The villain and traitor is my brother

Chapter 10 Selling Fish Balls

The place Chen Ergou chose to sell fish balls was behind the vegetable seller and near the end of East Street.

The good thing about this location is that it is close to the residential area where officials and merchants live, and there are many wealthy people.

In order to sell well, Zheng Qiuyun suggested that they put on a play.

Chen Ergou set up a pot, boiled water, and added garnishes for a beautiful color.When the first pot of meatballs came out, he shouted loudly: "The harvest is plentiful and there is plenty every year. Come and eat fish balls!"

As the first customer, Zheng Qiuyun bought two portions of fish balls and asked his two younger brothers to squat on the ground to eat them.

It was early in the morning, and the boy who was doing the shopping for his master was feeling cold and uncomfortable, but there was such a fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose, which was really uncomfortable.

They didn't know what it tasted like, so they looked around until they saw two children holding something to eat, and then swallowed.

Adults can resist asking questions, but children cannot.They were crying and dragging their family members this way.

After a while, someone asked loudly, "Are you eating this?"

Chen Ergou kept moving and answered with a smile, "It's for eating. It's called fish ball. Look at its shape, does it look like a small fish? It's also made of flour, which means a good harvest and more than enough every year."

In order to better fit the meaning of having plenty every year, Zheng Qiuyun changed the fish balls into the shape of small fish. Once cooked in the pot, the balls shaped into small fish shapes turned into small fat fish, which looked very pleasant.

Just because of this auspiciousness, many people started buying them.

Some people were more cautious and asked him, "How do you sell these fish balls?"

The cautious group of people are usually servants or maids. They don't have much money to buy snacks.

"Not expensive, five for one penny. Twelve for two cents, sixteen for three cents."

"That's really not expensive, just give me a penny."

Chen Ergou quickly skewered it and handed it to the guest, "Take it."

The sticks used to hold the fish balls were bamboo from the mountain, which Chen Ergou chopped back from the mountain overnight.For those who bought a lot, Chen Ergou packed them up in bamboo tubes. The bamboo tubes were clean and elegant, and looked a bit back to nature and wild.Those who love to calculate carefully thought about it carefully. One penny should be 5 cents. Two cents should be 10 cents. He gave two more. Three cents should be 15 cents. He gave one more. Now it seems that it is better to buy two cents. The most cost-effective ones.

Yes, there are many smart people, and they can still take out a mere two cents.

Someone bought twice worth of meatballs, and Chen Ergou packed them in bamboo tubes.

So many people who just started shopping on East Street saw a strange sight. People came out from the end of the street, holding a few things in their hands and eating deliciously.

People who are shopping on West Street always smell the fragrance behind them.They almost finished shopping on West Street, but still couldn't find where they bought it.

After asking, I found out that there was a fresh food called fish balls at the end of East Street!
Business was very good, and people kept coming to buy until the curfew was about to come.

When we returned, all four of us were shivering.Zheng Qiuyun's clothes were barely adequate, and the clothes of the two children were even thinner.

When they reached the entrance of the village, it was time for Chen Ergou to separate from them.

"Qiuyun, put the money with you first. When I go to your place to get the fish balls tomorrow, you can give me my share."

"Okay, the three of us won't be going tomorrow. If you can trust me, I can trust you."

After separating from Chen Ergou, Zheng Qiuyun and the three of them huddled together and walked home shivering.Zheng Wuan's shoes were already open.

"I think business is pretty good today. Let's go home and count the money and save up as soon as possible to buy two pieces of clothes."

The money was all put in a box, and neither Chen Ergou nor Zheng Qiuyun counted it.

"Sister, we...we don't need clothes." The two said in unison.

Zheng Qiuyun glanced at them, "You should wait until your teeth stop chattering before telling me that you don't need clothes."

(End of this chapter)