A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Zhang Yunyue took his father to the rented stall on West Street. Although it was not a market day, there were already people on the street, all out purchasing things.

The family pulled the wheelbarrow behind the stall, put down the backpack, and Zhang's father picked up a bucket and went to the nearby public well to fetch a bucket of water.

Clean the table provided by the yamen.

Father Zhang, Mother Zhang and Zhang Xingyun were responsible for placing the things in the car and the backpack on the table one by one.

Zhang Yunyue took the three empty bamboo tubes in her backpack and went to the grocery store where she had bought things before.

The grocery store owner had just opened for business.

"Boss, I want to buy salt, sauce and vinegar. Please put them in the bamboo tube."

"Hey, little girl, it's you. Why are you here so early to buy salt, sauce and vinegar? How much do you want to buy?"

"I bought half a pound of salt, one pound each of vinegar and soy sauce. My family and I rented a stall near here to sell some things."

"Oh, is that so? Okay, I'll install it for you now."

"Excuse me, boss."

"No trouble, no trouble. The most frightening thing about doing business is no trouble. If you are afraid of trouble, then don't do business, right?"

The grocery store owner said as he weighed.

"Boss, you're right. The worst thing about doing business is trouble."

"Here, all right, 35 cents in total."

Zhang Yunyue took it, counted out 35 cents and handed it to the boss.

"Have a nice day, little girl. Welcome to come again next time."

The grocery store owner waved his hand. A business came in right after the store opened today. It seemed like a good start.

Zhang Yunyue walked back to the stall with the packages of salt, sauce and vinegar. Zhang's father and others had already arranged everything.

At this time, only Zhang's mother and Zhang Xingyun were left at the stall, and Zhang Yunyue also placed the things she had bought on the stall.

"Mother, I've bought the salt, sauce and vinegar. Where's Father?"

"Your father has gone to fetch water again. Come back to rinse the cucumbers, onions and garlic before cutting them."

"Yueyue, you're back."

"Dad, you're back." Father Zhang put the water next to the stall.

Zhang's mother scooped out some water, rinsed the cucumbers, onions and coriander, and then started cutting them on the chopping board.

After all the ingredients were cut and placed on the table, Zhang Yunyue turned the mung bean jelly bowl upside down on the chopping board, revealing the mung bean jelly, and placed the cold noodles on the side.

Seeing that everything was ready, Zhang Yunyue started to sing.

"Come, come, come, take a look. Mung bean jelly, cold noodles, a must-have food in summer, sour and refreshing, both adults and children love it."

"Mung bean jelly, cold noodles, only 8 cents a bowl, delicious and not expensive, you won't be cheated if you eat it."

"Mung bean jelly, cold noodles, must-have delicacies in summer."

After hearing Zhang Yunyue's voice, some pedestrians on the street actually stopped and walked to the stall.

A middle-aged woman walked up and asked, "What are you selling? I understand cold noodles, but what is mung bean jelly?"

"Auntie, mung bean jelly is made from mung beans. We sell it cold, so it's not too hot to eat in this weather. And paired with our homemade chili oil, it's sour and refreshing, so you can buy some and try it."

Zhang Yunyue scooped a spoonful of chili oil and gave it to the middle-aged woman to smell. The middle-aged woman was instantly attracted by the aroma of the chili oil.

"Everyone, you can smell it. This chili oil is our exclusive recipe. It is not available outside."

Everyone came forward to smell the chili oil that Zhang Yunyue scooped out. The smell was fragrant and pungent, but it really made people want to smell it a second time.

After smelling the chili oil, the middle-aged woman decided to buy two bowls and take them home for the whole family to try. The elderly and children in the family had been suffering from the summer heat and had no appetite these past two days, so they just drank the chili oil and the mung bean jelly that they had never seen before.

"Miss, I want two bowls of jelly. I want to take it home and eat it."

"Take away? Sorry, ma'am, we don't have take-out bowls here."

"I live nearby. How about I take it back and bring the bowl to you later?"

Zhang Yunyue thought this was the first order of the day, so she agreed.

"Okay, Auntie, you are our first guest, I will give you another half bowl, try it, if it is delicious, come back next time."

"Oh, good, it's delicious. I will definitely come again. I have no appetite for anything in this weather."

Zhang Yunyue turned to look at Zhang's mother, Zhang's father and Zhang Xingyun, "Mother, you will be responsible for cutting, I will be responsible for seasoning, father will be responsible for collecting money, and big brother, you will be mainly responsible for clearing the table and washing the dishes."

Father Zhang, Mother Zhang and Zhang Xingyun all nodded in agreement. After all, Mother Zhang usually cooked in the kitchen and her knife skills were pretty good.

It was Zhang Yunyue who suggested making jelly and mung bean jelly, so naturally she can make the best seasoning.

Father Zhang usually follows Grandpa Zhang to sell bamboo weaving, and he has his own set of small business skills, so collecting money is also in line with Father Zhang's wishes.

Zhang's mother put two and a half bowls of quickly cut mung bean jelly aside, and Zhang Yunyue picked it up and started to prepare the seasoning.

The middle-aged woman looked at Zhang Yunyue's hands and put cucumber shreds and peanuts on the mung bean jelly.

"Auntie, do you want green onions and cilantro? Should I use the normal amount of chili oil or less, or add more?"

"Eat both the green onions and cilantro. As for the chili oil, put a little less in one bowl, and leave the rest as normal."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Zhang Yunyue quickly put the remaining seasonings for the three bowls of jelly.

"Auntie, everything is ready. I'll put it in your bamboo basket. It's 16 coins in total. Thank you."

The middle-aged woman brought forward the bamboo basket carrying vegetables. Zhang Yunyue put the three bowls of jelly in the basket. The middle-aged woman counted out 16 cents and handed them to Zhang's father.

"Little girl, I'm going home first. I'll bring the bowl back to you in a moment."

The others saw that someone had already bought it, and seeing what was in that person's bowl, with a large amount of jelly and a variety of seasonings, they also wanted to try it.

A man who had been standing in front of the stall for a while came forward and said, "Boss, I want a bowl of mung bean jelly."

When Zhang's mother saw the visitor ordering a bowl of mung bean jelly, she started cutting the jelly and quickly handed it to Zhang Yunyue.

Zhang Yunyue took it and started to add seasoning, "Hello, I need to buy green onions and cilantro, and should I use the normal chili oil or..."

Man: "You need both green onions and cilantro, and just the normal amount of chili oil."

"Okay, wait a moment. You can go sit in the back and wait. The seasoning will be served to you when it's ready."

After listening to Zhang Yunyue's words, the man counted out 8 coins and handed them to Zhang Xingfeng, then walked straight to the back and found a seat to sit down.

Zhang Yunyue put the seasoning in place, handed it to Zhang Xingyun, and asked Zhang Xingyun to take it to the man and place it on the man's table.

"Sir, your mung bean jelly is ready. Please enjoy it slowly. If you need more chili oil, please let us know and we will add it for you."

The man saw the mung bean jelly on the table in front of him. The jelly was light green in color and looked very nice. The rich seasonings on top and the jelly underneath gave the man a visual conflict.