Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

Jiang Huaixu was thinking that they also brought dry food yesterday, but because they were too busy, they only heated it on the iron plate and ate it. The inside was still cold. In the end, the three children each ate two bean dregs cakes. The brown flour pancakes were divided among the four adults.

So today she bought a few bowls of wontons to warm her stomach before working.

Not long after, the tofu stall welcomed its first customer, and the man said directly: "Let's have some tofu!"

Qian Xiuzhu: "Do you want it spicy?"

The guest looked next to him to make sure there was no one there: "Left? What did you leave behind?"

It was troublesome to explain, so Qian Xiuzhu handed over a piece of tofu and said, "Are you comfortable with this?"

"Can I try it today?"

"can!"

The guests were immediately happy, and they didn’t eat for free!

I stuffed the tofu into my mouth. It was as tender and fragrant as yesterday. After chewing for a while, I suddenly felt that the tip of my tongue was burning, and my body was slowly warming up due to the coldness.

It feels a little weird.

The customer couldn't help but ask: "What's in here?"

Jiang Boliang explained: "Brother, do you know about pepper? It's expensive and chokes your throat. This is similar to pepper. It has a spicy taste. It's good to keep warm in winter."

The customer was a little moved and asked about the price again, worried that the price would increase.

"If it doesn't go up, it's still three cents. Brother, if you don't like the spiciness, we also have soy milk with added sugar, which can suppress the spiciness."

The guest thought for a moment and said, "Bring me two portions of tofu, two bean dregs cakes, and a bowl of soy milk!"

Jiang Boliang suppressed the joy in his heart, "Let me tell you here, a bowl of soy milk costs three pennies. Are the tofu and bean cakes spicy?"

"It's very spicy." The guest found a seat and sat down. Jiang Huaixu brought the scooped soy milk to them, and Jiang Wei took the fried tofu cakes and put them on the table.

The guest started to eat big, and soon sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still didn't stop.

The tofu stall also gradually became busy. Every time the second mistress would ask if she wanted it spicy. When she learned that the price of tofu had not increased, the customers didn't care much about it. Those who like to try new things just want it.

The first guest who had eaten enough put the money on the table and asked Jiang Huaixu: "Little girl, what is the name of this powder that is almost the same as pepper? Why haven't I eaten it before?"

"We call it chili pepper. This is what we discovered on the way to escape. In addition to spicy food, it can drive away colds like wine. It is also delicious when used as a seasoning in meals. However, we don't get much and can't sell it alone. It can be put into tofu and sold."

The customer felt a little regretful when he heard this, "You have to let me know when you can sell it alone."

"That's natural! Don't worry, uncle, I'll be the first one to tell you!"

The guest left with his belly rubbed in satisfaction.

After busy for a while, a man came to the tofu stall carrying a lunch box, "Are these the wontons you want?"

Jiang Huaixu hurriedly went up to pick up the wontons. Although there were not many people in front of the stall, he could still eat them if he changed places.

After eating, there were gradually more people on the street. Jiang Huaixu was busy and waiting, feeling a little uneasy. They had promoted so many shops and stalls last night, so they couldn't have no one coming, right?

Can't find it? Do you want to go out to promote it again, or inform them about their new stall... Because he is so busy, Jiang Huaixu can't settle down, but he can only do the things at hand first, comfort himself, calm down, and wait. wait.

This busy period lasted until noon. During this period, some people came to buy five-spice powder, but they all bought it in packages, and the quantity was not large.

Suddenly, a man dressed as a waiter in a restaurant jogged up to the tofu stall.

He shouted loudly: "Who is Jiang Huaixu?"

Jiang Huaixu reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward, "I am, are you?"

"Our shopkeeper asked me to buy one tael of five-spice powder."

The waiter presented a tael of silver with both hands. Jiang Huaixu took it and asked, "Who is your shopkeeper?"

"The shopkeeper of Fumanlou is named Ren. Our shopkeeper said that from now on, I would like to trouble you to deliver three kilograms of five-spice powder every three days."

