Chapter 22 The opportunity has come
It seems that I can't take the bus.
I can only continue to measure the road from Qinghe Bay to Yanguan Town on foot.
Tong Huaqiong was grateful to Tong Dajiao for giving her a pair of big feet, and was also grateful to Tong Dajiao's mother for not binding her feet into three-inch golden lotus.
Otherwise, it would be too tiring to travel on your small feet.
Gu Taohua was carrying two large baskets of cakes, scolding Uncle Xu for being too selective in what he served her, while she walked breathlessly.
I have been working hard to make money with Tong Huaqiong these days. Although I feel a sense of accomplishment, I am really exhausted.
If she wasn't afraid of being beaten and scolded by her mother, she really wanted to throw away the big basket.
As the most pampered youngest daughter of the Gu family, she has never experienced the hardship of making money.
Aren’t the days like in the past when all we did was eat and sleep and our sister-in-law served us wonderful?
However, with the strong intervention of my mother, it is probably difficult to return to such a happy life.
Gu Taohua sighed, weighed the basket, and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Mom, help me change my hands and carry this basket of dry biscuits. The basket of dry biscuits is lighter."
Tong Huaqiong pretended not to see the basket that Gu Taohua handed over.
Gu Taohua held the baskets in the air for a long time, and her hands ached from exhaustion. She said dissatisfiedly, "Mom, you can't always let me carry two big baskets. It's exhausting."
Tong Huaqiong put her hands on her hips and cursed: "You think this little work is tiring? You unfilial daughter, I raised you with my life, so isn't it right for me to ask you to carry two baskets? I work so hard to earn money to support the family and now I'm embarrassed to yell at you, and you're not even willing to carry two baskets?"
Tong Huaqiong was tired from traveling, and as a mother who had just had her heart replaced, she didn't want to carry the big basket herself.
Gu Taohua looked aggrieved.
These days, my mother is like she has eaten dynamite. She will explode at any time. She will explode everyone except my sister-in-law and Maner.
"Don't feel wronged. Why am I helping you make money? It's to make our family live a good life soon. When we can earn five taels of silver, I will buy you a new set of clothes."
"Just wait and you'll be fine after these few days. When our business picks up in the future, we can open a shop and it won't be so hard."
Tong Huaqiong still has to order the fat daughter around. She can't just slap her. She has to give her a handful of dates from time to time and also draw a big pie in the sky at the right time.
Otherwise, she would really quit. Who would carry such a heavy load? Tong Huaqiong didn't want to carry it anyway.
Gu Taohua didn't care about the shop or not. When she heard that there were new clothes to wear, the grievance on her face disappeared and she was full of strength again.
Said, "Then I will choose the satin myself."
When we arrived in the town, the sun had not yet risen, but vendors were already hawking their wares on the street.
Tong Huaqiong looked around the street and had an idea in mind.
"Let's go to a different place today," said Tong Huaqiong.
"Then where do we move to?" Gu Taohua asked.
These past two days, they were selling steamed buns and dry biscuits. Both mother and daughter were near the post station or the place where they worked. Business was very good and sales were very fast. In just two days, they developed a group of regular customers.
If you change places, you have to call out again and attract people again, which is a waste of time.
Gu Taohua didn't understand why Tong Huaqiong wanted to change places again.
"Move to the area near Sushi Garden." Tong Huaqiong said.
"What? Near the Pastry Garden?" Gu Taohua was so shocked that she almost knocked over two baskets of pastries.
Sushiyuan is the most famous pastry shop in Yanguan Town. During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, Sushiyuan pastries are a standard item when visiting relatives.
Tong Dajiao loves to eat pastries from Sushiyuan, and Gu Jingzhe buys her a pound of pastries every time he goes home.
Gu Taohua thought that her mother was really thoughtful. Setting up a stall in front of the entrance of Sushiyuan, and selling Sushiyuan's signature cake, mung bean cake, wasn't that tantamount to giving away her life and cutting off her own livelihood.
Just ask who would not buy from an old store and instead buy the new mung bean cake from a widow.
She just won’t!
How did Niang win at Sushiyuan? By throwing tantrums and rolling around?
"Mom, are you kidding me?" Gu Taohua thought her mother was just daydreaming.
"I'm not kidding. We sell them near Sushiyuan." Tong Huaqiong made the final decision.
"Okay, since mom has said so, I will listen to her."
I don’t know where my mother gets her confidence from.
Gu Taohua thought that if she couldn't persuade him, she would stop trying. If the mung bean cakes really couldn't be sold, she wouldn't lose money, as she could just eat them all.
