Dong Xiaorou returned with the items in hand and looked at Li Zhi, who was sitting on the beach chatting with the little girl, and asked in confusion, "Whose little girl is she?"
Li Zhi shook his head and smiled, saying, "I don't know her either."
"Brother, I'm leaving now!" The little girl with a mushroom haircut stuffed the remaining fish meatballs into her mouth, making her cheeks bulge. She then handed the chopsticks back to Li Zhi, turned, and ran towards the beach with a ball in her arms to find her family.
Only then did Li Zhi stand up from the beach and help Dong Xiaorou skewer the fish meatballs, threading two onto each skewer.
"Do you like children very much?" Dong Xiaorou asked casually.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "It's okay. Don't you think that little girl just now was very charming?" "You don't know, she's quite amusing, like a little adult."
Dong Xiaorou calmly said, "You casually gave food to someone else's little girl. Have you considered whether her parents would be happy about it?"
"Huh?" Li Zhi was taken aback. Listening to Dong Xiaorou's words, he wondered if he had made a mistake by giving the little girl a fish meatball.
Nowadays, parents dote on their children a lot. "As a stranger, casually giving food to someone else's little girl, how would they know if your intentions were good or bad?" Dong Xiaorou shook her head with a smile.
"Shouldn't they?" Li Zhi scratched his head and chuckled. He hadn't thought much about it; he simply found the little girl charming. Besides, children are always fond of snacks, so he gave her a fish meatball.
"What are you selling here?" A tourist asked, attracted by Dong Xiaorou. When Li Zhi was alone, not a single person came over to see what was happening.
"Fish meatballs!" Li Zhi replied.
"How much for one skewer?"
"Five yuan each, two on a skewer!"
"Five yuan for one?" "That's expensive!" The tourist frowned, feeling a bit dissatisfied.
Dong Xiaorou smiled and interjected, "These fish meatballs are homemade, made with pure fish meat, without any additives." "They're not the kind of fish meatballs bought from the market!"
"Is that so?" "Then give me a skewer to try!" The male tourist smiled and handed ten yuan to Dong Xiaorou. Dong Xiaorou scooped a cooked skewer of fish meatballs from the basin and asked, "Would you like any seasoning?"
"No, I prefer the original flavor!"
After saying that, he took the skewer from Dong Xiaorou's hand.
Li Zhi sighed inwardly, "Beautiful women are always popular." If he were selling the fish meatballs, the tourist who had just turned away would have left immediately.
"I'll take five skewers!"
The customer, who had walked only a few meters away with the fish meatballs, turned back and handed over a fifty yuan note without saying a word.
"Alright, would you like me to pack them for you?"
"Do you have a box to put them in?" The customer asked.
"Yes!" Dong Xiaorou had just purchased a large paper cup from a small shop at the village entrance, just in case of such a situation.
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The girl with mushroom-shaped hair ran to the beach, where a group of young men and women were playing volleyball and having a great time.
"Sister, sister, give me some money!" The little girl rushed into the middle of the game, extending her hand.
The woman, a few sizes larger than the little girl, stopped and looked down at her, frowning, and asked, "What do you need money for?"
Tangtang pointed towards Li Zhi and Dong Xiaorou and said in a sweet voice, "Let's go buy some fish meatballs; they're delicious." "My brother just gave me one earlier, but I haven't had enough, and I want more!"
"Fish meatballs?"
"What fish meatballs?" Are they clean? "Did you eat them?"
"I did. My brother gave them to me, and they were so delicious." Sister, give me some money. My pocket money is with you. "If you don't give it to me, I'll tell Dad that you're bullying me." The little girl pouted and looked at Li Zhi's stall, afraid that someone else would buy all of his fish meatballs.
Li Ziyan smiled helplessly and greeted his friends, then took his sister to buy fish meatballs. These were all Li Ziyan's classmates and friends, and they were all familiar with Tangtang. Normally, the little girl was selective about her food choices, but she was truly savoring these.
"Brother, brother, Tangtang is back." "You don't have to treat Tangtang this time; Tangtang will buy it herself!"
The little girl bounced over, squinting her eyes and smiling.
