Chapter 71 Rich Student
Soon we arrived in town.
Tong Huaqiong was familiar with the place and directed her two sons to pull her to the opposite side of the pastry garden. After the flatbed cart stopped, the brothers Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe took the pastries out of the cart, and Gu Taohua unfolded the sign of "Taohua Desserts".
The first batch of pastries from Sushiyuan is just coming out of the oven, and the street market is filled with a saliva-watering aroma.
"Mom, is it okay for you and Taohua to stay here?" Gu Dashu asked after wiping the sweat off his forehead after unloading the last basket of cakes from the car.
He was worried that his mother and sister would be plotted against by the people in the Sushi Garden when they were fighting for food. What if there was a conflict and there was no man around, and they were bullied? He wanted to stay and support Taohua Dessert.
Tong Huaqiong chased Gu Dashu home and said, "You and Lao San should go back and irrigate the wheat in the other field at the foot of the mountain, and gather the corners of our field to plant vegetables. And the manure in the pig and chicken pens, you two should carry it to the fields. There is too much work to do at home, why do you stay in town?"
Gu Dashu pointed at Sushiyuan and said, "Mom, look at the guy from Sushiyuan, the way he looked at our stall could make a hole in his eyes. I'll stay here. If Sushiyuan chases you away, I can take care of you and my sister."
Tong Huaqiong naturally saw the waiter from Sushiyuan. He had the same look not only today, but also yesterday.
He even deliberately spat at her stall yesterday when he passed by.
When doing business, it is normal to have competition and some tricks. She is not afraid of them. At worst, she can just deal with the opponent's tricks.
Can you still kill her?
If she can't even run a pastry garden, how can she open a shop in the capital city and rely on the Lu family?
"You don't need to stay. When have I ever suffered a loss? Just tell me when I have ever lost in a fight for land and water in our village. Not only have I never lost in Qinghe Bay, I have never lost even when representing the village to fight for water with Yueliang Bay." Tong Huaqiong said.
Gu Dashu said, "That's different. That's when you use the method of crying, making a fuss, and threatening to commit suicide in the village. This is a business in the town. How can you do business with this method?"
Tong Huaqiong said nonchalantly, "What's the difference? Are the guys at Sushiyuan not human beings? If they piss me off, I'll run to the gate of Sushiyuan and cry, make a scene, and even threaten myself. If anyone blocks my business, I'll close the store."
"I am barefoot and I am not afraid of those who wear shoes!"
Gu Dashu: "..."
"Brother, let's go back." Gu Jingzhe, who had two bumps on his head, advised, "I trust mother and sister."
Gu Jingzhe has been working in the fields these two days and found that farming also involves a lot of knowledge. He feels a sense of accomplishment these two days while farming with a scholarly attitude.
At this time, he wanted to go back and study why the wheat in the village grew differently.
"Let's go, second brother." Gu Jingzhe pulled Gu Dashu and turned to leave.
Tong Huaqiong was wondering why Gu Jingzhe was so anxious. She saw the students from the private school walking towards Taohua Dessert from a distance. Tong Huaqiong knew in her heart that Gu Jingzhe did not want to have a head-on confrontation with his classmates from the private school.
Gu Jingzhe ran faster than a rabbit. Among his classmates was Fan Tong, the only scholar in the private school. He had always been at odds with Fan Tong, and he didn't want Fan Tong and others to see the bump on his head and the wound on the corner of his mouth.
What a shame!
"Open!" Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Taohua.
"Come and have a look, Taohua Desserts are great. Taohua Desserts has a variety of delicious pastries, including mung bean cakes, mung bean pancakes, chestnut crisps, honey three-knife, cookies, coconut crisps..."
"Whatever you want to eat, Taohua Dessert can satisfy you; whatever you want to try that you have never eaten before, Taohua Dessert also has it."
"Peach Blossom Dessert, you can try it for free. If it doesn't taste good, you don't have to pay."
"Peach Blossom Desserts, Mr. Huang said they are delicious pastries, come and have a look."
......
Gu Taohua started shouting.
She was wearing a loose pink dress. Although she was fat, her skin was pink and tender, and her round face was extremely festive. She looked like a large pink peach blossom in full bloom, which was very attractive. In addition, she wore a pearl hairpin given by Lu Zhaozhao on her head, which swayed with her shouting, making her look more lively.
