Wulan had just eaten one bowl and was full, but not completely full.
But according to the appetite of her family, they would definitely be full tonight, so she refused: "We'll eat dumplings tomorrow morning. Come, try this wild vegetable first!"
She took amaranth, purslane and watercress. To save time and purely to try the taste, she blanched them and mixed them all.
At this moment, red peppers, white sesame seeds, dark brown sauce and vinegar, and green leaves and stems are intertwined together, and a sour and spicy fragrance comes to your face.
Song Sancheng didn't hesitate any longer, he quickly reached out and picked it up and put it into his mouth.
“Hmm!”
Fresh, spicy, sour, crispy and tender... various tastes intertwined together, Song Sancheng couldn't stop eating, and he could take away half a plate of food in one go.
That's it...
"This is so appetizing. I should have cooked a pot of rice earlier." He said with great regret.
Wulan looked at his stomach and said, "Don't eat anymore. Don't worry about getting bloated. Let me try it!"
After tasting it, the whole family fell silent.
After a while, Wu Lan asked hesitantly, "Isn't this... ten yuan too cheap?"
Song Tan made a prompt decision: "It's a bargain - listen to me, 20 yuan a bundle!" He would go to sell them in the morning, and there was no need to worry if they couldn't be sold, because the repeat customers who had lunch there would definitely come back again!
Now, making money is important!
Wu Lan regretted it immediately: "If I had known, I would have only smoked a few of each to try!"
…
Early the next morning.
It was really early in the morning, at 5:30 Song Tan was called up, and Song Sancheng was planning to help carry the vegetables, but he found that his daughter was carrying a basket in each hand, and Qiao Qiao was carrying another basket, and there were seventy or eighty bundles of wild vegetables on the car.
"You really don't need me to go with you?"
"No need, we have Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao can help, right?" Song Tan refused him.
Qiao Qiao beside him agreed loudly: "Yes! Qiao Qiao is enough!"
Song Sancheng stood there blankly with his hands stretched out, and suddenly felt sad about getting old.
Until Wulan called him again: "There are still some dumplings left in the pot, do you want to eat some?"
"Eat!" He immediately threw away the sudden sadness.
…
Uncle Wang, who was driving the van, was an acquaintance in the village. He looked at the road and asked curiously, "Tan Tan, are you going to the city to sell vegetables?"
Song Tan nodded: "Yes, it's cold now, so we can eat some fresh food. If we can't sell all of them, we can take them back and eat them ourselves. It won't be a big deal."
That's true.
Uncle Wang nodded: "That's great. Young people nowadays are not willing to endure such hardships. Your parents are so lucky!"
After a lot of commercial flattery from both sides, it was not yet seven o'clock when the car stopped beside the famous vegetable market in the old city.
Although it is called a vegetable market, it has not been properly planned. It is just next to the river and has many access roads. So everyone comes here tacitly to sell things by carrying their shoulders or pushing their carts.
Song Tan didn't even have to pay any stall fee. He just placed the baskets in front of him one by one, took out two folding stools and a stack of plastic bags, and that was everything.
"Sister, I'll sell it!"
Qiao Qiao can't wait.
Song Tan quickly gave him the center position: "Okay, Qiao Qiao sells it - do you know how much it costs?"
"Know!"
Qiao Qiao rubbed his hands in anticipation: "Twenty dollars a bundle, no bargaining!"
That's all you need to know.
Song Tan thought about it and pasted the two QR codes printed at the village office yesterday - one for payment.
And another one: Wild vegetable new arrival announcement group, scan the QR code to join, fresh wild vegetables, advance announcement.
She dared to swear on her entire cultivation career that anyone who had eaten her wild vegetables today would definitely become a repeat customer.
…
The weather is good today. Although the sun has not risen at seven o'clock, the morning glow can be vaguely seen on the horizon. Many housewives wearing coral fleece pajamas or old down jackets are coming and going in the vegetable market.
The brother and sister sat obediently on the small stool. They looked similar, but the boy had a dark and shiny face and fair skin. He was pretty and cute, with the most amiable appearance.
And he's still so young.
