Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

It was still dark, but lights and fires were already on in the Cheng family's courtyard.

Today is the first day of May. In previous years, some merchants who wanted to sell rice dumplings earlier will start selling them today. Cheng Wan also plans to start selling bamboo tube rice dumplings from today.

At this time, Cheng Wan, Mrs. Lin and others were busy in the kitchen of the Cheng family.

Glutinous rice, red dates, red beans, and peanuts were soaked last night. Now you only need to put different fillings into each bamboo tube and seal each bamboo tube.

On the first day of trial sales, I made 20 pieces of each of the three fillings.

Cheng Wanhui adjusted the proportion of each type of bamboo tube rice dumplings based on today's sales.

Mrs. Lin looked at the bamboo tube in the pot, looking a little uneasy, "Awan, what can I do if I can't sell it? There are such good things."

Cheng Wan sat in front of the stove, and the firelight reflected on her face, adding a sense of tranquility and beauty.

"Milk, it used to be made from millet rice and only dipped in icing sugar. My family said it was delicious. Now it is made from glutinous rice and brown sugar is also prepared. It will definitely taste better. How can it not be sold if it is delicious? It is really selling. If we don’t go out and eat it ourselves, we won’t let these things go to waste.”

Old Mrs. Lin glared, "That can't happen! What a family, if you want to eat this good thing, you still have to sell it, so that you can make back the money."

"Mistress, father, mother, second aunt, eldest brother, second brother, you go and have a rest, and then go to sleep in the cage. This will have to be cooked in a while, and my second uncle and I will just watch it."

The ointments and medicinal materials that Cheng Wan spent a lot of money on that day were very effective. However, within two or three days, most of the bruises and redness on Cheng Daniu and Cheng Daping's bodies had disappeared, and they were now able to walk normally, although there was still some difficulty in walking. lame.

Today is the first day that the Cheng family goes to sell bamboo rice dumplings. How can Cheng Daniu and Cheng Daping still sleep? They got up as early as Mrs. Lin and the others.

No one went to rest, and no one felt relieved.

The sky is getting brighter little by little, and all the bamboo rice dumplings are boiled, taken out and put into two wooden barrels filled with cold boiled water.

Cheng Wan finally sealed the mouths of the two wooden barrels with two pieces of white gauze bought yesterday to prevent dust from entering.

Fortunately, it's May and the weather isn't cold, so Cheng Wan doesn't have to worry about keeping the bamboo rice dumplings warm.

"Cheng Wan."

A voice called Cheng Wan came from outside.

"Here we come, Grandpa Sheng."

Mrs. Lin looked out and said, "Jia Sheng? Why did he come to you?"

"I made an agreement with Grandpa Sheng yesterday. Our family will rent his bullock cart for use. We will not be responsible for the fodder and will pay him fifteen cents a day. Didn't my sister-in-law come yesterday? I forgot to tell you about this. Son."

Renting Jia Sheng's oxcart was a decision Cheng made last night when he was riding the oxcart to the county seat.

Going to the county town on legs is tiring enough without bringing anything, not to mention carrying two heavy wooden barrels, as well as bits and pieces such as bamboo sticks and brown sugar. It would be really tiring to go to the county town on legs. How can you still have the energy to sell things?

Moreover, the ox cart is still faster than walking, so you can get to the county seat earlier.

Mrs. Lin's eyes widened, "No, you rented the ox cart, who will drive the ox cart? No one in our family knows how to drive the ox cart."

"I can."

Cheng Wan looked calm.

Cheng Wan was really good at driving an ox cart. When she was in modern college, she once went with the college leaders to participate in poverty alleviation activities in a poor village in the mountainous area. She saw an old man driving an ox cart and was very interested in learning from him.

The old man also praised her for being smart and learning quickly and well.

Who would have thought that learning to drive a bullock cart out of interest would one day be put to practical use.

As expected, the skills are overwhelming.

Cheng Wan drove the ox cart and left with Cheng Erniu and the things he would use to sell bamboo rice dumplings today.

Mrs. Lin and the others were still in shock that Cheng Wan could drive a bullock cart and couldn't recover.

Cheng Wan didn't even think about giving Jia Sheng fifteen cents a day.

On the way, Cheng Erniu carefully looked at the things on the ox cart, while watching Cheng Wan drive the cart in fear.

Slowly, Cheng Erniu discovered that Cheng Wan really knew how to drive a bullock cart, and his driving skills were quite good. Then he put down the worry in his throat and asked Cheng Wan curiously: "Ah Wan, what are you doing?" In a few days, when did you learn to drive an oxcart? Why didn’t I know?”

"Didn't my second brother and I take an ox cart to the county town yesterday? It was interesting to watch Grandpa Sheng drive the cart, so we chatted with Grandpa Sheng about driving the cart, and that's how we learned it."

It was true that she and Jia Sheng talked about driving the car. Cheng Wan was not afraid that Cheng Erniu would go home and ask Cheng Erping.

Cheng Erniu's head was buzzing, and all he could think about was that Cheng Wan learned how to drive the oxcart by talking to others.

Cheng Wan drove the ox cart into the county town smoothly.

After driving the bullock cart to the fixed parking place and paying the care fee, Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu packed up their things and looked for a suitable stall.

Surprisingly, when Cheng Wan entered the city last night, he didn't see a rice dumpling seller. When Cheng Wan entered the city again today, she found that there were many merchants and vendors selling rice dumplings on both sides of the street.

