Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

"The speaker was a middle-aged man who was about forty years old. He had a beard and kinked muscles. On this cold day, he was only wearing a single suit, which made him feel very untouchable.

Liu Yu was secretly vigilant and stared at the visitor.

The middle-aged man didn't seem to notice Liu Yu's caution. He only looked at the crutch in Changsheng's hand carefully and said, "There are no rules. It's just that our kiln entrance was newly established in recent years. The county has not sent any guards yet. Some ordinary disputes are handled by our brothers."

"It's okay if you go to the market. You can come and go as you please, and don't cause any trouble. If you set up a stall, you will need to pay a stall fee of five cents per stall." The middle-aged man pointed to a place fifty or sixty meters away.

Liu Yu looked closely and saw that there were no shops on both sides of the clean and tidy road, only thatched sheds. Inside the thatched sheds were simple stalls made of wooden boards, used to display things for sale.

There is also a bench at the back for sellers to rest.

It does seem very convenient: "May I ask this uncle, do all the vendors setting up stalls here pay five cents."

"No, some of them paid a hundred cents, which is one month's rent." The middle-aged man was very patient.

Liu Yu asked some more questions and found out that this kiln entrance was said to be open to orders, but in fact it was not the case. There were several brick kiln factories nearby, with many people working inside, and some stalls selling food were open every day.

Liu Yu thought for a while, took out five cents from her purse and handed it over. He asked him to come every other day. It only cost one hundred cents a month. If it rained or something happened at home, he would not come over. It won’t cost more than a hundred coins.

The middle-aged man took the coin, walked to the front first, and led Liu Yu to a stall.

"You two brothers stay right here. If anyone is looking for trouble, just call me and we'll be there." The middle-aged man pointed at a mud house not far behind the thatched shed and said loudly.

"Thank you, uncle."

Liu Yu watched the uncle go to the mud house. After helping Changsheng off the cart and letting him sit on a bench to rest, he started to move things down.

Next door is a shop selling floating tea. Rice wine and ale are also placed on the stall. A large thick porcelain basin is filled with rice dumplings.

Behind the thatched hut are several tables surrounded by a circle of stools for guests to sit and drink tea.

The stall owners were a middle-aged couple, who were quite enthusiastic. When the male vendor saw that the stall next door was rented by a pair of brothers, after the middle-aged man left, he hurriedly stepped forward to help unload the things.

Liu Yu didn't refuse. After all the things were unloaded and put away, she sincerely thanked the man who helped.

"Don't be polite. It's fate that we are in the same place. My surname is Huang, and my name is Huang Bo'an. You just call me Uncle Huang. This is my child's mother. If you need anything, just say hello."

The middle-aged man introduced himself with a smile and pointed to his wife who was busy making tea.

"Thank you so much, Uncle Huang and Aunt Huang. It's our first time here to set up a stall. If there's anything we don't understand, I need your advice. Two years ago, I came here with my grandpa and sold bamboo weavings. At that time, there were no such things. Thatched hut.”

This is also where Liu Yu is confused.

"These sheds were built this summer. At that time, an old man running a stall got sick from the fever and could not be saved. Several kilns in the back paid for the construction of these thatched sheds. They also have a shelter from wind, rain and sun. the meaning of."

Uncle Huang explained sadly.

Liu Yu also sighed secretly, and then asked Uncle Huang to borrow a fire to light the clay stove.

"Our brothers sell some home-made shortbread and brought a clay oven over to heat the shortbread."

Huang Bo'an saw the clay stove and other things brought by the brothers early in the morning, and knew that they were also selling food. He was secretly guessing that they should not collide with his own. When he heard that Liu Yu was selling shortbread, he felt like it. Breathe a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly asked Liu Yu to start the fire.

When the charcoal fire was lit in the tandoor, the thick, flat-bottomed pots that were used to bake things on the brazier at home in winter were also placed on the tandoor, and gradually more and more people came to the streets.

On the other side of Liu Yu's stall was a shop selling cloth, including linen and coarse cotton cloth, in a few colors. Rolls were stacked on the stall.

Uncle Huang next door started shouting at passers-by: "Drink float tea! A bowl of float tea costs one penny, plus two rice dumplings for three cents!..."

The pan was heated, and the puff pastry placed on it also became crispy. Liu Yu took a spatula and carefully turned it over to prevent it from being burnt.

Eight came out of one pot, and Liu Yu carefully shoveled them into the bamboo dustpan. The golden and fragrant chestnut cake paired with the green bamboo dustpan was particularly eye-catching.

Resisting the heat, he carefully divided the chestnut cake into small pieces. Liu Yu sealed the air outlet of the clay stove and continued to cook the chestnut cake slowly. Thinking of Liushan's words about selling chestnuts before, he softly started shouting.

"Taste it, take a look!"

"Freshly baked chestnut cake, if it's not delicious, don't buy it. Don't miss it if you pass by!"

"Sweet and soft chestnut cake, try it and see!"

The golden shortbread is steaming on the bamboo dustpan, and the sweet smell wafts out in the wind.

Liu Yu shouted very hard again, and all the pedestrians passing by stopped and looked over curiously.

"Young man, if it's not delicious, you don't need to pay for it!" the old woman holding the child asked. The child bit his finger and looked at the sweet shortbread, and dragged the woman to the stall.

"Mom, you can try it. If it doesn't taste good, you don't have to pay." Liu Yu glanced at the old woman who asked the question, and handed over two broken pieces of shortbread with a smile.

"Wow! It's delicious, I want to eat it again." The four or five-year-old boy finished the shortbread in his hand and started to shout.

"Eat, eat, eat, you will be reincarnated as a starving ghost!" The old woman handed the shortbread piece in her hand to the little boy, and asked Liu Yu the price with a defensive look. She immediately left as if the shortbread was too expensive. momentum.

"Auntie, our shortbread contains sugar and lard, which are all good things. The crust is made of white flour, without any grains mixed in. Our prices are also affordable, costing a penny each." Liu Yu said with a smile.

The aunt was about to drag the boy away after hearing Liu Yu's flashy compliments, but she stopped again when she heard that the price was only a penny.

He coughed twice and said, "Bring me three!"

There are also grandchildren at home, three for each of them. No daughter-in-law can say that she is partial. The old woman is so popular that she wants to touch the money. By the way, she warns her grandson to eat the shortcakes at home, otherwise she will not buy them.

After successfully selling an order, both Liu Yu and Chang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Chang Sheng couldn't help him, he felt a little discouraged. He wanted to imitate Liu Yu and shouted loudly, but he felt a little embarrassed to open his mouth.

"It doesn't matter, I didn't ask you to come here just to sell shortbread. I'm not in a hurry as long as you're here." Liu Yu reassured.

"Big brother, can we try this shortbread of yours?" A group of twelve or thirteen-year-old girls wearing cotton-padded clothes, you push me, I push yours, they said with a smile to Changsheng.