The next day, Chen Nianguan and Mrs. Liu woke up at Yinshi as usual, and took care of a dace weighing almost two catties.

Because it was the first day of trial sale, didn’t dare to make so many. Just like before, made about 150 pieces. The more fish meat was left for own cooking. took it to the dock and packed it with only 100 pieces.One, made some other dipping sauces, and went to the wharf in Funing County in a bucket.

It was the first time for Chen Nianguan to go to the pier.

Originally, they wanted to watch the excitement, but they set up a stall to do business, and they came early. When they arrived at the pier, there were basically no people on the river except for a few boats.

Because Mrs. Liu had been here yesterday, she knew the normal opening hours of ordinary vendors, and they had to come to find a stall, so Mrs. Liu and Chen Nianguan were the first group of people to come.

Those who set up stalls near the pier within the area designated by the county government must pay a stall fee. Generally speaking, the closer to the pier, the more expensive the stall fee.

People from the county government will come to collect it one by one, but for the hawkers who sell their stalls every day, the location is fixed, and the stall owner is also familiar with the people in the county government.cost.

For mobile vendors who only open their stalls for two or three days a month, or novice vendors like Chen Nianguan and Liu Shi who are just starting out and are not sure whether they can continue to do it, I am afraid that if they are collected at the end of the month, they will run away.Therefore, the people of the county government are collected once a day.

These were all found by Mrs. Liu when the fish curd was given out for free yesterday.

Chen Nianguan chose a stall worth 30 cents, which was quite far from the pier. He put the table case he brought from home on the ground, put the wooden bucket containing fish rot on it, and took out aThe bowl is filled with fish curd as a signboard, and the sauce is taken out, and it is considered to be open for business.

And the cries of street vendors on the wharf gradually increased, one after another, as the flow of people increased, the noise became more and more loud, and the aroma of various snacks also permeated, and the wharf instantly became lively.

Probably yesterday's free delivery had an effect. Some diners who had eaten fish curd yesterday recognized Liu's and came over one after another.

"Sister-in-law Chen, are you really here to set up a stall today?"

"Yeah, didn't I tell you yesterday, this is a small business I did with my daughter, if you think it's delicious, how about buying a copy?" Mrs. Liu hurriedly greeted, and picked it up from the bagHe took out a piece of oil paper.

"That's right, uncle, the freshly baked fish curd is the best. It's crispy, mellow, smooth and delicious. It contains not only fish meat, but also eggs. It's rich in nutrition. Uncle, are you running a boat? You need nutrition most, so let's have a serving."How about it?" Chen Nianguan also asked directly, "One set is four, but if you think it's too much, for your sake, uncle, you can sell it for two."

"You mother and daughter can really talk." The uncle smiled, "Then let's order four!"

"Okay!" Mrs. Liu packed five nimbly, dipped some sauce on them with a small soup, and Chen Nianguan on the other end had already collected the uncle's ten cents into his purse, and smiled: "Thank you, uncle."

If there is one, there will be two, and then there will be three.

If it is said that it is the first time to open a stall, it is the first time to go out and dare not sell it. After selling three or four copies successfully, the joyful Chen Nianguan lost his restraint and shouted: "Fragrant and delicious fish curd,There are eggs and fish, which are fresh and delicious, and each only sells for a penny?????, everyone, come and buy it!"

Mrs. Liu glanced at Chen Nianguan, with uncontrollable surprise in her eyes. She didn't understand why her daughter, who had always been quiet, had the guts to shout in front of everyone.

Looking at the diners who heard her daughter's cries and came to watch the excitement or patronize, Mrs. Liu had no time to take care of it. Seeing that the sales were getting more and more, she also changed the gentleness of a talented lady and yelled like Chen Nianwan: "Fragrant and delicious fish curd, come and try it!"

Chen Nianguan saw that there were many people around but few buyers, so he had an idea and rented a pair of bowl chopsticks for a penny from the wonton stall next door.Some with dipping sauce, some without dipping sauce, were handed out to the pedestrians who came up.

"Taste the taste first, and buy it after you taste it!"

"That's right, try it, our fish curd is made of fish meat and eggs, real ingredients!"

