There was a lack of entertainment at night and he had to save lamp oil and candles. Li Ping'an was also used to going to bed early, and it was just dawn when he woke up.
After lying on the bed and waiting for his eyes to adjust to the darkness, he stepped off the bed lightly, put on his shoes, reached out and touched the bamboo wall, and groped out of the room.
"Make money! Build a big house!"
Li Ping'an secretly encouraged himself. The temporary bamboo house was still too small. The two separated rooms were only big enough for a bamboo bed. If you were not careful, you would hit the bamboo wall.
I went outside, fetched water from the bucket, rinsed my mouth and face, and then started making breakfast. He needs to go into the city to deliver goods in the morning, so he has to eat breakfast in advance to avoid spending money in the city because he is hungry.
There were a lot of jelly delivered to the city today, six barrels in total. Two barrels were sent to Juwei Pavilion, one barrel was given to Mr. Wang, and the remaining three barrels were planned to be sold in restaurants first. If there were any left They walked around the streets hawking.
So I pulled a cart, which was a little slower than yesterday. Fortunately, it will be delivered before 4:00.
"Little brother, you're here. I thought you weren't coming today!" He happened to bump into the tofu seller, Mr. Tang, coming out of the small door. When he saw the six buckets on the trolley, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Can you do it today?" Did you free up a bucket for me?"
Li Ping'an didn't expect that there would be repeat customers, and he quickly smiled enthusiastically and said: "Yes, it can certainly be done. We are also planning to sell it today. You can buy a barrel of it. How can I push out the big business?"
"Okay, it's great. I can go home and interact with my grandchildren." Uncle Tang was very excited. "I heard that it tastes better if you pour it with brown sugar water. I even bought brown sugar when I got home. It tastes really good. , everyone in the family tasted it and said it was delicious, especially the grandchildren, who made a fuss about eating it after eating it. But I only bought ten kilograms. There are many people in the family, and there is not enough for one bowl per person. When I went out today, Some of my grandsons eagerly asked me if I had any jelly left to eat today."
"The uncle's family is prosperous!" Li Ping'an responded, and then said, "Uncle Tang, look, should you pick it back, or should we send it back to you?"
"Can you give it to me? If so, you can come with me later. Anyway, you said you wanted to hawk. When we get near my house, I will give you a shout. I'll tell a few people. You probably won't be able to sell enough for just these few barrels!"
"Okay, thank you first. I'll deliver the goods first, please wait a moment!"
Hey, I’m so annoyed. It seems like there’s not enough stock today!
Why are the people here so nice? Why are there so many good people?
With his heart filled with happy worries, Li Ping'an carried a bucket of jelly into the backyard of Juwei Pavilion. After clearing the money and goods, Manager Zhao told Li Ping'an to deliver six buckets tomorrow.
Li Ping'an couldn't hide the joy in his heart and asked, "Manager Zhao, did the jelly sell well yesterday?"
"Of course it's good." Manager Zhao glanced at Li Ping'an appreciatively. The business in the shop was second to none. The main reason was that the old lady, young master and young ladies of the owner liked the food very much, especially since the shopkeeper gave him some credit.
A small steward like him has a reputation and airs in front of ordinary people, but he may not be able to win the attention of his employer. Today, he has made a name for himself with his employer. Although this is nothing, but in his heart Can't help but be happy.
Just as the shopkeeper generously shared the credit with him, he also admired Li Ping'an for making the jelly. After all, if it hadn't been for this jelly, he wouldn't have had this chance of falling into the sky, right?
Li Ping'an could hear the joy in Manager Zhao's tone, but the other party's answer was so general, so he didn't ask in depth. Instead, taking advantage of Manager Zhao's good mood, he asked: "Manager Zhao, I wonder if you accept osmanthus flowers here? "
"Of course we collect them. Our Juwei Pavilion is famous for its osmanthus wine. Every year we send people to collect osmanthus to make osmanthus wine. If you want to sell osmanthus, we will just collect less this year." , Manager Zhao's heart moved slightly, "Do you have any new food for sweet-scented osmanthus?"
"..." Li Ping'an shook his head and said no. Where did so many new foods come from? Apart from making pastries and making wine, what else can Osmanthus do?
Manager Zhao was not disappointed at all. He originally thought that Li Ping'an was fleeing the famine and would be able to make a living if there were no jujubes. Since he could come up with jelly, a new food that was not available in Mingxia County, in case there was something else about it. What about the new food of Osmanthus fragrans?
Then he agreed with Li Pingan on the price of the sweet-scented osmanthus. They sent someone to charge three cents per catty for the jelly. For the sake of the jelly, and because Li Pingan had to deliver it to his door, he decided to give Li Pingan five cents a pound. catty.
Li Ping'an was overjoyed and agreed to the price without haggling. In fact, he was not qualified to bargain. People already had a way of collecting osmanthus. If they said they didn't want him, they wouldn't want it.
After coming out of Juwei Pavilion, he, Zhang Xiaoshan and Li Dong followed Uncle Tang to deliver jelly to Uncle Tang's house.
Uncle Tang's family is in the southwest of the county. I heard from Uncle Tang that his ancestors were all tofu makers. During the previous dynasty, they bought a small yard in the county. Decades of war have had a great impact on them. It’s neither too big nor too big, but it can be passed down. Now a family of more than 20 people live together. The four sons have also learned the art of making tofu, and they usually carry it around the city and sell it.
The southwest area of the county is a civilian area. There are not many people like Uncle Tang who have ancestral craftsmanship. Uncle Tang's family is considered to be a well-off family. Although making tofu is one of the three major hardships in life, it is still a craft after all, especially In a situation like Uncle Tang's, generations of people have been operating in the county town for hundreds of years. It looks like they are making hard money, but in fact they are making a fortune.
Uncle Tang did not trick Li Ping'an. After buying a bucket for his family, he went to the neighbors to shout about it. When the neighbors heard that it was jelly, they all took their money without even tasting it. This one cost a few kilograms and that one cost more than ten yuan. catty.
Everyone in Li Ping'an is dumbfounded. What's going on? Isn’t jelly fresh to eat? Why do you feel so famous all of a sudden?
When I inquired about it, I found out that it was Uncle Tang’s grandchildren who were showing off the new food they had eaten yesterday when they were playing with their friends. As for children, they usually have what others have, so I wanted to have it too, so I returned home. Later, he made trouble with the adults and wanted to eat jelly, which made these neighbors think about him.
What an assist!
Li Ping'an gave a thumbs up to the grandchildren of Uncle Tang's family. Although they had only met briefly, they were his half-brothers and sisters!
The three buckets of jelly that he originally planned to sell in restaurants were sold out by the neighbors. The neighbors were so enthusiastic that Li Ping'an thought of the adults and aunties who snatched free eggs in his previous life. When he left, he felt as if he had escaped from a devil's cave. If he hadn't tried his best to protect it and made a guarantee that he would sell more tomorrow, he might not even be able to save the barrel he gave to Mr. Wang.
City people are still willing to spend money!
