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Chapter 32 Opening for Business
Shen Dong and his group went to the market and set up their stall under the locust tree at the entrance of the market.
In ancient times, there were no strict regulations for small vendors. As long as they didn’t block the doors of shops and didn’t affect the business of the shops, they wouldn’t be driven away. However, if they were unlucky, they would encounter hooligans who extorted protection fees.
There were many stalls selling breakfast in the market, and they had already set up their stalls and were doing business.
Shen Dong and his group completely ignored the others, focusing only on setting up their stall. After putting all the ingredients on the table, Shen Dong and Wei Shi sat on small wooden stools and waited for customers to come.
Shen Nian was speechless: “Father, Mother, can you do business like this? We have all the semi-finished products on the table, customers don’t know what we’re selling, how would they buy it?”
Shen Dong said: “When I sold wild game in the market before, I sold it like this!”
Shen Duo interjected: “That’s why Uncle, every time you come to sell wild game, it takes you a long time.”
Shen Dong glared at him.
Shen Duo wasn’t afraid, he walked to the charcoal stove and said: “We have to make the pancakes so that customers know what we’re selling, we can’t wait for customers to come before making them, we’re not seasoned veterans who have been doing business in the market for many years.”
As he spoke, he lit the charcoal fire, burned the charcoal red, put it in the charcoal stove, and then placed the flat iron pan on the charcoal stove.
Charcoal is more durable and cleaner than firewood, making it more convenient to fry pancakes. It was bought by Shen Dong yesterday at a high price, and the flat iron pan was also bought yesterday, costing half a tael of silver. These two things made Shen Dong feel heartache for a whole night.
If the scallion pancakes couldn’t make money, he would cry!
The iron pan was heated, Shen Duo brushed oil on it, and put in the pancake dough.
Shen Nian and Shen Feng came over, clapping their hands and shouting loudly to create an atmosphere.
“Third Brother’s pancakes are so well-fried, they smell so good!”
“Third Brother, can you give me the first scallion pancake?”
“Okay! No problem!”
The three children’s voices were loud, passersby and nearby merchants all heard them, and many people looked over curiously.
“What are they selling over there?”
“Oh! That little girl is so pretty!”
“That little boy is handsome too!”
“Who is so lucky to have two such lovely children?”
“Huh? It smells so good, let’s go and take a look.” A young girl sniffed, smelled the aroma of the scallion pancakes, and immediately pulled her companion towards Shen Nian’s family.
At this time, Shen Duo had finished making the first scallion pancake, wrapped it in oil paper and handed it to Shen Nian.
Shen Nian glanced at the two girls walking towards them, pretended to be intoxicated and smelled the pancake in her hand, then blew on it, took a bite: “Delicious, Third Brother, it’s so delicious!”
Shen Feng looked envious, and hurriedly shouted: “Third Brother, make me a scallion pancake too, I want to eat! I want to eat!”
His impatient tone was as if the scallion pancake was some kind of delicacy.
The passersby were even more curious, and two more people walked towards them.
The two girls came to the stall, the girl in pink pointed at the scallion pancake in Shen Nian’s hand and asked: “Little girl, what are you eating?”
Since the other party was a girl, Shen Dong didn’t answer, but Wei Shi replied softly: “My daughter is eating thousand-layer scallion pancakes, it’s our family’s unique secret recipe. This pancake has a thousand layers, thin as paper, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, it can be paired with five-spice pork, braised meat, preserved mustard greens and pork, meat pie, potato shreds, lettuce, eggs, chili sauce, sweet sauce and other ingredients. Would the two ladies like to buy one and try it?”
As she spoke, she deliberately lifted the white cloth on the table, allowing the two girls to see the ingredients below.
It was clean, smelled fragrant, and looked very appetizing.
The two people who came later also saw it, they were very satisfied, but they didn’t speak, they just stood behind the two girls and watched.
The girl in pink asked: “This pancake’s way of eating is rare, how much does it cost?”
Although it was their first time doing business, Wei Shi didn’t feel nervous at all. She smiled calmly and said, “A pancake with an egg and lettuce is five copper coins each. If you need to add other ingredients, you need to pay extra. Five-spice pork and braised meat add two copper coins, preserved mustard greens and meat pie add three copper coins, potato shreds add one copper coin, chili sauce, sweet sauce, and lettuce are free.”
The girl in blue beside the girl in pink frowned and said, “That’s too expensive, a big meat bun is only two copper coins each!”
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the little girl next to her take a bite of the pancake, chewing the meat in her mouth, making people’s appetites whetted.
The two girls couldn’t help but swallow their saliva.
Wei Shi smiled and said slowly, “Our scallion pancakes are made with fine flour, and each pancake is very filling. You can see that the meat wrapped in my daughter’s pancake is a large piece, meat is expensive, the cost is there, this is already a fair price!”
Shen Nian continued to eat the pancake in big bites, her cute and innocent appearance completely captured the hearts of the two girls.
“I’ll buy a pancake, add meat pie, and I want chili sauce.”
“I’ll have one too, add braised meat, and I want sweet sauce.”
Wei Shi agreed: “Okay! Please wait a moment, two guests, I’ll make the pancakes for you.”
Shen Dong was about to start making the pancakes, but Zhao Uncle walked over and pushed him aside: “I’ll do it!”
His eyes were shining as he looked at the ingredients.
The two girls saw that he was silly, they both frowned, but when they saw his skilled technique, they quickly relaxed.
Soon, the aroma of the pancakes spread, the rare way of making pancakes attracted the attention of many passersby.
There were eggs and meat, the filling was really full.
They got the scallion pancakes, paid the copper coins, and the two girls couldn’t wait to take a bite.
“Fragrant! So fragrant!”
The two exclaimed.
Not only was the pancake fragrant, but the meat wrapped inside was also fragrant, surprisingly delicious!
The two customers who had been watching, seeing the two girls eating so deliciously, couldn’t resist and each bought a pancake.
Zhao Uncle was busy again, many diners came to try the food, some doubted it was a trick and hesitated to watch, some couldn’t resist their curiosity and lined up to buy pancakes.
By the time Shen Nian finished the pancake in her hand, there were already four or five customers lined up in front of the stall.
While Zhao Uncle was frying the pancakes, Shen Dong was responsible for collecting money, Shen Duo introduced the scallion pancakes to the customers, Shen Feng was responsible for recording the customers’ needs, Wei Shi helped Zhao Uncle, handing the finished pancakes to the customers.
Shen Nian sat on the stool, swinging her little feet, smiling happily.
Suddenly, she felt something, her eyes turned, and she saw two women dressed in neat clothes looking at them furtively under a tree not far away, whispering to each other from time to time.
Shen Nian frowned, following the gaze of the two women, she found that they were looking at her mother.
Just as she was wondering, the two women seemed to have agreed on something and turned to leave.
Shen Nian’s expression became strange.
Wei Shi handed a scallion pancake to a customer, raised her eyes and saw the backs of the two women who had walked away, she didn’t think much of it, quickly retracted her gaze, and continued to help Zhao Uncle.
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