Nanshanxia

The shopkeeper did not reply to Zhu Yan in time after listening, but shook his fan and raised his head and laughed a few times, the calculation in his eyes was gradually replaced by praise, he looked at Zhu Yan and spoke with satisfaction, "Okay, I like what you said, this opportunity is easy for our store, you just bring the tofu to the kitchen, let me have a look, if it is good, we will buy it."

"Okay!" Zhu Yan turned around and followed the shopkeeper into the kitchen with the tofu and Yuan Xiao.

It is morning now, there are not too many diners in Meimeixuan, and the kitchen is not that busy. Zhu Yan followed the shopkeeper to a table where meals are prepared. Under the watchful eyes of the shopkeeper, he and Yuan Xiao lifted the wooden board. At the same time uncover the gauze.

In this way, the tender and tender tofu is presented in front of everyone. The shape of the tofu is the same as that of other tofu, but when Zhu Yan removes the gauze, the unique fragrance of tofu spreads.

From the shopkeeper's expression, Zhu Yan sensed that the deal could be done. Before the shopkeeper opened his mouth, he borrowed a spoon and a plate from the cook. He scooped up a large piece of tofu and put it on the plate. Presented to the shopkeeper, "Looking and smelling are useless, why don't you try it?"

The shopkeeper took Zhu Yan's plate without saying a word, picked up a spoon to scoop up a small piece of trembling tofu, pursed his mouth and sniffed the more fragrant tofu, and ate it without hesitation. Not long after, the shopkeeper Those eyes lit up, and he put all his energy away again. He ate up all the remaining tofu on the plate, and looked at Zhu Yan unabashedly, "Give me a price, I want to order this tofu all year round."

Zhu Yan didn't expect the shopkeeper to be so happy, he smiled, stretched out five fingers, and said calmly: "Shopkeeper, you must have noticed that my husband and I are both country people, and come to town every day There is also a long way to go, and I want five yuan for this tofu."

"The price is a bit high. The tofu delivered by the tofu shop in the town is only four yuan per piece." The shopkeeper rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. His eyes touched the soft tofu on the plate, recalling The taste just now made my heart sink, "However, your tofu is not astringent, but also tender and fragrant. The taste and aroma are both high-quality goods. If you have more articles, please add more articles. The right is for you husband and wife Travel expenses."

Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao, who was next to him, looked at each other, then turned around and thanked the shopkeeper, "Okay! Thank you for your care, shopkeeper, then let's calculate the price of this plate of tofu, which has nine small pieces , the piece that the shopkeeper ate was considered our thank you gift, not counting as money, a total of eight small pieces, five yuan a piece, a total of forty yuan, did I make a mistake?"

"Well, that's right." The shopkeeper was very satisfied with Zhu Yan's attitude. He was different from the country people who came to sell the ingredients before. Not to mention he was quick-witted, and he was not small-minded. He was a person who could get along with him. He paused, He suggested: "You can follow me to get the money now, and then we will make a note, and you and your husband will deliver the tofu according to the stipulated time."

"Okay! Thank you, shopkeeper!"

Following the shopkeeper, Zhu Yan took the first money he earned in this world, signed the papers, and then left with Yuan Xiao with the mold.Yuan Xiao just came out of Meimeixuan, as if he was a different person, holding Zhu Yan's arm with his hand, his eyes widened, and he looked overjoyed, "Ah Yan, you are really good, you can talk to me in a few words." Meimeixuan has become a business, and the price of tofu is still so high, Grandma must be very happy to hear that!"

"It's called doing what he likes. Please make him happy first, and then we will ask for it later. The chances of success will be much higher." Zhu Yan explained his approach and ideas to Yuan Xiao on the road, and was selling peanut brittle candies on the way. Zhu Yan was attracted by the aroma of the peanut brittle candy when he was next to the peddler. He turned his head to see Yuan Xiao's face full of yearning, and whispered to Yuan Xiao, "Do you want candy?"

"Ah? No need, that food is not tasty." Yuan Xiao said it was not tasty, but his eyes were still on the dough that had been kneaded so hard and pliable.

