I sold snacks in ancient times

Yin Xu invited Qi Yongfan to take a look at his new house.

As soon as he stepped through the door, Qi Yongfan saw five or six strong men busy in the small courtyard, moving furniture and repairing the roof, working in full swing.He widened his eyes slightly, unable to believe that this was the dilapidated house he had just seen last night.

The doors and windows are all newly replaced, pear blossom solid wood, inlaid with gold-edged patterns, with a sense of wealth and luxury.Several jujube trees were originally planted in the small courtyard, and now a pair of stone tables have been moved under the trees.The walls had been repainted and still smelled strangely of gum.

The blue tiles and white walls are antique, just like the scenery reflected in the misty and rainy paintings in the south of the Yangtze River.

Qi Yongfan said: "Spent a lot of money?"

He thought to himself, this handsome neighbor is probably a rich man.

Yin Xu smiled and said, "It's okay. When will you leave the stall? I want to eat noodles."

"Oh, I was so busy looking at your house that I forgot to do business!"

Qi Yongfan left in a hurry after leaving this sentence.

Yin Xu stood at the door, looking thoughtfully at his leaving back.Xiao Linzi poked his head out from the house and said, "My lord, we still need to buy something like bedding."

He came back to his senses, responded, and walked towards the yard.

……

The New Year is approaching, and the market is becoming more and more lively.Those who sell chickens, ducks, and pork have seen their business improve a lot.Before the flames of war reached the south, the people in the town wanted to have a solid and good year.

The business of Chen Ji's butcher's shop was very good today, Chen Sheng was so busy that he kept his feet on the ground, grinning happily, and gave Qi Yongfan an extra half catty of meat.

Qi Yongfan sold instant noodles and bread as usual, but the business was a little bit worse.The Longyou Tavern on the opposite street tried to buy it from him but failed, and offered a free plate of marinated meat for eating noodles, and the number of customers suddenly increased.

After all, ordinary people like to be greedy for cheap.It's not that they don't have money, but they enjoy the pleasure of earning it.

A bowl of mutton noodles at Longyou Tavern only costs 25 Wen, with free meat. In contrast, the noodles sold by Qi Yongfan are much more expensive.

Liu Yuanzi pulled his hair in worry, looked at the deserted booth, and said, "Brother Qi, why don't we lower the price?"

If this continues, the business will be snatched up by the other side.

Qi Yongfan shook his head and said firmly, "Sell at the original price!"

"But..." Liu Yuanzi was about to cry, "It's been a whole morning, and we only sold five bowls of noodles."

Of course Qi Yongfan will not sit still.As a modern person, any random idea in his mind is much better than Longyou's buying noodles and giving meat away.He wants to maximize benefits on the basis of controlling costs and attracting customers.

He thought for a while, and said, "Help me shout on the street later, or you can hire children to shout together."

Liu Yuanzi asked suspiciously, "What are you calling?"

Qi Yongfan took a piece of paper and wrote it down with charcoal.

[Noodle Eating Challenge!Today, those who eat more than five bowls of instant noodles at Qi's are free, and those who eat more than six bowls will get a piece of bread!The one who eats the most noodles will be the 'big eater' and will be rewarded with one tael of silver! 】

Liu Yuanzi was illiterate, so Qi Yongfan could only teach her to read it a few times, memorize it, and then stick the paper on the most conspicuous position of the booth.

Chen Sheng saw it and thought it was interesting, he leaned over and said, "Your noodles cost 40 yuan a bowl, is it really free?"

"Of course." Qi Yongfan said: "The premise is that you can eat five bowls of noodles. If you can't finish it, you have to pay for it."

Chen Sheng shook his head immediately, and said, "I can only eat three bowls at most. It is really strange that you are a 'big stomach king'. I have never heard of it before, but I understand what it means."

Qi Yongfan laughed and said, "It means you can eat it!"

There were many children in the town, and each of them was given a copper coin, and they shouted the words taught by Liu Yuanzi in the streets and alleys.Qi's instant noodle stall is already quite famous in Nanshan Town. Everyone knew that it was created by the handsome little boss.

