My humble days in ancient times

Xu Ruyi quickly followed suit and finished the recipe. Then three more people arrived. Two asked for egg pancakes, and one asked for rice balls.

Fantuan Xu Qinghe doesn't know how to do it either, so Xu Ruyi can only increase his speed.

Xu Ruyi quickly cracked an egg, took out some dough and covered it with it, then went to make a rice ball. She opened the lid of the wooden barrel, scooped out a piece of rice, and flattened it on wax paper. She then added pickles and diced carrots, rolled it up, and cut it into two pieces with a spatula.

Xu Qinghe had already flipped the omelet over and was slowly adding the sauce. Xu Ruyi hurried over to add the shredded potatoes and tofu skin, then asked, "Do you want chili?" The customer said yes, so Xu Ruyi added the chili and rolled up the pancake for the customer. Then she quickly made the next one.

After finishing, seeing that no one came, Xu Qinghe said, "I was so nervous just now, my hands were shaking, I don't know what to do."

Xu Ruyi understood deeply and nodded: "Yeah, yeah, me too. I was nervous too and forced myself to calm down."

Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Ruyi said, "Brother, please make me an egg pancake. I'd like to try it and get to know the taste of homemade egg pancakes."

Xu Qinghe tried making one, and Xu Ruyi nodded: "It's delicious."

Xu Qinghe made another one for himself and couldn't help but praise it: "I've never eaten anything so delicious."

Xu Ruyi giggled.

The two were enjoying their meal when the guests arrived.

Xu Qinghe said to Xu Ruyi, "Just continue eating, and leave the rest to me."

Xu Ruyi ate the omelet while watching Xu Qinghe make it.

Not long after, the guests left. Xu Ruyi smiled and gave Xu Qinghe a thumbs-up, praising him: "Brother, I saw that you are no longer nervous and your hands are moving faster. It seems that making egg pancakes is no problem now."

Hearing his sister's praise, Xu Qinghe scratched his head a little embarrassedly, chuckled, and then said as if he remembered something: "I don't know how to make rice balls yet. I have to learn it now." After saying that, he turned and walked towards the place where rice balls were being made next to him.

Xu Qinghe scooped out a piece of rice and placed it on the oil paper, then flattened it and rolled it up. He repeated this several times until he became proficient.

At this time, a few more people came. Xu Ruyi made egg pancakes and Xu Qinghe made rice balls. The brother and sister got started like this.

Xu Qinghe became more and more skillful and less and less nervous as he worked.

People come in waves, busy for a while and then resting for a while. Actually, this is quite good. When they are not busy, the brother and sister can talk.

After more than an hour, the rice balls were sold out, and there was only a little batter left. I spread two pieces of egg dough, packed up and went home.

When they got home, they couldn't contain their joy and took out their wallets. Haha, they counted the money.

Xu Ruyi finished counting quickly, and Xu Qinghe asked her, "How did you finish counting so quickly?"

Xu Ruyi said mysteriously, "I have a good idea."

"Teach me quickly."

Xu Ruyi thought about it and decided to teach them together in the evening.

So starting from the evening, they learned to count together.

Because it was the first day, we prepared less ingredients, and the rice balls cost a total of 275 wen, 5 wen each, which means 55 servings.

The egg pancakes were sold for 424 wen, 4 wen each, which means 106 pancakes.

Xu Ruyi was in high spirits and said with a big smile, "Not bad, not bad. Let's keep up the good work tomorrow!"

Xu Qinghe seemed to have taken a reassurance pill: "We will definitely get better and better in the future!"

"Of course. Don't you see who your sister is?"

Xu Qinghe was still uneasy two days ago. He was not as firm as Xu Ruyi when it came to dividing the family property. He was also wondering why his sister was so fearless. Now thinking about it, he himself was a little hesitant.

He couldn't believe the nearly seven hundred coins he saw today. Villagers only made twenty or thirty coins a day doing odd jobs. He couldn't believe he could surpass them at such a young age. Xu Qinghe seemed to see a bright future beckoning him from afar.

