northernbook Chapter 167 Preserved Eggs on Sale (Part )
Chapter 167 Preserved Eggs on Sale (Part )
When the villagers heard this, they all stood up.
After all, they can eat fresh food without spending any money, so they are still willing to try it, and everyone wants to get this opportunity.
If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard.
It would be a shame not to take advantage of such a good opportunity to try it.
Whether children, women or men, they are all eager to try.
"You, you, you, the three of you come up first." Zhao Guocheng casually pointed at three people, one was a woman, one was a man, and one was a child.
The three of them stepped forward happily.
Min Wenying came forward carrying a plate of red preserved eggs mixed with chili peppers.
"Kid, can you eat spicy food? If you can't, ask one of your family members to try it on your behalf." Min Wenying looked at the boy in front of her who was only ten years old.
"I can eat spicy food. I am not afraid of spicy food."
The child is usually quite naughty in the village and can be called a little bully. His family usually doesn't have enough to eat, and he is very greedy. He is lucky to have something to eat. He doesn't care whether it is spicy or not. Even if it is so spicy that he can't poop, this little bully will still try it.
This loud answer caused everyone to laugh.
Who cares if it’s spicy or not when you can eat it!
"Then the next step is the food tasting session. You three will use this small bamboo stick to pick up a piece, and then you can eat it. Let me make it clear first, each person can only taste one piece, and you can't try more because there aren't that many. Please forgive me." Zhao Guocheng explained with a smile.
Wang Mian took the plate from Min Wenying and asked the three to taste it.
After Min Wenying was released, she watched over the few people and taught those who didn't know how to do it.
The woman was the first to put the preserved egg into her mouth. Her eyes lit up as soon as she took the bite. She had not taken it seriously before, but now she couldn't wait to have another bite.
"Wow, it's delicious!" After eating, the woman wanted to eat another piece, but was stopped by Min Wenying.
Because we agreed before that each person can only eat one piece.
"It's so delicious, can't we really eat too much?" the woman asked regretfully.
"Of course, we agreed before that each person can only eat one piece." Min Wenying said with a smile.
"It's delicious, really delicious, and it tastes very smooth. It doesn't feel like the duck eggs we usually eat." The man did not forget to comment after eating it. It was really delicious.
"I want to eat more, I want to eat more." The child was breathing heavily after eating the spicy food, but he was still shouting that he wanted to eat more.
"It's spicy, spicy, spicy~ but it's really delicious. If I had a steamed bun now, I could eat three of them." said the child.
This taste is absolutely amazing.
The three people's taste test had a very good effect, especially the man.
"Shopkeeper Zhao, are you selling these preserved eggs?" the man asked.
I haven’t eaten enough, I want to eat more.
"For sale. They're in this pottery jar. Five cents each. How many do you want?" Zhao Guocheng introduced immediately.
"Give me two." The man said without hesitation, and then took out ten coins. Although it hurt a little, this thing is really delicious.
"Okay, here you go. Do the same when you go home, and I guarantee you'll be able to swallow such delicious food with your tongue." Zhao Guocheng grinned.
The man chuckled twice and left with the egg. He didn't wait in the crowd and went straight home to ask his wife to cook the dish for him.
The woman hesitated for a moment and bought two too, but the child had no money. So when he saw that the other two had bought some and he had no money, he knew he wouldn't be able to eat them, so he burst into tears.
At this time, a woman came out from the crowd.
"Cry, cry, cry, the reincarnation of a starving ghost, is it really that delicious?" Although the woman cursed the child, her eyes kept looking at the plate of cold preserved eggs.
"Mom, it's delicious, even better than meat. Come buy some quickly, buy more." The child was so excited. Seeing his mother was like seeing money. With money, he could buy preserved eggs.
"Ahem~~Well, I'll buy three." The woman originally wanted to ask if she could try them, but she really couldn't say it out loud. She could only buy more at once and go home to eat them together with the young and old.
"Okay, take it!" Zhao Guocheng quickly took out three eggs and handed them to the woman.
When the villagers saw this, they couldn't wait any longer and wished that he would be the next one to take the stage.
It will be the next batch's turn soon.
After finishing this batch, I only left one unsold, and bought two of the rest to try at home.
Basically everyone who tries the food will buy one, two, or three to try at home.
As more and more people came up to try the food, some impatient men at the table couldn't wait any longer.
"Give me three preserved eggs, I'll go home and eat them. I'm itching to watch them but not be able to eat them." Someone shouted.
"Yes, I'll buy some to eat home too." Many people wanted to buy it at once.
Min Wenying, Qin Ming and others immediately took out the clay jars and asked everyone to line up, hand over the money and the eggs with one hand. In just two quarters of an hour, all the preserved eggs in the three clay jars were sold out.
Qin Ming quickly brought two more jars.
Zhao Shiying smiled so that all eight of her teeth were exposed.
Seeing that everyone was busy, she stood far away and observed the surroundings. If anyone dared to steal things or money, she would not tolerate it.
Most of the villagers had left, and the rest wanted to try it, so Min Wenying made another plate. One plate only required three eggs, but it could be divided into many small pieces.
After tasting this dish, Min Wenying stopped making it.
The villagers bought a lot more one after another.
Finally, even the village chief's wife came.
"I heard that your preserved eggs are delicious. My family is a greedy one, so I'll buy a few to try." The village chief's wife said with a smile.
"How many do you want, sister-in-law?" Zhao Guocheng said with a smile.
"Give me three, and you have to teach me how to make them," the village head's wife said with a smile.
"Of course." Zhao Guocheng simply explained the method, then took three more and put them together with the previous ones.
"Thank you so much for yesterday, village chief. My grocery store will have to rely on the care of the village chief and his sister-in-law in the future. I hope you won't mind this small token of my appreciation." Zhao Guocheng was a man who knew how to handle things. He spoke in a nice way. The three extra preserved eggs were a gift to him.
When the village chief’s wife saw this, she immediately burst into smiles.
He looked at Zhao Guocheng with approval, thinking that it was no wonder that he could be a shopkeeper and open a grocery store. Listening to what he said and looking at what he had done, he really envied Wang Min for having such a son-in-law.
"Oh, how can this be embarrassing?" Although the village chief's wife really wanted to take it, she still declined.
Finally, Min Wenying came over and handed it directly to the village chief's wife. Only then did the village chief's wife accept it with peace of mind, and then Min Wenying went back to cook.
At this moment, Zhao Shiying looked at the empty door of the grocery store.
It was almost noon, and everyone went home to eat preserved eggs.
"Dad, Brother Wang Mian, why don't we close the store and go home for dinner?" Zhao Shiying asked.
"Is Nannan hungry?" Zhao Guocheng asked.
"Yes!" Zhao Shiying nodded.
"How about eating some cakes to fill your stomach first? After all, your grandmother just went back not long ago, and she probably hasn't prepared dinner yet. Besides, the private school hasn't finished classes yet, and I guess there should still be business later. It would be a pity to close it." Zhao Guocheng said.
"Uncle Zhao, you guys go home and eat first. I'll watch over the store here. When you're done eating, come and take my place. Or you could just bring a bowl to me." Wang Mian said embarrassedly.