Song Qiu nodded and reported Wang Sanming's name and the quantity of the reservation again. Zhang Lihua handed over the rice dumplings with confidence, and Wang Sanming paid the remaining money and left with the rice dumplings.
Such a lively scene made the spectators talk about it with great enthusiasm, and they couldn't help but start talking while waiting.
"This is really interesting. I have seen people pretending to be someone else to get money or something. This is the first time I have pretended to be someone else to get rice dumplings!"
"Isn't this Zongzi also shouting back?"
"You're not telling me what he's after? You have to pay the remaining silver to get the rice dumplings. It's not free. Why are you busy?"
"Isn't it possible that I came up with this method because the rice dumplings are rare and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to buy them? Not to mention that this method is good. Not only do you get the rice dumplings, but you can also buy them with half the money than others. It's really a good deal.
It's a pity that this little girl has good eyes and hasn't been deceived! Otherwise, wouldn't I have to pay a portion of the rice dumplings to the rightful owner today?"
"That's true!"
"..."
The crowd was chattering, and Song Qiu quickly and orderly distributed the remaining rice dumplings to the owners one by one. There was no more pretense like before, until the last shopkeeper Mo Da took away the rice dumplings, and it was over.
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Song Qiu raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was very hot this morning with so many people around.
But she didn't give her a break. When the people around saw that the rice dumplings they had ordered were finally distributed, they became excited and said, "I want to buy rice dumplings!"
"I want to buy rice dumplings too!"
Song Qiu had no choice but to get busy and ask everyone to line up and come one by one.
Until all ninety-five big rice dumplings and thirty-six skewers were sold out, there were still many people around, and they hadn't stopped yet, and Song Qiu and the other two were already very tired.
"Why is it gone so quickly? I haven't bought it yet? I've been waiting all morning!"
"That's right! Do you have any more? Hurry back and get it!"
"You can't make us wait all morning in vain!"
Song Qiu's mouth was dry and he wanted to drink water. He was speechless. But under the current situation, it was impossible not to say anything. He could only insist: "Uncles and aunts, uncles and aunts, I'm really sorry. Zongzi is here today."
They’re all sold out, and I don’t have any ready-made ones at home, so I have to make them fresh.”
"This rice dumpling is troublesome. As I said before, we can only wait until the day after tomorrow. Come back the day after tomorrow. You can make a reservation now, but you can also pick up the rice dumplings the day after tomorrow."
Everyone who has been watching knows that this little girl has not stopped today and has talked a lot. Now it sounds like her voice is a little hoarse. She is not such an unreasonable person. She has lost her arrogance.
The day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow. Who said these rice dumplings are easy to sell? They didn’t make a reservation.
But you have to make a reservation for this room, otherwise the day after is the Dragon Boat Festival, how can you give gifts if you can’t buy them anymore? It would be too late!
Many people were clamoring to make reservations, but someone in the crowd also said: "The day after tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. The family I want to deliver rice dumplings to lives in the county. How can I have time to deliver them on the same day? Can you hurry up, little girl? Tomorrow
Is it possible to sell your son?"
As soon as this person said this, many people also echoed the same meaning.
"Even if it doesn't work tomorrow morning, it will work in the afternoon!"
Song Qiu listened and looked at so many people, thinking that they had gathered here early in the morning. In the end, he didn't buy any rice dumplings, which was true.
It’s embarrassing.
She was thinking about delivering the rice dumplings from Tongfang Pharmacy tomorrow afternoon, and she was going to continue making them when she got back today. While she was cooking rice dumplings last night, she soaked the remaining glutinous rice, and the bamboo shells, too.
Grandma Deng and the others have said that today they will continue to wash the bamboo shells when they get up, and they will continue to make rice dumplings when they return.
If so many people were taking orders for tomorrow, it might be very busy and tiring, but thinking about the money he could earn, Song Qiu thought about it in his heart and gritted his teeth and agreed.
"I can indeed make a batch tomorrow afternoon for a special trip to town, but the quantity won't be very large. With so many of you asking for it, we can't make it, and there's nothing I can do! See if you can
Let’s discuss it. If we need it urgently tomorrow afternoon, we can make a reservation first. If it’s not so urgent, can we pick it up the next morning?”
This is true, you can't tire yourself out, they are too busy.
The folk customs in Panshi Town are simple and honest, and most of the people are very talkative and reasonable.
In this way, those who wanted to deliver rice dumplings were far away and those who couldn't make it the day after tomorrow came forward to make reservations. Others felt that they were not in a hurry for tomorrow, so they didn't say anything and just waited to make reservations for the morning after tomorrow.
Song Qiu took out the rag and charcoal, and quickly remembered that the people who wanted rice dumplings tomorrow afternoon also occupied more than half of the rag. Fortunately, the quantity that everyone wanted was not too much, and the most was no more.
It's just eight bunches of nine-zi zongzi and twenty big zongzi.
Song Qiu felt slightly relieved when he thought he could still accept it.
The money that Old Yuan had collected previously was no longer in her pocket, and she did not dare to take any more money to carry in her pocket, so Zhang Lihua took the money bag to collect the money for the reservation at this time.
After all the reservations have been registered for tomorrow afternoon, registration will be done the next morning.
Song Qiu changed another rag and registered everything. After working for nearly half an hour, his hand was sore from writing and he was very tired. Finally, everything was registered.
It’s a pity that there are still some people who are not willing to pay first and then get the goods. They don’t make reservations, otherwise they will be even more tired.
Seeing so many reservations, Song Qiu no longer plans to make rice dumplings without reservations. The reservations alone are enough to keep them busy without sleeping.
After the crowd dispersed, the three of them packed up and prepared to do the same thing as last time. Lao Yuan and Zhang Lihua took their money bags and went to Zhang Ji's grocery store to wait while Song Qiu went to find Wu Jin.
As soon as they were packing up and about to leave, Fan Jin strode over to this side, "I'm going to buy groceries first. I saw that your stall was full of people. I might have to be busy for a while, so I didn't come over first to cause trouble for you. Isn't that right?"
I came here after I bought all the groceries."
"You guys left when I came later that day. I originally wanted to go to your house, but I don't know which one of you was at fault, so I had to wait for today. Little girl, our family also needs to order some rice dumplings. Don't worry, the day after tomorrow
It's okay to pick it up early in the morning. We have a lot of family members, so it will be quick to send them out together then."
This steward was a big customer and took care of a lot of their business. If Song Qiu didn't accept anyone's booking, there was no way he wouldn't accept his.
Immediately he said: "I wonder how much do you want to book?"
Fan Jin said: "Not too much, not too much. Little girl, you said that these rice dumplings are not suitable for the solar term, so my master doesn't plan to send them far away. It's just some families in this county. In this way, there are three hundred big rice dumplings and nine small rice dumplings."
Sixty skewers of rice dumplings.”
Of course, there are other gifts to be given as part of the festival, so the masters have decided to give two skewers of nine rice dumplings and ten large rice dumplings to each family.
Otherwise, more can be booked.
When Song Qiu heard this, his hands shook and he couldn't put down his pen. God, there are so many.
It's a lot of work.
But if you agree, you won’t regret it. It’s not too much for a big family to book these books, so it’s hard to ask them to order less.
Song Qiu had already planned to hire more helpers, so he hurriedly wrote them down one by one, "Okay, sir, don't worry, I can pick them up from the market the next morning!"