So, after eating a bowl of fish curd for tasting, two copies were sold. Chen Nianguan followed suit and continued to provide fish curd for on-site tasting.more and more.

Chen Nianguan and Liu's had been selling until noon, and they sold all the fish rot on the first day. She was so tired that her legs trembled: "Mother, I'm so tired."

"Take a break first." Liu Shi also felt exhausted, and felt that it was a mistake not to bring a bench to sit and rest for a while, and seeing her daughter's forehead sweating profusely, she felt distressed: "Can you walk?"

Chen Nianguan shook his head, just in time to see that the wonton stall next to him was still selling: "Auntie, I'm hungry, can I have a bowl of wontons before leaving?"

"Yes, of course."

So the mother and daughter walked to the wonton booth with their arms, found a place to sit down, and each ordered a bowl of wonton for three Wen.

After waiting for the wontons, Chen Nianguan ate two mouthfuls after the wontons came out. Suddenly, he thought of something, walked quickly to his booth, picked up the bowls and chopsticks he had just borrowed, and packed four back.One was put into Liu's bowl, one was put into my own bowl, and the remaining two were given to Grandma Zhang who sold wontons when returning the bowls.

"Grandma, this is the fish curd we sell. Try it. It's very sweet when you drink it with soup."

Grandma Zhang is that kind of mobile stall.

Only a few times a month, earn enough money to live on, and stop doing stalls, very willful.

But because the wontons sold by Grandma Zhang are delicious, she set up a stall and the business is very good. If she doesn’t set up a stall, diners who are used to her wontons miss the taste of Zhang’s wontons.

No, as soon as the stall opened today, there were no empty seats.

Chen Nianguan, who runs a stall next door, is envious of the popularity of Zhangjia Wonton.

One day, you will be the winner in life if you go out of your own stall and reach the realm of Grandma Zhang!

Grandma Zhang took the two fish curds, glanced at Chen Nianguan, and saw that she soaked the fish curds in the wonton soup until softened before eating, so she did the same thing, tasted it, and said, "This fish curd is fresh."

"Really?" Chen Nianguan smiled, "If you want grandma to eat fish curd in the future, just come to us anytime."

Grandma Zhang didn't say a word.

Chen Nianguan didn't care either. After eating the wontons, he had enough rest and went back to the courtyard on Stone Street with Mrs. Liu.

Xuan Xuan has long been used to the life that her mother and sister are not around, and she lives with her sister-in-law Wang. Seeing them come back, she didn't complain, she just moved a small bench for them and handed them Bai Liang, but she said in a small mouth:"Sister, sister, didn't you say that if you go out and earn money, you will have delicious food when you come back? When will you cook it for me!"

"Don't worry, sister and mother just came back, let's see how much money we have earned, okay?"

"Okay." Xuan Xuan nodded obediently, and hurried to the door to close it. Turning around, she saw that A Niang and her sister were looking at her in surprise, their two little hands were twisted together, and they bowed their heads, embarrassed: "Brother Wang and my sisterWhen my sister-in-law counts the money, she also closes the door like this, am I not learning well?"

Chen Nianguan and Liu Shi laughed immediately: "Okay, Xuan Xuan has learned so well, come here, count the silver with A Niang and sister."

"Okay." Xuan Xuan raised his head at once, his little face was full of complacency, and then he quickly kicked his calves up onto the couch, and sat between Chen Nianguan and Mrs. Liu, watching his sister pour out the copper coins in the purse, Yuan YuanYuan's eyes stared straight: "Wow, a lot of copper coins."

"Hush!" Chen Nianguan and Liu Shi both raised their index fingers to tell Xuan Xuan to keep his voice down, and then distributed the copper coins out in strings of ten.

In fact, there is no need to count. Chen Nianguan roughly wrote down when he opened the stall. Twelve fish curds were used for the diners to try on the spot, and the remaining 88 were sold., minus 30 Wen for the booth fee, so today made a total of 58 Wen.

"Fifty-eight Wen." Liu's voice changed with joy, "Wan Wan, today we earned fifty-eight Wen."

"Yeah." Chen Nianguan nodded.

In fact, if only one hundred pieces were sold, including the cost, the profit would not be as much as fifty-eight cents.