As Gu Taohua called out, Taohua Dessert gradually attracted a circle of customers. Even the customers queuing in Sushiyuan couldn't help but turn back and come to the Taohua Dessert stall.
It’s free to try the food anyway. If it doesn’t taste good, you can just go to Sushiyuan and queue up again.
"I heard that the date cakes at Peach Blossom Dessert are very delicious. Let's go and try some."
"Master Su tasted it yesterday and said it was delicious."
The students in the private school were attracted by Gu Taohua's voice, and some of them even went to buy some cakes to try.
Fan Tong didn't want to go. He found that Gu Taohua was interested in him, but her widowed mother was too difficult to deal with.
Even if he doesn't go, he wants Taohua to see him. He wants to tease Taohua Gu!
Yesterday he stood at a distance and observed the sales of Taohua Desserts, estimating that he could sell at least ten taels of silver a day. If Gu Taohua could marry him with Taohua Desserts as a dowry, he might not be unwilling to accept her rock-hard figure.
"Auntie, give me eight pieces of date cakes." A student tasted the sample in Tong Huaqiong's hand, pointed at the date cakes and asked for eight pieces.
"Okay." Tong Huaqiong smiled happily.
It was obvious that this student was a wealthy man, as he spent eight pieces of date cakes at once.
"Take whatever you want to eat, it's my treat." The rich student said to the other students.
"Oh, it's so embarrassing that Meng Yanping always asks you to treat us." One of the students said with a smile.
"Okay, stop wasting time." Meng Yanping began to untie the purse.
The other students were laughing and making noises. Some asked for walnut cakes, some asked for chestnut cakes, and some asked for honey cakes. Gu Taohua wrapped the cakes and handed them to the students, and Tong Huaqiong collected the money.
He made one or two taels of silver as soon as he opened.
"Hey, where did Senior Brother Fan go?" asked a younger student.
When Gu Taohua heard "Senior Brother Fan", she raised her head in response. She saw Fan Tong just now, but when this group of students rushed over, he turned to the Bi Mo Tang next door.
Gu Taohua looked lost.
"Don't worry about him." Meng Yanping said.
"Since your senior brother is not here, and you bought a lot today, I will give you four extra cookies and give them to your senior brother."
Gu Taohua saw that Tong Huaqiong was soliciting other customers and was not paying attention to her, so she wrapped the cookies and handed them to the young student who had just called "Senior Brother Fan" and asked the student to give them to Fan Tong.
The students took the biscuits and dispersed. Gu Taohua saw Fan Tong coming out of the Pen and Ink Hall and smiled at her from a distance.
Gu Taohua felt as if she had drunk a bowl of iced green beans in June, her heart bubbling with joy.
After Fan Tong left, Gu Taohua looked at her mother and found that Tong Huaqiong didn't pay any attention to her at all. She felt relieved and started shouting at the top of her voice.
“Peach blossom dessert.”
"You can try the peach blossom dessert for free. If it doesn't taste good, you don't have to pay."
More and more people gathered around.
Everyone in town knew that Taohua desserts were available for tasting, and everyone was vying to try the cut pieces of pastries on the plate.
Tong Huaqiong stared at the tasting plate, afraid that some old lady who was trying to take advantage of her might take it away.
Taohua dessert became an internet celebrity in Yanguan Town as soon as it was launched. With the help of the food tasting, Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua were busy all morning.
The mother and daughter ate steamed buns and eggs brought from home at noon and continued their business.
Tong Huaqiong expressed her satisfaction. With such an effect, she didn't even hire anyone to queue up, and word of mouth spread.
"Boss, you see the people in the queue behind have all taken Peach Blossom Desserts. Please think of a solution."
The waiter at Sushiyuan watched the hustle and bustle of Taohua Desserts at the door for a while, then came to look for Manager Feng with a worried look on his face.
Shopkeeper Feng's face was not looking good either. He was muttering about the widow and her daughter, who had actually taken away a lot of business from Sushiyuan in the past two days.
"Go and buy them some snacks." Shopkeeper Feng said to the waiter after he had thought for a moment.