Look at this vegetable market again. Not to mention the people setting up stalls, there are hardly any young people even among those selling vegetables.
People who were buying groceries couldn't help but cast their eyes over there.
Then I took a look at the basket in front of me. What kind of weather is this? There are so many fresh wild vegetables, and they are neatly arranged!
"Girl, how much do you sell this shepherd's purse for?"
Vegetables are extremely expensive during the Chinese New Year, and with guests coming and going, when people see shepherd's purse, the first thing they think of is fresh and tender dumplings.
The aunt's question seemed to be a start, and people gradually gathered around.
"I know, I know! Shepherd's purse, 20 yuan a bundle, one pound!"
Qiao Qiao couldn't wait to answer.
He sat on the bench, looking up slightly at the aunt in front of him. He was so well-behaved and cute, with a shaved head and a furry head, no old aunt could resist him.
not to mention…
The tone of voice when adults speak is different from that when children speak.
The aunt who asked the question looked at him in surprise, as if she had noticed something. But she saw Qiao Qiao still staring at her persistently, so she frowned tentatively:
"This is too expensive. Can you sell it for ten dollars?"
“No, no,” Qiao Qiao shook her head like a rattle and emphasized again: “Shepherd’s purse dumplings, I ate three bowls this morning!”
He used his hands to make the number three.
Song Tan also laughed: "Yes, Auntie, I dug these yesterday. They taste very fresh and tender. Twenty yuan is really not expensive."
"And this bundle is one pound, there is only more, no less, greenhouse vegetables are so expensive now! Spring is here, let's eat some fresh wild vegetables early, it will be refreshing."
Then he pointed to the QR code next to him and said, "If you are worried, just scan the code and join the group. If it doesn't taste good, just contact me on WeChat and I will give you a refund."
These words were spoken with great confidence, and the aunt in front of her made a decision instantly.
It’s just that there are too many choices in the basket in front of me!
Which one should I buy
She was conflicted.
However, when the aunt hesitated for a moment, Qiao Qiao lowered his eyebrows and looked up at her pitifully:
"Auntie, don't you want to buy it? Qiao Qiao dug it!"
The aunt's heart melted, and everyone present also saw the problem, and immediately agreed: "Buy it!"
"But Auntie doesn't know which one to buy, what should I do?"
Qiao Qiao blinked blankly: "Then just eat a bite of each!" Sometimes he would feel so painful when buying snacks.
"Ouch!" A group of people in front of the stall laughed happily: "You kid, you are so greedy. This is 20 yuan a bunch, so you have to buy 100 yuan each time."
Qiao Qiao was not convinced: "Qiao Qiao has been eating it for two days in a row."
"Shepherd's purse, for making dumplings."
"Wild onions, stewed crucian carp, scrambled eggs!"
“Ma…Ma…” He forgot the name.
Song Tan quickly touched his head and said, "Qiao Qiao is awesome!"
Then he picked up the dishes and showed them to everyone: "Malantou can be stir-fried with meat or served cold, watercress is also fresh and tender, and purslane is even better for clearing away heat and relieving internal heat..."
"I guarantee that you will want to eat our wild vegetables again after eating them once."
She turned the vegetables over and over again and took them out to show everyone. Each one was fresh and tender, with emerald green leaves, without any damage.
What's more, there were many vegetable experts around, and they could tell that the girl had not cheated on the weight just by picking it up with their hands - at 20 yuan per pound, and considering that they were wild vegetables freshly dug in the village, it was really not expensive.
The more everyone looked at it, the more excited they were. Then they looked at the greenhouse vegetables they were holding.
"Here, give me two pounds of shepherd's purse. My son likes to eat dumplings!"
"I want two pounds too - and a handful of wild onions. Oh, they're really wild and so tasty! I haven't eaten them in more than ten years!"
"I want one too! Give me another bunch of purslane, it's an anti-inflammatory and diuretic..."
"Amaranthus is good for relieving internal heat. I want this. Give me two bundles. I want shepherd's purse, too!"
"Watercress! Watercress is so tender, I want three handfuls, give one to my daughter!"