The modern fortune-telling history of a small shopkeeper

The fish balls in the pot floated to the surface of the water one by one, and the fish balls in the pot were picked up and put in a large basin to cool.

"How does it taste? Do you think it's salty or bland?"

"I think it's just right."

"Well, just right, neither salty nor bland."

The fish balls were made, and after everyone tasted the fish balls, they all agreed that the fish balls made today were better than the first time they ate them.

Qiao Minglang also tasted one himself, and thought it tasted okay. Seeing his younger brothers and sisters looking at the fish balls in his hand, he took one for each of the two younger ones, and said to them: "Just try it, let's eat it." Today’s fish balls are sold for money.”

"Hmm." They knew.

The fish balls produced today are to be sold outside. Everyone just tasted a new one, tasted the taste, and were reluctant to eat more.How can you sell it after eating it all?

When the fish balls are cooked, the tofu outside is almost ready.

Everyone has been busy all morning, breakfast is ready, and no one has time to eat.There are steamed buns in the steamer, and there is cooked porridge in the pot. Whoever is hungry can go and eat it, and continue to work when they are full.

"Minglang, take your younger siblings to eat something, it's fine for me and your aunt to come here."

Huang Yan saw that her nephew had been busy all morning and hadn't even drank his saliva. At this moment, the food was almost ready, and there were only two pots of fish balls left to cook. She asked the child to eat something quickly.

"Don't worry, wait for the pot of fish balls to rise first." The kitchen was hot and he was sweating, Qiao Minglang drank half a bowl of cool boiling water from the table.He asked the two brothers and sisters who were watching the fire in front of the stove to go out to rest and eat something.

Seeing that the eldest brother did not go out, the third sister Qiao and the fourth brother Qiao did not go out either.

Today is the first day to make tofu and fish balls. Everyone is not familiar with how to do it, so it is a bit slow.It was already dawn at this moment, and they had to hurry up and take their things to the market to sell.

Tofu is soft, and it will rot if you are not careful. The road can not be bumpy, and you have to be carried.

Everyone had already discussed it last night. Uncle Qiao took his youngest son and nephew to set up a stall in the town. Qiao Chunfu and his two cousins ​​went to the neighboring village to sell things. The aunt and Auntie Wu stayed in the village to sell things.In this way, they can be divided into three teams and go to three different places, and more things can be sold.

"I'll carry the tofu, you guys go ahead." The tofu can't be put on the car, so he can only carry it. There is still a bicycle at home. Uncle Qiao asked his youngest son, Qiao Mingyong, to ride his nephew to the town first, so as not to have to pay back It's such a long way to go.

Qiao Minglang suggested that they could take the fish balls first.

"Sure, you guys go first, and I'll follow." Uncle Qiao waved his hands to let his son and his son go first.

Qiao Mingyong asked a little worriedly: "Father, can you do it? How about I take care of it."

"What do you call your father? Brat, you were not born when your father and I took the burden. Hurry up, and the market will be closed at night." Uncle Qiao was not happy when he heard what his son said. What do you call him?This is looking down on him!

"Your father and I can walk like flying with a weight of one hundred catties, so what are these tens of catties worth?"

"That's right, your dad is the best." Qiao Mingyong knew that he had said something wrong just now, so he quickly flattered his dad.

Hearing his son admit that he is good, Uncle Qiao reluctantly accepted the compliment.

Aunt Qiao laughed there, and drove her youngest son away, "Your father is very strong, he can't lift such a few kilograms of things. Hurry up, the market will be closed at night." They all came from Those who have lived through hard times, have never done any hard work before, and can't move such things, then they are really old, and their old arms and legs can't walk.

At this moment, the things have been loaded into the baskets, and everyone is ready to go out to sell things.

Only the adults go out at home, and the children stay at home.

"Brother has gone out, don't run around at home." Qiao Minglang was going to follow, he asked the younger brothers and sisters to stay at home, and told the eldest sister to watch over the younger ones.Qiao Xiaohui replied: "I will take good care of them, brother, don't worry."

"I left with Uncle and the others."

"it is good."

Qiao Minglang is quite at ease with these older brothers and sisters. The two twins are younger, so they just need someone to watch over them.

Qiao Xiaofen really wanted to go with her brother, but her brother didn't take her, which made her a little unhappy, and the little girl pouted and sulked.

"Xiao Lang, sit up, let's go first." Among the few cousins ​​here, only Qiao Mingyong can ride a bicycle, and the other two cousins ​​and cousins ​​can't ride a bicycle, otherwise such a good thing will be in vain. It's not over his head.

After Qiao Minglang explained to his younger brothers and sisters, he walked over to his cousin.

"Can you get the things?" Qiao Mingyong is nineteen years old, tall, but a little thin.The men in their Qiao family are not short. Grandpa Qiao is more than 1.8 meters tall, and most of the sons and grandchildren below are 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters tall.

