To be honest, Gu Chen was hungry too.
He had been busy all morning and it was almost one o'clock, but he hadn't even had time to eat.
Lao Tang, who was standing next to him, was even more hungry and could barely keep from salivating.
'What a business idea, putting such a delicious smell of meat by the entrance. Who could resist?'
To be honest, he was hungry too.
But a meat sandwich costs five yuan, and he can't afford it.
Lao Tang is forty years old.
Unlike Gu Chen, he has three children to support, as well as his parents, his wife and himself.
His family relies on the income from selling dried goods.
Life is hard, so he saves wherever he can.
After Lao Tang finished speaking, he took out two buns and a small box of pickles from the metal box under the seat of the tricycle.
He didn't want to eat them alone, so he looked at Gu Chen.
'If you don't mind, would you like some? It's a pity for the child, I don't have much to offer her here.'
To be honest, Gu Chen didn't mind, but there was also Tantan, wasn't there?
His daughter had followed him all day, and he didn't want to let her eat just bread and pickles.
Gu Chen smiled.
He said casually, 'No, these pickles look good, I can't keep them to myself.'
Then he walked over to the meat sandwich.
The man buying the meat sandwich was a middle-aged man, wearing an old-looking apron with some grease stains on it. It looked like the kind that you wash many times but still can't get rid of.
The stall was also clean.
When he saw Gu Chen, he smiled and said, 'Buddy, is this your first time shopping in this market?'
Gu Chen also smiled and said, 'Yes, I just came today.'
Then he added, 'How much are the meat buns?'
The boss looked at Gu Chen.
'Five yuan each, but since we're family, I'll let you have one for four yuan. There's definitely a lot of meat.'
Gu Chen nodded, "Okay, thank you, boss. I'll have three.'
Thinking that Tang was a strong man and one might not be enough to fill him up, he changed his mind and said, "Forget it, I'll have four!'
'Okay!'
The boss didn't hesitate, and started chopping a piece of authentic-coloured braised pork out of the pot.
In no time at all, he had four steaming meat buns ready and handed them to Gu Chen.
Gu Chen took the meat buns and gave the boss sixteen yuan.
Then he took the meat buns and walked back.
When Tang Tang saw the meat buns, her mouth watered. She loved meat the most!
'Daddy, meat! Meat!'
Gu Chen gave the little girl's cute head a rub before handing her the meat sandwich, 'Go ahead and eat.'
The little girl couldn't wait to take it and started eating it in big bites.
Gu Chen then handed the other two to Lao Tang, 'Brother, why don't you try some of your pickles?'
Lao Tang was embarrassed. This meat bun was good, and there were several pieces, not to mention that Gu Chen had bought two for himself.
This really made him feel a little embarrassed.
'No, no, no, you eat yours, my buns are just fine.'
After saying this, he wanted to eat his own buns.
Gu Chen ignored his refusal and simply stuffed the meat bun in his hand. 'Come on, brother, it's already been bought, it would be a waste not to eat it!'
Seeing Gu Chen's stubbornness, and also because he was really hungry,
Lao Tang didn't refuse. He smiled and said, 'Okay, then I won't refuse either.'
The two men ate the steamed buns with meat and then began to tidy up their respective stalls.
Gu Chen's broccoli, because it was so special, attracted attention as soon as it was displayed.
A young woman saw Gu Chen's broccoli on the stall and looked surprised.
'What is this? Why is it so big?'
Before Gu Chen could introduce it, the enthusiastic Lao Tang next to him said, 'What is this? This is imported broccoli, the taste is superb, it's sold like crazy, have you ever seen people lining up to buy it? If you want to buy this stuff, you have to queue up at the Beiqiao Market!'
After all, people are influenced by what they eat, and Lao Tang had eaten Gu Chen's meat buns and always felt like he owed Gu Chen.
So he helped Gu Chen sell the food.
On hearing this, the young wife was stunned.
Queues to buy vegetables?
Are you joking?
She looked at Lao Tang suspiciously, 'You're just bragging.'
Lao Tang shrugged, 'I'm not a bragger. If you don't believe me, try some yourself. It tastes like pears, so fresh and sweet!'
This remark startled the young wife for a moment.
It was the first time she had heard of cauliflower that tasted like pears!
'I don't believe it.'
Nanmen Market is not comparable to Beiqiao Market. The Nanmen area itself is more prosperous, and the people here have higher incomes, with more young people and less of a tendency to follow the crowd.
The young wife is still very vigilant.
She looks at Gu Chen and says, 'Can I try some?'
Gu Chen nods, 'Of course you can.'
Then he took out a knife, picked a broccoli flower and cut off a small piece at the stem, handing it to the young wife.
Without saying a word, she put it in her mouth.
Then Yizhihang's face was full of surprise.
'Oh my, it really is broccoli that tastes like a pear, it's even sweeter than a pear!'
Hearing her say this, the people around them couldn't help but come over in curiosity to watch the fun.
'It really is sweeter than a pear?'
a woman next to her asked curiously.
'Yes, it really is!'
After saying this, the young wife looked over at Gu Chen and said, 'Give me one!'
After all, they were well-off, so when buying things, they didn't ask for a price, didn't bargain, and didn't even think about what to do if they couldn't finish such a big one. They just took it and ate it.
Gu Chen smiled and said, 'This one weighs six or seven catties, can your family finish it?'
'Oh, there's no way it won't be finished. We can stir fry some and I can eat the rest as fruit.'
The nutritional value of cauliflower is high, and it tastes so good.
Eating it as fruit is even better than eating pears!
'Okay.' Gu Chen didn't ask any more questions. He was a businessman, so he just said what he wanted to say. They were both adults, and it was the customer's choice how much to buy.
Gu Chen put the cauliflower on the scale and weighed it.
'Six catties, 36 cents.'
The young wife immediately took 50 yuan out of her pocket and handed it to Gu Chen.
Seeing that the young wife had bought one without hesitation and had talked about it as if it were something miraculous, everyone around them couldn't help but become curious.
'Give me one too, I want to try it and see if it's really that amazing.'
'Yes, give me one too, I'm curious if this large broccoli is really that delicious.'
Everyone kept asking Gu Chen for his broccoli.
Gu Chen smiled, 'Don't worry, there are still twenty or so left. One at a time, everyone gets some.'
In less than half an hour, Gu Chen had sold all his broccoli.
This was something he never expected. The price of the vegetable was higher, but the number of people buying it was even greater.
It was like a bumper harvest.
He packed up his nylon bag and prepared to go home with his daughter.
When Lao Tang saw him leaving, he hurriedly filled another bag with wolfberries and handed it to Gu Chen.
'Brother, I don't know if you've eaten the wolfberries I gave you the day before. These are top-grade ones. Sprinkle a few of them when you make chicken soup to nourish your body.'
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen remembered the wolfberries Lao Tang had given him last time.
He had carried so much that day.
It seemed that the wolfberries were still in the vegetable basket and hadn't been touched.
Tang's words reminded him.
He could buy a chicken and cook it for dinner!
Ji Piran had injured his foot, so he needed to eat something good to help the wound heal quickly.
Gu Chen pushed Tang's hand away.
'Tang, don't be like that. We're like family. We haven't finished the last batch yet. I'll ask you for more after we've finished it. There's no rush.'
Tang felt bad when he saw that Gu Chen didn't want them.
'No, you take it.'
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Chen had already packed up his things, hugged his daughter, and headed towards the front of the store where live chickens were sold.
Today had been a good day. He would buy his wife a chicken for dinner, eat until he was full, and then count how much money he had earned today.
Life was simply wonderful!