Xu Qinghe was puzzled: "How dare you bring up the idea of ​​splitting up the family?"

Xu Ruyi answered very generously: "You should stay away from bad people and bad things, so that you can feel good. I just want to have a good mood every day."

Xu Qinghe agreed very much.

Xu Ruyi put the money into the purse. Xu Qinghe asked, "Don't you want to count it for your brothers and sisters to make them happy?"

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "Don't show off your wealth. They are still young, so it's better not to know about it. If they tell others, it will cause trouble, which will be bad."

Xu Qinghe thought about it and agreed.

Xu Ruyi went to cook, and after eating, she quickly lay down on the bed to rest.

The next day they brought twice as much food as yesterday.

Xu Qinghe kept muttering along the way whether it was too much, but Xu Ruyi just smiled.

Today Xu Qinghe was like a veteran, he started making noodles as soon as he arrived at the place.

"Brother, you are not leaving me any chance to survive!"

Xu Qinghe said like a little adult: "I am your elder brother, you should take a rest. If you can't take a rest, just sleep for a while."

Xu Ruyi thought of fried dough sticks and asked, "Does this county have fried dough sticks?"

Xu Qinghe: "What are fried dough sticks? Even if they exist, I've never eaten them and I don't know what they are!"

Xu Ruyi thought about it and agreed.

When it was daybreak, Xu Ruyi said, "I'll go look around and see if there are any fried dough sticks."

Xu Qinghe nodded: "Go ahead, I can handle it by myself. Be careful!"

"Know it."

Xu Ruyi had never been to the county town before. It was indeed much more prosperous than the town. The county town was also large, so Xu Ruyi couldn't walk far on foot, so she could only look around.

Xu Ruyi stopped an older woman and asked, "Auntie, is there anyone selling fried dough sticks or pancakes around here?"

The eldest sister looked at Xu Ruyi and said, "Just go forward and turn the corner and you'll see it."

Xu Ruyi was overjoyed: I didn’t expect it to be true.

After turning the corner, Xu Ruyi really saw a shopping street.

Next to the wonton stall is a stall selling sesame seed cakes and fried dough sticks.

Xu Ruyi asked the uncle selling fried dough sticks about the price.

The uncle seemed to be in a good mood and said, "One cent each."

"What if I want more?"

"How much do you want? If you want more, I can give you a cheaper price." The uncle looked up and looked straight at Xu Ruyi.

"What if I want a hundred? A hundred every day."

The uncle was very happy to hear that it was 100 sticks, and he was even more excited when he heard that it was 100 sticks per day. He thought it was just a large order, but it turned out to be a long-term order, so it had to be cheaper.

The uncle thought for a moment and said, "I'm just a small business. If you want a hundred sticks a day, how about I give you ten more sticks a day?"

Xu Ruyi thought about it and agreed.

The fried dough sticks stall was only half full, less than a hundred sticks. The uncle quickened his pace. The auntie making sesame cakes quickly came over to help. Xu Ruyi waited quietly by the side. Watching them, it suddenly occurred to her that maybe they had also traveled through time. Otherwise, why would they be selling fried dough sticks and sesame cakes together?

Xu Ruyi coughed and deliberately asked, "Uncle, Imperial Jade Wine..."

The uncle looked up at Xu Ruyi and asked, "What kind of wine?"

"Palace Jade Wine..." Xu Ruyi said it again.

"That must be drunk by the nobles in the palace. Common people like us can't taste it." The uncle added, "I'm not a big drinker, but the best wine in our county is in the best restaurant. I heard that it was drunk by the nobles in the capital, but I don't know if it's true."

It seems that he is not from the same hometown.

Xu Ruyi paid and prepared to return to the stall with the fried dough sticks. From a distance, she saw a long line of customers.

Xu Ruyi ran over and helped. Seeing Xu Qinghe making egg pancakes, Xu Ruyi shouted, "If you want rice balls, line up here. If you want fried dough sticks, you can also order fried dough sticks."

Three people stood before Xu Ruyi. Xu Ruyi quickly got busy. After three people finished, three more came. It was a busy time!