"

The man pretended to think deeply for a moment, and then said: "Four taels and eight dollars a pair, I want all four pairs of wild geese."

The smile on Tang Xiaojing's face immediately disappeared, thinking that this person was here to cause trouble.

"This customer is really good at joking. I just sold these wild geese for 5 taels and 5 yuan a pair."

"There are several good days this month that are suitable for hiring, and there are also many people on East Street. There is no need to worry about selling these four pairs of geese. I don't need to sell them cheaply."

Seeing that Tang Xiaojing was not easy to fool, the man continued to persuade:

"Although your wild goose looks energetic, it's not worth 5 taels and 5 taels. I want to transport it to other places to sell, and the risk is high. If it costs more than 5 taels, I won't make any profit at all."

The man was going to transport these wild geese to the north to sell them. At this time, the wild geese have spent the winter in the south. Now in the north, a pair of wild geese can be sold for eight taels of silver.

However, the journey to the north was long and the risk was relatively high, so we worked hard here to lower the price with Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing doesn't care whether this man makes money or how high the risk is.

He still has a wife and children to support, so it is impossible for him to make less money just to let others make money.

Tang Xiaojing felt that there was no need to worry about no one buying his wild geese, so there was no need to wholesale them to others at a low price, so he said calmly:

"Brother, the lowest price for the wild geese here is 5 taels and 5 yuan a pair. If you think it's not suitable here, you can go to other stalls and have a look, or there may be something that suits your liking."

The man didn't give up and pestered Tang Xiaojing for a long time to persuade him.

Seeing that this man refused to leave, but the price was only 4 taels and 8 yuan a pair, Tang Xiaojing's patience ran out and he suggested impatiently:

"I don't have to worry about selling these four pairs of wild geese. There is no need to buy them at this price. If you want to buy cheap wild geese, I suggest you go to the store on the street in front."

"The wild geese from that shop cost five taels of silver per pair. You might be able to negotiate the price."

Tang Xiaojing very much hoped that this man would buy the wild geese from the house in front of him, so that there would be one less person grabbing business.

Moreover, this person refused to leave and kept whispering in his ears which was really annoying.

The man had been shopping around the East Street for a long time, and he also knew that there was another stall selling wild geese.

But the two pairs of geese were injured and looked very sick. He was afraid that they would die on the way, so he didn't dare to buy them.

Just when the two were in a stalemate, another middle-aged man dressed in low-key but extraordinary bearing came to the stall.

Tang Xiaojing immediately became energetic when he saw the man with several servants behind him, holding various things for hire.

"Guest, look at how strong my wild geese are. If they were sent to be hired, they would look dignified."

The middle-aged man is the butler of a wealthy family. Today he came out to help the young master buy things for hire.

He had also seen a wild goose seller on the street just now. He was not as energetic as Tang Xiaojing. He took a liking to the wild geese on the stall at a glance.

"Brother, how much does a pair of these wild geese cost?"

"Five taels and six dollars." Tang Xiaojing said with a smile on his face.

"These wild geese are really well-raised and worth the money. Give me two pairs."

They came from other counties and had to take a day's carriage ride back. To make sure everything was safe, the man generously ordered two pairs of wild geese.

The man was very wealthy and did not negotiate the price. He directly gave Tang Xiaojing 12 taels of silver.

Fortunately, when Tang Xiaojing came over, he brought some broken silver and copper plates, and quickly picked out two small pieces of broken silver, which happened to be eight coins.

The man took the silver and left with a group of servants.

After selling two pairs of wild geese at once, he was completely worried that he would not be able to sell them all. Tang Xiaojing ignored the merchant who wanted to wholesale.

Seeing that Tang Xiaojing ignored him, the man had no choice but to go to the street to see if there was anything else he could take back and resell.

It was already lunch time, and the number of people on the street gradually began to decrease.

Next door to Tang Xiaojing, there happened to be a stall selling pickled vegetables and pork belly. The smell of pickled vegetables and pork belly penetrated his nose.

"Gulu gulu." Tang Xiaojing was a little hungry.

I sold three pairs of wild geese in the morning and made a profit of 17 taels and 7 yuan at once.

With the income in hand, Tang Xiaojing did not treat himself badly and went directly to the stall selling pot helmets next door.

At this time, there were several people waiting at the stall.

Tang Xiaojing saw so many people and thought that the taste must be the same. He cheerfully said to the gray-haired old man in front of him:

"Old man, here are two plum and vegetable pot helmets."

"Okay, 7 cents a piece, total 14 cents."

Tang Xiaojing counted 14 copper coins and came out. After paying the money, he stood aside silently waiting for the pot helmet to come out of the oven.

The old man was very quick with his hands and feet. It didn't take long for the two freshly baked pot helmets to arrive in Tang Xiaojing's hands.

The Guokui is steaming hot right out of the oven. When you bite into it, the outside is so crispy that the outside is crispy, and the inside is mixed with the aroma of pickled vegetables and pork belly.

Tang Xiaojing finished two pieces of Guokui in a few seconds, and he felt like he hadn't eaten enough yet.

Thinking that he had made a lot of money selling wild geese today, Tang Xiaojing went back to the small stall next door.

"Old man, besides the ones stuffed with pickles and vegetables, are there any other flavors of Guokui?"

The old man had just put a few pot helmets on the stove, raised his head and said with a smile:

"When the old lady was still here, there were other flavors, but now it's really too busy for one person, so this is the only one with meat fillings with pickles and vegetables."

"Okay, give me another Guokui stuffed with pickles, vegetables and meat."

"okay!"

At this time, there were fewer people at the stall, and Tang Xiaojing started chatting with the old man.

"Old man, how many years have you been selling pot helmets here?"

The old man took out the baked pot helmet and said proudly:

"When I was young, I sold Guokui here and have been selling it for decades. Many people nearby grew up eating Guokui like me."

While eating Guokui, Tang Xiaojing thought of Ye Qingqing again.

"The little greedy cat at home will definitely like to eat this kind of crispy pot helmet."

It's a pity that it's too far to go back here, and the pot helmets are cold when I take them home. When they are cold, they don't taste as good as freshly baked.