Chapter 4 Selling Cats
On March 16th, the temple fair in the west of the city.
There is a Bodhi Temple in the western suburbs, and the incense is very popular, and the path leading to the temple has long become a good place for hawkers to set up stalls. On the two days, before dawn, the slightest donkey carts and the sound of creaking wooden wheels fill this quiet path.
Su Yu got up at the fourth update because the squids needed to be pickled one and a half hours in advance. The kitten was very dissatisfied with the behavior of leaving the "mattress" behind him and running.
"Sauce, let's go with me to set up a stall today." Su Yu put the things on the donkey cart, then grabbed the cat with his paws and grabbed the bed sheet without letting go. An Hongche suddenly became angry when he heard the name of the turbid man. No matter how much Su Yu laughed and pleased, he ignored him all the way.
It was already late from the east city to the western suburbs, and the good stalls had been occupied. Su Yu found a relatively conspicuous location. This place was next to a big tree, which would somewhat block some of the view, but there was nothing we could do. It was already good to have such a place.
The kitten squatted on the table, scratched his ears with his hind paws, and watched Su Yu busy all over the place.
As the sun rose, more and more people gradually became more and more. The business of selling wontons and jujube cakes was very good. Su Yu looked at the ugly squid rings in his hand, and then looked at the date cakes that were pinched into flowers. The appearance was more than a little different. He shrugged and got up to buy a bowl of wontons at the stall next door.
"Sauce, if I can't sell it today, this will be our last meal." Su Yu gave the kitten two wontons.
Hearing his name again, the kitten turned around and took his butt to him and continued to eat wontons.
Lay a layer of iron mesh on the iron box, brush a thin layer of rapeseed oil, place the squid skewers on it, and under the roasting of charcoal fire, the fragrance of squid gradually emanates. Su Yu grasps the heat in one hand and constantly applies the sauce with a wool brush in the other hand.
Many people were attracted by the fragrance and couldn't help but stop. After looking at it for a while, they didn't know what it was, and then turned around and left. Until it was almost noon, Su Yu still didn't sell a bunch of them, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He still overestimated the ability of the ancients to accept. Selling this kind of rashly that no one had eaten was equivalent to opening up a completely blank market, and the risk was very high.
"Meow--" An Hongche looked at the man's depressed look, curled his lips, stood up and shook his hair, grabbed Su Yu's hand holding the squid skewers, looked at it again and again, and lazily opened his mouth to pull off a piece. He was either hungry or bored to help him eat.
The squid meat itself has a sweet taste, which is fully emitted after being roasted, but the calamari food itself has the fishy smell of the deep sea, and cumin is the first choice to remove the fishy smell. A thick layer of sauce was brushed, and the raw cumin powder was also roasted by charcoal fire, and each one was clearly distinguished.
After one bite, it was extremely delicious. An Hongche narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and took a few bites.
"Huh?" A low cry came from the crowd, and soon, a fat figure squeezed over.
"Customer, come and have a skewer of grilled fish, it only costs three cents." Su Yu introduced with a smile. Seeing this man in a gorgeous dress, he must be a rich man, and he also has a chubby baby face. He should be a foodie.
The fat man looked at the squid skewers in Su Yu's hand. To be precise, he stared straight at the golden kitten who was squid slid on Su Yu's hand, "That... give me a skewer."
"Okay." Su Yu immediately happily heated the half-cooked skewers on the fire, brushed another layer of sauce, handed them to the man, and took over the first income today - three copper coins.
"Um... Um, it's delicious!" The little fat man looked like he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. After eating the delicious food, he immediately forgot about his business. While chewing the last squid ring, he pointed at the oven, "Give me ten more strings of this!"
"Okay!" Su Yu quickly turned around and took out ten squid rings, and took out a whole squid with a flower knife. "Call, there is also such a whole, should you try it?"
"Okay, give me one." The fat man agreed quickly, but his eyes glanced at the kitten beside him and blinked at it. But he was glared coldly by the amber eyes, swallowed his saliva, scratching his head and feeling a little at a loss.
People who had been observing around for a long time saw that the person said it was delicious, so they boldly gathered up to buy two skewers. This kind of food taste was something that people in Beijing had never tried before. Unexpectedly, it was unexpectedly delicious. The inconspicuous small stalls were soon filled with people. A bun of three cents was not cheap, but it was only the money of three sesame cakes. It was no problem to buy it to taste something fresh.
There were even female members sitting in the sedan chair who saw the excitement here and asked the servants to come and buy ten or twenty strings.
A full bucket of squid was sold out just after noon. Su Yu was so tired that he was sweating, but his mouth was so big that he was grinning. The squid rings and squids were all three cents a bunch, while the whole squid cost ten cents. Yesterday, he bought 100 squids, and selling them all meant that Su Yu had earned nearly five hundred cents! And he only spent thirty cents to buy these squids!
