How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Dong Xiaohuan specially embroidered a Wangji cloth banner and hung it on the car, and prepared to set up the stall in the afternoon.

They spent the whole morning making fresh sausages, preparing batter, and frying crispy cakes. After lunch and a short nap, Wang Ji's stall cart went out.

They came to Demao Street, paid three days' rent, found their place and started waiting for customers.

"Jianbingguozi, delicious sausages, come and have a look." Xia Chu stood beside the stall and shouted in a sweet and crisp voice.

Although many people look at it, few actually come to try it. After all, it is something you have never eaten before, so you don’t know if it tastes good.

Seeing this, Xia Chu suggested, "Mom, let's fry a few. When the aroma spreads out, there will definitely be people coming."

"Okay." Dong Xiaohuan took out four sausages from under the cart, cut them into small pieces, and put them into the frying pan. Under the high temperature, the oil gave off an enticing aroma.

The first person who ate the crab came over and asked, "What is this? It smells so good?"

Xia Chu smiled and said, "Uncle, would you like one of these fresh pork sausages? They're delicious."

"How much is it?" the man asked.

"Three cents a piece, full of meat." Xia Chu pointed to the fresh sausages boiling in the frying pan.

If it's really made of meat, it's not expensive. The man raised his chin and said, "Try one."

"Okay!" After saying this, the sausages in the frying pan were ready.

The man counted out three coins and handed it over. Standing in front of the stall, he took a bite. Sure enough, it was all meat. It didn't have the fishy smell he'd usually tasted, but instead had a fragrant aroma. "It tastes good. Two more," he said, taking it home to let the children try.

"Mom, I want to eat that!" A little boy tugged at his mother's skirt and walked to the stall. "I want to eat it, I want to eat it."

"I've never seen this before. How do you sell it?"

After the first and second ones, more and more people came.

Dong Xiaohuan smiled and deftly cut the sausage with her knife, flipping it over. No one was interested in the pancakes, after all, everyone had eaten pancakes, but sausages were something new.

As more and more sausages were sold, the aroma became stronger and stronger.

Xia Chu was too short, and even standing behind the car, only the tip of his head was visible. He was even less visible when there were more people around. Xia Tian stood next to Dong Xiaohuan and helped collect the money. Zhang Zhou and Guan Xu had nothing to do for the time being, so they just stood by and watched the people passing by.

Seeing that half of the sausage was gone and the pancake was still not moving, Xia Chu asked Dong Xiaohuan to take some time to make one.

"I'll do it, I know how to do it!" Xia Tian said proactively.

"Okay, then be careful and don't get burned." Dong Xiaohuan was still a little worried that the oil would splash and burn his face.

"No, I'm very careful." Xia Tian had wanted to try it for a long time.

After the pancakes were ready, Xia Chu asked Dong Xiaohuan to cut them in half. She and Guan Xu each took half and walked away.

Guan Xu was hungry, so without thinking too much, he lowered his head and took a big bite.

"What are they eating? Those fried pancakes?" The customer who was waiting for fried sausage suddenly asked.

"Yes." Dong Xiaohuan nodded and looked at Xia Tian, afraid that he would get burned.

"how much for one?"

"It's six coins each. It comes with an egg, crispy fruit, and vegetables. You can add sausage, which is nine coins." Dong Xiaohuan turned around. "Want one?"

The pancake looked quite large, but the price wasn't cheap. The man hesitated for a moment, but the person behind him called out, "Give me one, with sausage. No need to wait, right?"

"Yes, no need to wait, we can do it now." Dong Xiaohuan nodded.

This statement inspired the impatient people, and they all wanted to try one.

The pancake also opened up the situation. Xia Chu smiled, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.

"What are you eating? Is it delicious?" A little boy came out from nowhere and pointed at the cake in Guan Xu's hand and asked.

Xia Chu immediately came over and pointed at her own stall, "I bought it over there, it's delicious!"

The little boy immediately went to pester his grandmother.

People tend to follow the crowd. Seeing that there were so many people at this stall, more and more people gathered around, wanting to see what was so attractive.

In just an hour and a half, they had sold out. Dong Xiaohuan happily pushed the cart and took the children home to count the money.

"How much is it?" Guan Xu asked anxiously, lying on the table.

"One thousand and eighty coins." Dong Xiaohuan put the money in a string, one hundred at a time, with a smile on her face. "I didn't prepare much today, I think I can prepare more next time."

"Today is the first day we set up a stall here, just to test the waters. We will do more tomorrow." Xia Chu was not very satisfied with the money. Their profit was actually not high.

"Okay, maybe we can go earlier, after lunch." Dong Xiaohuan said.

Xia Chu had previously thought that since they had just finished lunch, no one would want to eat these. But then she thought about fried sausages, which don't take up much space in the stomach, and that if she went earlier, she could sell more. "Okay, let's make more sausages tomorrow."

That being said, mincing meat is hard work. Dong Xiaohuan bought a lot of meat, but she was a little overwhelmed when she started to mince it. Xia Tian felt a little distressed as she watched her hands getting slower and slower. "Mom, let me do it for a while. I've learned it."

Xia Chu also noticed that Dong Xiaohuan was tired. Chopping meat was not a very technical job, and her arms were mainly sore. "Mom, let my brother do it."

"Okay, then go slower and hold the knife firmly." Dong Xiaohuan made way.

The kitchen knives at that time were made of pure iron, and they were heavy, not to mention the constant chopping. Although Xia Tian was not small, the knife was heavy for him.

"Mom, can we buy a smaller knife? Not one this wide." Xia Chu looked at the kitchen knife and thought of those fancy kitchen knives of today. One of them was curved, and she had one at home.

"I'll ask tomorrow. Xiaotian, come to me. I've had a good rest." Dong Xiaohuan rubbed his arm for a while and felt much better.

Actually, not only is chopping meat tiring, but mixing the stuffing is also not easy. How about hiring someone? Only helping to chop the stuffing in the morning, and then having them go home in the afternoon. The salary doesn't need to be very high, but it can help Dong Xiaohuan share the burden. "Mom, can we hire someone to chop the stuffing in the morning?"

"Do we still need to hire someone for such a small job?" Dong Xiaohuan never even thought about it.

"It's a small job, but it's tiring. And if we make a lot, Mom won't be able to chop it all by herself. We can't stir it either, so we can only help with the pouring. The money for hiring people is a small part of the profit. If we can make more and sell more, won't we make it back?"

"I can help, no need to ask anyone." Xia Tian said quickly.

Xia Chu's words made sense. Chopping meat didn't require much effort, but mixing the stuffing was beyond the ability of the kids. If we hired someone to help, and they only worked in the morning, I'm sure they would be willing to do it. According to the market price, twenty cents a day would be the most they could pay. Thinking of this, Dong Xiaohuan nodded, "Then I'll go ask around tomorrow and get someone back. Xiaochu is right. If we hire someone to do more work, we can make back the money."