Traveling through time and space to meet a replacement bride? But I’m a man!

Because the things were left with Jia Anqing.

Today we just need to bring the ingredients with us. In addition to Xu Wenyan and his wife, we also brought Xiaohu and Chen Xingjie.

Xiaohu sat in the back car, chattering non-stop.

"Brother Xu, you are awesome, and Xiaohong is really obedient. This horse-drawn carriage is much faster than an ox-drawn carriage, and the interior is also comfortable."

In this way, Xiaohu would ask Xu Wenyan from time to time whether his business was going well, what the county had become like, and who ate noodles.

There are a few yams and wild flowers on the roadside.

Xu Wenyan also sighed that the young man was full of energy, but with him chatting along the way it wasn't as boring as before.

Chen Xingjie got off the car at the city gate. Xu Wenyan told him the location of the stall and drove the carriage to Jia Anqing.

"Ahhh! Brother Xu, wuwuwu, I thought you didn't want me anymore." Jia Anqing ran out of the store and excitedly held Xu Wenyan's hand.

Chen Sanlin looked at him in disbelief. Was his wife cheating on him?

"Hey, kid, I haven't set up my stall for just two days, what are you talking about?" Xu Wenyan freed his hand and handed over a few mosquito repellent sachets.

"It's for you. It's for mosquito repellent."

Jia Anqing smelled it carefully and looked at it again: "Brother Xu, thank you so much."

Chen Sanlin and Xiaohu loaded up their stall and went to set up the stall at the previous location. They would have to bring Xiaohong back soon. Xu Wenyan stayed and talked to Jia Anqing.

"Brother Xu, business is getting better, but not much. We only make a little money every day."

Xu Wenyan found a seat and sat down: "Isn't this good, as long as we are still making money."

"Brother Xu, let's form a partnership." Jia Anqing sat next to Xu Wenyan: "I'll provide the venue, how about you come to my place to sell things?"

His proposal was quite attractive to Xu Wenyan. This ready-made restaurant was much better than looking for one later.

Xu Wenyan stood up and supported his shoulders: "Brother Jia, please think about this matter carefully. Don't be so impulsive. You have to change this. Sooner or later, you will suffer."

For young people who have just started their own business, Xu Wenyan would give them some advice if he could. In ancient times, if they lost money, their entire family would starve to death on the streets.

Jia Anqing left a good impression on Xu Wenyan and was a potential long-term partner. Xu Wenyan also didn't want him to fail.

When he returned to the stall again, before Xu Wenyan arrived, Xiaohu hurried over and said, "Xu, Brother Xu, a group of people just came and said they were here to collect protection money. It's so dangerous to set up a stall in the county."

Xu Wenyan nodded. He roughly knew who it was. He started the pot and lit the fire. Two old customers had already sat down.

"Brother, I thought you were not going to open it anymore, but you finally came today."

"Haha, I'm sorry, something happened at home. So, I'll give you a side dish for free as an apology." Xu Wenyan used a typical marketing method here.

This kind of "little bargain" will increase the reputation of the stall. In addition, Xu Wenyan has other means to use, such as discounts, discounts for purchases over a certain amount, bundled sales, free orders and so on.

You have to make customers feel that they have made a profit. If they feel that you have given them a good deal, they will naturally come back again.

"Haha, thank you very much, I'll just add eggs."

After finishing the meal, Xu Wenyan took down the sign that had been hanging the Chinese toon tree, and wrote with bamboo charcoal: "Today is a special event. Anyone who eats noodles will receive a free side dish."

Xu Wenyan deliberately wrote the word "free" larger, and then drew some long lines around it, intentionally or unintentionally pointing to the word "free".

This is to let customers see the word "free" first and then read the other words.

Soon, many people came to watch. The word "free" alone was enough to attract people at that time.

It doesn’t matter whether people buy it or not. What Xu Wenyan wants is traffic. As long as people are watching it, it is publicity for him.

"Make way, make way." Xu Jinhua pushed through the crowd and escorted Mrs. Wen in.

"Young man, you are so dishonest. Why don't you open a shop? Xiaochan and I have stalked you several times. I thought I would never be able to eat sour kimchi and fresh clams again!" Mrs. Wen was angry.

Xu Wenyan also found it funny. She was pregnant but still had a childish temper. It seemed that her husband was also someone who loved to pamper her.

"Blame me, blame me. Something happened at home. There's an event today. Would you like a bowl, Mrs. Wen?"

"Free side dishes? You sell them so cheaply and you give away side dishes for free. When I was in Jingzhou, those vendors charged very low prices and kept them very expensive." Mrs. Wen seemed to be a very outgoing person and she talked a lot to Xu Wenyan.

When the people around heard her say it was cheap, they wiped their eyes and made sure they were not mistaken: a bowl of noodles cost twenty-five cents. Is that still cheap?

It turns out that the gap between people is huge.

However, with the lead of the people in front of him and the temptation of the word "free", Xu Wenyan experienced the joy of being busy for the first time.

The people behind were almost lining up, after all, this kind of activity is not available every day.

Fortunately, I brought Xiaohu here today, otherwise, it would be too busy. Xiaohu turned into a ruthless dishwasher. Every time he saw the copper coins enter the bamboo tube under the stall, Xiaohu felt that he had endless energy.

In the end, because the side dishes were sold out, Xu Wenyan had to leave work early today.

Just as they were about to pack up and leave, Zhan Laowu came over with his little brother and said, "Today's protection fee has not been paid yet."

Xu Wenyan took the five cents and thought that the matters would be settled, but he didn't expect that Zhan Laowu would just sit down on the stool.

"What do you mean?" Xu Wenyan threw the kitchen knife onto the chopping board, and the knife was firmly fixed on the chopping board.

Zhan Laowu looked at Xu Wenyan with interest: "You have a bad temper. Make a bowl of noodles for my brother. It's his birthday today."

"There are no side dishes left, only white noodles."

"White flour is fine too." Zhan Laowu put down his weapon and crossed his arms.

"I'll charge you fifteen cents, and you can have one bowl."

Hearing Xu Wenyan say this, Zhan Laowu touched his nose in embarrassment.

He brought eight little brothers here and only ate a bowl of noodles. Xu Wenyan made a "puff" sound. He had a scarred face, but he had this expression when he was embarrassed. I found it really funny and didn't expose him.

Of course I don’t mean to laugh at you. After all, I didn’t have money to buy a bowl of noodles when I was a kid.

He would never laugh at people who have no money to eat.

After the noodles were ready, Xu Wenyan saw two men sitting opposite Zhan Laowu eating a bowl of noodles together. They were twins.

The two had just taken two bites when Xu Wenyan brought another bowl over: "Free me from one week's protection fee."

Without saying anything else, Xu Wenyan packed up his stall.

He saw with his own eyes that the two men actually cried while eating the noodles.

Tears flowed quietly into the bowl. The two men just lowered their heads and dared not raise them. The other people around them were also very interesting. They were obviously swallowing their saliva.

But when Zhan Laowu asked them if they wanted to eat, they all shook their heads.

Zhan Laowu's face also looked a little gloomy. Xu Wenyan did not urge them, nor did he care about their affairs.

He only knew that he didn't have to pay this damn protection fee for a week, and he was also calculating how many seeds he should buy back later.