Five hundred documents! One thousand documents are just one tael of silver. If this continues, he can earn hundreds of taels of silver a year! For a moment, Su Yu's eyes were full of white silver, and he had small wings to thunder at him.
Seeing Su Yu laughing foolishly, saliva was almost flowing out. The kitten's amber eyes were full of disgust. It was embarrassing to stay with such a stupid guy. At this moment, the fat man in gorgeous clothes returned, and An Hongche raised a claw to cover his face.
"Sorry, the customer has sold out." Su Yu's smile had not yet continued.
"I don't buy food," the fat man stretched out his white and tender hand and pointed to the golden kitten squatting next to the piggy bank. "Sell it to me," he said.
Su Yu shook his head: "This cat is not sold."
"I'll exchange this for you." The little fat man said, taking out a small piece of silver from his sleeve, looking at his head, it was three taels!
As a poor fish seller, this is the first time Su Yu has seen so much money and his eyes are suddenly straightened. However, reason has the upper hand. No matter how beautiful a cat is, it is not worth a few taels of silver. He can't help but frown and said, "What do you want this cat to do?"
"This cat is fat and strong...Ahem, the fur is bright and looks very beautiful. I think...Oh!" The fat man said as he reached out to grab the kitten, but he was scratched with a claw.
Fat and strong? Su Yu suddenly felt a big alarm in his heart. He knew that some ancient people also liked to eat "Dragon and Tiger Fight". The kitten's fur color was strange. Maybe it was a particularly delicious variety that would attract the person who likes to eat like life to spend money like soil. Seeing that the kitten resisted the touch of the person, he immediately hugged the small fur that was about to explode into his arms, and said coldly: "No."
After saying that, he didn't wait for the man to react and moved the guy into a donkey cart and whipped it away.
The kitten hid quietly in Su Yu's arms, slowly poked his head out from the front, and looked up at his beautiful chin. His chest, which was not wide and solid, seemed warm and reliable at this moment. A cat only costs a few cents on weekdays, but someone gave him three taels of silver and didn't sell it. Well, it's a bit stupid, but it's still a loyal minister. This is His Majesty's final conclusion.
When he returned home, Su Yu was still feeling sorry for the overwhelming fortune of three taels of silver, but a gentleman loved money and took it with his own way. Naturally, this kind of ill-righteous fortune could not be earned... But that was three taels of silver!
While the sun was not setting and it was still warm, Su Yu made a basin of warm water beside the stove, preparing to bathe the kitten that had been smoky for a day. In order to prevent being scratched, he specially found a strip of cloth and wrapped it in his hands: "Come on the sauce, let's wash it white."
Humph, I finally knew to serve me to bathe! The kitten shook his hair, jumped into the wooden basin with a proud tone, and then plucked the edge of the basin like an old man, and slowly slashed his tail in the water leisurely.
Su Yu was stunned for three seconds. This cat was definitely a freak!
The weather was still cold and I didn't dare to wash it for too long. After rubbing it for a while, Su Yu quickly wrapped the kitten in a dry cloth towel, put it in his arms, and ran back to the room and stuffed it into the bed.
When Su Yu bought the new squid, he found that the guy's hair was dry and he was sleeping in the middle of his bed. He pinched the soft-sleeping little paws in a funny way, turned around and went out to pack up the squid and cook supper.
There are a lot of fishing boats coming back from fishing at dusk, and the prices are cheaper than those in the morning, but the fish caught are not as big as those in the morning. After some bargaining, Su Yu bought 200 squids for fifty cents and sold a few small yellow croakers. He made money today and could play a tooth-beating festival.
An Hongche was awakened by the scent of grilled fish. When he turned over, he saw the stupid slave holding a plate of roasted yellow croaker. There was a large bowl of milky white fish soup next to him. He was about to jump up to the table and ran to the bed and hesitated again. He didn't want to get dusted anymore when he had just washed his claws.
"Sauce, come here." Su Yu saw that the kitten refused to get out of bed, thinking that it was afraid of height, so he reached out and carried the cat to the table. This move was obviously deeply rooted in the cat's heart, and stretched out his claws and patted his arm with reward.
The delicious charcoal roasted small yellow croaker with delicious crucian carp soup is enough for the cat! The full-fed kitten lies on the bed, with his belly facing up, and his tail slowly shaking. The imperial chef in the palace cannot make such delicious food. When he returns to the palace in the future, he will definitely take this slave back and make fish for himself every day.
After taking a shower, Su Yu shivered from the cold, jumped onto the bed, lifted the quilt and crawled in, and the hair ball that was digesting food on the quilt was immediately lifted into the bed.
Chapter completed!