Fang Ren was smart and smart. Although he was a little curious, he didn't rush to ask. After all, they would know what these things were shipped from Songling Town after the shopkeeper came back in the afternoon, so there was no need to worry about it.
There was a lot of cargo on the car, but it only took a while to unload it. In the time it took for him to talk to Uncle Lin, Lao Zhou had already unloaded all the bags, and now they were piled neatly at the door of the store.
Some people looked around.
"Is there still room in the store's warehouse to stock the goods?" Lao Lin raised his eyes and asked.
Before leaving, shopkeeper Hu asked them to go early and come back early, and leave as soon as the goods and letters were delivered, without delaying on the road. He thought that after delivering the goods, he and Lao Zhou would have a bowl of noodles in the county, and then buy some dry food before returning.
Fang Ren frowned, "Uncle Lin, yes, there is, but that little space is reserved for goods from Beijing. I'm afraid you won't be able to put them in for the time being."
"What happened?" Lin Shan pulled his hair worriedly.
"Why don't you and Uncle Zhou go to the store first and take a break, and wait until the shopkeeper comes back?"
Lin Shan had no choice, and Lao Zhou was just trying to do nothing, so he had no choice but to nod, tie the carriage to the side of the road, and follow Fang Ren into the shop.
On the other side, Shopkeeper Qiao of Wufuji collected the money at Deyuelou. Unable to resist his hospitality, he had a simple lunch. When he returned to the store, it was already three quarters in the afternoon.
Before he entered the door, he saw from a distance that there were many coarse cloth bags piled under the front door of his house where the Five Blessings plaque was hung, almost blocking the door.
Where did the messy things come from and put at the door? What are these two guys doing in the store! The door is almost invisible!
Shopkeeper Qiao walked in a hurry, walking three steps at a time and entering the store with a stern face and frowning brows.
The store was quiet. Compared to the hustle and bustle on the street, it was too deserted. There wasn't even a single customer. Only the waiter Anzi was lying on the counter, dozing off in a daze.
"uh-huh!"
Shopkeeper Qiao cleared his throat, causing Anzi to raise his eyes casually and take a quick look. However, just one glance shocked him and left him breathless.
"Tang, uncle, why are you back so early?"
Being caught slacking off, Anzi hurriedly walked out from behind the counter and made a fool of himself to the shopkeeper, whose face was ashen.
"The store calls me shopkeeper!"
Shopkeeper Qiao was furious, "If I don't come back, I'm afraid this store will be closed!"
His nephew was accustomed to cheating and cheating. If his second uncle hadn't sacrificed his face to ask for help, he wouldn't have given this kid a chance to enter the Five Fortunes.
Qiao An lowered his head and said nothing, but secretly curled his lips in disapproval.
Shopkeeper Qiao knew that he was still making small moves in private, and felt helpless. He suppressed his anger towards this incompetent junior and asked, "What's going on outside? Whose things are piled up at our door?"
"And, where is Fang Ren?"
After hearing his uncle's question, Qiao An felt as if he had been given a shot of blood, "This is shipped from the branch in Songling Town. I told you not to pile it up here, but Fang Ren gave in, and I didn't listen!"
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Qiao An had always been unhappy with Fang Ren, so he took the opportunity to complain, adding more jealously, "Only two old men came to deliver the goods. They just put the things down here and went inside to rest. Nothing happened."
No matter what, you still told me to watch it!"
Goods from Songling Town? Shopkeeper Qiao was confused.
They only deliver to the county a few times a year, which is a familiar number of times. It's been less than a month since the last delivery, so where are they going to deliver the goods again?
What the hell is that guy named Hu doing?
"You look at the store here, and I'll take a look at the back."
Without waiting for Qiao An to react, shopkeeper Qiao took one step at a time, lifted the curtain and walked to the warehouse at the back.
In the backyard, Fang Ren brought food and tea, settled the people, and was about to go back to the outer shop when he saw the shopkeeper walking over with a stern face.
"Shopkeeper, you are back." He smiled and went up to greet him, explaining the matter clearly in a few words, "Shopkeeper Hu asked someone to deliver new goods, and said that there is still a letter to be delivered to you."
"The two uncles are anxious to go back. I asked them to come in and have a rest until you come back and hand over the letter before leaving."