Not long after, a strong man swaggered and sat by the side of the stall, saying: "Shopkeeper, you don't have to pay for five bowls of noodles, right?"

Qi Yongfan recognized that he was the first customer who came to buy instant noodles back then. He has a huge appetite and can usually eat three or four bowls. He nodded immediately and said: "That's right, but you have to eat all of them, otherwise you have to pay as billed." price."

"It's okay, I can eat it!" The strong man waved his hand.

Qi Yongfan and Liu Yuanzi went to cook noodles.One bowl, two bowls, three bowls, four bowls... were all swallowed by this strong man like a cow drinking water.

He seems to be really good at eating.

Seven or eight people gathered around the noodle stall to watch the excitement.It was the last bowl's turn, and they all excitedly said: "Hurry up! Eat this bowl and earn a full 200 coins!"

"I want to try too..."

"I'm just hungry, shopkeeper, bring me a bowl of old altar!"

The noodle stall business suddenly became prosperous again.

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper of Longyou Tavern gritted his teeth with hatred.Buying noodles and sending meat is almost at a loss, and he can no longer compete with the other party in terms of price.But why did the business on the opposite side suddenly come back to life?

He hurriedly asked Xiaoer to go out and inquire.

After a while, Xiao Er came back and said with a bitter face: "Shopkeeper, what kind of competition are they having for the king of appetite, whoever eats the most will get free, and also reward silver!"

The shopkeeper almost thought he had heard it wrong, "Reward silver? Are they crazy?"

Xiao Er said honestly: "I'm not crazy, I see business is going well."

The shopkeeper still didn't believe it, so he had to go out to see it by himself, only to find that a large group of people crowded the door, as lively as watching a temple fair.There were three people sitting on the noodle stall, and a pile of empty bowls had been piled up on the wooden table, and they were still digging their heads into eating.

The crowd is cheering for them.

"No. 1 has already eaten 8 bowls! He must be the champion!"

"Who said that?" Someone retorted: "I think number two is the most stable, he just came a bit late, but he eats the fastest!"

"I like number three~"

"Why?"

"Number three is handsome."

"..."

In the end, there were three people shortlisted for the Big Eating King selection competition. Qi Yongfan put a label on them and divided them into numbers 1, 2, and 3.

Except for No. 3, the other two are all strong and strong men, the kind who can swallow a tiger just by looking at it.

And No. 3 is just a frail scholar, and I heard that he is still a student in the academy.His way of eating is even more vicious, as if he hasn't eaten for hundreds of years, gobbling it up.

It was the first time for the ancients to see such a novel and open "competition", one spread to ten, ten to one hundred, and most of the people in Nanshan Town flocked out to watch.

The rest are either doing business or on their way to the market.

It was the first time for Chen Sheng to see such a strange scene. With his butcher shop as the center, there were so many people and voices that the street market was almost overwhelmed.

Even the business of Longyou Restaurant was ruined.Because the seats by the window on the second floor overlooked the stadium, some bought a jug of wine with good money, and sat and watched slowly.

Yin Xu is one of the masters who are not short of money.He and Xiao Linzi arrived first, picked a place with the best view, and ordered two pots of Biluochun, a plate of dry beef, and a plate of crushed peanuts.

Xiao Linzi threw a peanut into his mouth and said, "It's really unpalatable."

Yin Xu glanced at him and said, "It's not in the palace, don't pick and choose."

Xiao Linzi hurriedly laughed along, "I'm afraid you won't get used to it, my lord."

Yin Xu rolled his eyes indecently, "I think you are not used to it."

After eating and drinking enough, Xiao Linzi craned his neck to look down, and said, "I never thought that Qi Yong would be so smart even after suffering from the disorder of soul loss, and he could come up with such a novel method."

Yin Xu caressed the teacup, smiled, and said, "It's a pity that it's only in a small town. If it's in the capital, it will have a lot to do with publicizing it."

Xiao Linzi blurted out: "Then cure him in the future, wouldn't it be possible to earn a lot of money for the young master!"

"Little fool." Yin Xu patted his head, and said, "The intrigue in the palace can never be so simple."

