CHAPTER 27: THE GO
As the New Year is approaching, there are more and more people on the street, especially red items that are eye-catching.
There are many scholars setting up a table with red couplets on it. You can get a beautiful pair of couplets just by spending a few pennies.
"Brother, it turns out your family still has this business."
The person in front of Wang Yongan looked familiar. This was not the young man who bought fishing bait that day.
"Master, would you like to have a bowl of noodles? Our noodles are delicious. Come and sit down. You're welcome."
Wang Yongye was very enthusiastic and wiped the tables and chairs with a clean rag, even though the tables and chairs had been washed clean yesterday.
Lu Shangqin arranged his robes and held a hand stove in his hand. It was small and exquisite in octagonal shape, and the whole body was royal blue. There were several cranes in the lake on it. It looked like a chess box.
After a few slurps, a bowl of plain noodles was ready, with a few oily flowers floating on it and refreshing young cabbage leaves.
"You don't have to worry about me, I'm busy with you."
Lu Shangqin took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick basket and picked up the noodles after finding that they were clean and without any dirt on them.
In fact, his wet nurse brought him breakfast this morning, and now he has a fresh taste.
I have to say that this noodle is very delicious. The clear soup is not watery, but it is delicious and chewy, as if there is a kind of vitality in this bowl of noodles.
Several women looked at each other. It seemed that this young man came from a wealthy family, and he must be picky about his food. He thought he looked down on their family's food.
"Dad, you are not busy now. I will take the children to buy new year's goods."
The older boys were so excited that they wanted to run away.
They just saw someone painting candy figures and selling peanut balls. There were delicious and fun things everywhere.
Liu Chunlan saw a group of people surrounding them, including scholars writing couplets. She looked happy and wanted to buy a pair.
The scholar gave different couplets to each family. He used a ruler to flatten the couplets on a red background, and the soft pen tip was fully dipped in black ink. The pen moved quickly and smoothly without any pause.
The meaning of the couplets are also couplets that are easy for ordinary people to understand and have beautiful meanings.
When the ink on the couplet dried, Liu Chunlan picked it up and looked at it carefully, feeling extremely satisfied.
She just heard what the scholar said. The first couplet is: A harmonious family will increase the number of blessings, the second couplet: A happy family brings a hundred blessings, and the horizontal line: Fortune and happiness will increase the family.
It sounded like good luck and everything goes well, so I put the couplet in the basket and posted it on my door in two days.
"Mom, there is a candy ball seller there."
The boys were obsessed with the sweet candy balls and looked all over the street to see where they were selling them.
"Twisted candy, twisted candies! Madam, would you like to buy twisted candies for your child? They are very sweet and cost a penny."
Liu Chunlan watched the children watching eagerly, especially the old woman selling twisted candies. She used two small wooden sticks to pry it out of the basin. The two small wooden sticks turned quickly, and the twisted candies became white and silky.
Crystal clear.
He was so greedy that his saliva flowed into rivers, and he swallowed saliva unconsciously.
"Auntie, we have many children in our family. Please put this bowl for me and give me some sticks."
"Okay, I'll put some food in the bowl for you."
The old lady skillfully put the twisted candies into a bowl. She used a small dipping sauce bowl, turned it upside down, and wrapped it tightly with a thin rope.
Wenyuan took the initiative to get the candy, took a small bowl and smelled it, it was fragrant and sweet.
"Brother, let me smell it."
Wenhua stood on tiptoe to hold the small bowl, and he also wanted to smell it.
"You wipe the snot from your nose first. It will be smeared on the bowl later. Why don't we eat it? We don't want to eat your snot."
"I wiped it, look!"
"Eh~"
Several boys looked at Wen Hua, who wiped it with his hands. Wen Yuan ran very fast, saying as he ran that he would not be able to touch him later.
Liu Chunlan greeted a group of carrot heads and led them to the pork shop.
There were several large pieces of pork hanging on the hook. After looking through them with my hands, I found that they were all thin and only a few pieces were fat.
Liu Chunlan bought several pieces of fat and thin meat strips and prepared to make fragrant bowls.
"I'll carry it! I'll carry it!"
The boys all volunteered to contribute and ran forward with joy in their hands.
Liu Chunlan found a shopping mall selling bouquets, which was covered with all kinds of beautiful bouquets.
Touching her clean and plain hair, she had not worn a haircut for many years. She had worn it when she was a young girl, and the most beautiful one was when she married Yongan.
"Young lady, please buy a flower. Look how pretty it is. It is perfect for a beauty like you. Look how handsome it is."
A woman cannot listen to other people's compliments, she feels sweet inside because she is still good-looking.
As the eldest daughter-in-law of the family, although Liu Chunlan likes her, she also has her own sense of propriety.
She carefully picked a beautiful red rope with a bead engraved with the word "Fu" on it, which looked very nice.
She plans to give Fu Bao as a New Year's gift. Their family is blessed with Fu Bao today, covering their Wang family.
This purchase can be described as a big purchase, with all kinds of good things, especially several pieces of good fabrics.
By the time Liu Chunlan returned to the stall, it was almost noon, and the men on the dock had also finished work and were preparing to eat.
Lu Fengping knew many friends and brought people to the stall to support him, making it lively and lively.
“Sister-in-law, I’m buying so much for the new year.”
Lu Fengping's keen eyesight saw the baskets full of goodies on his back, but he didn't expect that the brothers of the Wang family were so capable.
"Fengping, your face."
"Thank you sister-in-law!"
Lu Fengping could see that there was more food in the bowl, and several men were slurping away with their chopsticks.
"How do you like it? It's delicious! My sisters-in-law are very good at cooking."
Several workers had no time to reply. The hot noodles were really delicious.
Although the crowds were mediocre on the first day of opening, fortunately, it received rave reviews and every customer who had eaten their noodles would praise them.
Moreover, Wang's noodles are plentiful and cheap. During this period, Wang Yongye also saw through several rivals.
After eating their noodles, I was embarrassed. It's not that it's not delicious, but it's so delicious that it affects their business.
Although the Wang family set up their stall on the first day, they have been doing it for several years and have accumulated regular customers. The tastes of the different families are quite different.
But the Wang family suddenly appeared and became a powerful enemy from now on.
Father Wang was invited out to negotiate by several shop owners. Their prices were too low, which was vicious competition.
"Brother Ye, you said it's only our first day here, but the people over there can't wait. Our noodles are much more delicious than theirs."
"Fourth brother, go and watch. If they do anything to our father, there are many of us."
The stall is still very busy now, and people are coming to the stall to eat noodles one after another.
Zhang Guihua was in charge, Liu Chunlan put in the condiments, a spoonful of lard and a few green onions, the men served the noodles, and Fang Cuiying was in charge of collecting the money, for fear that someone would eat the Overlord meal.
The boys happily helped clear away the dishes and washed them with water from the river.
It was really a small stall where the whole family was very busy.
"We've run out of noodles, let's close the stall."
They only prepared a basin of noodles today to test the water, but the response was unexpectedly good.
"Dad, what did they say?"
Father Wang returned with his hands behind his back and bought several packs of sesame candies and halva candies.
"It's nothing. I'm just jealous of us. I want to know the origin of our flour and the purchase channel. I'll keep it secret with them. No one in our family is allowed to tell. The second thing is that they require the price to be unified. I sell it for five cents too cheap.
, the price of food has risen so much that we will sell it for seven cents tomorrow, just with a larger portion."
On the first day, they were a thorn in the eyes of others. If their family hadn't been there with more than a dozen people, they might have been crowded out today.
"Be more careful in the future to prevent unscrupulous people from messing with our family."
Chapter completed!