The aroma from the basket went straight into her nose. She had been holding it in all the way and had been wanting to have a big meal.
It would be better if it couldn't be sold.
Gu Taohua strode towards the Sushi Garden carrying the basket.
The further they walked, the stronger the aroma of pastries in the air became. Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua passed by Sushi Garden and saw the first batch of pastries from the top pastry shop in Yanguan Town were freshly baked.
Tong Huaqiong looked in the direction of the scent and saw that quite a few people were queuing up early in the morning.
Its popularity was just like the popular date cake shop outside her school in her previous life.
It’s good to be popular!
She was also worried that the popularity of Sushiyuan was diluted.
Tong Huaqiong's evil thoughts flashed through her mind, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. The customers lining up were all Sushiyuan's help to her stall.
"Taohua, let's go to the opposite side of Sushi Garden."
Tong Huaqiong directed Gu Taohua to carry the basket of pastries to the opposite side of the pastry garden.
If you sell it opposite the Sushi Garden, wouldn’t that be asking for a beating?
However, Gu Taohua was already numb, and she followed Tong Huaqiong's instructions and carried two large baskets of pastries to the opposite side of the Sushi Garden.
"What's going on? I've been waiting for a long time, but they're not selling yet."
"Yes, I am waiting for the first batch of fresh and hot ones to buy for my mother at home."
"You squeezed me."
"I came here first. Didn't you see? You have those big eyes for nothing. You can't see me standing here even though I'm so grown up. You can't cut in line."
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Accompanied by the rich aroma of pastries from Sushiyuan, the queue for buying pastries became bustling.
"Don't worry, don't worry, the sale will start soon." The waiter at Sushiyuan shouted to report the progress.
Tong Huaqiong carefully observed the sales situation of Sushiyuan.
More and more people were lining up, and several batches of pastries were sold out as soon as they were served.
"Mom, I think it was a mistake for us to set up a stall in Sushi Garden. I am too embarrassed to even start selling."
I had been selling steamed buns and dry biscuits for a few days and thought I was pretty awesome. But when I compared it with a big shop like Sushiyuan with long queues, my business seemed too shabby.
"Trust me, we will definitely sell out today." Tong Huaqiong looked confident.
Gu Taohua naturally didn't believe it. She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off her face, then took out a clean handkerchief and placed it aside.
My mother said that when selling food, the most important thing is cleanliness.
"Taohua, when people come to ask about it later, the price of dry biscuits will remain the same as before. The price of mung bean cake is one yuan and six cents, and the price of mung bean cake is one yuan and eight cents." Tong Huaqiong told Taohua her own pricing.
"What? Mom, are you crazy? A piece of mung bean cake in Sushiyuan costs five cents, and we sell it at such a high price, right in front of Sushiyuan. Aren't we cutting off our own livelihood?"
Gu Taohua was speechless. Her mother was making mistakes at every step.
Tong Huaqiong didn't explain either.
What does Gu Taohua know? It seems that Sushiyuan’s prices are lower than hers, but there are certain requirements for buying Sushiyuan’s pastries.
The cakes and pastries at Sushiyuan are generally sold in quantities starting from half a pound.
This step alone has dissuaded many people from leaving.
Not everyone could afford pastries in those days. On weekdays, if people in Qinghewan wanted to buy pastries at the market, they would have to place an order together with three or four families.
Since Sushiyuan’s products are sold in large quantities, she sells them in small quantities, with a minimum order of one.
In this case, the price of selling it individually will definitely be slightly higher.
What's more, her mung bean cakes are made with solid ingredients, and people who know the quality will know it after just one taste.
Therefore, Tong Huaqiong does not feel that her prices are too high at all.
The two men set up the stall and covered the mung bean cakes and mung bean cakes with snow-white cage cloth.
The small box next to it is filled with mung bean cakes cut into small pieces. This is a tasting session organized by Tong Huaqiong.
Many passers-by were attracted by the fragrance from Tong Huaqiong's stall and stopped to look. They turned around and saw that it was mung bean cakes and mung bean biscuits. Without asking, they quickly walked to Sushiyuan to queue up.
"Mom, you see I told you it's not possible, but there's no one to even ask."
Gu Taohua looked at the long queues at Sushiyuan and it would be a lie if she said she was not envious. Then she looked at her own stall and realized it was too shabby.
"Don't be anxious. What is meant to come will eventually come." Tong Huaqiong didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
At this time, a quarrel broke out in front of the Sushiyuan team.
Tong Huaqiong smiled after hearing this, here comes the opportunity.