The alarm bell rang. It was not yet bright outside and the rain had stopped. There was already a commotion at my uncle's house opposite, and across a mountain col, my aunt's curses could be faintly heard.

Hengqiao opened her eyes in confusion, rubbed her eyes, got up quickly, and quickly put on her clothes. Without disturbing her mother and little sister, she hurriedly washed up and quietly came to the kitchen.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Seven and Aunt Seven also got up. The two of them didn't say much and were busy moving things out of the stall.

There was plenty of dry firewood in the countryside, so Uncle Qi soon set up a pot on the temporary stove outside and lit the firewood.

Hengqiao put the soaked japonica rice, black plums, and rock sugar into the pot and covered it with a lid.

After daybreak, she uncovered the gauze of the steamer. The steamed buns made last night fermented naturally, and each one was white and plump. Heng Qiao hurriedly set up the steamer, and Aunt Qi helped light the fire.

The steamed buns came out of the cage twenty minutes later, and the porridge was ready at this time. Taking advantage of this time, dozens of pumpkin pancakes were fried. Villagers going to work passed by one after another on the road, and someone turned over on a bicycle. Hengqiao

Rolling up his sleeves, he stood by the stall and shouted: "We are selling porridge! We are selling steamed buns! We are selling pumpkin cakes!"

"Lao Qi, the business is getting bigger and bigger!" More than a dozen people gathered around the small stall.

"Haha, this is Qiao's business. She will move over there tomorrow and I will rent my old house to them!" Uncle Qi replied cheerfully.

"Hey, Qiaomei can also make pancakes! What kind of pancake is this?"

Aunt Seven responded enthusiastically: "This is pumpkin pie, Qiaomei's craftsmanship!"

Heng Qiao replied crisply while making pancakes: "Pumpkin cake with bean paste! Two cents a piece! It's soft and sweet, but you can't eat it if you have diarrhea these days. If you have diarrhea, you can eat steamed buns and black plum rock sugar porridge. The steamed buns cost thirty cents a piece, thief

Big, black plum rock sugar porridge promotes body fluids and quenches thirst, astringes the intestines and relieves diarrhea. It is the best medicinal diet for recovery of dysentery. Today is vegetarian porridge, and it costs 30 cents a bowl!"

“Qiaomei is so generous!”

"You can still do it!"

"You have to do this to make people like you. I used to be a stuffy fart!"

"Haha, look what you said!"

"Qiao sister, here are four pumpkin cakes and two steamed buns!"

"Hey!" Heng Qiao used chopsticks to pick up four cakes, rolled them in sugar, then picked up two steamed buns and put them in a small bag.

The villagers were chatting and laughing, and the stall soon became lively. Many uncles and uncles had to go to work today and did not bring their own dishes, so Aunt Seven took out all the dishes at home.

She helped collect the money and asked enthusiastically: "How does it taste?"

“Not bad, not bad! The pumpkin pie is fragrant and soft, with lots of fillings, and the heat is well controlled!”

"The black plum and japonica rice porridge is also delicious. This is my first time to drink it. It's sour and sweet, appetizing!"

Everyone praised them while eating, which was like a living advertisement. There was already a long queue in front of the stall. There were people who came specially to buy porridge, there were men who were getting ready to go to work, and there were also women who got up early and came to the store to buy some odds and ends. Seeing the delicious food

Pumpkin cakes and white flour steamed buns, take a few home for the children to eat.

It is summer vacation and the children have not started school. Hengqiao is thinking that when the children start school, there will be more varieties here and the business will be better.

"Seventh Aunt, Qiaomei is wearing Lu Yu's shirt, right? Do you plan to take Qiaomei as your daughter-in-law?"

Grandma Liu San was the most gossipy in the village. As soon as she came over, she started joking loudly when she saw Heng Qiao. This focus left Heng Qiao speechless.

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