Otherworldly Days

The pier was bustling with activity early in the morning. Ships carrying cargo were moored at the pier. The man who came early to do the work received a sign from the steward and began to carry the cargo for the boat owner.Fishermen who go out fishing in the morning come back and sell the fresh fish they catch, and also put fresh fruits and vegetables for sale. People from the town will come here to buy things early in the morning, and there are many people coming and going.

The roadside is full of food stalls selling all kinds of food. Today there is a newly opened food stall in the corner, with clean square tables, benches, and a fire on the stove in front of the stall. The soup continued to simmer in it, and the small stove beside it was simmering pork offal, and the aroma wafted three miles away.

The pork offal is stewed together with radish, and radish absorbs water easily. Cao Xiangnan was afraid that the taste of radish would be too strong if it was stewed together for too long, so he separated the radish and packed it.

Cao Xiangnan felt that offal beef would taste better, but because cattle are cultivated land animals, they are not allowed to be slaughtered casually, so it is rare to see beef for sale here.Occasionally there is beef for sale, and the price is very expensive, so it is not realistic to sell beef offal here.

It was still early, and at this time most of the time it was the men who came from home to work, hurriedly bought a meal at a roadside stall, and went to get work after eating.It happened that their stall was in a corner, and there were not many people passing by.

The stall has been set up, but no customer has come to their stall yet.

"Oh, why didn't anyone come? This is how it should be done." Seeing that no one came, Sun Bailian felt anxious and walked back and forth, unable to stop for a moment.

"Don't worry, don't worry, trust me, someone will come after a while." Cao Xiangnan sat down on the stool beside him and glanced at the sky.Jiuxiang is not afraid of deep alleys, and it is only the first day of opening today. He believes that the business of their stall will be booming.

Chen Guanshi led a servant to the pier to buy fish in person early in the morning, and he smelled a fragrance from a distance, he sniffed his nose, and asked the servant behind him, "Xiao Guizi, do you smell something? "

Xiao Guizi shook his head and asked, "What's the smell?"

His nose moved, and Chen Guanshi felt that he smelled a smell of meat, which he had never smelled here at the pier. His nose is most sensitive to the smell of food. What kind of food is delicious? You can smell it from a distance.

This smell...

Having made up his mind, he followed this smell and searched for it.

Seeing that they were in charge and not going to the fish stall, the little Guizi at the back didn't know where he was going, so he glanced at the fish seller and had no choice but to follow behind him.

Well, that's the smell, it's getting more and more fragrant.

Standing in front of a food stall, Steward Chen stood in front of the stall, staring at the smelling pot of food, his eyes turned green.

"Does this guest officer want to eat something? The first day the small stall opened, we sell pork rice noodles here. The small rice noodles cost two yuan a piece, and the large rice rice noodles cost a piece. Pig rice noodles Noodles cost five cents per serving." Cao Xiangnan stood in front of the stall, and he was in charge of serving rice noodles to customers, and there were two bowls, large and small, on the stall, and he pointed them out to the other side.

"An extra penny for pig offal, and a penny for clean carrots."

There is a price board in front of the stall, but there are not many literate people here. He is afraid that customers will not understand the new stall, so he still needs to introduce it to the customers who come.

This price was decided after everyone discussed it. The life of the people in Fenshui Town is much better than that in the village. Generally, food sellers here usually cost two or three Wen a bowl, so they set the price not too high. .

"What is this?" Chen Guanshi pointed to the steaming pot and asked.

"This is our secret pig offal." Cao Xiangnan lifted the lid, and a strong fragrance wafted out. He was very confident in the pot of stuff he made, and he believed that anyone who smelled it would smell it. Can't resist this taste.

"That's right, that's the smell. Give me a big bowl." When Chen Guanshi smelled this smell, he couldn't help swallowing, and he didn't care what kind of pig's offal or offal. He never ate this kind of food in the past. Things, but today I was swallowed by this fragrance.

"There are soup and mixed ones. The soup ones are made with thick soup, and the mixed ones are made with sauce. What do you want?"

"Anything is fine, as long as it tastes delicious."

"Okay, come here now, please sit over there for a while." The smile on Cao Xiangnan's face widened a bit, wouldn't the business be done?

Cao Gang who was standing over there was pushed by his wife, and hurried over to receive customers, "This way please."

"What is this?" Chen Guanshi still stood there, looking at a big pot of white things, and asked.

"This is Pho, we make it with rice." Cao Xiangnan explained.

Chen Guanshi nodded in satisfaction, turned around and bumped into the little Takako who was foolishly following behind him, only then remembered that there was another follower, and turned around and said, "Add another bowl, it will be a big portion."

