Because Yu Ying had a busy day today, she was very tired, so she had a good sleep at night.
It was dark and bright, and Yu Ying woke up at the first rooster crow.
He sat up from the bed of straw. After waking up for a while, he twisted his injured foot.
My ankle has improved a lot, and there is no more tingling sensation from the past few days. The swelling has also subsided, and now there is only a slight swelling. Apply the herbal medicine for a day or two, and it should be fine.
After Yu Ying put on her straw sandals, she came out of the house in the dark. She was scared when she saw the darkness outside, but poverty allowed her to overcome this fear.
There is nothing more terrible than poverty, hunger and cold. If there is, it is not poor enough.
She walked to the water tank, took out the clay pot, poked it lightly with a bamboo chopstick, and breathed a sigh of relief when she felt that it had solidified.
Fortunately, the work was not in vain.
Putting the clay pot aside, she pulled a few mint leaves into her mouth and chewed them. A light and refreshing fragrance immediately spread in her mouth.
Yesterday, she used bamboo to open a small patch of land in the yard and planted all the mints.
After washing up, just as he was getting a bowl and a wooden spoon to dig out some, Luo Shi also came out of the house.
Roche lowered his voice and asked, "Can I help you?"
Yu Ying looked at Luo Shi's cloudy eyes through the dim light. After a moment of silence, she said, "I have something to help with. Please wait."
Luo Shi then waited.
Yu Ying pounded a few slices of mint into the bowl with a wooden spoon, then scooped out some water and rinsed it, and a faint fragrance of mint also wafted out.
She washed the spoon again, took out three spoonfuls of jelly, stirred it in a bowl, and handed it to Luo Shi.
She whispered: "Try for me how it tastes."
Luo Shi was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect this to be the case, but he still put down the bamboo pole, fumbled and scooped a mouthful into his mouth. As soon as he took it in, a cool breath filled his entire mouth.
Although it has no taste, it is refreshing and has a smooth and chewy texture.
"What is this?" Roche asked.
Yu Ying: "Jiangfen."
After thinking for a moment, he added: "Made from wild fruits in the mountains. When Fu An wakes up, tell him not to tell others that I want to sell it."
When Luo Shi heard that she wanted to sell it, she was a little worried: "If this jelly is sold at a high price, will no one buy it?"
Yu Ying was not in a hurry and asked her to tell her how it tasted first.
Luo Shi hadn't eaten good food for a long time, and he was afraid that what he said was wrong, so he hesitated and said nothing.
Yu Ying knew her worries and said directly: "Just say it."
Luo Shi then said: "The taste is unique. It is ice cold when you eat it. It may relieve the heat better than sour plum soup. It tastes similar to tofu curd and is more elastic than tofu curd. It seems to be able to relieve the heat."
Yu Ying: "It does have the effect of relieving heat. Night breath fragrance can also clear the head and relieve phlegm. It can be used to rinse your mouth in the morning or soaked in water to drink."
After explaining, she also got some and tasted it herself. It tasted a bit worse without sugar, but it was the most normal food she had eaten in a while.
And when she sells it, she just wants to buy something fresh, and she doesn’t want repeat customers.
After thinking for a while, Yu Ying said: "I don't want to sell it too expensively, so I only pay one penny for a bamboo tube. If I can't sell it, I can just bring it back in the afternoon."
Yesterday, she went into the mountain again, quickly cut down a thick bamboo, and dragged it back to the Fu family yard without paying attention to the eyes of others.
After dragging the bamboo back, she cut off a few pieces of the bamboo tube and smoothed the mouth of the bamboo tube on the stone to make a cup. She also made a long bamboo tube with a lid to hold the mint water.
Yu Ying glanced at the jelly in her hand. Although she had only stayed in Lingshui Village and had not gone out yet, Lingnan was poor and ordinary people only wanted to fill their stomachs and would not eat food that was superficial.
After all, it was Mrs. Yu who ordered it herself, and Mr. Luo didn't say anything.
Yu Ying pounded some mint leaves and washed them with river water, then poured them into a long bamboo tube and covered them.
This mint has a strong flavor. After arriving in Jade County, I bought a clay pot and found a place to find some well water to rinse it with.
As the sky grew brighter, Luo finally woke up his grandson and asked him to send Yu to the entrance of the village.
Fu An rubbed his eyes, thinking that the woman might not come back. He was overjoyed and quickly got up to see her off.
Fu An went out of the house, and Fu Wei looked out of the window into the courtyard, looking at the sun rising in front of the wife in name only as she left. She looked at the sun, as if she had endless energy.
Fu Wei looked back with an indifferent expression, his eyes still filled with stagnant water.
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Yu Ying is carrying a backpack. On the top of the backpack are herbs, and at the bottom are several bamboo tubes and clay pots containing jelly.
She went out with only one silver leaf and only seven copper coins.
He and Fu An walked to the village, which was about an hour's journey away.
