kingnovel Chapter 456: Selling and Baking 2
Chapter 456: Selling and Baking 2
The man looked at Zhou Guo and hesitated, "Will you come again next time?"
Zhou Guo blinked his eyes and said, "We are far away from here. Even if we come, it will take several days. There are not many of these things in the mountains. If we don't find much, we won't come."
He added, "In fact, it won't hurt if you buy more. The leftovers can be dried, or cut into thin strips and fried. Seal them in a jar and they will keep for a year. Every time you cook, scoop some out and the whole dish will be fragrant."
When the man heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then weigh me another four pounds."
Zhou Guo smiled, "Okay."
After weighing them, he looked at the ones that looked inferior, picked up two big ones and put them in his basket, and said with a smile: "This is for you. Although it's a little ugly and has opened its umbrella, it's not as delicious as this one, but it tastes good."
The man was very happy. Who doesn’t like free things? Especially such an expensive thing. He thought this little girl was good at business. “If you come again next time, I will buy it from you.”
I left with the basket, anxious to go back and cook it so that my relatives and friends could have a taste. This thing is much more expensive than meat, so I had to show it off when I got back.
There were many people present whose families were well-off. The first few people she gave the mushroom slices to wanted to weigh them when they saw this, pointing to the most expensive ones, one that cost six kilograms, and another that cost eight kilograms. These were wild delicacies, and it was acceptable to spend so much money to buy something fresh to eat at home, as they were tired of eating meat every day.
Zhou Guo couldn't stop laughing. She had a sharp eye. These people were really rich. She kept saying, "We have everything. You can pick them up yourself. Okay? I'll pick them up for you. I'll make sure they're good and fresh..."
The old man and Zhou Su also came to help.
In an instant, more than 20 kilograms of the best quality pine mushrooms were sold out, and more than half of the basket was gone.
The other people present looked at these mushrooms. The best quality one cost 149 wen per catty, which was really too expensive. But when they looked at the one next to it that cost 129 wen, it seemed that a few wen was not a big deal. The best quality ones tasted really good, but they didn't know how the medium and poor quality ones would taste. After thinking about it, they gritted their teeth and ordered two or three catties of the best quality ones.
It's only three or four hundred coins, which is an affordable amount. Besides, I don't eat it every day, so it seems acceptable when I think about it.
Those who are less well-off do not look at the best, but only at the worst. After all, the worst is only 99 wen per catty, which is nearly 50 wen less per catty. Fifty wen can buy an extra half catty, which is the most cost-effective.
Moreover, they are all the same kind of fungus, so the taste difference should not be that big.
He immediately said, "I want five pounds of this ninety-nine coins!"
When they heard that the woman wanted ninety-nine cents, the other people who were waiting also asked for the worst one. After all, there was someone walking in front, so they just followed behind and it was not shameful.
Zhou Guo nodded with a smile, "Okay, come on, pick them up by yourselves. Even though these are opened and some are a little damaged, these are bumped and not rotten. The taste is not much different. They are all grown from small fungi and are the same species, don't you think?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that what she said made sense, and now they wanted even more.
This group of people bought two baskets of mushrooms, one of the best and one of the worst. The one in the middle only sold for four or five kilograms because few people bought it.
Zhou Guo took down two more baskets from the car, one good and one bad, and placed a few on banana leaves as samples. He then started to scrape the mud, slice, and roast the mushrooms with a bamboo knife...
Zhou Su watched the two empty frames, looked at her, and couldn't help whispering to the old man beside him, "Sir, sister is really amazing, isn't she?"
The old man stared at the mushroom slices on the grill and nodded absentmindedly, "Great, grilling and selling at the same time, really great."
Who could have thought of this way of selling? If the villagers took this method to the county town to sell it, maybe it could be sold.
Zhou Su tore off a piece of banana leaf and fanned himself with it, which made the fragrance spread even further.
This attracted many people in the vegetable market to stop and look.
"Ah? What smells so good?"
"Who is cooking the meat? A new restaurant? Or a new chef in the kitchen?"
This is a vegetable market, there are not many food shops. When the aroma of pine mushrooms comes out, without any other smells covering it, the fragrance is particularly clear.
It slowly drifts to the next street and can be faintly smelled.
This made everyone very excited. They ran around the street, trying to find out which restaurant it was from.
After searching for a long time, I found Zhou Guo.
Seeing that the old man and two children were eating delicious food, the endless and tempting aroma came from the iron rack in front of them. How could they resist? They all asked, "Old man, what are you eating? Can I buy a few slices?"
The old man didn't say anything, but pointed at Zhou Guo, indicating that she was the one who made the decisions and he only had to be responsible for eating. He felt deeply that this was a great job with so many delicious foods. If he came out next time, he would come again, selling and eating at the same time, which was so delicious that it killed everyone else. The vegetable vendors next to him would glance over here every once in a while and drool.
Several people turned to ask Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo said: "Of course you can, but you don't have to buy them. These are baked for you to taste. If you like them, you can buy some and bake them yourself, and let your family members try them too."
As he spoke, he gave each person a piece. They twisted it with their index finger and thumb, blew on it, and couldn't wait to put it in their mouths. They were stunned once they took a bite. Who knew that it smelled good and tasted even better. It was fresh, tender, fragrant, smooth and chewy, and it did not disappoint.
There aren’t many things that smell good and taste even better.
More and more people came following the aroma, most of them were gluttons like the old man. After living their entire lives, what they cared about most was the first bite of food they took.
When he saw Zhou Guo was surrounded by a crowd of people, he instinctively felt that there was something good going on. Even if he couldn't squeeze in, he had to wait on the side until people dispersed. Good things require waiting, so there's no need to wait for things that don't require waiting, because they definitely won't taste good.
Zhou Guo was really busy now. Zhou Su helped count the money. He had a sharp brain and could recognize words and count quickly.
The old man took over the grill, slowly scraping the mud, slicing, brushing oil, and putting it on the grill...
It's like brewing tea, fragrant and beautiful.
Seeing that he was old, with fluttering white beard, and that there were so many people waiting to eat, but he was calm and not in a hurry at all, the others didn't dare to rush him.
After the people in front of them had eaten two slices, they wanted to buy more. Generally speaking, people who love to eat are not short of money. Such things are hard to come by. I heard that the people behind them might not come, and even if they do, it will be many days later. So they can't help but weigh more, many of them are weighed by tens of kilograms, "Weigh more, and let those old guys come to our house to taste it later!"
Soon, one basket was gone, and Zhou Guo took another basket down from the cart.