He said no, but the longing in his eyes betrayed Yuan Xiao completely, and Zhu Yan stopped asking for Yuan Xiao's opinion, and went up to the old man who was still kneading sugar, and said, "Master, there is still some sugar left." How long will it take to knead well?"

"Wait a little longer, it's coming soon, the more you knead the peanut brittle, the more delicious it will be, you and your husband will wait by the side for a while!" The old man who was stretching the candy ball with his wife grinned at Zhu Yan, and then again Get involved in the activity of stretching sugar balls.

Making peanut brittle candies is a technical job. Although it is a few simple steps from making the stuffing to the sugar, drawing the stuffing and stretching the strips, not everyone can do it. The filling needs to be fine, and the sugar needs to be If the heat is slightly wrong, the sugar will be boiled bitterly, and a pot of sugar will be wasted. Only skilled old craftsmen can do it well.

The sugar ball in the old man's hand was kneaded, stretched and folded repeatedly until it was kneaded into thick candy sticks, and then cut into several equal parts with a knife.

"Grandpa, give me a pack." Zhu Yan took out the money he had just earned and handed it to the old woman next to him, and took the old man's peanut candy wrapped in kraft paper. Under Yuan Xiao's painful gaze, He gave Yuan Xiao all the peanut brittle candies, "Eat it quickly, eat it while it's hot."

"Ah Yan, this is all for me?" Yuan Xiao held the kraft paper package that was constantly glowing with heat, and looked at Zhu Yan helplessly.

Facing Yuan Xiao's cautiousness and those wet eyes at the moment, Zhu Yan lowered his voice, "This is what you like to eat, of course it's for you. As for Grandma's gift, I've already thought about it. Just eat it!"

"Then, thank you Yan." Yuan Xiao took out a piece of peanut brittle candy from the kraft paper package, and ate it silently. After he finished eating, he immediately took another piece to Zhu Yan's mouth, smiling like stars, "Ah Yan, try it, it's really delicious."

Zhu Yan didn't refuse, he bit down on the crispy peanuts that Yuan Xiao handed over. The crispy peanuts were soft and delicious and didn't stick to the teeth. After eating the crispy candies, he hurriedly stopped Yuan Xiao from continuing to feed them. His own actions, "Eat it yourself, don't always think about giving it to me, I bought it for you to eat, what will happen if it's all stuffed into my mouth."

"Hey, let's eat together. I think Ah Yan likes it too, and I have money, so I'll buy it for you every day." Yuan Xiao ignored Zhu Yan's refusal, picked up a piece of crispy peanut candy, and stuffed it into Zhu Yan's again. In his mouth, he ate with relish.

Towards the afternoon, Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao bought another catty of pork and two catties of brown sugar as gifts for Mrs. Zhu and Zhu's family. After buying enough things, Zhu Yan took Yuan Xiao home.

This time Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao didn't catch up with the donkey cart, so they had to walk home. When they got home, the old lady Zhu and Bai Zhen had already returned from the field.

In summer, the only work on the ground is weeding and watering. I wish the old lady and Bai Zhen are hardworking women, and they will go home and continue weaving after finishing their work.

Zhu Yan and Yuan Xiao entered the yard with a bag of things, and the old lady Zhu focused all her attention on the fat in Zhu Yan's hands, "What are you two doing? Where did you get the money to buy it?" Fat?"

"Grandmother, of course Ah Yan made the money." Yuan Xiao put down his things and began to speak for Zhu Yan, "Ah Yan sold the tofu to Weiweixuan!"

"What? The delicious restaurant you are talking about is the most famous restaurant in our town?" The old lady Zhu was sitting under the osmanthus tree in a daze like Bai Zhen. How can it be such a strange thing that Zhu Yan will do such a thing and sell the tofu from the countryside to the delicious restaurant in the town?

Facing the astonishment of the old lady Zhu and Bai Zhen, Zhu Yan patiently explained, "Yuan Xiao is right, it is the most famous restaurant in the town, they said that they will want our tofu in the future, five yuan a small piece, we Sending ten yuan each time is fifty yuan, because there is a tasting today, we only earn forty yuan."

