The whole village is starving, but I have a full warehouse of meat in the mall

Chapter 43 Jiang Wan’s mint water stall opened.

Jiang Wan was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the tongue-tied Ye Dahe could actually borrow a table and chair successfully. This was a good sign!

The sun gradually rises.

Jiang Wan’s mint water stall is now open.

A table was placed in the front for guests to sit and drink.

There were five bowls on another table, each with a small piece of mint water, then brown sugar boiled to black, and two hawthorn pulps.

She shouted loudly with a smile on her face.

"Mint water for sale, refreshing mint water!"

"Free tasting, quantity is limited, first come first served!"

Ye Dahe and Ye Sanshu followed suit and started shouting.

Thanks to the efforts of the mother and her two sons, someone finally stopped in front of the stall. She was a woman in her thirties or forties.

She stared at the thing at the bottom of the bowl and said hesitantly: "I've never seen this thing before, it looks weird..."

Jiang Wan maintained a businesslike smile: "Hello, sister-in-law, this is mint water, which is best to drink when the weather is hot. It's so refreshing after taking a sip!"

The woman looked skeptical: "You don't have ice cubes here, how can you feel cool when drinking it?"

Jiang Wan said with a smile: "You can try it for free. If you don't believe it, just take a sip. It's free anyway, right?"

Ye Dahe picked up the sample with great tact, handed it to the woman, and also gave her a spoon.

In the porcelain bowl reflecting the tulips is a light yellow transparent mint water and brown sugar that exudes a sweet aroma. It is worth drinking this.

The woman brought the spoon to her lips, and almost as soon as the mint water entered her mouth, she felt the coolness.

The coolness spread from the lips and tongue to the throat, and then rolled into the abdomen. The sweat from walking in the town all morning seemed to disappear in an instant.

She licked the brown sugar water on her lips and asked, "What did you just say this thing was called?"

"This is called mint water, two cents for a big bowl." Jiang Wan swiftly took out an empty bowl, "If you want, I'll give you a bowl. Since you're the first customer, I'll give you two more."

The woman was a little hesitant at first. Two cents could buy a big steamed bun, which was enough for a full meal. It was not worth buying this thing. But Jiang Wan said he would give her two more yuan, and she was tempted again. This thing would cool her down after drinking it, and she wouldn't be too hot when she walked back later...

It would be nice if I could bring it back to my kids.

The woman asked, "Can I take the bowl with me? I'll bring it back to you tomorrow morning."

Jiang Wan smiled bitterly: "We only have ten bowls, I'm afraid it's not enough."

In ancient times, productivity was limited, there were no disposable tableware, and take-out was not possible, so we had to watch the first customer disappear.

Ye Dahe's face was full of disappointment: "This auntie seems to like it very much, why doesn't she buy it?"

Ye Sanshu scratched the back of his head and said, "Do you think it's too expensive? Otherwise, mother, can you lower the price to one penny per bowl?"

Jiang Wan shook his head. This is not about money.

In ancient times, these women placed the men and children in their families at the top of their hearts. When they saw something delicious to drink, they were more willing to bring it back for their children and men.

Something flashed through her mind, but she couldn't catch it. She said, "Dahe, Sanniu, you two continue to call people for free samples, I'll sit aside and think about it."

Ye Dahe and Ye Sanshu were afraid that so much mint water would splash on their hands, so they shouted at the top of their lungs. Sure enough, several women came over and many of them wanted to try it, but the only two who were willing to pay for it were a woman with a child and a sturdy middle-aged man.

After working hard for a whole morning, he sold two bowls of mint water and earned four cents, which was just enough to cover the rent for the table.

After the morning market, the crowds on the street gradually dispersed.

Ye Dahe returned the table, and Ye Sanshu squatted on the ground to wash the dishes, occasionally secretly glancing at Jiang Wan who was standing on the street in deep thought.

"Mom, it's okay." Ye Sanshu comforted her clumsily, "I can go carry the big bags and earn forty cents a day to buy meat for you."

Ye Dahe came back and agreed, "I just heard from the restaurant owner that the landlord in town is recruiting workers to build a granary. The wages are 42 cents a day, including a meal. Sanniu and I can work there and earn 80 cents a day. Mother won't have to work so hard."

Jiang Wan's eyes suddenly lit up.

She finally realized where the problem lay: she had positioned the consumer group incorrectly, so naturally the products couldn't be sold.

In modern times, the market for these desserts is girls, but in ancient times women had a low status and girls were not qualified to buy snacks. Her consumer group should be men with working ability, or a favored boy in a family. Especially in those years of disaster, when food prices soared, it was impossible for the family to waste money.

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "Dahe Sanniu, pack up your things, let's go to Landlord Xu's house and try our luck."

After staying in the market for more than an hour, she also heard many people talking about it. After the grain of Landlord Xu's family was stolen last time, the Xu family decided to rebuild the granary. The construction started three or five days ago. In order to speed up the progress, they have been recruiting people recently. There should be a lot of strong men there.

The mother and her two sons took their belongings to Landlord Xu's house.

The wall behind the house was demolished and rebuilt. Thirty or forty strong men were building the wall under the scorching sun. There was a tank of water outside the yard so they could drink it when they were thirsty. However, the water in the tank had been exposed to the scorching sun for a long time, so drinking it would only quench their thirst but not their fever. The group of men in their twenties and thirties were sweating profusely, and their sweat dripped onto the ground and was instantly dried by the sun.

Jiang Wan set up his stall twenty meters away in the yard. There was no table to borrow, so he moved bricks to pile them up, then took off Ye Sanshu's outer coat and spread it on the bricks, using it as a small table.

"Mint water for sale, refreshing mint water!"

"Free tasting, quantity is limited, first come first served!"

A group of men were working when they suddenly heard someone shouting nearby. Looking over, they saw a woman with two boys selling things.

These men heard the words "free tasting" and several young men in their early twenties who were nearby came over.

Jiang Wan smiled and said, "This is the most suitable mint water to drink in the hot summer. There are ten free samples in total. If you come too late, they will be gone."

There are ten bowls, each with a piece of mint water, and there are round things added in them, which makes people salivate at the sight.

Several men picked up the bowls and drank from them. They couldn't taste anything, but the cool feeling went from their lips and tongues to their hearts.

Jiang Wan said at the right time: "A bowl costs two cents. Do you guys want some?"

The man in the front took out a few copper coins from his waistband, picked out two and threw them over: "Hurry up and fill a bowl for me!"

"okay!"

Jiang Wan put the copper coins away.

Ye Dahe had already served a bowl. She took it and asked with a smile, "Do you like sweet or sour?"

(End of this chapter)