It is as if there is a stipulated rule that selling rice dumplings should begin on the first day of May at the earliest.

The streets were very busy with people coming and going. Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu searched for a long time before they found a suitable place.

The two put down the barrel, placed the plate on the wooden bench they brought from home, and poured some brown sugar from the cloth bag into the plate.

Cheng Wan looked at the pedestrians coming and going in front of him, and when he opened his mouth, a series of crisp shouts came out.

"Come and have a look. The bamboo tube rice dumplings are delicious and have never been seen before. Eating one will make you feel good. Eating two will make you smile. Come and have a look. Bamboo tube rice dumplings. Delicious and unprecedented bamboo tube rice dumplings~”

Cheng Erniu's face turned red from suppressing it, and he opened and closed his mouth. He still couldn't shout out as loudly as Cheng Wan, so he finally whispered: "Zongzi in a bamboo tube, Zongzi in a bamboo tube..."

The novel and crisp hawking sound attracted the attention of many people, and many pedestrians came to watch.

A man asked curiously: "What are you selling? Bamboo tube rice dumplings? I've never heard of it."

Cheng Wan saw that the man who asked the question was well-dressed and accompanied by a boy. The smile on his face became more sincere and he raised his voice and replied: "Sir, what we sell here is the bamboo tube rice dumplings developed by ourselves. It’s delicious and novel, why don’t you try one? Once you try one, I’m sure you’ll want to eat a second one.”

"How much does one cost?"

Cheng Wan's smile remained unchanged, "Fifteen cents a piece."

Cheng Erniu almost choked on his saliva and was worried: "Isn't this what we agreed at home, ten cents a piece? I was worried that no one would buy it for ten cents, but why did the price suddenly increase to fifteen cents?" Got a tattoo?"

Cheng Wan gave Cheng Erniu a calm look, and Cheng Erniu had to pretend to be calm like I know everything.

Cheng Wan originally wanted to charge ten cents for each piece, but as she was walking along the way, she saw that the pure glutinous rice and reed leaf rice dumplings sold by the vendors dared to charge five cents. Cheng Wan felt that she was too honest.

As expected, when the price of fifteen cents was announced, the crowd immediately became restless.

Cheng Wan didn't panic at all, just stared at the young master who asked the question first, and said with a smile: "Sir, my bamboo tube rice dumplings are filled with high-quality glutinous rice. There are three kinds of fillings, glutinous rice with red dates, glutinous rice with red beans, and glutinous rice with red dates. Glutinous rice and peanuts. This bamboo tube rice dumpling is taken out from the bamboo tube and rolled in the sugar plate. It is absolutely sweet and delicious, and you will not suffer any loss."

The young master closed the paper fan in his hand and said with interest on his face, "Give me some red dates. I want to see if they taste as good as you said. Dongzi, give me the money."

The boy named Dongzi took out fifteen copper plates from his purse and handed them to Cheng Wan. Cheng Wan motioned to Cheng Erniu to take the coins and smiled at the boy: "In the food business, you have to pay attention to cleanliness. I have to remove the bamboo tube. Zong, it’s not easy to touch money.”

Cheng Wan's sincere words won some favor from the crowd.

Bamboo tube rice dumplings with different fillings and different ways of tying the hemp rope on the bamboo tube are easy to find.

The first customer was a young man who looked like he had money. Cheng Wan was extremely careful when unpacking the bamboo rice dumplings, trying to make clean and beautiful movements without damaging the shape of the rice dumplings.

The cylindrical glutinous rice dumplings are mixed with sporadic red colors and rolled in brown sugar. They look very beautiful in the sunshine.

Cheng Wan handed the bamboo stick to the young master, "Young Master, please."

The young man took a bite of the rice dumpling in his hand, looked down again, and finally nodded, "The taste is indeed good, but the most rare thing is the novelty of the idea."

Cheng Wan smiled happily, "With Master's approval, my family's hard work is not in vain."

The young man laughed and said, "You can give me two bamboo tube rice dumplings of each type with three kinds of fillings. But I have to buy the rice dumplings with the bamboo tubes at the same time. You don't have to give me candy. Just give me six bamboo sticks." "

"Dongzi, give him a penny."

Cheng Erniu's hand was shaking when he took the money.

Cheng Wan reacted quickly and picked out six bamboo tubes from the barrel, counted six more bamboo sticks, placed them on the white gauze that covered the barrel before, wrapped the bamboo tubes and bamboo sticks with white gauze, and handed them over. Give it to the boy.

A piece of white gauze is nothing compared to this young man's generosity and the subsequent effects it can bring.

Sure enough, after the young master left, Cheng Wan and Cheng Erniu became completely busy.

Fifteen cents for a bamboo tube rice dumpling is indeed not cheap. After all, a pound of pork only costs twenty-three cents.

Many people are reluctant to buy them, but there are many rich people in this world, and rich people prefer novelty items.

Since Cheng Wan decided to use glutinous rice instead of millet rice to make bamboo tube rice dumplings, she has given up on the customers whose families were very poor. Her target customers are those who have a small amount of money and those who are wealthy.

Cheng Erniu was not very embarrassed at first, but as he saw more and more people and had more and more money in his bag, he became more and more relaxed.

His voice was louder than Cheng Wan's.

The last peanut rice dumpling was bought. Cheng Wan apologized to those who didn't buy the bamboo rice dumpling and promised to come back tomorrow. Then she and Cheng Erniu, who looked excited, left the place where the stall was set up.