Fu An kicked the stones on the roadside and beat the weeds with a stick.
Yu Ying glanced at him and said, "There is jelly on the pile of firewood in my room. You divide it into four portions at noon, and pound the leaves from the yards on both sides of each bowl. Wait until I come back to prepare the food for dinner."
Fu An waved his hand against the weeds and turned to stare at her in disbelief: "You want to come back?!"
Yu Ying raised her eyebrows slightly: "You don't want me to come back?"
Fu An's thin face suddenly wrinkled, and without any hesitation: "I don't hope!"
However, Yu Ying had a good temper and asked him calmly: "You hope that I won't come back. Are you here to treat your grandma and your uncle's eyes and legs? Or do you have money to buy clay pots for cooking?"
Fu An was speechless for a moment when he was asked back, but then he added: "Can you really treat my grandma and uncle's legs?"
Yu Ying looked at him and asked, "What if I'm cured?"
Fu An thought for a while and replied to her: "If you can cure it well, I will never go east if you ask me to go west. I will do whatever you ask me to do!"
"Then make it a deal and don't go back on it."
Fu An raised his head and held out his chest: "One word means nothing!"
Yu Ying was a little surprised when she heard the idiom blurted out by Fu An, but then she thought about it, Luo Shi was originally from a noble family, so she knew how to read and write, and it was no problem to teach her children and grandchildren.
Yu Ying smiled faintly.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, there was no one waiting for them except Yu Ying and Fu An.
After a while, I saw an old man wearing a bamboo hat slowly driving the old scalper from a distance.
Luo Shi and Yu Ying mentioned that Uncle Chen's son worked as an accountant in a small restaurant. Relying on this relationship, Uncle Chen would send some fruits and vegetables to the city every three days, and pick up some villagers along the way to earn some money to spend. .
There was only a young woman on the oxcart with a two-year-old child. Her clothes were neat and without any patches. In these villages, she should be considered a relatively well-to-do family.
Yu Ying gave Uncle Chen a penny and got on the bullock cart.
On the way, Yu Ying asked. It took an hour to get from Lingshui Village to Yuxian County. It would be around 11:00 when he arrived in Yuxian County. In the afternoon, he would wait at the city gate at Shenshi. He would not wait if it was late.
She calculated that she would have to stay in the city for about two and a half hours.
On the way, we met another middle-aged man. They were all wary of each other and no one spoke to each other. It was a bumpy ride all the way to Jade County.
After entering the city, the situation in the city was similar to what Yu Ying expected.
There are no flowers, just dilapidated streets.
There were many people squatting on both sides of the road, with baskets in front of them. There were live animals, game, wild fruits or vegetables in the baskets, and they bought whatever they could in exchange for money.
The streets were crowded, but almost everyone had some patches on their clothes.
Yu Ying waited for the others to leave before asking Uncle Chen where he could buy clay pots and fetch water.
Uncle Chen pointed in the direction of buying clay pots, and then asked her: "What do you want to fetch water for?"
Yu Ying said truthfully: "I made some snacks and needed water to mix them, so I bought a clay pot and wanted to set up a stall."
Uncle Chen thought for a while, if he wanted to eat, he might have to take the bus a few more times, so he called her to get on the bus: "I will take you there on the way, and later you can go to the small restaurant where my son works to get water." That’s good.”
Yu Ying quickly thanked her.
Arriving in front of the small restaurant where Uncle Chen's son worked, not far away there were various clay pots placed, Uncle Chen told her.
He said he would mention it to his son, and she would just come and get some water.
After Yu Ying thanked her again, she hurriedly asked about the price of the pottery pot.
After asking, a wide-mouth clay pot with ears costs seven cents, and one without ears costs five cents. But Yu Ying only had a small silver leaf and six cents on her body, so she naturally chose the one without ears. At most, she would go back home. Build a stone stove for use.
When she came back from buying clay pots, Uncle Chen was still chatting with his son about the harvest of the crops in the fields. When he saw her coming back, he was a little surprised: "You picked it so fast?"
After all, his wife not only has to pick and choose when buying things, but also has to bargain for a long time, so Uncle Chen is a little surprised.
Yu Ying smiled: "It won't take too long to buy a clay pot."
"It's quite refreshing." Uncle Chen felt more favorable, and then said to his son: "She made some food and wants some water. Just let her get some water."
Shopkeeper Chen, the son of Uncle Chen, glanced at her, his eyes just passing over the light dark spots on his face.
Although there are spots on his face, he has good facial features and is fairer and cleaner than the people from Lingnan. I don't think he is ugly, I just think he is an ordinary person.
Because her dress and appearance were simple and clean, she was much more pleasing to the eye than the usual dirty country woman. Shopkeeper Chen did not refuse and asked a boy to take her to the backyard to fetch water.
Yu Ying thanked her twice more, and then went to fetch water.