After listening to the numbers Zhu Yan said, the old lady Zhu interrupted Zhu Yan stammeringly, "Ah Yan, you, how much did you just say? A small piece of tofu costs five cents? Your grandfather sells tofu in the streets and alleys so For many years, it only cost three pennies to sell one piece, you..."

"Yeah, Ah Yan, they won't go back on their word in the future, right?" Bai Zhen, who was listening engrossedly, also realized at this moment that his elder nephew was too daring to do it, and it was the first time she had heard of such an expensive price.

Zhu Yan was amused by the reactions of the old lady Zhu and Bai Zhen, and he asked Yuan Xiao to put the things in the kitchen, while he patiently told everything that happened today.

In the end, the old lady Zhu finally believed the money and papers that Zhu Yan gave her. She accepted the money that Zhu Yan gave her, with tears in her eyes. Jane said: "Go, cut the meat in half and stew it with lentils, marinate the rest with marinade, and then steam a pot of white rice, our family will open meat."

After the old lady Zhu gave an order, the family started to get busy again. When the other three men in Zhu's family came home, they could smell the smell of pork when they stood at the gate.

At the dinner table, the old lady Zhu talked about how Zhu Yan made money today, and she did not forget to praise Zhu Yan after she finished speaking, "Or, Ah Yan is my own grandson, you see, in terms of work, it is simply Get my true biography!"

"That's right, mother, you taught Ah Yan well, don't you think I'm also very capable?" After Zhu Boss ate a piece of fat, he began to curry favor with his own mother. In his opinion, curry favor with no one but curry favor with him My old lady is good. Although his old lady is usually a bit aggressive, she is very clear in dealing with things. As long as you follow her, you will not suffer. It is that idiot Zhu Laoer who didn't understand the essence of it. For a little widow , I was kicked out by his mother in a daze.

"Okay, let's eat your meat. Are you praising me or yourself?" The old lady Zhu couldn't help but glance at Boss Zhu, and continued to choose good meat for Zhu Yan.

Zhu Chunya, who hadn't spoken for a long time, also had a good time, and Zhu Tiedan, who stuffed white rice into her mouth silently with her hand on the pestle, said, "Brother, you said that you and Brother Yan are as capable of work as grandma , but why does Zhu Youcai know nothing but sitting at the door with a job bowl and greedy people every day?"

"Then, I don't know, what are you doing when you have nothing to mention him?" Zhu Tiedan finally spoke, and he didn't forget to tell everyone what he saw today, "I saw the second uncle today. , bah, I wish the daughter-in-law of the second family, bah, that widow Li Lanhua brought back a hen from another house, saying that she would continue to use it to lay eggs, and I don't know if that vixen will come out to clean up their house again. "

As soon as Zhu Tiedan finished speaking, the lively scene suddenly fell into silence. There was not even the sound of chopsticks chewing food. Zhu Tiedan sat at the dining table and put down his rice bowl and smiled awkwardly, with an extremely aggrieved tone, "Hi , I shouldn’t be talking, what’s wrong with you?”

The old lady Zhu saw her eldest grandson Tie Dan's complexion getting worse and worse, and hurriedly broke the awkward atmosphere of the scene, "Stop mentioning that family in the future, come, come, Tie Dan, these big pieces of fat are for you, come Come, Ah Yan, here are a few slices for you, you two brothers can eat hard, you can work when you are full!"

With the old lady wishing to enliven the atmosphere, everyone once again resumed the way they ate before. You have a chopstick and I have a chopstick, and the food is very delicious.

After dinner, the sun had completely sunk. Zhu Yan soaked the beans for tomorrow morning in the kitchen, and then went out to look for Yuan Xiao. Since he crossed over, he spent most of his time with Yuan Xiao. He spent a lot of time, and now he was missing a little follower who was talking to him back and forth, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhu Yan searched in and out of his yard for a long time, but he couldn't find Yuan Xiao's figure. He sighed helplessly, and happened to see Yuan Xiao going out with a bamboo basket on his back. Zhu Yan noticed Yuan Xiao's creepy appearance It was really suspicious, so he followed.

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Zhu Tiedan: I finally know why I am the man who talks the least in the whole article.