Chapter 20 20. Old classmates at the wet market
People all have a herd mentality.
When a group of senior market pickers are competing to buy from a small stall, more and more people will follow.
Song Tan only felt that the QR code for payment kept ringing, and she kept loading dishes in her hands.
This one wants wild onions, that one wants shepherd’s purse, and another one wants Malantou...
Luckily she is a cultivator and has quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise she would have encountered this situation the first time she sold vegetables, and she would have been fished in troubled waters.
Qiaoqiao happily pulled the plastic bag next to her, shook it, shook it open and handed it to her sister. She was having a great time.
He doesn’t know how good business is, but it’s really fun to open the bags!
“Qiaoqiao, just shout and we’ll tell you that the shepherd’s purse is sold out.”
"oh."
He put down the bag obediently, stood up straight, put his hands to his mouth: "Shepherd's purse - sold out!"
After shouting like this, those who didn’t get one became more and more frustrated: “Why is it gone? I’m waiting to make dumplings!”
You still have to go to the front of the queue without giving up - if there is no fish, shrimp will do!
And the customers further away heard—what? Is there anyone selling shepherd's purse nowadays? Where is it sold? Is this sold out?
Ouch, that shepherd’s purse must be good! I have to go take a look, recognize the stall, and get there early tomorrow!
So as the sun rose, more and more people were in front of the stall. Qiaoqiao said in frustration:
“Sister, there is no bag.”
How do customers care about the bag or not nowadays?
"It's okay! I have a bag, give me that bundle - the bundle next to you! I'll scan the code for you!"
“I have some change—here, two bundles, forty dollars.”
Qiaoqiao happily took it and said loudly: "I accept it!"
Ouch, this great guy, so silly, looks so lovable, and the aunties’ movements are becoming more and more gentle.
At this time, Qiaoqiao shouted again: "Wild onions - they are also sold out!"
Next is Malantou.
Purslane…
When there were only three handfuls of watercress left, the stall in front of me finally became quiet.
Song Tan also breathed a sigh of relief. Now he looked at Qiao Qiao, only to see him staring at the child blowing bubbles in front of him, and looking at Song Tan expectantly.
Song Tan smiled and said, "Good Qiaoqiao, I helped you a lot today! Come and see, how much did you earn?"
Qiaoqiao quickly took out all the money in his pocket. The total amount of bits and pieces amounted to more than 800 yuan. There were still many people in the vegetable market with cash.
“Not bad, not bad!”
Song Tan gave him twenty generously and said, "Take it, you can't go far. You can buy whatever you like around here." With Ling Qi helping to look after it, he felt more at ease.
Otherwise, it would be really dangerous for a silly kid like him to wander outside.
Qiaoqiao received a large amount of money, and her heart was pounding.
He usually runs errands for the family, but this is the first time he has given so much money just to buy snacks!
In fact, he is not very good at addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. There are no children of the same age in the village and he lacks social interaction.
But since Song Tan brought him out, he intended to train him. Now he only has twenty yuan, so he can spend it as he likes. In my hometown, there were very few snacks in the village canteen, let alone toys.
“But if you don’t have enough money, it won’t work, and you won’t be allowed to go far.”
There are vegetable sellers by the river in the morning and people enjoying the shade in the evening. Naturally, there are also people selling things for children.
Qiao Qiao's eyes were looking at the colorful windmills, the bubble machine, and the spicy sticks that the children were eating...
He couldn't move for a moment.
Song Tan looked at the cash register on his mobile phone - 76 bundles of vegetables, with three bundles of watercress left.
860 in cash, 600 in mobile payment. It seems that I didn’t fish in troubled waters today, I’m satisfied!
Look at the previous QR code group again - unfortunately, the aunts are good at picking food, but they seem unfamiliar and resistant when scanning the QR code to join the group. Now there are only 15 people in the group.
However, this is also a good start!
Song Tan set up the group and made an announcement at the same time:
“Thank you all for supporting this morning’s wild vegetables. If they are not delicious, we guarantee a refund! Please rest assured. In addition, we will notify the group in advance before each vegetable sale. I hope you don’t miss it..."
Before it was released, I heard an incredible voice beside me: "Song Tan?"
Song Tan raised his head and saw a young woman holding the man's arm, looking at her in surprise.
Song Tan thought for a long time before he pulled this person out of his memory: "Wu Qianqian?"
Her high school classmates.
"That's right!" Wu Qianqian looked at her outfit - an old down jacket, sneakers, long hair simply tied with a black rubber band, and a plain face.
Although the skin is delicate and flawless, the facial features become more comfortable and more beautiful...
But, what’s the use?
Look, in front of her was a large basket that was empty except for some vegetable leaves, soil, and three bundles of unknown vegetables.
They are clearly leftovers from selling vegetables!
Wu Qianqian's eyes showed deep disbelief and sympathy: "I heard that you work in Ningcheng? Why are you selling vegetables in the wet market now?"
Song Tan was delicate, beautiful, and gentle at first, and many boys in the class were kind to her.
Wu Qianqian had a hot temper at that time, scolding everyone, and looked down upon Song Tan.
Later she was admitted to a junior college and met her current boyfriend at school, who is the man next to her.
Now that the other party came to visit her home, Wu Qianqian also wanted to show off, so she took the person to visit the vegetable market.
I didn’t expect such a “surprise” to meet an old classmate.
Song Tan smiled slightly: "Yeah, the pressure in the provincial capital is too great, so I just went back to my hometown to be with my parents. Do you want to buy wild vegetables? The watercress I just picked yesterday is delicious when mixed with it."
She said it so openly, but Wu Qianqian was stuck. The boyfriend next to her took a serious look at the vegetables in the basket: "This is a wild vegetable? How do you want to eat it? Is it delicious?"
Before Song Tan could answer, Qiao Qiao came back happily with a colorful windmill. When she saw someone wanted to buy food, she became even more excited: "It's delicious! It's so delicious! Qiao Qiao wants to eat three big bowls by herself!"
Anyway, no matter what it is, for him it is the same delicious concept as shepherd's purse dumplings.
His eyes are innocent and he smiles like a child. The pity on Wu Qianqian's face is even more obvious: "Oh, yes, you said when you were in school that you have a younger brother who is not very smart-"
Before she finished speaking, her boyfriend beside her coughed. Wu Qianqian quickly stopped and smiled sheepishly.
Then he carefully picked up the straw rope tied to the watercress with his fingers, picked it up and looked at it:
"It's not easy for you either. I heard that in rural areas, boys are often favored over girls...ah, I mean, I want all this food."
Song Tan didn’t care.
People with a condescending and pitiful mentality can be found everywhere, and they may just be looking for a sense of superiority and may not necessarily have bad intentions.
Add in a hundred years of cultivation, it doesn’t matter anymore.
So now she treats Wu Qianqian’s boyfriend as a customer:
“There’s no need to buy three bundles. Watercress is a wild vegetable after all, and you may not be able to cook it well if you haven’t eaten it before.”
"If you want to try something new, just buy a bundle. Go home and fry some pepper oil, use chili soy sauce, salt and vinegar, blanch it in water and mix it..."
The boyfriend next to Wu Qianqian listened seriously, even a little greedy:
“Okay, then we want to try a bundle—how much does it cost?”
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The setting is very interesting and worth a look! Of course, it depends, the monthly ticket still belongs to me...
(End of this chapter)