While fetching water to wash the clay pots, Yu Ying observed the small restaurant.
The store is not very big, with one counter and four tables and chairs.
Since it's not yet noon, there are no customers in the store yet.
Probably because there were no customers, the shopkeeper was willing to pay attention to her.
Yu Ying had an idea in her mind. After thinking about it for a while, she dug some jelly into two bamboo tubes and added mint water to mix it with water. I put down my things first, and after talking to the waiter, I took two bamboo tubes and walked out of the front shop.
Walking in front of the Chen family's father and son, she said: "I took Uncle Chen's car today, and shopkeeper Chen asked me to get water again. I don't have anything good. If you two don't dislike it, just try my ice." The ointment is not only refreshing in the mouth, but also clears away heat and relieves summer heat.”
There is controversy over jelly. People who don’t know it think it is made from flour.
Moreover, with the word "ice", it is like looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst. When hearing this word, people know that it has a cold taste.
Shopkeeper Chen is probably in his early thirties and has a Chinese character face.
Since the restaurant owners are all well-rounded people, shopkeeper Chen did not show any impatience. Moreover, when he heard the name Bing Gao, he felt it was novel, so he said, "I have never heard of Bing Gao. Let me take a look." .”
Even if I say it’s just to look at it, not to taste it, I’m still wary.
Yu Ying brought it over and said with a smile: "If you pour it into a bowl, you can look more carefully."
Shopkeeper Chen heard this and asked the waiter to bring two bowls.
After the bowl was brought, milky white and somewhat crystal clear jelly was poured out from the bamboo tube.
When poured out, the jelly still flickered a bit.
Shopkeeper Chen showed some interest in the food and said, "It's a novel food."
After hesitating for a moment, he took a sip after seeing that there was nothing unusual.
After tasting it, there was no big surprise on the face. He just said: "The taste is okay, but the taste is a bit off, but in this summer, it can be sold at a low price."
Yu Ying said: "If you add some sugar or sour plum juice, the taste will be different."
Shopkeeper Chen chuckled: "Sugar is a rare thing, and common people only try it occasionally, but..." He put down the bowl and said, "You want to sell this to me, don't you?"
Because he had seen many people traveling around, shopkeeper Chen could see through Yu Ying's thoughts at a glance.
Yu Ying showed a bit of embarrassment: "I have this intention. What does Shopkeeper Chen think?"
Shopkeeper Chen asked the waiter to bring some sugar water over. He only put in a spoonful of sugar water and took another bite. The taste was indeed better than before.
He put down his hand on the bowl and said: "This thing is very fresh to eat, and it is only suitable for summer consumption. It can be sold, but I can't afford the price. I can help you, but I need 50% of the profit." .”
Yu Ying originally planned to buy a bowl for a penny, but after hearing what he said, she changed her mind.
"Buy a bowl for two cents, what do you think, shopkeeper Chen?"
Shopkeeper Chen smiled and asked, "What's the cost of the sugar water?"
Yu Ying:......
She had no intention of putting sugar in it.
But if someone agreed to help, Yu Ying naturally couldn't care about those conditions. She immediately responded: "Then after deducting it, it will be calculated as 50-50."
On weekdays, the shop also sells some items on consignment. Shopkeeper Chen earns some while the owner earns the bulk, so there is nothing wrong with him.
Although this is the case, shopkeeper Chen still explained first: "How much is it, I can't accept too much."
Yu Ying: "There are probably thirteen or four bowls left."
After all, shopkeeper Chen is a settler. After only a moment, he said: "The ugly thing is ahead. If all of them are sold, the cost of the sugar water will be about five or six cents. If it finally gets to you, it will probably be about ten cents. This is still the account after it is sold out. If it is not sold out, it is still your own responsibility. If you think it is okay, put it here on consignment, and then come back to collect the account in the afternoon. If it is not okay, you can sell it in the market yourself. "
Yu Ying is not looking at the present, she is looking at the future.
Rather than being stubborn and bumping into each other, it is better to have a stable channel. So she agreed without any hesitation: "Okay, if I can't sell them all, I'll take them back myself."
Shopkeeper Chen joked: "You trust me so much, aren't you afraid that I will be greedy for your food?"
But Yu Ying said with a smile: "Uncle Chen was so enthusiastic that he gave me a little extra time and asked me to come to Shopkeeper Chen to fetch water. As the son of Uncle Chen, how can he be a black-hearted person?"
Uncle Chen on the side straightened up when he heard Yu Ying's words. These words seemed to be quite useful to him.
"Shopkeeper Chen is a far-sighted person, but he won't covet my petty profits."
Shopkeeper Chen looked at the woman's confidence in speaking, but didn't pay too much attention.
In Lingnan, there are all kinds of exiles. Shopkeeper Chen won't be surprised to see any strange person in this place.
Anyway, it’s not for free. It’s her fault if she can’t sell it. If she can sell it and get a commission from it, why not?
