Passersby sniffed when they smelled the odor.

Fragrant!
Really fragrant!

Especially fragrant!
Some people couldn't resist the temptation of such fragrance and walked forward to ask, "Is this a bun? Why does it smell so good?"

"Xia Ji's soup dumplings not only smell delicious, but taste even better!" Manager Fu greeted the guests warmly, while taking down a basket of steamed buns, picking one up deftly with a bamboo clip, holding it on a small plate, and handing it to the customer.

At the same time, he kindly reminded, "Try it, sir. There is soup in the buns. Be careful, it's hot."

"There is soup in this bun? This is the first time I've heard of it. It's quite fresh." The guest held the plate and looked at it for a long time. He found it very interesting and followed the instruction of the steward Fu and blew on the steaming bun again and again.

Then, he put the bun into his mouth.

"Eat slowly..." Manager Fu saw that the customer was taking big bites and reminded him quickly.

You know, when he ate the soup dumplings for the first time, he simply blew on them a few times and felt that the dumplings were ready to eat.

But he forgot that although the skin of the soup-filled buns was cold, the soup inside was still extremely hot. He took a bite and the boiling soup overflowed, immediately scalding the tip of his tongue. It hurt for two whole days...

However, it was too late for Manager Fu to remind them. The customer who was eating the bun took a bite of half of it, and the boiling hot soup either went directly into his mouth or flowed out along his lips and corners of his mouth, scalding the customer and causing him to shiver.

Seeing this, Manager Fu laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" The guest looked a little embarrassed and was inevitably a little annoyed when he saw this.

"The first time I ate this soup dumpling, it burned me more than you did." Manager Fu laughed and told his embarrassing story.

When the guests saw that they were not the only ones who got scalded, they were startled at first, then they all started laughing, and then they slowly ate the remaining half of the bun.

With the experience just now, he blew away the hot air and drank up the soup that had already flowed into the dish.

The soup is rich but not greasy, instead it has a refreshing fragrance.

The guest smacked his lips and then swallowed the bun.

Thin skin and big filling, tough skin and fresh filling...

good to eat!

Really delicious!
The guest smacked his lips again and said to the steward, "Another bun!"

I feel like I haven’t eaten enough!
After he finished speaking, he was afraid that Manager Fu would misunderstand him, so he just reached for the purse at his waist and said, "I'll buy it with my own money!"

"Okay." Manager Fu picked up another one with a smile.

With the experience of eating buns just now, I was obviously much more cautious when eating the buns this time. I blew cold air on it for a long time first, and then carefully put the bun to my mouth, bit a small hole, drank all the soup inside, and then swallowed the bun in one gulp, chewing it slowly.

Fun!

The customer felt that the food was so delicious that he returned the plate to the steward Fu and said, "Give me another whole basket of buns!"

Then he paused and said, "I want two baskets. I'll take them back to eat."

Go back and let your parents try it. If they like it, I’ll buy more for you!

"okay!"

This was the first business after the store opened, and two baskets were sold at once. Manager Fu was so happy that he didn't even have a frown on his face. He carefully picked up the buns and wrapped them in oil paper, saying, "One basket of buns is sixteen cents, a total of thirty-two cents. This is the first sale. The two just now are for you."

The steamed dumplings sold outside also come in a basket of eight and usually only cost twelve or thirteen cents, and they are bigger than the soup dumplings. But the soup dumplings are really delicious!

After all, you get what you pay for, and it’s normal for delicious food to not be cheap!

The person who bought the buns believed this truth firmly, and after paying, he walked back happily with the buns in his hand.

Along the way, looking at the steaming buns, I just wanted to eat two more, but in the end I resisted.

Take the delicious food back and give it to your parents first!

As for the steamed bun stall, once the first customer came, there would naturally be a second, a third...

Some people paid for the buns just by smelling their fragrance, some paid for them after trying a bun, and some hesitated for a moment after hearing the price of 16 cents per basket before paying...

In short, almost all customers who come to the bun stall pay.

Manager Fu felt a great sense of accomplishment when he saw this, and he shouted even more enthusiastically when selling.

But as time passed, Manager Fu gradually felt tired.

He kept smiling the whole time, so his face looked very stiff.

I kept talking and my throat felt a little sore. Even after drinking several bowls of relatively cool honey water, I still felt a little pain.

The most important thing is that he has to keep picking up the buns, and he needs to control the strength when picking up the buns. As a result, after such a long time, Manager Fu feels that his fingers and wrists are a little sore.

In short, after a whole day, Manager Fu felt as if his entire body no longer belonged to him.

And after sleeping for a night, I felt more and more sore in my back and waist, and my whole body was weak.

Seeing that Manager Fu looked tired after getting up early, the servant kept rubbing his waist and reminded him, "Manager Fu, since you feel tired, why don't you go to the steamed bun stall today..."

Then don’t go!
"No." Manager Fu refused without thinking, "I spent a day at the stall yesterday and found that the reason these soup dumplings are selling so well is not only because of Madam Xia's good cooking skills, but also because of my good manners."

"If I don't sell the buns today, and the soup buns business is not as good as yesterday, wouldn't Madam Xia be upset?"

"So, I have to go again today!"

The most important thing is that when he volunteered to sell buns, Madam Xia had already reminded him that it would be hard work, but he didn't take it seriously at the time.

If we back down now, wouldn't that make the matter a fact?

No, we are all human beings. Madam Xia can endure this hardship, so why can't he, a grown man, endure it?
He couldn't afford to lose face by not making steamed buns to save face!
With this idea in mind, Manager Fu felt much lighter after doing some "stretching exercises". He then went to the stall with Xia Mingyue again.

I sold the soup dumplings like this for several days.

The prosperity of the business exceeded the imagination of Xia Mingyue and others.

But behind the booming business is the hard work of a group of people.

Seeing everyone busy and tired, Xia Mingyue did not forget to comfort them.

In words, and in actions.

The seeds of the false nightshade that were specially brought to the capital of Changzhou were rubbed into some ice jelly, and paired with some crushed ice, brown sugar water, fresh watermelon, honeydew melon, cooked and pickled rice beans, and cooked and cooled taro balls to make a bowl of luxurious ice jelly to help people cool down.

Wash fresh summer grapes and separate the grape skins from the grape flesh. Mix the grape skins with sugar and boil them into a purple-red soup. After cooling, mix with crushed ice and the grape flesh cut in half. (End of this chapter)