Chapter 1 1. Green onion cake
Lin'an Mansion, Huaishui Wharf.
The autumn morning carries a bit of chill to the bone, with a thin layer of frost remaining on the fiery red maple leaves. The slightly bleak autumn scenery still cannot resist the lively scene on the shore.
“Here comes the work!”
The merchant ship docked, and the foreman waiting at the dock shouted, and more than a dozen men in period costumes lined up to follow.
Huaishui Wharf is located in the central and northern part of the Yan Dynasty and is an important hub connecting the capital and various state capitals.
There is an endless stream of people coming and going in this huge place. There are wealthy merchants who are saying goodbye to their families on merchant ships, vendors selling on both sides, and beggars begging along the street.
A street witnesses all kinds of things in the world.
A little girl with blond hair appeared in the corner pushing a wooden cart, and skillfully lit the firewood under a round iron sheet.
Brush oil on the iron sheet, put the prepared dough on it, and soon a burst of refreshing fragrance will rise.
"Scallion pancakes, delicious scallion pancakes! Try them first before buying, this is the only one!"
After the pancakes are heated, the layers pop open, and both sides are fried to golden brown. The freshly picked green onions meet The lard sizzles and exudes a unique fragrance.
Who can resist this fragrance?
People in ancient times had not fully grasped the beauty of ingredients when it came to eating. People on the dock had never smelled such an overbearing aroma. They all couldn't help but take a deep breath and began to salivate in their mouths.
It smells good, looks good, and I want to eat it!
"Girl, do you really want to taste this pancake before buying it?"
"Of course, integrity is the basis of business."
She cut the first scallion pancake into equal pieces. , and there are a few toothpicks next to it.
The visitor understood instantly and secretly sighed at her particularity. He took a piece of dough with a toothpick and put it into his mouth.
“Fresh and crispy, with a hint of salty taste, so delicious!”
As expected, the guest's eyes lit up instantly.
"How do you sell these scallion pancakes that deserve the title of the only one?"
"Three cents for one piece and five cents for two pieces. How much do you want, my guest?"< br>
The man was silent for a moment, as if he was weighing whether he should satisfy his craving for a one-cent steamed bun or a three-cent scallion pancake.
Reluctantly, I was ultimately defeated by my appetite.
"I'll just spend money today and give me two!"
"Okay, I'll put them up for you with oil paper!"
The little girl's smile became more real, her cheeks The dimples are looming.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but with the first person who dares to try, people on the sidelines will feel that it is expensive.
“Give me two, too, they taste amazing!”
"Okay!"
Cheng Xi looks about fifteen or sixteen years old. Although he is young, he can't help but be sweet, and he is well versed in the rules of marketing.
It only costs five cents to bring back for the baby and his parents to try. He can earn it back tomorrow and make the customers who come to buy scallion pancakes smile.
Even the day laborer who only earned twenty copper coins a day couldn't help but spend his money to buy two for his family, and he was happy after spending the money.
The stall was so busy that after a while there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
By the time the third merchant ship docked at Huaishui Wharf, all the 100 scallion pancakes prepared in the morning were sold out.
People who were coming and going at the pier were heartbroken when they saw the customers who had bought it had their mouths full of oil.
“This, is it gone?”
He hasn’t tasted it yet! "No, I'm sorry. I came in a hurry today and prepared so much."
The man was particularly unwilling to give up, "Girl, will you come back tomorrow?"
"Come, I'll prepare more for you tomorrow, and I'll make sure you have enough to eat!"
The owner of the car He neatly returned a set of utensils to its place, pushed it and quickly disappeared on the main street of the pier under the regretful eyes of everyone.
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The streets in the state capital are paved with bluestones, and the buildings on both sides are mostly made of blue bricks and black tiles, with a unique gray tone in the antique style.
A person and a car turned into a narrow alley and slowed down as if feeling something.
Sure enough, a few timid men walked out of the other end of the alley and walked toward the car with a clear purpose.
The leader looked at her wildly with his eyes rolling, for fear that others would not know that they were hooligans.
“Little lady, you took the initiative to hand over the money, and you asked us brothers to search for it yourself?”
There was a burst of laughter from behind, and Cheng Xi looked at Cheng Xi with a red expression. of licentiousness - evil.
The young lady smiled, her slightly immature face showing a profound meaning that was inconsistent with her age.
"That's a lot of trouble. Why don't I help you buy whatever you need and deliver it to your home?"
"Huh?"
The leading robber hasn't arrived yet. I was very surprised to hear this answer.
To their surprise, Cheng Xi pulled out a round wooden stick about one meter long. The upper part was thicker and the lower part was thin and smooth until it shone faintly. Some kind of symbol was vaguely engraved on the stick body.
"She looks so ugly, but she thinks she is quite beautiful."
She was targeted just one day after setting up a stall, because she was being treated like a weakling by herself.
Look for a fight.
The wooden stick did not make the other party feel threatened, but instead aroused their anger, and they rolled up their sleeves and came over.
“Bah, I don’t know how to praise!”
Cheng Xi advanced instead of retreating, and faced him directly with a grin.
“Bang!”
“Ah——”
This body is extremely powerful, and when it hits the stick, it knocks the opponent unconscious and almost kills him. Walk.
Cheng Xi became more and more comfortable with it. With one stick, he knocked down several robbers with one stick and five divided by two, and there was a lot of wailing.
"Be patient, I've only used it to play ball before."
She explained nonchalantly, raised her chin like an uncle, stood in the alley and looked at the few people lying on the ground. people.
"Now, are you still robbing?"
In the past, there were always people on TV knocking people, cars, and glass with baseball bats. Now she felt the joy!
“No, no, I won’t grab it, the heroine is taking my life, let’s get out of here!”
Only then did a few people realize that they had offended the wrong person, and they got up from the ground with hands and feet and planned to run away.
"Who told you to get out?"
Obviously, this time we encountered tougher trouble.
Cheng Xi clicked his tongue in disgust and put the baseball bat on his shoulder.
“Hand over your valuables.”
(End of this chapter)