The radish is crisp and the celery is fragrant. The moment you eat it, your tongue, which has been dull for many days, comes alive.
"What is this? It tastes a little tough and has a bean flavor?"
As soon as he imported it, Zhao Qian was keenly aware that it was probably made of beans.
When he was young, he traveled to many places and tasted many delicacies. Zhao Changsheng probably inherited from him that he liked to tinker with food so much.
“Grandpa’s tongue is really good!”
Zhao Changsheng first held a handful of it, which made his grandfather laugh heartily, and then introduced the dish again.
Zhao Qian has lived in Songling Town all his life, and he has never heard of dried tofu skin. I guess it is a new thing.
When other people at the table saw that the old man was eating well, they all raised their chopsticks to try something new.
The aunt's favorite is the braised dried tofu with mountain mushrooms, but the men prefer the light and refreshing cold tofu skin.
After eating the mixed vegetables, the old man worked up his appetite and actually ate less than half a bowl of rice for lunch, which made everyone really happy.
"Since my father likes this tofu skin, I'll buy some more tomorrow." Seeing that his father was enjoying the meal, his uncle Zhao Zhiwen ordered his servants.
"Hey? I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it tomorrow." Zhao Changsheng interrupted hastily.
"Why is this?"
"There is a big market in town today. I bought it at a farm stall. I'm afraid they won't come again tomorrow."
Everyone was speechless for a while, but Zhao Zhili responded quickly. He asked his son to take someone to see if the seller was still there. If he was still there, he could make an appointment with someone to deliver it, no matter how much it cost.
At this time, Zhuang Keqing had just found a shady place and ate the pancakes given by her mother to the kang with the cold water in the bamboo tube.
After driving around all morning, she couldn't find anyone selling fish fry. She saw a few selling fish, which were also big fish tied with straw ropes.
Zhuang Keqing thought that maybe he was mistaken. There seemed to be no information about ancient people raising edible fish in his memory, or maybe there were people raising fish but the area was close to the Qinglin River. If you want to eat fish, you can just buy it from the fishermen without paying any money.
The energy to raise fish.
So where do the fry come from?
Holding the feathered chicken in the basket on her back, she was very worried.
Forget it, it's not an option right now. It's better to go back early and help my mother with some work.
Carrying the basket back, she wondered whether she should go back to the cloth store she just passed by to buy a piece of cotton and make a new set of clothes for Aman to wear for a hundred days. Moreover, the weather was hot now, and the children were small and prone to heat rash.
, I have to go to the drug store to buy some herbs for bathing.
Looking at the sun above his head, Zhuang Keqing estimated the time and headed to the east end of the town.
The shops in Songling Town are roughly divided into several areas. The ones to the east sell daily necessities, cloth stores and pharmacies are also there, the ones to the west sell sugar and wine, snack shops, and vegetable and meat stalls to the south. Other snacks
The shops are evenly distributed, but they only sell some soup noodles, steamed buns, etc., nothing special.
Entering a cloth shop, Zhuang Keqing first asked the shopkeeper where the softest cloth was. She wanted to see it.
The waiter was a little unhappy when he saw that she was a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing ordinary coarse clothes, and carrying a basket of groceries and chickens. She was asked to look at expensive materials.
"Guangling satin is the softest, and it costs 200 yuan per foot." He directly mentioned the price of the most rare material in the store, and the waiter stood still, obviously looking for a joke.
"200 yuan per foot?"
Zhuang Keqing was choked by the other party, and his usually rather sharp-tongued mouth could not say anything.
But she wasn't angry. She had indeed spoken too loudly just now. Now she still didn't understand the price. She just made some money recently, and she actually felt a little elated.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the waiter in the shop is not sensible. Is the guest you want the linen cloth?" At this time, the shopkeeper came out from the back and felt a little dissatisfied when he saw the waiter's work.
As a businessman, he only talks about being friendly and making money. Not to mention that the customer is an ordinary civilian, even if he is a beggar, he cannot be so rude when he enters the store.
He frowned and asked the waiter to go down. The shopkeeper took two pieces of linen and placed them on the table, and asked Zhuang Keqing to come in and take a look.
One is red and the other is green, both of which my daughter often buys.
Zhuang Keqing shook her head and asked the shopkeeper if there were any colors suitable for boys. The shopkeeper didn't mind the trouble and gave her Qingluan and dark green ones to choose from.
In the end, I chose the Qingluan one and bought two of them for a total of 80 Wen.
After that, she went to a drug store and bought some herbal medicine for children to take a bath, and then went to another 30 wen.
Now it’s almost 300 articles.
After counting the remaining copper coins, Zhuang Keqing gritted his teeth and bought a few more meat buns, planning to go home and eat meat buns with his mother.
After everything was done, she went to where Uncle Liu set up his stall.
By this time, everything belonging to Aunt Li's family had been sold out, except for Zhuang Keqing's dried tofu. Except for the initial profit of 19 cents, not a single piece of it was sold.
"Aunt Li, Uncle Liu, I'm back."
After taking off the rather heavy backpack, Zhuang Keqing handed a bun to each of them, and then took out a cute clay figurine from his arms and stuffed it into the silly boy's hands.
"Why can I still want something from you?"
"Yeah, we haven't sold much dried tofu, so we brought so much for nothing."
For most of the day, almost none of the consignment items were sold. Uncle Liu was embarrassed, so he took the toys from the child's hands and pushed them back to her.
The silly boy refused and started to cry when he opened his mouth.
Zhuang Keqing said hurriedly: "Originally I brought dried tofu just by the way, I didn't expect to sell it. Uncle Liu, don't think too much about it."
Aunt Li saw that Hanwa hugged the clay figurine and refused to let go. She felt sorry for the child, so she pulled her man's hand and told him not to refuse anymore.
Zhuang Keqing lowered his head and saw that Aunt Li's family's cart had no more rattan fabrics. It must have been sold out. Looking at the dried tofu skins of his own, he couldn't help but feel helpless.
But there is nothing we can do about it. There is no mass base for tofu here, and they have never been eaten or seen before. Ordinary people really can’t afford to spend that kind of money just to have a taste.
"By the way, there are 19 articles."
"Ah! Yes, yes! I sold 3 pieces of dried tofu and 4 pieces of tofu skin, a total of 19 yuan, but this price?" Aunt Li put the bun in Hanwa's hand and took out a small piece from Uncle Liu's arms.
He took out the thing wrapped in square cloth and opened it. He found nineteen copper plates inside, each one quite large.
Zhuang Keqing originally thought that not a single piece was sold, but he didn't expect to be able to sell some, which was a bit of a surprise.
She put the money into her bag and saw that there were not as many people on the street as there were in the morning, so she suggested going back earlier.
Of course, Aunt Li's family has no objection. All their own goods have been sold out, and the things that need to be purchased have been purchased. There is no point in wasting them. It's better to leave early now, maybe it won't be dark when we get home.
Zhuang Keqing started to pack up. In fact, she just repacked the dried beans and put her basket on the trolley. She was no longer polite to Uncle Liu, and Aunt Li said she was angry.
A few people packed up and walked away, all the way to the gate of the town. Just as they were about to go out, they heard someone shouting urgently from behind.