Xiao Guizi also smelled the fragrance when he approached, and was very happy to see that the steward did not leave him behind.He likes to go out with Chen Guanshi the most. Chen Guanshi loves to eat and is a generous person. Going out with him will surely satisfy his appetite.

"Okay, sit down for a while, and I'll be here." Cao Xiangnan's smile was about to bloom, and he picked up the rice noodles in his hands neatly, put them in a bowl, rolled them in the clear soup, got up and put them back In the bowl, put the stewed thick soup on it, then spoon the radish and pork offal, a big bowl full.

If it doesn't open, it won't open. Once it opens, come to a luxurious one. It looks good in the clothes of the other party. I don't think it will be short of these copper coins. It seems that he met generous customers as soon as he opened, but he must hold on to this kind of customer. Hao customers.

Cao Xiangnan put two bowls of pig offal rice noodles on the tray, and added two servings of clean radish, and said to Cao Gang, "Brother Gang, remember to tell the two guest officers that the clean radish is given separately, no need money."

Cao Gang next to him took it over, put it on the table, and said, "You two guests, please take your time." He said what Cao Xiangnan had told him.

"Well, that's fine." Manager Chen was very satisfied with the fact that the stall owner sent two copies.

The surroundings of the stalls were swept clean, the tables and stools were wiped clean, and the bowls and chopsticks brought over for food were also clean and not greasy.The most important thing is that such a bowl of food exudes a strong fragrance. Chen Guanshi lowered his head and smelled it, and said, "Well, it smells so good."

He grabbed the chopsticks and took a bite, nodded, and then two, three...

Xiao Guizi also swallowed a mouthful of saliva, picked up the chopsticks and put a chopstick of pho into his mouth, and the chopsticks didn't stop after that.

Another man came over smelling the smell, Cao Xiangnan received the first customer, he was already proficient at the second customer, and introduced their food.However, this customer was no more generous than the previous customers, and only ordered a large bowl of vegetarian rice noodles.

Seeing that the other party was dressed like a man working on the dock, Cao Xiangnan had a thought. He and Cao Gang whispered a word, and decided that the customers in the past three days would be given a set of clean radishes, while stocks lasted.The main purpose of this is to win over the last batch of customers, and to patronize their business more in the future.

"Our stall is newly opened on the first day, and we will give a set of net carrots to the customers who come in the first three days, while supplies last." Cao Gang, who is dull, can't speak, he is just responsible for saying what Cao Xiangnan told him, He will repeat this sentence to the customers who come later.

After receiving a delivery of radishes, the man hugged the stall owner standing there.

Radishes are not expensive things. When they are cheap, there are two for a penny.But because the gift is free of money, the visitor will feel good when he receives it, especially when the taste of the item is still very good, the visitor will only feel that he has made a profit.

Chen Guanshi gulped down a bowl of pork offal rice noodles, even drank up the soup in the bowl, and only a little soup remained after eating a large portion of radish. The taste of this radish is no better than pig The offal was poor, and it was the first time he discovered that pig offal was so delicious.

"Mmm, it's delicious." Mm touched her big belly, if it wasn't really too much for her to eat, she really wanted to have another bowl.Chen Guanshi still wanted to have another order. He touched ten copper coins and put them on the table. He stood up and left with the servant.

"Guest officer, please go slowly." Cao Gang, who was standing aside, went over to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, and put them on the wooden tray behind.

Considering the people coming and going at the dock, Sun Bailian is a brother, so they decided to let Sun Bailian be in charge of washing the dishes later.If there are really too many customers, then let him serve the customers, Sun Bailian has no objection to this , doesn't he understand his husband's character?He didn't say a few words all day on weekdays, but now he said what Ping'er said a day earlier in the morning.

It seems that after receiving a few more customers, his husband's lack of conversation will be cured.

Since the first business was opened, their stall has gradually had customers. The business this morning is not very good for everyone.But compared to other food stalls, their business is pretty good.

The net radish is said to be a gift, and there is no shortage of that penny in the pocket. Naturally, there are customers who are still hungry after eating, willing to spend a copper coin to buy a large portion, and eat to their satisfaction.It's not that they haven't eaten radishes, they just haven't eaten radishes that taste so good.

What they didn't know was that the customers who ate pho at their stall and received an extra serving of radish went out and told the people next to them how delicious the food was at the stall they ate.

"...that stall has delivered radishes these three days. Let me tell you, the taste of that radish is really good. You must have never eaten such a delicious radish before." It was really boiled with meat, Even if it's a radish, it's still a radish with a meaty taste. "Really?"

"Why lie to you?"

This word was passed on one by one, and then many people knew that there was a newly opened stall that used rice noodles, and there was a big bowl for only two or three pennies. Those who went to eat three days ago paid extra Serve a clean radish.