"Oh, I got it. Go back and tell your shopkeeper, thank you for taking care of our business. We also have a kind of chili powder. The quantity is small now, so I can only use it for my own home. If I can produce more in the future, I will definitely leave some for shopkeeper Ren. I’ll let Shopkeeper Ren take this pack back and taste it first.”

She took out a small packet of chili powder and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter saw that she was as big as a brat and quite capable of doing things, so he accepted it with a smile.

Jiang Huaixu blinked at Jiang Wei, both of them were very excited.

Seeing off the waiter from Fumanlou seemed like a good start, and many people from vendors and restaurants came to buy spices. Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Wei could only work on the spices, and could not help the second mistress and others. .

When Lin Bayi found the tofu stall, he saw a busy scene. His eyes widened in shock. After watching for a while, he realized that these people were not just selling tofu, but fried tofu and bean cakes.

He asked a customer and found out that the fried tofu was also called iron plate tofu. Five pieces of tofu cost three cents, and a bean cake cost two cents...

It’s so expensive, are these people here to steal money? How can business be so good? !

Lin Bayi became more and more curious. He stared at the bean cakes and tofu held by the man he stopped for a while, and found that they were stained with some yellow-brown powder and smelled fragrant. Other than that, there was nothing special about it. .

The person who was stopped saw the man in front of him staring at his tofu and bean cake without saying a word, thinking that he was trying to grab it, so he stepped back to protect the food in his arms.

"If you want to eat, go buy it yourself. Can you satisfy yourself by watching other people's food?"

He tossed his sleeves and left angrily.

Li Bayi touched his money bag and found that he still had ten cents left after buying rough noodles.

After hesitating for a long time, he still squeezed to the stall, with a smile on his face, "Brother Jiang, are you doing business here?"

Who is this person? It looked familiar. Jiang Boliang thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

"you are?"

The smile on Lin Bayi's face faded a little, "Lin Jiuyi is my brother, and I am Lin Bayi."

Jiang Boliang suddenly wondered, what are the names of these two brothers? After complaining, he secretly pondered whether the sister-in-law Lin Jiuyi mentioned was this person's wife?

Jiang Boliang, who originally planned to sell it cheaper for Lin Jiuyi's sake, immediately gave up the idea, and his enthusiasm also faded a lot.

"Are you here to buy food?"

Lin Bayi glanced at the movements of the two people frying tofu and said: "Why don't you come to the county town early in the morning and haven't eaten anything yet? I just want to come and take care of your business and buy two bean cakes to eat."

"Damn, the two bean cakes are from our village, fry them bigger!" Seeing Qian Xiuzhu agree, Jiang Boliang turned to Lin Bayi and said with a smile: "The two bean cakes cost four cents in total!"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Boliang was not given a penny less, and Lin Bayi felt a little angry. After all, they are from the same village, and they don't care about their friendship at all. I don't know where they came from?

Although he was angry in his heart, Lin Bayi did not dare to show it on his face. He still handed the four cents to Jiang Boliang with a smile.

When Jiang Boliang, who was standing in front of him, went to greet the people nearby, he saw that the two people frying the tofu and bean cakes would sprinkle the yellow-brown powder on them. Lin Bayi was immediately sure that it was because of those powders.

After getting the bean cake and squeezing out of the crowd again, Lin Bayi noticed Jiang Huaixu and Jiang Wei beside them.

After standing behind the crowd and looking at it for a while, he realized that it was something called five-spice powder. Lin Bayi left thoughtfully.

After he left, Jiang Huaixu glanced at his leaving figure.

Even though she didn't see Lin Bayi's appearance clearly, she still heard the conversation between Lin Bayi and her father with her keen hearing. The look in his eyes just now was full of calculations.

"Little lady, give me three kilograms of five-spice powder!"

A loud voice interrupted Jiang Huaixu's momentary distraction. She looked at the woman. The woman was very strong. Although she was here to buy something, she looked like she was here to cause trouble.