Among a group of cousins, I don't know if it's because he is still young and hasn't grown up yet. Qiao Minglang's frame is relatively small, and he is also the shortest. This cousin is a full head taller than him.

"Yes." Qiao Minglang sat on the back shelf of the car with something in his hand, holding a basket in his hand, which contained ready-made fish balls, and they took the fish balls over first.

"Sit still."

"Sit still."

Hearing the reply later, Qiao Mingyong pedaled and went out on his bicycle.

"Mother, let's go too." Uncle Qiao lowered his body, picked up the burden on his shoulders, and went out with his brother Qiao Chunfu.They also specially made bean curd today, brothers Qiao Mingjing and Qiao Mingzhong sold the bean curd.

"Go, go, pay attention on the road."

Aunt Qiao and Huang Yan stood behind and watched the man and son go out.

***

At this time, most people in the village got up and opened the door.

The people living next door heard the bustle coming from Mrs. Qiao's yard early in the morning. The people from several families smelled a scent of beans, so they came to Mrs. Qiao's house.Just now they saw Uncle Qiao and Qiao Chunfu and their group going out carrying burdens, so someone asked Aunt Qiao, "Where are you and your fifth uncle going with their burdens this early in the morning?"

"Oh, our family worked together to make some tofu and fish balls, and they sold them outside." Seeing everyone standing at the door, Aunt Qiao invited people to sit in the yard.

We are all from the same village, and neighbors know and are familiar with each other.

The people outside were not very polite. They walked into the yard and saw the tofu and fish balls on the table. An old woman from the neighbor asked in surprise, "Is this the tofu and fish balls you made?"

"That's right, I'm keeping it and I'm going to sell it at the vegetable market in our village." Aunt Qiao took a fish ball and broke it in half, handed it to the visitor, and said, "Try it and see if it works." no."

Knowing that it was something other people took to sell for money, the few of them tasted it to try the taste.

"Well, it's good."

"This ball is well beaten."

As soon as the fish balls are in the mouth, everyone will know that the fish balls are well made. They can also make fish balls, but the fish balls made by others are incomparable.

They all knew that Qiao Minglang sold tofu under the tree in the valley field yesterday, and those who went quickly exchanged for tofu with beans, but those who went slowly had already sold out, so they didn't get any.

When I saw Mrs. Qiao making tofu for sale today, I knew that her nephew must have taught the family how to make tofu.But everyone didn't like to ask if they could exchange beans. After all, they made tofu and sold it for money, and the price of tofu was cheap. When they asked Mrs. Qiao how to sell it, some people said they wanted to buy it.

As soon as she heard that someone wanted to buy something, Aunt Qiao asked her daughter-in-law to bring over the scales. We are all neighbors, and Aunt Qiao had enough scales in her hand, only a little more. She said with a hearty smile: "Everyone eats It's delicious, come back again."

After sending away a few neighbors, Mrs. Qiao and her aunt Huang Yan ate breakfast in a hurry. They were so busy with work that they didn't even have time to eat. Now they were going to go out to sell things, so the two ate in a hurry After ordering something, I went out with my load.

"You just stay at home and take care of the house." The two grandsons in the family were still young, so Mrs. Qiao asked the two daughters-in-law to take care of the grandchildren at home instead of letting them go with them.

The two daughters-in-law stood behind with their children in their arms, watching their mother-in-law and aunt walk away.

"Sister-in-law, we're going back." Seeing that her eldest brother and cousin had gone to town, and there was nothing to do staying at her aunt's house, Qiao Xiaohui told the two sister-in-laws that she was about to take her younger brothers and sisters home up.

"Are you not playing?"

"No, no, let's go home."

On the way, Qiao Xiaofen was still complaining that her elder brother didn't take her with her. Qiao Xiaohui found it funny when she saw her sister pouted, and her mouth could hang three catties of meat. younger siblings.

When she got home, Qiao Xiaofen couldn't stay idle, so she encouraged her younger brother to go to the river with her to catch fish.Qiao Xiaohui wanted to stop the two of them, but she didn't. Watching them run out, she still shouted, "Don't go deep, come back earlier."

"I know, I know, let's go play for a while and come back."

Qiao Xiaofen is a wild girl. Since she was a child, she followed the older children in the village to catch fish and shrimp in the river. She dared to do anything.Qiao Mingcheng followed behind his sister. After all, he was a boy, and he liked to go outside to play. He would do whatever his sister told him to do.

Qiao Xiaohui, who was standing at the back, felt a headache when she saw the two younger siblings who had run away.

"#@*&&##..."

The two twins were lying on the door, pointing at the two older brothers and sisters who ran away, babbling, not knowing what they were talking about, but they also wanted to follow them out.

"..." Qiao Xiaohui looked at the two little ones jumping, and sneered on her face. I can't control the two big ones, and I can't control you two young ones!