It's just because the current ingredients are given by Master Ming Hai, and they don't spend a penny to make a living, so they can earn so much.

When the ingredients given by Master Ming Hai are used up and they need to go to collect dace, spices, oil and salt in person, they won't be able to earn so much.

But today is only the first day of sale, and there are not many people who know that fish rot is delicious. After these people spread the word slowly, there should be more and more diners.

"Wan Wan, after counting the cost, how much can we make?" Liu Shi also realized this immediately, and immediately asked.

"There should be at least fifty articles."

"Fifty Wen, fifty Wen a month, so at least five hundred Wen a month, one or two and a half taels of silver?" Liu couldn't believe it, and stammered, "This fish rot, yes, can it make so much money?"

When Chen Ming was still there, the Liu family could be regarded as the steward of the third house. At that time, Chen Ming's income in the academy was only one or two or twenty cash a month, plus the government subsidy for rice and grain. His family was originally in a good position..

It's just that Chen Ming's family lived with his parents and the second wife of the Chen family, and he, a talented scholar, was also confessed by his family. Most of the money he earned was handed over to the grandfather, and the rice grain also belonged to the whole family.of.

When the Liu family married into the Chen family, Chen Ming hadn't been admitted as a scholar. The dowry she brought to the Chen family was not much, and it was basically spent on Chen Ming's education.

At that time, the most private money she had on hand was only a few dozen coins. Later, the Chen family seized all the silver left by Chen Ming, and after driving Liu's mother and daughter out of the Chen family, the copper coins she handled were even less.

Now seeing that the business of selling fish rot that her daughter came up with can earn almost as much money as her husband, how can Liu not be happy when he touches the copper coins?

"Today is the first time to sell it. Many people are just trying it out. When they know that fish rot is delicious, there will be a wave of diners. Starting tomorrow, the number of diners should gradually increase. Optimistically, they can probably earn this amount in the first five days., but after five days, the novelty wears off before we can see the specific situation."

"Five days later?" Liu Shi also quickly calculated in her mind, "The Yueman Building should open at that time, and there will be a stable supply of 50 for them.Fifty Wen?"

"That's true!"

After being reminded by Mrs. Liu, Chen Nianguan also felt that the future is promising. When the time comes, including the income from Yueman Building, there will be 150 cash per day. Wouldn’t it be enough to earn four taels of silver in another month?up?

"Aniang, when we have saved enough four taels of silver, why don't we just go out and rent a small courtyard to live with our family?"

"Okay!" Realizing that her family will have a fixed income in the future, the Liu family is also full of joy, hugging Xuan Xuan who is playing with coins, and looking deeply at the eldest daughter, "Wan Wan, you have become smarter!"

Chen Nianguan's eyelids twitched, and he smiled calmly and said, "Thanks to Master Ming Hai for teaching me so well, and for giving me so many ingredients to make a living."

"En!" Liu Shi nodded, not knowing whether she believed it or not.

"Aniang, do you know? I heard Master Minghai say that people in this world are divided into those who are enlightened and those who are not, and those who are not.People, as long as the Buddhists mention a little bit, they can be enlightened." Chen Nianguan continued to argue without changing his face, "Mother, I am the kind of person with special understanding. Others listen to Master Minghai's words, and I still say the same thing.Listening to Master Ming Hai's words, I was immediately enlightened."

Mrs. Liu laughed out loud: "What's so enlightened? A Niang doesn't want you to be enlightened by the master and become a nun."

"Don't worry, my enlightenment is not about Buddhism, but about cooking." Chen Nianguan hugged Liu affectionately, "Being a sister-in-law can only eat Vegetarian food, I don't want to do it!"

"Okay, I'm exhausted today, let's rest for a while." Mrs. Liu pushed Chen Nianguan away and looked at the divided copper coins, "How can I put away so many copper coins?"

"Mother, go and change the water for the dace. I will hide the copper coins."

Chen Nianguan looked around the room, thought for a while, and kept 20 Wen as a spare, and put the rest in Liu's usual savings jar, and hid it under the bed.

Previously, Mrs. Liu was hesitant to continue looking for a laundry job, but now that she has fifty-eight cash as encouragement, she immediately made up her mind to continue selling fish curd.