"Do those goods outside belong to them?" Shopkeeper Qiao was not a fool. He immediately remembered the reason why he was angry just now.
"Well, there is not enough space in this warehouse, and we have to make room for the goods coming from Beijing in the next few days. I really have no choice but to let them put them at the door first."
On the other side, Lin Shan also came forward nonchalantly, took out the letter from the clothes on his chest, bent down and handed it over respectfully.
These two old guys didn't do their job well, but instead came in to drink water and eat. Judging from the look on Shopkeeper Qiao's face, I'm afraid it's not good.
Lin Shan glanced up uneasily, but shopkeeper Qiao only accepted the letter and opened it on the spot, without even giving him a look.
The letter was not long, only two pieces of paper in total. It contained the details of the goods in the truck, and at the end it specifically said that these two things were new tricks thought up by their tofu boss, and they were not available elsewhere.
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Shopkeeper Qiao pondered, he knew about tofu, but it was difficult to store and it was impossible to find outside Songling Town. And I heard that even in the local area, you couldn't buy it every day, and you had to wait for someone to come out of the stall.
Go grab it, it's really unbelievable to say that.
If these goods outside were made by the same person, then he would be a little interested.
"Come with me."
After just saying these words, Shopkeeper Qiao turned around and left. Lin Shan and Zhou He looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
"Two uncles, come with me."
Fang Ren smiled and made a gesture of invitation, which made the two of them feel at ease and follow him.
At the entrance of Wufuji, shopkeeper Qiao took a pair of scissors from the counter, and without moving the bag into the store, he just cut it open with a few "clicks" on the street.
"Yeah, this..."
How could Lin Shan have thought that the shopkeeper in this county town was so careless that he would open the package in the street?
Pedestrians on the road didn't pay attention at first, but some sharp-eyed people thought it was someone inspecting the goods in public in the store, so they came up to take a look with the intention of watching a show.
Cut the rough gray cloth bag open and pull out the mouth. It is full of long orange strips, the thickness of your fingers, and different lengths. It looks clean and comfortable, and it is accompanied by a rich sweet fragrance, which is no better than the fragrance at the door of a pastry shop.
What a difference.
"What is this?"
"I haven't seen it before, but it looks good."
"There's still a sweet smell, can you smell it?"
"I smell it, it smells great!"
At first, there were only a few people hanging around the door of Wufuji, curious to see what the shopkeeper was unpacking. But now, as soon as he unpacked it, this strange thing actually aroused people's interest.
"Shopkeeper Qiao, what is this? New product? Tell us about it?"
The person who asked the question was an old owner. His family owned a snack shop, and he often went there to buy some soy and vinegar candies. His tone sounded very familiar as soon as he spoke.
Passers-by guessed at each other's words, and finally their eyes focused on the shopkeeper, waiting for his answer.
Shopkeeper Qiao changed his previous tense expression and raised his head with a friendly smile, "The dried potatoes and fresh stuff that just arrived in Songling Town are all going crazy in the local area. It's so easy to get this."
After saying that, he winked at the waiter Fang Ren standing behind him, and not long after, the young man tacitly held out a wooden plate.
Shopkeeper Qiao took some dried potatoes from the bag, put them on a plate, and generously served them to the onlookers.
“Come and try something new.”
It is said that you should not hit someone with a smiling face, and they are rushing to give you something to eat. There is no reason why you should not take advantage of it.
So almost everyone gathered around, and everyone picked some dried potatoes from the plate.
But when they took the things in their hands, they began to hesitate and didn't dare to put them in their mouths.
This is said to be a new gadget, but can it be eaten?
A group of people came closer to take a closer look, and some raised their noses and sniffed hard. This strange look made more passers-by stop.
"What are you doing?"
"I don't know?"
"What are they holding?"
"I haven't seen it before..."
"Little guy, can you give me a look?"
At this time, Fang Ren obediently brought the plates over and distributed the dried potatoes to everyone with a smile.
After all, this dried potato tastes too sweet, but some people still put it in their mouths with eyes closed.
After chewing carefully, he was surprised by the complex texture of slightly chewy and soft glutinous rice and the strong and sweet taste. He just nodded in surprise and pointed at the dried potatoes in the bag to the waiter without having time to say anything.
, meaning to weigh him some.
I was so anxious that I didn’t even ask the price.