green grass on the stream

At night, Qi Yanfan had an unspeakable dream.

When he woke up in the morning, there was a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows.

He kneaded the dough with his hands and feet, rolled it into a thin skin with a rolling pin, and chopped the bamboo shoots and pork stuffing with a kitchen knife.Put the stuffing in the middle of the dough, hold it inward, and a real siu mai is ready.

I added water to the pot and placed the newly purchased small steamer baskets. The siu mai per person and one basket soon gave off a fragrance in the white water vapor.

When Ji Tingyu got up and saw the smoky water vapor in the room, he asked, "What did you do?"

"Shaomai, did I wake you up?"

"No, then I'm looking forward to it."

The steamed siu mai skin was slightly transparent, and the pink meat filling could be seen in the mouth.Hold one with chopsticks and pick it up, the skin at the lower end will protrude slightly, it can be seen that there must be a packet of delicious soup inside.

Qi Yanfan took a small bite from the top, blew inward, and then put the rest of the siu mai into his mouth.The overflowing soup sweeps everywhere in the mouth, concentrating the freshness and sweetness of the meat.When you bite into the diced bamboo shoots, you can still hear the crisp chewing sound in your mouth.

At the end of the meal, the siu mai was a little cold, but at this time it had a different taste.The siu mai skin became slightly sticky, sticking to the lips, teeth, and tongue, adding a bit of noodle fragrance that had just been covered up.At this time, you can directly bite a small hole in the bottom of the siu mai. You don't have to be afraid of the heat, just take a bite, and all the delicious soup will be in your mouth.

After eating breakfast contentedly, Qi Yanfan talked to Ji Tingyu, and then went to Taohua Village to find Li Xiaogao.

He thought about buying some cheap cloth to make a door curtain to block the cooking fume and try not to float into the bedroom.If Li Xiaogao's uncle could take her with him, he wouldn't have to go to the town, it's far away after all.

When he arrived, Li Xiaogai was busy in the yard.His uncle just came here yesterday, transported all the firewood, left the money, and brought some goods for Li Xiaogai to sell.

Seeing that he was small, Qi Yanfan helped him move some things.

Seeing Li Xiaogao's mournful expression, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Li Xiaogai said angrily: "I can't pile up all these broken things here."

"Didn't your uncle approve this for you to sell?" Qi Yanfan was a little puzzled.

"People will come to buy some daily necessities, but look—" Li Xiaogai pointed to a pile of colorful things and said, "These are all things he can't sell by himself, and they are all stuffed to me."

Qi Yanfan flipped through them casually, and found that most of them were children's toys and some scattered small pearl flowers.It stands to reason that women and children earn the best money. He wondered, "No one buys these things?"

"That's right, the people who came to buy soy sauce brought a few copper coins, at most they can take a look." Li Xiaogai glanced at her mouth.

"It's understandable not to bring any money, then you can come to sell them." Qi Yanfan suggested.

"I don't want to go." Li Xiaogai said, "They are all annoying."

Oh, it turned out to be a brat who couldn't hide his face.

Qi Yanfan rolled his eyes and asked, "Why don't I sell it for you?" Thinking of when he was a child, there was rarely a peddler in the village, women and children were always surrounded by a solid crowd, and his job was also sales In his business, selling a few gadgets should be a no-brainer.

But he didn't dare to talk too much: "It's a good thing to sell a few, and you won't lose money."

"Xiao Qi, you are so kind!"

Li Xiaogai told him the cost of these products one by one, and also told him the original prices in the town, saying that it would be okay to sell them a little cheaper.

Qi Yanfan carried a small bamboo basket on his back, put the things he wanted to sell into it, took a dry bamboo strip, and hit the basket with a crackling sound.He waved to Li Xiaogao and walked towards the village.

Anyway, no one in this village knew him, and it didn't matter if he was ashamed or not. He cleared his throat, beat the bamboo stick three times rhythmically, and then yelled:

"Toys~Pearl Flower~It's cheap~"

"Come and take a look, take a look, don't miss it when you pass by~~"

……

After shouting a dozen times, a woman came out of the house with a baby in her hand. When she saw Qi Yanfan, she waved to him and asked, "Little brother, what are you selling?"

"Look, toys, bead flowers, some gadgets." As he spoke, he picked up a green-painted wooden duckling and shook it, and the duckling's neck also shook from side to side.Sure enough, the child's eyes were fixed on the duck.

"How do you sell it?" the woman asked, pointing to some hair flowers strung with beads.

Qi Yanfan quoted a price.The price he quoted was a little lower than the price in the town, and he also offered a favorable condition: "My brother is also a newcomer, if you introduce one more person to buy, you can get one penny cheaper, and introduce two people to buy two pennies cheaper, and then And so on."

Hearing this, the woman's eyes lit up as expected.She yelled a few times, calling her neighbors to come and watch.

"Will this rattle break after being shaken a few times?"

"Are the beads on this bead flower pearls?"

"How do you sell this bracelet?"

……

The woman enthusiastically helped with the sales, and Qi Yanfan only needed to quote the price.

In the end, the items in the bamboo baskets were almost sold out, leaving a few bead flowers that were not in good condition.In addition, some aunts found that his things were indeed cheaper than those in the town, and invited him to buy more varieties next time so that they could choose.

Qi Yanfan gave the middle-aged woman a corresponding discount according to his words, and everyone was happy.

Li Xiaogai happily gave Qi Yanfan part of the money as a reward, and agreed to ask Qi Yanfan to sell something next time.

With this unexpected fortune in mind, Qi Yanfan happily went home to share the news with Ji Tingyu and get a compliment from him.

Ji Tingyu was standing in the yard looking at the sky, but he didn't notice that Qi Yanfan walked behind him.Qi Yanfan found it strange, he had never seen Ji Tingyu in a daze before.

On a whim, he stretched out his two hands, stood on tiptoe, covered Ji Tingyu's eyes like the plot in an idol drama, and asked, "Guess who I am?"

Ji Tingyu's body seemed to be stiff for a moment.

Qi Yanfan became a little embarrassed after knowing it, thinking that he really pulled out his brain to do such a stupid thing just now.He coughed, intending to find a reason to laugh and go.

Ji Tingyu raised his hand to cover Qi Yanfan's two, and asked, "Is it a rabbit in the mountains?"

Qi Yanfan suddenly became excited: "It's a big tiger in the mountains!"

Ji Tingyu continued to ask: "Does the big tiger want to eat people?"

Qi Yanfan started giggling: "Big tigers don't eat people today."

"Then what do you want to eat?"

Qi Yanfan thought to himself, I want to eat you.But he was just pretending to be bold in his heart, but actually took his hand back silently.

Ji Tingyu turned around to face him, and asked, "Why is your voice hoarse?"

"Oh, I'm going to sell things today." Qi Yanfan told Ji Tingyu one by one about helping Li Xiaogao sell things, "In the future, he will ask me to help if he has anything to sell."

Ji Tingyu nodded and said, "Yan Fan has a quick mind and is very capable."

Hearing the praise from Ji Tingyu, Qi Yanfan's eyes narrowed, like a cat whose fur has been brushed.

Ji Tingyu was also quite affected by him, and smiled and took him to sit under the eaves, and said, "Does your throat hurt? I'll pour you some water to moisten it."

Qi Yanfan enjoyed Ji Tingyu's service and felt very refreshed.