Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 34 Business Opening

Yu Xiaowei was frightened instead. He took a few steps back and looked at Yu Qiutang anxiously.

do not know what to do.

A child's courage often depends on the situation. If Wang Ermaizi has always been very cruel to him, he might become even more cruel and would not accept the consequences.

But when it comes to admitting his mistake, he immediately doesn't know what to do.

Yu Qiutang walked over and took the money in his hand. His clothes were damaged and his face was scratched, so he had to pay compensation. He didn't want to be polite. As for the slap on the face, he put his arm around Yu Xiaowei's shoulders and asked gently:
"Xiao Wei, how do you want to slap me? The choice is yours. You decide."

Yu Xiaowei gritted his teeth, looked at Wang Erma's big bald head, touched his face which was still burning with pain, struggled for a long time with his eyes, and finally shook his head and said, "I don't want to hit him, as long as he doesn't do this in the future."

"Decided?"

Yu Xiaowei nodded solemnly, "Yes."

"Okay," Yu Qiutang nodded. He guessed that Yu Xiaowei would not think of hitting anyone. This kid has always been soft-hearted and seems very stubborn, but he is kind-hearted at heart. Seeing that Wang Ermaizi had given in, he couldn't bring himself to hit him.

"You heard it too. My nephew doesn't want to humiliate you," Yu Qiutang patted Wang Erma's shoulder and said calmly, "You have some strength and know some basic boxing and kicking. You should use this ability in the right way and not bully others with it."

"You really don't want to fight?"

Wang Ermaizi didn't expect to be let off and was a little surprised. After all, he had been a little rude to Yu Xiaowei before.

Giving some money is a small matter, he can earn it again if he loses it, but if he is slapped in the face, it would be a complete humiliation. He has already lost the competition, and if he is slapped in the face again, it will be difficult for him to survive in this street in the future.

Fortunately, the child is kind-hearted. Although the boy is strong, he is willing to stop at a certain point and will not kill him.

"Of course, we come to the streets to make a living, not to fight with others. Since you are willing to admit defeat, my nephew doesn't want to bother with you, so let's end this matter here."

However, your stall still needs to be moved, and if you want to set up a stall in the future, come early to reserve a spot, as the spots here are not fixed and are based on first come, first served."

After listening to this, Wang Ermaizi walked over silently, put all the vegetables on the flatbed cart, and drove away.

Passing by Yu Qiutang, he looked at him meaningfully, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing and walked away desolately with his car.

The crowd automatically made way for him, and everyone watched him leave in silence.

The people waited until the car turned the corner and their shadow disappeared before they came to their senses and started praising Yu Qiutang.

"My goodness, you are an incredible young man. Although you are skinny, you are actually quite strong. You can compete with Wang Ermaizi. You are unique!"

"Who said it wasn't true? Just now, several people couldn't hold Wang Ermaizi back, but the young man was able to hold on by himself. He has a steady footing."

"Young man, we have to thank you. We finally got rid of that plague god today. I think he won't be so arrogant anymore. You don't know, that guy relied on his strength all day long to bully us badly."

"What can we do? We want to do it but we can't. We are here to do a small business. We don't need to keep fighting with such people, right?"

"Of course. Why would you fight to the death with him? Who knows what he will do if he gets angry... Young man, you better be careful. I think he is treacherous. You taught him a lesson today and made him lose face. He might remember it and want to trouble you someday."

"That's possible." "..."

There were many different opinions, and everyone expressed their own views. Yu Qiutang never responded. Instead, he moved his tofu basket to the empty space and put out the washbasin and plates.

The episode wasted a lot of his time. At this time, the flow of people was already good, and it was a good time to sell things, so he had to seize the time.

The crowd was originally surrounding him, but when they saw him bring out something green, smooth, and soft, they were all very curious and came over to ask, "Young man, what are you selling? It looks like soap."

"What looks like soap? Can you speak? I think it looks like sugar..."

"Bullshit, do you think I've never seen candy before? Candy is usually hard, but this thing is soft and fluffy. It's not like that at all."

"You are a person who has never seen the world, right? The fruit candy you mentioned is actually soft candy... Oh, you may really have never seen it. My sister-in-law lives in the provincial capital. When she came back, she brought some for my child. I ate one and it tasted like this..."

Amid the discussion among the crowd, Yu Qiutang used a bamboo knife to cut out a flat piece of divine tofu and placed it on a plate.

He cut the tofu into many small pieces in a few different ways, poured his special seasoning on it, and then took out a small bottle containing bamboo sticks he made himself, and inserted them into the small pieces.

The emerald green tofu, white bamboo sticks, and light blue porcelain plates are a beautiful combination and look really good.

He then raised his head and said with a smile: "Everyone, this is our family's traditional snack, called Fairy Tofu. It has a smooth texture and a fresh taste. Eating it can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also strengthen the body..."

As he spoke, he picked up the plate and passed it to everyone, "It's just a lie to say that you are a stuntman. I will provide free tastings. Everyone come and try it. If you think it tastes good, you can come to me and buy some. The tasting is free."

Everyone looked at each other, leaning in to look at the beautiful tofu on the plate, and no one wanted to be the one to eat crabs. At this time, the uncle selling fried dough twists and tea eggs next to them took the lead and said, "It looks delicious. Let me try it first~"

Yu Qiutang smiled at him gratefully.

This uncle is really kind enough to come out and support at this time.

The uncle picked up a bamboo stick and stuffed the tofu into his mouth. The onlookers around were watching his reaction.

I saw that he was a little hesitant when he put the food into his mouth, but after a few seconds, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickened his chewing speed. He swallowed the food into his stomach in no time, with a look of joy on his face, as if he was still unsatisfied.

"What is this? It's really good. Young man, how do you sell it? I want to buy some to try and bring some for my kids and wife. What do you call this? Magic tofu?"

Yu Qiutang quickly lifted the cloth from the basin, pointed at the pieces inside and said, "This is called divine tofu. Uncle, a big piece is 3 cents, a small one is 2 cents, how many do you want?"

"The price is fair. I'll take three large ones and two small ones... How do you make the sauce?"

Yu Qiutang put the tofu that the uncle wanted on the plate he brought, and said to her: "The seasoning depends on your taste. It's mainly garlic juice, chopped green onions, coriander, vinegar, red chili, and you can also use oil..."

Yu Qiutang only told them the general method of mixing the sauce. He was cautious and would not really tell them the proportions. In case he wanted to do business in this area later, mixing the sauce would be the core secret.

But no matter what, the business finally opened.

(End of this chapter)