Observing the girl with mushroom-shaped hair accompanied by six or seven young men and women, it was unclear what her relationship was with them.
"How much for a fish meatball?"
"Five yuan!" Li Zhi replied with a smile.
"So expensive!"
Li Zhi smiled and didn't say anything. Today, she wasn't the first person to exclaim, "So expensive."
"Expensive?" Tangtang thinks it's very cheap. Donuts cost a lot more, but fish meatballs are only five yuan each, and they're so delicious. Today, Tangtang will treat you all! The girl with mushroom-like hair defended Li Zhi, then turned to him and gestured with her two small hands, saying, "Brother, I want these!"
"Haha!" Li Zhi was amused by the little girl.
"How many are 'these'?" Li Zhi asked with a smile.
The mushroom-haired girl blinked and waved her two small hands, saying, "These are for you, brother. You're so silly." Count them yourself."
"Brother can't count them. Can you see if these are enough for what you said?" Li Zhi laughed and took ten fish meatballs, placed them in paper cups, and handed five cups to the little girl and the young men and women behind her.
"Tangtang can't count them either!" The girl with mushroom-shaped hair playfully took the paper cup. "Sister, hurry up and pay." Why are you staring at me? They're really delicious. Try them quickly!
Delicious food can't deceive people. The tongue is one of the most sensitive organs in the human body. It can determine if something is truly delicious with just one taste.
"Ziyan, it's really delicious!" Li Ziyan's classmates took the fish meatballs from Tangtang's hand, tasted them, and then exclaimed.
"Of course, Tangtang never lies." The mushroom-haired girl said proudly.
Seeing so many people gathered around Li Zhi's stall, everyone was curious and came over. When they heard there was food for sale, they couldn't resist wanting to try it.
One skewer of fish meatballs, two for ten yuan. Is it expensive? Some people might think it's a bit pricey, but it is affordable for everyone. After all, anyone who can afford to come out and play can afford it.
"It's really delicious!"
This was essentially everyone's initial reaction after trying the fish meatballs.
"Young man, did you make these fish meatballs yourself?" An elderly person asked after tasting them.
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, we made them ourselves." "One hundred percent fish meat, without any additives, preservatives, or even any seasoning."
"Do you sell uncooked fish meatballs?"
"We charge sixty yuan per kilogram." This is our wholesale price for external orders!
"Then give me two kilograms." "I want to take them home for my grandson to try!"
"I want two kilograms too!"
"Young man, give me ten kilograms!"
Li Zhi and Dong Xiaorou looked at each other. They had never expected such a scene. Seeing everyone rushing to buy the fish meatballs was more exciting than earning two hundred thousand from Zhao Xueying.
"Everyone, please calm down." We only have a limited amount of fish meatballs today, so we can only offer everyone a taste. If you want to place an order, you can do so here. We will take note of the quantity and ensure that we make them all before everyone leaves tomorrow.
It seemed that the remaining one hundred kilograms of fish meatballs would definitely not be enough to sell. Today, they sold a large quantity of cooked fish meatballs.
Sixty yuan per kilogram of fish meatballs, with twenty of them making up a kilogram. The individual price was three yuan, which was two yuan cheaper than the cooked ones at the stall.
Li Zhi did not raise the price of the fish meatballs in order to sell them. The factory could produce fish meatballs in large quantities, but they still needed to sell a lot at the stall.
"Not spicy enough." Hey, guys, don't you have any spicy flavors here? "The fish meatballs are delicious, but they're not spicy enough!"
Spicy flavor?
Li Zhi shook his head with a wry smile. They really didn't have that. They only had the original flavor, and if someone wanted it spicy, they would have to add chili powder.
They were busy until nine o'clock in the evening before Li Zhi and Dong Xiaorou returned from the beach. They didn't want to sell anymore because they had already sold all one hundred kilograms of fish meatballs.
"We're going to make a fortune!" Back at the factory, Li Zhi shouted with joy, truly happy today!
Dong Xiaorou smiled but didn't say anything. She could sense Li Zhi's current mood; not only was Li Zhi happy, but she was also excited. In just half an afternoon, they had sold at least two thousand fish meatballs.