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Chapter 446 Uncle Popcorn

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously." Lin Ye rubbed Miaomiao's head: "It's really hard to do physical stores now,"

Rents go up again, but business is getting worse and worse, the impact of e-commerce, and the outflow of people.

Physical stores in small places are much more difficult than the phenomenon.

Unless it is the kind of craftsman with unique skills, he will not be affected, and even live a more nourishing life than before.

Clothing stores have been hit hard.

Many brand stores have closed down.

"Brother Ye, can I eat candied haws?" Lin Ye asked when he saw a person selling candied haws on the side of the road.

"No, candied haws are made from hawthorn. Pregnant women should not eat hawthorn." Lin Ye said to Miaomiao.

Miaomiao recalled that it was written in traditional Chinese medicine books that hawthorn is good for digestion and can easily cause uterine contractions. If you eat too much, you will easily have a miscarriage.

"Then I'd better not eat it." Thinking of the baby in her belly, Miaomiao immediately dismissed the idea of ​​eating candied haws.

"I'm going to ask if there are any candied haws made from apples." Lin Ye walked to the stall selling candied haws and asked the boss.

Not long after, Lin Ye came back with an apple wrapped in sugar.

"Just eat it." Lin Ye handed the candied haws and apples to Miaomiao.

Miaomiao thanked her, took it and started to lick it.

In the past, the children's eating method was to lick the outer layer of pond first, and then they were willing to eat the pulp inside.

If you do that, it looks a bit .
"There is popcorn on the side of the road, let's buy some and go home." Lin Ye suggested.

When he was watching movies these days, he always felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't have popcorn in his hand, but he had Coke.

Eating chestnuts and peanuts and watching movies does not feel like popcorn.

The man who sells popcorn is watching small videos, all of which are videos of beauties dancing.

Seeing a guest coming, he quickly turned off his mobile phone and stepped forward to greet him.

Lin Ye is very indifferent to this, men, he doesn't like those.

Smoking and drinking to see beautiful women.

"Master, bring me 20 yuan of popcorn." Lin Ye said to the uncle.

The uncle looked at the popcorn on the stand: "There are not many here, let me pop some for you now."

Said that the uncle put the bag of popcorn on the table: "You can try it first, the popcorn is very fast, it will be ready in 5 minutes, just wait a moment."

With that said, the uncle grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bag, put it in a special popcorn stove, added two spoonfuls of white sugar, and started shaking it by hand.

This machine looks like it has been around for a few years. Its outer body is already dark, and there is a blower connected to the back. After it explodes, the air waves will inflate the cloth bag to a large size.

Miaomiao turned on the live broadcast with her mobile phone: "Master, can I live broadcast you popping popcorn?"

The uncle was stunned for a moment, and then showed a simple and honest smile: "That's fine, there's nothing I can't keep from seeing people."

"I know about live broadcasts. Now that the business is off-season, I watch live broadcasts every day."

Uncle Popcorn is quite fashionable, and he even knows what rewards are.

"Then have you offered a reward? Grandpa." Lin Ye chatted with the grandpa.

The uncle shook his head: "I don't give rewards. I earn hard money. I only earn one or two yuan for a catty of popcorn. It hurts me to give rewards. I just take a look and don't give gifts."

Lin Ye nodded, the uncle understood clearly.

Miaomiao pointed the camera at the popcorn machine, and asked the water friends in the live broadcast room if they recognized this thing.

Many water friends have never seen it, but some of them are older, and they all recognize it.

In the 80s and 90s, the childhood memories of their generation.

In that era, how could children eat so many snacks? Popcorn and rice cakes were only available during Chinese New Year.

At that time, if there was a popcorn stand in the streets and alleys, it must be full of people.

Even if there is nothing to eat, it smells delicious.

"Anchor, this is a popcorn machine. It's hand cranked. Those who know this must be a little old."

"Where is the anchor? It doesn't seem to be in the village."

Holding up her mobile phone, Miaomiao took a picture of the surrounding environment: "We've come to town, and now we're going to buy some popcorn, and it's fresh."

After a while, when the fire was ready, the uncle took down the machine, inserted it with a shovel, and there was a loud bang, accompanied by a puff of white smoke, a bag of popcorn was freshly baked, and the aroma was overflowing.

In the live broadcast room, many water friends were startled by the sudden loud noise.

"I lost it, will this thing explode?"

"It's too dangerous."

"It scared me to death, and the anchor compensated me for mental damage."

Soon, some water friends who knew about it started popularizing science.

Although it looks dangerous, this popcorn machine is actually very safe.

The principle is actually the same as that of a pressure cooker, but the air pressure inside is very small, and it doesn't get in the way if it explodes.

Miaomiao asked Mr. Popcorn how long he had been in this business.

Uncle Popcorn thought for a while: "When I was 16 years old, I went out to work with my dad. I walked the streets and alleys. I went to Nanhe in the south and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east. It should have been 50 years now. .”

"It's been such a long time." Miaomiao was a little surprised.

It is indeed rare to be in an industry for half a lifetime.

"666, Grandpa Cowhide."

"Heirloom Popcorn Craft"

"This kind of craft is rare now, and popcorn can also be fried at home with a pot."

"Some industries are destined to decline more and more."

Seeing that the old man was alone in the booth, Miaomiao asked.

Uncle Popcorn shrugged: "I'm old, what can I do if I don't do this? After all, I can still earn a living, but I have already let my son learn auto repair."

The uncle quickly weighed the popcorn. It costs 10 yuan a catty and 20 yuan for a big bag.

Some popcorn is not fully popped, and there will be hard residue when chewed.

But the popcorn popped by the uncle will not have this situation.

"Let's go." Lin Ye paid the money and said goodbye to the uncle.

The uncle smiled at Lin Ye, waved his hand, then sat down again, and started watching the video.

"Perhaps in another 20 years, this craft will really die out." Lin Ye said with emotion.

Nowadays, in an industry, only the elderly are engaged in it, and even the descendants of the elderly do not do it, then this craft is already in jeopardy.

The main reason is that the profit is too low, and young people look down on it.

"The popcorn just popped out, eat less, you'll get angry." Lin Ye told Miaomiao.

Pregnant women are easy to get angry, so they need to control it.

"Well, okay." Miaomiao agreed repeatedly.

Many water friends in the live broadcast room asked about Lin Ye's Rubik's Cube.

"Anchor, is the Rubik's Cube auctioned last time yours?"

"+1, I've wanted to ask this question a long time ago, it's so similar."

(End of this chapter)