I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Lianhua turned around after hearing Su Banxia's words, ready to continue her calls, but then noticed that half the people who had gathered there were gone, and she became even more anxious.

Today is the first time Lianhua has gone out to the market. She is afraid that she might do something wrong and delay the business. If these people do not buy Su Banxia's food because of her, wouldn't she become a sinner?

But when Lianhua thought of Su Banxia's calm and composed demeanor just now, she suppressed her worries and continued to call out:

"Delicious fried dough sticks, sesame dumplings, and boneless chicken! Come and see!"

Su Banxia saw that Lianhua's constant shouting was having little effect. These foods weren't cheap, and these people had never eaten or even seen them before, so they certainly wouldn't be willing to spend money to buy what she made.

So Su Banxia took out a few freshly fried dough sticks, cut them into small pieces, put them on a plate, and handed them to Lianhua.

"Sister-in-law, take these fried dough sticks and let everyone try them. If they like them, they'll be willing to pay for them."

Hearing this, Lianhua looked at Su Banxia with some confusion and said:

"But we haven't sold a single one yet. If we're going to give them these fried dough sticks to try for free, wouldn't we be losing money?"

Su Banxia smiled and shook her head.

“If we’re unwilling to let them try it, they won’t know how delicious it is, and naturally they won’t be willing to spend money to buy it. Wouldn’t we end up not selling a single one? Besides, we’ve just started selling these things, and they don’t know the taste yet. It’s no harm to let them try it.”

Lotus thought Su Banxia's words made some sense, so she took the plate and went to the middle of the crowd to call out:

"Delicious fried dough sticks, everyone should try them, it's free, free samples."

Lotus was worried that everyone would just eat but not buy anything, so she quickly added,

"You can buy more if you've had a good meal."

The crowd looked at each other, none daring to reach out and eat what the others had given them.

Just then, Lou Wangyue stepped out from the crowd, picked up the fried dough stick that Lianhua offered, and tasted a small piece.

"Hmm, what's this called? It's really delicious, crispy and crunchy, so fragrant! I haven't had breakfast yet, fry me three pieces first, I'll eat them now, and pack some to take home."

Lianhua thought the man looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but seeing a customer coming in, she didn't have time to think about it and turned to Su Banxia, ​​saying:

"Banxia, ​​fry more dough sticks quickly, we're getting some business."

Su Banxia looked up and met Shanglou Wangyue's smiling eyes, and sighed helplessly.

"Sister-in-law, this is my friend. It's alright. You go and greet the others first."

Lianhua scratched her head sheepishly after hearing this. No wonder this person looked so familiar; he was Su Banxia's friend.

So Lianhua didn't ask any more questions and turned around to give the fried dough sticks to the others to try. When the others saw that someone was actually trying the fried dough sticks, they all rushed over and said they wanted to try what this thing tasted like.

Lotus distributed fried dough sticks to everyone, and soon attracted many customers. Su Banxia was busy frying dough sticks, while Lotus was busy collecting money and keeping track of the quantity. Lou Wangyue was also busy, rolling up her sleeves to help pack the food.

While the group was busy, Su Shiyan returned with his candied hawthorns. Seeing so many people gathered around the stall, he quickly put down what he was doing and came over to help serve the customers.

While helping to greet the customers, Su Shiyan would occasionally glance at how Su Banxia was making the fried dough sticks and sesame balls, thinking that when things really got busy in the future, he could help Su Banxia share some of the burden.

The stalls that no one dared to buy from before are now bustling with people eager to buy after tasting the food.

"Hurry up, boss, give me one!"

"I'd like two fried dough sticks and a sesame dumpling."

"I want one too."

Lotus had never seen such a bustling scene. She smiled broadly as she collected the money, her grin almost reaching her ears, and she kept calling out to everyone to come and buy. The shyness she had shown when she first set up her stall was long gone.

Seeing his wife so skillfully calling out her wares on her first time setting up a stall, Su Shiyan couldn't help but feel happy. His wife was truly amazing.

After they finished serving this group, another wave of customers arrived. Lianhua and Su Shiyan were busy greeting the customers when they heard a familiar voice.

"Oh dear, nephews and nieces, why aren't you selling candied hawthorns anymore?"

Su Songchuan looked at Su Shiyan in surprise and asked.

Su Shiyan smiled.

"My fourth uncle also sells candied hawthorns. My eldest sister has made a new snack, and today is the first day she's setting up her stall."

Su Songchuan peeked into the oil pan and swallowed hard when he saw Su Banxia scoop out the golden-brown fried dough sticks.

"Um, what is that? I saw a big crowd gathered here earlier, so I came over to see what they were selling. I didn't expect to run into you guys."

Su Shiyan spoke:

"Fourth Uncle sells fried dough sticks, five coins each. How many do you want?"

Su Songchuan originally intended to eat and take for free, but then he remembered that last time, just because he ate a few candied hawthorns from Su Banxia, ​​Su Banxia came to collect the debt from him in front of Li Shuer.

He ended up spending a lot of money later to take Li Shuer to play various games and give her gifts before he finally managed to appease her.

Although this amount of silver was nothing to Li Shuer, it was a large sum of money for a peasant family like his. He had to coax Granny Liu for a long time before she was willing to use her own savings for his funeral to please Li Shuer.

Now that Li Shuer had just been appeased, Su Songchuan was eager to finalize their marriage as soon as possible. He couldn't afford to make any more mistakes at this crucial juncture, so Su Songchuan gritted his teeth and said:

"Give me two fried dough sticks, I want to try them first, and if they're good, I'll come back for more."

Su Shiyan was surprised that Su Songchuan agreed so readily, so he quickly packed two freshly baked fried dough sticks and handed them to Su Songchuan. Su Songchuan also handed the silver to Lianhua and said with a smile:

“This niece-in-law seems quite capable; you’re a lucky guy.”

Lotus blushed deeply after Su Songchuan's praise, while Su Shiyan chuckled and scratched his head beside her.

"Okay."

Su Songchuan didn't dare linger after taking the fried dough sticks. Li Shuer was still waiting for him outside the crowd. When he finally squeezed through the crowd, he saw Li Shuer sitting in the teahouse across the street, drinking tea. He rushed over and presented the fried dough sticks to her like a precious treasure.

"Sister Shu'er, come and try this. These fried dough sticks are still hot from the oil. They smell so good. My nephew and niece are running the stall inside. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to buy them so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuer raised an eyebrow and looked at the fried dough sticks in front of her. They did look delicious, and they were a rare treat she had never seen before.

But remembering how Su Banxia had embarrassed her on the street last time because Su Songchuan owed her money, Li Shuer hesitated before speaking:

"Did you pay for these fried dough sticks?"