"But you will be able to leave the palace and start a mansion soon, if not for Qi Yong, he would have escaped halfway..."

Yin Xu drank the tea in the cup and put it heavily on the table, with faint water stains extending from the edge.He held his chin, blinked, and said leisurely: "At least for this moment, we are free, isn't that enough?"

Kobayashi opened his mouth, speechless.

……

At the same time, the big eater competition downstairs is in full swing and reaching a fever pitch.

No one would have imagined that the seemingly thin No. 3 contestant ate 15 bowls of instant noodles in the end, came out on top, and took away a whole tael of silver!

The onlookers were so envious, they wished they could become No. 3 and go up to receive the award by themselves.

Qi Yongfan clapped his hands and said loudly: "Everyone, don't be disappointed. From now on, the store will hold big stomach king competitions regularly!"

"It's pretty fun. I'll do it a few more times. I'll come every time."

"It's so interesting to watch other people eat..."

"I also want to be a big eater!"

"To be honest, the noodles in this store are so delicious that my pockets are empty..."

From then on, the word "big stomach king" became popular in Nanshan Town, and spread to other counties, and then to the entire Great Yin Dynasty...

……

As usual, the stalls are closed at night.

While tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, Liu Yuanzi boasted, "Brother Qi, you are so smart, you only spent a tael of silver, and you earned back several times!"

"It's not just several times." Qi Yongfan counted the money and said with a smile: "It has been doubled dozens of times!"

"Wow!" Liu Yuanzi said in surprise, "So powerful?!"

Qi Yongfan counted out half a penny from it and handed it to her, saying: "Here, today's bonus, thank you for your hard work, go back and buy some supper."

"Yeah, thank you Brother Qi." Liu Yuanzi took the money, thought for a while and said, "The Chinese New Year will be in a few days, and I want to ask for leave to go back to Lianhua Village."

Qi Yongfan nodded, "Sure, I'll help you talk to Aunt Xu, and I'll go back in her bullock cart."

"What about you?" Liu Yuanzi hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother Qi, you are alone, why don't you go to my house for the New Year?"

Qi Yongfan shook his head, said no, and went home.He was still thinking about this while walking on the road, and his heart was full of sorrow.

He was born as an orphan and spent the New Year alone since he was a child.The Spring Festival is a day for family reunion, and he spends it every year in a small snack cart.

Buy a few delicious dishes and eat some snacks, and you will celebrate the New Year for yourself.

Across the alley, the next house was brightly lit.He rubbed against the light, and his walking became much easier. He pushed the door in and put the wooden cart, took out a piece of meat given by Chen Sheng from the bottom, put it in a wooden bucket, hung it into the well to freeze it.

Meat food has a strong smell, and he doesn't want to put it in the refrigerator in the car.

After packing all these, he went to the bathroom to take a shower first, and then came out to make dinner, thinking that the Chinese New Year would be soon, and he wanted to treat himself better, so he took out a bottle of precious red wine from the cabinet.

It is said to be a treasure, but in fact, it can be bought for a few hundred dollars in modern times.After all, he is poor.

Tired of instant noodles, Qi Yongfan decided to cook by himself today.There is a kitchen and a range hood in the car, but he doesn't often cook because of the strong smell.

With the vegetables and eggs he just bought, he made a simple stir-fried noodles with vegetables and eggs, served with two packs of Weilong spicy strips, it was really refreshing.

He didn't feel sad as he ate, thinking that it was actually fine to be alone.

……

In a few days it will be New Year's Eve.Qi Yongfan stopped buying and selling, and only occasionally went out for a stroll, buying some meat and vegetables to stock up.The shops in the town will not open one after another until the fifth day of the lunar new year. If you don't buy more, there will be no food to eat.

The new neighbors next door occasionally drop by.But Qi Yongfan usually doesn't let him in, but brings some melon seeds or snacks to Yin Xu's small courtyard to sit, drink tea or play chess.

Qi Yongfan doesn't know how to play Go, but he knows the rules, and occasionally plays two games with Yin Xu, but he always loses completely.

