At breakfast time, there would be a plate of tender, delicious and braised pig offal on their table.

Lixia sniffed the air and exclaimed, "Wow, sister, is this the braised pork offal? It smells even better than what you usually cook."

Not only does it taste good, the color also looks more appetizing than the ones boiled in water.

Zheng Xiaoman put a piece of food into his bowl with chopsticks and said, "Try it and see if my sister's cooking skills can be sold."

Lixia couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and eat a big piece, and her eyes brightened up.

"Sis, if you can't sell this, I'll eat the whole bowl."

How could no one buy something this delicious?

The others also started eating. Zhou Chunfeng looked at her eldest daughter and said, "Oh, my daughter's dish is so delicious. If we didn't tell her, no one would be able to tell it was pig offal."

Zheng Dashan also nodded, "Just the smell makes me drool. Let alone the two cents, I would buy it even if they asked for more."

Zheng Xiaoman is very confident in her cooking skills, but she is still very happy to hear her family members support her so much.

"Mom, after dinner, let's steam the buns and I'll make the loaches. Then we have to go to town."

"Okay, Mom got it. Qingming, when you go to school later, tell your grandfather."

"I understand, mother." Zheng Qingming drank the porridge in the bowl and stood up to go to school.

Seeing that his brother had finished eating, Lixia quickly put a few more bites of pork offal into his mouth before putting down his chopsticks.

After dinner, Zhou Chunfeng went to steam the dry food first. The dough had already been fermented the night before, so she could just steam it in the morning.

Zheng Xiaoman first went to the river to put down the fish basket, and then came back to use another pot to make loaches with sauce. The loaches made today had a heavier taste.

People who build roads do hard labor and need more salt than ordinary people.

Dishes with stronger flavors should be more suitable for their taste.

The mother and daughter worked all morning and prepared all the meals for the day at around ten o'clock.

Because it was the first day, they only prepared meals for about fifty or sixty people.

When Old Man Zheng came over, he was carrying a basket on his back.

Zhou Chunfeng saw it and asked, "Dad, what are you carrying?"

Old Man Zheng put down the backpack and took out a dozen bamboo bowls and some bamboo chopsticks from it.

“I made this this morning. I was in a hurry, so I could only make these.

People who go out to work can't bring dishes with them. If you don't prepare some, what will they use to serve you?"

Zhou Chunfen smiled when she saw the bowls and chopsticks. "Dad, how could we not have thought of this? Dashan made a dozen wooden bowls at home yesterday, and I was thinking of making some more today.

This time, with what Dad made, I think it will be enough."

"Haha, that's fine. Shall we go now?" Old Man Zheng asked after looking at the sky.

"Let's go and find a good place first."

Zhou Chunfeng said, and then shouted into the house: "Xiao Man, have you finished packing? We are leaving."

"Okay, okay, I'm right here." Zheng Xiaoman put on his mask and walked out of the house.

"Master, why are you here? I was thinking of calling you when I passed by the village."

Old Man Zheng smiled and said, "It's not that far. I'll come over and give you a hand."

He helped Zhou Chunfeng carry two baskets of steamed buns and earthenware jars containing vegetables into the car. Zheng Xiaoman covered the baskets with a layer of quilt to prevent the steamed buns from cooling down too quickly.

"Mom, we need to bring another bucket of water. If the bowls are not enough, we can always clean them before using them."

"Okay, Mom, go get a bucket of water."

Zhou Chunfeng went to fetch another bucket of water and put it in the car. Then she went into the house and told Zheng Dashan to keep an eye on Chun Ya.

The three men pushed the cart towards the town and arrived outside the town in less than half an hour.

The people who were repairing the road were at the South Gate, and the three of them pushed the car directly over.

When they came over, they found that they were not the only one selling food here, and there were already several stalls set up.

Zheng Xiaoman took a quick look and saw that there were vendors selling sesame cakes, noodles, steamed buns and wontons.

There are really no other people selling vegetables like them.

Seeing the three of them coming over, the others also looked over curiously.

Seeing the quilts and earthenware jars in their car, no one could guess what they were going to do.

Zhou Chunfeng looked around and asked, "Girl, where should we put our stall?"

Zheng Xiaoman looked around and finally chose a spot under a big tree a little further away from the roadside.

Old Man Zheng looked at her hesitantly and said, "Xiao Man, isn't this a bit far from the roadside? Look at those food vendors, they are all set up on the roadside."

Zheng Xiaoman looked over there and shook his head, "Sir, they're moving rocks and digging the soil over there, so the dust is flying everywhere. If we set up a stall over there, all the dust will fall into the food."

Besides, there is no shade over there, it is cooler here. Our dishes are so delicious, don't worry, no one will come over."

Those who were working had sweat all over their faces and bodies, and standing in the sun to eat, wouldn't that be even hotter?

Old man Zheng thought his granddaughter was right, so he pushed the cart under the shade of the tree and set it up.

Seeing that it would take some time for these people to get off work, Zheng Xiaoman and Zhou Chunfeng put out the dishes and chopsticks first to avoid being in a hurry later.

The three of them had already divided the work at home: Zhou Chunfeng was responsible for serving the dishes, Old Man Zheng was responsible for taking the steamed buns, and Zheng Xiaoman was responsible for collecting money.

Zheng Xiaoman also took out the samples he had cut at home and placed them on a plate, so that when someone came over later, they could try them before buying.

Not long after, the sound of the gong signaling the end of work was heard in front.

When the workers heard the gong for a break, they put down their tools and walked towards the roadside in twos and threes.

Those who had brought their own dry food found a cool place to sit down and eat.

Some of them walked towards the roadside food stalls, and some people noticed Zheng Xiaoman and his group.

Seeing that they looked unfamiliar and being curious about what they were selling, a few men came towards them together.

"Uncle, what are you selling here?" A man smelled a strong aroma of meat before he even got close. He swallowed and asked.

Zhou Chunfeng quickly opened the lids of the earthenware jars and said, "Brother, we sell steamed buns and vegetables. The steamed buns are made of two liang of flour and cost three cents for two.

These dishes are all meat dishes and fish, two cents a portion, meat and fish are combined."

Zheng Xiaoman quickly took out the tasting dishes and said, "Uncle, we can try them first and then buy them. If they don't taste good, we don't have to pay."

The man was already excited when he heard that he could eat meat and fish for only two cents, and now he could try it for free, so he immediately took a bite without hesitation.

As soon as he took a bite, he could smell the aroma of meat in his mouth. "Oh, this dish smells good. It's really meat. Uncle, give me one serving of the dish and two steamed buns."

Old man Zheng responded quickly. He didn't expect the store to open so soon. He couldn't stop smiling.

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