Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 68 Selling Rice Balls

Before dawn the next day, Qin Mengshang took Lu Ximing to the town to reopen.

The rice was cooked when she got up early, and the hot rice tasted best when it was packed and sold at the stall, so she specifically told Sun Dawang to come earlier.

The mountain fog was thick in the autumn morning. Today came early, just in time to catch the traders from the river mouth pushing their goods into the city.

There are no more water bandits on the river, and there are more traders coming and going, selling everything from silks, satins, fabrics, fruits and vegetables.

Two tall men with thick, curly beards pushed a cart of fabrics slowly through the crowd.Qin Mengshang took a look at it from a distance. The material was brightly colored and embroidered with patterns. He could tell at a glance that it was not cheap.

Most of the people in the town wore coarse linen clothes, and no one could afford such fine materials when they were brought here.

Qin Mengshang glanced at it without looking any further, and set up the stall at the same place.

Jiang Xun carried the fish on his hind legs into the city. Seeing that she had finally come to the town to set up a stall, he put down his burden and walked over. He smiled and said, "It's been a while since the boss lady came here. Are you still making cold skin today?"

There are several food stalls in the town, but I'm used to the diners here at Qinmeng Shang, and when I tried other places, I always found the taste to be bland and not spicy enough.During the few days she was resting, many diners were thinking about her.

Qin Mengshang neatly arranged the things and explained to him: "It's getting cold, so we won't make cold skin today. We will eat them all fresh."

Lu Ximing opened the lids of the prepared side dishes one by one. In addition to braised large intestine and fried eggs, there was also a small basket of chicken tenders and some fresh white bean sprouts.

When Jiang Xun saw the row of novel food, his eyes suddenly lit up: "What are these?"

Qin Mengshang smiled: "I've prepared some ingredients that will be added to the rice balls later."

"It's just some ingredients, including vegetables and meat. How much will it cost?" If it's too expensive, he won't be willing to buy it no matter how fragrant it is.

"If you don't add anything, it costs six cents each. It contains puff pastry, white rice and bean sprouts. Add an egg here for two cents, and chicken and braised large intestine for four cents."

Afraid that he wouldn't understand, Qin Mengshang scooped out a spoonful of rice and spread it on oil paper. He first made a rice ball according to his own taste.Put the egg and chicken fillet, add white cabbage bean sprouts and wrap it up into a roll.Cut it in the middle with a knife, and the aroma of pastry mixed with eggs immediately spreads.

The man who had just set up the stall next to him was hungry. Now he smelled this oily and yearning smell, and he couldn't move his eyes away from his eyes.

As I looked at it, I couldn't help but come over and ask for the price: "Madam boss, how much does this cost?"

"This one I have costs twelve cents," Qin Mengshang boldly raised the price without fear of scaring everyone away, "But I added eggs and chicken. If you think it's too expensive, you can add less. It's cheaper if you don't add anything. Only six coins."

Anyone who has eaten cold noodles knows that she is good at making cold noodles. The man who asked the question had been busy all morning and was so hungry that his chest was pressed to his back. He pointed at the rice ball in her hand and said, "Then press it like this for me." A complete one."

"Okay," Qin Mengshang smiled, "Would you like to add some braised large intestine? These are all new homemade dishes. You can taste them first. If you think they are delicious, add them."

Lu Ximing handed over the chopsticks in time.

The man was a little hesitant at first when he heard about the large intestine, but after he tasted it, it became more and more fragrant, and he was speechless: "Can pig intestines be eaten like this? The boss lady has such skillful hands! Give me more!"

After that, he boldly threw four copper coins in.

Jiang Xun came over from Xunjiang early in the morning. His stomach was empty, but he was not as rich as the rich man, so he only ordered one with eggs.The eggs and pastry are both fried in oil, and the aroma of the rice is so delicious that you can swallow your tongue when you bite into it.

The people watching nearby started to get excited when they saw the two of them eating so deliciously.Although the price of this fresh food is scary, it is still a good deal to eat such a big rice ball with vegetables for only six cents.Both the rich and the poor bought rice balls to satisfy their cravings.

Several vendors with huge pockets came up with the best price, one or two eggs. Qin Meng Shang didn't hear anything else, but he heard the sound of copper plates crashing into the wooden trough.

She originally thought that the rice ball business would not be so easy to sell when it was first established, but she underestimated everyone's love for white rice.

A bucket of rice was all sold out in less than a hour, and even the braised large intestine, which was disliked at first, was almost sold out in the end.

Lu Ximing had a good memory and kept it in mind when settling accounts. When he stopped, he said to her: "Sister, I made more than one or two silver this morning. Can I prepare more food tomorrow?"

Although farmers farm, they cannot afford white rice every day.The rice balls made by Qin Mengshang are as big as a palm, and the puff pastry is delicious and crispy when you bite into them.The people in the town were short of oil and water in their stomachs, so if they ate their food wrapped in puff pastry, they wouldn't be hungry all morning.It’s filling and cheap food, so naturally more people will buy it.

"Be more prepared." Qin Mengshang was so tired that he couldn't straighten up and sat on a stone pillar to catch his breath. "The pastries should also be fried more."

Crispy chicken tenders require a lot of oil to make, so while Lu Ximing was packing his things, he counted two hundred copper coins and headed to the grain and oil shop.

The morning market was busy at the moment, and the vendors along the street were shouting. Qin Mengshang didn't go far when he saw the two bearded men pulling a cart of cloth coming out of the alley.

The two of them were pushing the cart. There was a lot less fabric on the cart, so they thought business was good.

Qin Mengshang was a little curious about how those cloths were sold, so he took another look.

One of the big men caught her gaze with sharp eyes. He rolled his eyes and immediately came forward: "Girl, are you buying cloth? They are all made of fine materials, and they cost ten cents a foot."

When he heard the price, Qin Mengshang was very surprised. It was not expensive, but too cheap.

The coarse cloth of the cloth shop is five cents a foot, and the most expensive cotton cloth can be sold for thirty cents a foot.The cart of cloth these two people were pulling was better than the ones in the cloth shop in terms of material and color. If it were sold at the cloth shop for fifty cents per foot, it would be considered cheap, but now it only costs ten cents.No wonder it sells so easily.

Another big man enthusiastically picked up a piece of blue cloth from the car and showed it to her: "Our goods are all shipped from Yangzhou. The patterns on them were embroidered by the best embroiderers in the city. The girl took a Horse?"

The materials are indeed good, but when you place such a cheap thing in front of you, it always feels like there are pitfalls inside.

Qin Mengshang didn't buy it, just declined and left.

It's not that she's sensitive, Xunjiang is a mixed place, and there are countless women, children, and children who go missing every year.If she hadn't been carrying cards, she wouldn't have dared to come to town to do business alone.

I bought some oil and food and quickly returned to the stall with my things.

The stalls were closed early today. When the siblings went back, the morning market was not over yet.

On the way out of the city, I met the two big men selling cloth again, surrounded by three or two young girls, who were picking up cloth happily.

Qin Mengshang glanced over there and didn't look much.

Not to mention how many days it takes to travel from Yangzhou to Yongzhou by water, she felt something was wrong just by saying, "The patterns are embroidered by the best embroiderers in the city."Who does business not to make money?Even if something unexpected happens, they still want to get back their capital as much as possible. However, those two people took the best cloth and sold it at a low price. It really doesn't make sense without some special reason.

However, Qin Mengshang didn't think about it carefully. He would continue to do business tomorrow and there were many things to do.

(End of this chapter)