At this time, Xiao Linzi taunted him: "Look at you, what else do you do besides selling things?"

He touched his nose and said, "Actually, I can play other chess."

"Oh, what do you know?" Yin Xu became interested.

Qi Yongfan said: "Gobang, do you know it?"

Yin Xu shook his head, he had never even heard of it.

The board of Go can be directly used to play backgammon.Qi Yongfan taught him the rules, and when the two started playing, Yin Xu always lost.The more he loses, the more he gets stronger, he has to pester Qi Yongfan to accompany him, he must win a round before he will give up.

Qi Yongfan couldn't hold back him, so he simply made a few random moves, showing his flaws and allowing him to win.

Yin Xu looked happy and said proudly: "Look, you can't even beat me at backgammon, and I have only learned it for three days."

"Okay, okay, you're amazing." Qi Yongfan said perfunctorily.He could tell that Yin Xu was probably the young master of a rich family. As for Xiao Linzi, although he was said to be his younger brother at first, he could easily find out the difference in status between the two.

Xiao Linzi is just his servant.

Just like the stone chess in front of me, the chess pieces are all high-quality jade, even if Qi Yongfan doesn't understand it, he can feel that it is very valuable.

Xiao Linzi went shopping in the street.The yard is just the two of them, eating melon seeds, drinking tea, and chatting.

Yin Xu became addicted to eating melon seeds recently, and couldn't stop at all, and asked, "Where did you buy these melon seeds? They are so delicious."

Qi Yongfan said casually, "I did it myself."

"You?" Yin Xu was a little suspicious.

Qi Yongfan felt a little guilty, and hurriedly said: "I make all the instant noodles myself, what's the matter with fried melon seeds?"

Yin Xu said, "Can you sell it?"

Qi Yongfan smiled and said: "I'll give you a few bags, and I won't sell them. If you want to eat in the future, ask me to get them."

He is actually quite picky, bah, he should not say that he picks, but is diligent and thrifty in managing the family.But when he met this enthusiastic neighbor, he became generous somehow.

"By the way, why don't you sell instant noodles recently?" Speaking of this, Yin Xu was very upset, and said, "I can only eat the mutton noodles from Longyou Tavern. The fishy smell is so strong that it makes people want to vomit."

Qi Yongfan said: "It's the Chinese New Year, brother, can't I give myself a vacation?"

"It's the Chinese New Year..." Yin Xu was suddenly in a daze.This was probably the first year in his life that he spent outside the palace.

He asked again: "You live alone? No relatives?"

Qi Yongfan shrugged and said, "My parents have passed away a long time ago."

Yin Xu thought to himself that Qi Yong's parents had passed away long ago.

"Why don't you come to my house?" he asked.

Qi Yongfan's head is as big as a cow, why is this kind of problem again, it makes it difficult for him to be a human being, okay?

He shook his head and said, "No, I'm a strange person, and I like to celebrate the New Year by myself."

Yin Xu stopped pressing, and asked another question: "Can you cook?"

"It will be lost." Qi Yongfan said cautiously: "What do you want to do?"

Yin Xu smiled, "I'll give you 100 taels of silver, please come and cook me a New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve, okay?"

Qi Yongfan hesitated for a moment, "This, this is not very good..."

Yin Xu frowned, "Then 200 taels?"

Qi Yongfan waved his hand, "Hey, talking about money hurts feelings."

Yin Xu: "300 taels."

So Qi Yongfan smiled and said, "What kind of food do you want to eat?!"

Yin Xu looked at him, thinking of teasing him, and said with a smile: "I want to eat you."

Qi Yongfan was shocked, "You, you..."

"It's just a lie to you." Yin Xu yawned, "What do you have to eat? It's not as good as a bowl of old altar sauerkraut beef noodles."

The author has something to say: Later, Yin Xu: Why did I say such things at the beginning.just kill me.

The general update time is in the afternoon or evening. Today is the third update, so the time is a bit confusing.Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated the nutrient solution~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the [grenade]: My love to Si 1;

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evening. 3 bottles; 1 bottle of spring leaves;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!