Chapter 36 36. Vegetable sellers also have noodles
Ulan also nodded: "The weather has been getting warmer recently, and I have no time for leisure. It's all work!"
“Tantan, you want to plant rice, now it’s time to prepare for planting.”
“There are also vegetables you want to plant. Some vegetables need to be prepared for seedling cultivation at the end of the month.”
“Before the end of next month, these fields must be plowed.”
With this plan, no one will have any time to spare.
Except for Jojo.
But Qiao Qiao also has a task, and Dabai is his number one task. He also works part-time as a porter, picker, and vegetable seller.
Song Tan also started to rush for time - after all, no matter how long the milkvetch can be maintained, the bud stage will only last for half a month. Next month they will bloom and grow.
So after finishing the meal in a hurry, he called Qiao Qiao:
“Let’s go and pick vegetables with my sister!”
As a result, Qiaoqiao sat on a stool and looked at her: "You told me to show you Ultraman. Where is Ultraman?"
Song Tan:…
Children are sometimes difficult to coax! She had no choice but to promise to go out for two more episodes and get a Peppa Pig doll.
…
Compared to wild vegetables, picking milkvetch is particularly easy. This was Song Tan's first time selling it, and he packed up three large baskets in just half an hour. When he got home, he saw his grandparents sitting in the yard.
“Tan Tan, I heard that you were selling wild vegetables earlier? That’s right. We, girls from the Song family, are really capable—here, your grandma and I have nothing to do, and I’m here to choose vegetables for you.”
Song Tan laughed: "Okay! I was worried that no one would help me, but fortunately my grandparents felt sorry for me!"
Selecting vegetables is not a hard job for them!
The old couple were so excited that they quickly packed up their hands and feet. Song Tan looked at it and realized that with these three baskets, they could not move for half an hour.
I originally planned to sell these milkvetch in the morning, but several group members said that there would be a dance performance this morning. If they could go in the afternoon, they would bring all the sisters from the dance team there.
That is the famous elderly dance team in the city! They are all experts at grocery shopping.
Song Tan knew that he could not miss this opportunity to expand his customer base, so he changed the time of selling vegetables to the afternoon.
I’m picking vegetables now and tidying them up, and I’m about to set off later. The reason why I didn’t pick more is because it’s the first time I sell it and I have to see how people accept it.
She thought for a while and then asked again: "Mom, give me a basin of milkvetch later and get some disposable chopsticks. I'll let them taste it then."
…
At this time.
The aunts of the elderly dance team wore uniform rose-red cheongsams and bright red lips, and they were all walking on the road happily.
One of them proposed:
“We won an award today. If you ask me, we should celebrate! Otherwise, go to KTV and sing!”
“Yes, we all have a card at the KTV. It costs fifty yuan per person a month. If we miss a day, we will suffer a loss!”
Business is not doing well nowadays, and the old KTV in their urban area cannot attract new customers, so they have opened up the already cheap group-buying afternoon venue to these middle-aged and elderly people.
From 1 to 5 p.m., the big package is 1,500 yuan a month. The aunts piece it together and the money comes out.
This activity is usually very popular, but as soon as the proposed words were spoken today, one of the aunts with red curly hair shook her head:
“No, no, I have to buy groceries in the afternoon.”
What to buy?
What dish?
However, at this time, another person also agreed: "Yeah, what I bought last time was all eaten yesterday, so I have to buy more today." Another person was a little hesitant: "We will change the dishes today, so what? What about milkvetch, which was used to feed cows in the fields when I was a kid? You guys buy it too?”
The red-haired aunt laughed: "Oh, when I was a kid, I ate those wild vegetables every day and it made me sick. Don't I still have to grab them now?"
“I think this girl is good at what she does. Every time she brings back the wild vegetables, she doesn’t cut corners at all.
“That’s right! It tastes so good! Let me tell you, I’m used to it now, and my mouth has become very naughty. I’ll know if the dish is new or not as soon as I smell it!”
“I’m going to buy more anyway, because my granddaughter is counting on eating more food from this family.”
"Hey, Xiufen, let me tell you, last time I learned how to make stuffing for steamed buns made with wild onions. Not to mention how delicious the steamed buns were, each one was as big as a fist. My little grandson was so impressed. Eight!”
"Really? Why didn't you tell me earlier? It's gone now!"
“Hahaha, wasn’t I afraid that you would compete with me to buy it and I wouldn’t be able to buy it?”
The aunts talked loudly and laughed, which was incompatible with this flaming red-lipped dance team.
The remaining group of people looked at each other in confusion, and after a long time they asked: "What kind of food are you... buying?"
Everyone then realized:
“Ouch, look at my memory!”
"I originally planned to tell you in the morning, but it's not too late to tell you now - we had a very delicious wild vegetable before, it was so fresh that your tongue could swallow it. The boss informed that he would set up a stall at the vegetable market at two o'clock in the afternoon. Do you want to go shopping together?”
“But the wild vegetables were discontinued three days ago, and what is on sale today is milk vetch. Fortunately, I grabbed a lot of shepherd’s purse last time, so the dumplings can last for another two days..."
Are wild vegetables and milkvetch worth such a rush?
This doesn't look like their sisters!
With this question in mind, everyone walked neatly and arrived at the vegetable market where there were few people in the afternoon.
As soon as Song Tan's pickup truck appeared, the aunts rushed around, took a look at the truck bed first, and then sighed with regret -
“Didn’t you say this is a large amount? Why is it only such a small amount!”
Song Tan was also stunned—how could he lead the organization in this case? Are they all wearing uniforms?
Qiaoqiao has moved the basket skillfully into the car, looking at the neatly tied milkvetch, and then smelling the faint fragrance in the air. The red-haired aunt clapped her hands:
“This tastes right!”
He turned around and stood in front of Qiaoqiao, with a voice so soft it could drop water:
“Good boy, do you remember Auntie? Give Auntie five handfuls.”
Song Tan never expected that die-hard fans would come now.
So I quickly opened the plate of cold vetch that I packed from home:
“Auntie, this is probably your first time buying this thing. We’re not in a hurry. Can you taste it first?”
Disposable chopsticks were taken apart and handed over to her. The red-haired aunt didn’t hesitate, just picked them up and stuffed them into her mouth.
Chewed twice and suddenly fell silent.
A group of old sisters behind her looked at her in unison, but they heard her ask: "Girl, when will you sell it next time?"
Song Tan thought for a while: "There is a large amount of milkvetch. From now on, we will pick it at seven o'clock and put it away at eight o'clock every day. It will be almost ten o'clock in the morning when we get here."
Auntie nodded, as if she breathed a sudden sigh of relief: "Just come here every day—darling, hurry up and bring me five handfuls!"
When I gave the money, I felt heartbroken again: "My retirement salary for this month is only enough to buy groceries - I will come back tomorrow morning! Remember to prepare more, don't dig and search like this time."
I worked really **** the weekend!
with milk vetch that can be stir-fried, stir-fried with meat, or served cold, but please note: the real milk vetch is not as delicious as the one in Tantan's hands.
The issue of covering KTV is true. Of course, it is no longer possible to cover KTV due to the epidemic, and KTVs are all gone. But the price will actually be cheaper...
(End of this chapter)